1922

Elizabeth P. Roberts '79, associate director, Dartmouth Alumni Fund, writes: . . one of the happy final duties of the 1984 Alumni Fund is to send out Commemorative Bowl Awards to alumni who have given to the Fund for 60 years." Twoters designated for this distinguished honor are Jim Hamilton, Killie Kilmarx, and Bob Turnbull. Last year the '22 list included Regan Brown, Bill Bullen, Haskell Cohn, Stan Jackson, Stan Miner, and. Len Morrissey. Two years ago our list was Ray Atwood, Gray Bates, Carroll Dwight, Hal Fraser, and our departed Jerry Bates and Dr. Dick Stetson.

The class of 1922 was a small class "and yet there are those who love it." Now, smart person that she is, Libby Roberts can cogitate upon appropriate recognition for those Twoters who will have contributed to the Alumni Fund for 65 years, and, yeah, verily even unto 70 years.

As these notes stumble on paper, the class of 1988 is arriving in Hanover, and '22 will have two known progenies among the 1,060 freshmen. Warren Daniel's granddaughter, Leah Yegian, hails from Fairview High School, Boulder, Colo. Carroll and Nan Dwight's grandson, Richard Dwight, son of Peter Dwight '54, comes from the Rivers School, Weston, Mass. Both Leah and Richard are early acceptance admissions. The class of '88 had 8,670 applicants, the largest number in Dartmouth's 215 years. Fortyseven states and 19 foreign countries are represented in the class. If none get lost on the way to Hanover, there will be 636 men and 424 women including 75 black students and 16 Native Americans. Some 659 will come from public schools and 381 from private schools. And 180 will be children of alumni. These figures, naturally, are approximations.

1922 will also have three upperclass students this year. Linda Rhines, granddaughter of Stan and Catherine Miner, will be a junior as she returns from the summer in Leningrad. Chrissie Stearns, women's varsity tennis player, granddaughter of our departed Stewart Stearns and his widow, Louise, will be a sophomore. James P. Saeger, grandson of Bill Pope, will also be a sophomore. Is a collapsing memory missing someone? If so, please help restructure.

Carroll Dwight, a little way back, was honored as Class Treasurer of the Year, and his expertise, as always, continues to rate AAA. Financial cognoscenti are now relishing the report that the class of 1922 completed its fiscal year with a surplus. Not much, you understand, but a puny profit in lieu of a major minus. Fears that the class finances might become targeted for a takeover are completely unfounded, and assuredly a growth recommendation is unwarranted, but generous commendation for the class treasurer is long overdue. It's the only appreciation he ever gets.

Hardshell pessimists who think Twoters never receive honors after age 80, read on. Eaton Leith, professor emeritus of romance languages at Bowdoin, has recently been designated "Polar Bear of the Month." A citation excerpt: "It is through the commitment and dedication of men like retired professor Eaton Leith that Bowdoin is able to prosper and flourish after over 180 years of operation. Since retiring 14 years ago, he has kept busy by voluntarily serving as curator of the widely-acclaimed French library at Bowdoin. He merely says, "It keeps me busy" and that includes two semiannual trips to Paris. Happy landings, Eaton.

How is everything in Peoria these fine days? A news flash says General Ike and Jane Miller survived the summer heat wave in good health and high cheer. The best to them.

And, likewise, from all classmates to Haskell and Harriet Cohn at their new address overlooking the Charles River, 1010 Memorial Drive, #18E, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Happy Thanksgiving you are a Dartmouth alumnus.

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