1935
Readers of the Magazine must all be aware of the influence of the class of 1935 in the chairmanship of its editorial board in the person, of course, of Dero Saunders. But have you also noticed that there's another influence in the membership of that same board? John Donahoe '82 is the grandson of Al and Marianne Dodd.
As these notes are being written, our annual fall reunion is rapidly approaching. Under the leadership of Bill Fitzhugh, the Class of 1935 Annual Seminar has been announced to the whole Hanover community. We look forward to hearing Quentin Anderson's son, Maxwell '77, tell about his work as assistant curator of Greek and Roman art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. More on this gathering next month!
The 50th reunion committee, under the leadership of chairman Don Radasch, is now hard at work. The first mailing piece will probably be in your hands before these notes are, but be assured the event next June absolutely must not be missed!
Al Brush, Don Radasch, Don Hagerman, and yours truly are members of a club of retired men based in New London, N.H. It was a real pleasure recently to hear as a speaker the president of Colby-Sawyer College, Dr. H. Nicholas Muller III, Dartmouth '60. Nick, as we make bold to call him, though perhaps his students don't, is the son of our classmate Hank Muller, who passed away ten years ago. He continues to do a remarkable job in moving this small four-year college ahead in the field of undergraduate education for women. Colby-Sawyer College is indeed an outstanding institution with an outstanding president.
A sharp-eyed alumnus in Los Angeles has shared with me an article from the September 2 Los Angeles Times, authored by your classmate Armand S. Deutsch, and entitled "Remembering Capote." Armand, described as a financier, film producer, and patron of the arts, did a beautiful tribute to Truman Capote, who was obviously a longtime friend. It was good to hear, even so indirectly, from a fellow member of the class of 1935!
I know many members of the class are active in SCORE, the Se'rvice Corps of Retired Executives. Now can be added to the list Tom Lane's widow, Ginny, who is a resident of Quechee, Vt., and editor and publisher of The Quechee Times.
After returning from a trip to Alaska earlier this summer, Al and Jean Brush spent a little time with family at Sebasco Lodge on Casco Bay in Maine. Also staying there were Harry and Anne Ferries. Shortly, who should arrive but Bob and Lois McLellan! They were celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary with a group of 13 family members. Bob relates that they "sat down to meals with two Cabbage Patch dolls so that no ill fortune would result from the number 13!"
A recent special article in The Vero Beach Press-Journal starts out this way: "One of Florida's premier custom rod builders holds an unlimited shipmaster's license for steam and motor vessels, any ocean, any gross tons." Classmate Sandy Stein spent the better part of his life on the high seas. In the U.S. Navy in 1942 he was a navigator on an attack transport. Later he taught navigation at Cornell, and joined the Merchant Marine and then the Grace Line. Moving to Vero Beach in 1968, he worked for Piper Aircraft, but by 1974 making custom fishing rods became a hobby and then a business. I cannot here do justice to this fascinating craft and the skill required, but if you want a quality custom-made fishing rod, check Sandy out in Vero Beach!
Word had just been received from Whitey Burnham, associate director of athletics, that Don Radasch has been named alumni coordinator of the Dartmouth College Athletic Sponsor Program. As if being 50th reunion chairman weren't enough, this guy Don is a beaver for valuable alumni projects! For those of you who are unfamiliar with the program, its primary function is aimed at recruiting qualified student/athletes (men and women) for all intercollegiate sports. Sponsors underwrite one-time transportation of outstanding student/athletes to campus so that they may experience firsthand the uniqueness that is Dartmouth. Anyone interested in becoming a sponsor should get in touch with Don for further details.
Another month and more class news, but in the meantime remember: The Big Five-Oh, '35 Let's Go!
Fishing rods, custom-made by Sandy Stein '35 in Vero Beach, Fla., were the subject of a recent feature in the Vero Beach Press-Journal. Here he is shown completing a diamond wrap on a rod he is building for a customer. "Keep in mind," said Stein, "that ornamentation does not catch fish. The most important thing in rod making is mechanical integrity."
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