1926

Sometimes it does not pay to turn 80, for the day after his birthday in November KierBoyd came down with an illness caused by a bug related to Legionnaire's disease. A sudden high temperature in the morning was followed by an inability to get up or even move. He was rushed to the hospital, where after one week of treatment he fully recovered. Kier philosophized about the differences between growing old and growing older. The former is not losing a sense of curiosity nor being afraid of new ideas, and learning to adapt to changing mores of society, while the latter is admitting you can not do anything.

Reg and Sammie Hanson in December sold their home in Tequesta, Fla., and moved into a fine apartment "around the corner" at 478 Tequesta Drive, Apartment 207. This means that come summer a key turned in the front door will permit departure for the north Hanover, one of Mai Merrill's apartments in Ogunquit, Maine, or wherever.

Replying to a class birthday card, WorthyWalters told of retiring way back in 1969 after 16 years in the brokerage business on La Salle Street in Chicago, and 27 years as a candy manufacturer. Now with two children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren Worthy has a birthday to remember every month. In between times, is a little golf in summer, cards the year round (he was a member of the Beta bridge team in Hanover), and a month in Florida when the snow gets deep.

Dean Chamberlin's hometown, Freeport, Maine, recently gained wide publicity in New England when the "Big Mac" people wished to fill what they thought was a fast food need by locating in a local historic landmark but the townspeople thought otherwise. Also it seems that some enterprising merchants have beady eyes on Dean's vintage home which houses his unique Book Cellar (chief supplier of illustrated books published in New England from 1769 to 1869 for the 1926 memorial book program). Dean, who now has a pacemaker that he says ticks 70 beats a minute, is tempted by the fantastic prices offered. Thus far he and L.L. Bean are still neighbors and both doing good business.

Answering a class birthday greeting, last fall Art Alexander mentioned that his granddaughter, Nancy Novak '85, finished her second year at Dartmouth by taking a trimester in Leningrad studying Russian. How now, first and second semesters?

Jim Jenkins in a January "Dear Jack" note to Jack Roberts explained that his class dues check was delayed by "a flock of grandchildren popping in for the weekend" at the Jenkinses' Wilton, Conn., home on their way back to schools and colleges. They have ten, but unfortunately none at Hanover. Jim and Ellie were about to take off for Florida.

By the time this item is being read, GeorgeScott's Alumni Fund team will be well along in the drive to get the 100 percent class participation which we narrowly missed last year. The class of 1926 has never had to be reminded of the importance of the fund to the College's financial well-being it is simply a matter of making Scotty's job easier by a prompt return of pledges or checks.

Libby Norstrand, who joined the 1926 family at the 40th reunion after marriage to the class secretary, died February 1 after a gallant fight against cancer. Your scribe has happy memories of the many 'class and College events they shared and appreciates the thoughtfulness expressed by her many Dartmouth friends.

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