1933

These notes are written to make a May 1 deadline for the June issue. Because we are not a reunioning class this year, you will see the next '33 class notes in the October issue of the Alumni Magazine. You will have to rely on faithful Bob Fox's newsletter to receive reports on Class Officers Weekend (May 4 and 5), the D.C. '33 mini-reunion in Washington (May 14 and 15), and even the advance plans for the Hanover mini-reunion (September 21 and 22) based around the University of Pennsylvania game. Jack Manchester will be in charge of that last one.

Ted Purcell, whose obituary appears in this issue, was one of the initial planners of the D.C. '33 gathering. Be sure he is wishing you all a jolly time of it. The Worthingtons, Pete Hart, and Hank Smith 111 attended the very impressive and moving service for Ted, given by his fellow Jesuit priests in the Georgetown University Chapel.

Les Huntley has written one or two "Let- ters to the Editor" of this magazine, deploring the "granite in their brains" line in "Men of Dartmouth." He has had only two replies, one pro, and one con any change. It reminds one of Jud Pierson's question at our 50th: "How many Dartmouth men does it take to change a light bulb?"

Perhaps you noted the picture of Gobin Stair in the March issue. He was one of the celebrants and speakers at the 50th anniversary of the Orozco Murals in Baker and credited his work with Orozco for turning him to his lifelong profession of painting.

A whole Red Smith-like column in the sport pages of The Times of St. Petersburg, Fla., on March 6 was devoted to Harry Robinovitz. He is turning a bookstore and salvage shop into a boxing gym for the training of young fighters. Harry's "dabbling in boxing for over 50 years" is blamed on his early experience on Dartmouth's boxing team where he earned his letter sophomore year and fell in love with the sport.

Two items which may appear also in "Give a Rouse": Jus Stanley, on March 31, was awarded Columbia University's "Law School Medal for Excellence." This is a prestigious honor, not easily come by, given to a distin- guished alumnus. Bob Grow was given an honor, never previously awarded to an individual, when the 86th annual convention of the Independent Insurance Agents of Michigan was dedicated to him. Bob has been an agent for 36 years, is now retired, but is still a "consultant" for a national insurance brokerage. The citation said of him, in part, "The track he has run and the record he has established will probably never be duplicated."

Vincent Merrill is a member of a landscape architectural firm located in Cambridge, Mass. He says he is extremely fortunate in having found a vocation that he loves, so has little time for avocations other than . . . guess what . . . gardening around his home. Currently, he is involved with the "Friends of the Public Garden and Commons" in Boston, where his expertise, he hopes, is having an impact in bettering the open spaces around that city. Vin's wife Anna is the daughter of Swedish-born parents. She speaks the language, making occasional trips to Scandinavia that are most interesting.

This news is a year late, but worth note: While we were at our 50th, Erv Prince was being honored at the graduation exercises of the Rivers School, Chestnut Hill, Mass. An endowed chair in mathematics was given to the school in his name and honor. In addition to teaching math, Erv coaches basketball and football.

Stan Colla '72, son of our Stan and DeleColla, is back at Dartmouth, studying for his M.A. He is on leave of absence from the Hawaii Preparatory Academy, where he headed the Upper School, taught, and coached sports.

A Poet's View, a book of previously unpublished (save one) poems by Kimball Flaccus, is now published and will be reviewed in this or the next issue of this magazine. Oddly enough, by a most circuitous route, I have just received the number 118 th out of 750 copies of Dartmouth Verse 1930 which was published by The Arts back then. It contains seven poems by Kim and one by Bob Colburn. This book was "discovered" in the Fayetteville, Ark., library and has been wellthumbed in 54 years.

Carleton Burrill has kindly reported for me on the "Wearers of the Green" dinner, held in Boston on April 27 to honor Dartmouth's sports winners and team captains of the past. "There were 12 classmates there. Honored award winners were Bill Hoffman (football captain), Hart Krans (lacrosse ail-American), Tom Maskilieson (baseball captain), and JudPierson (water polo team championship). Honoring, and otherwise enjoying themselves, were, along with Carleton, Wes Beattie, Bob Fox, Jack Manchester, Bob Mitchell,Sumner Rittenberg, Sid Stoneman, and JohnH. Thompson. Lillian Burrill, Babe Fox, Jessie Hoffman, and Jean Krans represented the distaff side. Sixteen additional award-winners from '33 were listed in the program. It was a very impressive evening."

Have a healthy and good summer!

The class of 1933 was honored with the Class-of-the-Year Award for the outstanding class 25 years or more out of college. The class of '33 has won honorable mention the last three years in a row and "a basket" of Alumni Fund honors. Fifty-two percent of its members attended the class's 50th reunion last year. The class was cited for its leadership, organization, and loyalty, its fine class communications, the efforts of its loyal widows, and the attainment of a new dues-paying record. This post-50th year has seen eight minireunion gatherings. While the word "resting" is not a part of the class of 1933's vocabulary, said the citation, "family," "joy," and "fulfillment" are.

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