1936

Just two days after the deadline for the May column, much of the world is donning green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day that is nothing new to us, however, as we all have been proudly wearing "the Green" for over 50 years. But just last Saturday, March 9, there was a new milestone in Green-wearing; a 1936 mini-reunion was hosted by Marneyand Fred Babcock at their Cypress Lodge, Crescent "B" Ranch, Punta Gorda, Fla. The 1985 winter freeze may have turned much of the Florida countryside an ugly brown, but with 54 '36ers descending en masse, a real touch of Green came back to the area. The list of participants included a number of names I haven't seen for some time and sent me scurrying to our 25th yearbook to refresh my memory (welcome back, you all).

I quote from "Tithe": "Under cumulusflecked kodachrome skies, classmates in Lacoste shirts gazed from the terraces into the wetlands and saw saurians galore gazing back. On dry land, deer browsed among the bosques all around Cypress Lodge, and untold thousands (no statistics, please) of Fred's cattle, pigs, and other animal life covered a good part of the county. Some of the porkers made it into the barbecue pit, where Fred's staff converted them into mouth-watering barbecued wild pig for the big buffet, which was also big in salads and other Florida produce. The bar operated all day." They came by boat, by car, and by plane, and no one left hungry or unhappy.

For a number of years Fred has wanted to arrange a class gathering, and finally, with the help of Bob Fernald and Barry Sullivan, he was able to bring it off. For all of those who attended and for many, like your secretary, who couldn't make it this year, thank you, Fred. Let's make it an annual affair, as with the New England Lobster Fest in August, a bash not to be missed.

One couple in the neighborhood was guilty of poor planning. Fred Weiss and his wife, Bernice, scheduled their departure from Sanibel Island on March 9 for a trip to George Town, Great Exuma, in the Bahamas. Maybe they waved to the group as they flew over the ranch.

Meanwhile, back on the Hill: According to an article in The Dartmouth-. "A recent grant to the College of $25,000 given by David F. Putnam '36 has established the Putnam Fund Internship Program, according to Anne Nelson, assistant to the director of the Rockefeller Center.

"The Putnam Foundation was established in 1952 and has been dedicated to civic and cultural affairs in the state of New Hampshire." Dave and two of his children, James and Rosamond, also Dartmouth graduates, are trustees of the foundation.

"The Program is intended to fund Dartmouth students for leave-term internships that focus on public affairs and policy issues in nonprofit government agencies in the state of New Hampshire."

And here we are, hopefully, in the middle of May and free of ice, snow, sleet, and cold and well into the 1985 Alumni Fund Drive. We learn from "Tithe" that head agent NorbHofman and his wife, Pic, have moved to 1621 Oakdell Drive, Menlo Park, Calif., sort of an "Eden-off-the-Bay" with a nifty swimming pool. You West Coasters, don't be outdone by the Alligator Bash; drop in on Norb and toss your fund donations (in a waterproof envelope) into the pool!

Those of you who can't make it to Menlo Park, just send your checks to the D.A.F., Blunt Alumni Center, Hanover, NH 03755- 1873.

Jack Au Werter '35, right, visited Dick Durrance'39, left, at Durrance's home in Aspen, Colo., inJanuary. This was the first meeting for the two skihuffs in some 50 years.

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