1939

We are sad to report the passing of two good classmates. Bill Mulkie succumbed on February 5, and Lou Bradley died of a heart attack on February 12. (Obituaries will appear in this or a later issue.) The sharp eyes of Archie Mallon spied a piece in local print recounting the death of Glen Vincens, the widow of Jocko Vincens, in Boston on February 13, after a long illness. Not a very good month for 1939.

Jim Corner reports that things are going slowly on the reunion year Alumni Fund front, and he, Bill Tomkins, and Bob Howe are hoping for a strong finish in the few remaining days of this month and next to hit our goal of $400,039. Jim celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary on January 27, in Washington, D.C., not only with his bride, Doris, but in the presence of all their kids, who just happened to be in town that day on business trips. A nice coincidence, helped, no doubt, by a happy family cohesiveness. In the latter part of March the Corners planned a week's trip to Oregon to see a few grandchildren. Bob Howe responded to a birthday greeting and passed on the news that his new house in Vero Beach, Ha., is ahead of schedule and he hopes to move in by August 1. He and Shirley sold their condo and interim boat, "a major relief in view of the markets down here." But you don't catch Howe without a boat for long, and he is already shopping for a less "interim" craft.

A nice note from Lorraine Joel reminds us of how much her late husband, Lew, loved Dartmouth, as does their son, Lew 111 '68, the latter fact one that we neglected to include in the obituary which was in the March issue.

From junie Merriam comes word that his recovery from a stroke last year is steady and in the right direction. He says he has no feeling as yet in his right arm, but if he rounds into reasonable shape, he'll try a trip to Hanover for the 45th. He and Marti were headed for Sea Island in April and expected to get together with Bill Kent.

Ev Woodman writes from Fort Pierce, Fla., that he is not sure he'll make our 45th, having been hard at work as class president arrang- ing his 50th anniversary at Exeter which will take place May 16-19. Then a week later, as a former prexy of Colby Junior College, he is obliged to make an appearance in Newport, N.H. But he hasn't ruled out an appearance in Hanover, though one might expect him to be a bit over-reuned at that point.

Jack and Lil Cumming were looking toward a trip to the Orient in mid-March but had to scrub their plans because of some unavoidable surgery for Lil. But they plan to be in Hanover for the 45th.

Ken Mac Donald has kept up a lively correspondence with a passel of our class officers of late, mostly concerning the posture that he sees in '39 officialdom regarding the Indian symbol. He is prepared, he says, to actively discourage the wearing of the newly fabricated class tie (which features our class seal) at the banquet over reunion.

Jim and Mary Brenner appear to be living a very active life in Macon, Ga., during the cold months and in Highlands, N.C., in the summer. They have two sons and, at last count, three grandchildren. Jim says he's retired but lists community theatre, historical society, United Way, family counseling center, crisis line, Red Cross, and rescue mission as either interests and/or organizations on which he serves as a director. He enjoys hiking, white-water rafting, backpacking, camping, historical research and genealogy, and reading when he has some free time.

Ralph Champney can be found in Mobjack, Va. He and Lar have two daughters and a son, and if I am counting correctly, nine grandchildren. Champ is retired, his last post having been with the Hampton Roads Marina, and now spends much of his time working with senior citizens, and, we would wager, spends an equal amount of time with the juniors in his family.

An executive committee meeting was scheduled for April 24 in New York City. We'll have a rundown for you in our next, in the event you are not on hand in Hanover in mid-June to get a firsthand report.

Enough time remains to sign up for the jolly 45th reunion, June 10-13. At this precise moment we are advised that almost a major- ity of classmates plan to be there. Don't miss it!!

The late Howard Olivers '39, founder of the Dartmouth Skiway and its manager from 1956 to 1984,was honored with a reception and a dedication of a memorial at the Dartmouth Skiway in February.Chivers died of cancer in March 1984. Six weeks earlier, he and three others had won the cross-countryrelay race in Woodstock, Vt., held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's first rope tow. Themedals of Chivers and his teammates, Don Cutter '45, David Bradley '3B, and Chivers's brother, WarrenChivers '38, are part of the memorial, as is a letter from Bradley recounting Chivers's life and his loveof skiing. Pictured, left to right, are Bradley; Gordon De Witt '6O, Dartmouth's director of facilitiesplanning; Warren Chivers; Warren's son, Ted Chivers, who helped design the memorial; and DonCutter Jr. '73, current manager of the Skiway.

We're 45 in '85 37 June 10-12,1985

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