1948
It will be spring in Hanover when these notes, written in March, are finally read by fellow '48s.
Spring! If you have a moment, think back on those gorgeous spring days of our years in Hanover, days when only vestiges of snow remained in the occasional shaded place, when the sun had finally reappeared to turn the campus and all the lawns about town into lively shades of green, when the air had taken on a lazy warmth, and the slowly moving clouds seen over Baker and Dartmouth Row from the Inn corner were gorgeous, floating wisps of cotton without a trace of snow or rain. Those days provided the afternoons after a morning of classes when you grabbed your glove to spend some of that pent-up energy from the winter in a softball game in the sunshine on the campus; or you pulled your long-unused clubs from the closet for a round of many hits and good-natured laughs on the Hilton Field course at the end of Rope Ferry Road, dodging the mud as you went; or with a few hard-bitten buddies you looked for those last patches of skiable snow for some final shirtsleeve runs and crowhops down Balch Hill or Fullington's; or you simply took a stroll through College Park, around Occom Pond, down Tuck Drive, wherever, enjoying beautiful Hanover and its springtime season while you thought of your coming weekend's trip to Smith or Skidmore or that evening's 29-mile jaunt over to Colby Junior. Or, if you were in Hanover in the spring of 1946, you went out of your way on the track between Ripley, Woodward, and Smith to Main Street to pass as closely as possible the back terrace of South Fayer, where returned veterans were living, to see their young wives taking sunbaths on the lawn. Spring! Is this the way it was in Hanover in our day?
It's good to report that Dick Russell, who has been in the brokerage business for many years in Florida and who is a vice president of Raymond, James, and Associates, a firm he joined 19 years ago, was recently named to his company's 1985 Chairman's Council. This honor came to Dick to reward him for the consistently high standards of financial planning and advice he has brought to his clients over the years. Dick lives in Tequesta and is one of a number of '48s who live in south Florida. Congratulations, Dick.
Congratulations to Fred Comstock, president of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers, a group founded way back in 1903. We are not sure but believe Fred still lives in New Hampshire, where he has spent many years since leaving Thayer. His specialty has been highway planning and design at both federal and state levels. He and fellow engineer Warren Daniell have both been associated with Anderson-Nichols, and both have spent much time in Hanover.
As always, a number of other '48s are currently serving Dartmouth alumni clubs and associations around the world. Bing Aspinwall is public information chairman of the Dartmouth Club of Palm Beach, a position that he's a perfect' natural for in view of his position in local radio station WPBR. If you are in the Palm Beach area anytime, December through April, you can meet Bing at the association's luncheons, the third Thursday of each of these months at Testa's Restaurant.
The Reverend Lou Springsteen still acts as liaison officer of the Dartmouth Club of Northern New Jersey, and he continues to be a district enrollment director for the College in the same area, positions he has filled with distinction for many years, as recognized by the testimonial to him by his local alumni associates a couple of years ago.
Another who has served his College and his alumni group faithfully over the years is Hal Shea, job development and career advisory officer of the Dartmouth Club of Central Vermont, centered in the state capital of Montpelier. (More on this next month.)
Other district enrollment directors who have long served their College and their precincts with devotion and loyalty are LannyBrisbin in West Virginia, Fred Loomis in Wyoming, and Harry Shaw in California. Lanny and Fred each have a full state to cover in arranging for the interviewing of prospective Dartmouth admissions candidates, this from homes, respectively, in Huntington and Cheyenne. Harry, on the other hand, covers the populous Mojave Desert region of southern California from his home in Palmdale and undoubtedly keeps plenty busy in seeing to it that interested, qualified local high school students have a Dartmouth man or woman to talk to if they have any thoughts about going to Hanover.
Probably Bob Neuburg in Peru and DaveKarukin in Thailand are the two '48 club officers farthest from Hanover. Bob has lived in Lima and served the Dartmouth Club of Peru ever since I saw him there in 1955. Dave has served the Dartmouth Club of Thailand in Bangkok ever since he helped found it a few years ago. Particular plaudits to both these men from their brethren nearer Hanover.
In closing, let's not forget the additional help which Dartmouth's Director of Financial Aid Barney Hoisington will need from the Alumni Fund if the federal deficit in Washington is to be cut through further reduction of the financial assistance given to students. We all want the national deficit to be cut, I believe. This means Dartmouth will probably need more help to see to it that the College is able to add to the help given to the deserving needy who are or wish to be its students. This means your gift to this year's Alumni Fund is all the more important. Don't be a hypocrite about the deficit. Put your wallet where your mouth is: our Dartmouth needs your help!
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