1929

Remember, this "news" is of April 15. Bill Magenau is another '29er who keeps making himself felt for the good of our world. His latest is to fight the Massachusetts income tax that hits salaries for five percent but takes twice that for dividends. He worked on A. A.R.P. in Washington and is now attacking state politicians to get fair play for retirees who have no salaries.

We mailed a bunch of pictures from the old Dartmouth Pictorial. The only return so far was from Dick Johnson, whom I've missed for years. John Laffey faithfully reports on Florida doings of '29ers. Frank Middleton has moved to Fort Myers, near Herb Fish, and Ted Arliss is in Venice. Frank and John and Walt make the two monthly meetings of the Dartmouth Club of Sarasota.

Bill Andres was working at his office when we talked about Jack Hubbard. Sue says Jack is responding more than ever to treatment at Mary Hitchcock and will be going back again in May. I wish we had better reports on JohnDickey, who makes no progress.

This year's Alumni Fund notices without Ed Chinlund's name moved me to call Polly. She's been visiting in Arizona and was just back from a day's skiing in Stowe. She sounds fine and is going to stay in their lovely home on the river off Lyme Road.

A host of Dartmouth swimmers and others will be glad to share these words on KarlMichael from Steve Mullins '54. "The death of Karl Michael was a great loss to all of us who knew him and loved him well. He was not only a great coach, teacher, and mentor, but also a beautiful human being. Through the years I have often been asked who stands out as the most influential person in my life. I always answer, 'That's easy - Karl Michael.'

"Mike taught us that hard work and perserverance could overcome interim disappointment and eventually lead to success. Swimming to the best of your ability made you a 'winner' with Mike, regardless of where you placed in the race. He built selfconfidence when none was there; he kept competition in perspective to the rest of life. Surely these lessons were among my best learned along the way."

The Dartmouth gives pages to the faculty uproar because President McLaughlin doesn't go along with all their decisions. When Ambassador to Switzerland Faith Whittlesey, then assistant to President Reagan, spoke in Hanover, she spent an hour with Dave. She wrote me, "Your president seems to be exceedingly fair-minded in addition to his other many fine qualities." Dave must be reminded of Hoppy's words on "the complete lack of reality with which our teachers, our clergymen, and our politicians regard the affairs of the world."

When erring we expect our bosses To let it pass and cut their losses, So should it then so much annoy us to do the same for our employers? It seems that someone's at a loss for who's employee, who's the boss.

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