1921

Preparing for our 65th reunion, I tried to find my old Dartmouth songbook, but alas, it was not to be found. Charles Caverly, a hundred years ago, said it well. I can not sing the old songs now. It is not that I deem them low; "Tis that I can't remember how they go.

Speaking of remembering, have you returned your questionnaire to HarryChamberlaine?

From Fargo, N.D., I received a thoughtful letter from Marjorie Bassett (Clark's widow), in which she reminds me of the beautiful and cool summers where she spends her time away from the blistering heat of the Midwest.

In her letter she quotes what we all remember: "O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain." Yes, Marjorie, we sang that song in grammar school, but it didn't carry the poignancy with which we would sing it now if we lived in Arizona.

Living in Scottsdale, she still sees and hears from her son and three nephews all Dartmouth grads.

Marjorie invites all Dartmouth grads on visits to Scottsdale to stop by and say hello. She is still loyal to "Wah-Hoo-Wah" which I have pointed out before means "fish very good." Some day it will come back, along with the Indian symbol which is used every day by the Indian Head Banks of New Hampshire, the Shawmut National of Boston, the Cincinnati "Reds," and dozens of others.

In a warm and lively phone conversation with Sylvia Miner, I learned that she is now living in a splendid rest home in Bedord, Mass. Sylvia related that just before she graduated from Wellesley in 1925, Reggie Miner kept phoning her every day until she said "yes." They were married in 1927.

Their son, Richard '51, majored in math and now works for Honeywell. His son, Robert '81, and daughter Carol '85 are also Dartmouth grads.

Reg came to Hanover from Franklin, Mass., with his pal "Mac" Johnson. After graduation, Reg went on to MIT, specializing in engineering and architecture. That's how he landed at John Hancock and eventually became head of the entire real estate mortgage department a position with great responsibility which he held until he retired. He then devoted his time to Dartmouth and 1921.

With all the letters about a Dartmouth education and the direction it should take, let's follow Mark Twain: "When I was younger, I could remember anything whether it happened or not."

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