1933
Hank Dericks writes that he and Betty have been moving around a lot during the past year. They spent Thanksgiving and Christmas with the family of their older son, Dr. Gerald Henry Dericks Jr. '65, in Hawaii. While there, their daughter-in-law presented them with their second granddaughter, fifth grandchild. Hank and Betty returned to their home in Tulsa, Okla., and spent New Year's with their son Richard '68 and his family. Hank says he occasionally sees CharlieClark and Chuck Marsh in Tulsa and that they and their families are well. He and Betty expect to visit with Bill and JanetHitchcock in Florida this spring. Hank is rightfully proud of the work
Betty does in teaching illiterates to read and write. She had spectacular success with a 45-year-old truckdriver who had been labeled "hopeless and helpless." Betty is considered an expert in that field of education and is regularly consulted in unusual cases.
Prexy Page Worthington, continuing with his prized, informative letters to the class secretary, reports that he has gained the aforesaid Bill Hitchcock's acceptance of the position of 55th-reunion chairman. That is not so far in the future, and Bill is going to be attending Class Officers Weekend in May to start his planning.
Page also reported that Ned Lord is once more "Lord of Baltimore," where he and Anne are again wintering. It is hoped he will avoid being run down by a car this year, as he was last. Big city streets are scary after those Maine woods!
Mel Katz recently made a gift to the Hood Museum. It is a magnificent paisley shawl which bears a gold stamp awarding the medal of honor to the weaver at an International Exposition in Siam, in the mid-1800s. The shawl was given to Mel by an Australian friend and business associate whose family had migrated from England to Australia early in the last century. The shawl will be placed in the Williams Costume Collection at the Hood.
Mel adds that he and Jean Meek are doing cross-country and downhill skiing on occasion and that he and Jack Manchester do volunteer work at Hitchcock Hospital clinic, helping patients with Medicare forms. Maybe he and Jack will man a desk at our 55th.
Treasurer Sam Cunningham says that 1985-1986 dues are still trickling in. He has received them from 261 classmates and 33 widows for a total of 294. He's thankful, but still a little hungry. His wife, Maddy, has had two hospital visits this winter a knee replacement and then a clogged artery, same extremity. We hope she is fully recovered by this time.
Virginia Jaquith, widow of Wilbur"Jake" Jaquith, expresses her thanks for the memorial book placed in the library in Jake's memory. Since she was an art major and Jake had a great appreciation of it, she liked the selection of a book about Degas.
"Ty" Gates, widow of George Gates, is very proud of grandson John David Gates, who received early admission to Dartmouth, class of '90. She says George would have been so pleased. We all are.
Bob Sewell Turner writes that he and Genevieve are well and able to eat three meals a day. Over the holidays, they had an extended visit from their youngest grandson, Pat, a toddler, who took over the household completely. It is only at this late date that things are getting back to normal. They had a ball! Bob says that Pete and Mary Grace have given up their home in Arcadia, Mo., and now live in an apartment in St. Louis, not far from the "arch" their address and phone number will be supplied on request. Bob Turner writes this on insurance agency stationery, so it is presumed he is still selling life insurance.
Win and Charlotte Rowe are staying in Carlsbad, Calif, (near San Diego), for a winter of sun and golf, far removed from Spokane, Wash. Their locale reminds me to join Carl Hopkins and Carl Burrill (the three surviving Carls in '33) in a protest to our president against naming towns "Carlsbad." Let's shift to Carlsgood. When I said "president," I didn't mean Dartmouth's. He has enough to handle!
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