1920

As newsletter editor I am pinch-hitting on Class Notes and robbing Peter to pay Paul by skimming information from green cards received during the late winter for use in the next "Twenty." Messages may be reported more fully in the spring newsletter, deo volente. Almost without exception, your cards have expressed shock and grief at the news of Hazel MacomberKlotter's passing, with heartfelt praise for her dedication and service to the class.

As usual, most of the notes come from the distaff side. Please, gentlemen of 1920, we need to hear from you!

Harriet Miller Hight sends word that she will attend her 50th reunion at Oberlin in May and adds; "Having attended Erwin's 50th and Don's 50th at Dartmouth, I'm looking forward to mine!"

Ellen Ayres writes that she and Frances McGoughran were planning to get together in Delray Beach before returning north from their winter homes, and a card from Frances expressed her sorrow over the news of Hazel's death.

A really upbeat news item from Pat andNancy Holbrook, dated March 14: "Have just returned from a pleasant trip to the South. Flew to Savannah and drove 1,800 miles to Florida, both coasts, visiting friends and ending our holiday in toe-tapping New Orleans. Classmates are enthusiastically welcomed at Eastman." From past experience we know what a royal welcome that would be.

Helen Griffin Ewing's message well expresses what we all feel about Hazel: "She was a great lady with a dedicated loyalty to Dartmouth. She will be greatly missed by her many admirers."

Helen Welch, with justifiable pride, sends a notice of a dinner given on February 27 by the Lafayette Alumni Club, at which the speaker was Dr. Richard E. Welch Jr. '45, Charles A. Dana Professor of History at Lafayette College and three- time recipient of the College's Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Award for Superior Teaching and Scholarly Contribution. Dr. Welch's specialty is the history of U.S. foreign policy - a timely topic.

An inquiry from Col. (Ret.) Charles A.Sargent Jr. expresses his interest in learning "who has received the 'miniature' Paul Revere Bowls - a very fine gift." Any information would be welcome.

A cheerful note from Anne Thomson tells how happy she is in the retirement home "Faith Gardens" in Vista, Calif., to which she moved after the fall that caused her to miss the 65th reunion.

My hope is that the next ration of class notes will be in the form of a letter from our esteemed president, Sherman Adams, concerning the organization of class officers (i.e., "making adjustments for the loss of three class secretaries in the last few years"). At the end of a communication concerning such a letter is a typical Shermanesque addendum: "As for me, I have had a spat with my medical counselors, who keep me alert with six different varieties of snake medicine to which I am becoming religiously addicted." Thus, alas, do our "golden" years make prescription junkies of us all!

1916'S 70THJune 6—8

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