1934

The feasts of recognition continue for Art Leonard. A year ago he and Jan were feted by the Dartmouth Club of Eastern New York. Now we learn the Albany Boys Club is dedicating their annual dinner meeting to Art for his long years of service; and they are recognizing his leadership in many other community organizations, from the Albany Chamber of Commerce and United Fund to Saratoga Performing Arts and Siena College. We know all he does for Dartmouth and '34, especially as our longtime bequest chairman, while continuing still active in his wholesale business.

As you know, Chuck Hirschey passed away while visiting his favorite Wolfe Island on the St. Lawrence River. An article from there has a great picture of our classmate holding three sizable birds, and it points out he was one of the most popular visitors to the island. He had a hand in developing many facilities there for the hunters and fishermen. He loved to hunt and fish and spent almost one-third of his time there when he wasn't involved in running the family packaging and paper business or in traveling the circuit with Dorothy as a nationally ranked bridge player.

Last month we mentioned that close to one-fifth of the class now maintains a permanent second residence in Florida. One who is there full time but stretches all over the country in his interests and Enthusiasms is Laurie Herman. We have been aware of his many contributions to Dartmouth: setting up sponsor programs to transport prospective freshman athletes to Hanover, special gifts to DCAC facilities, always helping '34 Alumni Fund drives and targeting our gifts to the College, plus a long list of contributions to education and youth in general through teaching, coaching, and fund drives, especially where his family had a connection. All this in addition to his publishing jobs where training new staff was part of his job. No wonder he was singled out for the Dartmouth Alumni Award at our 50th reunion.

A clipping from The St. Petersburg Times headlines his latest activities: an innovative takeover venture of the Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club headed by Laurie as chairman of the club's board. The purchase is being financed by sale of executive stock memberships and will rescue the previous owner from swimming in red ink. For the clipping we are indebted to Ed Davis, who retired from engineering and construction work in the north to golf and gardening in Spring Hill, Fla.

In another recent north-to-south transaction, Cheshire, Conn., has given way to Chestertown, Md., as home base for Waltand Teta Bryant. They are happily settled on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in the town where the country's 10th oldest liberal arts institution, Washington College, is situated. They are out where they have a nice view of the bay. Ask Randy Klinfelter about the guest facilities - he stopped by last fall on the way back from his vacation home on Tangier Island, Va. When Randy is not operating a marine insurance business, he's likely piloting a sailing excursion around the bay. Walt promises to swim over and join us for 1934's Navy game reunion.

Remember the trivia question about Winter Carnival our senior year? Well, one of our classmates wins the prize, i.e. public recognition! Way out there in sunny California, Bill Adams still remembered his ice sculpture days. He sent a fascinating, faded picture showing ChickChickering and him wearing top hats and posed in front of Beta's winning "King of Winter" sculpture. He explained that the masterpiece was created by having a Lebanon ice-making plant provide four largebackground slabs made of green ice; wet snow designs were sculpted on the ice.

He said the top hats were "simply a mark of those wonderful, decadent days." Bill shifted from his New Rochelle home base to Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, and Toronto and landed in California 30 years ago. He and Elly are at home now in San Diego. No chance for ice sculpture there. But Chick landed in Woodstock, Vt., when he retired from Dupont and likely still helps make or at least surveys the ice sculptures.

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