1953

Do you remember crossing the Green on a Friday afternoon to meet your date at the Inn, when your path crossed a camper outward bound? The camper was replete with backpack, light but warm clothing, and mountaineering boots. The camper had a purposeful stride, reflecting both determination and anticipation. Recall wondering why someone would forego a weekend on campus for the solitude of woods and mountains? Further recall at the end of the weekend when you were decidedly poorer, relieved to put your date back on the bus, and hopeful of rejoining your head to the rest of your body? The camper returned bright-eyed, invigorated, and with that peace of mind that self-reliant campers achieve.

Dartmouth is unparalleled in the scope and quality of its offerings to the woodsman, camper, or mountaineer. It was no different a generation ago. Our classmates were involved out-of-doors and were leaders in the prominent organizations.

Roland "Lefty" Leavens, Selah, Wash., was president of the Dartmouth Outing Club. He graduated from Tuck-Thayer and decided upon agri-business in the Northwest. He has been involved in processing, packaging, and distributing fruit. He has received patents for the automation of the process and acclaim as a packager. He rose to become the president of a large cooperative and in 1983 became the vice president of a consulting firm to the food industry, which takes him worldwide. His interest in the out-of- doors is deeply ingrained but has been eclipsed by his work with the Mormon Church and the sports activities of an active family of six children. Spouse Doris is equally involved. They live on five acres with orchard and pasture and with a view of Mount Rainier.

Bill King, Lincoln, Mass., was director of Cabin and Trail. After Dartmouth, he graduated from Harvard Law School and joined Peabody and Brown, a law firm in Boston. He has been a partner since 1969 and has worked with corporate clients, small businesses, and in venture capital situations. He vividly recalls the influence of Bob Monahan, College Forester, John Rand, executive director of the Outing Club, and Ross McKinney, whose name is synonomous with Dartmouth out-of- doors. Bill has kept up this interest through the Appalachian Mountain Club. Spouse Elizabeth works for an obstetrician and as an avocation does psychiatric social work. Bill serves on a regional high school managing committee as an avocation. They have three daughters; Cynthia at Oberlin, Brooks at DePaux, and Ginger, who is in junior high school.

John Green, Duluth, Minn., was the DOC's director of entertainment. His lifelong work as a teacher and geologist have kept him in the open air and on mountain ranges. He is on the faculty of the University of Minnesota in Duluth. His research has centered in northern New England and northeastern Minnesota and has recently broadened to Nevada, New Mexico, and Iceland. Spouse Janet is active professionally as an ornithologist, and she has represented their joint interests in the protection of the environment through her work on state planning and regulatory agencies. They have two daughters. Martha is a junior at Dartmouth and shares her family's interest. She is a geography major, now serving as an intern with the National Geographic Society. Sarah is a senior in high school, going through the throes of college selction.

Peter Patterson, Durham, N.H., was the director of membership for the DOC. Now a physician, he attended Tufts Medical School and through further study at Harvard and an army career of 20 years built a specialty in teenage medicine. While in the army he also earned the combat badge, which given his profession and specialty is even more notable. After his retirement from the army in 1978, he became director of health services at the University of New Hampshire. In addition to the health and welfare of more than 10,000 students, Pete is the hockey team doctor, an enjoyable role that he previously held at West Point while in the Army. Divorced, he has four daughters; two are married, one is studying for a master's at UCLA, and the youngest is a store manager.

The activities and organization devoted to the out-of-doors were extensive. In addition to the Outing Club, there was Cabin and Trail, Mountaineering Club, Bait and Bullet, and the Canoe Club. These will be subjects of later columns.

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