1934

After 48 years, Art Ward will be retiring from his medical practice in Worcester. The event was headlined in local papers with picture of Art and a doctor son, Allen '61, who will continue a family tradition: taking care of families in the Worcester area. It started with Art's father, class of 1897, who was one of the early advocates of group practice. Art is retiring earlier than his father, who continued in practice until age 85 when Art took away his dad's keys to the office. It has been a rewarding career for Art, who made house calls and believes that doctors consulting with each other makes sense. This word came out when I met another son, Stephen '64, president of the Dartmouth Club of Westchester, at a recent dinner.

When Dick Campen moved his winter quarters to Mt. Dora last year, he brought along his lawn-bowling interest and found plenty of Dartmouth company-but come spring he and Helen will be tramping through Paris and the French countryside. His Cleveland neighbor, Leon Lindheim, allows himself and Isabelle to take golfing vacations in Florida but doesn't stray far now from his childhood hobby, numismatics. Since retiring nine years ago as a bank vice chairman, he has been a professional numismatist, appraising coin collections and writing a regular coin column, and is busier than he was as a banker.

As you know from his obituary, EmBrown already had his law degree when Uncle Sam put him to work on the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy Commission before letting the CIA have his services. Then while ostensibly retiring 18 years ago, Em showed us how early retirement could be constructive as well as pleasant. He moved to Truro, Mass., and put his talents and energy to work in many community projects to such an extent he was named Truro's Man of the Year, entirely in recognition of those retirement time efforts. Moving into warmer days, the thought of water sports comes to mind. And that leads to another '34 memory test. Do you remember what classmate was intercollegiate champion of outboard racing back in our junior year? (Find answer below.)

And while thinking of summer, don't forget the good excuses for returning to a beautiful Hanover. The Alumni College will be there, featuring "The Machine in the Garden," and Professor Rassias will be bouncing along with the All Language Programs (ALPS). Also Mt. Washington is nearby. A recent "Natural History" issue featured the fascinating Alpine Garden that awaits you. It has 110 kinds of flowering plants that usually cannot be found so far south in other parts of the world. You have your choice of getting to the summit: by cog railway, an eight-mile auto road, or your probable favorite, the old hiking trail.

Now a final summer note. While this summer's travel plans are no doubt in full swing, maybe thoughts are drifting toward where you can find summer next winter. Why, the other hemisphere, of course! From our reunion survey it's obvious there is a strong attraction in Southeast Asia and down under. According to that survey, 20 percent of the class have visited Southeast Asia, and many called it their "most interesting trip." Sri Lanka (or Ceylon, as we were taught) got that billing from Tom Hicks and Jim Skiles, Indonesia from George Magrath, and French Polynesia from Perry Gilbert (doing underwater exploration, no doubt).

India and that top-of-the-world Nepal won the highest rating of Henry Werner,Arthur Wood, Bill Judd, Bob Balgley,Jim Bayles, and Jim Dunn. Bangkok was named by Ed Marshall, and Southeast Asia as an area won the brass ring for Thor Fraser, Bill Gilmore, and Bill Haist. We presume they were speaking for their wives - if not, we'll be glad to record any distaff preferences.

If going in that direction, now you'll know some of the folks to ask for help in planning your trip. Next time we'll look at the attraction of those down-under countries, Australia and New Zealand. And, of course, if you really wanted to go all out in that other hemisphere, JackLaidlaw said his Antarctic trip was his most interesting, and Bob Griffin had it as one of his favorites.

Your answer: Ted Thompson, now up at Lake George, was the intercollegiate champion referred to above. He still likes handling boats but tells me he has sworn off racing.

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