1953

A discussion of Dartmouth out-of-doors would be incomplete without mention of the incomparable Put Blodgett, Hanover, N.H. Put captained the woodsmen's team. We all have visions of him with a grip on a cross-cut saw that clearly demonstrated his determination and competitiveness. He hasn't changed as he still competes in woodsmen's events and in canoe races, some as long as 21 miles. After college, he took over the family dairy farm. Just prior to the 25th reunion, he sold much of the farm's assets, having started a wilderness camp for boys in 1965. Managing a camp experience which is designed to challenge boys is a rugged regimen. Put did this for 20 years, combining it with a variety of off-season pursuits, many of which were vigorous and out-of-doors. Most recently he has been in a partnership that developed 10 condominiums in Hanover under the name Berrill Farms. Divorced, he married Marian Eastman, widow of Roger Eastman '52. Marian has five daughters while Put has two sons and two daughters. Together there are 14 grandchildren. Somehow, a person who paddles 21 miles in a canoe and runs most of his friends and classmates into the ground belies being a grandparent. For an avocation, Put has been involved in regional and national camp associations. Do not be surprised when you return to Hanover to find him again with a grip on that saw, on crosscountry skis, in a canoe, or with a backpack, for certainly he is the quintessential woodsman.

Phil Parshley, Portland, Ore., was vice president of the Outing Club. After college, he completed Dartmouth and Harvard medical schools, a surgical residency in Boston, and a two-year obligation in the air force. At the conclusion of his service, he- moved to Portland, where his first practice was in a multispecialty clinic. Within three years, he had established a surgical partnership. At about the time of the 25th reunion, Phil organized the Oregon Burn Unit, an area of medicine that has been his continuing interest. At present, he has an active practice, directs the burn unit, and is the president the hospital's medical staff. Spouse Bobbie sustained Phil by teaching while he was in medical school. She also earned her master's degree in education from Harvard. After taking time off to raise a family, she returned to teaching and now is studying for her doctorate while working full-time. They have two sons and two daughters. Their oldest two children, Marianne and Jeffrey, graduated from Dartmouth. Marianne is now a medical resident at the Dartmouth Medical School. Jeffrey works for Chevron minerals research in southern California. Son Philip went to Oregon State and is a computer consultant. Youngest daughter Lisa is about to graduate from Montana State. The family skis and sails, the latter competitively in their lightning-class sailboat.

Bill Stubbs, Portland, Maine, was the DOC's director of winter sports. He completed a two-year obligation in the navy after college and then entered the advertising business. His assignments have been varied, both in location and in content. Some common threads are that the advertising has been largely retail, his employers have been newspapers, and Portland has been the hub. He grew up there, started his career there, and returned there in 1970. At the present, he has started his own agency in industrial and commerical work. Not restricted to advertising, Bill prepares materials for presentations, marketing aids, and business shows. During one assignment, Bill worked for William Loeb, publisher of the Manchester Union Leader and a person whom it is difficult to be neutral about. Bill reports that Loeb was a great person to work for as he was personally involved in the operation and intensely loyal to his staff. Bill and spouse Virginia, a teacher by profession, have three daughters and a son. Victoria, soon to graduate from Southern Maine, is a musician. David is an environmentalist working for Clean Harbors in Maine. Heidi and Rebecca are in high school. Bill and Virginia are deeply involved in church work. He has multiple roles in the Unitarian Church while she is director of Christian education at an Episcopal church. Advertisers by definition have little time for the outof-doors, although Bill and his family camp every summer in New Hampshire.

Hiking, camping, canoeing, mountaineering, winter sports, and the Winter Carnival figured prominently in the lives of many of our class. Lefty Leavens, BillKing, John Green, Pete Patterson, and those profiled above were among the leadership of the organizations that sustained those activities. And to think that it is quite possible that no one ever thanked them.

Peter Bridges '53, center, ambassador to Somalia, and Somalia's president Mohamed SiadBane cut the ribbon in January at the ground-breaking ceremony for U.S.-financed reconstruction of the Port of Kismayo in Southern Somalia.

15 Huckleberry Lane Greenwich, CT 06830