1938

Box 42 Waterford, ME 04088

First off this month a piece of business for the College. In spite of Dartmouth's incredible success in maintaining up-todate records on its alumni, occasionally the College loses some. Or at least so it would seem from a letter I received from Pamela Broadley, Director of Research and Records. At the time of writing, Ms. Broadley says, her records showed no valid address for nine of our classmates. Their names are: John O. Barrows, William L. Bartlett, Clifford G. Chester Jr.,Converse G. Fenn, Clark R. Fletcher Jr., Capt. James H. Hanan Jr., William H.James, Francis J. Shildgen, and ArthurH. Van Kirk. Do any of you readers know the whereabouts of any of these "missing" men? Can you perhaps put an address to any of their names? If so, please send your information to Kelly White, Department of Research and Records, Blunt Alumni Center, Hanover, NH 03755 or call 603/646-2154. On second thought send me the information and I'll forward it to Hanover. I always need news! Besides, I suspect the class as a whole might be interested in a follow-up on whether, and how, the "lost" have been found.

Back in January when winter began dealing its usual low blows to the state of Maine, Mary and I decided the time had come for our customary retreat southward. Consequently, I'm writing this in mid-February from Hilton Head Island, S.C., which has been our winter refuge for the past four years. Truth to tell, the weather has not been terribly kind to us here either, but at least in these parts the precipitation doesn't pile up; it runs off. Among the many Dartmouth alumni who are permanent residents of this island are four classmates, three of whom I've so far been able to reach.

The first is Chuck Blumenauer, who has lived on Hilton Head for some years, having retired from the foundry business back in 1973 largely as the result of a stroke. He has long since not only recovered from the stroke but also, for good measure, has managed to beat two other serious illnesses that required major surgery. "I'm doing fine," he says. And indeed he is. For he has launched himself into a second career, this time as a writer. He recently published an article in a Canadian journal, and on the day I talked to him he had just coaxed page 225 of his memoirs out of his word processor. After the memoirs, he says, the next book will be on how to start children off playing golf, a subject on which he claims some expertise since he founded the self-styled "Blumenauer College of Golfing Knowledge" a few years ago. I trust that book will not be too long in coming, for I suspect there are others among us, besides children, who might profit from Chuck's wisdom on that subject.

Not far from Chuck in Sea Pines Plantation another classmate, Bob Brew, also pursues an active retirement regimen. Bob has lived on Hilton Head for eight years, having retired in 1979 from a career in commercial banking in Winnetka, I11. He doesn't regret the trade-off. Though he frequently returns to New England or the Midwest to visit friends and relatives, Hilton Head is now firmly established as home. Bob's three major activities, selfdescribed, are "gardening, playing golf, and enjoying life immensely." One could certainly do worse!

A third classmate, Fran Worcester, has lived in Moss Creek Plantation for the past several years. Since moving to Hilton Head Fran has faced a tough physical problem in the form of the onset of MS. Though he contracted the disease many years ago, it remained in remission until about five years after he retired. It has not deterred him, however, from getting out on the golf course, where Tom McGrath, also a resident of Moss Creek, is one of his frequent partners.

A note from Harry Connor tells me that the annual '38 Golf Outing will be held on February 10 at La Belle, Fla., and that he expects at least 20 classmates to tee off. In the next column I'll hope to have the names and numbers of all the players. Their scores will no doubt remain a closely guarded secret.

THE-WAY-IT-WAS DEPARTMENT

April 50 years ago was apparently the silly season in Hanover. From the Dartmouth, April 14, 1937: "Psychy StudentsName Qualifications/Possessed by Ideal Girl ofDartmouth. Personality, intelligence, companionship, and a good figure were all found to rank high in Dartmouth's opinion of the ideal girl as shown by a poll recently conducted by a member of the Psychology Department ....

"Results showed that one man was firmly convinced that neither one of the ideal couple should make any use of intoxicants, while another merely wrote 'Sex' in two inch letters on both sides of the paper and let it go at that ....

"Some students showed a decided preference for blue-eyed blondes of 'medium height, not too tall,' while others were apt to emphasize wealth and still others yearned toward an ideal who was 'a good mixer, but always trustworthy.' "

Wow! Talk about chauvinism!