1933

Sue Dewey has asked that the following notice appear in this magazine: "A Memorial Service for William Dewey, Class of 1933, who died December 22, 1986, will be held at Dewey's Mills, Vermont, at the home of his daughter, Carol Davidson, on Tuesday, May 29, 1987, at 4:30 p.m." I hope many of Bill's friends will read this and can attend.

This "Class Notes" column will be the next-to-last written by me as 1933's class secretary. I am stepping aside at Class Officers' weekend, May 2, and my place will be taken by Jackson W. Wright, M.D. Because of the time lag between writing, printing, and mailing, "Waxy" Wright will already be in position as you read this. I hope you will all give him even more support and news than you have given me over my eight years in office. His address is right on scene - Jackson W. Wright, M.D., P.O. Box B1145, Hanover, NH 03755.

One of my far-flung correspondents writes: "At the February meeting of the Sarasota, Fla., Dartmouth Club, our Class, as usual, was well represented. Wes and JanBeattie came down from their home in Sun City Center, John and Helen Manley, seeking refuge from Manhattan, and Fred Jackson, that intrepid sailor who went around the world, before the mast, shortly after graduation, came over from Long Boat Key with his wife, Katie. Waxy and MadgeWright came up from Punta Gorda. SamCunningham sort of acted as host; unfortunately, Maddie couldn't make it. The main reason we were all there was to see Dick and Kay Goldthwait. Dick was the featured speaker and gave a slide talk on his glacier hunting expedition in Tibet. Though they got close enough to see the glaciers, they never got nearer because the communist revolution was in full swing. In fact, he had some close calls getting out."

The past 12 months have been exceedingly rough on our classmates. We've lost many of them. The latest is Henry McKee who died of heart failure on March 8 at his home in Sanibel Island, Fla. His wife, Ginnie, has received a letter expressing the sympathy of the class.

Bill and Eleanor Bates and Jud Pierson attended Sam Black's funeral service on February 13. Bob and Babe Fox and EvShineman were at the service for Norm Erlandson on February 16.

We have had letters of thanks for memorial books from Ruth Burtis, Paul's widow, from Betty Conger, Fred's widow, and from Tom Shea, son of Herb Shea.

Pete Mankowski, in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., writes that he and Claris are eagerly waiting the return of the swallows, due March 19. He and their son David '60 have a combined golf handicap of 34. David was on Dartmouth's varsity and supplies the four. Pete said he'd heard Forrie Branch was not well. On a call to Barbara Branch, I learned that Forrie is still in a nursing home, has recently fallen and fractured his hip, but he is a good patient, the darling of the nurses.

F. Fuller Ripley or "Rip," is the author of a paperback. It is The Fabric of Troy, a history of Troy Mills in Troy, N.H. This mill was bought and managed by Barrett Ripley, Rip's great-grandfather, in 1865. Five generations of Ripleys have been involved in its operation. Our Rip became president in 1962. He had taken courses at Lowell Textile after our graduation. In 1985, Rip's son Barrett '66, Tuck '71, became executive vice president. Ownership has since changed, but the family is still involved.

As an added note, Rip presided at a recent celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Dartmouth Club of Southwest New Hampshire. This meeting was held in the same tavern in Keene, N.H., where Eleazer Wheelock and Dartmouth's Trustees met for the first Trustees' meeting on October 22, 1770.

F. Fuller Ripley '33, right, was master of ceremonies at the 75th anniversary celebration of theDartmouth Club of Southwest New Hampshire. Also in attendance were, from left to right, club liaisonofficer Moira Lawlor '87, outgoing club president Christopher V. Bean '71, and President David T.McLaughlin '54.

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