1934

140 N. Broadway, F-12 Irvington, NY 10533

Miracle in Manhattan! Twenty seconds to go—the Big Green had pulled ahead just a minute earlier—the Lion kick is up. Watching breathless with me were Gene and NinaOrsenigo, Mayo and Bernice Cohen, JoyDwyer, Ben Blair, and the Smoyer tribe. The ball soars a yard left of the goalpost and we escape with a 12-10 win. Sorry, Columbia, but we're relieved we weren't the ones to break your losing streak.

Smoyers had a touchy assignment, sitting on the Columbia side with granddaughter, a student there. Ben Blair had come from northeast Connecticut where he's enjoying retirement from American Optical, and Or- senigos and Cohens make the games wherever they are. The night before there had been a fine reception to meet and hear our new prexy at the N.Y. Public Library.

Jeff Jackson passed along a fascinating Dartmouth-related trivia question uncovered by Sue while on a research project at the Alamogordo library: "What Hollywood actress swiped her name from what firm that was headed for many years by a '34 classmate?" (Answer below.)

The Dartmouth Alumni College in Russia this past summer was reported in quite positive tones by Herm and Sylvia Spitzer and by Dave and Betty Hawes. They were fascinated by Moscow and Leningrad and cruising on the Volga. Herm still puts in some time as stockbroker and importer, and they shift between Mamaroneck and Palm Beach when not catching weddings and births relating to the five children and the grandchildren. Dave returned to his work on a musical play he has been creating since retiring from full-time teaching of drama and theater at Indiana U. It revolves around a character he developed in his one-man shows.

This summer Russia also attracted Ben Rippe, still an active NYC lawyer. He covered more of that huge country than most visitors, riding the Trans-Siberian Railway. Some might wonder why he travels so far when he can see the Statue of Liberty from his Brooklyn terrace.

Caroline Hastorf, Bill's widow, told me recently her plans are firming now: to close the Port Washington house and move to Taiwan where her son is an English language teacher. He's married to a lovely Chinese girl, and they have a family Caroline can enjoy.

Okay, your answer: the research referred to above related to the life of William Randolph Hearst, and the actress was Marion Davies. Early in her aspiring career, her sister had badgered her to get a better stage name, so when she passed the J. ClarenceDavies, Inc. real estate headquarters she decided Davies would look just fine on theater marquees. In an introduction to the book, Orson Welles denies Citizen Kane was based on the Hearst-Da vies relationship.

r . Bill Scherman will have reported on the Yale game from the Hanover view. For '34s who had TV turned on there were special moments, like when Dartmouth's touch- down was scored by '34," and one of the grads singled out for honor was our OrvilDryfoos, late president of The New YorkTimes, and then a long look at our Jack Tobin with his '34 cap!