1942

The class lost George Clark March 2, following a long illness. A proper obit will appear in a forthcoming issue. Meantime, the class extends its sympathy to his wife, "Weeze," and the family. George was a good guy. Our obits are done, by the way, by Bob Kirk. It's no easy job. Bob deserves a good hand.

Incidentally, Bob is now chairman of the Hanover Board of Selectman. Using the power of his office Bob recently promised that "any '42s arriving in Hanover with their grandparents will be awarded a free pot hole. We'll even gift wrap!"

Dick Lippman has come out with a new Dartmouth '42 Directory, an advance copy of which he has passed along to your secretary. Yours should be available soon. It contains the usual alphabetical and geographical listings of the class, a list of classmates lost, and a roster of all who have served as class officers.

In his editor's note Dick has some interesting numbers. For example, "since our last Directory, printed in 1982, one-third of the class has either moved or passed on. Of the class that numbered 675 in 1938, we now count 486 with addresses and 26 whose addresses are unknown." Dick deserves a medal!

Dave Orr called Bob Kirk some time ago, saying that the English department was going to plant a permanent flower garden in front of Sanborn House in memory of Harry Bond. A budget for the brickwork, etc., was $5,000. The question was, did the class of '42 wish to participate. Bob called the executive committee members for a yes or no, got yes, and contributed $500 from our treasury.

Prescott Down '38 sent in a marvelous story on Jim Froude, pilot extraordinaire. Jim started innocently enough as a CPT flying student at the old Twin Cities airport down in White River. He and your secretary and a handful of others earned pilot's licenses there. Shortly thereafter, we were all in one air force or another for the duration of World War II. But Jim stayed on, flying through the Korean War and then Vietnam. When there was no war, Jim flew oil drilling teams in Southeast Asia, for Francis Ford Coppola in "Apocalypse Now," and for Federal Express. On his 50th birthday, Jim flew a P-51 from the U.S. to the Philippines. We don't know what Jim is doing now, but look forward to getting the latest.

An item gleaned by the DAM office in the Leader Herald of Gloversville, N.Y., described Roger Robinson as a retired Meth odist minister, after 50 years of service, and a world traveler. The Robinsons were part of a tour group to Russia sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, an international peace organization. The Robinsons reported that, contrary to what many may believe, attendance at church services in Russia is high.

Just as this column went to press we heard of the death of Frank Bartlett, late of Peterborough, N.H. The class extends its sympathy to Pat and family. An obit will follow.

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