1942

As I guest-edit this column for Proc, he is just one day out of the hospital following major surgery a triple by-pass. He already has assured me that by the time you read this, he'll be hitting them long and straight. Watch out, "Blackjack" and "Dutch."

From my own recent correspondence I have a few notes.

Pat and Ben Page left for Africa on a mid-September weekend for three weeks of photo game runs from lodges in Kenya, Tanzania, and Botswana—and more, in cluding a look at Victoria Falls afoot and from the air. Their itinerary included a Hanover stop for the Yale game on the way back to Texas.

A nice letter from Jack Williams in San Rafael, Calif., expresses his hope to see us here in June 1992, which will be his first Hanover trip in 20 years.

And from Oakland, Calif., Cappy Rix says he and Sally plan to make our 50th.

John Milnor writes from Honolulu to express his delight with discovering the new tape of the 1960 Glee Club which the class of 1945 has put together and marketed. If you missed the mailing, your check for $11.50 to Class of 1945, RR 2, Box 215, West Lebanon, NH 03784 will get you one. That's George Barr '45.

Millie and John Corwith are close to wrapping up another enjoyable summer at their Eastman Pond home in nearby Sunapee region, and sometime after the Yale game they will slide on down to Florida, the west coast this time, having made their move a few months ago from Miami to Venice. The Corwiths cross tees frequently in season with Dottie and Dutch Schaeffer.

Phil Moon must lead the tax collector a merry chase. A midsummer letter follows a trip to Alaska, and places him in Maine in late August, and Hong Kong mid-fall if plans hold. If they don't, he and Kennie will make our mini-reunion.

Many of us are retired, or working towards or at it, but not Don Meads. His latest letter carries a brand new office letterhead, of which he comments "How 'bout that for optimism? I've committed on a six- year lease in direct support of 'codger power.' " Don has carried enough weight over the years to have earned a rest ten times over, but on the other hand, y'can't change the stripes on an ol' tiger ... or is it Indian?

Several men of the class have written at varying lengths with good comments and observations about the summary of our class survey. They include Jim Dietrich, ScottMatthews, Bill Foster, Frank White,Rusty Hartranft, and Bob Hill, among others who have noted their appreciation for the chance to see what the liberal education of a fairly homogeneous group of young men 50 years ago has done to their psyches, individually or collectively, a half century later.

Barbara and Ted Arico haven't advertised the fact, but they have found RVing summers in the Cape Cod area so attractive that they could be had for year 'round living there if they find the right place.

Reported earlier by Dick Lippman are the summer losses of classmates John Stinson, Bob Emerson, and Brad Bates. Our deepest sympathy to their families.

Proc did not relinquish his column for a month without first sending along his reminiscences of another time we all knew well. In November of 1939 Palaeopitus surrendered the right, gained only one year earlier, to have a student representative on administrative committees. Varsity football beat Yale, but lost to Princeton, Cornell, and Stanford. Bill Cunningham '19, sports editor of the Boston Post, was head speaker at the rally before the Cornell game. Harvard refused to let Earl Browder speak. Browder said he would accept Dartmouth's invitation, but he was refused permission by the Council of Student Organization. Browder spoke at Yale and got a raucous reception. Zeta Psi lost houseparty privileges for Carnival following episodes at Fall Houseparties, and Theta Delta Chi got Carnival restrictions (ah, I remember it well!). That's it from Ad Winship, for ...

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