1934

Did you note in "Give a Rouse" that our Fred Rath had been granted the Conservation Service Award by the Department of Interior? This was in recognition of his valuable contributions to the historical preservation and interpretation programs of the National Park Service. He finally allowed himself a sabbatical last year after eight years heading the Eastern National Park & Monument Associationbut now he's back at work.

Another who has had a career devoted to encouraging action on public affairs, Fritz Mosher, has shifted from teaching to retired status at University of Virginia but continues to help in research and writing. He and Edith, who also was a professor there, are happy with Charlottesville as their home base.

Mention of Virginia brings to mind a discovery I recently made. Did you ever wonder how Bill Mock's current town, Mouth of Wilson, got its bite-grabbing name? Well, that's where Wilson Creek empties into New River. According to Bill, Wilson is the second-oldest river on the planetonly the Nile is older. He and Jean retired to Virginia after ending his teaching career and now enjoy reading, theater, travel, gardening, all the good '34 pursuits.

Stan and Barbara Smoyer had returned in time to host the happy '34 Princeton game rooters, which included Randy and Isobel Klinefelter, Mayo and Bernice Cohen, Lois Frankel back from London, Vinnie and Katch Cerow, Gene and Nina Orsenigo, Hank Bryan and son. Smoyers had been with Bill and Margaret Judd on fascinating trip around Indonesia, exploring Bali, Sumatra, Java, and the Celebes.

Speaking of travel, many '34s did their holiday traveling this year to see grandchildren: the Walt Bloods from their Arkansas enclave to New Orleans, the Ralph Brabbees from Pass Christian to St. Louis, the Sam McCrays from Dayton to Vail. The Bob Engelmans would have trouble figuring out where to go to catch their tribe. And now the Mayo Cohens have a fine excuse to visit Alaska. Their first grandchild, Sara Mollie Cohen, has arrived there.

You have been hearing from the College and our bequest chairman Art Leonard about the great importance of the bequest program to Dartmouth. In his final report before retiring as its head, Bob Kaiser '39 put the tremendous impact of the bequest program into perspective: the College's endowment has grown from $29 million in 1951 when the program began to $528 million at the start of 1988. The program not only emphasizes bequests by will, but life insurance, annuities, and life income or testamentary trusts. Classes are brought into the program at time of the 25 th, and the 55 th Reunion is considered prime time for establishing plans to participate and thus become a member of the Funding Associates Program. Keep it in mind.

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"The Good Class" '34UPand coming ...to the 55th! JUNE 12, 13 & 14, 1989