1935

Now that the football season is well underway, you may recall when and now in 1931 Dartmouth tied Yale 33-33 after trailing by 23 points. But how many re- member dinner that night in Freshman Commons when the inedible meatballs made super ammunition during a wild riot? Also, later that fall, how many saw BillMorton receive a fourth down punt from Cornell and then kick it back over the heads of all defenders for a net gain of about 25 yards?

It's been rumored that the John Gilberts, and Al Ritchie, along with a number of others, will be moving into Kendal, a new retirement center in Hanover. Harry Ackerman claims that he may never get around to retiring because his wife Ellie is about to star in a Fox TV series entitled "Get a Life" and his company is producing a TV movie. After 52 long years of litigating, Charlie Nayor has closed his law office.

Jack Irish and his bride Dorothy were sorry to miss the 55th but celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in California. While bicycling near his home in Sea Island, Bud Fraser was knocked down by a careless old lady in a large Cadillac, broke his nose, several ribs, and a hip (which was replaced), but he is sufficiently recovered to play golf. Bob Richter is also looking for a golf game after some surgery. Don Hagerman has been appointed as a Dartmouth track and field judge, while his granddaughter is becoming an outstanding ice hockey player at the College. Ed and BJ Freeman are moving into a new home in Waynesville, N.C., next door to their former home. Had a short note from Sam Sammis who didn't sound entirely pleased with his New Jersey retirement center. The Fred Kaysers had a delightful rendezvous with the DocCornthwaites at mercersburg Academy. It recently came to my attention that HerbShuttleworth, the former Chairman of Mohasco Corporation, was honored for his service as Chairman of the Advisory Board of St. Mary's Hospital at the unveiling of a superb portrait of him.

The September 1990 issue of National Georgraphic contains a fascinating article about Manila Galleons which for 250 years sailed the Pacific betwen Acapulco and the Philippines. The same issue also has an article, illustrated in color, written by my son Bill, who spent over two years salvaging gold jewelry and other unusual artifacts from the Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion wrecked in 1638 on Saipan in the Mariana Islands. Following publication, the entire collection was sold at Christie's in London to a Japanese corporation which is building a hotel on Saipan to include a museum for exhibiting the rarest items. Upon expiration of the lease, the collection will be donated to the government of the commonwealth. I was able to assist in the consummation of the sale and the final result should benefit all participants salvors, investors, archetors, government officials, hotel operators, and the general public.

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