1953

Faithful readers may remember that in the September column I recounted the tale of the last days and legal battles of the "Big Green Bus." The invitation to the trial of New Hampshire vs. Douglass, however, was not printed as I wanted it to be. This is how it reads:

Frederick Pillsbury CarletonandRobert Royal Douglassrequest the honor of your presence at theTrial ofNew Hampshire vs. DouglassTuesday, March Seventeen at Two O'ClockEnfield Court HouseEnfield, New HampshireAn Offering Will Be ReceivedReception after ceremony in case of acquittalR.S.V.P.J.F. Scott Fitz-RosenwaldSocial Secretary and ChairmanGreen Elephant Memorial Fund102 Woodbury HouseHanover, New Hampshire

The Fall term got underway with the Penn game and the accompanying Alumni Fund weekend, Tuck reunions for our era, and a '53 mini-reunion after the game at Elsa Luker's. 1953 again cleaned the plate at the Alumni Fund dinner trophies for most donations in a non-reunion year and the most leadership donors. The Collinses,Sudikoffs, Lazars, Hallorans, Gosses,Jack Zimmerman and Jack Newton were there. Congratulations to Al Collins as the incoming president of the Alumni Council.

Jack Newton delivered a son, Jon, unto the Freshman class (1994!). These legacies are getting rarer, but we do have two others: Jessica Andre, Bill Andre's daughter; and Richard Farmer, Capen Farmer's son. Classmates, do not give up. Keep on having children and sending them to Dartmouth. If you need advice, call Tom Bloomer or Steve Pearsall.

Not the retiring kind, Newton has signed on as financial officer of the Morgan Co. in Worcester, Mass., a major designer and installer of huge steel rolling mills.

Fred Whittemore was on hand for Tuck alumni activities, introducing the new dean, Ed Fox. Fred headed the search committee which came up with a superb choice. Byron menides was on the entrepreneurship panel, recounting some of his many ventures and adventures. His secret was to start in a job with a lot of foreign travel, live on the expenses and save up for the first deal. Alas, we may be too old for that now.

The '53 group at Elsa Luker's after the game included Dick Fleming, Harlan Fair, the Fred Hitts, and Dick Dunham, who was about to leave for an international rowing meet in Tasmania.

Not all the New Hampshire legal news revolves around Judge Souter Fred Walsh, assistant professor of business administration and law at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, N.H., was named outstanding faculty member by the student body and was presented a plaque during that college's recent convocation. Fred advises Pierce's Law Club, the Judicial Board, and Student Senate, and also teaches small business management and business law. He practiced law for 20 years in Massachusetts, and has been teaching for the past 14 years. He unwinds by playing jazz on his trombone.

Elena Kingsland was with us in Hanover recently. She's now off on a rafting trip down the Colorado River which she and John had planned a year ago. Their son Sam is a senior at the College.

K-Ross, P.O. Box 436, Lebanon, NH 03766