1939

We are sorry to report the passing of Dave Ward on August 12 after a long illness.

We had a fine telephone conversation with HerbFurlow in September. Herb has just received a "Birthday Card" from your scribe in which we referred to his address in Forest Hills, N.Y., where we had enjoyed the National Tennis Championships at the West Side Tennis Club (we even worked as a scoreboard keeper there once). Turns out that, shortly after leaving Hanover in '39, Herb stopped in for a visit with Nap Blandy, who then lived in Forest Hills. Nap procured a job for Herb as ballboy during the self-same tounament. Small world!

Johnny Evans sent us a newspaper picture of Les Craig and his daughter Linda viewing his burning home in Barre, Vt., some time in September. The article says that the damage was estimated at $75,000, but neither Less nor Trudy were injured.

John also sent a Rutland Herald Sunday Supplement which features a bit of Vermont nostalgia: a political fight in 1940 between the then Vermont Democratic Governor George D. Aiken and Republican Ralph E. Flanders for the U.S. Senate. The article mentions that Mike Peisch and his brother Mark served Aiken as drivers throughout the campaign, and it contains a few quotes from Mike. In case you don't remember, Mike's man won ana served Vermont as Senator for 34 years.

A September 18 article in the Boston Globe entitled "Who'll Win The Battle For Dartmouth's Soul" details some of the negatives the College has suffered through the national acceptance of the position of the Dartmout Review as Dartmouth's own. This is in the face of President Freedman's attempts to add diversity to the campus. In this regard, we thought one '39er recently put it succintly when he said, "Possibly Freedman's goal of diversity is comparable to Ernest Martin Hopkin's plan, whereby he sought diversity through his geographic acceptance program, in which Dartmouth pioneered. Our exposure to classmates from not only all the 48 states, but countries abroad, enriched our lives. Freedman's search for diversity goes beyond geography, sex and color—to the mind. Different thought processes can also enrich the undergraduate expereince as it is doing in all aspects of life in America and around the world. Again, the College is recognizing and reflecting a condition that is rapidly changing the 'real world.' "

Yvonne Dyer and her children flew to South Africa in September to be on hand when the S.A. Sugar Association paid homage to the late Danny for thirty years of a happy and fruitful relationship. Upon her return, Yvonne, with the blessings of her family, married an old friend, widower Gordon Sanford, on November 3.

And speaking of marriages, Jack Cumming took as his bride a friend of long standing, Carolyn Darrah, on November 24 in Providence.

So it's time to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

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