1944
Our fall mini-reunion October 12-13 was such a lovely piece of work that it almost defies description. Most pros agree that writing should be almost devoid of adjectives, but in this case it's hard not to trot them all out: outstanding, splendid, terrific, wonderful, and magnificent.
Stan Barr's annual pre-weekend Lobster Bash at Pierce's Inn in Etna was its usual succulent success. Friday evening we broke bread, and cups were at the lip in Thayer Hall, followed by a parade, speeches, music, and the bonfire. And Saturday night over 100 of the faithful celebrated at the DOC House on Occom Pond. After dinner we harked to an inspiring talk by prize-winning Professor Don Pease of the English department.
Other goodies, too. We beat Yale 27-17. At a well-attended class meeting we agreed, among other things, that our next class project would support a handicap identification project on campus and participation in the athletic department's sponsors program. And at tail-gating, a scrumptious soup-tonuts spread was put on by the Bob and AnnMcLaughry family.
The whole weekend was deftly orchestrated by co-chairmen Bill Orr and JackStephenson, aided by class president BillCraig who chaired meetings and generally kept us on track.
Long distance prizes went to California's Lem and Ellie Arnold, Dick and CarolRanger, and Chuck and Sally Secor; Texans Jim and Carol Towson and Harry Davidson; and Bill and Barbara McElnea from Colorado.
This was Chuck Secor's first time back at Dartmouth since the war. He's an orthopedic surgeon in Ross, Calif., just north of San Francisco, "half retired and having a great time." He is an ardent sailor and several years ago tacked his way to Hawaii, where he saw and sailed with Johnny Peacock. John, according to Chuck, is currendy residing in Fort Collins, Colo.
Finally, Chuck saw Dave Merrill at their 50th reunion at Pasadena High School. Dave is still practicing internal medicine there.
And while we're doctoring, Walt andDee Price were happy additions to the October reunion. They live in Yorktown, Va., and Walt is a pediatrician in nearby Hampton. His son, Jeff '79, is with Chevron Oil and living in London, married six years and has six children. Walt and Dee were renting a condo for a few weeks in Killington, Vt.
Lynchburg, Va.'s Bruce and PussThomson swung through Vermont and New Hampshire last September. Bruce is a member of the 200 Club, which is a society of 200 gendemen senior golfers from all over the country. They meet four times a year in different locations, and this time it was Woodstock, Vt.
Some of you may have seen a rocket's red glare over the roof of the Le Tastevin restaurant November 9 in Seattle, Wash. It was the scene of a retirement party for BuzzBeattie, the president, chief executive officer, and founder of the F.B. Beattie & Cos. Inc. insurance company.
A New Year's Resolution: I am always in search of new and different names and I'm going to try in the next two columns to mention only people whose names have not appeared here in the past ten years. You shy and retiring types, help me out by dropping a line.
That's it. Blessings.
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