1933

The Quarterly of the Supreme Court Historical Society reports the resignation of Justin Stanley as president of that organization after four years of service. Chief Justice Rehnquist presented to him an edition of Beveridge's Life of John Marshall in recognition of his devoted service. Dean Erwin N. Griswold praised Justin for his dedication and hard work and his achievement in obtaining substantial additions to the Society's endowment fund. Excusing his resignation, Justin confided to the guests at the annual meeting that he had other projects that needed his attention, but did not specify... Golf, perhaps? Or parcheesi?

Lorrin Riggs, Paul Weston, and Justin will be the '33 designees among those honored as Dartmouth graduates who have "made their mark on the world" at the capital campaign kick-off in New York on November 15. They will be awarded the newly inaugurated Presidential Medal for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership.

We called Lorrin to get an update on his status. After a career at Brown, where he rose from instructor to professor, he retired in 1977. His field was psychology, more specifically opthalmology in which he had become an authority on the physiology of vision. A writer of numerous articles and an inventor, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was awarded the Academy's Warren Medal, the highest award a psychologist can receive. He and Doris moved to Hanover two weeks ago to join classmates at Kendal, the geriatric Eden on the Lyme Road, and are happily adjusting to the change. Except for the expected muscular twinges, he is in pretty good shape.

It was a pleasure recently to run John S. Thompson to ground in his new digs in the horse country of Tryon, N.C. The big news he revealed was his marriage on May 25 to Helen Jackson, an old friend. Retired from Crompton-Richmond textile manufacturers in 1985, John now plays a bit of golf, but he is also immersed in cultural (the local theater), civic (the Rotary Club), and social (F.I.S.H. and Steps to Hope) activities in Tryon. F.I.S.H. is a community fund which pays rent, medical, or similar bills for people in crisis situations. Steps to Hope is an organization founded to assist in the rehabilitation of battered women and children. Bully for you, John! Good to know that '33 is pulling its weight in pro bono activities.

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