1926

Looking back 69 years... In 1922 the new "selective process for admission to Dartmouth College" brought 552 of us freshmen to Hanover 57 coming from states west of the Mississippi. Delta Alpha two-day freshman initiation required outlandish accoutrements and atrocious behavior ... 8:00 a.m. daily chapel where Prexy Hopkins often sat at the lectern patting a dog

... dogs owned the campus, attended classes, enjoyed football games, joined fraternities.

An alleged "fainted" student at Doc Bowler's "smut class" was always carried out by at least six freedom-seeking freshmen. Midyear and final exams were always given at Alumni Gymnasium. Freshman picture fight, won by 1926, ended forever that antiquated activity because the next year we refused to compete. "Toastside and Coffee" the night-time yell up dormitory stairs was an all-time Dartmouth study-break.

Today, 103 survivors 0f 552 in 1922

George Allen's wife, Catrina, reported Babe's health requires considerable treatments, but his 86th birthday party drew 67 friends.

Monty Colladay, San Diego, Calif., is thinking 65th Reunion, but at age 88 is on hold. Go Dartmouth. Floridians Morry andGretchen Storer and their two Siberian husky dogs have named son Thomas' Sunapee, N.H., place as their northern base for the 65th.

Ken and Lydia Joy attended Smith College's 65th last May and also visited Austria in September. '26 Up Dartmouth 65th!

Lou Norstrand, who joined the 1926 family February 2, 1985, when she and the class secretary were married, died December 18 at their North Hill home in Needham.

H.Donald Norstrand, 865 Central Ave. K-204, Needham, MA 02192

ELEAZAR'S PLACE JUKE 7. 8. 9. 1991