1929

We share our pride in John Dickey with our pride in Carl Spaeth. Carl was crippled as long as John and died the day after John did. We voted Carl most likely to do the most for Dartmouth, most likely to succeed, most popular, respected, busiest, and versatile. He didn't disappoint us.

He took Stanford law from ordinary to outstanding and still found strength to serve our State Department, the Ford Foundation, and good works in India and Asia and South America. He was vice president and counsel for the Venezuelan Development Corp., which Bill Coles ran later.

The music industry is compiling a biography of another '29 achiever, Russ Goudey, whose musical work will outlast us all. Thinking of John and Carl led me to call Russ. He has a full share of the impairments of age, but his warmth and strength made it a cherished occasion.

We've now lost Jack Ackley, ArtBergeron, Wayne Bryer, and John Laffey.John Quebman called Art Ryan, and they reminisced about skating with Laffey on the cleared track on Occom Pond. Laffey won a first at Lake Placid freshman year. He worked for a year, then came back and graduated in 1931.

Art Bergeron financed his Harvard Law studies with one quick real estate deal in White River Junction and went back to Berlin, N.H., to be mayor, district attorney, and leading citizen.

Bill Magenau and Charlie Dudley remind us our fall mini comes on the weekend of the Bucknell game, September 27 and 28. Be with us and reaffirm our love for Dartmouth. Such is the infinite variety of man's words that anyone can "prove" anything. As for mine: I carve on trees with facile ease; My written hand is bold, And when I print no one needs squint To have my message told. I lightly type all sorts of hype In phrases bright and shiny. My speeches gleam with brilliant sheen; The thoughts, too often, tiny.

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