1940

In our college days the number of international students was virtually nil (if you neglect a few Canadians). However, one of, our most Solorful Solorful classmates was Hans-Joachim Heinz, a German citizen though his family was living in New Jersey at the time. After finishing high school in Trenton, he worked for a time as a coal passer on a German tramp steamer, visiting many ports in the world. When he decided to return to the U.S. for college, he entered Dartmouth. Heinie described his roommates BillHutchinson and Tom Braden as a Catholic

conservative and sportsman and as an atheistic parlour communist, respectively. In this triumvirate, he says he played the fascist, but more out of defiance than as a genuine and knowledgeable defender of the Nazi faith. Active then in the DOC, he still loves nature and the outdoors. In case you had lost track of Heinie, as I had, here is a quick recap:

During WWII he was a Sapper in the German Army and was put out of action in Sardinia. He learned later that he had been excluded from officer-promotion because he had been appraised as "a German from abroad who does not seem to be imbued with the ideals of the German Reich." After the war he obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Munich, studying insects. Soon his expertise in parasitology led him to several posts in South Africa, where he obtained further academic degrees. His most recent home has been in Botswana where he is at the Botswana Wildlife Training Institute. Much more of his odyssey can be found in his autobiography, Namkwa, Life Among the Bushmen. A copy of the book (long lost by Heinie and much missed) was found and sent to him through the combined efforts of Joe Burnett, StetWhitcher, and his former roommates, including Dick Verrill. We are happy to report that Heinie is active, fit, and healthy.

"Jake" Powell, formerly of the New Haven FBI, later an associate dean and director of security at Yale, has found another perfect job. He was honored recently by being named to the board of trustees of his alma mater, Hebron Academy. Bill Hutchinson still retains his skill and enthusiasm for football at Dartmouth. He will be working with the team again this year, especially in the kicking department. Louise and Bud Hewitt have begun a new project, thanks to encouragement by John Manley. They will provide annual plaque awards to the outstanding scholar athlete of Dartmouth's varsity and freshman football squads. A permanent display in the gym will have the recipients' names affixed.

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