1951

About 25 were present at Alike Choukas’s following the New Hampshire football game October 9. JoeWelch presented a Spirit of 51' Award to PeirceMcKee, who came all the way from Orinda, Calif., with Rosina. Peirce has been an active contributor to the class and Dartmouth since undergraduate days and continues to serve his community in countless volunteer roles. Batch will publish the citation shortly. Also on hand were Dave Batchelder, Bill Boynton, JohnClayton, Russ Dilks, Dave (Hanover) Hall,Bob Hopkins, the Amos Giles, Peter Martins,Sandy McDonalds, Al Moris, HenryNachmans, and the Dick Prices.

Dick Bames passed near Madison on his way to New Harbor, Maine, where he and Toni escaped D.C.’s torrid August heat. We couldn’t accept his invitation to dinner because I was just out of the hospital after hip-replace- ment surgery. But that was dien and this is now, and we were able to be more hospitable to a group after the Yale game in nearby New Haven. Following the game—in which both our football team and band clearly outclassed the Elis—a small group gathered at our place in Madison. Joan and Bob Hopkins were there, and Bob gave us a little preview of his study group’s recommendation on reunion clustering (more about this soon). In his non- Dartmouth life Bob is very active in the Con- necticut Golf Association, preparing for his accession to its presidency next year. The group runs tournaments throughout die state. Shirley and Hank Sanders described his efforts to be re-elected first selectman of Darien, Conn. Margaret and Mark Cole reported on Mark’s unique therapy follow- ing triple-bypass surgery three years ago; ping pong, in which Mark recently took second place in his Connecticut Division. Amy and Hank Nachman are still deeply involved in Dartmouth Club activities and skiing—most recendy having a hand in keeping the Dart- mouth Skiway open after a string of poor years threatened its future. Finally, Gebbyand Sandy McDonald are preparing for Sandy’s full retirement nextyear, when they will prob- ably relocate between Maine and Florida, most certainly near a sailing harbor.

Woody Klein has been teaching a course at Fairfield (Conn.) University’s School of Continuing Education. The course is called “Writing for the Press,” a subject well prac- ticed by Woody as a former reporter for the New York World Telegram, and now editor of the Westport News (with many other jour- nalistic credits in between).

Sel Atherton retired last July from Multi- bank Financial Corp. in Dedham, Mass. Sel, who grew up in Hanover, spent most of his working days in banking, starting with Man- ufacturers Trust’s training program in New York City, and later serving as an officer of several New England banks. He was president and CEO of Multibank at the time of his retirement. He and Margie reside in Ply- mouth.

This column has never mentioned the retirement last spring of Prof. Jeffrey Hart, certainly one of our class’s most outspoken members. Jeff’s ongoing criticism of certain aspects of Dartmouth life has stirred juices for years. Only in academia can you verbally sting your boss, your employer, and your colleagues and still retire with respect and a measure of fondness. In retirement he’ll continue his writing and will never ever mellow.

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