1955

Late last year the New Hampshire Humanities Council presented Dartmouth History Professor Jere Daniell with one of three William L. Dunfey Awards for Excellence in the Humanities. Jere was honored for bringing his talks on town origins and colonial history to more than 115 New Hampshire towns. Jere also serves as a member of the Humanities Resource Center, a roster of more than 65 scholars who lecture in the humanities throughout the state.

Karen Swift-Gorton, wife of Mike Gorton, participated in the Winter Member Show of the Copley Society of Boston, and for die second time she was awarded the Robb Sagendorph Memorial Award from Yankee magazine for her painting, "Still Life," egg tempera on gesso panel. Mike isn't sure if JudHale, editor of Yankee, had any influence on the award, but I am sure Karen received the honor on the merits of her art alone. Mike is once again active on the hockey circuit but reports that his team is struggling this year with the record at 2-11. In spite of having a right ankle that is twice the size of his left one as a result of a slap shot deflection, he is still having fun! Youdi springs eternal.

Several members of the class and spouses attended a Dartmouth Horizons program in Hanover at the end of January. In addition to Ruth and myself, Bob and Iris Fanger,Brooks and Gail Parker, and GordonRussell participated and were joined at several events by Skip and Lou Hance. The program is an intensive overview of today's Dartmouth. About 25 participants meet with undergraduates, faculty, and administrators for a thorough review of many aspects of the College. Among the highlights were a session with Dr. Mae Jemison, the current Montgomery Fellow in resideince, who is an engineer, physician, and NASA astronaut, as well as an energetic, intelligent, and delightful young woman. Also featured was a presentation and demonstration by Professor John Rassias, the noted language instructor, which featured Brooks Parker playing the role of a submarine. Next time you see Brooks, ask him to say something in Greek! We also visited the Hood Museum, which was featuring an exhibition of Japanese color wood-block prints entitled "Utagawa Hiroshige: The Great Tokaido." The series of some 53 prints depicts a trip along the Tokaido, a highway running from near Tokyo to Kyoto, and was presented through the generous support of the BernardR. Siskind 1955 Fund. Many thanks, Bernie. We enjoyed the exhibition.

I was reminded of how quickly time passes when I received a clipping from the Boston Globe noting the 25th anniversary of the 1967 America's Cup win by Intrepid, skippered by Bus Mosbacher. According to Bus, "we had the fastest boat and the best crew of sailors ever assembled to sail it." Of course BudBombard was a member and is seen holding a cold one and looking quite youthful in the accompanying historical picture.

A brief note from Frank Chase reports that he retired from government service at the end of the year. He had been chair-borne for several years on the administrative side, instead of the operations side which he enjoyed more. Frank describes this in LeCarre terms as "coming in from the slightly tepid." Welcome aboard.

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