1948

In late May your scribe had the pleasure of driving from Boston's Logan airport to Hanover. Though Logan itself has gready expanded in recent years, nothing much has changed about getting away from the place except that the two -lane, old two-direction Callahan Tunnel described so well by Howie Hilton in his thriller The Endless Twine! of a dozen years ago has been supplemented by its twin, the Sumner Tunnel. But once you climb onto 1-93 at Sumner's end, it's a straight shot by Interstate all the way to Lebanon, switching to 1-89 just outside Concord. In May the trip was gorgeous, and 1 don't remember the Granite State as ever more lush. When you drive to Hanover this fall (perhaps for the '48 mini over the October 8 UNH game/foliage weekend), take a side trip over to old Route 4, leaving 1-89 at Exit 11 near Sunapee. You'll have great views of Mt. Kearsarge, you'll be near Dick Greene's place in Elkins, and perhaps Potter Place will cause a lump in the throat for old times when you went through there to reach Colby Junior or Boston, etc. The trip from there on into Hanover is beautiful as ever, right past Mt. Cardigan and Lake A lascoma. (Al Gustafcon, just how many times have you climbed Cardigan over the years?)

This was written before Hanover's 50th Reunion of the WWII V-12 program heldjuly 16-18. Earl Chambers and Ron Spiers helped plan it. Former marine Bob Huke, wounded in Okinawa, delivered the main adress at dinner. The plans Joe described sounded great. More details later.

Paul .Mower hoped to spend rime with old friends Huke and Steve Morrill. Attorney Paul still lives in the same Chambersburg, Pa., house in which he was born. He still recalls with wonderment the reaction of the admissions interviewer at Dickinson College Law School, who told him in 1948 that there were no further questions about his qualifications when Paul advised he was a graduate of Dartmouth. "You're in!" the man said. Paul also reports with pride that he has given to the Alumni Fund every7 year since graduation, a fact recognized by the Fund and much appreciated by tireless Mary Axelrod. '48 Fund Director.

Both Bud Gedney and John Hatheway, '4B president and rice president, respectively, attended the annual athletic awards ceremony in Hanover on May 25 to witness the first-ever presentation of the Class of 1948 Scholar-Athlete Award to a man and a woman in the junior class who "combined outstanding performance in athletics and significant achievements in academics." This new annual award was established at the '48 class meeting during the Bucknell weekend last year, and it has generated much favorable reaction for recognizing scholar-athletes who are not yet seniors. Two outstanding young leaders were chosen, die first of an expected long line. In this same vein. Bud suggests that '48 visitors in Hanover this fall look for the plaque on the Inn porch commemorating '48's gift of new porch chairs eveny year from now on, also a result of last fall's class meeting.

Gang, our 45th will occur next June 13-16 in Hanover! Bud has appointed Lloyd Krumm reunion chairman, and Lloyd is hard at it, appointing a strong committee to develop a program of fun and positive value for all. without exception the reunions your writer has attended have been great. Lloyd will leave no stone unturned, so you owe it to yourself to be there. More later. The sands of time...

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