1939

We are back to reporting sad news after a few free months. Bob Dickgiesser died on September 7 after a brief illness. (The obit is in this issue.) On a cheerier note, we are just back from a delightful mini-reunion, which will, we feel sure, be more than adequately covered in the class newsletter. But we can hardly fail to mention the warm and sunny weekend; the company, superb as usual; the tremendous excitement at the Dartmouth Night parade and bonfire; the result of the Yale thriller (14-13), entirely satisfactory after some tense moments.

There was both good and bad news at our usual pre-game picnic at the Kaisers. All hands were delighted to learn that our vice president, Lou Highmark, was awarded our 1939 Man of the Year Award, but saddened that Lou was not up for the trip because of his health, and so was feted in absentia. He has recently gone through a heart operation, with complications, enough to have felled lesser men, but his voice on the phone came over strong and clear to George Hanna, who handled communications.

The Hannas were just back from a trip to England. George also reported seeing KennyMac Donald, all the way from Seattle. Ken, a trustee of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, attended a meeting at an Antioch branch in Keene, N.H.

At the executive committee meeting A 1Tishman was voted to represent the class on the Alumni Council for a three-year term. During the meeting we picked up an inter- esting statistic from Tim Corner. In recount- ing our existing numbers, he said that ChalieNeer had calculated that the life expectancy of the class, based on said numbers, is 86 years. So rest easy men.

We were particularly pleased to have DocTower among our returnees. He recently lost his wife, Chip, to cancer. Bert and PeterCardozo were in attendance at Chip's funer- al. Doc, Cornie Miller, and your corre- spondent represented the class on Friday afternoon to cheer the Green JVs who beat Yale 21-13 on Chase Field.

One trying event of health—we heard that Parker Paul had suffered a stoke and is claw- ing his way back in his native Seattle.

Perhaps you noticed in a recent mailing from Bequests & Tqists that the picture in the brochure featured the class of 1939 at a Commons meal. The brochure also high- lighted the fact that Bob Kaiser was named the first two-time honoree as Class Bequest Chairman of the Year, which somehow does not surprise this writer. Who can top him? A green card from the late Joe Crehan's daughter reports that her mother, Doris Cre-han, died on August 12 of brain cancer. She also states that her son Colin has applied for early-decision at Dartmouth.

Merry Christmas to all!

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