1948

On behalf of our class, Bud Gedney received a letter from President Freedman in which the College's chief executive warmly thanked 1948 for its thoughtfulness in creating a perpetual Scholar-Athlete Award to be given each year "to a man and a woman in the junior class having combined outstanding performance in athletics and significant achievement in academics." The idea of the award was discussed and enthusiastically agreed upon at the '48 class meeting in Hanover during the Bucknell weekend in October 1992. All '48s who weren't there can appreciate the service to future Dartmouth youth voted by your classmates and the gracious recognition thereof extended by Dr. Freedman. The award was granted for the first time to two outstanding members of the class of 1994 in College ceremonies held last May.

These notes are written just prior to Dartmouth's final game of the 1993 gridiron season, against Princeton in Hanover. It has been a fantastic, breathtaking season.

Joe Bannon is a '48 Hanover native. He agrees Hanover was a great place to grow up because of the fantastic amount of activity and self-improvement opportunity available for everyone. Joe recently retired in N.Y.C. after earning his daily bread via his professional pen ever since Dartmouth and grad work at Columbia. He's worked for newspapers, freelanced, did PR work, and is now writing his third novel. Joe still loves reminiscing about Hanover life, and he can't forget the black night in a snowstorm when he and his friend Dick Giguerre took a toboggan ride off the Big Jump out on the Lyme Road. Joe says he doesn't remember too clearly, but thinks a third passenger was aboard, fellow named Barleycorn. "Couldn't steer worth a damn!"

Bill Weir arrived in Hanover in the V-12 50 years ago in 1943, went into active service with Uncle Sam's navy, and came back to Hanover for his final three years, which ended when he earned his E.E. from Thayer in 1949. Bill has spent his working life in specialized electronic instrumentation, and he retired owning his own company. He and Clara live in Emporium, Pa., about 120 miles south of Buffalo. Last summer they drove their motor home to Hanover, finding a handy hook-up on Lake Mascoma. (Do the Weirs know the Homer Youngs of Exeter, N.H., who have taken their motor home to Hanover more than once?) Bill recalls with fond reminiscence his close buddy and roommate for three years, the late Paul Twomey, and he asked about old friend Joe Smith.

Lloyd Krumm deserves our thanks for finally procuring the agreement of former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop '37 to speak to a joint session of '48, '49, and '50 rentiers next June when we can expect the good doctor to have something to say about a subject of great interest, national health insurance. Have you made plans for the 45 th yet? It's time to "Come back for more in '94!" Not many chances left to renew times with your old friends.

With reluctant sadness we report the recent deaths of Bill Hartwig of Milwaukee, SteveMorrill of Derwood, Md., and Lee Browne of Belvedere Tiburon, Calif. Class of'48 classmates send sincere regrets to their wives and families.

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Joe Bannon can't forget the black night when he and a friend took a toboggan ride off the Big Jump. W F.R. DRURY '48