1943

"Bus" Mosbacher was enshrined as a charter member of the America's Cup Hall of Fame at an impressive ceremony held at the Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol, R. I., last September 18. Frank Hartmann attended the event, invited by his brother, a D '49, and also a bluewater sailor. Bus is one of the 18 charter inductees who included skippers from the very beginnings of the America's Cup races, among them two Vanderbilts, Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, and Sir Thomas Lipton.

Bus skippered the Weatherly and Intrepid to victories over Australia's Gretel and DamePattie in 1962 and 1967. He made a "very graceful, humorous speech," according to Frank. "We were proud of him." Congratulations, Bus—quite an honor!

From Harbour Ridge, Fla., home to 40 Dartmouth families including the Stockwells,Behringers, and Wellses, Jim Wells wrote to invite Florida's '43 contingent to attend the late-January Dartmouth Jamboree, featuring golf, tennis, lunch, and a cocktail party. Unfortunately his letter came too late for the December DAM, and there isn't a January issue. If you read this, Jim, how about a report which we'll promise to print ASAP? Last year Bob Krumm, Smed Ward, FrankHussey, Brad Cole, John Conn, and FredWallis and families attended.

Jim also reports a golf game with Brad and Doris Cole in Maryland during which they unintentionally winged a groundskeeper, who was found bleeding on the blind side of a knoll—no serious injury, however. Fred andMarge Stockwell missed the Jamboree, instead visiting the Hanover Inn to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. It is rumored that Fred proposed to Marge atop Bartlett Tower and threatened to jump had she not accepted. Fred Wallis in Jacksonville is active in tax work, and wife Bodie has recently recovered from knee-replacement surgery. John Conn anticipates surgery in Michigan to remedy heart problems, planning recuperation in the Florida sun. As for Jim, he stays busy between yacht-club duties, golf, and serving on the Harbour Ridge Transition Board.

From Switzerland, Roy Watson expressed polite but frank frustration with changes at Dartmouth—the Indian symbol, "girls," ROTC policy, etc. Nevertheless, he's still proud to be a Dartmouth man and a '43. We respect all opinions! He sees Jack Mack, who shares Roy's attitude. Roy is still very active in hotel management, teaches at the Alpina School of Hotel Management in Switzerland, and has written two books. He credits his Cornell graduate work with embellishing his technical skills and Dartmouth for commu- nications and basic knowledge. When not traveling, Roy calls Rochester, Minn., home.

A friendly note from George Tillson of Yardley, Penn., reports that he and Vi just returned from a marvelous tour of Costa Rica. They also attended the Penn game, which George says we would have won were it not for Fiedler's difficulties passing in the rain. Since retiring he has interviewed many Dartmouth applicants and is impressed with their caliber.

Have you read Misadventures of a Flyfisherman by Jack Hemingway? He is the son of Ernest and a Dartmouth '45 who was in Hanover only briefly from January to November 1942. An avid flyfisherman, and assigned to OSS, he parachuted behind German lines with fly rod strapped to his chest, fished a stream with German patrols passing nearby, and was later captured. He is retired in Sun Valley. It is a most entertaining book, and the recounting of his Dartmouth experience is interesting. See you next month!

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