1945
The ides of March are upon us, and with them some interesting items. Last of a series: A recollection from Irv Graves about his freshman year, as follows. "I recall one bitter cold night, an upperclassman had induced his date to visit his first-floor room. On the north side of the dorm, the doors to these rooms were recessed six to seven feet in from the corridor. A bucket brigade was enlisted, and the large canvas laundry hampers were lined up at the front door to be filled with snow and carried to the very room of questionable activities. In time, these pranksters, obviously jealous,'filled that entire exit cor- ridor with wetted snow. All doors were opened, and sure enough, the packed snow froze right flush with the corridor wall. It was totally impassable without a pickax. An embarrassed exit was made via the room window next morning." Sic transit gloria mundi.
From W.C. "Robbie" Robinson: "Retired to the most fabulous community in the U.S.A Hot Springs Village, near home of our esteemed leader, Pres. Clinton. Am on Ark. Sr. Golf Team. Have still maintained a 4 handicap. Remember my Dartmouth days on the golf team. Like warm weather too much to return to cold Northeast."
Nobody but Ned Newdick could write thus: "Daughter Vivian (Radcliffe '89) is teaching English and fomenting revolution in San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico. [lf she's really doing the latter, it looks like she succeeded. C.R.] Wife Lita is living apart in Cambridge. (Is it too late to enroll in a Dale Carnegie course?) My public social life consists of serving as executive dishwasher at tie Fall River Soup Kitchen and Senior Bleeding Deacon of Westport Point AA."
John L. "Doc" Byrnes reports in: "Just returned from a three-week group tour of Scotland, England, and Wales. Had the good fortune to spend a lot of time with Dan Carpenter's
brother-in-law Reed Ferguson from St. Simons Isle, Ga." Another example of '45 connections.
Excerpted from the Greenwich Time: Since 1982, Robert Hausman has overseen the awarding of $1.5 million in grants to 152 young actors, dancers, filmmakers, and designers. Bob is founding chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA as well as chairman of Lowes Hotels, a division of Lowes Corp. Although he is grooming his successors in both organizations, he does not plan to slow down. For one thing, he is chairman of the International Business Advisory Committee at Westchester Community College."
Next month's magazine will feature "Dartmouth's Gifts to the World." But we have more than enough material for a column featuring '45s who fit the bill, so we'll get a head start.
For instance, Dick Momsen was the field manager of the project which led to the location of Brazil's new capital, Brasilia; field manager of a survey that led to the development projects in Ecuador's Pacific lowlands; and senior photo interpreter for a program to introduce Macadamia nut-growing methods from Hawaii to Costa Rica, where it is now an important crop.
Then, there's our own "King of the Comic Book writers," Paul Newman. For over 45 years he entertained 100 million readers with his more than 4,016 comic-book scripts and several syndicated strips, including "The Lone Ranger" and "Smokey the Bear." He also won five major prizes, including a Clio, for industrial films. Add to that 13 children's books, and you have one prolific guy.
In the environmental area, Fred Schmidt has planted some 16,000 oak, white pine, and walnut trees, turned over 200 acres to state park land, and helped, as vice president of the Ice Age Train Foundation, to create a trail following glacial remnants—preserved by act of Congress, yet. More to come.
Thought for the Month: "Don't be humble. You're not that great."—Golda Meir
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Dick Momsen was field manager of the project which led to the location of Brazil's new capital, Brasilia. -MOOSE ROWAN JR. '45
