1953

"Dear old Dartmouth, bless her name. . . " From the "wintries" of Minnesota comes aid from Norm "Olga and Swen"Carpenter to round out the master list of master educators we lauded in the February edition. That some would be missed was expected; that more news rolls in is a delight. Here goes: Pud Harrison and Alan Sessler are faculty members at the Mayo Medical School. Jack Hall served as president of Pikeville College in Kentucky. DickCalkins was dean of the Drake Law School. Barney Dunnan was a public-school superintendent in Ohio for many years. John sigler is a professor at Carleton College in Canada. No doubt there are more; let me hear about them. Norm hastens to add to the list of educators all the Little League coaches, church vestrymen, PTA members, and fundraisers for museums and art groups. I agree. And, lest we forget, fathers and mothers as well.

Don Goss's newsletter and this column have touched on Steve Foster's passing, his accomplishments in life, and his time at Dartmouth. However, nothing can touch the tribute provided by his son Bob '79, when he wrote, "A native of New Haven, Steve had the good sense to forego...earning a degree from that school in favor of venturing north to Dartmouth.... His love of sports, the outdoors, and his ability to catch fish just about anywhere are the memories...after the pain subsides. ... Safe journey, Dad." Somehow, Bob, I think you can bank on that.

Although this news is a little dusty, we were touched to hear that Andy Sigler received the Herbert R. West Award for innovative community service in Fairfield County. In his comments, Andy got to the nub of it: "I guess it's our roots. We're basically a rural company (at Champion). Where we operate, we're the only thing (there). We've brought that attitude to Stamford.... If an employee is involved in something, we have a program connected to it." Thanks, Andy, I think we could all use a piece of that advice.

Jack Patten was honored several months back with the Navy League Frank Knox Media Medal. Jack's citation highlighted his leadership position as president of Business Week and praised the development of local language editions of his international magazine in China, Russia, and Poland. When one considers that Business Week is read by more than seven million people per week, Jack is certainly at the forefront of leading this post-Communist world to becoming knowledgeable about the nature of the free market. Congratulations, Jack, and thanks.

In Al Hathcock's write-up in the last Dartmouth Medical Journal, he included a wonderful article on Phil Parshley who is a clinical professor at Oregon Health Science University. Last fall Phil was honored for his work with the Oregon Burn Center, which he co-founded more than 20 years ago. The occasion of his recognition was the commencement of a campaign to fund a Chair for Burn Medicine at the Oregon Health Science University.

And finally, 1953 held a mini-reunion of sorts when die directors of the 1953 Chari- table Trust met in New York in early May. Progress is excellent with more than $1 mil- lion donated in the first year, including a sig- nificant sum from non-Dartmouth graduates. And as Don has no doubt revealed in his Daily 1953, this magnificent class has done it again—Class of the Year for the third time infour years. How about that?

"'Tis for her we'll fight for fame, and we'll shout her praises loud in every land, Dear old Dartmouth bless her name."

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