A Home For Native Americans

Veteran Warriors

THE BRIEF BUT important article "Occom's Heirs" [September] was heartwarming. I was struck by the description of the Lakota-style eagle staff presentation. In reaching out to Dartmouth's fallen Vietnam warriors in such a significant manner by those who also know endurance, pain, and sacrifice so well, they have, in addition, reached out in a very meaningful way to the entire Dartmouth community.

For me, this is another revelation that that Indian always has and hopefully always will permeate the soul of Dartmouth.

WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA

Sorry Stop

YOU SEEM TO BE proud that Dartmouth awarded President Clinton an honorary degree during his short stop in Hanover during his June campaign trip through New England ["The President Gives Commencement a Hand," September]. You shouldn't be. It was disgraceful. Thank goodness other events of the same day precluded the news of this sorry act from being more widely known.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

1945 Casualties

SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY some "authoritative" voice made the statement that the class of 1945 suffered more World War II casualties than any other class. NOT TRUE! 1942, 1941, and 1940 each had more than the 24 we list on our records. I have no idea whose "voice" it was.

Our class secretary, Don Sisson, was led down the primrose path by those who knew better as I certainly did. I never issued a statement to tell my classmates that our class had the fourth-highest casualty rate, and not the first. The issue involved sloppy fact-finding, and I apologize to the members of those classes whose sacrifices in terms of human life were greater that 1945s, and to Don Sisson the thoughtful and talented writer of our Class Notes.

The subject is rather macabre, but we in the class of 1945 have no wish to usurp the sense of sacrifice earned by other classes.

WEST LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Memories of Swede

MY GOAL IS TO WRITE A memorial booklet about my father, the late "Swede" (Andrewjames, or Jim) Oberlander '26. His success on the football field, together with other players on the great Big Green teams of the mid 1920s including the 1925 national championship team have been amply documented in numerous publication sponsored by the College and others. My search focuses on those scarce resources of background information dealing with individual recollections from personal anecdotes of his friends, fraternity, team, and classmates. The end result of this work will be shared with the College and with the class of 1926 in conjunction with its wonderful 70th reunion next summer. Please send any material directly to me at 2419 Little Creek Drive, Richardson TX 75080, (214) 231-9928.

RICHARDSON, TEXAS

fit Sole Mates

In the May issue was a story of Warner Bentley wearing Adler Elevator shoes so that he could play opposite Ann Potter ["On the Hill."].

To set the record straight, ELEVATORS was a registered trademark of Stone & Tarlow Co., Inc., and were made at our factory in Brockton, Massachusetts. My uncle Ben Stone '18 was president and my father was treasurer at that time.

Later my brother Bill Tarlow '50 and I joined the company. We purchased the Field and Flint Co. in January 1957, and later changed our company name to FOOT-JOY, INC. We sold our company to General Mills in June 1975, but I stayed on to run it for the next ten years. In June of 1985, FOOT-JOY, INC. was purchased by American Brands, also owners of Titleist. A couple of years ago, the two companies were merged to form Titleist and Foot-Joy Worldwide.

I retired last year, but my brother Bill is still active as a consultant.

BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS

IiditorV Request Some students find mentors in professors. Others find them in coaches. For a forthcoming article on what coaches teach us, the Alumni Magazine would like to hear from athletes whose Dartmouth days were especially influenced by a coach. "Whether you were a starter or a benchwarmer, please write us about the coach you've never forgotten. Send your tales to: Coaches Dartmouth Alumni Magazine 38 North Main Street Hanover, NH 03755-3762 E-mail: Alumni.Magazine@Dartmouth.edu