1941

41 It's my last chance to remind you all of the approaching June 30 deadline for giving to the Alumni Fund. JohnWhite and his dedicated assistants have done their work, and now it's time for the rest of us to ante up—for the good of the old school as we knew it, and for the bright new students who deserve our support.

I was fascinated by the February issue of Yankee magazine, whose feature article recounted the many tragic deaths that have occurred over the years on Mt. Washington. One hundred and fifteen victims were listed by name. The name of Edwin Priestly MacIntire of Short Hills, N.J., jumped out at me and brought back memories of a smiling, guileless face I used to see on the Hanover campus. Ed became a casualty of a ski and hiking trip to Tuckerman's Ravine when he fell into a crevasse.on June 9, 1940.

I contacted DOC stalwart Mort McGinley, who is wintering in nearby Venice, Fla. to find out if our class lost any other members to alpine accidents. Mort and Jacque are enjoying their beachfront condo, a nice change from their Rocky Mountain high in Colorado. Mort recalled that Art Moffatt died in an accident while leading a canoe trip in Canada. We couldn't establish the details, but later research indicated the tragedy occurred on September 14, 1955. Art had been a member of the Ledyard Canoe Club and played freshman lacrosse. He was married on July 21, 1945, to a Vassar graduate after serving two years as an ambulance driver attached to the British 8th Army.

Bill Danforth in West Southport, Maine, confirmed the expertise of Art Moffatt as a canoeist. Bill has given up his own boat after a stroke in December 1993, but his sons in the area make their boats available, complete with Danforth anchors. Bill sounded great, and his mental attitude and workouts at the gym are helping to improve his walking and left-side movements.

A welcome note from Sam Pratt advised that his legal address continues to be 34 West Gate Drive, Delaware, Ohio, although he divides most of his time between his summer place far above Cayuga's waters in New York state and his son's home in Canton, Ohio. Sam retired in 1984 from Ohio Wesleyan, where he taught for many years and finally chaired the Department of Humanities. He still fondly recalls his undergraduate days as an English Honors student under the guidance of the aristocratic Prof. Lambuth, of die white beard, white clothes, and white car.

And now for a memory test—a trivia question. Who were the two '41 lettermen on the skating team in 1940-41?

The captain of die team vacationed with his wife, Rae, in Longboat Key, Sarasota, this March, then returned to N.Y.C. The other skater now makes Inverness, Fla., his home and attends many Dartmouth functions on the west coast of Florida.

Give up? Felix Lilienthal and Bill Hammond are the skaters.

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