1933

Hamlet's "fell sergeant" was abnormally attentive to '33 in the last months of 1995, taking in his strict arrests both Hank Smith and Jack Manchester in the space of four months. It is difficult to envision the Hanover scene without their presence. Their loss is a permanent one for the class and the College is deeply indebted to them for their long years of devoted service. They were loyal sons who loved her.

On a more cheerful note, we find that Bill Hitchcock, in retirement from active manufacturing, is showing a talent for historical writing. His article on a half century's developments in the wire industry and the early days of the Wire Association International appeared in the November 1995 issue of the Wire Journal International. His depiction of the stirring days of industrial activity, especially during WWII, was lively and informative and described Bill's varied and innovative experiences as Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Md., and later as head of Atlantic Wire Co. in Branford, Conn., over which he presided for many years.

When we talked with Don Wood in January, he had just escaped from Boston, where he and Katie had been visiting their son, James '71, ahead of that massive blizzard which immobilized the Atlantic seaboard and provided government employees here with a second "furlough." Retired since 1989, Don, after a career in the insurance industry, keeps happily busy doing insurance counseling as a member of the volunteer Executive Services organization. He reads but does not contribute to The Dartmouth Review with some of whose points he agrees and others he disagrees.

Gobin Stair, who with Julia celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on October 5, keeps applying oil to canvas with furious industry. On October 10, he was given the Kingston (Mass.) citizen of the year award for his mural of the alphabet which he painted to help raise funds for a new town library. The 25-by-six-foot painting celebrates the development of the alphabet and through it the creation of the printed word and the printing press. Hard on the completion of the library mural, Gobin is currently engaged upon another 24-by-7-foot blockbuster which will "help people understand who they are and their connection with the world as a whole." A big order, Gobin, but good luck. And keep the brushes flying!

John S. Monagan, 3043 West Lane Keys, NW, Washington, DC 20007-3057

Gobin Stair has painted a 25-by-six-foot mural on the alphabet's history. JOHN S. MONAGAN '33