1934

I'm not sure whether we were up to accepting coeds at Dartmouth in our day, but we sure made up for lost time after College with those who became coeds of the good class later on. They shone brightly in the life of the College, of the class, and in their own personal pursuits. Our first memorial chairs were the late BunnySheffeld and Denny Meigher, the job now held by Irja Wilson.

When it was apparent that we needed a bequest chairwoman, Molly Heston took it on, having been the right hand of her late husband Herb, formerly director of development at Smith. Molly was succeeded by LoisFrankel, and now by Bernice Cohen.

Meanwhile, Zelia Ruebhausen served as national head of the League of Women Voters; Bizzy Swensson was serving in the Connecticut legislature; and the late Barbara Smoyer, once Princeton, N.J.'s Woman of the Year, served her town in every capacity up to that of acting mayor.

The late Lillian Bernstein's sculpture has been exhibited in the nation's major galleries; Louise Stern's paintings are regularly shown in New York; BettyGregory Lauppe is a published diarist; Mary Beers' handicraft has graced many a '34 reunion, as has Jean Harrison's poetry, though Jean now ponders more serious subjects.

The Sarah Danzig that we knew in the '50s and afterward was the Sarah Palfrey who was starring at Wimbledon and all over the tennis world around the time we were still undergraduates.

And 1934 is proudest of its two members of '76, the first Dartmouth coed class: Mary McAllister and Pam Kneisel. What do you think of Pam's prophecy, from our 40th Reunion book: "I don't think Dartmouth and its women are totally used to each other yet, but it's coming. I'm sure each year will see an improvement as students, faculty, and the administration begin to see how healthy it is for men and women to learn together."

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