1951

It was pleasing to receive an email the other day from LesViereck, once one of our staunchest DOC hands, writing from Fairbanks, Alaska. "I am trying to contact some my old chubber buddies such as Hap Person, Paul Meyer, and Charlie Russell to see if they are planning to attend our sOth reunion. I would hope that we might be able to get together for a good old song fest—my wife and I play and sing most every evening, often digging out the old IOCA song book to refresh our memories. I have even Xeroxed a list of songs from our freshman trip!" Les noted that his professional career "was almost entirely with the Institute of Northern Forestry at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The institute closed for budget reasons in 1996 and I was forced into retirement, but I still maintain an office on campus, have an affiliate professor of ecology position at UAF as well as an emeritus scientist position with the U.S. Forest Service. For the last 12 years my research has centered on the National Science Foundation's Long Term Ecological Research program. Our experimental forest (here) is one of 20 national sites in the LTER system. My own personal research has concentrated on permafrost-vegetation interactions, fire effects on vegetation, and floodplain succession on large glacial rivers. I have published a book on Alaska trees and shrubs (1972) and one on classification of Alaskan vegetation (1993)."

After years of beating themselves on the head by going to see the Cubs lose at Wrigley Field, our '5l Chicago Cubs fans have at least treated themselves to a change of scenery, going to see the team play the Brewers in Milwaukee. Milwaukee's DaveWiggins made it particularly pleasurable, arranging to meet for lunch at a good German restaurant with Herb Knight,Pete Henderson, and Jim Bovaird, then limoing them over to the stadium. Of course the Cubs got hammered, 11-4.

50 Years Ago: Dartmouth gridders crushed Holy Cross 31-7, inspiring TheDartmouth's joint-byliners Woody Klein and Ted Laskin to soaring purple prose...The "explosive line-smashing of fullback Bill Roberts" sparked a Green offense which "blossomed out like an Apache squaw at a Fire Dance." Roberts notched "195 yards to his wampum belt, with runs of 34, 52, and 55 yards," on one play "took off like a Hades Bat," while halfback Eddie Williams scored when "he fled to the nectar." MikeChoukas immediately wrote a letter to the editor twitting m their florid metaphors: "The boys missed one opportunity...after cleverly referring to the Crusaders' goal as 'the Holy Land,' they failed to follow up with 'The Land of the Great Spirit' for ours." In soccer, Dave Saxton was superb in goal as Dartmouth scored an impressive 2-0 upset over Cuba's U. of Havana in Hanover. JulieOlney passed to Al Estrada, who kicked in the first score.

Now, 50 years later, join us Oct. 22-24 for Homecoming weekend, Dartmouth Night, and the Cornell game, anniversary celebration of the Green's stunning 16-7 upset over nationally ranked Cornell in 1949. '51 Out!

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Viereck isresearching permafrost-vegetation interactions inan Alaskan forest. LOYE MILLER ' 5 1

Newsmaker Michael Heyman '51, p. 42