1951

It's nice to receive an update from Jack Hyland of Dallas (that's Texas, son): "After Dartmouth Medical School, I finished at the Washington University Medical School in St. Louis and stayed there at Barnes Hospital for internship. Following two years of active duty in the navy, sailing out of Seattle with MSTS and at Sand Point Naval Air Station, I returned to St. Louis for two years of internal medi cine at Barnes and then put in three years of cardiology...as a fellow to Dr. Lewis Dexter at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. I then went to Dallas as chief of cardiology at Baylor Medical Center, and over the next 32 years nurtured my one-man practice into a major heart center. Since mandatory retirement at age 65, I have continued to practice, with special emphasis on nuclear cardiology. Kay and I have four daughters. The three oldest are married; the youngest, 16, is still at home."

So many chubbers (old DOCers) converged in Woods Hole, Mass., recently that they could have had a reprise of Woodsman's Weekend. Seems that LesViereck sent word that he would be coming down from Alaska. Katherine and George Woodwell '5O invited Les and his brother Phil "Moosejaw" '49 to stay with them in Woods Hole, and summoned others of Cabin & Trail heritage for dinner and reminiscence. The attendees included HapPerson from nearby Plymouth, who reports wryly that old trip stories ended up taking second place to "new hip" stories "about the replacement parts—artificial knees, hips, and such—that we were carrying around amongst us. We decided we better not count them up." Also on hand was DaveO'Neill, who notes that a year or so ago he and Harriet moved to Yarmouthport from their longtime former home in Amherst, N.H. "I wanted to retire on Cape Cod," says Dave. "I'm still involved in real estate, but at a much reduced pace."

Mustn't let the '99 season close without a '51 fishing report. Joe Caldwell and son Jay had a great time on the Ponoi River in Russia, catching and releasing 89 Atlantic salmon between them. Don Palmer wrote (to Hap Person): "While I have severe arthritis in my right hip (planning for a new one later in the fall) I am able to hobble around and managed to catch (and release most of) nine Atlantic salmon in Iceland. It was amazing how the pain seemed to disappear when I had one of those great fish on the end of my fly rod!" Herb Knight and son Tom went far north of Manitoba for lake trout, and Tom got a 17-pound northern pike on a fly rod. I hooked two huge salmon in the scenic York River on Quebec's Gaspe. Both soared high out of the water, broke my leader, and nearly stopped my heart.

Fifty Years Ago: Our splendid football team lost the finale to Princeton, 19-13, but quarterback John Clayton won the Boston Gridiron Club's Lowe Memorial Award as "New England's outstanding player." Clayton set Dartmouth records for passes completed and yards gained passing; fullback Bill Roberts's 813-yard rushing total was also a College record. Paul Staley was elected football captain for 1950.

Loye Miller, 1672D Beekman Place NW, Washington, DC 20009; (202) 462- 6216; milloye@worldnet.att.net