1940

In connection with the "sense of place" feature story in the front of this magazine, Bill Chapin wrote his favorite place at Dartmouth was his dorm room—top floor of Fayerweather Hall. Fine roommate Holmes VanMate and a lot of friends: Walt Kelley, Cliff Holmes, Bob Rodday and Mickey Miller. One of the best chapters in his entire life.

From Bill Huffman we hear that he, Walt Kelley and Sox Freeman lived for three years in Middle Fayerweather. Looked at the back of Dartmouth Hall—not bad but the front is beautiful—the most beautiful college building any where. Jake Jacoby and Jack Ingeroll were also members of the Fayerweather group.

Joe Bird says his favorite spot is easy—Tri Kap house—oldest fraternity on campus, where Daniel Webster was an honorary member. At the house he started to enjoy bridge. Weekends there was always one game going on all day and most of the night. In 1938 the Tri Kap inter-fraternity team won the championship.

Bill Mercer had two favorite places. A nook in the Baker Tower, where he did all his reading assignments. And the Delta Tau Delta house, where he met and socialized with a lot of good friends (brothers) and picked up a bit of small change playing pool and ping pong.

Jay Weinberg adds that when he came to Dartmouth he got caught up in the Outing Club life and Robinson Hall became his favorite spot. He was club secretary, member of Cabin & Trail, features director on the Carnival committee, learned to ski and made lots of ski trips to the mountains.

Joe Burnett reported that his favorite place at Dartmouth was the cemetery behind Middle Mass where Eleazar Wheelock is buried. The space between the dormitory and the cemetery was grass so it was a natural thing to wander across and enter the cathedral like world of tall pines and ancient memories.

From the many special places at Dartmouth I have selected the Dartmouth Rowing Club. While president, rowing moved from Lake Mascoma to the Connecticut River, completed the Fuller Boat House, ramp constructed to the river, purchased launch, hired coach, installed rowing machines and had first away race with Columbia on the East River, NYC.

William G. Cleaves died December 4,2001, and Robert J. Rodday died December 17,2001.

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