1939

I begin by explaining that Doc Tower, my predecessor, advised us last spring that, for health reasons, he could not continue as class secretary. President Lou Oldershaw asked me to take over. I agreed—reluctantly.

The June 5 Valley News, the daily newspaper of this part of the Connecticut River Valley, including Hanover, marked the 61st anniversary of the WW II landings in Normandy with classmate Ev Woodman's chilling recollection of his personal experiences on D-Day. As a naval officer, Ev was in charge of crowded Landing Craft Infantry in the first infantry wave headed for Omaha Beach. His article omitted most of the now-familiar graphic detail, but clearly conveyed the fear and anxiety that gripped all involved. His words also revealed the traits of character that led to Ev's distinguished career in education.

Hanover is rife with construction these days. On the Dartmouth campus two new academic centers are going up just north of Baker-Berry Library; a new six-dormitory residential cluster is taking shape on the he former site of Mary Hitchcock Hospital; several other dorms are being built on Tuck Drive; a new engineering science building is being added to Thayer School; Alumni Gym is getting a needed renovation; and a new natural grass intercollegiate soccer facility is being built on Chase Field. In downtown Hanover Dartmouth is building a $16 million retail and residential complex in the South Street block, which it bought a few years ago. Across the street the Howe Library is adding 12,000 square feet to the existing 18,000-square-foot facility. The town is completing a new middle school on Lyme Road and will then renovate the high school. And these are just the major building projects!

37 Rayton Road, Hanover, NH 03755; evelyn.m.kaiser@valley.net