1953

The fall is upon us, signaling exciting sports activity, Dartmouth night, Homecoming and the naming of our Classmate of the Year. This year our committee named two outstanding classmates for this distinguished honor. Put Blodgett and Allen Collins now join the ranks of those distinguished classmates who have previously been so honored. Allen is the only Dartmouth alum who has held all three of the following positions: president of the Alumni Council, president of the Association of Alumni and chairman of the Dartmouth Fund. Put has served our College, the greater Hanover community and the states of New Hampshire and Vermont as a woodsman, farmer, ecologist, ski racing official and artist.

Congratulations!

Many thanks to Lore and John Dodge who hosted a fabulous maxi-mini-reunion at the spectacular Mount View Grande Hotel in Whitefield, New Hampshire. There were 28 attendees who enjoyed excellent weather and a wonderful program of golf, tennis, a super lecture on New Hampshire’s grand hotels and fabulous meals. In addition, Lore and John had a super barbecue at their home for the class.

Grafton County, New Hampshire, has named courtroom No. 1 in the Grafton County Courthouse the Hon. William Reynold Johnson Courtroom in his memory. A gifted and devoted jurist, a brilliant and humane individual, Bill served with distinction as an associate justice of the N.H. Supreme Court.

President Jim Yong Kim visited Donald Goss at his home. They discussed many different aspects relating to the College, with Donald offering President Kim his personal observations on a number of subjects. The visit continues to add to the already fast-growing perception of Dr. Kim’s grace, energy and determination to learn everything that he can about Dartmouth.

Allen Collins’ granddaughter Katelyn Collins Parizeau ’10 co-managed the Big Green Bus in its vegetable oil-fueled 12,000-mile trip across the United States last summer. It sounds like great fun for a worthy cause.

Sadly I must relate the news of the death of our classmate Howard Elton Clark Jr. I offer our sympathy and condolences to his wife, Dona, and their children David, Suzanne and Brian.

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