1965

1965

Greetings!

Now that the woIf-wind is wailing at the doorways,

And the snow drifts deep along the road,

I hope you’re defying frost and storm and have your heart’s desire.

(How’s that for trashing a fine song’s scansion?) Winter is upon us, except for those who have discovered warmer climates, such as Bob Murphy, who is playing baseball in Florida (more on that below). Here in Minnesota the winter is...meh. Not enough snow to ski on yet.

So, to business. As mentioned earlier, we are moving to a new way of delivering the newsletter. (Pardon me—a new platform.) Mike Gonnerman is the leader in this, and Stu Keiller maintains a fine website that figures strongly in the new design. Instead of a printed letter, Mike hosts quarterly conference calls. The calls are anchored by slides, which go up at biggreen65.com after the meetings. The first meeting took place in November and was followed by an email newsletter in December. Gonnerman led the meeting. Bruce Jolly, John Rogers, Joel Sternman, George Wittreich, Murphy, Keiller, Roger Hansen, Brian Porzak, Bruce Wagner, Peter Frederick, Bill Webster, Bob Blake and Dave Beattie joined the call. Plan to dial in on February 20 for the next meeting. Speaking of Gonnerman, he finished the 2017 Marine Corps Marathon in a time that would have pleased a 40-year-old. It was his 24th marathon. Mike’s wife, Betsy, ran the 10k and won her class—by eight minutes! Continuing the class action, Murphy writes, “I still play baseball. Hard ball, not softball. I play tournament ball: Wagner Wood Bat Classic, Roy Hobbs World Series and Legends of Baseball.” Murph plays center field, first base or catcher, depending on the team. He batted nearly .500 and was named a team MVP. In a quite different honor, Cheshire Health Foundation honored Dr. Roger Hansen’s years of service in orthopedics at the Keene Clinic, his leadership in founding Monadnock Sports Medicine and many contributions to medicine in the Upper Valley. The peripatetic Hansen also represented us at the 215th Alumni Council, which was prefaced by a visit to the new, renewed Moosilauke Lodge and included a reading of Green Eggs and Ham. Presumably this was the scholarly basis for the discussion of “the fusion of a best-in-class undergraduate college and a dynamic research university” that followed.

Finally, we have learned from Linda Waterhouse that Steve Waterhouse passed away on December 8 after a brief battle with brain cancer. “He embodied the spirit of Dartmouth from his days as our Indian mascot on through his many class projects,” Keiller said. “Working with him on Passion for Skiing was a revelation. His tireless efforts to research and build the story of Dartmouth’s contribution to skiing made us all dig deeper.” Hank Amon recalled Steve’s energy and dedication to Dartmouth, and Jim Griffiths noted, “There is no member of our class who has contributed as much personal time and creative energy to the betterment of the College. Steve will be sorely missed.”

—John Rogers, 6051 Laurel Ave., #310, Golden Valley, MN 55416; (763) 568-7501; johnbairdrogers@comcast.net