Class Note 1929
Issue
As always June was a busy and fun month in Hanover. There was the president’s break for students on the lawn in front of Baker Library while listening to the Dartmouth Wind Symphony. This happened to be the very last concert led by Max Culpepper after his 25 years at Dartmouth. President Wright was awarded two citations for his work with wounded Marines in hospitals and supporting their efforts toward higher education. The honors were both presented through “The President’s Own” by the National Marine Band.
Class Day in the Bema was a first for us both. There were the students, parents, families and friends with barely standing room. Honors and awards were given—the Bartlett Cup among them. This year there were two valedictorians—one male, one female—both having had straight 4.0 through four years. (I do hope they had time for some fun too!)
Commencement Sunday arrived with gentle rain, not enough to move the ceremony, which is fully televised on our local channel, so we, as usual, watched from our living room.
Among the honorary degree recipients were Bill Russell, the distinguished Boston Celtic, U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid and Louise Erdrich ’76, the Commencement speaker. Ed Haldeman ’70, chairman of the board of trustees, on behalf of the board bestowed honorary degrees on Susan and Jim Wright. The valedictorians’ addresses were inspiring, as was that of Louise Erdrich. With a sea of wonderful memories we listened to Jim Wright speaking to students for the last time as president. This year the presence of Edward Connery Latham ’51, dean of libraries, emeritus, proudly carrying the Dartmouth Cup, was missed. He had died at his desk in Webster Hall just a month prior at age 82. In spite of his wishes for no memorials, President Wright ordered the flags on the Green be flown at half-mast for two days.
Rip says,
“The force that threatens Mexico is ours.
We send them cash for pot and evil drugs
Until we cut that force’s evil power
We need to give our problems more than shrugs
We have to make drugs legal and then come
To face our awful problems here at home.”
—Mary Lougee Ripley, 80 Lyme Road, #411, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-6464
Sept - Oct 2009
As always June was a busy and fun month in Hanover. There was the president’s break for students on the lawn in front of Baker Library while listening to the Dartmouth Wind Symphony. This happened to be the very last concert led by Max Culpepper after his 25 years at Dartmouth. President Wright was awarded two citations for his work with wounded Marines in hospitals and supporting their efforts toward higher education. The honors were both presented through “The President’s Own” by the National Marine Band.
Class Day in the Bema was a first for us both. There were the students, parents, families and friends with barely standing room. Honors and awards were given—the Bartlett Cup among them. This year there were two valedictorians—one male, one female—both having had straight 4.0 through four years. (I do hope they had time for some fun too!)
Commencement Sunday arrived with gentle rain, not enough to move the ceremony, which is fully televised on our local channel, so we, as usual, watched from our living room.
Among the honorary degree recipients were Bill Russell, the distinguished Boston Celtic, U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid and Louise Erdrich ’76, the Commencement speaker. Ed Haldeman ’70, chairman of the board of trustees, on behalf of the board bestowed honorary degrees on Susan and Jim Wright. The valedictorians’ addresses were inspiring, as was that of Louise Erdrich. With a sea of wonderful memories we listened to Jim Wright speaking to students for the last time as president. This year the presence of Edward Connery Latham ’51, dean of libraries, emeritus, proudly carrying the Dartmouth Cup, was missed. He had died at his desk in Webster Hall just a month prior at age 82. In spite of his wishes for no memorials, President Wright ordered the flags on the Green be flown at half-mast for two days.
Rip says,
“The force that threatens Mexico is ours.
We send them cash for pot and evil drugs
Until we cut that force’s evil power
We need to give our problems more than shrugs
We have to make drugs legal and then come
To face our awful problems here at home.”
—Mary Lougee Ripley, 80 Lyme Road, #411, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-6464