Class Note 1960
In Disney’s movie, Johnny Appleseed, the song goes, “Get on the wagon rolling west or you’ll be left alone.” Seventy-five in Seattle in July! Be there! We trust you signed up with Bill Mooreman or will soonest.
Just over the river from Hanover and down a tree-lined lane sits the Montshire Museum derived, in part, from Dartmouth’s own museums . The following gathered to lunch and listen: Brooke and Jim Adler, Cilla and Jack Benson, Barry Betters, Sage and Dick Chase, Gordy DeWitt, Violetta and Quentin Faulkner,Laura-Beth and Denny Goodman, Honey and Bob Hager, Gene Kohn, Sam McMurtrie, Linda and Rick Roesch, Julie and Dudley Smith, Cella and Gordon Starkey and me. We were all fascinated to learn “How Things are Made,” an exhibit of assorted machines designed to beguile kids and intrigue adults. An additional treat was a superb film, Passion for Skiing, shown by the museum and exploring the rise of skiing from the 1920s on and the contribution by the sons and daughters of Dartmouth to the sport, the Olympics, WW II and intercollegiate competition. Don’t miss this film if it comes your way. It’s that good.
Hap Dunning reports from the left coast that in February, thanks to the initiative of Peter Farquar, their lunch group had toured the Arion Press in the Presidio in San Francisco. Arion is the last fully functioning cast-type foundry and letterpress printing and publishing operation in the United States. They toured the foundry, type-casting machines, the pressing and the binding areas of Arion. Of particular interest were some hand presses Arion still has. Included on the tour were Inta and Bruce Hasenkamp, bi-coastal Linda and Rick Roesch, Roger Hackley, Ed Berkowitz, Dick Gale and Dave Sammons. Mary Farquar and Dick Levy joined in afterwards for a sumptuous lunch at the Cliff House, perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
Sid Goldman began his day early, traveling two hours up to Coral Shores (Florida) High School to present the Dartmouth Alumni Book Award to Isabella Garcia. It was a surprise to her, occurring during the quarterly “State of the Hurricane” assembly. Izzy’s parents were secretly in attendance and the entire student body cheered her award. Later he traveled to Marathon (Florida) High School to meet with Jonathan Rios and his family. Jonathan is an outstanding junior. His family, principal David Gracy and counselor Kathy Sympson arranged an intimate award ceremony in the conference room. The Dartmouth Club of the Florida Keys is proud of these fine students and hardworking educators. The final award will be given to Anika Yasmin of Key West High School on May 29. The book was Frost: Collected Poems, Prose, Plays. Robert Frost, class of 1896, attended Dartmouth College, returning as visiting poet in residence in the late 1950s, when many of us rubbed shoulders with him and heard him say his poems.
Talk about dedication: Russ Ingersoll and Pat trekked up to Hanover in the winter past to rent a house, pamper their grandchildren and take in Russ’ old pastime, hockey.
—John M. Mitchell, 300 Grove St., 14, Rutland, VT 05701; jmm00033@comcast.net
