Class Note 1952
Issue
January-February 2022
As we close out another unsettled year, we hope this finds you and your family in good health, and we offer you our best wishes for 2022, our 70th year as members of the Dartmouth College tradition.
Speaking of tradition, in our undergraduate days and well into our middle years, each fall the highlight of non-academic activity was Dartmouth Night and a big weekend in Hanover. Many of us celebrated on campus, but those who couldn’t make it enjoyed the festivities at local alumni gatherings around the country. Dartmouth Night has evolved into Homecoming Weekend and this past year the on-site parade and bonfire accompanied the Yale football game and an exciting win over the Bulldogs. We highlight this because we would like to pay tribute to our classmate, Dr. Robert Millhouse. Bob, a retired physician and a resident of southern California, journeyed cross country to Hanover in mid-September with two of his sons to march in the parade on Friday night and to enjoy the weekend. They were the sole representatives of the class in the parade and they deserve special recognition, especially because this was a repeat commitment from just two years ago. We’re pleased to report Bob and his family are doing well. Bob was one of some 24 classmates who attended Dartmouth Medical School and those still with us are active alumni. This includes Dr. Ben Stein, a resident of Bernardsville, New Jersey. Ben and friends visited Hanover just two weeks later for the Columbia game. Plans for our 70th reunion in September are gradually shaping up and it should be a great time for re-bonding with classmates and friends. If the fall leaf-peeping season in 2022 is as beautiful as 2021, that alone is enough to bring us back to Hanover. Reunion chairman Gene Cesari and class president Frank Logan will be announcing details, and we are certain this will be another ’52 classic. It is unfortunate that we will miss several more classmates who have passed away. They are Joseph Baute, G. Gordon Kay, Terence Malone, Henry A.G. Chapman, and William Scott.
—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com
Speaking of tradition, in our undergraduate days and well into our middle years, each fall the highlight of non-academic activity was Dartmouth Night and a big weekend in Hanover. Many of us celebrated on campus, but those who couldn’t make it enjoyed the festivities at local alumni gatherings around the country. Dartmouth Night has evolved into Homecoming Weekend and this past year the on-site parade and bonfire accompanied the Yale football game and an exciting win over the Bulldogs. We highlight this because we would like to pay tribute to our classmate, Dr. Robert Millhouse. Bob, a retired physician and a resident of southern California, journeyed cross country to Hanover in mid-September with two of his sons to march in the parade on Friday night and to enjoy the weekend. They were the sole representatives of the class in the parade and they deserve special recognition, especially because this was a repeat commitment from just two years ago. We’re pleased to report Bob and his family are doing well. Bob was one of some 24 classmates who attended Dartmouth Medical School and those still with us are active alumni. This includes Dr. Ben Stein, a resident of Bernardsville, New Jersey. Ben and friends visited Hanover just two weeks later for the Columbia game. Plans for our 70th reunion in September are gradually shaping up and it should be a great time for re-bonding with classmates and friends. If the fall leaf-peeping season in 2022 is as beautiful as 2021, that alone is enough to bring us back to Hanover. Reunion chairman Gene Cesari and class president Frank Logan will be announcing details, and we are certain this will be another ’52 classic. It is unfortunate that we will miss several more classmates who have passed away. They are Joseph Baute, G. Gordon Kay, Terence Malone, Henry A.G. Chapman, and William Scott.
—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com