Class Note 1942
Issue
May-June 2022
One of the pleasures of writing this column came in the mail a week or so ago. A fellow from the class of ’45, James Field, read it and wrote me a letter about a story I submitted by Tom Harriman. First, I am delighted to know that other classes read the column and, second, I realize how important your stories are. That said, I am hoping to find more stories from classmates and widows.
I spoke yesterday with Stu Finch, who reports that Covid confinement is still the operative word where he lives. He reports California is very strict. He keeps busy with his ongoing projects repairing jewelry, even creating some from scratch. It can be done under the restrictions because he has a shop where he does his work and is working with one other person. He even made 35 pieces of jewelry from scratch for his neighbors at Christmas. I asked him if he thought his career in medicine (surgery) made him able to handle tiny tools required for this type of work. He thought yes and also credits involvement with the Boy Scouts, where he learned to tie knots. He also has been behind getting a putting green on the property for five years. It would provide an outdoor activity and still follow Covid restrictions. Let’s wish Stu success. He had to give up several activities during Covid—including poker!
I asked Stu, “If you could take one photo of Dartmouth, what would it be?” His first answer: Baker Library. Then he thought for a minute and said, “No,” adding there are a lot of buildings like Baker, but none like Dartmouth Hall.
Jon Mendes (101) continues his daily walks to Central Park and says the one photo he would take is of Dartmouth Hall, representing the College’s colonial origins of a great university. He did mention that he had spent every day inside Baker studying in one of the cubicles. I asked Ginia Allison if she could take one photo of Dartmouth, what would it be and why? She said the Green, where there is so much student action through all the seasons. My photo would be of Dartmouth Hall—it’s iconic.
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com
I spoke yesterday with Stu Finch, who reports that Covid confinement is still the operative word where he lives. He reports California is very strict. He keeps busy with his ongoing projects repairing jewelry, even creating some from scratch. It can be done under the restrictions because he has a shop where he does his work and is working with one other person. He even made 35 pieces of jewelry from scratch for his neighbors at Christmas. I asked him if he thought his career in medicine (surgery) made him able to handle tiny tools required for this type of work. He thought yes and also credits involvement with the Boy Scouts, where he learned to tie knots. He also has been behind getting a putting green on the property for five years. It would provide an outdoor activity and still follow Covid restrictions. Let’s wish Stu success. He had to give up several activities during Covid—including poker!
I asked Stu, “If you could take one photo of Dartmouth, what would it be?” His first answer: Baker Library. Then he thought for a minute and said, “No,” adding there are a lot of buildings like Baker, but none like Dartmouth Hall.
Jon Mendes (101) continues his daily walks to Central Park and says the one photo he would take is of Dartmouth Hall, representing the College’s colonial origins of a great university. He did mention that he had spent every day inside Baker studying in one of the cubicles. I asked Ginia Allison if she could take one photo of Dartmouth, what would it be and why? She said the Green, where there is so much student action through all the seasons. My photo would be of Dartmouth Hall—it’s iconic.
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com