Class Note 1942
Issue
July-August 2022
News is scarce during the pandemic, thus the ability to gather news has been dramatically reduced. Weather, in the part of the world where I reside, has been a mixture of the very warm (80 degrees one day) to the very cold. Spring is sort of here with below-average temperatures—is it finally going to stay with us?
I just spoke with Jon Mendes, who told me his fondest memories of the Connecticut River are canoeing. He went on to canoe after Dartmouth.In 1979 he canoed down the Mississippi River. Then in 1980 Jon canoed the Yukon River.
His favorite president of Dartmouth is Phil Hanlon because he makes you feel welcomed. Jon is active walking in Central Park every day the weather permits. I plan to join him.
On a call with Stu Finch he reported that his favorite president was Ernest Martin Hopkins, who perpetuated liberal arts. The Hopkins Center was developed to honor his focus on artistry.
Stu’s favorite memory of the Connecticut River was of a friend who had a car at Dartmouth. They would drive to one of tributaries (wonderful places to study), and he mentioned the beautiful covered bridges. The only time Stu actually canoed was when the College invited students from a women’s college to campus. He canoed to make an impression—his first and last!
Stu continues to be active where he lives. He holds a jewelry repair clinic every Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and then Friday afternoons he attends a poker club of seven participants (for seven-card stud), where the stakes are pennies. He says the most he has won is 36 cents!
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com
I just spoke with Jon Mendes, who told me his fondest memories of the Connecticut River are canoeing. He went on to canoe after Dartmouth.In 1979 he canoed down the Mississippi River. Then in 1980 Jon canoed the Yukon River.
His favorite president of Dartmouth is Phil Hanlon because he makes you feel welcomed. Jon is active walking in Central Park every day the weather permits. I plan to join him.
On a call with Stu Finch he reported that his favorite president was Ernest Martin Hopkins, who perpetuated liberal arts. The Hopkins Center was developed to honor his focus on artistry.
Stu’s favorite memory of the Connecticut River was of a friend who had a car at Dartmouth. They would drive to one of tributaries (wonderful places to study), and he mentioned the beautiful covered bridges. The only time Stu actually canoed was when the College invited students from a women’s college to campus. He canoed to make an impression—his first and last!
Stu continues to be active where he lives. He holds a jewelry repair clinic every Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and then Friday afternoons he attends a poker club of seven participants (for seven-card stud), where the stakes are pennies. He says the most he has won is 36 cents!
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com