Class Note 1939
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A major article in the November 13 Wall Street Journal introduced the three finalists for the title of “America’s Top College Professor.” Asked for an example of great teaching, finalist Roger Rosenblatt named John Kelleher, the late professor of Irish studies at Harvard. “I hadn’t the slightest idea about Irish studies,” said Rosenblatt, “but I was smart enough to know that Kelleher was the man I wanted to study with. The seriousness with which Kelleher took learning and the seriousness with which he took students, that was a model to me.”
John Kelleher was one of 1939’s seven senior fellows, along with Charlie Davis, Rodger Harrison, Lou Highmark, Bill Remington, Fred Upton and myself, Bob Kaiser. Having offices together in Baker Library, we became good friends and also came to appreciate John’s keen intellect and sense of humor. He and Fred Upton remained close for life, and we were delighted that John attended several 1939 mini-reunions before his death January 1, 2004.
The year 2009 marked the 100th birthday of the Dartmouth Outing Club. The yearlong celebration included the astounding feat of hiking the 2,176-mile Appalachian Trail in a single day. This was done by dividing an estimated 650 DOC undergrads and alumni into 21 groups, with each group responsible for hiking a roughly 100-mile segment of the trail on October 10, 2009. The oldest participant, at age 91, was classmate Henry Merrill, who lives with wife Mary Lois in Greensboro, Vermont. Hank established his DOC bona fides as director of ski competitions in our undergrad days.
—Robert L. Kaiser, 37 Rayton Road, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-4320
Mar - Apr 2010
A major article in the November 13 Wall Street Journal introduced the three finalists for the title of “America’s Top College Professor.” Asked for an example of great teaching, finalist Roger Rosenblatt named John Kelleher, the late professor of Irish studies at Harvard. “I hadn’t the slightest idea about Irish studies,” said Rosenblatt, “but I was smart enough to know that Kelleher was the man I wanted to study with. The seriousness with which Kelleher took learning and the seriousness with which he took students, that was a model to me.”
John Kelleher was one of 1939’s seven senior fellows, along with Charlie Davis, Rodger Harrison, Lou Highmark, Bill Remington, Fred Upton and myself, Bob Kaiser. Having offices together in Baker Library, we became good friends and also came to appreciate John’s keen intellect and sense of humor. He and Fred Upton remained close for life, and we were delighted that John attended several 1939 mini-reunions before his death January 1, 2004.
The year 2009 marked the 100th birthday of the Dartmouth Outing Club. The yearlong celebration included the astounding feat of hiking the 2,176-mile Appalachian Trail in a single day. This was done by dividing an estimated 650 DOC undergrads and alumni into 21 groups, with each group responsible for hiking a roughly 100-mile segment of the trail on October 10, 2009. The oldest participant, at age 91, was classmate Henry Merrill, who lives with wife Mary Lois in Greensboro, Vermont. Hank established his DOC bona fides as director of ski competitions in our undergrad days.
—Robert L. Kaiser, 37 Rayton Road, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-4320