Class Note 1942
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It is remarkable how quickly the deadline for submitting class news comes around. It seems like August was yesterday. As you know, I end each column with a plea for news from classmates that I can pass on to you. I heard from three of you: Stu Finch, who is still involved in the U.S.-Ukrainian study of radiation-induced leukemia, Charles Herberger and Bob Gale. In fact they sent so much news that we could not fit it in our column, which allows 350 choice words. You will see the details in our newsletter. Bob Gale and Charles Herberger, both former English professors, are prolific writers—Herberger most recently about Shakespeare and Gale about Walter Van Tilburg Clark. Bob Gale sent a very moving piece about Dick Ensor. It was a copy of the Bronze Star Medal citation by President Roosevelt in October of 1945 that Dick Ensor received in WWII “For heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in Luzon, Philippine Islands, from 23 October 1944 to 20 May 1945. Ensor voluntarily landed by submarine behind enemy lines in Luzon and traveled by sailboat to southern Luzon, where he trained guerrillas in demolition and jungle fighting. Ensor made and important contribution to the liberation of the Philippine Islands.” You can read more about Ensor in his memoir in Dartmouth at War titled “All We Did Was Blow Up Bridges.” Many of our classmates did heroic deeds and have been reluctant to share them. We attended the Inauguration of President Philip Hanlon in conjunction with Class Officers Weekend. In early October Jon Mendes and I attended Hanlon’s first visit to New York City as the new president. This year’s Homecoming saw Dartmouth beat Yale followed by a spectacular Homecoming bonfire. The class of ’42 was represented in the Homecoming parade by Ginia and Huntly Allison a 1946 red Willys Jeep chauffeured by our adopted classmate John Carroll. I end this column with a plea for news and a regret to report the loss of Guy Swenson, a loyal participant in alumni activities for more than 20 years. —Leo F. Caproni Jr., 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York City, New York 10021; (212) 988-6012; (212) 988-6715 (fax); caproni@aol.com
Jan - Feb 2014
It is remarkable how quickly the deadline for submitting class news comes around. It seems like August was yesterday. As you know, I end each column with a plea for news from classmates that I can pass on to you. I heard from three of you: Stu Finch, who is still involved in the U.S.-Ukrainian study of radiation-induced leukemia, Charles Herberger and Bob Gale. In fact they sent so much news that we could not fit it in our column, which allows 350 choice words. You will see the details in our newsletter. Bob Gale and Charles Herberger, both former English professors, are prolific writers—Herberger most recently about Shakespeare and Gale about Walter Van Tilburg Clark. Bob Gale sent a very moving piece about Dick Ensor. It was a copy of the Bronze Star Medal citation by President Roosevelt in October of 1945 that Dick Ensor received in WWII “For heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in Luzon, Philippine Islands, from 23 October 1944 to 20 May 1945. Ensor voluntarily landed by submarine behind enemy lines in Luzon and traveled by sailboat to southern Luzon, where he trained guerrillas in demolition and jungle fighting. Ensor made and important contribution to the liberation of the Philippine Islands.” You can read more about Ensor in his memoir in Dartmouth at War titled “All We Did Was Blow Up Bridges.” Many of our classmates did heroic deeds and have been reluctant to share them. We attended the Inauguration of President Philip Hanlon in conjunction with Class Officers Weekend. In early October Jon Mendes and I attended Hanlon’s first visit to New York City as the new president. This year’s Homecoming saw Dartmouth beat Yale followed by a spectacular Homecoming bonfire. The class of ’42 was represented in the Homecoming parade by Ginia and Huntly Allison a 1946 red Willys Jeep chauffeured by our adopted classmate John Carroll. I end this column with a plea for news and a regret to report the loss of Guy Swenson, a loyal participant in alumni activities for more than 20 years. —Leo F. Caproni Jr., 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York City, New York 10021; (212) 988-6012; (212) 988-6715 (fax); caproni@aol.com