President Hanlon was presented with a book of memoirs from various Dartmouth classes. Harry Hampton wrote the welcome, as follows, that was included for our class. Thanks, Harry. 
“Summer of 1941: As war has ravaged much of Europe by September 1941, 725 boys arrived in Hanover to become members of the class of 1945 at Dartmouth College, headed toward graduation in June 1945. December 7, 1941, and Pearl Harbor changed that for each of us.
“Three months wearing freshman beanies and degradation by members of the upperclasses did not enable a class at Dartmouth to coalesce. Though most of us returned to earn our degrees in 1946 or subsequent years or received them by mail thanks to V-12 semester in Hanover, very few of us had been together long enough to establish bonds that characterize a ‘normal’ college class.
“More likely we bonded with fellow infantrymen, Seabees, airmen, Marines, sailors, maybe a general or an admiral, as we took the war to Berlin and Tokyo. Curiously enough, it was back in Hanover, 1955 to 1959, concerned about a proper memorialization of classmates who had died in service, when ’45 came together as a united brotherhood devoted to Dartmouth College. In certain ways it was a union stronger than what might otherwise have come about.
“Now comes the year 2013. We are about to witness installation of Philip Hanlon ’77 as a Dartmouth’s president. He will be the sixth individual to become the College’s president since ’45 sat at Ernest Martin Hopkins’ desk as he signed our certificate of matriculation. Our ranks have thinned, but they stand straight, firm, proud to raise a cheer to welcome and honor Dr. Hanlon as our leader. The Dartmouth class of 1945 wishes him good health in a long and fruitful service to our alma mater.”
Since our last Class Notes we have lost more classmates, please refer to our website for more details.
—Rosalie Cutter, 14 Sterling Springs Drive, White River Junction, VT 05001-2970; rosalie007@aol.com