Class Note 1938
Issue
Jan - Feb 2019
Happy new year 2019! I have no news to offer about this amazing class. However, I have received mail from members from other classes, for which I say thank you for your very kind words relating to past columns.
From Tucker Richard ’86: “I enjoyed your entry in the Sept./Oct. edition of the DAM about the freshman arriving so many years ago. And it seems to me an excellent question as to how his experience might compare to those of 2018 or, for that matter, any other era. I would think there is no one answer as so many people come from such a variety of perspectives. In my close, thank you for this type of insight; it is most interesting.”
From Nathan DeLuke ’02: “Thank you for submitting the letter from a freshman circa 1934-35 to Dartmouth’s alumni magazine. I enjoyed it immensely and, although my freshman year was 1998, it brought back some great memories. Maybe it has changed in the 20 years since then, but I suspect that while things on sale have changed, their usefulness has not—even the ever-present laundry service. Hope this is a wonderful fall for you, as we do not get much of one down here in Atlanta.” I really don’t know what to say except please know how much you’ve touched my heart for acknowledging your enjoyment of learning about past and older classes and previous experiences. It brings joy and a little laughter in a very bleak and sad world.
“Dear freezing New York—I’m writing this from the hospital, Dick’s House, where I will be taking a rest for a day or two. Now, Mother, don’t say you expected it all along. It wasn’t the skis’ fault. I had a little trouble making them agree on the same direction while skiing on Velvet Rocks and, as a result, I found myself upside down in a hemlock grove. My ankle’s only a little strained and will be all right in a week or so. Anyhow, the skis were not broken.” That being said, let’s all be careful out there and stay warm and healthy!
—Jean M. Francis, 2205 Boston Road O-139, Wilbraham, MA 01095
From Tucker Richard ’86: “I enjoyed your entry in the Sept./Oct. edition of the DAM about the freshman arriving so many years ago. And it seems to me an excellent question as to how his experience might compare to those of 2018 or, for that matter, any other era. I would think there is no one answer as so many people come from such a variety of perspectives. In my close, thank you for this type of insight; it is most interesting.”
From Nathan DeLuke ’02: “Thank you for submitting the letter from a freshman circa 1934-35 to Dartmouth’s alumni magazine. I enjoyed it immensely and, although my freshman year was 1998, it brought back some great memories. Maybe it has changed in the 20 years since then, but I suspect that while things on sale have changed, their usefulness has not—even the ever-present laundry service. Hope this is a wonderful fall for you, as we do not get much of one down here in Atlanta.” I really don’t know what to say except please know how much you’ve touched my heart for acknowledging your enjoyment of learning about past and older classes and previous experiences. It brings joy and a little laughter in a very bleak and sad world.
“Dear freezing New York—I’m writing this from the hospital, Dick’s House, where I will be taking a rest for a day or two. Now, Mother, don’t say you expected it all along. It wasn’t the skis’ fault. I had a little trouble making them agree on the same direction while skiing on Velvet Rocks and, as a result, I found myself upside down in a hemlock grove. My ankle’s only a little strained and will be all right in a week or so. Anyhow, the skis were not broken.” That being said, let’s all be careful out there and stay warm and healthy!
—Jean M. Francis, 2205 Boston Road O-139, Wilbraham, MA 01095