Class Note 1942
Issue
May - Jun 2019
You will be reading this column with the warm weather having arrived. However, I write as snow is falling outside my window.
I had lunch the other day with Jon Mendes, who continues his daily walk around the reservoir—he even tried it at 2 degrees, though he admits he had to turn back. We shared WW II stories that he and Leo experienced—including an amusing tale after he joined the reserves and was courting his wife. He “borrowed” a corsair and flew three weekends into Provincetown, Massachusetts, where his wife was summering—on the third he proposed. He has published a pamphlet on how he has enjoyed good health at 98 and how you can too. He remains true to his book. His lunch was right out of his book. If any of you are interested, you can get a copy by emailing Jon.
Other news I have for you are recent happenings from Dartmouth Today.
“Undergraduate Applications: A New Admissions Record,” says that Dartmouth has hit a new record for the number of undergraduate admissions applications, with a preliminary total of 23,641 students seeking admission to the class of 2023, an increase of 7.3 percent since last year. This happened in part because the admissions officers visited nearly 1,500 U.S. high schools and more than 50 countries to encourage applicants.
Also in the news: “Tuck Ranks 12th Worldwide for Highest M.B.A. Salaries for 2019.” The website BusinessBecause.com noted Tuck has the highest percentage (45 percent) of female students in the United States and some of the most generous graduates, with more than two-thirds of alumni donating to the school. Finally, “Gillibrand ’88 Returns as a Presidential Candidate. The 2020 presidential campaign trail through Hanover brought Democratic candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ’88 (D-N.Y.) to Alumni Hall in February for a town hall-style event that became a celebration of the women of Dartmouth.”
I have the sad duty to report the loss of Robert Moser Campbell December 23, 2018, just seven weeks shy of his 100th birthday. The class of ’42 sends condolences to his family.
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com
I had lunch the other day with Jon Mendes, who continues his daily walk around the reservoir—he even tried it at 2 degrees, though he admits he had to turn back. We shared WW II stories that he and Leo experienced—including an amusing tale after he joined the reserves and was courting his wife. He “borrowed” a corsair and flew three weekends into Provincetown, Massachusetts, where his wife was summering—on the third he proposed. He has published a pamphlet on how he has enjoyed good health at 98 and how you can too. He remains true to his book. His lunch was right out of his book. If any of you are interested, you can get a copy by emailing Jon.
Other news I have for you are recent happenings from Dartmouth Today.
“Undergraduate Applications: A New Admissions Record,” says that Dartmouth has hit a new record for the number of undergraduate admissions applications, with a preliminary total of 23,641 students seeking admission to the class of 2023, an increase of 7.3 percent since last year. This happened in part because the admissions officers visited nearly 1,500 U.S. high schools and more than 50 countries to encourage applicants.
Also in the news: “Tuck Ranks 12th Worldwide for Highest M.B.A. Salaries for 2019.” The website BusinessBecause.com noted Tuck has the highest percentage (45 percent) of female students in the United States and some of the most generous graduates, with more than two-thirds of alumni donating to the school. Finally, “Gillibrand ’88 Returns as a Presidential Candidate. The 2020 presidential campaign trail through Hanover brought Democratic candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ’88 (D-N.Y.) to Alumni Hall in February for a town hall-style event that became a celebration of the women of Dartmouth.”
I have the sad duty to report the loss of Robert Moser Campbell December 23, 2018, just seven weeks shy of his 100th birthday. The class of ’42 sends condolences to his family.
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com