Class Notes
If you happened to be watching the Nightly News with Brian Williams on February 6, you might have been as surprised as we were to hear “Hanover, New Hampshire” and look up to see our distinguished classmate Clint Gardner b
Boy, do we have a war story for you. We spoke with Charles McDowell, retired admiral of the Navy, at some length.
Penn Frost here, writing for Betty Munson, who is still recovering from her operation. We had again a most successful mini-reunion September 28-29, 2012, with about 40 attendees.
It is always a pleasure to get a note or phone call out of the blue from one of our classmates.
Because the recent mini-reunion was sparsely attended, we decided to get in touch with some of the classmates who have shown up in the past. Our first call was to Budd Welsh in Vermont.
The colorful life of our classmate Joseph Dryer Jr. was the feature article in The Palm Beach Post in February.
A little trivia from the class of ’44.
Tim Gunn from Lakewood, Ohio, came one day to Dartmouth, left the next, was never heard from again.
Since news from classmates has been sparse, we decided to cast a larger net by emailing approximately 30 classmates not heard from recently. We hoped we would land a few live ones, but apparently we need new bait.
The determined ’44s have celebrated yet another fall mini-reunion, with an amazing 36 attendees at the Friday night dinner. The class is slowly absorbing the next generation as the loyal sons and daughters accompany their fathers.
Joe Vancisin, Yale’s all-time winningest men’s basketball coach, has been elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame along with seven other college basketball greats.