Class Notes 1947

The leaf season in the fall in New England is a very busy time, with tourists arriving from everywhere. Mountains ablaze with color is quite a sight. And Dartmouth is right in the middle of it. Then quick as a flash the colors turn to white. Winter has arrived.

A while back I wrote about a recall to serve in the Korean War. I received an email from Ben Brewster, a Marine V-12er from our class who indeed was called back. Ben received a degree from Thayer, another from MIT, and spent six months in Korea building roads. He says he never fired a shot, nor was he ever fired upon. I also heard from Dave Chalmers ’46. He was called back, but his return was deferred. I noticed from the picture he sent that he is now a member of the exclusive Cane Club. Dave and I were both stationed at Camp Pendleton, in the same tent camp, when the war ended. My favorite story of that time was when Dave and I were walking down the street in nearby Balboa and he yells out, “Hey, Humphrey Gobart.” It was, of course, Humphrey Bogart, and he was not pleased and told us so!

Fifty years ago, after the decision was made to admit women to the College, many men expressed concern that women didn’t understand philanthropy and had neither the inclination nor the means to give back, says Peggy Epstein Tanner ’79, co-chair of the Call to Lead campaign. The goal is to strengthen Dartmouth’s position as a leading model for women’s philanthropy. From that effort, started seven years ago, 103 women have made a total of $379 million in campaign commitments and another $61 million in bequest expectancies. Women represent more than a third of the alumni body and have been well represented as trustees. Peggy, of course is one of the daughters of our recently deceased vice president, Alan Epstein, who also was our longtime class fundraiser. Alan certainly passed that gene on.

We are saddened to report the death of Larry Goodman of Greenwich, Connecticut, on August 4, 2021.

—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03871; (603) 964-6592; jhayes697@yahoo.com

What a refreshing feeling to not have to wear a mask and respond to the question when asked, “Have you had your shots.” My reply is affirmative. On one occasion I was told that I had to carry proof, in my case in the form of the card given by the Veterans Administration in Manchester, New Hampshire. My first local bridge game, in more than a year, will have to wait, as I filed it away. We’ll see next week if reading the bridge hands in the paper carries over to face-to-face competition.

In the May/June issue I mentioned that my roommate, Gordon Grant, was the only V-12 member I knew who was called back for the Korean War. Within a week I received a call from Bob Ferguson ’47 in Tucson, Arizona. He told me of his time in the Navy V-12 for two semesters at the University of Miami, Ohio. The V-12 was then stopped there and he was shipped to the V-12 at Dartmouth. The V-12 was eventually stopped in Hanover and he graduated with the class of ’47. But, as he says, only after he and a few others had to petition the College for diplomas! At the start of the Korean War he was called back—into the Marine Corps! He spent 20 years in the service and retired as a major never having set foot on Parris Island. Will wonders never cease.

The same issue of DAM comments on the five sports that were eliminated from Dartmouth during Covid, only to be reinstated, resulting in the resignation of athletic director Harry Sheehy. I would have loved to have been a fly on that wall during that fiasco. Dartmouth certainly didn’t pin any medals on itself.

I received a note that Frank Weber died on May 11. During his time after graduation, he served the class well. His last role was as class agent, and his reports were always complete, though voluminous. They always brought a chuckle.

—Joe Hayes, P.O. 57, Rye Beach, NH 03871; (603) 964-6503; jhayes697@yahoo.com

At this writing I have had one Covid shot, with the second due next month. I get it from the VA, where I also get my glasses, hearing aids and some medicines. The improvement in their service has been nothing short of spectacular.

I recently received news from our class treasurer, Liz Nunez, that our class will continue to receive the alumni magazine free of charge. That’s worth celebrating—and begs the question of how to spend the $9,683 still in our treasury. Our constitution states that unless we do, the money goes to the library. At present and for the last few years we have given $250 to the athletic sponsors program, $250 to the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, and $500 to the Dickey Center for International Understanding. I spoke to fellow class officer Phil Segal and he is perfectly willing to continue our present policy. I agree, and we will do so.

During John Trethaway’s term as class president he was instrumental in having the board elect Josie Harper, Dartmouth’s first woman to be director of athletics, as an honorary member of the class of 1947. She held the AD position until retiring in 2009. A recent announcement by the athletic department tells of two anonymous donors who have endowed the women’s lacrosse coach position in her honor. What a great tribute to Josie. She deserves it.

In Liz Sistaire’s last newsletter she relates V-12 experiences from several class members. I have one more. In spring 1944 my roommate Gordon Grant and I were invited to a fancy party in Boston. In order to save money, we would hitch a ride. Hitchhiking was strictly against Navy regs, but there we were, thumbs up and in uniform. After a short wait a driver stopped, asked where we were going, and told us to get in. We did and looked over at the driver. It was Major John Howland, our Marine commandant! I can’t remember much conversation on our trip, but I do remember waiting two months for our orders to Parris Island! They never came. A year later we received our commission from Quantico. Gordie finished his college career at Harvard, his first choice, and is the only V-12er I know who was called back in the Korean War.

We are saddened to report the deaths of Richard C. Gerrold on September 5, 2019, in Lexington, Massachusetts; and James McHale on September 26, 2020, in East Hartford, Connecticut.

—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03871; jhayes697@yahoo.com

This report is being written in October and I can report that since my fall last June, I am now able to do my exercises at home unassisted. George Cohn was kind enough to call me, having had a similar experience, but he seems to have progressed faster than I have. He and Sally still live in Edgartown, Massachusetts (Martha’s Vineyard) and he still has patients in his practice and can walk a mile a day without a cane. That I envy. Of their four children, they have two families living a stone’s throw away.

George did his medical training at Yale and that’s where his 13-year-old granddaughter wants to go. George has a little time to practice his persuasive skills in promoting the Big Green. Maybe the following will help.

The Nov-Dec 2019 issue of DAM included a profile of fashion designer Pauline Brown ’88. She said Dartmouth is absolutely a luxury brand. But, “once you’re in the school, you still have to have the skills and discipline to make it all the way through,” she said. “Dartmouth is never going to compete successfully against Yale at what Yale does best or against Princeton at what Princeton does best. But there is no school that can compete with what Dartmouth does best. For example, no other campus in the world can ‘own’ the magnificence of the White Mountains.”

Welcome, Martha Beattie ’76, former vice president of alumni relations, to the Class Notes pages as secretary for the class of 1945. As the daughter of Spence ’45 and Connie Johnson she was asked to take on the role. After the death of our own Don Page and with no applicants for the role, I was asked by our class guru, the very persuasive Angela Stafford ’91, to do the same. Don was going to be a tough act to follow, especially as all the Green Cards go to Lis Sistaire for our newsletter. I didn’t have a clue where to start, but Angela’s advice to “just buckle up” certainly did help. She introduced me to the many publications by Dartmouth and responded to my many inquiries with patience. Angela and her crew were in charge of our 65th reunion, and she has since moved on to be an associate director on the Dartmouth for Life team within alumni relations. For me, she’s only an email away.

I talked with Phil Segal the other day and he says the family’s fine. Like the rest of us, every day is like the day before. We talked about his time living in Ripley before being drafted into the Army, and it turns out we were both in Newton (Massachusetts) High School together. Of course, that’s along with 2,500 other students.

It seems as though the undergrad years at Dartmouth produced many friends in the ’46 and ’48 classes due to World War II, and I received an email from a ’46 the other day wishing me a fast recovery. He’s Dave Chalmers, and in the summer of 1945 we ended up in Camp Pendleton, California, preparing for the invasion of Japan. We decided that our adventures while off duty there should stay there!

We are saddened to report the deaths of Stanley Geller of Roslyn Heights, New York, on August 30, 2020, and Richard H. Allen of Battle Creek, Michigan, on April 22, 2018.

—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03871; (603) 964-6503; jhayes697@yahoo.com

I write this from a Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Hospital bed because in late May I took a fall while leaving my house, severely injuring my back. I was told later that four local ambulances showed up. After a week in the hospital I was transferred to a local rehab facility for two more weeks, and that was under quarantine. I couldn’t leave the room and all the nurses showed up in masks and gowns. Sally was driven to the center for a window visit, which proved unsuccessful. So we communicated by phone. I did have a TV and was able to talk to family by Zoom. That was cool.

So now I’m finishing this column at home, taking my painkillers, getting help from local physical therapy people, waiting for the okay to drive—and thankful that I don’t have coronavirus.

There’s a dearth of news from the College, as it’s shut down. It’s hard to believe that through all the wars, strikes, and sit-ins and outs that have occurred through the years we get knocked out by a virus most of us never heard of before.

I did get a note from Lee Coffin, dean of admissions and financial aid, announcing that Dartmouth is admitting 1,881 students to the class of 2024. The new year is only two months away—can you imagine a whole class, never mind a college, learning from home? We will get through this, and I send a sincere hope that you all wear masks and keep your distance from each other.

I am saddened to report the death of William B. Enright of San Diego on March 7.

—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03871; jhayes697@yahoo.com

I recently received a note from Larry Goodman, which prompted me to call him. It seems Larry and his wife were invited for a visit to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Washington, D.C. They were invited by Chris Browne ’80, who is deputy director. According to Larry, the building is absolutely massive, with every vintage plane imaginable, including the F-14 Tomcat. He describes it as a massive piece of hi-tech and the landing of it on a carrier as a “controlled crash.” While at Dartmouth in the Navy V-12, Larry helped form the Dartmouth Flying Club at Bugby’s Field in White River Junction, Vermont, where he learned to fly on a grass strip.

I also received a note from Hardy Hendren, another Navy V-12 who left early and became a Navy pilot. I sent the article to Liz Sistaire for publication in the newsletter. The Hardy family has many connections at Dartmouth, including sons Will ’75, Rob ’78, and David ’83 and granddaughter Charlotte ’14.

The January/February 2020 issue of DAM had several articles that caught my attention. I have always been an outdoorsperson, playing shinny hockey at a very young age on a local pond when winter was really winter and then skiing and playing a variety of other sports. So, I was impressed reading about Kelly Wood ’14. She grew up in Hanover, loving the mountains, skiing, and nature, and majored in earth science and education at Dartmouth. She now teaches geology, wildlife, and conservation for the National Park Service at elementary schools and in the parks. It warms my heart to read about another outdoorsperson who’s traveling on a great journey.

We are saddened to report the death of Charles K. Barton in Glastonbury, Connecticut, on January 5.

—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03871; (603) 964-6503; jhayes697@yahoo.com

This is being written in October, and Sally and I are fortunate enough to enjoy the beautiful fall foliage right outside our windows. Our apple tree has dropped enough apples to keep deer coming back every evening. Tourism during the leaf season is huge here, and if you happen to visit the small village of Bar Harbor, Maine, expect to see up to 60 cruise ships, of all sizes, even from Europe!

On occasion I receive notes from other classes that they read of the death of one of our class members. In this case, it came from Mike Mosher ’77, who commented on Jim Rudolph, whose name was published in the deaths list last month. Mike is a professor of art and communication at Saginaw Valley State University, but upon his graduation from Dartmouth he went to work for Jim in the two bookstores he owned. Jim was a devoted art dealer as well, and his teachings have helped Mike ever since. Mike says it for all of us: “Raise a glass of good wine to a continental man in a brown leather trench coat against the Michigan chill with a wry sense of humor.” And I surely will. Thanks, Mike

I look forward to stories from class members, or anybody, and as they say in the newspaper trade, are fit to print.

I received an email from Larry Goodman commenting on his letter that was published in the November-December DAM. Once you get the flying bug, it’s all over. Just ask Hardy Hendren.

We are saddened to report the deaths of Charles N. Howard on December 14, 2010, in Indianapolis, Indiana; Roscoe L. Radcliffe on October 10, 2011, in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; Kenneth E. Brown on March 20, 2012, in Framingham, Massachusetts; Lloyd A. Smith on June 18, 2019, of Monrovia, Maryland; Edwin T. Wood on August 24, 2019; Leon M. Fiske on August 31, 2019, in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03871; jhayes697@yahoo.com

Received an e-mail from Lansing Reed commenting that Bob Dodson stopped in for a visit and was looking pretty good despite the fact that his lovely wife, Robbie, died last year. I remember both of them very well, as they always came to the fall mini-reunion that we held at the Norwich Inn to enjoy the sociability of the gathering and always added to the conversation.

Lacking info from any other classmates, I find a wealth of information about Dartmouth from all of its publications. As Dartmouth is celebrating its 250 years of education, this comes from Jay Satterfield, who is the head of the library’s Special Collections. He found in the library a splintered, weather-beaten piece of wood, 7 inches long with cream coloring on one side. It had been wrapped in linen and stored in a box. Turns out it was part of a goal post from a famous 1935 Dartmouth-Yale football game. Jay also found a vintage article in the College newspaper reporting that Dartmouth’s 14-6 win broke a 50-year losing streak! And this prompted a letter inviting the victors to the 1938 Rose Bowl. To younger readers: This was bigger than today’s Super Bowl, and all listened to it by radio. “But get this,” says Satterfield, “Dartmouth turned it down.” President Ernest Hopkins declined the invite, as he felt a train ride across the country and back would be detrimental to their studies!

Received a note from Eric Powers ’02, grandson of Morris “Polsky” Powers, who died June 12. Eric tells the story of his grandfather and a friend walking on the Green, seeing a visiting Robert Frost, and making a comment of it being a frosty morning. Apparently Frost left his humor behind that morning, as they received a severe dressing down.

We are saddened to report the deaths of Alphonse R. DeNatale of Hastings on Hudson, New York, on November 12, 2018; Louis F. Blaisdell of Isle au Haut, Maine, on January 14; Frederic R. Sistare of Wilmington, Vermont, on February 21; David A. Fike of Alexandria, Virginia, on April 12; and James S. Rudolph of Sarasota, Florida, on April 5.

—Joe Hayes, P.O. Box 57, Rye Beach, NH 03871; jhayes697@yahoo.com

This is written in early February. It is 2 degrees above zero. We have a fire going in our woodstove and enough wood stacked for many months to come, but our mind is set to the end of month, when we will be in the warmer clime of Anguilla, British West Indies.

How many remember the term “drop a dime”? When I asked my local bridge friends, only one had the right answer (but they’re all slightly younger than I am). So as not to keep you in suspense it means make a phone call.

I dropped a dime the other day to get an update on my old friend Hardy Handren and his wife, Eleanor. They’re alive and well and Hardy wanted to know when our 75th would take place. I really like his planning ahead. It’s 2022—and I told him to be there! After all, we were joined by five or six 75th reuners at our 70th and they were all in great shape.

Received a note from Dick Hollerith with his comment, “Hanging in there.” Aren’t we all. He is recovering from a compression fracture of his vertebrae and, with the help of his lovely wife, Romy, is on the mend. They’re enjoying their time at Windsor Meade apartments in Williamsburg, Virginia. Thanks for checking in.

Now I continue our discussion on where your class dues go. We have covered class contributions to the athletic sponsors program and the library, and now we highlight a program we support at the Dickey Center. I am indebted to Dickey associate directors Melody Burkins and Tom Candon for all the information they sent me on the center for information understanding. The mission is, as the title suggests, to have students travel overseas to engage the world through internships, fellowships, research, entrepreneurship, and policy. It also has more than 80 students in the Great Issues Scholars program, inspired by President Dickey’s “Great Issues” course. They also host multiple student internal organizations for international development, business, science, and policy. The visiting lecture series are designed to let students interact one-on-one with global leaders, scholars, and government officials.

In our past fall reunions, not only did we have the President’s intern speak to us, but we had students from the Dickey Center tell us of their travels to foreign lands. Our money is well spent.

We are saddened to report the death of Joseph W. Lovell Jr. in Schenectady, New York, on December 17, 2018.

—Joseph D. Hayes, P.O. Box 697, Rye Beach, NH 03871; (603) 964-6503; jhayes697@yahoo.com

I received a note from our 2018 fund drive chair, Alan Epstein, reporting that we raised $40,247 from 46 classmates. Roughly 40 percent came from class widows. We can certainly thank Joan McCullough, Andy’swidow, for her efforts in making that happen. Stan Geller made a very generous gift of $100,000 to create the Stanley Geller Scholarship Fund. The class thanks you very much. Alan called me and the College mailed me information about our classmate Ralph Warburton. He is being named a recipient of the first Malcolm Chase Memorial Hockey Award for services of a Rhode Islander to the game of hockey. I called Ralph to congratulate him and get an update of Dartmouth hockey of 70 years ago, as he remembered it. To him, it was as if it occurred yesterday! The first line was made up of Bruce Mather, Bruce Cunliffe and Ralph. They were unstoppable. Who can ever forget the rink on Wheelock? Open the wooden shutters and, presto, you made ice. Yes, it was that cold all winter. For Ralph, probably the high point was being part of the U.S. team in the 1948 Olympics that played in St. Moritz, Austria. The team was coached by Dartmouth’s own Eddie Jeremiah and included the Riley brothers, Jack ’44 and Billy ’46. Dartmouth was well represented. Ralph went on to play professionally for three years before calling it a day. He is quite amazing, rattling off scores of games that far back. When Don Page wrote the class column and obituaries, he requested classmates write information about their careers, families, or anything else so he could include it in his column when the time came. I found my “obituary,” but it’s in serious need of an update. If you want to send me something, I’ll keep it on file. Don’t forget to send the Green Cards to Liz; it’s not easy to put out a newsletter without them.

I regret to report the deaths of Eugene P. Whittier, M.D., of Greenfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2018; Warren O. Husler of Bronx, New York, on August 9, 2018; and Joseph B. Paul on November 11, 2017.

—Joseph D. Hayes, P.O. Box 697, Rye Beach, NH 03871; jhayes697@yahoo.com

In the May/June issue of DAM I put in the names of four classmates in the hopes of hearing from them. In return I received a great note from Ben Brewster of Plymouth, Massachusetts. He writes of his family of four children, five grandchildren, one in the “great” category, and his lovely wife, Anne. And all seem to be well. He has enjoyed a busy business career and retirement, all while living in the same town. Thanks for your response, Ben. The other response came from Jenny Harvey, one of Bob’s daughters. She told me that “Bun” had died on March 5, after having lived in assisted living for more than three years. I visited him during that time and found that his memory of times past was unbelievable. He even remembered the name of my date from the Winter Carnival of 1944. (I couldn’t.) We were roommates from day one, and at 6 feet 5 inches and weighing 230 pounds, he always got the bottom bunk! We remained roommates for more than two and a half years. We played football together, though he lettered in three varsity sports. After the war we eventually ended up living in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Our kids went to the same schools, and our families shared more than a few Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. He left eight children, four stepchildren, his wife, Vicky, and 19 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Janet.

I’m putting in three more names in hope of a response: Dick Hollerith, Don Shedd, and Charles Markley. You can reach me at jhayes697@yahoo.com.

I am indebted to Tim Wolfe, manager of the Dartmouth memorial book program, for our history and our contributions to the fund—details of which will appear in the next issue.

I regret to report the deaths of Austin Callaway, September 2, 2017; Marvin Cline, July 3, 2017; John Mansfield, September 17, 2017; Cyril Shea, November 10, 2017; and Richard Jacques, December 29, 2017.

—Joseph D. Hayes, P.O. Box 697, Rye Beach, NH 03871; jhayes697@yahoo.com

Last January Sally and I celebrated the end of 2017, and with good reason. Despite a great 70th reunion, that year also included a broken arm (which required a three-month recovery), a broken back (another three months to recover) and Sally’s open heart surgery (for three more months of recovery). As I write this, we are looking forward to spending a little time in Anguilla, British West Indies.

DAM is published six times a year and the class newsletter, with the Green Card, only twice. And the response to the Green Card is poor at best. So, we’re putting in the names of five or six illustrious classmates and asking them to give an update of past and present experiences. If you need help from close friends or relatives, we welcome their news, too. So, let’s hear from Bill Lynn in Florida; Bob Allen in Philly; Richard Allen in Battle Creek, Michigan; Ben Brewster in Plymouth, Massachusetts; Lee Alexander in Hebron, New Hampshire; and Bob “Bun” Harvey in South Natick, Massachusetts. You can email me at jhayes697@yahoo.com.

I read in the local (and only) Boston paper a great article written by David Shribman ’76. He’s the son of our deceased classmate Dick Shribman. David is the executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and in the article he spoke in glowing detail of the city and what it has to offer all in the hopes that Amazon and its 50,000 employees would move there. After reading the article, I might move there, too, were I of a much younger generation.

I regret to report the deaths of George Dwenger of South Burlington, Vermont; Robert Craig of Pittsburgh; Donald Delahanty of Winchester, Massachusetts; Cyril Shea of Center Barnstead, New Hampshire; David Paul of Sugarland, Texas; and Charles Schofield of Keene, New Hampshire.

—Joseph D. Hayes, P.O. Box 697, Rye Beach, NH 03871; jhayes697@yahoo.com

Greetings from the great class of 1947. In 1943 we had approximately 185 civilian freshmen, with the V-12 consisting of about 865 Navy and Marine enlistees. Needless to say, there was a slight interruption for many classes. This epistle is being written at the end of October and our 70th reunion is still fresh in the writer’s memory. The reunion classes of 1942, 1947 and 1952 were put up by the College at the Hanover Inn for two nights, with a well-planned schedule of speakers and events. We were joined by three sprightly members of the class of ’42. The College told us early on to come and just enjoy the weekend, and for this to happen they loaned us their best people from the alumni relations office. Thanks to Angela Stafford ’91, Ray Garcia, Dee Dee Roy-Deyo and Lisa Bates—the whole class is in your debt for making this happen.

The weekend was especially rewarding for this old jock. Phil Segal and I went to the Friday night football game against Holy Cross. Dartmouth won in overtime because Holy Cross missed a field goal. A great game is always enjoyed from 50-yardline seats—especially a win! Phil and I walked back to the inn from the stadium to find members of the class of 1952 arriving by bus! They were more than a little chagrined.

As noted earlier, we are all saddened to lose our class president, John Trethaway, and class secretary, Don Page. They served us well for almost 20 years. In the next newsletter, our editor, Liz Sistare, will cover the reunion as well as list the new slate of class officers. She will include the Green Card for you to fill out if you have information you want published.

We are also saddened to report the death of Edward H. Churchill of Lake Worth, Florida, and John Amorosino of New Britain, Connecticut.

—Joseph D. Hayes, P.O. Box 697, Rye Beach, NH 03871; (603) 964-6503; jhayes697@yahoo.com

We are saddened by the unexpected death of 1947 class president John B. Trethaway on January 10 at age 91. He had served in many capacities for the College, most recently as class president since our 55th reunion.

A reminder that our 70th reunion is scheduled for September 22-24 at the Hanover Inn with vice president Joe Hayes as reunion chairman and acting president of the class.

The sympathy of the class is offered to the families of classmates who died recently: John M. Armitstead of Seattle on December 14, 2016, and John B. Trethaway of New London, New Hampshire, on January 30.

Keep in touch.

—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768

Our 70th reunion is scheduled for September 22-23, subsidized by the College. Activities at the event were a major item for discussion at the class executive committee meeting held at the mini-reunion in Norwich on October 29, 2016.

The mini-reunion on September 29-30, with a dinner arranged by VP Joe Hayes, was a success.

Ev Nordstrom’s widow, Mary Elizabeth, enjoys reading the class news in the alumni magazine. She shares DAM with another widow from ’47 who lives at Huntington Commons in Maine.

Dave Squire remains a trustee emeritus at Brandeis University and is still playing singles tennis. He and his wife enjoy travel and plan a trip to Tahiti in February. They plan to join us in Hanover in September.

Making a rare trip from California, Frank Wurfel expects to join us for the 70th.

Lansing Reed, in addition to arranging the monthly Monday luncheons for ’47s in the Hanover vicinity, cites the advantages of living in a small college town, namely New London, New Hampshire, home of Colby-Sawyer College and only 35 minutes from Hanover. He is joined by John Trethaway and Helen Bridge, Joan Harris and Jayne Leary.

The sympathy of the class is extended to families of classmates who died recently: George Adelman, age 89, of Hingham, Massachusetts, on June 26, 2015; and Robert Snedaker, age 89, in Lady Lake, Florida, on September 15, 2015.

Happy holidays. Keep in touch.

—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768
 

We have lost the services of our longtime newsletter editor with the resignation of Fred Sistare. He deserves our thanks and that of the College for the time and effort put into the three or four issues per year during the past two decades. The last issue carried a number of pictures from past mini-reunions in which many of the subjects are now deceased. Fortunately, his wife, Elizabeth, who is our current webmistress, has agreed to take on the editorial responsibility. We wish her well and owe her our support.

What may be our last mini-reunion is scheduled for the Norwich Inn on October 28-30, the weekend of Dartmouth Night and the Harvard football game. A class meeting is set for October 29 at 9 a.m. The Saturday night dinner is in the hands of vice president Joe Hayes.

The sympathy of the class is offered to the families of classmates who died recently: Richard H. Egdahl, M.D., Ph.D., on April 30; Walter I. Francis on May 13; Thomas E. Leggat on April 9; Morton H. Morrison on April 25; James T. Nixon, M.D., on April 27; and John G. Rogers on June 13, 2014.

Keep in touch.

—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768

For this issue, again we have little news from or about living classmates. We recall the many changes in the Hanover scene since our time there. Are there those who are interested in what the campus looked like and was planned to look like 15 to 20 years before our time? As you did, I recently received a solicitation from the Dartmouth gift planning office, and was intrigued by the truncated map of the flyer, to which I applied a date. I’ll share my prediction with anyone who may be interested.

We are looking forward to our mini-reunion at the Norwich Inn October 28-30, the weekend of Dartmouth Night and the Harvard football game.

The sympathy of the class is offered to the families of the following classmates who died recently.

George Robert Dalphin died January 5 at age 89 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

John J. Zimmerman died January 9 at age 89 in Keene, New Hampshire.

Keep in touch.

—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768

The Class Officers Weekend September 19-20 was attended by head agent Alan Epstein, newsletter editor Fred Sistare and webmistress Liz Sistare. They received a tour of the rebuilt Memorial Stadium and other facilities.

The class executive committee meeting on October 10 at the Norwich (Vermont) Inn in conjunction with our mini-reunion and the Yale football game was attended by Bob Dobson, Alan Epstein, Joe Hayes, Joan McCulloch, Don Page, Phil Segal, Liz Sistare,Fred Sistareand John Trethaway.The secretary mentioned that we had notices of the deaths of 25 classmates since our last meeting. Obituaries have been filed, to be published on the alumni magazine website and in our class newsletter. A motion was made and carried to hold a mini-reunion and executive committee meeting on October 29, the weekend of Dartmouth Night and the Harvard football game. On October 9, at the Friday night parade, Phil Segal was the guidon carrier and the lone participant. As the speeches began, a deluge soaked the crowd. VP Joe Hayes said that 13 were expected for the mini-reunion dinner on Saturday night. President Trethaway noted that 2016 would probably be our last mini-reunion, since the College would be sponsoring our 70th reunion in September 2017.

The sympathy of the class is offered to families of classmates who died recently: George Adelman, September 17, and Alan Hall, August 22.

Happy holidays and keep in touch.

—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768

Your secretary is a scribe, not a novelist—hence the brevity of this column.

Seventy years ago, in the summer of 1945, we celebrated V-E Day in May and V-J Day in August. Many were in the military and came back to resume their studies. With the incoming students, the existing student body and returning veterans with a wide spread in ages, the student body was a cosmopolitan group.

The sympathy of the class is offered to the families of classmates who passed away recently: Albert Burbank, April 25; Robert Fagerholm, March 23; Norman Falkin, April 23; Alfred Hill, March 23; Francis Mahoney, October 9, 2014; and George Swaye, March 20.

Keep in touch.

—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768

In November Alan Hall gave up his condo unit in Brunswick, Maine, and, for reasons of physical condition, moved to an assisted living complex: Hill House M-1, Whiskeag Road, Bath, ME 04530. 


Thanks to the generosity of the children of Barbara and David Stahl—Susan, Nancy, Sarah and John—the Hood Museum was the recipient of the art collection of the Stahls in the fall. 


Don Delehanty, M.D., writes that he closed his orthopedic practice in Auburn, New York, in September 2011. He had practiced there since 1956. He remembers some hard times but enjoys living near a lake in the summer and being able to ski in the winter. He now enjoys spending time with his family and nine grandchildren. 


We were saddened to learn of the death of an active and most generous classmate when Allen Bildner died on February 5. He had been a mainstay in class activities and donations to the College, including the dormitory that bears his name. Alan Epstein was able to join the large crowd that attended the funeral service in South Orange, New Jersey, on February 8. 


The sympathy of the class is extended to the families of classmates whose deaths were reported recently: Allen I. Bildner, February 5; Leonard L. Grimes, January 4; and Peter A. Vogt, October 2, 2013. 


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


Our representative at the Class Officers Weekend September 13-14 was Alan Epstein, who is both head agent and bequest chairman. Separately, he reported a 38-percent class participation in the 2014 Dartmouth College Fund, with $77,000 from 84 classmates and 18 widows. 


At the Dartmouth Night Parade on October 17 Larry Goodman carried the banner and Alan Epstein also marched. The class executive committee meeting on October 18 was attended by Bob Dobson, Alan Epstein, Larry Goodman, Joe Hayes, Hardy Hendren, Don Page, Fred Sistare, Liz Sistare and John Trethaway. The next was set for October 10, the weekend of the Yale football game. At the mini-reunion dinner at the Norwich (Vermont) Inn following the executive committee meeting we were joined by five wives for a total of 14. 


Carolyn Bingham wrote that George and Sandy Adelman were able to attend the memorial service for George Bingham in Belmont, Massachusetts, on July 21. 


Richard Nickelsen, Ph.D., emeritus professor of geology at Bucknell University, was honored at a U.S. Geological Society meeting in March with the announcement of an award in his name to be given to an outstanding senior geology major at commencement. The award was established by several of his former students. “Nick” was also honored by the naming of a symposium on thrust belt structure and tectonics in his name. Forty geologists presented papers at the symposium. Nick’s background includes an M.A. and a Ph.D. in geology from Johns Hopkins University. 


Hardy Hendren, M.D., Robert Goss Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and emeritus chief of surgery at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, was honored on October 17 at a ceremony at the Geisel School of Medicine as one of five graduates to receive the first alumni achievement award. Hardy was recognized for his pioneering career in pediatric surgery and urology. His background includes degrees from the College and the Medical School and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School. 


The sympathy of the class is tendered to the families of classmates who died recently: Norman S. Fink, July 2013; Robert S. Green, September 9; and Henry Reinhardt, M.D., August 10.


Happy holidays and keep in touch. 


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


Alan Epstein provided the eulogy at the memorial service for Bob Kirsch in April. In a telephone call in May Dr. Hardy Hendren noted the death of Dr. Alan Zeller. Hardy mentioned having operated successfully on Alan on two occasions for malignant tumors. Hardy and Eleanor were looking forward to a trip to Hanover in June to attend their granddaughter’s graduation.


Our mini-reunion is scheduled for October 17-19 at the Norwich Inn, the weekend of the Holy Cross football game. An executive committee meeting is set for noon on October 17. VP Joe Hayes is booking dinner reservations for October 18. 


The sympathy of the class is offered to the families of classmates who passed away recently: Russell Fraser, P.D., March 10; Douglas Pitman, March 12; Harold Simon, April 7; and Alan Zeller, M.D., May 4


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


The inauguration of President Hanlon and the Class Officers Weekend on September 20-21 were attended by president J. Trethaway, vice president J. Hayes, head agent A. Epstein and newsletter editor F. Sistare. The ceremony was impressive, the crowds were massive and they were blessed with good weather. Royal Brush of Cochranville, Pennsylvania, has not only retired from business but also recently from fox hunting, a sport he started while living on Long Island. He was reluctant to drive the distance to our mini-reunion. Gerry Phillips, esquire, is the author of a book Fair Deal for All Clients: How to Rekindle Pride in the Legal Profession. It is dedicated to improving the image of lawyers by educating the public as to how lawyers bill clients and by convincing lawyers that their practices are hurting the profession. Gerry is of counsel at Phillips Lerner, a law firm in Los Angeles. He helped establish the Phillips Family Fund at the Ethics Institute at Dartmouth. At the annual meeting of the New England Surgical Society on September 20-22, 2013, in Hartford, Connecticut, Dr. W. Hardy Hendren of Duxbury, Massachusetts, was given the Nathan Smith Award, which acknowledges distinguished service to the society. Hendren was president of the society in 1993. Nathan Smith was a noted early American surgeon who founded the Dartmouth Medical School and contributed to the founding of three others: Yale, Bowdoin and the University of Vermont. The class executive committee meeting on October 11 was attended by seven members: R. Dobson, J. Hayes, H. Hendren, D. Page, F. Sistare, L. Sistare and J. Trethaway. As the new webmistress, Liz Sistare was welcomed to the group. Treasurer J. Kurey was unable to attend due to other plans. In his report he noted that the number of classmates paying annual dues continues to decrease: 2013, 143; 2012, 157; 2011, 187; and 2010, 194. At the Dartmouth Night parade four members marched. The mini-reunion reception and dinner at the Norwich Inn, arranged by Joe Hayes, saw 14 in attendance, including two guests: Presidential Intern Wei Wu ’14 and Hardy Hendren’s granddaughter, class of ’14.
The sincere sympathy of the class is offered to the families of classmates who died recently: Clayton Birdsall, D.D.S., August 23, 2013, and Arnold Weber, September 31, 2013.
Keep in touch.
—Donald F. Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768



The Class Officers Weekend in Hanover on September 25-26 was well attended by your officers: president J. Trethaway, vice president J. Hayes, treasurer J. Kurey, secretary D. Page, newsletter editor F. Sistare, head agent F. Weber and major gifts chairman A. Epstein. A highlight of the Friday night dinner was an impressive talk by the new president, Jim Kim. In addition, John Trethaway and Alan Epstein jointly monitored a Saturday morning session for classes in our age group. At the secretaries’ meeting an item of concern was the filing of obituaries for deceased classmates. Information is slow in reaching the Alumni Records Office, at which point secretaries are informed, enabling them to file obituaries. As is obvious, time lags of six months to a year are not unusual. The mini-reunion at the Norwich Inn on October 23-25 saw attendance of nine at the Friday afternoon executive committee meeting, seven of us marching in the Dartmouth Night parade and 25 classmates and guests for the Saturday night dinner.


The sympathy of the class is extended to the families and friends of classmates who died recently: Richard Anderson, Edward Davidson, Herman Gadon and John Lane.


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


News is limited. Frank Weber, in submitting his class agent’s report to go with the minutes of our October meeting, explained his absence in Norwich, Vermont. He arrived in West Lebanon, New Hampshire, on the day of the meeting but felt so poorly that he headed home to Connecticut. A social call was received from Hank Brezinsky asking about Ham Chase’s absence in October. Hank and your writer for several years have been threatening to get together for dinner, since he lives but 20 miles to the west in East Berne, New York. Jim Rudolph sent a note asking whether our records showed that he had complied with our request for submission of curriculum vitae. No record was found and he is drafting same. In the Norwich Inn there is an interesting painting of Hanover done as though from an elevation over the C&G house at Main and Wheelock looking north. The date is estimated to be in the 1920s since it predates Baker Library. There was a church, south of Sanborn, which burned in 1934. The natural sciences building, Butterfield Hall, occupies the space for the western expanse of Baker and was demolished prior to 1928 and in turn was replaced by Silsby Hall. The sympathy of the class is offered to families and friends of recently deceased classmates Irving Chorney on May 22, 2009; George Duncan on June 28, 2009; Merritt Cornwell; and Sheldon Segal on October 16, 2009. Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


We were saddened to hear of the death of Ham and Dottie Chase’s son Thomas, age 56, due to a heart attack while skiing in New Hampshire in February. He was a doctor of veterinary medicine practicing in Maine. All of their many friends extend their sympathy. The writer enjoyed lunch with Bill Hallager in late March. He is indulging in some genealogy to hand to his grandchildren but has reached a temporary setback in that his paternal grandfather’s records are available but all in Danish. Our perennial reunion chairman Bob Kirsch reminds us that our 65th is approaching. In September of 2012 we’ll be guests of the College at the Hanover Inn. Stay healthy and don’t miss the event. John Trethaway’s grandson, class of ’13, is one of 15 (out of 100) who qualified for membership on the Dartmouth Ski Patrol. Fred Sistare sent a news item mentioning championship ski jumping at the remodeled 90-meter hill in Brattleboro, Vermont. We all recall the size of the crowds at the Dartmouth Carnival jumping. Prior to WW II jumping meets were a major crowd attraction in the Northeast, with events at areas such as Bear Mountain, New York; Berlin, New Hampshire; Brattleboro; Lake Placid, New York; Rumford, Maine; and Salisbury, Connecticut. The sympathy of the class is extended to the families of those who died recently: Charles Meyer, April 22, 2008; Frank Porta, July 27, 2009; and James Sheekey, October 9, 2009. 


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


Bob and Abbie Kirsch, en route to a University of Vermont graduation in May, stopped in Grantham, New Hampshire, to visit with John Trethaway and Helen Bridge. Dinner was enjoyed by all. In older news: Alan Epstein’s daughter Peggy Epstein Tanner was named as a charter trustee of the College in June. Last fall Cotton and Vera Johnson’s daughter Martha Johnson Beatty ’76 received a Dartmouth Alumni Award. For those interested in the history of medicine, the summer issue of Historic New Hampshire (Vol. 64, No. 1) is devoted to the development of medicine in New Hampshire and contains a detailed history of the Dartmouth Medical School and hospital in Hanover from 1797 to 2010. Unusually, no additional deaths were reported among our classmates beyond those noted in the previous column.


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., E. Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


A big note of thanks from the class and the College is due Joan Harris, who recently retired as coordinator for the Sara Wheelock Society, a role in which she contacted widows of classmates and asked them if they were interested in maintaining contact and participating in class activities. She was the first person to work in this office. Fortunately a replacement has volunteered in the person of Joan McCulloch, widow of our late president, Andy McCulloch. We wish her well and offer the cooperation of the class.


Dwight Smith of Kearsarge, New Hampshire, has added information to biographical data submitted several years ago. At that time he claimed to be the ’47 living furthest north in New Hampshire, beating out Bill Hallager, who lives in Lincoln, by a few miles, His claim was true only after the death of Parker Hicks of Colebrook, who died in 2011. Dwight was one of only a few V-12 students who joined the class from active duty in the fleet. He had served on a battleship, the USS North Dakota, in the Pacific. After graduation he worked for the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1973, when he moved to Kearsarge and started his own railroad, the Conway Scenic Railway, which still operates. He retired in 1990 and, although a widower, enjoys life in the North Country.


The sympathy of the class is offered to the families of classmates who died recently: Arthur Agin on October 31, 2013, and Robert Rowland Jr. on January 29.


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


A welcome phone call and a card from Ham Chase finds him in assisted living in Keene, New Hampshire, recovering from a bad gash on one leg suffered in a fall. Although he has given up driving, he is ambulatory. He remembers his many friends from among classmates and fellow students. Nick and Cindy Nickelsen are comfortable in a retirement community in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the town where they have lived for 55 years. Nick had a stroke several years ago, which has slowed them down. Dave and Pat Squire spent several weeks in Hanover during the summer, as they have done for the past nine years. The vacation enabled them to play tennis, sit in on classes, attend lectures and concerts and wander around Hanover and Norwich, Woodstock and Montpelier, Vermont. In March they cruised the Panama Canal and Costa Rica and in June went on a riverboat cruise from Paris to Normandy, where they viewed the landing beaches from June 1944. Doug Burch is starting his 27th year at Nantucket’s Whaling Museum as an interpreter and lecturer. He has written various articles for the Historical Association magazine and for other journals. He and Eleanor are looking forward to their 65th wedding anniversary in January. Alan Epstein, former class president and current bequest chairman, has agreed to serve as head agent, to replace Frank Weber. In a phone call, Royal Brush indicated that although he is still driving, the distance from Cochranville, Pennsylvania, was further than he wanted to travel to our mini-reunion.


The class was saddened by the news of the unexpected death of Al Bildner’s wife, Joan, in June. The sympathy of the class is extended to the families of David Emmons, who died June 22, and Alan Stern, who died May 19.


Keep in touch.


—Donald F. Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


We are looking forward to a great 65th reunion September 14-16 thanks to the planning by reunion chairman Bob Kirsch. Hardy Hendren, M.D., a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, was honored in Chicago on June 8 at a special dinner where he was presented with the Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons in recognition of his accomplishments in developing novel surgical reconstruction procedures for children with severe urogenital abnormalities. Dwight Smith, who was one of the few to join the V-12 program from the fleet, lays claim as a ’47 to living the furthest north in New Hampshire in Kearsarge, beating out Bill Hallagher, who lives in Lincoln, by a few miles. The claim is valid only since last November with the passing of Parker Hicks of Colebrook, New Hampshire. Willys Caryl has been living aboard his 37-foot sailboat for 15 years, although he wintered in Sausalito, California, to escape the damp and cold aboard ship. He plans to return to Manzanilla, Mexico, in the fall. Cy Shea, M.D., retired from his orthopedic practice in Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1990 and then formed a medico-legal practice from 1990 to 2005. He is fully retired now in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Frank Wuerfel is now in a full-care retirement home in San Diego after 25 years in his own consulting firm, having retired at age 83. Gerry Phillips is the author of a book, Fair Deal for All Clients: How to Rekindle Pride in the Legal Profession, which deals with the poor image of lawyers due to improper billing practices. He planned to attend his grandson’s graduation in Hanover in June. Dave Squire, who had been the U.S. senior diplomat at the UN in charge of economic, social and human rights from 1967-69, retired as VP of Brandeis University in 1980. He continues to be active in community and nonprofit organizations. Jiggs Fuller, who started college as a civilian, joined the V-12, was commissioned and served on a minesweeper. He served as co-chairman of our 10th reunion and as chairman of our 15th. His career was in executive sales positions at various magazines. He served as master of publicity of Freemason Lodge No. 1,000 and as president of the Metropolitan Advertising Golf Association. On July 1 there opened in Lincoln, New Hampshire, Jean’s Playhouse at the Papermill Theater in conjunction with the North Country Center for the Arts. The theater is named in honor of Bill Hallagher’s late wife, who was a long-time dedicated supporter of the organization.


The sympathy of the class is offered to the family of Bob Foote, who died on March 30. 


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


The column is drafted at an awkward time (late August), which leaves us anticipating the Class Officer Weekend and our 65th reunion, both in September. Treasurer Joe Kurey received a note from a student-athlete who was accepted for the class of 2016. Kayden Cooke, a volleyball player from Dallas, was able to visit the campus as a result of our contribution to the Athletic Sponsor Program. Treasurer Kurey also submitted his annual financial report indicating that our assets have dropped sharply and that those paying class dues dropped from 222 (187 members and 35 widows) in 2010-11 to 186 (157 members and 29 widows) in 2011-12. The drop is due in no small part to the deaths of a number of classmates. A result will be to cut back our class support of various college programs; but support will be maintained for the resident’s intern program.


Don Shed notes having served for 27 years as a volunteer chapter manager for his local Red Cross in Georgia. He also served as a national disaster instructor for the Red Cross. He retired from his business of making routed and sandblasted signs and also after eight years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Department of Outdoor Reclamation. 


The sympathy of the class is extended to families and friends of classmates who died recently: George F. Benoit, D.M.D., December 18, 2011; Richard C. Conroy, M.D., June 21; Roman C. Stanley, April 17; and John P. Wildman, July 7.


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


We are looking forward to hearing from the incoming president of the College as of July 1. His credentials as an administrator are impressive and his Dartmouth background gives him familiarity with traditions, the College and Hanover.


Vice president Joe Hayes, at the direction of the assembled class from September 2012, is arranging a mini-reunion at the Norwich (Vermont) Inn on October 11-13, the weekend of the Yale football game and Dartmouth Night. A class executive committee meeting will be scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, October 11. A good turnout for the mini-reunion will assure continuation of this fall gathering.


For those who read Class Notes from other classes, your secretary shares the sentiments of Edward Gerson, secretary for the class of 1935, as expressed in the most recent issue of the alumni magazine: “Let your classmates know that you are still around enjoying life on your own terms. You would be surprised how many may recall you and will be happy to hear that you are still out there.” Meaning: Little news equals short column.


The sympathy of the class is extended to the families and friends of classmates who died recently: John R. Pierce, Ph.D., January 11; Walter B. Reilly, January 9; and Thornton B. Wierum, LL.B., September 8, 2012.


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., E. Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


Hugh Chapin was named the 2010 Trustee of the Year at Galloway Ridge, a retirement community that he helped found and develop in North Carolina. He is now an honorary member of the board of directors. He and Beverly managed a trip to Norway, north to the Arctic Ocean; two theater weeks in Canada to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario; and the George Bernard Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Hugh had a bad fall in November but has recuperated at the skilled facility at Galloway Ridge.


Gerry Phillips continues to be active in the mediation and arbitration field. Working with Aine Donovan at the Dartmouth Ethics Institute, he formed a center for prevention, management and resolution of conflict. Aided by Sylvia Spears, acting dean of the College, professor Daryl Press and Clark Callahan of the Tuck School, a program is planned for Hanover with Ken Feinberg as a major speaker.


John Trethaway mentioned having a break-in at his summer place last winter. He and Helen had a security system installed. The problem this fall and winter has been calls in the middle of the night arising from mice setting off the motion detectors.


Bill Hallager visited a daughter in North Carolina in early January and then planned to spend much of the winter with another daughter in Denver.


The sympathy of the class is offered to families and friends of classmates recently deceased: Manuel Benero, December 11, 2009; Lloyd Bartholomew,M.D., October 16, 2010; Peter McGrath, October 27, 2010; and William Buckingham, February 4.


Keep in touch!


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., E. Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


The mini-reunion at the Norwich Inn on October 21-23 saw 29 persons gathered for the cocktail party and dinner on the 22nd. On Friday night seven of us marched in the Dartmouth Night parade. An executive committee meeting was held on Friday, October 21, with seven in attendance. By agreement, decisions made were to be advisory subject to approval on the next meeting. Treasurer Joe Kurey presented details on our financial status and noted the dwindling treasury due to recent deaths and to a diminished percentage of survivors paying dues. He pointed out that we will be unable to maintain our present schedule of contributions to class projects. After discussion, starting in FY 2013, it was decided to continue to support the Presidential Intern from dues and to support other projects with any funds received in addition to dues. Dues will be increased by $10 per year at the same time. Another executive committee meeting was scheduled for April 25 at the Norwich Inn. Dr. Hardy Hendren proudly wore his original senior blazer to the October 22 dinner. He could issue a challenge to any other alumnus of our vintage to both fit into and to wear his original blazer.


The sympathy of the class is offered to the families of classmates who died recently: Hugh Chapin, October 12, 2011; Merritt Cornwell, September 31, 2009; George Duncan, June 2, 2009; Parker Hicks, November 26, 2011; Peter McGrath, October 27, 2011; Lawrence Steuber, April 22, 2011; Richard Stevenson, August 13, 2011; and Henry Torpey, April 6, 2011.


Alumni are asked to inform alumni records as well as the secretary of the death of a class member.


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., E. Greenbush, NY 12061; (519) 477-4768


Seventy years ago, in July 1943, the original members of our class, fresh from high school, descended on the sleepy New England town of Hanover for the first summer session, a change to three sessions per year, and the addition of the Navy V-12 unit. We numbered 185 civilians, 567 Navy V-12 students and 119 Marine V-12 personnel. Civilians were largely housed in Wheeler and Richardson. Additional changes were the Navy reviews on campus and the addition of naval science as required by the military. Graduation could be achieved in less than three years. New members who went on to graduate in 1947 joined the class in the spring and summer of 1944.


We note with regret the resignation of head agent Frank Weber after several decades of service to the class and College, due to physical problems and failing vision. We welcome our new webmistress, Liz Sistare, who has been of great help with the newsletter and in taking photos. She is the computer literate wife of our newsletter editor, Fred Sistare.


George Cohn mentions that his granddaughter, class of ’08, celebrates her fifth reunion this June. Ed Delehanty, M.D., recalls being assigned to Dartmouth while in the Navy V-5 (aviation program). After service he returned to graduate and go on to medical school. He practiced orthopedic surgery in Auburn, New York, from 1956 to 2000 and is now retired.


We are looking forward to our mini-reunion at the Norwich (Vermont) Inn on October 11-13 in conjunction with Dartmouth Night and the Yale football game.


A correction is offered to a death notice printed earlier: Norman H. Kristal died October 3, 2012.


The sympathy of the class is extended to the families of classmates who died recently: Edwin L. Miller, March 3; Keith H. Robinson, Ph.D., Dec. 26, 2012; the Rev. John F. Schaeffer, February 11; and James H. Shanahan, February 27.


Keep in touch,


—Donald F. Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768


News is in short supply. This is written toward the end of a chilly April for publication in the heat of summer. Dave Squire mentioned proudly that his granddaughter graduates this June with the class of 2011. Since DAM is no longer publishing obits as a printed section, any reaction from readers as to their use of the Dartmouth website to view obituaries there is of interest to this class secretary.


The sympathy of the class is offered to the relatives and friends of recently deceased classmates. Harry “Zeke” Lanzillo, November 27, 2010, age 84, in Danvers, Massachusetts; Douglas Richter, January 12 in Seattle, Washington; Ronald Schiavone, January 26, age 85, in Key Largo, Florida; and Benjamin Tice,February 20, age 84, in Naples, Florida.


Keep in touch.


—Donald Page, 21 Alva St., East Greenbush, NY 12061; (518) 477-4768