Class Note 1939

I have just learned of two classmate deaths in late January: Morris Seligman and Robert Hall. Both were doctors. Morris received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and spent most of his career as staff psychiatrist at the Veterans Administration Center in Togus, Maine (near Augusta). He retired in 1986 and continued to live in Hallowell, Maine, until his death. His wife, Rhya, predeceased him. He leaves his daughter Martha.


Bob Hall earned his M.D. at Harvard and a later public health degree from the University of North Carolina. During World War II and the Korean War he served as surgeon in the renowned 2nd Infantry Division. Bob decided to stay in the Army and until retiring as full colonel in 1976 he enjoyed a distinguished career as medical staff officer of several high-level commands and commander of such major operations as the Army’s Medical Training Center. Bob resided in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our condolences to his wife, Jane, and six children.


In February Hanover gained a new 69-room hotel, Six South Street Hotel. The name describes its location, two blocks south of the Hanover Inn. An article in The Dartmouth identified the owner as Maine Course Hospitality Group and reported that the new hotel has a cocktail lounge, fitness room, restaurant, wireless Internet service and underground parking. Coincidentally, in the near future, the Hanover Inn will be undergoing a major, multi-million-dollar facelift. It is anticipated that the Inn and new hotel will cooperate rather than compete.


—Robert L. Kaiser, 37 Rayton Road, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-4320