1934

For those of us with Dartmouth in our blood, few satisfactions can equal that of seeing a new generation take up the Dartmouth tradition. When this new generation includes a son, the satisfaction is beyond measure.

Such was the unforgettable experience (and rare privilege) that came on a magnificent day in September - a day to be tucked away tenderly among memories that will be treasured above all others through the years.

Here on the Baker Library lawn gathered the newest in the long line of a proud and noble heritage. The Class of 1967 assembled, for the first time as a group, to meet Freshman Dean Albert I. Dickerson '30 and their advisers and to begin what for many will be lasting friendships.

The Class of 1934 has a stake in the Class of 1967, for 11 of the new generation are sons of 1934.

The College and Dartmouth men everywhere may well be proud of this new crop. They are, indeed, the cream of the crop - the young men who will make the bright promise of tomorrow even brighter. We salute them - warmly and with deep pride - as they embark on this great adventure.

As we watched them arriving at their dorms, being summoned to menial tasks by upperclassmen and adjusting to strangers and strange surroundings, there suddenly came alive memories of another September day 33 years ago.... The agonies of a thoroughly homesick boy riding a grimy day coach from New Haven; his abject embarrassment when he reached for his valise in the baggage rack and came away with just the handle; his utter bewilderment as he stepped to the platform of the Hanover-Norwich railroad station; his complete chagrin when he missed the last transportation and had to hike it all the way up West Wheelock hill on a hot day, all the while struggling with a handle-less valise. That was but the beginning for, from the steps of Commons, came a booming voice: "Greenie - come here!"

This was the voice of football hero, Bill Hoffman '33. For a moment, the freshman viewed the hero as a monster, but did as commanded - hauled a trunk to the top floor of College Hall. From this encounter grew a warm friendship. Only last June, Bill and the "greenie" of long ago spent part of reunion reliving that moment in the retelling of it.

Things have changed. So has some of the spirit of the traditional, good-fun, baggage-hauling treatment of freshmen. Now," carloads of freshmen were being recruited for labors at fraternity houses - some to dig ditches, some to paint the houses, some to weed walks and trim shrubs. We don't recall such duty as a freshman — or even as a pledge. This seemed to strain the spirit of a hallowed tradition. But the new generation did not seem to mind.

There was a deep yearning to linger longer on the campus. But there was a sudden realization that this day, this campus belonged now to the new generation. So the time had come to say: "Good luck, Champ!" There was no sadness to this goodbye, rather an exhilaration. To one who has loved Dartmouth long since, here now was a new kind of emotion - a feeling that the College had become an even greater part of us. And indeed it has.

As we climbed the winding hills and the campus disappeared in an autumnal bower of brilliant splendor — of elegant scarlets, russets, greens, and golds - there was a feeling of satisfaction beyond measure.

Al Hine must know this satisfaction, too, for a note reports: "My son, Al III, matriculated (with) Class of '67. Spent two days in Hanover with him and enjoyed re-living freshman days again." ... Also on campus with her '67 son, Bob, was Marian Dryfoos. . . . Carrying on for Orv. . . . Marian's daughter Jacqueline now a junior at Smith.... Daughter Susie summered in Europe. .. . Bill Barnet's older boy, Bill, in Tuck School. . . . Class Treasurer Ed Brown's son, Bob, a junior at Princeton where he rates dean's list standing as Physics major. . . .

More about 1934 offspring - From TomCass: "Gave up cliff-dwelling on Chicago's near northside and grudgingly commuting again (from 101 Thorn Tree Lane, Winnetka) — for the sake of small daughters, Tory and Laura. Of grown-ups, Linda (exConn. College) and husband (Gordon Smith, ex-Yale) starting housekeeping in Charlottesville, Va., where he starts the long grind as medical student. . . . Deborah gave up on the Ivy League and transferred from Wellesley to Northwestern." .. . From Dick Loughry: "Our daughter, Nancy Paulsen, took a second place in tower diving at Pan Am games in Brazil in April; working hard to make U.S. Olympic team and the games in Tokyo next year. Now a freshman at Arizona State University in Tempe." . .. Good luck, Nancy. . . . Paul Ebbitt's daughter Karen, summa cum laude graduate of Pembroke last June, has received a scholarship to study at University of Lausanne, Switzerland. . . . Gordon Kibbe's son Alan a sophomore at Longmeadow (Mass.) High. . . . Kib still Trust Officer of Safe Deposit Bank & Trust Co., Springfield and active in Boards of Visiting Nurse Association and Safety Council.. . . Bob (RobertW.) Smith's daughter Nancy now a senior at Smith; daughter Susan a freshman at Wheaton.

Boston Globe reports Dr. Bob (RobertMoors) Smith was one of medical team that fought valiantly but in vain to save the Kennedy infant son. . . . Bill Cahn, author of several successful books, has penned another (with wife Rhoda) called "The Story of Writing." . . . Frank Turbett, District Director of Internal Revenue Service in Newark, N. J.....Turns out that Tim Lindheim is a numismatist. (That's a coin collector, son.)

.. . Tim writes coin-collector column for Cleveland (O.) Plain Dealer. .. . MauriceBurns' new address: 950 Islip Ave., Brentwood, L. I., N. Y. .. . Perry Woodbury elected Treasurer of Rand McNally & Co. New address: P.O. Box 7600, Chicago, Ill. 60680. . . . Letter from Hank Werner, but no word whether his son Peter met up with Harry Wallace's daughter Jane in Cannes during the summer. ... Watch next month's column.

Mailman just this minute brought this note from Stan Smoyer: "Took a business trip to India this summer to get away from the cold weather here! On the way over, I stopped off for a day or so at Athens and Cairo; on the way back in Israel and Denmark. ...... Interesting trip but not the right time of year to be in India....

"Our younger son, Bill, entered Dartmouth this fall. If he can last for four years, we shall have had a continuous eight-year span of a son in Hanover."

Yes, satisfaction beyond measure.

Secretary, 681 Overhill Rd. Birmingham, Mich.

Treasurer, Thayer School, Hanover, N. H.