1930

Dick Bowlen, my talented predecessor and faithful contributor, sends an article from the Manchester Union Leader about Dartmouth's outstanding weight man, Andy Trimble '85. Of particular interest to 1930 is the following: "Increases of 44 and a half feet in the hammer, 27 feet in the discus, and 18 feet in the weight earned Trimble the Herb Chase Award, presented to the Dartmouth athlete who has made the greatest improvement during the course of the season."

Dick and Gwen Bowlen visited AlexMcFarland at his home a short time ago. Dick reports: "He seemed in good shape, had a ready smile, and certainly was glad to see us, as he would be any classmate." This echoes a warm letter received in midsummer from Carol Seidler, Alex's daughter, who said: "Dartmouth and the class of '30 have been and remain such a vital interest in his life . . .

and everything stops at his house when he gets anything in the mail from or referring to Dartmouth." Still at 19 Lansing Road, West Newton, MA 02165. Need I say more?

And while we're at it, a visit or note to Charlie Humiston would be greatly appreciated. If you missed the address in the June/ July notes, it's Holly Manor Nursing Home, Pitney Drive, Mendham, NJ 07945.

The letters to the editor of the May 14 DartmouthReview carried this little gem: "To the Editor: I am not a subscriber, though your paper is sent to me somehow. I .would be interested in reading it if you didn't try to be so sensational and if you didn't stoop so low to take cheap shots at people and conditions you do not approve of. Your style of writing turns me off completely." The letter was signed Lucille G. French.

Bravo, Celie!

I am indebted to Alex Harroun and JerryGoodman for assistance on Bill Swart child's obituary, which will appear in this or an upcoming issue. Regrettably, Alex maintained his silence on personal news, but Jerry, in response to my question, says, "Alice and I have lived here (Bay Harbor Islands, Fla.) for almost 20 years. We will be married 54 years this year. I have two children and four grandchildren all in Rhode Island. We have rented a home in Quechee from August 23 until September 23 this year. ... I don't get to Hanover often so this is a new experience." I hope they toured Rockefeller Center and the Seminar Room. Now if we can only get a word from Alex.

When Meade Alcorn's name is mentioned, do you think first of a lawyer, a class president, a loyal alumnus, or maybe the chairman of the Republican National Committee? Have you forgotten Alcorn the hurdler, who set a world indoor record in the 70-yard low hurdles and, in the 400-meter hurdles, missed a spot on the 1932 U. S. Olympic team by onetenth of a second? Among the few disappointments in Meade's life, this ranks just after the failure of the 1968 Republican Convention to nominate Rocky for president. These reminiscences are occasioned by an excellent three-page article about Meade in the Suffield Academy Magazine, which came to me via Dot (Mrs. Roily) Booma and Fred Scribner. And last spring Suffield Academy erected on its outdoor track a bronze plaque that reads: "The Alcorn Track: In Honor of H. Meade Alcorn Jr. '26, Public Servant, Exceptional Athlete, Devoted Trustee and Friend, 1983."

Harry Condon gave us an update several months ago on Jim Garven Dalglish, a teacher's aide at Kearsarge Regional High School, New London, N.H. At the school Jim gave a two-weekcrash course in "Literature of Conscience," which he originated 15 years ago. He is giving the course also to adults every two weeks at home. He is still writing novels, one of which his New York agent believes she can market. Another is approaching final revision. Be watching for them.

Three former Dartmouth skiers were reunited last April in Pleasanton, Calif. Pictured are, left to right,Herm Sander '30, Charley Proctor '28, and Bob Baumrucker '31. In 1930, under the tutelage ofDartmouth ski coach German "Gerry" Raab, the three broke the record for the Moosilauke Down-Mountain Race, reaching the bottom of the "tortuous three-mile trail through a blinding snowstorm."Sander led the trio with a time of ten minutes, 23 seconds. Baumrucker was featured in the February1984 issue of Ski magazine. His run through a series of poles on the northwest side of Balch Hill inMarch 1928 "won the first slalom race in the world run under rules approved by skiing's internationalruling body, the Federation Internationale de Ski (FSI)." Sander, captain of Dartmouth's 1930 ski team,lives near Manchester, N.H. Proctor had competed in the 1928 Olympics; he now lives in Santa Cruz,Calif. Baumrucker lives in San Francisco and is helping to prepared pictorial history of American skiingto be published this fall.

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