1952 March 2018 Newsletter
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On the Cover….. From the Editor… These are just a few of the many faces of Dartmouth A belated greetings of the New Year from a very today and we’re displaying them at this time because snowy Hanover. We hope this finds you and your your Alma Mater is going family in good health or comfortable in your through a “rebranding” process surroundings. 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of our and it will be interesting to see journey in the Dartmouth world and it was about this how it is accepted. You will hear time in 1948 when we were anxiously waiting to see and see a lot more from the where destiny would take us. Now we know. College as Dartmouth moves closer to celebrating its 250th birthday in 2019. As an This issue of The Crier has some different content. example, the new “D” with the Lone Pine in the First, and most important, is the usual news of and center is displayed in the upper left and lower right from classmates. Second, is remembrance of corners of the cover page (and here) and we’ve classmates who have passed away. When we started added a few more logos where many of our reporting the loss of friends, it was not often, but classmates have affiliations. One you may not be now, as you have probably already seen, it is several familiar with is the School of Graduate and pages. It is unfortunate, but we are committed to Advanced Studies. The remembering and respecting our friends and we will graduate schools of long continue to do so. It goes with the territory. standing, that is, Tuck, Geisel We have also included two feature stories, both and Thayer, need no copied from The New York Times. The first is introduction. What is not so written by Robert W. Goldfarb, a management well known is that Dartmouth consultant and a contemporary of ours, i.e., age 88. offers graduate programs and Mr. Goldfarb is a Columbia grad with an MBA from degrees in many other NYU and he is a Korean conflict veteran (U. S. disciplines in the social sciences, arts and Army). The story caught my eye because Mr. humanities, interdisciplinary fields and sciences — Goldfarb, whom I do not know, has written and this is not new. These graduate programs started previously on topics that relate to our age group. Just in 1885, but they were only recently organized under last year he wrote another interesting article in The the umbrella name shown here. These four graduate Times titled, “The Elephant in the Room is 86.” In schools and programs have an enrollment of about that article he said, among other things, “Other than 2100 students in any given quarter while the marriage and fatherhood, nothing shaped my continued emphasis on undergraduate education has character more than my three years in the Army.” about twice that number of students. If you are The second article is by Jane Brody, a well- known inclined to want to know more about the regular columnist for The Times. sophisticated and professional way Dartmouth manages its visual identity, and you are computer savvy, just Google “visual communications at How about sending a green card (enclosed), or any Dartmouth” and you are on your way. By the way, kind of note or email, to let us know how you are the logo and the College name in large print in the doing, where you have been, where you are going, right center and in the lower right corner of page one how the downsizing is developing, what your family (and here) shows is doing, etc. Your classmates would like to hear the new type style from you – they miss you and we need the business. that will be part of the update. It is named after Rudolph Ruzicka, a Czech-born typeface designer. Your thoughts? Send in a Green Card……. ! Class of 1952 Crier 2 First Quarter 2018 CLASS PRESIDENT FRANK LOGAN RE- THE DARTMOUTH ATHLETIC SPONSORS ESTABLISHES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROGRAM – YOUR HARD-EARNED DOLLARS AT WORK For many years our class not only had the usual officer positions to meet our responsibilities and This is a nice story. Part of your class dues payment needs, we also had the support of an executive is donated each year by our class to the Dartmouth committee to provide more class representation and Athletic Sponsor Program and the Athletic more participation at the regional level. In recent Department uses these funds to bring qualified years, the executive committee was dropped from student-athletes Hanover to learn about Dartmouth. the rolls. Class president Frank Logan believes we Most of the other classes contribute as well, as do would benefit from a restoration of the committee, many individual alumni. This but on a slightly smaller scale, reflecting our current program, by the way, covers all size and level of activity. sports and is in addition to support programs of individual With this in mind, five classmates have agreed to sports, often called, “Friends of serve as an executive committee for this term — that (sport)”. We have reported on this is, until September 2022. Those classmates are: several times previously and we David (Dave) Drexler — Wilmington Delaware are pleased to update you with Henry (Hank) Waters – Naples, Florida this year’s news. The College chose to bring Connor Robert (Bob) Ringstad — Glen Rock, New Jersey LaMastra from Atlanta, Georgia to Hanover last year Richard (Dick) Spurgin — Chicago, Illinois for a recruiting trip and we’re pleased to report that John (Jack) Collins — Cloverdale, California Connor is looking forward to the third quarter of his freshman year as a member of the class of 2021. And The specific role these members of our class will it has been quite a year. He came to Dartmouth from play will be developed by them and the class officers Pace Academy in Atlanta where he excelled over the next few months. Input from the class will academically and as a valued member of their be welcomed. One thought is to keep open our lines swimming team (four year letterman, team captain, of communication to provide assistance when and as scholastic All-American.) He is now a member of requested and to provide opportunities to keep in the Dartmouth swim team and, at the team’s award touch with the class and the College. ceremony in early March, Connor received both the Karl B. Michael Award and the Outstanding PLANNED GIVING NEWS Freshman Award. The award, named after Coach Michael, is given to the member of the squad who Class Gift Planning Co-Chairs Liz Russell and Frank has given the most to the team. Connor had an Logan (he multi-tasks) have shared with us the impressive rookie season, breaking school wonderful news that Vic Trautwein recently made a records in the 200 fly (multiple times), 500 free very generous gift to the College. His thoughtful gift and 800 free relays. A great start and we’re came in the form of the early termination of a pleased to have played a facilitating role. charitable remainder trust that Vic had established a ---------------------------------------------------------------- number of years ago. At his request, the newly 952 people gave almost $500,000 to this program in established “Victor R. Trautwein 1952 Fund” will be 2016-17. Our class has 25 members in the Sponsors a permanent endowment fund at Dartmouth, with the program. If you would like to add your name to the annual revenue of the fund being used for the individual giver’s list, you may send your tax general undergraduate scholarship program. Vic is a deductable contribution to Dartmouth Athletic proud member of the Bartlett Tower Society. Sponsors, c/o Gift Recording Office, 6066 Development Office, Hanover, NH 03755 or you If you have an interest in giving to Dartmouth, Liz may go online to “supportdartmouthsports.com”. and Frank are ready to talk with you. Class of 1952 Crier 3 First Quarter 2018 NOW TO NEWS OF, BY AND ABOUT YOU Charles (Chuck) Liddle provides us with some AND YOUR CLASSMATES… IN NO ORDER Dartmouth trivia, appropriate for the season. He OF DATE OR IMPORTANCE — THEY’RE writes that on page 27 of the November/December ALL IMPORTANT AND DATES DON’T ’17 issue of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine there is MATTER ANY MORE a story about several Dartmouth undergrad basketball players who scored only one basket in Dick Rosen (M. D.) writes from his home in their entire careers; in fact, one player only had one free throw score — and they are in the record books. Greensboro, North Carolina that he is still active in sports — “I entered ten events in September in the However, Dartmouth, scoring records only go back to the 1992-93 season. Chuck reminds us that our North Carolina Senior Games and won age group (85-89) medals — first place in 800 meter run, 1500 own Ralph “Ace” Lynch would also make that list if the records went back to our era. In his basketball meter run, 10K run, basketball shooting and softball throw; second place in 50 meter dash and 400 meter “career” at Dartmouth it is: Lynch, Ralph – 2 points. Well, that is two points more than most of us. It is run; third place in 200 meter run and tennis singles. I wasn’t much of an athlete in college, but the field unfortunate Ace isn’t with us to enjoy the trivial pursuit, he passed away in late 2005. Chuck Liddle, has thinned. “ He adds: by the way, is still in the Albany, NY area, in a “Enjoying life, we travelled to Antarctica last retirement community there.