MISCELLANY

Harlow (Bob) Thornton Munson died on May 4, 2011 peacefully at home with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bob and his twin brother Bud, also Class of ’48, were born in Boston on Dec 22, 1926. Immediately after graduating from Westwood High School in 1944, Bob entered the Army Specialized Training Program which took him to the Universities of Maine and Vermont. At war’s end he entered Dartmouth and secured his BA in 1947 and MBA from Tuck School in 1948. Bob was recalled to active duty by the United States Air Force in 1950 serving for several years as a First Lieutenant in the Office of Special Investigations. Following military service Bob joined the Central Intelligence Agency where he served for 27 years as a senior intelligence analyst and liaison with Naval Intelligence and other government agencies, and as Colonel and commandeer of the CIA”s Air Force Intelligence reserve unit. He lived in Alexandria, VA before moving to Charlottesville in 2007. Bob was regularly involved in community activities; served two terms as President of the North Ridge Citizens Association and was honored as their citizen of the year in 2005; served in a leadership position at the Beverly Hills Community Methodist Church; and was active at the First Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville. He was actively engaged with Dartmouth his whole life and was Secretary (1962-1967); President (1972-1974 and 1981-1982); and Club Liaison (1969-2011) of the Dartmouth Club of Washington DC; and a member of the ’48 Class Executive Committee (1958-1962). Bob enjoyed his retirement years with his family and friends in Alexandria, Charlottesville, Seattle, WA, New Hampshire, and the family summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan Hodgdon, and is survived by his brothers Bud and Gordon, and sons, Stuart, James, and Christopher and his wife, Susan and their children, Devon and Leila.

John S. Fenno, 84, of Garlock Street, Canajoharie, NY, died February 16, 2011 at St. Johnsville Nursing Home. Born on March 1, 1926 he was the son of Jesse Fenno and Sarah Staarkweather Fenno. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College in 1948 with an MBA from tuck School of Business in 1949. Mr. Fenno has been a local area resident since 1963 previously residing in the mid-west. He went to work for Beechnut and then for several area hospitals until his retirement. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was a member of the Reformed church of Canajoharie. Mr. Fenno was a founding member with his wife, of Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service, serving for 25 years. He was also a member of the Fort Rensselaer Club, Otsego Sailing Club, and the National Ski Patrol. He enjoyed sailing, skiing and woodworking. Mr. Fenno is survived by his wife of 62 years, Grace Christopherson Fenno of Canajoharie, three sons, J. Christopher Fenno and his wife, Joan of Ann Arbor, MI, Daniel Fenno of Epping, NH, Nathan Fenno of Cooperstown, NY, two grandsons, Jacob and Jesse Fenno, two brothers, H. Lincoln Fenno and Steven Fenno as well as several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service was held for him on March 5, 2011. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service, POBox 453, Palatine Bridge, NY 13428.

Roger Van Allen Zorn, 84, of Pinehurst, died peacefully Monday, Dec. 27, 2010.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at Boles Funeral Home in Pinehurst, with a reception to follow.
Roger was born Oct. 15, 1926, in Hudson, N.Y., to Herman F. Zorn and Beulah Riggs Zorn. He grew up in Hudson and attended Worcester Academy, graduating in 1944. He entered Dartmouth College but quickly joined the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of technical sergeant. Roger was stationed in the Philippines and was selected to become a member of the U.S.O. Jazz Band. While performing in the Philippines, he met his wife, Mary Helen Simpson, a volunteer in the American Red Cross.
Roger returned to Dartmouth College after the war. He and Mary Helen were married in 1948. Roger graduated from Dartmouth College in 1949, and returned to Hudson to work for the V&O Press Co. He was awarded the Thirty-Two Mason and became a member of the Mystic Shrine in 1957 in Bridgeport, Conn. He worked for 20 years (1953-1972) for Rudel Machinery Co. in New York City and Boston, Mass., in a sales management capacity, and then for 10 years (1972-1982) for W. H. Nichols Co. in Waltham, Mass. Afterward, Roger was an independent sales representative in Lexington, Mass. He and Mary Helen retired to Pinehurst in May 1990.
Throughout their years together, Roger and Mary Helen enjoyed golf, bridge, friendship, watching hockey, drinking an occasional scotch and raising their family.
Roger is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Helen; two sons, William Van Allen Zorn and Robert James Zorn; and four grandchildren, Valerie Uhte, Stephanie Uhte, Alexander Van Allen Zorn and Tyler Burke Zorn. He was predeceased by his daughter, Susan Elizabeth Zorn, and daughter-in-law Brenda Zorn.

DARTMOUTH SKIWAY LODGE

************* Interestingly, the recent vote on a proposed Constitution for the Alumni Association drew more than twice the number of participants with 39% of our current 66,000 members. (the proposal was not accepted)

"The Student Life Initiative (an invention of the administration) was a sweeping effort to
fundamentally change how students spend time when they aren't in class - including, most
controversally, time spent drinking beer in basements.
Five years after SLI launched with a bang, however, it appears to have ended with something akin
to a sigh (of relief).
Dean of the College Jim Larimore told two Alumni groups that because SLI had successfully met
most of its goals, it was no longer a focus. (He said) We have moved the system in a very positive
direction."

In the opinion of your editor any positive results of the Student Life Initiative came from the
student's reaction which was, according to the DAM "with almost anti war intensity" when
they "marched on President Wright's house and"the National press came to Hanover to see
what all the fuss was about".

Miscellany and History

Wilcomb Edward Washburn '48 Memorial

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DARTMOUTH SKIWAY LODGE

STUDENT LIFE INITIATIVE

"Bye Bye SLI"

This headline appeared in the March-April DAM