1939

With great regret we report that Albert D.(Bud) Foster is officially listed by the Navy Air Arm as missing. Bud was on his way home by plane from San Diego, Calif, via Quantico, Va., when he encountered dense fog on the night of March 23. On March 26, after a three day search, a Gloucester fisherman was reported to have located a part of the plane Bud was flying. No trace of the flier was seen. Bud was a Lieut. Commdr. in the Navy, and a fighter pilot. Twice the winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, six-time recipient of the Air Medal and a holder of a Presidential Citation for strikes against the Japanese during the war, Bud was an experienced and capable pilot.

HERE ir THERE: Art Bright made news this month, not only by showing up at the Hanover Inn with his spouse on April 9, but by the celebrated publication of The Electric Lamp-Industry by the Macmillan Company. The book was written by Art while he was an Instructor of Economics and Social Science at MIT, and is part of a series being done by MIT on the economics of innovation. Art is at present associated with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and is living in Hingham, Mass We can't be sure, but we believe that we gave a report on Bob MacLeod's promotion last month. At any rate, it could bear repeating. Mac is now the Eastern Advertising Manager of Town Country magazine.

.... We received word from Ken Mac Donald, concerning his work on the nominating committee for Class elections this spring. The newsworthy fact in Ken's card was that the Mac Donalds' safely weathered Seattle's surprise Earthquake of last month or so, very well indeed This month, more than any previous period, your Secretary feels out on the rim of class doings. As reported last month, we are in Louisville, in the television business, and although we have run across a few Big Greens, they are of a different vintage, and as yet have not passed on any intelligence having to do with the Class of '39. So, lacking further wherewithal with which to write about, we pass into the next department.

WRITER OF THE MONTH: George Boswell, who has been very generous with his good letters in the past, comes up with another piece. He keeps us posted on his latest moves, and also blueprints what we consider to be an ideal method of vacation.

. . . I am finishing up here at Princeton this summer, though I am not exactly sure just when the Ph.D. Thesis will be completed. I have accepted a position as instructor in French at Smith College, starting this fall. Betty and I are very pleased at the prospects of moving north, and we hope that any stray classmates, revisiting Northampton in souvenir of bygone days, will try to locate us and stop in. I can't give an address, as we are trying to locate ourselves at the moment.

"Not having any news of former classmates, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about our vacation of last summer. Some of the fellows, hard-pressed by the high cost of living might welcome the suggestion. We joined the D.O.C. and found we had free use of all their cabins for any amount of time. For the same $3.00 we also received membership pins, and a DOC weekly newssheet, which has kept us wonderfully informed on Dartmouth activities throughout the year. During our two week vacation, we used the Lake Armington Cabin (near Piermont, NH) as a base of operation, hiking over to Great Bear Cabin (near Glencliff, NH) and climbing Moosilauke, then returning to Armington. Though we did the trip without car—it was quite feasible—a car would be a great help. The cabins were wonderfully equipped, and in excellent condition. Actually we did a lot of resting, and not much hiking, not being in condition for a violent workout. Armington was a delightful spot, right on a lovely lake. A canoe goes with the cabin, and the swimming is excellent. Our solitude was complete and undisturbed. We had no duties, no responsibilities, and no schedule to adhere to. For those who are sick and tired of cabs, busses, radios and newspapers, Russian rantings, and Congressional ravings, international tension, and political crises, and want to get a good rest; to rediscover that they are real individuals with a life of their own, I highly recommend this retreat which the DOC offers at prices which are absurdly low. When we hit civilization, in the form of White River, and the newspaper headlines about the Berlin Crisis, the Airlift, etc., we felt that we had been away from it all for a long time, and felt thoroughly rested."

THE CLEARING HOUSE: The Alumni Fund is more than ever with us, and it is just about the time of year when '39 starts picking up momentum which brings us up near the top in the Green Derby. So dig in gang! Make it "TEN DOLLARS FOR THE BIG TENTH" And of course, talking about "Big Tenth", Reunion is just around the corner. So any of you lads who suddenly find you can make it, get word off to Clem Burnap, pack the wife and the kids, and head for the Big Tent in Hanover. See Ya There!!!!

AMERICAN EXPRESS EXECUTIVE: Roy B. White Jr. '39, formerly assistant advertising manager of American Express Company, has been appointed assistant vice president, financial sales department.

Secretary, Station WAVE—TV, Louisville, Ky.

Treasurer, Box 398, Keene, N. H.

Class Agent.2 Lancey Court, Newburyport, Mass.