1925
The College has created a new arid valuable group called the Committee on Public Relations, established in January with the blessing of the Alumni Council and represented by alumni, faculty, administration and undergraduates. It is headed by Francis Brown, editor of the New York Times Book Review, and a fellow alumnus on the board is Charles H.Moore, partner in the public relations firm of Earl Newsom & Co., New York City. Brownie is also a member of the Alumni Council and of the Advisory Board of the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE, being elected to the latter by the Dartmouth Secretaries Association.
At the last general meeting of the First National Bank of Boston, Jack Brace and PeteBlodgett were reelected President and Vice-President, respectively. A newspaper item states that Lou Kimball has been appointed president of the recently reestablished Angier Sales Corp. Lou is a vice-president and director of the Angier Corp., Framingham, Mass. George Stevens' new address is 364 Union Avenue, in the same city.
Hal Rider, who, I must confess, was originally in the class of 1924, was elected president of the Stamford (Conn.) Hospital before the turn of the year. Hal had been vice-president of this 232-bed institution since 1946, and also is president of the Stamford Trust Company. Bob Weinig received the Kiwanis Medal, "for the Most Outstanding Community Service in 1951," in Sioux City, lowa. Charlie Jameson, assistant general manager in New York City for the Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., was elected president of the New York chapter of the Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters at its annual meeting held in December.
Ralph Tucker, who has a big job with Dewey and Almy, an internationally known chemical corporation in Cambridge, does a lot of traveling in connection with their fairly new "Aryovac" division, which does a multimillion-dollar business primarily in coverings for livestock products. He reports taking a plane to Atlanta late last fall and having, as an unexpected companion, one Pete Blodgett, head of new business for his bank from Maine to Florida. In Rock Island, Ill., he saw ChuckMacMillan. Ralph is currently on a business trip in the Middle West, hoping to see FredDold in Wichita, Kans. Fred, you were missed at our 25th, and are seldom heard from. How about your golf, waistline and general activities? A letter would be appreciated.
We mentioned Jock Packard in last month's column, and now comes a newsy letter, the like of which we'd like to see more of (as ParkMerrow might say).
"It seems a long time since I have seen you, but with chasing back and forth north and south each year opening and closing hotels, I always manage to get tied up whenever there is some Dartmouth get-together and consequently miss most of them. As you may have noted in the last DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE, we are advertising a special Dartmouth Get-together for all alumni for the period March 25 to April lxs. We tried this out last year with Mr. Treadway's class and had such a good response that we decided to open it up to all classes, with the idea in mind that many Dartmouth Alumni and their wives might be in Florida during that period and would like to come here for an informal get-together and as an inducement we are offering a very special rate.
"Vero Beach is on the East Coast of Florida, 70 miles north of Palm Beach, and is in the middle of the famous Indian River Citrus Belt, which pro- duces the finest Florida fruit. There is an excellent bathing beach, good fishing, both in the Indian River, which is salt water, or deep sea, a fine 18- hole golf course, tennis courts, shuffleboard and all other things necessary for a fine Florida holiday. There is also the Brooklyn Dodgers' camp, with baseball games among their own farm groups every afternoon.
"I thought I would just drop you a line and give you the dope in case any of the class should ask you if you knew anything about the deal, as the easiest way would be for you to refer them direct to me. However, I am, under separate cover, sending you a few of our folders and rate cards and, as you will note from the ad, the discount is 33 1/3%, which brings the rates down to $17.00 per day up for two people, including meals, which is a real buy in this day and age.
"Our Hammond organist is a Notre Dame graduate, but does a passable imitation of Bill Cunningham when he gives forth with the Dartmouth songs.It would be wonderful to see some of the 25'ers during that time and I know that they would enjoy the informal and congenial at-mosphere of the Inn and a holiday in Florida late in the season when they can get back home to spring and don't have to start shoveling out the drive again.
"With kindest regards to you and any of the 25'ers that you may run into in Boston, I am, Sincerely yours, Tock."
Incidentally, speaking of Park, one should never miss his monthly "North of Boston comments, "witty, back-to-earth, New England common sense and grammatically self- styled." This appears on page 6 of the February issue, and on the opposite page is the announcement entitled "Class of 1925 Creates Four-Year-Scholarship."
Visitors at the Hanover Inn in January included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore, New Canaan, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bowden, Beverly, Mass.; Dr. and Mrs. Herb Talbot, N'atick, Mass.; Lloyd Brace, Boston; and Francis Brown, New York City.
Changes of address follow: Raymond V. Guernsey, 217 N. E. 97th St., Miami Fla., (home) 1020 N. E. 104 th St., Miami, Fla' (bus.); Millard S. Peabody, State Rd., Falmouth Foreside, Portland, Me.; Louis O. Gove, Mgr J J. Newberry Co. (1136 Fulton St., Fresno, Calif') whose home is 2974 Peralta Way, Fresno, Calif.; Milton N. Hart, Miami Corp., 410 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill., (home) 630 Indian Rd Glenview, Ill.; Preston B. Tanner, 7404 Fontana Mission, Kans.; Paul A. Brunn, Lawyer (bus ) 15 Broad St., N. Y. C. 5, and (home) Locust Rd. Northport, N. Y.; and Lawrence CMarshall, Bank of the Manhattan Co., (home) 136 East 64th St., N. Y. C 21.
If you have not seen the lengthy illustrated story in February's Holiday magazine, entitled "Dartmouth," and ably written by Budd Schulberg '36, it is highly recommended. It coveris its subject very broadly. Among other things are anecdotes concerning the late beloved Dean Laycock, to which the following might be added. In speaking before an annual alumni dinner in Hartford, the Dean said that if a student came to him with an original excuse, he would grant his cuts. However, he said he failed to do this on one occasion. A boy asked for a long weekend to go home to Chicago to attend his best girl's wedding, because in ten years he had never kissed her and under stood that one could kiss the bride after the ceremony. The Dean said: "No, if you went with her that long and didn't kiss her, you certainly don't deserve to now."
NORRIS B. CHIPMAN '25, who has been in the Career Foreign Service of the State Department since 1928, is now First Secretary at the American Embassy at Rome.
Secretary, Kenneth B. Hill & Co., Rm. 1004 80 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Treasurer and Bequest Chairman Elm St., Norwich, Vt.
