1949

I'm not sure enough of ray timetable to know whether this is my last column or not, but I rather think it is, and so at the end of my month's news, I shall act accordingly. Perhaps there is a reunion issue later, but that, of course, is devoted to reunion alone.

Just last week at the monthly Rhode Island Dartmouth luncheon, Ritchie Hunt and Ralph Burgard represented our class with me. The younger classes are becoming more and more active in our local club, and if I do say so, it makes for a livelier club.

Harv Nolan called me last night to ask for my address list so that he and his nominating committee can begin to make overtures to replace us old, tired-out officers.

This morning I got the latest poop from the reunion committee, with the tax included. I quickly sent my $15 back to them, and hope you have done likewise. I hope also that you realize how excellently successful the committee has been in keeping the tariff down to a figure which most of us can meet. They have done a swell job.

Am going to Washington for the weekend tomorrow and hope to spend one afternoon in spacious Griffith Stadium with ex-roomie Terry Maphis, who lives down there.

As reported last month, the anticipated luncheon with Peter New and Ritchie Hunt came off that following Wednesday in the Providence Biltmore Hotel (I figured they'd feel I was a tycoon if I took them there). Peter was full of many gems, most of which have been reported before in this absurd column. One news item I did acquire was that Pete now has a pilot's license — at least he ought to have, as he made it from New York to Providence in less than four hours by car, and only jets can do that. Pete did report that Dave Bergamini, working for Life magazine, has been to Dutch Guiana making studies of their land, from which he has written parts of two articles featured by Life called "Rain Forests" and something about evolution...anyway, a fine job done by a fine guy.

Mike McGean, from the Secretary of the College's office, writes of the participation by our class in many local Dartmouth clubs throughout the nation. For instance, DickMaloy is secretary of the Southern Florida Club; Bruce Benner is secretary of the Chicago Club; John Gallup is secretary of the Holyoke Club; Zeke Straw is secretary of the Manchester, N. H., Club; Burt Proom is secretary of the Central Pennsylvania Club; and Carll Tracy is secretary of the Western Pennsylvania Club. We have more officers than any other class since 1940. That is an outstanding record, and means that our Dartmouth interest is very high as a group. I hope our class interest will assert itself by turning out a mob of you for reunion.

Two engagements this month Bill Rossetter of Wadsworth, Ill., is engaged to Miss Winann Rogerson Meyer of Peoria, Ill. The wedding is set for June 26. Bill is with Rossetter Motor Co. of Peoria. Dan Ryder of Waterbury, Vt., is engaged to Mrs. Grace N. Stevenson of Milton, Mass. The wedding is set for May 15.

One wedding; Lee Fancher of Chatham, N. J., to Miss Muriel Estelle Zook of Madison, N. J., were married March 20. Classmate IrlMarshall was one of Lee's ushers. Lee is with Red Devil Tools in Irvington, N. J.

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Thomson of Naugatuck, Conn., recently visited the Hanover Inn.

I presume many of you read where RayTruncellito is now one of Tuss' assistants on the coaching staff in Hanover. Ray was the frosh coach before the Army nailed him. He is married to the former Barbara E. McEwen of Manchester, N. H.

A newsy letter from Reunion Co-chairman Bob Alden reports the following: HerbGramstorff has taken a job with the Nestle Co. in Grand Rapids, Mich.... Dick Band field and Dick Higley have been added to the reunion committee to take up some of the slack. The first Dick (and wife) just became parents, and Dick plays a most important part in the selection program for underwriters in the Home Life Insurance Co. He and Bob recently had lunch with Jim Braunworth, who is in the Cheese Division of Armour & Co. Jerry Norris has been transferred from Atlanta, Ga., to NYC by New York Life, and simultaneously his wife presented him with Jo Anne Norris. Both the job and the daughter are promotions and predict things in the future will be bright. Clarke Church has been transferred from Scranton to Harrisburg with Procter & Gamble. He was promoted to office head salesman there. Bobby himself has a new job - he's selling radio time for station WOR in New York and likes it muchly. He keeps bumping into Ed Graham who's with Young & Rubicam.

A letter from Reg Pierce '46 divulges some poop on the following: Dick Moulton and Ginny have a modern house on Balch Hill in Hanover. Dick is the New England Representative in stocks and bonds for a Boston house. Reg reports he must be a huge success, based on the number of trips he makes (pleasure) to New York. The Moultons have one 50n....Ted Krug is ad manager with Cluett, Peabody in their boys' apparel division. Ted and Shirley live in Rowayton, Conn., with one daughter. Reg reports that he left C-P once to be ad manager of MacGregor Sports Wear, but their latest offer was just too good to refuse. Doc Eaton, Betty and daughter are living in Stamford. Doc is doing a great job in merchandising with Sears-Roebuck. He is manager of furniture and appliances.

Several vocations of the month JackColeman is an insurance agent in Hutchinson, Kansas.... Lou Harris is a first looie in the USAF out of Seattle Clark Hayes is with General Electric in Louisville DeanMerrill is a captain in the Marines stationed at Oakland, Calif Frank O'Halloran has his own wholesale stationery business in Orange, N. J.

Now I should like to close my term of office with thanks to all those who have helped me with letters and bits of news. You have made this job both easy and pleasant, and any satisfaction or pleasure you've gotten in reading it is in direct ratio to the help you as individuals have given me. I have sincerely enjoyed writing the news once a month. I hope you've waded through it with a minimum of griping, and for that I thank you. If Harv Nolan does his job you'll be cussing out somebody else next term. Anyway, it's been a real honor being your representative for these very short five years.

I should like to quote from my first paragraph of my first column way back in October, 1949: "I hope during my tenure in office that I can at least cover the class to get the news across to the largest bulk of you and about ALL of you. That, at least, will be my aim. At the same time, I hope it will prove interesting reading."

There are 109 guys out of over 700 whom I did not get news about, or mention. Perhaps my successor will catch up with them. I hope so.

So long....

Secretary, 230 Arlington Ave., Providence, R. I.

Class Agent, 163 Hospital St., Providence, R. I.