1945
An untimely (understatement of the year) illness prevented my attending reunion, but from the many sources who have reported, I gather the affair was a huge and complete success. To my surprise, there must have been a few who thought the monthly efforts that I somehow concoct were worth four more years of perusing. Here I am again, so bear with me.
With a practically new slate of class officers, we are off on what should be an even better four-year period before our next Hanover gettogether in 1959. Keep your eye on that date, for if the Tenth was a roaring success, the Fifteenth should be even more spectacular.
My congratulations to ex-Class Agent StanNewton for the outstanding record he compiled during his tenure in that office. As you know, we finished this year just two points behind the Class of '42, exceeding our quota by a sizable margin. As Stan pointed out, we, Dartmouth '45, beat our Princeton '45 opponents both in numbers of contributors and dollars received. This remarkable record was achieved by dint of hard work on the part of Stan and his assistants. Persistence personified paid proportionally. Excellent work!
And to Rod Walser, who stepped down after many years of silent duty in the exchequer, an official commendation for his fine performance. Raising money for the class treasury is not an easy job, yet Rod never despaired nor applied unwarranted pressure. These are the men who have worked for you, given their time and effort, and whose only reward has been that of a job well done. We owe them a lot. Without them, we wouldn't now be in such an excellent position class-wise.
If this column seems to be one of unconnected ramblings, it's because I'm still on vacation and the old mind is a bit on the rusty side. I find it an effort just to think. Oh well, such is relaxation. And so, I'll just ramble.
Here's news of Pete Tewksbury in form of a quotable letter:
"I have been fighting the insecure battle of the legitimate stage out here in California for the past eight years, and attempting to feed four little mouths in addition to my own and lovely wife's. .. . However, I recently was fortunate enough to transfer into the frantic field of television, where I am now a staff director for CBS Television, directing the Life With Father series and the just-beginning Henry Aldrich series."
And if you don't believe it, take a peek at your TV. There, as big as life under the above titles, you'll find, "directed by Peter Tewksbury."
In the midst of this year's Alumni Fund drive, just to prove that life wasn't as hectic as some believed, Stan and Betty Newton rounded out their family with the adoption of a son, Stanley Louis Newton Jr. With three older sisters, this young man is in for a rough time.
Odds 'n ends from here 'n there: Bill Brindley has joined the commercial credit department of the Meadow Brook National Bank of Freeport, N. Y. Bill left the Public National Bank and Trust Co. of New York where he had been for eight years.
Dr. Ed McCrum has been awarded the rank of diplomate by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Now certified as a specialist, Ed has been appointed medical section chief at the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital. The engagement of Henry Abbot to Miss Catherine Grace Carey of Springfield further depletes the now perforated ranks of the '45 bachelor club. Catherine is a graduate, Phi Beta Kappa, of Florida State University and has a Master's degree from Columbia. Henry is with the Department of Defense. JohnnyHalstead, not wishing to go down with a sinking ship, also finds himself in an engaging sitimion The young lady is Miss Susan McClintock of Indianapolis. She graduated this lune fiom Vassar, where she was an art major. Johnny is now studying for his doctorate at Harvard. The Dartmouth College Geology Department is in receipt of a 169-pound nugget of native copper from the original discovery in upper Michigan. The donor was ye old cymbal-smasher Bob Zildjian. Trade Association executives in New York City recently announced the election of Harry Hampton as sec. Treas.for 1955-56. Busy fellow, our new Class Chairman. Dr. Lan MacKinnon has completed his residency at Mary Hitchcock and is ?eneral Practice in Hartford, Conn. r, „ 15- m that area take notice. Capt. SteveHull USMCR has been appointed training officer in the Ist Signal Co. of YVorceste? County, Mass. Dick Gilman has been promoted to associate professor of religion at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. SteveKenny is staff assistant to the director of the Port of New York Authority's Terminals Department, which supervises the Port Authority "us Terminal and others. Dr. Bob Joy recently served as chairman of the 1955 Mental Health fund campaign in Danbury, Conn. Bob is assistant attending pediatrician at the Danbury Hospital. The Rev. Jonathan Bursey has been appointed to the Federated Church in Bristol, Vt. Jonathan has served in Vermont churches for thirteen years and has a remarkable record of achievement. Dr. Franklyn P.Bousquet Jr. is senior associate opthalmologist at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.
Recent viewers of the Hanover scene from the front porch of the Hanover Inn were JimSpanos, Chad Ramsdell, Mr. arid Mrs. ClassAgent Eliot Mover, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Murray, Dr. and Mrs. Ted Safford of Ridgefield, Conn.
And that completes the news for this month. Son Mike wants to use the typewriter.
Harry L. Hampton Jr. '45 has been elected secretary-treasurer of Trade Association Executives in New York for 1955-56. He is assistant to the secretary of Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute and director of its Sportsmen's Service Bureau.
Secretary, Middlesex School, Concord, Mass.
Treasurer, R.D. i, Stoney Ridge Rd., Avon, Ohio
