1928
When you read this, our Tremendous Thirtieth (or 29th if you want to be technical) will be less than a month away and we hope you have made all the necessary plans to be in Hanover from Monday to Wednesday, June 10-12. John Cronin and his Reunion Committee have arranged a top notch program with a number of innovations, including a separate program for the children. If you haven't sent your reservations in, do it now.
Associate Justice John Goodnow resigned from the New Hampshire Supreme Court on March 5. In his letter of resignation to Gov. Lane Dwinell, Jack said he would resume the private practice of law. Jack served for nine years on the Superior Court bench and was chief justice at the time of his elevation to the high court in 1952.
The election of Rupe Thompson as president and chief administrative officer of Textron, Inc., was announced March 11. Rupe left the banking business a year ago to join Textron as chairman of the executive committee. His son, Peter, Dartmouth '55, gets out of the Army in July and David graduates from Dartmouth on June 9.
Red Edgar has been chairman of the Fund Campaign of the Winchester Chapter of the Red Cross.... Robert L. Clark is Executive Secretary of the President's Committee for the Development of Scientists and Engineers, Washington, D. C.... Monk Davenport says he and Ginny will be at reunion; Monk is associated with Blodgett & Colley, 16 Court St., Boston.
The questionnaire cards sent to get the latest information for the forthcoming '28 Directory are coming back promptly and I want to thank all of you. Incidentally it is wonderful to have so much news that I can share it with Jack Herpel for the '28 Campaigner.
The most frequently recurring news on the cards is the "I'm a grandfather" announcement. No one has caught up with Campion's six, but some are not far behind. Bruce Lewis has four, Sherm Baketel, three - all boys - and a fourth due, of all times, June 10.... Dick Barnstead has four, Virg McNeil, three, Carroll Shepard, three, and the following have two: Monk Davenport, Stew Hoagland, Don McKay, Sonny Middlebrook, Rufe Munsell, Loren Stevens, Fritz Titus, Al Willey, and Clark Blyth, whose twin grandsons were born in Munich, December 16, 1956. Add to the pleased grand-dads the following who can boast of only one: Sid Bogar, Horace Brown, Paul Cutler, Eddie Reece, Jack McGrath, Hank Moore, Ken Robbie, Lawson Van Riper and John Lyman, who gets under the wire by claiming he is to be a grandfather soon. If your name should be on the above list, then stand up and be counted.
Graduations this June were the next most popular theme: Nancy Atkinson graduates from Miami University (Ohio); Reliance Kinne and Ann Howard from Wellesley, unfortunately just at Reunion time; Judith Hansis graduates from Simmons on June 10; Chick Davis' son, C. F. Jr., graduates from Washington & Lee; and Horace Brown's daughter, Ginger, graduates from Michigan State University. About 18 of our classmates will be in Hanover, June 9, to see their sons graduate, but we'll have to get the complete list from Hanover.
Art and Alice Gow have announced the engagement of their daughter, Alice, to Midshipman H. A. Darius Jr., of the U. S. Naval Academy. They plan to be married in June 1958.
Munny and Elise Raymond of Smithville, Mo., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Carol, to John Ritschard of Riverton, N. J. Carol graduates in June from Colorado College.
Elly Jones, Chicago insurance broker, says his daughter's graduation from the University of Wisconsin interferes, but hopes to make our 40th. Ira Safran is having similar troubles — his son graduates from the University of Pennsylvania June 12 and his daughter graduates from prep school the night before. Ira is a partner in Safran Bros., real estate brokers in Perth Amboy, N. J.
Van Curll writes, "Had wonderful reunion with fraternity brothers, Jimmy Fowler and Harvey Fisher and families several weeks ago. Jimmy is teaching at Cal Tech this year and Harvey is a big official at Aerojet in Azusa." Van is owner of H. V. Curll & Co. (manufacturers representative), 2411 N. Chio Ave., El Monte, Calif.
Tom Carroll has been elected president of Vulcan Supply & Metals Co. of Cincinnati. He started with the company 22 years ago. His son, Tom W., is a sophomore at Yale and daughter, Abigail, is at the Daycroft School, Stamford, Conn.
Wally and Natalie Carr's daughter, Patricia, is being married June 15 (their 28th anniversary to the day), to Alan Walden, a University of Maine graduate.. .. Gin and Blanche Adams' daughter, Patricia, is being married in June, shortly after graduating from the Crane Institute of Music.... Rappie and Sue Bavier's daughter, Barbara, is being married in June to Frank P. Strong Jr., Dartmouth '56, Tuck-Thayer '57.
Creighton Hart's son, "Crate," Dartmouth '56, is in the Coast Guard Officers School and plans to be married in July, and his brother, John, Dartmouth '58, is spending the summer in Europe Chuck Goodman's daughter, Suzanne, is to be married in August.
Red Moore, assistant to the president of United Fruit Co., reports his daughter, Joan, Skidmore '55, is married to Robert Stevens, Yale '55.... Carter Woods, professor of sociology at Wells College, says daughter Joan married David Reed, Dartmouth '54, who graduates in June from University of Rochester Medical School; another daughter, Barbara, is a junior at Wells.... Red Jenkins' oldest son was married in January and is a senior at Lehigh. Red just received the permanent rank of Commander, USNR; he is National Trade Mark Manager (Sales) of N. J. Bell Telephone Co.
Jim Gillard, Detroit obstetrician and gynecologist, has remarried - the bride is Miss Margaret R. Anderson, of Grand Haven, Mich.
Kewp Munson has been promoted to Vice-President of the Wilmington Trust Co., Wilmington, Del.... John O'Sullivan, president of Engineered Sales Co., Summit, N. J., says "Just back from a month in Florida — so just working to make up!"... George Davis is now chairman of the executive committee of the Glens Falls Insurance Co.
Hank Moore, vice-president of George W. Moore, Inc., Waltham, Mass., will travel in Europe with Bea in May and June. Their oldest daughter is married to Philip Smith, a Unitarian minister.... Art and Lura Hassell left early in April for two months abroad; Art is Divisional Merchandise Manager and a director of B. Altman & Co., New York City.
Dick Foote, a Customers Man with Bell & Beckwith, Toledo wins this month's green derby for the most terse response to our request for news: "Still setting spinnakers, loving my wife, renovating a house built in 1830."
On a visit to New York last month, Mary and I met Helen and Phil Orsi and their son, Ron, at a matinee of "Auntie Mame" and afterward had dinner at Sardi's with them and Ted Baehr, who portrays Mr. Babcock in the play. Ted will miss reunion because his play is sold out until January. His daughter is a student at Vassar.
Secretary, Van Dyne Oil Co., Troy, Pa.
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