1936
June — the month of senior canes, the Alumni Fund, and the end of class notes until fall.
A new public relations partnership, Wright International, has been formed by Peter Wright and his brother who recently resigned from the publicity firm founded by their father, the late Hamilton M. Wright. The new firm, with offices at 441 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y., will operate both in the domestic and international fields. Prior to becoming executive director of the Hamilton Wright Organization last year, Pete was director of public relations for the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co. for nine years, and formerly in charge of publicity for the American Petroleum Industries Committee.
An unusual hobby is the one pursued by Dr. Bill Stimpson. His hobby is wood lots. The challenge here is to buy an overgrown wood lot, clear out the dead trees, stumps, and brush, and plant new trees and maintain them. From an investment point of view, it will pay off to the grandchildren. But the fun is now. Bill has bought two wood lots of 28 and 57 acre size. Both are in New Hampshire, where the hobby is encouraged by state tax laws. There is even a society of wood-lot lovers. On many a Sunday afternoon, Bill drives out to one of the lots to work and give his family some exercise. The family consists of his wife Emily, and children, Ricki, 8 years, Barbie, 5, and John, 2. Bill is chief of staff of the medical service at the U. S. Public Health Hospital in Boston.
A doctor on the other side of the country, in Paso Robles, Calif., passes on a little information about his life out that-a-way. Johnny Hardham, once of Barringer High School in Newark, N. J., writes:
"My wife's family have a grain and an almondtree ranch in this little cross-roads town of about 7,000 population, located not far from the Pacific Coast and about halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
"Since we prefer small-town life, we decided to settle here, after I finished my graduate training in internal medicine, my field of medical practice. We live on the grain ranch, six miles from town, in a comfortable house we built in 1951. Our children have gone to a one-room, country school through the sixth grade, then to schools in town for higher grades. Our son John C., born in 1948, is the only one still in the country school. Our older daughter Ann, goes to a ranch-type boarding school near Flagstaff, Ariz., called Verde Valley School.
"We keep horses and ride quite a bit for recreation. The children enter quite a few shows in nearby (and distant) towns, riding in both Western and English classes.
"My wife helps her father with ranch work, now that the children are out of the toddler stage, factoring for hours on end, pruning the almond trees, harvesting the almonds, etc.
"My own time is pretty much occupied by my practice. I became a full-fledged specialist in internal medicine in 1953, served as Chief of the Medical Staff of our local hospital in 1954 and 1955 and am president-elect of the county medical society.
"Myron Clark's passing was very sad. I have often thought of him, his fine wife, and of his Uncle George ('Squire?) Clark '99 of Plymouth, N. H."
You might like to make note of these recentaddress changes for your summer travel:
Ralph S. Butler, Jr., 82 Killberry Rd., Toronto, Ont., Canada, Dr. Benjamin M. Hair, 792 Walden Rd., Winnetka, Ill., Roderick M. Ladd, 3206 Tomahawk Rd., Louisville 7, Ky., Robert S. Marvin, 1222 Lincoln St., Beatrice, Nebr., Wilbur F. Mullen, 1531 College Avenue, Garden Grove, Calif., Thomas A. Sinding, 1218 Cherry St., Winnetka, Ill., William W. Talman, Jr., 15426 Valley Vista, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Dr. Walter E. Chase, 2608 Marshall St., Little Rock, Ark., Dexter Martin, 8 Dickinson St., Princeton, N. J., Ernest G. Wiggins, 128 Simcoe Ave., Town of Mt. Royal, Montreal, Canada, David S. Wilson, Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territory, Canada, George H. Marsh, 303 Custer Ave., Evanston, Ill., Frank B. Nairne, Jr., 267 M. Street, Mound, Minn.
The '36 dinner party at the New York Club on April 26 was even better than last year: more gaiety, more people, prettier wives, one sheep-dog named Rodney, excellent dinner served by the Club staff and Paul Lynch at the piano for a few Dartmouth songs. Dick Morton made all the arrangements for the class at the Club. Pete & Barbara Fitzherbert got the prize for coming the longest distance, although Brint Schorer came down from Hartford, Ray & Jerri Builter came from Fairfield, Conn., and Spence & Jessie Johnson came from Pompton Plains, N. J. Bob Warren was the only classmate who brought his dog. Bachelor Joe Davis was welcomed again bv the ladies. Several of them asked "Where's the other bachelor who isn't here?" They were asking about George Conklin, of course. Where were you, Pinky? Amid the social din, Art Levin stood up to say a few words to the effect that he ought to thank someone for this party and decided to pass the bouquet to Madine Morton for having a husband named Dick. Everyone agreed that was the best speech of the evening.
Here's the complete list of honored guests: Rodney, John & Helen Wiesman, Don & Olyve Andrus, Ed & Ruth Brooks, John & Betty Mallory, Art & Lee Wasserman, Spence & Jessie Johnson, Gib &: Ann Sykes, Paul & Kathy Lynch, Tom & Ruth Allen, Joe Davis, Boyce & Betty Price, Ray & Jerri Builter, Bob & Theo Prentice, Art & Betty Levin, Pete & Barbara Fitzherbert, Dick & Madine Morton, John & Nancy Sawyer, Fred Warne, Dave & Shirley Fox, Steve & Eliz Deitz, Bob Warren, Brint Schorer, and Clark & Hazel Sorensen.
In addition to the fortunate people who attended the class dinner, we heard from many other classmates who wanted to join the party but couldn't make it. It stirred up a lot of Dartmouth spirits; and the reason for their inattendance gives you a good idea of what contemporaries are up to these days. For example, Morrie and Dorothy Stein wired from Waterbury, Conn., that a Naugatuck Valley Dartmouth meeting conflicted to keep them from driving down. Kirk Liggett telephoned from Phillv that he had a Dartmouth Fund dinner scheduled that evening. Don and DorisMacNeary cancelled reservations when someone got sick at home. Ross Martindale had an evening recording session at N.B.C. DelanoIves was attending a father and daughter Girl Scout banquet. Jack Smith was meeting with a school board on Long Island to discuss building a new high school which he's designed. Dick and Nina Dorrance couldn't get a baby sitter. Neither could the Bud Horns on Staten Island. Joe and Susan Bishop are house hunting in New Haven where Joe starts in the fall as associate professor at the Yale Law School. Gil and Fran Balkam were playing Tournament bridge. Jack Squires was in Chicago on business. Pep Mintz, Roy Coppedge, Ed Reddington, Jacko Morrison and Rog Baylis all had business appointments they could not break. Dick Tucker was in Mississippi on a legal case. Art Toan was in San Francisco. Norb and Pic Hofman wrote us a note saying they were taking advantage of school vacation to take the children on a trip. Joe Smith of Summit, N. J. and family were doing the same thing; so were the John Van B.Sullivans and the Cliff Porters. Ray and PegReitman with their three daughters were sailing to Bermuda. Phil and Nancy Gilbert were flying to England. Roy and Lillian Adams wrote us they had planned to go to garden week in Virginia. Bill and Virginia Munson were attending a wedding in the mid-West where their daughter, Virginia, was being a flower girl. Bob and Tanna Fernald and children were spending the weekend with Bob's mother and father in Newton, Mass. Bill Hoffmann was meeting with the mayor of East Orange, N. J., (Bill McConnell '19) on a new assessment program for school construction. Ferris Mack's wife is infanticipating, and Blake Hughes' wife just presented him with Brian Blake Hughes Jr., so they couldn't attend this party, and Bob Jarbeau called up and said, "We're sorry we can't make the party this time, but when's the next one?" The answer to that is, "After the Harvard game and after the Yale game in the fall."
And so here endeth the reading and the writing of the class notes for another year. Have a happy summer. Send your contributions for the Alumni Fund at once to Kirk Liggett if you have not already done so. Mail your secretary pictures of interesting things you do this summer. Good Luck.
George T. Conklin Jr. '36, Vice President andDirector of Guardian Life Insurance Co., hasbeen elected a Trustee of Teachers Insuranceand Annuity Association of America.
Secretary, 287 Rutledge Ave. East Orange, N. J.
Class Agent, 135 Glenview Ave., Wyncote, Pa.
