1945

I have just returned from the annual Class Officers meeting in Hanover, and I can assure you great things are afoot. You will probably have read by now the plans for the new Hopkins Center and I imagine some of you are not particularly happy at its modern design. Let me assure you, I was skeptical too, but after thoroughly studying the plans and listening to those who knew expound on it, I was convinced that this was the right step. And now I am an enthusiastic supporter of the whole idea. Hope you are too, for Dartmouth's future looks greater and greater all the time.

I quote from a letter from Evan Connell, for he best expresses what I think is some very interesting news.

"... THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE may be interested to know that on May 20 the Viking Press of New York will publish a collection of eleven short stories that I have written over the past few years. The collection will be titled 'The Anatomy Lesson.' Nine of the eleven stories have been published previously in various magazines, some of which are The American Mercury, New World, Writing, The Western Review, The Paris Review, Flair, and Tomorrow. Several of the stories have already been reprinted in anthologies, notably in Best American Short Stories of 1955, edited by Martha Foley, and in Prize Stories of 1949 and 1951, both of the latter volumes being edited by Herschel Brickell. ... At present I am living in San Francisco and working on a novel titled 'The Patriot.' The Viking Press has taken an option on this novel and will probably publish it next year."

News from the hinterlands finds Prof. Hal Breen, ass't Prof, of landscape architecture and urban planning at Michigan State University, being chosen by students as one of the top 10 instructors in M.S.U. College of Agriculture. A brief dossier on Jack Wachtel seems in order here for this industrious classmate has crammed a good deal into his short professional career. Now Merchandising Manager of Calvert Distillers Co., for several years Jack was in charge of creating and designing all sales promotion material; cartooning, lithography, plastics, metals and wood. Then he took over the merchandising department, concerned with distributor and retailer sales courses, merchandising tools, conventions, problem market promotions, all sales meetings, sales education films, etc. (whatever else he could do in his spare time!). In addition he has edited and produced all company publications including his company house organ. And I think I have a lot to do!

Now to hop around the country to keep you up to date. Steve Hull, lawyer and life landerwriter is located at 37 Harvard St., Worcester, with his residence on Mill Rd., Westboro. You will find Dr. Harry Durkin at the Judge Baker Child Guidance Center, Boston; while Jack Prentice is Assistant Controller of the Hupp International Division of the Hupp Corp., South Euclid, Ohio. Max Goldfine, our textile tycoon, now hangs his wool fedora at 141 East 55th St., Apt. 7D, New York.

3 Harry Hampton records a new addition to the Warren Quimby family so ray piece of news should come as no surprise. The Quimbys have a new address: 16 Maplewood St., Larchmont, N. Y. Among those who have had the pleasant opportunity of revisiting Hanover for a short and refreshing stay this spring are: Sumner Dorfman, Don Moore, Scott Parrot (who, incidentally, has been asked by Walter Brown, owner, and Lynn Patrick, manager, of the Boston Bruins to head up a committee to organize on a nation-wide basis if possible the peewee hockey league), Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wachtel, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Brooks.

This is my last column until October so here's wishing you a pleasant summer, lots of vacation, and good health. And don't forget my address, I'd like to know what you're doing, who you've seen, and what you've accomplished in the way of general information that would be of interest to your classmates and other Dartmouth men.

Secretary, Middlesex School, Concord, Mass.

Class Agent, Bunny Bear, Inc., 210 Broadway Everett 49, Mass.