1945
Greetings for 1958. 1959 and our Fifteenth reunion are but a year away. It's never too early to make plans. And speaking of such, Joe Michaels reported on his progress as temporary reunion chairman to the Executive Committee in Hanover in November. The plans were wholeheartedly approved nd Toe was unanimously elected permanent ahairman. You can expect to hear from him and believe me he has a wonderful program in mind.
Speaking of the Executive Committee meeting there are a few items which should interest you. All of us present felt that the time had come for the class to take some action in regard to a Class Memorial. Therefore Eliot Mover and Joe Michaels were appointed a two-man committee to investigate the advisability of a bronze plaque in memory of our classmates. The Treasurer's report revolved around the perennial problem of class dues and the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. The committee was divided in its opinion but agreed to postpone a final decision until 1959 if possible and then submit the problem to those classmates attending reunion. As you all realize, less than half the class underwrites the sending of the MAGAZINE to all the class. The class treasury suffers as a result and the feeling grows that this is a luxury we can no longer afford. In opposition there are those who say as long as we can do so we should, in order to keep those members of the class, who for reasons of their own are either unwilling or unable now to pay the dues, informed of class activities so they will not be lost to us. If you have any violent opinions either way, Harry Hampton would be delighted to hear from you. Other decisions were: The appointment of Harry Hampton and Sam Cutler as a committee to investigate and take action on a class directory. The Alumni Fund report was punctuated by Chairman Ellie Mover's note that 15 more contributors would have won us the Green Derby in our group. Food for thought! Those attending this meeting were HH, SEC, Eliot Mover, "Judge" Michaels, Charlie Holt, Russ Chase, Bill McKenzie, Mo Frye, Stan Newton and non-committee members Nick Sandoe, Cliff Jordan, and Bob Allen of the Hanover contingent plus John Osborn and Jim Broderick. A merry gathering indeed.
News is abundant this month thanks to those of you who so kindly took the time to jot down a note on the back of your dues bill. From Bob Zildjian comes an item worthy of repetition. "My wife Willi gave birth to our first child, a boy, naturally, last week (Sept. 25). The lucky fellow looks just like me. But the hot news was that he was an all-Dartmouth baby. The O.B. was Dr. Bob Barker '31; our pediatrician is Dr. Richard Kearsley '49, and Willi's deliveryroom companion "was Mrs. Charlie French '46. The lad will undoubtedly end up at Yale, Harvard or some other foreign school."
Having started with Zildjian we proceed to Zalk, Mr. Charlie Zalk. In the steel business and owning his own warehouse, Charlie, of 2712 Princeton Ave., Minneapolis, has three sons aged nine, 14 months, and two months. A man with three daughters is Dr. Bob Samilson of San Francisco. Bob is practicing orthopaedic surgery and he and Marge seem to like their location. He says, "love living here, with a panoramic view of San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate Bridge, Belvedere and Sausalito. Would like to contact other 45'ers in the vicinity. Ted Wilson is practicing here in t0wn. ..." From John Lothrop comes word that he is "now Manager of Office Services in the New York office of Columbia Records. As such I frequently see Bob Bull who represents Shaw-Walker in our area." Jim Doole reports from Hawaii that he "toured the 'mainland' this past summer with wife and three kids ... rolled up over 10,000 miles." Paul Caravatt has just been made Vice-President of Ogilvy, Benson & Mather, "World's #1 Adv. agency." From George Barr: "Four Barrs enjoying life thoroughly ... still making books." George, in case you misunderstood, is a publisher, not the other kind. Annie (Mrs. Howie Sawyer) writes as follows: "Have intended to write and announce the arrival of Sawyer #6, Mary Elizabeth, born March 25, '57, but never get a free minute with this wild crew, plus garden, and seven or eight outside activities.
..." I understand, Annie, and thanks for the note. How big a family are you planning and do you know Dick Kendall up in Auburn? I'll finish up this month's review with BobRoss, home address 1114 S.W. 19 St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "Very busy place down here. ... City is growing by leaps and bounds. Still in the' general insurance business and liking it. A few months ago became past president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce ... then backed into the presidency of the Insurance Association. ... The latest count on our family is four."
That's the sum total for this month and starts the year off on, I hope, a good solid foundation. See you in February if I haven't fallen through my hockey rink.
P.S. New Yorkers: Make plans now to attend the alumni dinner scheduled for February 5 at the Waldorf-Astoria in honor of President-Emeritus Ernest M. Hopkins. This promises to be the greatest Dartmouth occasion ever in New York City.
Bruce R. O'Brien '46 has moved his insurance activities from New York to Chicago,where he is now an executive with the firedivision of the Kemper Insurance Group.
Secretary, Middlesex School, Concord, Mass.
Treasurer, R.D. i, Stoney Ridge Rd„ Avon, Ohio
