1930

Greetings to you all from Vermont where on September third the temperature reached 30°. On the other hand the rest of the Class has been "hot" this summer and we have a variety of elections and appointments to announce.

For instance, Fran Horn, as some of you may already know, last spring was named the new President of the University of Rhode Island and in this position he certainly merits our congratulations. Similarly Ted Childs has just been elected President of the Hospital Association of New York State, Inc. Ted is President of the Lennox Hill Hospital in New York, which position he arrived at after a series of increasingly responsible jobs in other hospitals. Continuing in the medical vein, we see that Don Hight has been elected President of the New England Cancer Society at the last annual meeting.

Another appointment was that of Merrill Bush as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hackley School, Tarry town, N. Y. Merrill himself is Headmaster of Friends' Central School in Philadelphia. He taught for eleven years at Temple University in Philadelphia attaining the rank of Associate Professor of Education and then from 1947 through 1952 he was Director of Adult Education for the American Unitarian Association, serving their Churches throughout the United States and Canada.

Returning to the local scene, we are sorry to report that Read Lewin, one of the outstanding doctors in the area over in Claremont, N. H., suffered a heart attack this summer and has been required to give up practicing at least for a period of time.

Up the river in Hanover an unfortunate accident befell Al Dickerson who was stung by a bee in his garden with a result which the press reported as "shock-like effect." The seriousness of the situation was indicated by the fact the press reported he was unconscious for four hours and suffered "anaphylaxis." We are happy to report, however, that Al survived in good shape and is now back to normal.

Our area reporter for Stamford, Conn., reported in July that Jack Keating was seeking reelection as Probate Judge and we are sure with Jack's record that he must have made the grade in good style.

Other fellows in that area who get in the papers frequently are Senior Vice President Chick Pooler of Benton & Bowles, the advertising agency, and Pete Callaway who continues his running battle with the New Haven Railroad about service for commuters from Westport. In fact he rated a magnificent picture in one recent issue of the Bridgeport, Conn., Sunday Herald.

Since we last went to press Ranny Hobbs has also been honored in being elected Treasurer of the American Text Book Publishers Institute. As you may remember, he is Executive Vice President of Rinehart & Co., Publishers in New York City, and is a member of the Institute's Board of Directors and has served as Secretary and as Chairman of the College Publishers' Section of the Institute. I notice in a recent advertising column report that Al Bolte formerly Vice President and Advertising Director of This Week has now taken over an executive position with Lippencott & Margulies, Inc., industrial designers.

In the matter of vital statistics we congratulate grandfather Buck Steers on a grandson born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Lyons of Thomaston, Conn. Mrs. Lyons is the former Suzanne Steers of Hartsdale. A member of another class in reporting the big event said, "There will be more grandfathers in your class than anything else."

In our wedding section, we have two events to report on. The first is the marriage of Miss Barbara I. Brennan to Mr. Arthur K. Birnie. The groom, the son of Walt and Mrs. Birnie graduated from the Belmont Hill School and was Dartmouth '57. And Dr. and Mrs. Max K. Horwitt announced the marriage of their daughter, Ruth Ann, on June 29 to Dr. Donald Henry Singer in Chicago.

Another friend has been good enough to send along a letterhead of the Connecticut Institute for the Blind which lists as one of the executive members Hank Bilge from Hartford.

As Sam Stayman, Mr. Bridge himself, travels over the country talking and playing Bridge, clippings continue to come in on his wanderings, the latest covering an appearance he made recently in Salem, Mass., at the Kernwood Country Club. The local paper very properly described him as "world famous as the inventor of the Bridge convention known as 'Stayman over no trump'."

And finally comes more recent nautical news of that great skipper Horst Orbanowski and the part he played in the Larchmont Race Week where "the confusion and controversy undeniably linger on." It seems that the Race Committee on a foggy afternoon set a special windward mark a mile and a half east of the committee boat to serve for the races of some eight classes. Two of the classes failed to find the mark and consequently the results of all of the races of the afternoon were cancelled. Worse luck that this meant Horst missed winning the Atlantic Class Race Week championship. The newspaper summarized the situation by saying, "It has been suggested by some who protested that the skippers who did hit the mark on the nose or thereabouts carried horseshoes and rabbit feet in the cockpit." Orbanowski and Keeshan are a pair, however, who usually get along fine without the need for good luck charms.

And now as you put this down, turn right around and write for your reservations for our informal reunion at Woodstock the weekend of the eighteenth. Husbands, wives, children and everyone will be there!

Special note to all New York, New Jersey and Connecticut men: There will be a class dinner Thursday, October 30, at 6 p.m. at the Dartmouth Club, New York City. Members of the class executive committee, meeting in New York that weekend, will attend the dinner.

Secretary, Reading, Vt.

Treasurer, 30 Boxwood Dr., Stamford, Conn.

Bequest Chairman,