1937
When Mort Berkowitz, Carl Gram and I put our heads together to prepare a slate of nominees for class offices, we thought we had suggested such a talented group that the new executive committee would select a Class Secretary from among their own numbers. Great was my surprise when I was asked to serve as your secretary for the next four years. This sort of work is entirely new to me, so I ask you to bear with me. I will endeavor to be a satisfactory reporter of news, but I hope you will assist me by keeping me informed, and by replying promptly to my requests for information.
The summer months have sped right by so fast that there has been little time to attempt to get up-to-the-minute news of anyone. Some of the items at hand are not new, but have not as yet been reported. One such is the election of Bill Whyte as vice president of sales of Capitol Products Corp., in Mechanicsburg, Penna. Also, the promotion of Bob Kenney to director of international activities for B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co. Bob will be responsible for coordinating all company activities dealing with foreign associate companies, international sales and foreign licensing. From my own knowledge of the far-flung activities of Goodrich Chemical, I would "judge that this is quite an assignment. Art Guyer is serving as an Education Adviser for the U.S. Army in Laudenbach, Germany, not far from Heidelberg. Art was in Paris during late May, and has written a wonderful, first-hand description of the furore in Paris over the installation of de Gaulle. We will try to include this letter in its entirety in the next issue of the class newsletter. Pat Uhlmann has recently been elected president of the Kansas City Board of Trade. And back in June, Pres. Eisenhower announced the appointment of Bill Timbers to the Citizens Advisory Committee on Fitness of American Youth.
On the political front, Hal Putnam resigned his position as Asst. Attorney General in Massachusetts to run for Congress. We used to live in the district that Hal seeks to represent, and we only regret that we don't live there now to add our two votes to his total. On the literary front, we have two items. Walt Hard, who regularly occupies himself as editor of Vermont Life magazine, has written a new guide book entitled, -The Vermont Guide." In it Walt describes for tourists the key sights and events of each of the state's numerous towns and villages. Before you take your next trip thru Vermont, you might want to read a copy (The Book Cellar, Brattleboro). Dick Chase, on the faculty at Columbia University and author of five books in the last nine years, added another to his credit when he recently finished "The Democratic Vista." On the educational front, Ernie April, who has been teaching English at Danvers High School as well as serving in the state legislature, has been chosen as the new headmaster at Danvers High School in Massachusetts. Harry Cooke is still teaching science courses at Westminster School, Simsbury, Conn., and takes care of the woodworking shop on the side. Dick Sawyer has accepted the position of elementary coordinator, Goshen Central School, Goshen, N. Y. Dave Nichols is vice principal of the Gilbert School in Winsted, Conn. Somehow his nickname of "Butch" seems a little incongruous for a man of his occupation.
Paul Lefebvre hits the news on two counts. Last spring he took over the E. Ray Ashley Insurance Agency, Inc., in Holyoke, Mass. Paul is the firm's president and treasurer. This is quite a change from his former work with Hercules. And then in June Paul was married in Greenwich, Conn., to Mrs. Louise Ranger Collins of Holyoke. We understand that she has earned an enviable reputation as a golfer.
This about cleans out my brief store of news. However, there are several items of class information to report. Boz Bosworth has accepted the assignment of Head Class Agent for the next four years. Rog Allen will continue for a similar term as our Class Newsletter editor. Rowley Bialla reports a successful conclusion to our 1958 Alumni Fund efforts. Including the credit, for participation purposes, received for those participating in the Capital Gifts Campaign, our contributor total reached a new high of 480, and $5,818 was provided for the general welfare of the College. We didn't win the Tribal Sweepstakes, but our results compared favorably with our nearest class contemporaries. Rowley particularly wanted to thank one and all for their loyal aid and support over the years, and he certainly hopes that ever increasing support will be given to Boz Bosworth as he takes over.
Our own household is agog with excitement as we scramble with last minute preparations before sending our first-born off to Hanover as a freshman. I know that Bill Coe and Larry Brooks also have sons entering Dartmouth this fall, and there are probably others. As the list of our Dartmouth sons grows longer, it seems appropriate for us to organize a father and son affair in Hanover at an early date to help our sons get acquainted. (My wife just chided me that this is merely another excuse for another trip to Hanover.) If you are interested, please drop me a line. And, incidentally, add some news about yourself or someone in the class to help replenish my now depleted store.
Secretary, 25 Old Stamford Rd. New Canaan, Conn.
Treasurer, 17 High St., Greenfield, Mass.
