1945

The year 1958-59 blossoms bright and clear. A momentous time for the Class of 1945. The fifteenth reunion is but a few months away so, one and all, make your plans accordingly. This will be the best yet and no one wants to miss out. Much hard work and careful planning has already been put forth and more is to come in order to make this reunion as attractive and successful as human hands can. Reunion Chairman Joe Michaels is busier than a flea on a hot plate arranging, organizing, ordering, planning, assembling, writing, urging, cajoling, etc. It almost becomes one's duty to attend out of respect for Chairman Joe's efforts. Seriously, though, now is the time to begin thinking about next June's get-together. Decide affirmatively now, save your pennies, and when the time rolls around, you'll be ready to embark Hanover-wards. As the year moves on, Joe will speak to you himselfthrough the medium of the Class Newsletter, bringing you up to date on developments and arrangements, and telling you howand when to make your applications.

The ALUMNI MAGAZINE has urged greatercooperation between the newsletter and thiscolumn in the interests of economy. Theywould like this effort to be more concise andconstructed of material of interest to notonly the Class of 1945 but also all Dartmouthmen in general. The Secretaries Associationhas agreed to bend its efforts in that direction. The outcome will hopefully be some-what shorter class columns, but of a finerquality. There will probably be a certainamount of duplication between what I putout and what Dave Hewitt sends your wayin the "Mailcall." My material will stressthe fact of the circumstance while Dave willgive you more of the details.

Under marital matters of the month I havethe following to report: Dr. Fletcher H. McDowell was married in July in Sherburne,Vt., to Miss Electra Bostwick of Shelburneand New York City. Holden Farrar servedas best man on this auspicious occasion. Atthe present time, Fletch is director of theCornell Neurological Service at BellevueHospital and assistant professor of medicineat Cornell Medical College. In August theengagement of Miss Hope Griswold to Dr.Edward A. McCrum was announced withplans for a fall wedding. Ed is now in Oakland, Calif., where he is practicing medicineand is clinical assistant in medicine at theUniversitv of California Medical School.

Russ Chase, regional sales manager for the New York area of the International Paper Co., has been appointed assistant manager, publication sales. Elmer Trumbull leaves his position as Assistant Professor of Chemistry and director of the graduate research program at Brown to accept a similar position as Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Colgate.

The University of Pittsburgh has announced the creation of a new position, Dean of Students, and the appointment of Dr. William Swartzbaugh to that post. Bill, who served last year as the director of the Pitt Student Union, has a bachelor's degree from Yale Divinity School, master's and Doctor's degrees from Ohio State. He is a member of the National Association of College and University Chaplains, the Association of College Unions, and the American Personnel and Guidance Assn.

Gene Wilkin has been named Vice President of the Advertising Club of Providence. Gene has been with WPRO since 1952 and since 1953 has been sales manager of WPROTV, channel 12. The Board of Directors of the United Fund of Framingham, Mass., has announced the appointment of Frank Wilcox as General Chairman for this fall's United Fund drive. Channing Harwood has been appointed Litchfield (Conn.) County Campaign Chairman for Connecticut's 1958 Mental Health Fund. The Board of Directors of the Colonial Life Insurance Co. of America have announced the election of Roy F. Duke Jr. as Treasurer of that company. Robert D. Allen was recently promoted to the position of Vice President of the Eaton Brothers Corp. of Hamburg, N. Y. The Young Democratic Club of Springfield, Mass., has elected Jerry Farrell as their President. And to end up this endeavour I report the activities of one of our female associates, Helen, wife of Eliot Mover. "As you may know, I go to Tuck School several times a year and lecture to classes there. However, this time my wife turned the tables on me. She was invited to lecture to the wives of the business school students. She delivered a most interesting, both serious and humorous, talk on The Role of the Executive's Wife (or the Power behind the Drone)'." From all I've heard the lecture was a monument of good, hard, practical advice spiced with strategically placed bits of humor and levity. Congratulations, Helen.

A short reminder that fall brings Treasurer Oldfield knocking at your door. What with higher postage rates and such, don't turn him away. He, and the Class, need your help.

A 1944 party at the Hanover home of Bob and Joan McLaughry. Left to right, reading like Chinese, are the Fred Dalevs, Tim Rrownines. Bob McLaughrvs, Jay Densmores, Fritz Hiers, Frank Ebaughs, and Art Kiendls. The Kiendls are now in Boulder, Colo., where Art is the new Dean ot Students at the University of Colorado.

The new President of the Diamond Match Co. is Edward M. Scheu Jr. '46. He will direct all match and charcoal operations.

Secretary, Middlesex School, Concord, Mass.

Treasurer, 5143 Stoney Ridge, North Ridgeville, Ohio