1943
Gentlemen, the New Year is under way and the Class of '43 is wearing a bright new look. We are honored to announce that Charles "Buck" Donavan, 1445 Cherry Lane, Pottstown, Penna., has agreed to be one of the co-editors of our Newsletter. The other nominee, Orm Birkland, has not, as yet, been heard from and, if anyone is in personal contact with Orm, we would appreciate finding out whether or not he would like the job. Both Charlie and myself feel that a Western co-editor would be unique and would give us far wider coverage than we have had in the past. The Class of '43 has long needed a good Newsletter. I feel confident, and I am sure all the rest of you do, that Charlie, in conjunction with one other member, can give us the type of letter that we have been looking for. The whole class, I am sure, joins me in thanking Charlie for coming forward at this crucial time.
Other signs of life in the Class of '43 come from our hard-working member James D. Elleman of New York City. As we have reported in the past, Jim is president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of New Jersey so, therefore, he is wearing two hats in the operation of creating interest for the big get-together in New York honoring President Emeritus Hopkins' 80th Birthday. He is doing a bang-up job in conjunction with Bus Mosbacher and they already have plans under way for a combination cocktail party with the Class of '44 before the dinner in a suite at the Waldorf Astoria. This will be a dutch affair.
Jim also writes that at a farewell open house for Chuck Feeney, who as you all know is headed for the West Coast with the New York Giants, he saw both Bus Mosbacher and Mike Diaz, and that they both seemed interested in coming to the dinner. My bride and I will be there. I hope that all of you who can possibly make it will also attend.
One never knows where a good Dartmouth man will turn up next and yours truly was completely dumbfounded by a long-distance call from Cleveland, Ohio. I had written more or less of a blind letter to a business concern in that area and, much to my surprise, received this call. I must publicly apologize to one William M. Jones as I was quite flip in my immediate reaction to his opening phrase, "Is this Stan Priddy of Dartmouth"? Bill now heads up the Electronic Division of Thompson Products Inc. of the above-mentioned city. He seems to be doing a crackerjack job because this is no small concern and the field that they cover in the electronic industry is complicated and varied to say the least. Not long after my very pleasant reunion with Bill over the phone, at Thompson Products' expense I must admit, I received a press clipping from Michigan City, Ind., stating that the United Fund Campaign Advance Gift Section was to feature W. M. Jones of Cleveland as its key-note speaker. This article gives a very glowing report of Bill's past and present activities. In case you have forgotten, Bill was Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth and graduated with high distinction from the Harvard Business School. The article goes on to say that Bill is a member of the Executive Committee of Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland and as President of Bell Sound System, is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. Congratulations to you, Bill, for the great job you are doing out in Cleveland!
To pick up some very old news which should have been recorded long before now, I received a newspaper clipping from the Transcript Telegram, Holyoke, Mass., showing a picture with a very familiar face. The caption under same was Donald McCorkindale. It seems that Don was named Clerk of the Peoples Savings Bank in the above-mentioned city. It also states that Don is Secretary and General Manager of the Chase and Cooledge Company on Main Street, which is an industrial supply firm. Don, as may have been reported before, adopted a baby boy on February 5, 1957. So Don has the additional duties of being a very proud father.
Also, in the late news category is the report of receiving a very fine letter from my exroommate and fraternity brother, John W. Cook. John, as you may or may not know, is a life insurance representative of the Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company in the fair city of San Antonio, Tex. John is impressed with Dartmouth's good football record of this past fall and admits that he gets lost down in the city of the Alamo as he is surrounded by the grads of Texas A & M, the University of Texas, and Southern Methodist. All the Ivy League graduates are millionaires and he hastens to admit that some don't quite make the grade along that line. He recently made a trip to Colorado Springs to get away from his three lovely children and had a fine time making acquaintances with people from the East. He would like to have a Class Directory made up for our class which indicates that John is so busy he doesn't get time to read our class notes, as I believe it was in the November issue that I stated one Bob Craig was going to gather information on cost for doing same. Come on, John, open up those siesta eyes and look around! He also records that his father-in-law 7, a dyed-in-the-wool Texan, got quite a kick out of George Monroe's television show because, when asked what the largest city on the Texas-Mexican border was, George answered San Antonio. That's all right, George; don't let that bother you. Most of the Texans can't name a State outside of their own. Enough of this before I get in trouble with the Texas feuds. Let's have some more information from the boys in the Lone Star State.
Strange as this may seem, our classmates are still getting older, for which I am very thankful because these birthday cards are still the best medium for class news that we have developed yet. Recently-aged classmates are Don Clark, who is a next door neighbor of mine in the big city of Boston, although neither of us knew it until he saw my address in the MAGAZINE. Don is with Hoag & Provandie Advertising Agency as an art director. He reports that he now has three children, Jonathan, Laurie, and Geoffrey. This should keep him out of trouble after working hours.
Bob Bradford writes that he received a birthday card. Although he regrets the fact that he is one year older, he admits that it has moved him to the typewriter. His news is that John Whittemore, his second son and third child, was born on August 16, 1956. With that he closes, wishing kindest regards to Kelly Coffin and mvself. Thanks, Bob, for the short note from 623 High Street, Easton, Penna.
Doug Kipp, one of our fellow frolickers on our October outing in Hanover during the Brown weekend, writes that he and wife Bette made a trip to Needham to visit Jim and Hope Cruickshank, at which time they attended the Harvard-Dartmouth game together, accompanied also by Jim and Bettv Crawford. During the game, they saw Brad Copeland, Phil Jackson, Farmer Meade and Bob Freedburg. Doug regrets that he has no further news but I feel that he did a great job. Keep it up, Doug!
Roy Watson, Jr. writes that he was married on January 25, 1957 to Beverly J. Wilder: that he saw the world series in Milwaukee courtesy of Chuck Feeney; that he was elected Vice President, President Elect of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce in October of 1957; that he completed a term as President of Northwest Hotel Association, September tember1957; and is now Chairman of the Board; attended Dartmouth night in Rochester on October 10 and heard Mr. Walter the Alumni Award Winner. Your year's accomplishments deserve commendation and a word of congratulation from me, and I am sure the whole class joins me. Thanks, Roy for bringing us up-to-date on your recent activities and may your married life be a very pleasant one.
This closes my February efforts and, as I am sending some materia] to Charlie Donavan, I will need more news from all of you before the next article so let's hear what is going on in all of your varied activities.
Walter Howe '43 and his family are now in Kampala, Uganda, East Africa, where as a Ford Fellow from Boston University he is doing social research. Shown with him are (l to r) William 9, Mrs. Howe, Bruce 3, Lucinda 7, and Richard 5.
Secretary, Allied Research and Service Corp. 75 Federal St., Boston 9, Mass.
Treasurer, 636 Church St., Evanston, Ill.
