1945

If you don't think time flies, try a job like this sometime. I no sooner get one column off to Hanover and the ALUMNI MAGAZINE than it's time for another. Well, anyway, here it is March and the good time of year is just ahead.

On January 25, Hank Dutcher was one of five young New York state men receiving Distinguished Service Awards from the New York State Junior Chamber of Commerce, in recognition of outstanding activity in business, professional and community life. Hank is a partner in the law firm of Dutcher and Dutcher, a former vice-president of the Rochester Junior Chamber and chairman of its board of directors, and currently is a member of the board of trustees of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce. Was former president of the Young Democratic Club of Rochester and candidate for the state assembly, chairman of the city's Red Cross drive, and twice named Rochester's "Citizen for a Day." Our hearty congratulations, Hank.

And on January 20, Rex Felton was accorded a similar distinction, being named as the Outstanding Young Man of the year by the Tiffin, Ohio, Junior Chamber of Commerce. Rex has served as president of the Midget League and is now league representative, as past president and trustee of Jaycees, as past president of the Downtown Coaches; co-chairman of the 1957 Heart Fund drive; a trustee of the public library and so on ad finitum. Rex and Phyl plus Jim, 9, and Rick, 6, are looking forward to 1959 and our next reunion. Rex says the boys had a terrific time in 1956, to say nothing of the old man.

And now we're off on our continental tour in search of news and notes of '45s. Ray Fontana announces the changing of his agency to the Raymond J. Fontana Insurance Agency, 95 State St., Springfield, Mass. He represents the American Fire Group and the Aetna Fire Group. J. "Bones" Broderick has been appointed chairman of the 1958 March of Dimes drive in Easton, Conn. Jim is manager of the Group Insurance Dept. of the Fairfield County office of the Aetna Life Insurance Co., a firm he has been associated with for nine years. Bob Schaeberle has been named Assistant Controller by the National Biscuit Co. If all kids eat as many Nabisco products as mine do, Bob, you've got a real job on your hands. If any of you should happen to purchase a new Columbia Record entitled "Songs of the Sea," take a good look at the jacket. The letters thereon were supplied the editor by Jack Lothrop and are copied from letters that have been in the Lothrop family for three generations. They make very interesting reading.

Roy Duke announces his engagement to Miss Barbara Ann Donahue of Verona, N.J., and Narragansett Pier, R. I. Barbara is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music and the Boston Conservatory of Music. "Music hath charms" so they say. Roy is assistant Treasurer of the Colonial Life Insurance Co.; Barbara an Executive Secretary.

Hanover-haunters for this winter include Eliot Mover, preparing the launching of the 1958 Alumni Fund campaign; Bob Bessom,Scott Parrot, on hand for the alumni hockey game and the Dartmouth sons' game; Johnny Gooding, up from Wilbraham to revisit the old home town; and yours truly, SEC, to take part in the alumni hockey affair. The varsity won this year. The trouble is that the undergraduates never get any older.

From Maury Baruth comes, "I am still practicing law in Pittsburgh and am a special assistant Attorney-General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I was elected state Judge Advocate of AMVETS this summer." Sees Bill Ferguson occasionally. Al McAliley reports he is still weathering the 'deficit battle" as hospital administrator in Greenfield, Mass. A nice communique from Harry Carter bears quoting. "No news for Sam, yet. My bride is due to present me with an heir on 'he President's birthday. Since I'm still working at the White House, this is a matter for some ribald comment, but I'm betting it'll be off schedule." Harry, at the time of this note, was also expecting a visit from Ed Harte and wife Janet.

And here's a guy who didn't know what he was getting into. Carter Lockwood moved this winter to Loudenville, N. Y„ and was looking forward to skiing. Wow! If the reports I get are accurate he's got all the snow he can use and a foot or so dumped for extra measure. Fifteen-foot drifts are reported from that part of the world. Carter has four children and still represents Kiek-hefer-Eddy Division of Weyerhaeuser Timber Co., for whom he sells Pure-pak Paper milk containers.

And that's it for the merry, messy, muddy month of March.

Secretary, Middlesex School, Concord, Mass.

Treasurer, 5143 Stoney Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville, Ohio