1930

Comes now the final issue of the year and the news, while limited in quantity, reflects the activities of a variety of fellows scattered over the country.

For instance, the United States Marine Corps has just announced the retirement of Colonel Ham South from the Corps and as the result of having been personally decorated for action in World War II, Ham will be elevated to the rank of Brigadier-General on the retired list. His 26 years of active duty have included active participation as a Naval aviator in World War II with a series of decorations and subsequently he held two or three positions as Naval Attache in various locations and Assistant Chief of Staff of the First Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea. Ham actually is leaving the Service only to take on another responsibility as President of Growth Industries Group Inc., 100 Williams Street, New York 38, N.Y. He plans to make his home with his wife and three children at 124 West '79th Street, Apartment 4-A in New York City.

The headline "Albanian Chosen For Indian Honor" confused us until reading further it became evident that the Albanian was Bill Fenton of Albany, N. Y., who has received a 1958 citation for distinguished service to New York State Reservation Indians. The award will go to Bill for his role in recording the language, folklore and political contributions of the Six Nations Indians to American culture. In fact, among his other accomplishments, Bill is one of the few people who can still speak the fast-dying Seneca Indian language.

Many of you will have noticed in a recent New York Times Sunday edition a special article entitled "Aspen's Billboard Miracle" which features Henry Stein as one of a small group which has essentially cleared Aspen of its highway signs.

Congratulations from the Class go to Dr. Francis H. Horn who has just been named President of the University of Rhode Island. Fran has been Visiting Professor of Higher Education at Southern Illinois University and living in Carbondale, Ill. We believe his new address will be Kingston, R. I.

Through the grapevine we learn that Art Browning, Vice President in charge of Group Insurance for the New York Life Insurance Company, recently represented that company at the anual Group Insurance Forum in Chicago. This is sponsored by the Health Insurance Association of America. Art presided, we understand, at one of the general sessions of the Forum.

Some of you who are interested in the north country very likely subscribe to Vermont Life which in its spring issue featured a write-up on the Old Elizabeth copper mine across the river from Hanover in South Strafford. Of more interest to the Class is the fact that the Business Manager of the organization is Ben Benson who came east from Colorado, stayed on after graduation in Hanover, married a Vermont girl, and obviously is now closely tied to the Vermont earth. Old Elizabeth is the nation's oldest operable copper mine, having been first opened in 1793 when the copper compounds were used for tanning pelts and has carried on through the years with only a few interruptions.

Over across the Connecticut River from here, in New Hampshire the political pot begins to boil and Hugh Gregg running for Governor has just announced the appointment of Ed Brazil as Belknap County Chairman. After outstanding service in World War II, Ed came back to Laconia where he is now a director of the Peoples' National Bank, incorporator of the Laconia Savings Bank, and secretary of the Laconia Fire & Casualty Association.

Bob Hooker who has been managing the food service at Colby Junior College has just been transferred by the Treadway Inn organization to the position of Manager of the Lake Logan Lodge near Asheville, N. C. This Lodge, owned by the Champion Paper and Fiber Company, is one managed by the Treadway organization.

We were delighted this month to receive an excellent industrial history of Rittenhouse & Embree Company of Chicago, which is a most attractive presentation of the development of that company against the background of Chicago and national events during the 75 years since the founding of the company. It is interesting for another reason in that it accounts for three good Dartmouth men — J. W. Embree Jr. '20, President: J. W. Embree III '50, Executive Vice President; and our own Hank as Treasurer. The editorial presentation is excellent, enhanced by out-standing photographs recording the development of the company from a small lumberyard through its lumbering operations to a large producer of frames, moldings, cabinets and other custom mill work. Those of you interested either in lumbering or industrial histories will get a lot of pleasure from reading this history and I would suppose Hank would be glad to fill your requests.

Secretary, Reading, Vt.

Class Agent, 1501 River Rd., Wilmington 3, Del.