1958

I don't know whether the summer was too much for '58s or whether they've just moved out of the country. My numerous news sources seem to have forsaken me this month for better things and left this corner in the lurch. As I mentioned previously, this column has relied to a great extent this past year on news concerned with engagements, marriages and the like. Well, as the bachelor ranks begin to dwindle, we're forced to look elsewhere for news which palpitates the hearts of nostalgic '58s. Of course, I don't want everyone to wait for three years until reunion time and then barrage me with vorces, in-laws, and dogs and expect it all to get into this column so everyone will know what's up by reunion time. What I'm actually hinting at is the fact that news re '58s - any kind of news - would be more than appreciated. Kindly be discreet, however. I'm not well these days.

The ALUMNI MAGAZINE may give me some kind of medal for this, for this is going to be a brief column; kind of something with which to wrap lip a few loose ends.

Bob Thompson, accompanied by his wife, Edwina, completed a course at the American Institute for Foreign Trade last summer. Bob specialized in the Portuguese language in preparing for a career in American business or government abroad. Also in the middle of the summer, Mike Wygant received his appointment as a foreign service officer with the State Department. For the next five months or so, Mike will receive language and foreign service training at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Va.

Hugh Fox is taking an intensive course in Vietnamese out at the Army's Language School in Monterey, Calif. Heard that Harry Dodds, now at Yale Law School, spent the summer in Nigeria as part of the program sponsored by the Experiment in International Living, a group which, for better than 25 years has . been a steadily-growing leader in the drive to promote better international relations by organizing and sponsoring exchange programs in numerous countries abroad. Having myself enjoyed and benefited from a fine association with this praiseworthy organization, I'm certain that Harry's summer was as rewarding as it was enjoyable.

Dick Harris, after finishing at Tuck, took a position in the Advertising Department of Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati and is with a group of specialists in consumer marketing. Brad Hubert, after serving his stint with the Army Signal Corps in Ft. Gordon, Ga., is now a junior account executive and media director at the Hubert Advertising Counselors in Detroit. Archie Whitehead's now with the New York mutual funds concern of Patterson & Co.

Bill Cutcliffe, who is presently completing studies for a Master's degree at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, was the recipient last spring of a New York State Honorarium awarded by the New York State Museum and Science Service. George Johnson was graduated from West Point in June. Pete Sinclair, now an equipment carrier for a Life magazine photographer in Alaska, recently climbed Mt. McKinley by way of a route never before undertaken, according to some of my blubber-eating news sources.

A bit more news just received says that Bob Buffington was married to Sandee Prince on Sept. 12. Bob's brother, John '54, was best man. Sandee and Bob are now living near Fort Hood, Texas, where Bob's assistant director of the budget for the Second Armored Division, on leave o£ absence from his job with the First National Bank of Rochester, Minn. My sincerest best wishes to you, Sandee and Bob.

Well, I'm going to cut things short here. It's the finis except for a brief news nightcap summary reporting that Bob Gebhardt's now running a lumber camp in Colorado and succeeded during the summer in terrorizing certain elements of the Boulder population. Might also add that neophyte law student Line Mitchell blew into Boulder several nights ago, caught me in the middle of a case, terrorized the city liquor dispensary, and sent C.U. Dean of Students Art Kiendl into a frenzy of remembrance before leaving in a car which didn't look as if it would make it beyond the foothills on his way to Stanford Law School. May the fates be with you.

Present at the wedding of Dave Chapin '58 and Deborah Kay French of Wellesley Hills, Mass., on May 31 were many Dartmouth friends. Front row (l to r): Hugh Chapin '47, best man for his brother; Fred Kelley '40, stepfather of the bride; the bride and groom; Art Chapin '06, father of the groom; John Wadman '59. Back row: Marty Goodall '59, Cedric Porter '22, Ken Prouty '58, Jim Gregg '14, Bob Scott '17, Bob Kenerson '60, Bob Loudon '59, John Kenerson '28, and Phil Larson '58.

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