1937

I'm having trouble getting down to the business of writing the column for this month. After Frank Danzig's wonderful job of guest editing last month, my rather prosaic style of reporting will seem rather dull. But nonetheless we have a number of news items to pass on to you, so here goes.

A bulletin from the Smaller Business Association of New England announces the appointment of Larry Brooks as executive vicepresident of the association. After twenty years with Le Page's Inc., where he served as General Manager, this makes quite a change for Larry. In his new connection he will be devoting his efforts to furthering the welfare of small, independent firms throughout New England. I gather from the announcement that Larry may spend a good proportion of his time in Washington, D. C. The new job is but one more exciting event for the Brooks household this year. Their first born entered Dartmouth this last fall; their daughter Sally spent the summer living with a Turkish family under the American Field Service program; and now the Brooks family are hosting a young lady from Reykjavik, Iceland, also an American Field Service exchange student. Any one of these things would create quite a stir in my household!

A few weeks ago, while attending an industrial exhibition in Cleveland, I found a familiar face across the hall. It belonged to Morgan Butler, who heads up production and engineering for the family concern, the Butler Bin Company of Wankesha, Wise. The company specializes in automatic weighing bins for concrete manufacturers. The machine on display at Cleveland was a most impressive array of electronically controlled equipment, automatic weigh beams, and other complicated gadgets. The only things missing, from a layman's point of view, were flashing lights and ringing bells. From all the interest shown by prospective buyers, the Butler family must have a highly successful business.

Although we have no confirmation from any other direction, and Frank Danzig had no further word about it last month, a gossip column in the Denver Post last fall reported the marriage of Hollywood's John Meston, author of our favorite TV western series, "Gunsmoke." The bride, we are told, is the former Betty Ford, a New York model who has also had considerable success as a lady matador down in Mexico.

Back in December, Bill Dixon had his picture in the local paper, flanked by pictures of two lovely ladies. We thought maybe we had a juicy bit of triangular scandal coming up, but, instead, the article was announcing Bill's installation as president of the Newark, N. J,, Kiwanis Club. Bill's regular occupation is that of director and member of the firm of O'Gorman and Young, insurance agency. He and his wife Betty have four boys, ranging from sixteen to four in age. Bill's former passion for airplanes has now been transferred to souped-up automobiles and such like.

Dick Cooper, lawyer and political powerhouse in Rochester, N. H., is currently serving as one of the chairmen of the fund-raising compaign being carried on by the New Hampshire Children's Aid Society. Bob Hahn took over a new assignment on the first of the year as U. S. Marine Manager of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Co., and vice-president of the several American affiliates, the Pennsylvania Fire, Commonwealth, Mercantile and Central Surety. Bob has been associated with marine insurance ever since graduation, and has developed an excellent reputation in this field.

Sherry and I had a most enjoyable dinner and evening recently at the home of Bob and Emily Turner in Darien. Fred and Millie Bunce were also on hand to chin over Dartmouth affairs far into the night. The only shortcoming to the entire evening was that your secretary failed to come home with a single item for this column. The only item left in my dwindling file is a long letter from Don McKinlay, written after a flying visit to Great Falls, Mont., home of Jim Humphrey, as well as seventeen Dartmouth undergraduates who headed to Hanover largely through Jim's tireless efforts. In addition, there are another eighteen boys from other parts of Montana now attending Dartmouth, making the astounding total of thirty-five from this state where only a few years ago there were none at all.

More next month. That is, there will be if the mailman brings me letters from some of you to keep my supply of news up to par.

Dartmouth is represented in the Ivy LeagueClub of Sarasota, Fla., by James Bonnyman'38 (left), recently elected treasurer. With himare President Paul Stannard, Brown '29(center) and Vice President Anselm Frankel,Harvard '28.

Secretary, 25 Old Stamford Rd. New Canaan, Conn.

Treasurer, 17 High St., Greenfield, Mass