1918
We wish to thank the members of the class who have been kind enough to spend a few minutes to write me either about themselves or other classmates. My constant worry is that a month will come around when I haven't enough material to fill this space, which the College so kindly makes available to our class.
Leon V. Alden, "Shorty" to us, is in the U. S. Government Veteran's Administration Hospital in Providence, R. I. I am sure that he would appreciate hearing from his friends in our class.
We received a note from Dick White stating that he was in Hanover on February 13 representing the Board of Regents of six Institutes for Chamber and Trade Associations Management training. He is chairman of this board and was in Hanover investigating the possibility of holding their next meeting at the Tuck School. They have held the Northeastern Institute meetings for the last several years at Yale. While in Hanover, they met Doc Syvertsen who really gave them the works on his philosophy of disease resistance. In fact, he impressed them so much that they may develop a course known as "Great Ideas in Medicine" similar to the "Great Issues" course at Dartmouth. Dick and his associates became so enraptured with Sy's philosophy that they nearly missed the 7:15 plane out of Lebanon and never had a chance to see the other people that they had planned to meet while in Hanover.
A note from Paul Mather stating that he had a chance to have lunch with Hort and Germaine Kennedy while on his visit to Paris last December. They sent greetings to all of their friends in the class.
When Les Granger returned to New York after his trip around the world representing the National Urban League, Mayor Wagner gave him a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria. In his presentation the Mayor described Les as a "dedicated humanitarian who has made unique contributions in the struggle toward equality for all." In his response, Les offered three fields in which American aid could benefit the emerging nations of Africa: the training of a greater number of Africans for leadership; the investment of capital, together with technical "know-how," for the continent's industrial development, and assistance with Africa's soil erosion and endemic disease problems.
We recently received a nice letter from Tom Proctor who now lives in Darlington, Md. He advises that he is working as a civil engineer for the Martin Company of Baltimore, aircraft manufacturers. He owns a farm in Harford County where he lives with his wife Constance and his son Ben and commutes 30 miles a day to work. He does some farming, principally raising livestock. His son Ben is taking the agricultural course at Cornell and will graduate in February, 1960. He writes that he frequently sees Dave Garratt at the Dartmouth Club in Baltimore. He hopes that he will make the next reunion.
Jake Bingham writes that Em Morse has sold all but a few acres of his land in Lyme, N. H. The last we heard, Em is to build on the property he retained.
Lew Cousens writes from Westmoreland, N. H., that he and Helen are having a wonderful time taking it easy. They have seven grandchildren, four of whom are daughters of Nancy who lives in York, Me., and three are Betty's, who lives in Wenham, Mass. They spend a great deal of time with their family and are particularly proud of their fine grandchildren. Lew is secretary of the Westmoreland Men's Club and he serves on the Budget Committee of the town. He occasionally sees Al Piper and Bob Nims. He hopes to drive up to see Don Scully, who lives on Union Street in Rockport, Me., as soon as the weather is better. Every time we see Lew he grouses about the sweater that Ernie Earley is supposed to have swiped from him when he left the Navy back in 1917. Some day I expect he will send one of us a bill for this long-overdue article, which becomes more valuable each year that he grouses about it.
We received a letter from Dwight Edson from Houston, Tex., stating that he is staying close to Houston these days. He did manage to meet his youngest son, now in Stanford Medical School, at Pebble Beach and have a golfing week with him along with a young golfing friend from Houston. He has another son in Grand Junction, Colo, who has a consulting geological firm and three children. At the moment Dwight has ten grandchildren and two more are expected. He comments that there is no race suicide in his family. He sends his best regards to all eighteeners and hopes that they will contact him whenever they are in Houston.
A letter from Donald Barr, "Stump" to us, advises that he is still working for Investors Diversified Services in Minneapolis. Since Em Salisbury died, he sees no eighteeners. He and Ethel have no children living at home. His oldest son, Donald, Dartmouth - 1946, is working in the trust department of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company in Providence and is still unmarried. His stepson, John P. Wood, now manages the Crown, Zellerback Paper Company Distribution Office in Dallas. His daughter, Helen, who married Martin J. Cafasso, lives in Cambridge, Mass., and has two daughters, Annette and Helen. He sends his best wishes to all his classmates.
Allan Gottschaldt writes that he had just had the pleasure of a visit from Cliff Daniels who had his Tuck School son along. Cliff is spending the winter at Deerfield Beach, Fla., and Al thinks he is seriously considering making Florida his year 'round habitat. Bee and Al are going to Arizona in May to visit their second daughter. He writes that it is his first trip to the West. Allen was very helpful in helping out on the arrangements for the class party, which was held at the Flamingo Hotel on March 31.
Some of you may not know that Paul Miner has retired and has moved to 3020 Pinehurst Drive, Largo, Fla. Largo is just outside ofClearwater. He writes that he is lookingforward to seeing the many eighteeners andtheir wives who will visit him while in Florida. He has already seen Tom and ElizabethRobbins, Phil and Marjorie Boynton, and justmissed seeing Al Sibbernsen who called andmissed him. We hope that Paul will keepus informed of the activities of the Floridacontingent.
A letter from Bob Fish deservingly takesme apart for the inaccuracies about his activities. I quote in part his letter of March16 to get him off the hook with some of hisfriends who might take serious exception tomy inaccuracies:
Clearly, but unimportantly, we were to be in Arizona before mid-March and not thereafter (as class column indicates). Not so clearly, but also unimportantly, our daughter, Joan, lives near Los Altos, Calif., and not in Arizona. Much more importantly, to me anyhow, is that the McKays, who are due to visit us here next week, are the Hugh McKays, class of 1922, whom Ernie knows have been close friends of ours for many years. In substituting the Gene Markeys for "the McKays" you have not only moved the Fishes from the bleachers to the club house or owners' boxes but have supplied all the circumstantial evidence to convict me as a phoney name-dropper. What Gene will think of this item, if he sees it, I don't even dare imagine; somehow, I wish you would try to straighten it out with him.
William Christgau writes that Doris and Phil Sanderson called on their way South to visit their daughter, Shirley, and their grandchildren who live in Virginia. Phil expects to continue on to Florida. I hope he made the class party in Miami. Chris advises that at the class dinner recently held in New York, letters were sent to Don Scully, Cap Hanley and Frank Clahane. I am sure that these thoughtful notes are much appreciated by the recipients.
Edith and Dick Holton were in Hanover skiing over Washington's birthday. We are impressed with Dick's ability as a skier even if he is over forty years out of college.
We recently received a clipping announcing that the consulting engineering firm of Henri B. van Zelm and associates have changed their name to van Zelm, Heywood and Shedford, Consulting Engineers, with offices at 1007 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford. Van established his firm in 1930 and has been engaged in the business of mechanical and electrical engineering and
several other fields of engineering. Van is still unmarried, although at the last reunion it looked as though he was being threatened.
If any of you have grandsons between the ages of seven and fifteen who would like the experience of camping in the Maine woods, you should write Bill Brewster at 32 Bowen Street, Newton Centre, Mass., who runs a very delightful camp at East Waterford, Me., on Lake McWain.
We would appreciate receiving any comments or suggestions as to how we should present these class notes to make them as interesting as possible. Please continue to send me anything which you believe will be of interest to any or all of our classmates.
Leadership of the Capital Gifts Campaign in the Toledo, Ohio, area has a decided Mauk tinge. L to r are Clint Mauk '50, general gifts captain; Stan Mauk '19, special gifts captain; Bill Pope '22, general gifts captain; and Bob Mauk '50, team member for general
Secretary, 67 Annawam Rd., Waban, Mass.
Class Agent, East New York Savings Bank 2644 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn 7, N. Y.
