1952
Many months ago when I was a carefree apartment dweller I wondered why the autumn leaves-plagued homeowner didn't stick to those ever green evergreens and thus eliminate fall raking. I now mow my grass under a portion of a Hanover white pine forest, and I have learned a fact of life that the folks didn't see fit to tell me: pine needles fall by the millions and one good October rain can turn a green lawn brown with their cover in a few hours.
There's a good side to the needle fall though. They give a fresh rusty color to the woods just as the wild flowers are about to droop under the weight of frosty nights. Soon the needles will turn brown but that stage will be short for some sort of snow topping can be expected from this point on until the spring greens begin working their way through the blanket of needles.
In these fascinating worlds of pine needle and wild flower, autumn, fall, and spring growth, I, for one, can understand more clearly the mystical hold nature had on early man. When I stop to think about the natural wonders on all sides, I berate myself for not taking more time to enjoy and appreciate, but it doesn't do much good. I'm a busy guy, as you are too, and the crowded work schedule seems more important than an afternoon on a color-splashed hill. Perhaps, next week....
But there's no perhaps about getting to the Class news for the month, the deadline is just around the corner - maybe I could use a deadline for getting out into the woods too!
Let's start off with an all medical quintet: Braunstein, Reynolds, Muller, Austin and Carleton. Dr. Dick Braunstein is a resident physician in ophthalmology at Bellevue Hospital in New York. Dick, who received his M.D. from N.Y.U., and Nina have two boys, Robert, 6, and Eric, 2. Dorsey Reynolds received his medical degree in June from the University of California and immediately began his intern period at the San Francisco General Hospital. He and his wife Marilyn are parents of three, Roselyn, 5, Dorsey Jr., 3, and Karen, 1.
Arnie Muller, Harvard Medical, is chief of medicine for the 4756th U.S. Air Force Hospital at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Arnie and Annie have one daughter, Janice, almost 3. Dr. Jim Harshberger is in his third year of a four-year residency in surgery at Geisinger Hospital in Danville, Penna. A University of Pennsylvania Medical graduate, Jim also spent two years in the Army in Orleans, France. Wendy, second of Jim and Jean's pair of children, was born in France. Older brother Bill is two years ahead of Wendy.
Dr. Dick Carleton has joined the staff of the Boston VA Hospital as a metabolic resident. Child number three was expected in June but as yet haven't heard from Nancy and Dick as to the particulars. Another resident physician, Dr. Bob Austin, is out in Colorado General Hospital for his training in obstetrics and gynecology. Bob has his M.D. from Ohio State. He and Jeanne have three children, Bobby, Jenny and Katy.
Official division psychiatrist for the 43rd Infantry Division (reserve) is Captain Al Elkins of Wethersfield, Conn. Al is also a member of the staff for the Institute of Living in Hartford. Gerry Zimmerman is a dental officer with the Navy. He gained his D.D.S. at the University of Maryland and is the father of Jean Jill, born a year ago September.
Dave Schwartz and Gail Diamond were married August 14, in New York City. Gail is a Vassar graduate and a teacher down in Washington, D. C, where Dave is a lawyer with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Dave earned his law degree at Georgetown. Rabbi Marsh Meyer has been named director of the Latin American office of the World Council of Synagogues. He and Naomi will remain in Buenos Aires but will have a chance to visit in the States this fall.
Ty Dann is a real estate representative for the U.S. Rubber Co. in New Jersey. Formerly with Cities Service Company, Ty has legal training gained at the University of Texas Law School. He and Kay are proud parents of three, Kevin, Michael and Melissa. Gene Brooks was named manager for customer relations for Sylvania Electronic Systems this year. A member of the Rome, N. Y., Chamber of Commerce and Optimist Club, Gene is also a father to three offspring, Susan, Catherine and Elizabeth. His wife is Helene.
Bill Davis is now assistant director of the Delaware County (Penna.) Planning Commission in Media, Penna., where he's working in land development planning, population and economic analyses, etc. Al and JudyWarren live in Charlotte, N. C., where Al is a sales engineer for the Foxboro Company. Their daughter, Linda, is now four. Rev.John Mathews is now at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind. Fred Merrill, an M.B.A. holder from the University of Chicago, is assistant cashier at the Northern Trust Company out there. He and Mary have three children, Fred Jr., Lynn and Stuart.
George "Cliff" Pollard left Dartmouth early to win his A.B. at Pennsylvania, then went on to NYU for a graduate degree in business administration, and now is an administrative assistant at the Hanover Bank in Manhattan. He and Julia live in Plainfield, N. J., and have two youngsters, Julie and David. Dr. Ed Smuckler is doing post doctoral experimental work at the University of Washington Medical School. A Tufts Medical graduate, Ed was married in 1954, and he and Judie have three children, Cynthia, Douglas and Alison.
Out in St. Paul, Minn., and vicinity Johnson & Johnson leans on Bill Wilcox, hospital representative since 1957, to sell surgical dressings. Bill and Ann have one boy, Thomas Kent, 2. Riley Daniels is supervisor for longrange planning for ARMA Division, ABAC, and was formerly with Curtiss Wright Corp. He holds an M.B.A. from Rutgers and is married to Mary - and they too, have three children, Riley, Thomas and William.
We mentioned Jack Clow's Eastern Colleges fun last month but neglected to give you the personal history - he and Martha have two boys, Eric and Greg. Jack, an M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, is staff accountant for Webb and Webb, CPA's in San Francisco. Information received on Joe Baute shows that Joe and Rebecca have two girls, Susan and Alison, and that Joe is chairman of the Keene (N. H.) School Board and is doing Dartmouth interviewing there. He's with Markem Machine Company.
Jack Foster is manager of the general order department for Ryerson Steel in Detroit. Jack and Sally are parents of two girls, Judy and Barbara. Art and Jeanne Frohner live in a town with a wonderfully quaint name Plymouth Meeting, Penna. Art is a sales representative for Remington Rand and father to Laurie, 4, and Jimmy, 2. Jim Streng is a partner in the home building firm of Streng Brothers Homes in Carmichael, Calif. He and Mary Jo have one son, Stephen.
Another '52 in a family-type business is Kerm Ingham who is manager of K. W. Ingham Lumber Company down in Stillwater, Okla. Kerm is active in Jaycees, United Fund, Lions, and also as father of Steve and Mark. Kerm's wife's name is Pat. Harry andMary Heap live in Harrisburg, Penna., with their two children, Mary and John; "Bud" is a salesman for Mobil Oil Co. Jim Flom is established in the Detroit area with Manley, Bennett & Co., accounting and CPA work, and lives in Grosse Pointe Farms with wife Dorothea and their two youngsters, Jim Jr. and Sara. He formerly was with Ernst and Ernst.
Getting down close to the bottom on the hundreds of returns from last year's double postcard mailing - also getting worried that some of the info may be changed (especially number of children - man, are we reproducing - and they say the Chinese Reds have a special campaign), but we'll keep at the pile - they get another card out soon. But if you've news to send, don't wait.
Secretary, 15 Rayton Rd., Hanover, N. H.
Treasurer, 33 Dean St., Attleboro, Mass.
