1922

Some month this column, most hopefully, will have completely cheerful news. But once again this is not that month. With the death of Ralph Hinners, as currently reported in In Memoriam, we have lost still another classmate.

Our Roy W. Hill was one of three educational authorities on a panel which discussed "The High School of the Future" at a recent meeting of the American Association of University Women in Stamford, Conn. Roy is presently responsible for secondary education in the Stamford school system. He has had a dedicated career in the field of education. Following graduation from Dartmouth, Roy taught in the high schools of Barrington, R. I., and Medford, Mass. He received his Master of Education degree from Harvard in 1931. He has had more than 25 years' experience as the principal of high schools in Barrington, R. I.; Natick, Mass.; Hingham, Mass., and Stamford. With pride the class recognizes Roy's contribution to society.

A huzza from the clan for Jack Aborn. A United Press release of March 19 tells the story: "State winners were announced today in nationwide balloting to determine the outstanding sportswriters and sportscasters of 1959. Voting conducted under the National Sportswriter-Sportscaster awards committee showed these New England state winners.... Rhode Island: John R. Aborn, Providence Journal Bulletin." And thanks to Carter Hoyt for sending along the good news.

"Bellows Falls, Vt., People Take Pride in Vogel, Bliss" headlined the feature article in a Sunday edition of the Boston Herald. It re- fers, of course, to our Fred Vogel and his partner, successful manufacturers who are spending $200,000 to modernize some of their New England paper making plants. The Herald says: "The venture began in 1939 when Vogel, a Brown Company research chemist, came to town and persuaded the Bellows Falls National Bank to launch him in a mill that had been idle for a year. 'We borrowed every cent we could,' Vogel said cheerfully of his start in the business. 'For the first two years it was tough. We owed plenty of money.'" They not only made a success of that first mill but they also acquired others and formed a sales and management corporation called Mountain Paper Products. They now manufacture corrugated paper, groundwood specialty and industrial papers such as photo album and wallpaper stock. The newspaper continues: "Have these partners reached their maximum development? 'I don't think so,' Vogel said, 'every year people are going to use more paper."' And the Herald concludes: "This year will bring sales of about five million dollars. Congratulations, Fred, you are proving free enterprise still lives despite the security syndrome. And thanks to Dick Wood for sending in the story of Fred's success.

Colonel Ralph W. Totman who according to the Keene (N. H.) Sentinel is "a retired Air Force Colonel and headmaster of Walpole High School at one time, has been admitted to the New Hampshire bar by the New Hampshire Supreme Court. A graduate of Dartmouth College (and proudly claimed by '22) he retired from service in 1955. He is a member of the Massachusetts bar. Col. and Mrs. Totman who are legal residents of Alstead (N. H.) plan to build a new home in East Alstead this spring and he plans to practice law there." Good luck, Tottie and Dorothy.

Here are a few thoughts from an appreciated letter by Lloyd Fogg's wife Mildred: "My sons and I are especially pleased to know that a Memorial Book is to be placed in the Dartmouth College Library. Lloyd loved books.... He had a deep devotion to Dartmouth and fondest memories of the happy years he spent there."

"Boston boy makes good" wrote a re- spected columnist when Seaver Peters '54, son of our own Paul and Elizabeth Peters, was appointed right bower to Red Rolfe '31 in directing Dartmouth's athletic destinies. The best to Seaver and if he can manage as well as he played hockey, the College certainly picks good ones.

Heard yet from one of our hard working classmates on the i960 Alumni Fund? If not, you may before long. And when you do, be kind to the guy as you always have been. Hardest question asked of a class agent is "What do you get out of this?" If he ever thought selfishly of that question, he wouldn't be a class agent. His only satisfaction comes from trying to make Dartmouth better. That's why he's calling on you.

Secretary, 46 Myrtle St. West Newton 65, Mass.

Class Agent, Apt. 3-G, 5 Roosevelt PI., Montclair, N. J.