1949

The big news is October 14, the Brown football game in Hanover and the Class Dinner and Cocktail Party afterwards at the Keenes in Etna. Key event will be presentation of the first Gold Pick Ax Award to a member of the Class. This Award is set up to honor each year a member of the Class who has made an outstanding contribution to some area of public life, either in business, in civic life, in professional achievement, or community affairs. BobAlden is in charge of the Award, and nominations should be sent to him at Radio Station WOR, New York City. You can see that the committee is open-minded in the basis for the Award, so take a minute to write up the achievements of some class member whose work you admire. Selections will be made by a committee composed of Alden, Tom Swartz, and John Stearns. The inscription on the wall plaque awarded will be: To _____________, the 49er of whom we say with pride, "He was a classmate of mine at Dartmouth." The Gold Pick Ax Award for 1961.

Newsletter Editor Bill Ballard recently received, speaking of awards, the Gold Key Award from the Advertising Writers Club in N.Y.C., where Bill works for J. Walter Thompson, for excellence in TV copy. The Brillo commercials were the reason for the award.

Clarke Church has had a nice promotion at Procter and Gamble. Formerly New England manager for the Soap Division, Clarke has been moved back to Cincinnati and the position of sales manager of the Consumer Specialties Division, dealing with the industrial and armed forces products.

Tom and Sue Towler have had a baby boy, T. W. II, whom they will call Bill by the middle name.

Nathan Gottschalk has been appointed conductor of the newly formed Dartmouth Community Symphony Orchestra. Assistant to the president, chairman of the string department and dean of the faculty at Hartt College of Music, University of Hartford, Dr. Gottschalk will bring considerable prestige and talent to the Hanover job and hopefully raise the level of orchestral music in the community considerably.

Ernie and Elaine Beattie have produced their third child, third son, Craig Richardson.

Dick Mallary has completed his first term as a member of the lower house of the Vermont legislature; proclaims it a fascinating experience, commends it to any classmate with time on his hands, public spiritedness, a strong stomach and an iron constitution. Dick and Mary have four children up on Mallary Farm (where they raise milk for the Dartmouth dining halls): Richard, Anne, Elizabeth and Sarah.

Dick Elliott is still guiding the promising fortunes of Project Hope, the converted Navy hospital ship sailing around the new nations of Asia dispensing medical care and training. Dick, a pediatrician, is senior medical officer of the ship and in charge of more than 100 staff and aides. The project has been sponsored by the People to People Health Foundation and, according to Dick, has encountered little Communist opposition organized against it. A recent stay by the "S.S. Hope" was in Indonesia.

One of our mathematicians, Clark Hayes, has been promoted to manager of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company's electronic records department. In his new post, Clark will have charge of the company's 2 million dollar Univac system. He had been chief of operations in this department, and before that had gained computer experience with GE in Louisville, Ky. He and Betty have three children: Deborah, nine, Deidre seven, and Clark one.

Roland Becker has made it to assistant sales manager of Bay State Abrasive Products Co. in Westboro. Mass. He was abrasive specialist at the firm's Cleveland office until 1958 and was recalled to Westboro to become manager of sales engineering.

Peter New and Mary are emigrating to Pittsburgh, where Pete will become assistant professor in the graduate school of public health and likewise in the department of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. He indicates that the Reed Packers have a new daughter, Mary Catherine, to go with their two older boys.

Ort Hicks sent a program from the German American Institute which he is running in Darmstadt. It included music, art, films, lectures and drama. Quite a fascinating series of events.

So plan for October 14 in Hanover.

Secretary, Dept. 90 Eastman Kodak Co. A & OD 400 Plymouth Ave. N Rochester 4, N. Y.

Treasurer, 182 Main St., Wenham, Mass.