1943

Got a reprieve today from Charlie Widmayer because I phoned and apologized for this late copy. Tried to write it several times this past week in Washington at the American Trucking Association's convention, but at that function there is no leisure for writing columns. Ironically, can't even be with the distinguished *43 executive committee which, while I write this, is probably shaking the elms of old Lyme, N. H., and tormenting the irascible Gordon Craven, inn keeper non pareil. If your ALUMNI MAGAZINE is late, blame me.

Kelly Coffin is back east as superintendent of agencies, Aetna Life Insurance Co., Hartford:

Although I have the uneasy feeling I am in receipt of one of your carefully worded form letters, I am nonetheless delighted to hear from you and will try to bring you up-to-date on the movements of the Coffin clan this past summer.

We left Los Angeles on July 1 and traveled with two cars and two kids and one cat across the country to Hartford where I have accepted an appointment as an officer of the Aetna Lite Insurance Company. This is a switch in companies for us and was somewhat difficult to make after twelve fine years with the Connecticut Mutual. However, it was the opportunity I had been seeking for some time and we are delighted, of course, to be back here in New England. Our present address is 118 Fox Chase Lane, West Hartford, where we are renting a house.

Nobody's ever accused me of writing carefully worded form letters before. My letters are pretty formless, come to think of it, and those I sent out have not evoked many replies. Van Quackenbush is one exception: "Who's modest? I'm editor, publisher, janitor of 'The Poway Chieftain,' biggest (nine columns) weekly west of Del Mar Race track in booming Poway, Calif. I'm a member of the San Diego Dartmouth Club, and am always delighted to read news of classmates in the '43 column."

Ted Hopper has been named to the applications group of the Epoxy Department of the Food Machinery and Chemical Corp., Princeton, N. J. In his new assignment he will work with surface coatings and will be engaged in research projects involving the company's recently introduced Oxiron epoxy resin. Prior to joining FMC this year he was with Socony Paint Products where he also conducted research in coatings. Mindful of the changing scientific field, Ted is a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. The Hopper family includes Esther and three children, all located at 40 Craig Place, Cranford, N. J.

Tom Ellis, long silent, now practices law in Raleigh, N. C., since graduating from Virginia Law School in 1948. Member of Taylor and Ellis, Tom served two years as Assistant U. S. Attorney, two years as general counsel to the North Carolina Advisory Committee on Education (a study group considering the impact of the Supreme Court desegregation ruling), president of the Tenth Judicial District Bar Association, and present judge of the Raleigh Municipal Court. The Ellis family includes a girl, fourteen, and a boy, eleven. My fragmentary records show that Tom prepared for Dartmouth at The Hill School, which also gave us LarnedWaterman and one or two others.

Martin Borofsky hasn't made a class reunion yet despite living in Claremont, N. H. Marion and he have been pretty busy raising Steve, fifteen, Clifford twelve, David nine, and Joanne six plus running Marsons Department Store. Marty recently met DocFielding at LaGuardia between planes.... Tom Gerber, general manager of The Concord Daily Monitor, finds his new job exciting and living in Concord like coming home after the swelter and confusion of Washington. His six-days-a-week job won't allow for

many football games. .. . Brad Copeland somehow finds time to climb New Hampshire's four thousand foot mountains and practice medicine as clinical pathologist for the New England Deaconess Hospital and the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. He is chairman, council of Clinical Chemistry, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, and convener International Standards Committee, International Society of Clinical Pathologists. He has published "The Quality Control Manual for the Clinical Laboratory."

George Munroe's son Taylor pretty much had his choice of preparatory schools and wisely chose Andover, which gave this class Dan O'Connor, Fred Richardson, StanFriddy, Bob Pelren and another guy whose name slips me. Taylor is an impressive youngster and much of a credit to Helen and George.

Bob Burnap, a field director and spokesman for Wildlife Preserves, Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, was interviewed in the New York Times on the outbreak of botulism, a type of food poisoning affecting thousands of waterfowl and marsh birds in the Hackensack River tidal flats and marshlands. Bob described these meadows as "a classic example of how not to treat an area that has become recognized as a valuable natural resource." I always thought most of that New Jersey area was really for the birds and apparently even they don't do very well there.

Bud Kast, headmaster of The Short Hills Country Day School and chairman of the Independent Schools Education Board's Elementary Schools committee, attended the 71st annual meeting of the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools of Great Britain at Oxford University in September. Accompanied by Angela (my favorite Chesterfield cover girl), Bud toured numerous English schools including Winchester, St. Paul's, Eton, The Old Malthouse (what?), and The Dragon.

Up the ladder. .. . Mike Frothingham, new senior vice-president for corporate affairs and secretary of the executive committee, Ted Bates and Company.. . . RogerWolbarst, who introduced the fork lift truck to pole vaulting events, has joined Normal Odell Associates, Inc., the PR division of deGarmo, Inc., New York City advertising agency. When you see the pole vault judge easily install the bar at sixteen feet via a fork lift truck, think of Rog, who came up with the idea when he was with Yale and Towne in the early fifties. Such major contributions to athletics don't pass by your secretary's eyes unnoticed.. .. C. Donovan, assistant to the president, Berman Leasing Company, Pennsburg, Pa., fast-moving truck leasing organization. With about 8,000 vehicles to worry about, how can we expect am to get his alumni column in on time?

Fred Stockwell, newly elected to the Dartmouth Alumni Council, toured the far west this summer with rod and reel, Sandy, Richy, Bill, Craig and, of course, Margie. Trip took Sour and. one-half weeks and there was little of the west the Stockwells didn't see.

G. G. Grant, in Miami fashion, is involved in many real estate enterprises including the operation of the West Drive Apartments on Harbor Island, the development of an out island resort, Rum Cay, Bahamas (no cars, no planes, pink beaches, matchless swimming, skin diving, fishing, and duck hunting), and moving homes caught in Miami expressway development to such places as the Keys and Bermuda. He is also an associate of the Allen Morris Company, large Miami realtors. On June 6 he married Kathryn Webb, a Miami girl, who is helping him redecorate the West Drive Apartments, where they live. G. G. sent me calling cards for all his enterprises, and next time I'm in Miami I'll track him down.

Secretary, 414 Rosedale Dr. Pottstown, Pa.

Treasurer, 159 Willow St., Brooklyn 1, N. Y.