1955

Al Van Huyck is believed to be the first '55 to appear on the far side of the lectern in a Dartmouth classroom. On October 13 and 14 he delivered two lectures on city planning, "Power Structure and Urban Renewal in a Small Community" and "The Role of the Planner and Planning Consultant," to regular classes in Introduction to City Planning and Urban Affairs, the introductory course in the interdepartmental City Planning and Urban Studies Program. Al is head of the urban renewal department of Community Planning Associates, a consulting firm in West Trenton, N. J.

Bob and Peg Leopold write from Buenos Aires, where Bob is assistant Naval attache, that the social side of the job "can run the gamut from the occasional to the perpetual." including "luncheons, receptions, cocktail parties and entertaining at home." They add: "To be anything other than a decoration at Argentine functions one must develop a certain basic ability with the language in very short order. This and the realization that without the language it is impossible to do all of your job correctly provide a most definite learning stimulus." Bob crammed in some Spanish instruction in Washington before leaving for Buenos Aires in June, six months earlier than originally scheduled, but Peg spent the final, rushed weeks "sewing winter clothes for David."

The Cuban government charged in September that Luis Torroella was the leader of a plot to kill Fidel Castro with bazookas and hand grenades supplied by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency. However, in Winchester, Mass., Luis' wife, the former Carole Ambrose, said he had been imprisoned in Santiago since June 7 and she called the Cuban charges "false and absurd," according to an Associated Press story. The AP also quoted her as saying: "If he was in prison in Santiago all summer, how could he be in on an alleged assassination attempt in Havana?" She said she had been unable to contact Luis since his arrest. Luis had been with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith in Havana, and then, after Castro came to power, he became an economist in the Treasury Ministry. The Torroellas have a daughter, Cynthia, five years old.

Turning to happier news, we have several nuptials, past and future. Neil MacNeil will wed Eleanor Brunswick of Woodside, Long Island, a graduate of the New York Business School, and Mark Leipman plans a June wedding in Montreal to Enid Breslow, a high school teacher there and a McGill graduate. They plan to live in Boston, where Mark is running his own marketing and sales agency. John Bryan is scheduled to be married this month to Hélène Sköld of Stockholm. He is now a surgery resident in Hanover after completing two years as an Air Force flight surgeon, during which time he traveled through Europe, Africa, and South Asia.

Tom Hardenbergh married Linda McCall October 28 in San Diego. He's stationed at George Air Force Base, Victorville, Calif., and they're living in Apple Valley. Linda is formerly from Princeton, more recently from San Diego, and attended the University of Arizona. Bud Pulis wed a hometown gal, Barbara Conlin of Westfield, N. J., on September 29. Paul Finegan was married October 7 in Jenkintown, Pa., to Joanne McDowell, a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. Milton Allen took the hand of Beverly Brown of Waban, Mass., on September 10, and they live in Brookfield, Mass.

Peregrinations: Rufe Choate finished Harvard Business School in June and now is doing portfolio analysis in the research department of Kidder, Peabody and Co. in New York. He, Marilyn and their two children live in Millburn, N. J. John Rossiter moved coast-to-coast, but stayed in the oil business, leaving Socony Mobil in New York and joining Union Oil Co. of California in Los Angeles. He's in the refining department; he and Elizabeth reside, with their new daughter, Leslie Ann, in Pasadena. The Rev. George Bates shifted from Ithaca, N. Y., north to Syracuse to become rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. In Ithaca George was curate of St. John's Church and kept busy in a number of community religious and civic organizations. He was acting Episcopal chaplain at Ithaca College, president of the Tompkins County Ministerial Association, and a member of the Mayor's Committee on Military Affairs and other groups.

Hi Allman writes that he's still single, down to 165 pounds and "feeling great," and is now sales promotion manager of Greater Finance Co. in Philadelphia. He adds that "the Navy sends threatening-looking letters, but so far so good." Bill Ramsay finished a two-year term as a director of the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association and was elected membership chairman at the group's convention in Toronto. He was also appointed Midwestern-Western representative for the association's new catalog, used by architects for color selection in terrazzo work.

Jim Alexander reports he's "coming along nicely" on his Ph.D. work in medieval history at Johns Hopkins University. He expects to finish all but the dissertation this academic year. Jim is also an assistant professor at Hood College in Frederick, Md. Mike Ellovich tired of commuting weekly from West Hartford, Conn., to New York for his Ph.D. work and is now studying at the University of Connecticut, while continuing his work as a psychologist with the Superior Court in Hartford. Mike also writes that he's playing the backcourt for the Boston Celtics under an assumed French name.

Shifting from creation to procreation: Fran and Nancy Downey had a girl, Ann Marie, September 6. Gus and Caryl Aberle welcomed their second, Pamela Graham, March 3; Gus is a commercial service representative for U. S. Steel in Pittsburgh. Peteand Bette Fishbein had twins, Stephen Robert and Bruce Jeffrey, on August 24; Pete is in New York with the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison. Brisand Marilynn Lang had their first, Susan Victoria, October 11 in Rochester, N. Y.; Bris reports encountering in his travels RedHenigar, Fred Crocker and Pete Branch, all looking "just like they were five years ago." Gene and Marcy Elsbree also welcomed their first, Gene III, July 21; the Elsbrees are now living in Atherton, Calif.

Jim Morrissey is a surgical resident at Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals and the Metropolitan Hospital in New York, and lives in Yonkers. John and Betty Wetzel were recent callers at the Morrissey home. Tom and Ann Byrne have moved to a small, Cape Cod house with crab grass in White Plains, N. Y. Tom commutes to work with the New York Telephone Co.

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Three '56s attended Dartmouth Night festivities held by the Dartmouth Alumni Association of the Great Divide in Denver. The trio included (l to r) Ed Ross, PhilHinkle and Joe Obering, all of whom are working in the Denver area.

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