1957
Well, now that it's February, I hope you are sufficiently aware that all of the resolutions you made at the turn of the year won't work. Therefore, brace-up and continue as before, being your own relaxed self. I have one thought that might bear some consideration now that you are settled back. A great many of us are working and progressing well within our own sphere and do not have a lot of time to put into reaching to the depths of the newspapers we read. Therefore, we do not really get an understanding of the undercurrents beneath the surface of the news. However, a number of our classmates are in the places where the news is being made. If they would be willing, they could write a letter telling about their impressions of the situation in their part of Africa, or the East, or the Army, or of Berlin. This last area, Berlin, is the case in point. Ned Roesler is taking part in the M.A. Program at Middlebury. He is studying German and is living in Germany at the present time. Ned wrote a long letter about a recent trip to Berlin that is worthy of your consideration. Therefore, the letter has been sent to Dave Orr to be run-off and sent to you as soon as possible.
In the area of doing things Carl Schmidt, who is attending the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Va., has been appointed a career foreign service officer by President Kennedy. This appointment automatically makes Carl a vice-consul and a secretary in the foreign service. Ab Meader, who is with the Art Department of Colby College, was the principal speaker at a recent meeting of the Bangor Art Society. Ab's subject was "The Return to the Figure in Contemporary Painting." Sam Lovejoy, after a stint in the Navy, and a return to Hanover, is now living in New Haven and working for U.S. Electrical Motors, Inc. in Milford, Conn.
In the active side of life Roger Brown has a "First" in that he was in the first group of persons to ever ski from the 14,410-foot Rainier to Paradise Valley. Spectacular footage of this first ski descent is included in Rog's film, "Out To Ski," which he is presently premiering across the nation. It is interesting to note that Roger has been photographing ski action at every major ski resort in the U.S. and Canada as well as some of the exciting events at the winter Olympics. Lan Cady, the Madison Avenue scion of Rochester, N. Y., has a bachelor's home with a large backyard swimming pool (40 x 80) or so (miles) that some people call Lake Ontario. He has been sailing, skiing, spending two weeks in the Navy and, oh, also working for Kodak. The life of a bachelor is really glorious.
Regularly, I get notes about the wonderful work of Erich Kunzel. As well as having the Brown Glee Club Erich has been a member of the Master's Class of the Domaine School of Conductors and has led at annual appearances with the Hancock Symphony Orchestra. In 1957 Erich was the director of the Santa Fe Opera Company in its opening season. It takes me a long time to find out some things about two guys named Chris Wren and Gary Gilson but they were both awarded Prizes from the Elmer Davis Fund. Chris is now with Look Magazine and Garry is a reporter for the Minneapolis Star. David Rattray, after studying for two years in France at the University of Toulouse and the Sorbonne, as well as a year of graduate study at Harvard, has embarked on a career as a concert pianist. In fact he has progressed to the stage where he was invited to give a recital in the Concert Series in Hanover. Peter Serenyi was named an instructor in Fine Arts at Amherst. Since graduation Peter has completed his M.A. at Yale and his Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis. Lloyd Weinreb has capped an excellent career at Harvard Law School by being elected Case Editor of Volume 75 of the Harvard Law Review. This election is one of the highest honors awarded to Harvard Law students.
At the start of the new year, GeorgeBatch elder '57T was named director of sales and marketing for the Surprenant Manufacturing Co. of Clinton, Mass., a subsidiary of International Telephone and Telegraph. Surprenant is one of the world's largest producers of insulated wire and cable, and George will be directing all their nationwide sales and marketing activities. George, a native of Hanover and UNH graduate, makes his home in Harvard, Mass., with his wife and their three daughters. Before joining Surprenant, he was with American Enka.
In the marriage column Miss Lora Gomez and Lt. Bob Winter were married December 23 in Richmond. Bob is stationed at Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Dick Mann and Miss Lois Henderson were married during November in Hazelton, Pa. The best man at the wedding was Jack Hall. Dick is working with Buckley and Mann Co. in Norfolk. Bill Breer and Miss Margaret French were married last May in Cleveland. Bill is with the Foreign Service of the State Department and, after a wedding trip to Hawaii, the Breers will live in Yokohama, Japan, where Bill is stationed.
It's been wonderful chatting this time. It's really good to see people beginning to break out and establish themselves. It's GREAT Gang. Keep it up! Cheers, Skip.
Gathered recently at a Christmas partyin Rochester, N. Y., were (l to r) Sue andAl Mueller, Cindy and Doug Wilder,Mary and John Durkin, all members ofthe Class of 1958.
Secretary, 91 Bradley Place Mineola, L. I., N. Y.
Treasurer, 119 South Broadway, White Plains, N. Y.
