1928

A dinner honoring Bill Embler on his retirement as director of research for the New York State Legislature was held in the Sheraton-Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany on January 16. Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson, Rermblican State Committee Chairman Judson Morehouse, legislative leaders of both parties and hundreds of friends attended.

The Albany Times-Union in a long editnrial said, "Throughout his state service, he worked at the top levels, but never sought the limelight- It is because of his great imagination and his willingness to explore and to try new ideas and programs that the state branched out into many new concepts of governmental service But the key to his effectiveness may well be the confidence of leaders of both parties in his judgment and integrity. Many a time, faced with a politirally expedient but unsound proposal ad- vanced by political leaders, Bill Embler was able not only to oppose the unsound but to oversee a modification of it into a work- able program."

Two heart attacks, the last one severe, are forcing his withdrawal from the political arena. Even this, however, characteristically doesn't catch Bill unprepared. Anticipating the day of retirement, for several years he and Mabel have been building up a business in rare books. This he can conduct at a more leisurely pace. The address is Half Moon Books, P.O. Box 444, Guilderland, N. Y.- they specialize in New York State historical books and documents.

Dick klinck was seriously injured when his car was sideswiped by an oil tank truck, February 27. He was taken to the hospital in New London, Conn., with a compound fractured arm, fractures of both knee caps, broken ribs and shock. The truck had skidded on a patch of ice. Dick's car was demolished. Dick is president of the National Bank of New England, East Haddam, Conn.

Skip Drayton, Boston tax attorney, was also involved in an auto accident about the same time and is in the Newton-Wellesley Hospital. The other vehicle involved was a City of Newton truck.

A card from Dave McCathie announces the opening of the Chef's Table at the Holiday Inn, on Interstate Highway 95 in Emporia, Va. Stop in to see him on your way south or north.

Roy Myers sent us a card in January from Jerash in Jordan and said, "I decided that I would not want- to be in this area in the hot months, so I'm here in the cool and beautiful ones: Damascus, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Athens, Cairo, Petra - mon dieu, that's the place!" All right now, Roy, tell us what's so special about Petra.

Jack Heston and Lew Hutcheson and their wives are due back in April from a threemonth cruise around the world on the S.S. Rotterdam. Jack wrote from Alexandria saying Bill Harris is head of American Express abroad and promising to get a picture of the three '28ers. We had sent him the addresses of '28ers on their route and he said they hoped to see Bob Clark in India and Hsi-Jni Shen in Hong Kong.

At the annual Dartmouth luncheon at the American Association of School Administrators meetings in Atlantic City in February, four '28ers were in attendance: Ed

Flanders, of Manchester, N. H., with pictures of his son, Dartmouth '85; Hal Moody of South Dartmouth, Mass.; Joe Smith of Mamaroneck, N. Y.; and Herm Schnepel of East Orange, N. J.

Bondy and Clara Bond have announced the engagement of their daughter, Clara Jane, Simmons College '61, to Richard Phillips of Highland Park, Mich., a junior at M.I.T. Their son, John, graduated from Norwich in 1959 and accepted a commission in the regular Army. He has been in Germany most of the time since then.

Amby McLaughlin has been elected a trustee of Franconia College which plans to open as a two-year college next fall. Amby lives in Littleton, N. H., and is president of the Littleton Savings Bank and director of development at the Dartmouth Medical Center. Ambrose III is a student at the Dartmouth Medical School and Peter is a student at Colorado College.

Ham Hankins and your secretary had a wonderful time at Freshmen Fathers' weekend in Hanover Feb. 16-18. On Saturday Ham was pressed into service to drive his son and half the freshman squash team to Andover. Scott and I found time for a brief visit with Herb and Mimi Sensenig at their Norwich farm. The Campions were vaca- tioning at Sea Island, Ga.; Bill Kimball was in Mary Hitchcock Hospital, having just had a spinal fusion operation.

We are happy to report that President George Pasfield is back at work again after a few weeks of enforced rest following a heart attack just before Christmas.

See you all at reunion June 11, 12 and 13!

Secretary, Van Dyne Oil Co., Troy, Pa.

Class Agent,Box 168, Navesink, N. J.