1932

Meeting for a Class Dinner late in March, about thirty of our New York metropolitan area classmates successfully tested the wining and dining facilities of the Dartmouth Club at its new location on the mezzanine of the Hotel Commodore. This was a somewhat larger group than usually attends these functions and much credit for a good turnout undoubtedly belongs to Max Wolff, who has taken over the arrangements committee assignment from Don Marcus. Don, as you know, has been named reunion chairman for our 30th. At the dinner he spoke briefly of the plans he is making for this important event in June 1963.

Walt Modarelli, as principal speaker, was in good comic form as usual and discoursed at length on college entrance problems and other weighty issues of current concern. Some of the less regular attenders who showed up at this dinner meeting were Chuck Adkins, Bob Harrison, Charlie Doerr, Babe Weinberg, Bill Britten, Art Mayes, Rod Hatcher, Amby Cram and Mark Short.

Ed Lewis has sent us a note from 99 Chauncy St., Boston, unfortunately telling us nothing about himself but enclosing a feature article from the Boston Globe about Ben Drew. According to the article Ben and Sally, who have five children ranging in age from 15 to 25, have been hosts during the past year to Jochen Stechmann, 20, a German agricultural student from the village of Jork, a farm suburb of Hamburg. The young man has been learning American orchardist techniques on Ben's big fruit farm in Westford and at the same time gaining some first-hand knowledge of New England life and town government.

The article goes on to say that Ben traces his ancestry to Westford's original settlers, and his own life is steeped in New England tradition. His home is on the 200-year-old Colonial farm, internationally known for its apples, peaches and pears. He has been Westford town moderator since 1941 and is in the midst of a three-year term at present. He returned from a month of skiing in Switzerland to convene the annual town meeting on March 10.

Bo Wentworth, in the contemplative mood of a winter vacationer, has sent us a card from Guadeloupe in French W. I. saying, "It is difficult to sit on these deserted beaches or visit the crumbled forts and visualize the struggles that went on two and three centuries ago for possession of these outposts which today have value only for the sugar and tourist trades."

A short while ago Harry Litzenberger told us that, as assistant manager of the Denver Convention and Visitor's Bureau, he had been working with Dr. Cal Fisher in planning the Colorado Health Fair to be held in the Denver Coliseum. Apparently their combined effort paid off, as Cal recently received the Colorado Medical Society's award of merit for developing "one of the most successful public undertakings of the Society in many years." The fair drew turnaway crowds of more than 90,000 in a major health education effort by the Society and affiliated organizations. Cal, as chairman of the Society's Council on Scientific Education, proposed staging the fair and directed much of its development.

Also mentioned recently in these notes was Frank McGuire of New London, Conn., on his appointment as general counsel for the Connecticut Co. of New Haven. We now learn that he has been elected president of Williams Memorial Institute's Board of Trustees, of which he has been a member since 1946. He is also a member and secretary of the Board of Managers of Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Frank and Helen have two sons, two daughters and two grandchildren.

From the College we have word of the death of Dan Sundeen after a brief illness in Manchester, N. H. Our Class extends deepest sympathy to Mrs. Sundeen and her two sons, Dan and Joseph. A few words about our classmate will appear in the In Memoriam section of this or a subsequent issue of the MAGAZINE.

Newman Thibault has been appointed associate director of research and development at Norton Co., manufacturer of abrasive equipment in Worcester, Mass. "T" holds a Master's degree from Syracuse and received his Ph.D. from Michigan in 1943. He joined Norton in 1936 as a petrographer and became chief of the physical research section in 1952. He moves into his present assignment from the position of assistant director of research and development, which he has held since 1953.

The 48th annual Alumni Fund Campaign opened on April 1, with a dollar objective for our Class of more than $31,000. As we now number 547, we shall need to bring our average contribution over the $50 mark with 100% participation in order to approach this goal. Head Class Agent Reinhardt and his dedicated force of agents have been hard at work combing our pockets for anything left over from the latest visitation by Internal Revenue Service. If we do not at last emerge from that old familiar cellar position in the Green Derby, the fault certainly will not lie with this loyal and hardworking group.

Secretary, 341 West End Rd. S. Orange, N. J.

Class Agent, 95 Browning Rd., Short Hills, N. J.