1932
Since Fred White, who so capably discharged his function as class scribe over the past few years, hung up his uniform following the elections at our recent reunion, your new class prexy is acting in that capacity "pro-tem." However, fear not, for JimMiller, assisted by wife Hattie, an experienced pen wielder and collector of rare items of personal memorabilia, has agreed to take up where Fred left off and will bring you news of classmates' activities in future issues of this MAGAZINE. A recent cocktail party at the Millers' lovely new home in Riverside, Conn., gave us an opportunity to visit again with Buzz and Helen Burrows.
Bob Fendrich is another new member of our official family as he has assumed the guardianship of the exchequer. He succeeds Bill Lieson, who not only maintained our treasury in solvent status during his term of office, but turned a modest surplus over to Bob, to swell, momentarily at least, the coffers of the Howard Savings Institution in Newark, N.J., of which the latter is vice president. We have it on good authority, however, that this transfer of funds will in no way impair the financial strength of the Valley Bank and Trust Company in Springfield, Mass., where Bill holds forth as executive vice president. Last we heard, the Bay State banker expected to work out details with his opposite number from the Garden State, when the latter took daughter Barbara back to Mt. Holyoke after a summer of coeducation at Hanover where her roommate was none other than Sara Brown, daughter of classmate Jim Brown and first girl to enroll at Dartmouth.
Happily, Jim Corbett is among the carryovers from the cabinet of outgoing president Art Allen, and will continue as Memorial Fund and Bequest Chairman. This will provide needed continuity, and Jim tells me that despite our perennial problems in the area of the Green Derby, we are off to a good start in numbers of classmates who have indicated an intention to remember the old Alma Mater in their wills. May many more declare themselves in like fashion!
Those who attended reunion, and in fact the entire class, will be glad to hear that the festivities were so ably handled by our DonMarcus and Jim Gardner, together with their co-chairmen of '33 and '34, that a surplus of several hundred dollars has been added to our treasury and will be available, if needed, to assure the success of future social events.
The American Optical Company of Southbridge, Mass., is another major corporation which recognizes talent among our classmates and has moved Bill Peck from his post as president of their Canadian subsidiary to the newly created Space-Defense division of the parent company where he will serve as General Manager. This division will control the production of large missile-tracking systems and equipment for missile guidance devices and astronomical telescopes, as well as the development of lasers and fiber optics.
The Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade proved equally discerning by selecting Jack Pyles, senior vice-president of the Riggs National Bank, as their 1963 Man of the Years, the 17th recipient of that coveted award which is given for distinguished service to the Board of Trade and the Nation's Capital City. Jack's second son, Tom, who was among the several hundred guests at the presentation of the award, is entering Dartmouth this fall, where brother John is an upper classman. Since Tom is a good student as well as football' captain at his preparatory school, we are likely to hear more of him in the next few years.
The Norton Company of Worcester, Mass., giant manufacturer of abrasives, grinding wheels, and a variety of other products, has announced the advancement of Dr.Newman W. Thibault to the post of director of research and development with responsibilities at the home plant and at Chippawa, Ontario. This is the latest of a series of promotions since he first joined the company as a petrographer in 1936. Over the years he also has added a master's degree from Syracuse University and a doctorate from the University of Michigan to the A.B. originally acquired at Dartmouth.
What do you do when you are frustrated or inconvenienced by some development on the local scene — merely sound off to your wife or actually do something about it? AlexMcKenzie is a man of action, attributed by his home town (Hackensack, N.J.) paper to his incubation in Hanover. Be that as it may, Alex took no apparent exception to the decision by the Susquehanna Railroad management to accept state passenger service subsidies and add trains to its commuter service, but he took a very dim view of their collateral decision to drop the Prospect Avenue stop, his stop, from the schedule. So, appealing in vain to the railroad president and various personalities at the State House, he seized a red flag, more after the fashion of Barbara Fritchie than Ivan the Comrade, and shook it forth with a royal will when the next train was about to pass his station stop. Since state law requires a train to stop at a red-flag signal, his move was successful and, accompanied by divers and sundry suburban patriots, he climbed aboard. The state does not underestimate the power of an individual, so an order was issued to the railroad to restore the stop.
Highlight of our "brief vacation was the day Ginna and I spent with Charlie Mayo and son, Stormy, tuna fishing aboard his "Chantey III" off Provincetown. Although the big one we hooked and fought for nearly seven hours, managed to slip the hook as we had him alongside, the day proved a memorable experience. Some details may appear later in the columns of class news-editor Carlos Baker, who has agreed to carry on his magnificent work with the green sheet, thus responding to the unanimous appeal voiced at the June reunion. "Stormy," a biology major, returns shortly to Hanover, while Charlie continues chasing tuna off the Cape until October, then heads south with Ing, his wife, for winter work off Florida and the Bahamas as skipper of a lovely privately owned yacht, the "Little James."
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