1948

Last weekend the class executive committee meeting took place in Hanover and all who attended enjoyed a fine time arranged by Russ Carlson, our chairman. In spite of the Big Green Team's squeaky victory over Bucknell, the foliage was simply magnificent and quite spectacular behind the football field and the new Leverone field house. We all stayed at Keene's where we had cocktails and an excellent dinner before Jim Schwedland's informative talk on his activities as the new educational director of the D.O.C. On Sunday morning the meeting took place over breakfast pancakes with the rain pouring down outside; the first rain Hanover has had in six weeks. Each phase of our class activity was covered by the respective class officer. Treasurer Bob Arnold's suggestion to raise class dues from $5 to $6 in 1964 was promptly accepted as the cost of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE was advanced for the class, making this increase necessary to maintain a surplus in the treasury. Dick Greene discussed how our annual gift to the Alumni Fund accumulates toward our 25th Reunion gift. Head class agent Bob Tracy said he had plans all prepared this year for an early start on the Alumni Fund Drive with a complete breakdown for each region. We had a general discussion of communications between individual members of the class and the college. It was decided that anyone having either suggestions or criticisms concerning either class or college affairs could write RussCarlson, class chairman, who perhaps could propose the idea as backed by the class thus giving it stronger voice.

Recently, Dirk Kuzmier was appointed to a committee on medical jurisprudence of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Another honor Dirk recently received was his appointment as a director of the Trial Lawyers section of the New York Bar Association for the tenth district. Any of you needing a lawyer in New York can find Dirk at his firm: Kuzmier, McKeon, Schmitt and Carberry.

After spending 13 months teaching and writing at the University of the Philippines in Manila, Bob Huke and his family are back in Hanover, and he has resumed his work in the Geography Dept. Bob had a Fulbright grant while there and completed his recently published book "Shadows on the Land," an economic geography of the islands.

Dr. Bernie Somers is doing very well in Los Angeles where he moved a few years ago. The President of Los Angeles State College just announced Bernie's promotion from assistant to associate Professor of Education. Bernie is a psychotherapist.

The Hobart Mfg. Co. in Troy, Ohio, has again moved Dave Meeker up the ladder. Dave was appointed to the newly created position of financial director of all branches and agencies. Hobart makes institutional dishwashing equipment as well as the familiar Kitchen Aid dishwasher. Dave and Helen have four children, Dave Jr., fourteen; George, twelve; Laura, ten and Susan, eight.

We all missed Pat Hatheway at the festivities last weekend in Hanover, but she recently presented John with their first daughter, Sara Wood, born on August 24. Subsequently they moved into their new home in Chappaqua so John had to make the trip by himself while Pat was busy getting the baby and the two boys settled in the new house.

It was certainly good to see Jim Schwedland again and to have the opportunity to meet his new wife, Jane. Jane has a son, Robert and a daughter, Regina. Next spring they are expecting a new arrival in the family. Jim took his family to spend a few days up in the College Grant, which he knows particularly well and Jane made the recommendation that all Dartmouth families take a trip up there and enjoy the vast wilderness of northern New Hampshire.

Last summer Bill and Rosanna Wheeler and their son Charles, now six, moved into a new home in Roslyn Heights, Long Island. Bill commutes to New York where he is a designer with the consulting engineering firm of Beck, Seifert and Jost.

Capt. Bob Bartley has been transferred by the Air Force from Ohio to Albrook Air Force base in the Panama Canal Zone. Bob and Joan last I heard had six children, four boys with Bob Jr., eleven, the eldest and two daughters.

Following the great trek west, Tom andBiddy Matthews moved to Los Angeles from Connecticut where Tom had been sales manager for an electronics company. Their two children are Tom Jr., twelve and Jane, eleven.

The only other '48's I saw at the game in Hanover were Bob and Bud Munson and their wives Joan and Barbara. Bob is with the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington and lives in nearby Alexandria. They have three sons, including a set of three-year-old twins. Bud and Barbara live in West Concord, Mass., and have four children, including another set of twins - three-year-old girls! Bud is a management consultant in Boston with Harbridge House.

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