1932

Reunion Chairman Don Marcus telephoned from his busy headquarters in Boston to report that nearly a hundred '32ers have indicated their intention of returning for the combined festivities with the Classes of '33 and '34 during June 17-19. Since Bill Dewey '33 and Harry Gilmore '34 have, according to Don. received comparable responses from their classmates, it looks at this point as though some 600 adults and about 200 offspring from the three classes will be whooping it up in Quechee and other Hanover environs come reunion time.

Don says the committee has engaged the Don Dudley combo from Boston, who serenaded us on our 25th, to play four 4-hour units on Monday and Tuesday. But with the large registration of teenagers consideration is being given to providing an additional orchestra, possibly from the student body, for the bossa nova devotees of the younger set.

While there can be no denial that a Class about to hold its 30th must be getting on in years, there are at least occasional indications that the old rocking chair hasn't quite got us yet. As Exhibit A we offer the news that on December 30 last Miss Dorothy Psathas was married to Howie Sargeant in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York City, the ceremony being followed by a reception at the St. Moritz. The bride is a graduate of Connecticut College in New London, Conn. She spent two years in Rome, in 1959-60, and since that time has been working in New York. On return from their wedding trip the Sargeants will, make their home at 411 West End Ave., New York City, but are planning to visit Japan in April.

As Exhibit B we submit the announcement of the marriage of Miss Dorothy Louise Freking, daughter of Mrs. Henry L. Freking, to Jerry Altaian on December 24 in New York City. Ed Marks, who kindly sent us this news, gives no further information about the event except to say that the bride is an extremely fine gal — a matter we took for granted.

Eddie goes on to say that since the end of June he and Margaret have been in Washington where he is enjoying his stint with AID, the State Department's foreign aid program. As his own office deals with Central Africa, recent events in the Congo have kept him on the hop. He noted recently that a local night spot called the Show Boat was featuring a folksong duo, one of whom was advertised as Bob Coltman. For a moment he wondered if the example of Ryan's success had lured Coltman away from the banking business, but then recalled that Bob's son has been collecting and singing folk tunes for years and is now apparently enjoying commercial success as well as artistic satisfaction in this medium. Ed says he saw Joe Fanelli and Jack Pyles at a Dartmouth luncheon recently and ran into Dick Leach at Hanover in November on the occasion of the Hopkins Center festival.

From Chicago Dave Kirby writes that he is kept busy selling banking, bond and trust services for the Northern Trust Bank in that city and is looking forward to our 30th in Hanover this June. Besides enjoying (and agonizing with) the maturing of three daughters aged 14, 17, and 20, he finds time to ski at Aspen and take canoe trips up in the Minnesota-Canada border country, which he has done for the past three years. Dave also reports that he occasionally sees Jim North, General Foods plenipotentiary whose current business effort is directed toward reducing food costs by improving distribution methods.

From Boston Frank Kelliher sends his regards to the Class, adding very little about himself except to say that he is still with the Boston Edison Co. He does mention that he recently heard from Carl Wright who, according to our records, has been living in Hawaii since 1957.

Among our more than usually belated reports is the announcement that in October of last year Max Heavenrich, president of Heavenrich Bros. & Co., Saginaw, was appointed a director of the Detroit branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago by directors of the Federal Reserve System. Max is filling the unexpired term of Carl Gerstacker, chairman of Dow Chemical Co., who resigned. Equally belated is the report that in the same month Jack Whitcomb was appointed corporate vice president of Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. Since 1943 Jack's rise up the corporate sales ladder has been steady and impressive. From New York where he had been in charge of automotive trade sales he was sent to Chicago as regional sales manager, then on to 3Ms' St. Paul headquarters as division general sales manager of coated abrasives and related products. In 1960 he became divisional vice president, a post he held until his present appointment.

Remember to plan your reunion trip June 17-19. Watch Carl Baker's Newsletter for additional news of this event, including the names of those who are planning to make it this year.

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