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Easily qualifying as the Long-Distance-Letter-Writer-of-the-Month winner is HansHeinz who not only sent a letter but a photograph from his post in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. The photograph is of Heinie towering over two small, barely covered Bushman hunters while on a four-week expedition into the Kalahari where Heinie was indulging his hobby of research into Bushman tribes. He has been given a B.A. in Anthropology at the University of South Africa and did it by being the first student to submit a Bushman language for his language credit. Safari anyone?
It was good to hear from Al Gutman again after too long a silence. Like so many of us Al's non-working time is occupied a great deal by involvement with the activities of three growing youngsters. He and Mary had taken the kids to Stowe for some Christmas skiing and drove home through Hanover, where all five were thrilled by the Hopkins Center and Leverone Field House. Al still commutes to New York four days a week from home base in Philadelphia. However, more pleasant travels occur periodically such as trips to Europe. He was planning a business and pleasure tour for May to England, Italy, and Yugoslavia. How about a football weekend in Hanover next fall, Al? No language or currency problems either.
I have made plans for housing at least 25 couples at the prime time of the home football season - the Brown game, October 11 and 12, which is rapidly becoming an unofficial "home coming." Not only is Dartmouth Night celebrated that weekend, but scores of classes schedule reunions and meetings and so those of you who can attend will see many friends from other classes as well. By a stroke of luck (because all available space for miles around has been reserved on a year-to-year basis by certain classes) I've been able to reserve the entire Lyme Inn, and most of the Occom Inn here in Hanover. Rooms will have to be allotted on a first-come-first-served basis and once they are gone I can't guarantee any others. So may I urge you to drop me a card if you want to be a part of a funfilled weekend next October here in Hanover. Look for more details here and in the Indian Drum, but in the meanwhile RESERVE NOW!
Recent Hanover visitors included that entrepreneur of industrial paints, Fred Porter, who was in these parts checking on some of his agents. He and Ann have spent many weekends skiing at Stratton Mountain this winter and on several trips have seen FredKelley, the Boston dentist, who still skis with vim and vigor.
Jerry Schnitzer answered a card of mine so delightfully that to quote any but the entire letter would be a mistake.
It so happened that in the same mail arrived the wonderful news that three of my company's television commercial films have been selected by the Museum of Modern Art to be exhibited as significant contributions in the field. The Museum's show is called "Television USA - 13 Seasons."
I have been lucky through the years having won my share of awards: Cannes Film Festival, American Film Festival, Cup of Venice Award, plus many of the national and regional competitions. A great portion of these films was produced for accounts such as Chevrolet, Kellogg, Ivory Soap, and Clairol.
I have been blessed with a great staff, and lately I have been able to unload the administrative chores and have begun concentrating more and more on writing and directing. Last year I took a busman's holiday and directed a group of
"Lassie" and "National Velvet" films. In December I am hoping to take similar time off to produce and direct a feature film in the San Francisco area.
Speaking of blessings — mY son, Eddie, is ten; my daughter, Peggy, is eight; and my wife, Vee, is twenty-seven (she says) and beautiful and kind and smart and . . . patient. She and I talk a great deal about visiting Hanover in the summer - every summer. Like I said, my wife is patient.
In addition to my peering through cameras and yelling at actors, I have fallen into the trap of writing articles about our business and allied fields. Enclosed is a recent one about to be published in "Show Business" magazine.
My warmest regards to you and the class.
Since space and copyright laws won't allow me to reproduce his magazine article you all will have to fork out your four-bits to read it - but I'll tell you it's worth the price of the magazine alone. Congratulations, Jerry, on garnering all your awards in what must be an intensely competitive field. My kids are watching the tube with renewed interest trying to see your name on film.
A long, newsy letter from Jack Rourke covered all classmates on the West Coast whom Jack had seen or heard about in recent months. And that boy certainly gets around! Jack reported that Frank Reeves is doing well producing various radio and TV shows in New York — in competition with Jack's activities on the coast. Jack and his wife had had dinner with Lew andDodie Lambert in Sacramento and even that old sawbones has been bitten by the TV bug—appearing on the local station in connection with the city's health program. Jack had also had dinner with Dick Kenny, whom Jack reports as Hollywood's most eligible bachelor along with Sinatra. If that doesn t lure the wives back to reunion nothing will! Jack also sees Fred Fuld, Bill Coulson and Jim Gibson from time to time.
Our esteemed reunion chairman, JackMoody, couldn't wait for spring to come to Vermont so he and Lois flew to St. Croix to spend two weeks in the sun with Diz andGina. Jack still makes most of the bridge tournaments around New England when he isn't skiing or running the world's biggest marble company.
Speaking of St. Croix, Bob Austin has reported on his first year's operations there as owner and proprietor of Liberty Hall, an old Danish town house in Frederiksted he has converted to six apartments for the tourist trade. Bob and June are most enthusiastic about the weather, life, and work in this new venture and are hoping to see lots of classmates coming through. Bob still runs his New Hampshire resort in the summer. Bob had seen Scott Treeman and his wife who were vacationing on the Islands. Scotty has retired from the Air Corps. (Gad! have we been out that long?)
That's all for this month. Keep in touch so there'll be a column next month.
Secretary, 5 North Balch St. Hanover, N.H.
Class Agent, 2634 Haddam Rd., Cleveland 20, Ohio
