1941

June has been poetically characterized as a month of "perfect days." It is annually a banner month for graduates, class reunions, and alumni funds. I guess age is taking its toll because every succeeding June seems to sneak up on us more rapidly than the previous one. For me it is my swan song until October. So here goes:

First thing I had better do is make a correction for the record. Three months ago I concluded a run-down on the latest accomplishments of Dr. Gene Stollerman with a statement to the effect that he is in private practice in Chicago. This statement was erroneous and unfounded. Since 1955 Gene has been a Professor of Medicine on a full time teaching and research basis in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Medical School, where he is in charge of research and training in the field of rheumatic and infectious diseases. His life-long quest is to learn more about the cause of rheumatic fever. Eight months ago Corryne and Gene finally succeeded in producing a future Dartmouth freshman, their third child.

The mid-west in this month's a bee hive of activity in all fields of endeavor, Cleveland being one of the focal points. Recently the ninth district Committee of the National Association of Security Dealers elected Clevelander Seth Fitchet, a vice president and manager of a Cleveland office of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Chairman of the district which covers Ohio and Kentucky. Warner Bishop was recently elected president, chief executive officer and a director of Union Financial Corp. of Cleveland and its subsidiary, Union Savings and Loan Co., both of Cleveland. A native Clevelander, Warner formerly was president of Basic Inc. of Cleveland. Prior to that, he was with Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. of Minneapolis for 13 years, the last five of which were as vice president of its foundry division in Cleveland.

In the lake country to the north, TomTrump of Milwaukee is enjoying lots of success in his own food brokerage business, Tom Trump Company, Inc. Tom has joined the envious circle of '41'ers now well indoctrinated in pleasure and responsibility of "seeing" one of his offspring through college. His oldest daughter is a freshman at Vanderbilt University. Fred Montfort's oldest is at Marietta College in Ohio and in the fall Bob and Betty Barbee's son, the oldest of four children, enters Lafayette College to study engineering.

While on a recent business junket to Minneapolis, Bob and Alice Taft were guests of Bob Krieger. From there all present proceeded to the beautiful home of Donand Ginny Norton on White Bear Lake to resume the festivities.

An Indianapolis trade paper recently carried a very interesting article on how to sell automobile insurance by Al YanWie of Troy, N. Y. Al obtained both his general and life insurance licenses in 1946 after attending the Glens Falls Insurance Company Agents School. From then until 1950 he was associated on a part-time basis with his father's agency. Since 1950 Al has been devoting his entire time to agency business. For the last five years he has been editor and manager of the Troy Underwriters Association's newspaper and manager of its radio advertising program. Dick Hill recently journeyed to Washington with other Boston business executives to emphasize to Massachusetts members of Congress the need for a competitive railroad system into England to bolster its economy and sustain its ports. Dick was the principal speaker at a Capitol luncheon sponsored by the World Trade Center and the Massachusetts Port Authority. Dick's Boston neighbor, Ez Crowley, is one of the new vice-presidents of the Dartmouth Club of Boston.

Several months ago President Kennedy nominated Jack Meyer for promotion to the rank of maJor general in the United States Air Force. His most recent assignment was to the post of deputy director of plans for the Strategic Air Command. Jack, Mary, an ex-Navy lieutenant, and their six children are presently stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., near Omaha, and living on the post. Speaking of the Kennedys, they are fortunate to have as a neighbor Judge GusBroberg of Palm Beach, Fla. Gus lives one block from Mr. Kennedy, Sr.

Prof. Charlie McLane of Dartmouth's Russian civilization department has prevailed upon the "powers that be" to adopt a Russian foreign study plan this summer and fall. It will consist of a six-week summer course m Russian studies in Munich and a three-to-four-week tour of the Soviet Union. If the plans are for Charlie to accompany the entourage, he has an exciting summer ahead.

Thanks to the gracious hospitality of StuSteffey a meeting of class officers was scheduled for the weekend of May 19 at Stu's home in Liganier, Pa., for the purpose of planning our course of action over the next three years prior to our Twenty-fifth Reunion.

Finally, one more last-minute appeal on behalf of Dartmouth and Ed Lanier. June 30 is the deadline for contributions to the 1963 Alumni Fund. As of now 1941 is in the first division in the Green Derby and running well ahead of this time last year in the number of contributions. So let us all welcome the beginning of summer by doing our part for Dartmouth and for 1941.

Last, but not least, best wishes to ail for a perfect summer, one replete with memorable vacations, and joyous days at the beach and on the golf course.

Secretary, 84-39 126 th St. Kew Gardens 15, N. Y.

Class Agent, 191 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 16, Mass.