1932

Returning to print after the summer vacation in this, my second year as class secretary, seems a bit like the usual return of the sophomores. I hope to be able to obtain and pass on all the latest news of your comings and goings, your acquisitions and ad- vancements - be they material, physical or grandchildren, your current ideas, even your sorrows. I have obtained a set of return post-cards requesting news and each of you will have a direct, free opportunity to send me a note - which I will be only too happy to pass on. Last year's columns suffered from a lack of material. I will be sending out 50 to 60 cards a month, scientifically selected from A to Z, to assure as representative a coverage as possible.

Thus, the basic content of this column becomes your responsibility. News freely sent as it occurs is obviously welcome, but the planned approach will, I hope, bring forth more items.

The first such item is especially timely although it was not intended as such. From Bob Mitchell: "In response to your news request, the enclosed clippings may be of more personal interest to you and Anne (Sec. note — Bob went to high school with my wife) than to '32ers generally. Statistics: one granddaughter, 1½; one son, Harvard '67; one son, senior, Rutland High; younger daughter, Bth grade. All my progeny seems to be shunning Dartmouth for some reason.

Bob has been publisher of the Rutland, Vt., Herald since 1942 and co-owner since 1947. In August of this year, he and his partner bought the Barre-Montpelier (Vt.) Times-Argus. Finally - the timely news: these daily newspapers (the best, I believe, in my home state) have announced their support of President Johnson, despite their long-time traditional backing of the Republican party.

Mindful of the proper role of this column, I present not the editorial rationale of the newspapers in their disavowal of Senator Goldwater's candidacy, but I thought you might be interested in the simple facts as news from our classmate, Bob Mitchell.

Our former chairman, Art Allen, reports that he is "just back from a vacation cruise on our yawl, racing every day on the American Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club entries. We found ourselves somewhat outclassed on the latter but it was great fun being with Constellation, American Eagle, et al., every day. Our son, Johnny D'56 and his wife were with us, and he now leaves on another patrol on his Polaris-Missile sub 'Thomas Jefferson' on which he's chief engineer. Daughter Debbie at Ann Arbor where her husband has a teaching fellowship in European history. The youngest, Cindy, enters Northwestern next month. Present count 3.9 grandchildren." I don't understand Art's decimal - ninths might have been clearer. Nonetheless, his account is good, especially since few of us could report on a yawl and a submarine in the same paragraph. I hope the yawl wins and the sub doesn't have to.

Philosophically, though in a somewhat cryptic fashion, Charley Boak says "As Goethe said, 'A man can stand anything but a succession of ordinary days.' Mine are far from ordinary, but I can't possibly tell why on a postcard. See the list of banned books for the year 1976 and you will have my full report. Of course it may be on the list of unwritten books."

Jack George tells us: "Nothing earthshaking here. Teaching at Shore Country Day School, Beverly. Retired a year ago after 30 years at Haverhill High School. Two children, Charles (MIT 1961) has 3 children; Susan (Colby College 1964). Just quietly living in a new home in the country." Nothing earthshaking indeed; a full life in a few lines.

To those increasing the Dartmouth family add Martin Mutterperl who sends the following: "The most exciting events to have happened to me the past number of months is to have had one son graduate from Dartmouth June 1964, and to have had another admitted to the class of '68 - one in and one out. At this point I have no more sons to give to Dartmouth and unfortunately I'm afraid it's too late to try." Quitter!

Frank Eggleston says: "For somewhat over 10 years I have been the manager of the civic department of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, and for the past 15 years served as secretary of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Rhode Island. Our older daughter, Betsey, graduated from Jackson in June - Phi Bete, no less, and on August 29 is being married to Walter Anderson Jr. (M.I.T. '64). Our younger daughter, Judy, is in junior high."

Newell Kurson has been diversifying from theatres to real estate development. His daughter, Nancy, is entering Wheaton, where his older girl, Jane, is a senior and whence his wife, Elly, graduated. As for outside activities, Newell reports that he is active on the Board of Governors of the Belmont Country Club and on the Board of Trustees of Temple Israel of Boston.

Donald B. MacPhail was named deputy assistant administrator of the Agency for International Development last July. A career government employee, Don has been with AID and its predecessor agencies since 1951.

Charles D. Doerr, of Bronxville, N.Y., has been elected treasurer of McKesson and Robbins, Inc., where he has been senior vice president and a director. Charlie joined the firm in 1932 and was manager of its St. Paul, Milwaukee, and San Diego drug divisions from 1936 to 1942. In 1946, after U.S. Naval Reserve service in the military government labor office at SHAEF, he was elected vice president in charge of personnel. Charlie is chairman of the advisory council on personnel administration of the National Industrial Conference Board and has served as president of the National Wholesale Druggists' Association and the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and as a trustee of the National Association of Wholesalers.

Our long-time world traveller, Whip Walser, of Hollywood, Fla., returned home from Lisbon the day after "Cleo" struck, but "luckily damage was not bad at our house." He and son Eric '68 were returning from a trip to Europe and Africa. Whip continues: "Adeline and I will be driving Eric to Hanover so that he can participate in the freshman Outing Club hike. Conrad, our oldest boy, now a sophomore at Hartwick College in N.Y. Lisa - eleven - all that is left at home."

Last July I received a card from BillDavis that has much info: "Son Bill, Harvard '64, Magna Cum Laude - married 11 July, 1964. Daughters Kristen, 17; Suzanne, 12. Wife Louise - sister of Jim North '32. Self still in ink business (Pope & Gray, Inc., Clifton, N. J.) after 31 years." Bill doesn't waste any of his own ink - in fact, he must write a lot of telegrams.

My own vacation was halved by my being drafted into the War on Poverty. Makeready efforts for the Neighborhood Youth Corps demanded a crash borrowing of people in the Labor Department. Vacation for wife Anne, daughters Jill (Mary Washington College '67) and Jane (Falls Church High '68) included three days on the beach and three days in New York City. Son Jim '63 was too busy with his Air Force civilian job at the Pentagon to be with us. You taxpayers will please note that some Feds have too much to do. (Propaganda!)

Thus endeth the first column of the new year. Some material fell out for now — we've been warned that this is a big issue. Send news, and return the cards you get — and we'll all enjoy this more.

Maybe we'll hear from Boothbrace next month.

Secretary, 1606 Kenney Drive Falls Church, Va.

Treasurer, 99 Lake Drive W, Wayne, N.J. 07101