1936
Bill Talman, who has been an actor, stage manager, dancer, law clerk, automobile salesman, laborer, bookkeeper, boxer, and tennis pro, recently made a switch in his dramatic career. After the role as District Attorney Hamilton Burger in the television Perry Mason show he moved to the other side of the plot in - Gunsmoke to portray the ruthless ex-con and gunman, Race Fallon. Denying that Burger made "a successful career as a loser" Bill says actually he "doesn't lose. He is spared having convicted an innocent man."
In Massachusetts the drive to have Ambassador Henry Cabot Todge seek the Republican nomination for President is being organized by GOP National Committeeman Dick Treadway. Efforts were underway to have a 10 delegate-at-large slate elected although Goldwater forces were insisting on a delegation with a majority committed to their candidate.
On the business front our treasurer, Jim Stephens, has been named second vice president of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insur- ance Co. He was formerly director of training and advanced underwriting. Ken Wilson, chairman and chief executive of Avco Corporation, has been elected a director of Dayco Corporation. George T. (Pinky) Conklin Jr. was named executive vice president of Guardian Life Insurance Co. and Art Toan, of Price Waterhouse & Co., broke into print in Financial Executive for November with an article on "The Impact of Corporate Policy on Cash Flow." Steve Dietz, executive vice president in charge of marketing services for Kenyon & Eckhardt, advertising, made news by announcing, his clients concurring, that the agency will place national spots only on those TV and radio stations that subscribe to the National Association of Broadcasters' Codes or their equivalents.
Elliott Prather Palmer Jr., '62, our classmate Prath's son, was married the day after Christmas in Cincinnati to Patricia Ann Bourne. Congratulations to Prath Jr., and to the Praths Sr.; happiness to the bride.
Our bicycle man, H. M. (Huffy) HuffmanJr., two years ago was named chairman of the board of his family firm, Huffman Manufacturing Co. He writes:
Enjoying the freedom this provides but working just as hard as ever. Re the family: — Oldest son, Steve graduated from Williams, 1962; ensign in the Navy; engaged to a Sacramento, Calif.; girl, to be married next summer. Second son, 21, junior at University of Cincinnati, where he co-ops in retailing. Third son, 15, freshman at TrinityPawling, where I saw George Peck and wife at Parents' Day Daughter, age 10, only one left at home. Glad we had her! Wife, Jane, fine, and both of us are looking forward to the new cottage we are building in' Michigan this winter, for next summer occupancy.
Community activities: Very interested in Urban Renewal and Re-housing problems brought about by Urban Renewal and our expressway program, here in Dayton.
Travel: Last big trip, last fall on 25th wedding anniversary. Six weeks in Europe. Wonderful.
Navy Captain F. G. (Bud) Soule, Director of Clinical Services at Bethesda, Md., National Naval Medical Center, writes that his eldest son, John, is now a cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. From Roy Adams, courtesy of Mrs. Adams, we have word he is vice president for finance of the American Felt Co., Glenville, Conn. An active gardener, Roy is also a member of the Westchester Chapter, National Chrysanthemum Society, and first vice president of the Westchester Men's Garden Club, Garden Club of America. Mrs. Adams writes "a home on four acres may explain hobby."
The life of a busy man is demonstrated by postcard received from Jacko Morrison: "What with still trying to manage the Long Island City office of Bankers Trust as a vice president, being president of the Bay Shore Board of Education, a vestryman of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, an officer of the Queens Chamber of Commerce and what seems like hundreds of fund raising drives, there is little time for much else. My oldest son, John, graduated from Dartmouth last June and my youngest hopes to enter Nichols or Rider next September."
Joe Bennan is still living in his old home town of Hall, Mass., and completing 25 years of coaching and teaching. Oldest daughter graduates from Tufts College this year and his son and one other daughter are in high school; small daughter in elementary school. The Dean of Men at Nichols College of Business Administration in Dudley, Mass. (600 men), is Bob Eaton. Bob married Caroline Stewart, also a '36er from Connecticut College. Their daughter Carol Ann is a freshman at Endicott Junior College in Beverly, Mass., and their son, Stewart, is a senior in Bartlett School, will attend Nichols next fall.
Russ Capelle, teaching government and history at Norwich and belt-tightening, since Joan will enter college next year and Russ Jr. will be a senior at "obviously," published a book last year on "MRP and French Foreign Policy." As he says, so far as the college expense deal is concerned thankfully, "Beth is only seven."
Taking time off from his New York law practice Ed Redington toured New England women's colleges with wife and daughter, spent a weekend late in October at the Hanover Inn and saw the new Hopkins Center and Field House for the first time; also had four successful days of blue marlin fishing in Fort Lauderdale.
Another classmate who has made it to Florida is Roy Bergengren who is in his fourth year as president of Daytona Beach Junior College which is a third again as large as Dartmouth. He is "enjoying the job and the city, to say nothing of the ocean and the inland waterway." Son, David, has been accepted for Dartmouth next year.
When Dave Putnam from Keene, N. H., wrote it was "snowing outside right now so skiing will begin soon." He is kept busy "nothing really new" what with Dave Jr., a senior at Dartmouth; Tom in the Army; Jim at Proctor Academy and Rosamond a Wellesley freshman.
Vigorous Scouter Kirk Liggett, recovered from an operation, is trying to catch up on papers which accumulated on his desk during absence. Three sons all in Scouting and Kirk is in charge of advancement for the troop (merit badges). "Looking forward to the Alumni Fund; we should do even better; Gil Balkam is doing a great job as our head agent," Kirk writes.
Out in St. Louis Frank Curtis, who joined the staff of the United Fund there the day after he retired from the Air Force, has found "absolutely fascinating work with the finest people." Thoroughly enjoying his son's Dartmouth undergraduate days comparing activities with twenty-six plus years ago - Frank is actively working with candidates for the college, has at least two who are applying for admission with the class of 1968.
Our leading pediatrician, Tom Monagan, and wife, Margie, have their eleven older children in various schools and colleges around the country and, to quote Tom, "of course there's Bernard., aged sixteen months" (who is still completely at home - Ed.).
Bill Curtis, radiologist, writes from Boulder:
Colorado has quieted down what with a new governor and new president of the University. Don Mckinlay '37 would disagree but it is all for the better.
Both boy's are now in Hanover. Bill '65, president of Players, Green Key, and majoring in Russian Civilization, minor Anthropology. David '67, at the moment enjoying the offerings of New England. He is still with the swim team. Our medical group has expanded to twenty-four so another building project is in order. We had hoped to have the first hole in November but we will be fortunate to have it dug by April.
By his own request Bob Dickson is to be called Rip Van Winkle and says it has been twenty-seven and a half years since he saw Hanover, "must be greatly changed from all I hear." For some years he was salary administrator for Gates Rubber Co. and currently is trying to coordinate training and so-called "executive development."
He can get more on a postcard than most of us can in a letter as per "It would be wonderful to hear from or of Phil Clark, who with or without letters was a number one athlete; Morrie Stern, whose mother made the best strudel; Bob Keeler, who taught me to play chess in Dick's House; Dick Mussey '35, a North Mass tower 30 years ago; Monny Hattenbach '35, whose fire rope some vandal in North Mass cut six feet down in a character lapse moment; Mort Ely '37, a musician par excellence; Dave Fox '37; Art Funk, and Tack Feth '34.
"A great pleasure to read somewhere that Don Bartlett is still going strong in Biography; head of the department, I believe."
Three of our class families have been saddened by the passing of loved ones. Our thoughts go out to Joe Cunningham, his daughter, Elizabeth, and two sons, Alan and Richard. Joe's wife, Margaret, a lively and devoted person, was taken in mid 1963.
We extend our warmest understanding to Bill Ferguson in appreciation of the life of his father, William A. Ferguson.
In the departure of Joel Benezet, son of Louis and Mildred Benezet, we share most deeply the sense of questioning trial since he was of the generation of all our sons and daughters. A sophomore at Dartmouth, considering a future career in the ministry, a fine young man every way, his earthly course terminated while in the midst of a humane and decent act.
Joel was returning to Hanover after Saturday dinner with two dormitory mates by car when the driver was unable to avoid and injured a cow which wandered into the road. The three boys, the farmer and a truck driver were trying to get the cow out of the road when a car at high speed came toward them. The two other students, on Joel's shouted warning, dived to safety. Joel, the farmer, and the truck driver did not make it.
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