1938
"Before Mr. Dawkins left for Europe last week" ... starts a letter from his talented secretary, Miss Rinaldi. With this cryptic opening, Miss Rinaldi goes on to relate that the slate of class officers is now entirely complete: Newsletter Editor: Dan Marshall, San Antonio, Texas, Class Agent: WrightMallory, New Canaan, Conn., Bequest Chairman: Bob Reno, Concord, N.H.
That's the list of those positions left to be filled following the general class meeting at reunion last June. Dan Marshall has already been in touch, and I am sure will be rounding up a Pace-Setter in the near future. If you have any long screeds or letters which deserve the full treatment, send them along to him at 410 E. Mandalay, San Antonio.
The word from Wilshire Boulevard this month is that Dick Nelson of nearby Corona Del Mar, described as one of the loveliest towns on the Southern California coast, has been elected a vice president of Avery Adhesive Products, Inc. Dick is general manager of Avery's Rotex Division which was organized last year to manufacture and market a new line of on-the-spot marking products. Before joining Avery in August 1962, Dick was vice president for sales of the Philadelphia Carpet Co.
Chuck Wiggin was on from Recife (Brazil) for his father's funeral. He and Brownell lunched at Locke-Ober, but little clear detail comes from that except that the family Wiggin are all well and aging gracefully. Both children are in school in the States, according to Brownie. Frank Brett remains in the select circle of bachelors; by now it's probably permanent.
A recent anniversary celebration in Wood-stock, Vt., commemorated the invention there of the first ski tow in the United States. Many of us skied Gilbert's Hill, and John Rand was honored on this occasion for his role in popularizing skiing in New England. Now when you take the youngsters to Stowe or some other area and pay $6.00 or so for a day ticket, remember that when Bunny Bertram opened up Suicide Six in our time, a season ticket was $12.00, and Oak Hill was only $10.00 for DOC members. Now what do you pay?
From one of my favorite sections of the New York Times, the financial page, comes news that William Bennett has been elected president of General Telephone and Electronics International, Inc. He was formerly vice president and controller.
The State National Bank of Connecticut has opened a new office in downtown Bridgeport, featuring the jovial presence of one Charles C. Keyes as assistant vice president. As noted in a previous column, Charley regularly attends the summer seminars of the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management at Dartmouth. If he doesn't look me up next summer, I'll procure some libelous information from Washburn or Feakins.
Bob Carson checks in from Athens, Ga., replying to our Football Weekend questionnaire, allowing as how it's a little far from that locale to Hanover for just one weekend.
Speaking of returns to the questionnaire, the following have indicated they will be here for the Brown game next fall: Jim Towne (4), Phil Harty (2), Ben Lane (5), Herb Harries (5), Jack Lutz (3), Runyan Colie (3), Bob Pollack (2), Bob Hallock (5), Ed Lorenz (5), Bill Blaney (3), Al Wolff (2), John Kindergan (3), Roland Jones (2), Bob Cheheyl (2), Herb Bayer (3), John McLane (2), Jack Graham (2), Charley Hitchcock (2), Gerry Ullman (4), Oman Cook (2), von Pechman (3), Stearns MacNutt (2), Whitey Mays (4), Dave Berliner (2). Figures in parentheses are total number in party; so you can see there will be a good turnout even at this early date.
Bill Lansberg is the author of an article on the new library addition at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where he is head librarian. He was here in Hanover for nine years, then three as Director of Libraries at Elmira College. He holds an M.A. from North Carolina in Romance Languages and a B.S. in library science from Simmons College.
Nathan Straus III is the subject of an extensive article by one Hope MacLeod (no relation to Bob, I presume) relating his proposal of a "premium bond" plan for raising money for public purposes. One can get the details on the proposal, plus a good sketch of Nate's career, from the New York Post, December 29, 1963. He is chairman of the board of Straus-Duparquet Inc.
A short note from Marty King relates that he was in Hanover for the Ivy League Championship Banquet, but was unable to locate me during the course of the weekend. Since I attended the same banquet, it shows what a large world this is, since neither one of us saw the other but both saw Tanis. Marty has been doing a good job on helping to recruit Phi Beta Kappa halfbacks, — why not work on some basketball players?
Jim Towne, in getting his wife to answer the questionnaire on the Brown Weekend reservations, reveals that they have recently bought a house in West Hartford, Vt., and so welcome any good excuse for coming up north from Darien. At present they use the place for ski weekends and other short stays, although the thought must be in the mind somewhere that it would make a good permanent abode.
Captain John H. Hanan 2nd has evidently taken off for foreign parts, since his address is now in care of , Mrs. Florence Hanan in Narragansett, R.I. On the other hand, Major Howard Mickey has come to earth as Transportation Officer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and lives in Silver Spring, Md.
Secretary, 12 Summer St., Hanover, N.H.
Class Agent, 12 White Oak Shade Rd., New Canaan, Conn.
