1962
Your Class Secretary had the pleasure of attending a meeting of Dartmouth men in February at the University Club in Cleveland. This gathering, for class chairmen, secretaries and agents in the Cleveland area, was our kickoff meeting for the 1964 Alumni Fund drive. All of you are probably aware of the Fund drive by now. You likewise must be aware of the many ways in which the College is working to maintain its preeminence among American colleges, as with the Alumni College, Project ABC, and the non-Western studies program. And now once again the College is turning to us and asking us to be more than mere bystanders. lust as each of us has carried away a little bit of Dartmouth that will always be a part of us, so are we now asked to give a part of ourselves to the College. The gift that is sought is not just measured in dollars and cents; the College is asking for our commitment to the ideals known as Dartmouth. Won't you make your commitment now?
Married on December 28 were 2nd Lt.Dave Morse and Miss Marilyn Elizabeth Billings. Mrs. Morse is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, and until the time of her wedding taught in the Norwalk, Conn., school system. Also married in December were Prather Palmer and Miss Patricia Ann Bourne of Cincinnati and Simmons College. The couple is now living in St. Louis where the new head of the household is a student at Washington University Medical School.
Irwin Kramer was awarded his master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business Administration. SecondLt. Bill Tragakis (USMC) recently received a certificate as outstanding graduate of the Staff Embarkation Course at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Norfolk, Va. Bill had a perfect mark of 100 per cent for the two-week course, which included instruction in the techniques of rapid loading of Marines and their equipment aboard ships for amphibious operations. Dick Highter got his commission as a second lieutenant in January upon his graduation from the Infantry Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Ga. Before entering the Army in May 1963 Dick was employed by the Comptrollers Division of the Federal Housing Administration in Washington, D. C.
Dick Whitfield was one of two men who won the annual design competition at Thayer School. The cash award and plaque, presented by Design News Magazine, went to the two men for a new design for the tip of a plasma cutting torch that could save the users an estimated $30,000 a year. Also in the news from Thayer comes word about an award-winning motion picture report entitled "Methods Improvement Laboratory." Pete Lothes and Zog Loomis whipped into movie form details of a project they ran last spring which involved the design of an improved production process for a card manufacturer in Vermont. Also assisting in the production of the movie were Gary Crippin '63 and Dick Douglass '63.
Among the ranks of the recently promoted is Tom Sturgill, now a Lieutenant (j.g.). Tom is serving on board the "USS Independence" in the Mediterranean. Wife Peggy is also over there, and the two have been able to make the grand tour to some of the finer spots of Spain, France, Italy, and the Middle East.
Word has come from Jay Parsons once again. Jay is serving with the International Voluntary Services in Vietnam. Unfortunately, the newsletter which IVS prints for Jay has a foreboding PS which tells me not to publish his letter in whole or part. However, Jay is returning to the States this summer so you'll have the opportunity to hear first-hand from him just what his experiences have been in a very important part of the world.
Brian Klinger was married on March 26 to Miss Lise Jalk of Denmark at the Post Chapel at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, N. Y. Included in the wedding party were Steve Blecher '64 and Stu Russell '64. Mrs. Klinger is now with her husband in Chicago where he is attending Illinois College of Optometry.
Awaiting his July return to civilian life is Lt. Dick Breen stationed in Alaska. In December Dick participated in the Olympic biathlon try-outs at West Yellowstone, Mont., but failed to make the team. The U.S. Army, however, was not about to let such talent go to waste, and Dick found himself temporary officer-in-charge of the Biathlon Unit, including command over three dog sled teams. Seeing as Dick is in the transportation corps it was a natural.
President Dickey said it as best as anyone can in his Valedictory to 1962: "And now, Men of Dartmouth, once again the word is 'so long' because in the Dartmouth fellowship there is no parting." It is with this thought in mind that we sadly inform you of the death of Robert B. Meyer, of cancer, on February 6, 1964. See the In Memoriam section in this or a subsequent issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
Secretary, 410 Anderson House University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich.
Class Agent, Hook Harbor Rd., Atlantic Highlands, N. J. 07716
