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Bob Ackerberg sends some good and kind words that I would like to use as guidelines: "I like all kinds of news and views, personal items, biography, light comedy, solemn stuff, and some lying and bragging. I presume that none of us have final solutions to the big problems, that most of us feel reasonably content though overworked and that we should occasionally communicate gaily with old friends, but we fail to do so. Thus, I vote yeah, for your column."
Bob Ryan and Tom Curtis, assisted by Pat Weaver '30 won $10,000 for the College in the TV quiz contest "Alumni Fun." The Wisconsin team received $15,000 for beating our men in the finals. Congratulations to the Dartmouths for a valiant effort in the contest over a number of weeks against several teams and for winning an appreciable contribution to the Alumni Fund. (Can '32 claim $6666.67?) Having said all the kind words, I will now indulge in a gripe about this final contest in the series - a gripe that no one else would put into print. We wuz robbed! I have long been a fan of Clifton Fadiman, the MC on this new program, but I thought that he favored the other team (intentionally or accidentally) on several counts. The difference was $5,000.
As president of the Continental Insurance Companies, our chairman Bo Wentworth recently accepted an award from the Freedoms Foundation for the insurance group's public service film "The Eve of the American Revolution." The C. I. Companies will show "Cinema '76" at their pavilion at the New York World's Fair. (No charge for the ad, Bo.)
Jim Wakelin, Assistant Secretary of Navy for Research and Development, and wife Margaret figured. prominently at the recent launching of the carrier "America" at New-port News.
Paul Leach checked in with his current news. He is now taking lessons on the new electric organ he got for Christmas. Paul is still with the Federal government, as is his daughter Judy who graduated from William and Mary. Son Robert is doing land survey work for the Interior Department in the swamps of Florida. Wife Thelma is on the staff of Senator Hruska of Nebraska. Ham radio operators should arrange to contact Paul on his station W4FHE.
Ray Brookby sends all of us a standing invitation from Tallahassee, which he describes as "most beautiful" and "most cultural." Ray has several business interests but is primarily in real estate, being a vice president in the Florida Association of Realtors.
Bob Fendrich reports that 305, or 60% of our class, have paid their dues. (Have you sent him your check?) He sent me a couple of newsy items which appear elsewhere in this column, and ended his letter on this note: "This is the start of a deluge of items which I plan to send you but it is better to have a start right now than the deluge. After I return from a business trip to Chicago, attending the American Bankers Association National Thrift Convention, I will bring you up to date on some score or more of longer notes and several letters received from some of our other erstwhile classmates." Now, I finally learn where much of the news goes. Look, fellows (and I won't call you "erst-while classmates"), send Fendrich your class dues but send me your letters - or at least carbon copies of your letters to him.
Dick Leach has taken the position of executive director of the Saratoga (N. Y.) Performing Art Center. Formerly programming director for New York's Lincoln Center, Dick will guide both the fund-raising and programming activities for the proposed $3 million center to be built at the Saratoga Spa. Dick has two sons, one at Dartmouth and one got away to the University of Wisconsin.
Hank Barber reports that his son Peter '59 is in business with him and that things are prospering.
Nathan Pearson, vice president and governor of T. Mellon & Sons, was recently elected a director of Koppers Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh.
Whit Daniels gets special mention for "knowledge of esoteric American literature" by being the first to identify the source of the line which I used here a while ago: "Remember, Mortimer - there are no small actors, only small parts." It comes from the delightful little musical entitled "The Fantasticks," by Tom Jones, which you should see. I suggest that the line surpasses Candide's famous last retort - and who remembers that?
'32 UP - for the Alumni Fund.
Secretary, 1606 Kenney Dr. Falls Church, Va.
Class Agent, Route 1, Box 3331, Issoquah, Wash.
