1938

In the course of chaperoning one professor, Allen R. Foley '20 to a speaking engagement in Providence, this respondent had the good fortune to dine with Providence's prominent obstetrician, Henry McDuff and wife, Charlotte. This is sort of a double reunion, since Hank also went to that small prep school in Andover, Mass. As do almost all classmates, Hank looks distinguished, well-preserved, and prosperous. He has a son at the high-school age, but as yet more than undecided on college possibilities.

While further supervising the professor's conduct at the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Rhode Island the next noon, I ran into Paul McLaughlin, also looking distinguished as any insurance executive ought to. To complete the list of "men of... ," Ted Hunter is back from his European "business" tour, with a good tan to go with the few grey hairs. He has not yet explained the nature of the "business," and I sort of doubt he was designing school buildings in Innsbruck.

Judging from a change from APO to Pease AFB in New Hampshire (near Dover, if you are driving around that area), Lt. Col. Dave Pallister has returned to these parts from parts unknown. When last heard from, he was in Morocco; I presume that the climate of that area was more salubrious than Dover, N. H.

I don't mean to belabor the point, but it seems as though classmates are gluttons for punishment on the score of community service. Dr. Franklin Martin, of Skillman, N. J., is a candidate for a second full term on the School Board. Dr. Martin is director of laboratories for the New Jersey Psychiatric Institute, is married, and has three children. They live at the Institute. He served for two years as president of the PTA when living in Maryland (director of laboratories for St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D. C.); on the Montgomery Board of Education, he is chairman of the Health and Safety Committee.

The Boston, Mass., Weekly Standard, an organ of almost unlimited circulation (5,433), has revealed the fact that Robert H. Reno, prominent attorney of Concord, N. H., has been made a vice-president of United Life and Accident Insurance Company, where he has been general counsel these years. He is also a member of United Life's board of directors and is a member of its executive and finance committees.

Possibly the most distinguished-looking member of the class, erstwhile known as "Sarge," Harry Connor has made the grade as general manager for the three Ohio divisions of the Dayton Malleable Iron Company. Prior to this advancement, Harry was sales manager of the gray iron division, since 1959. Previous to associating himself with Dayton Malleable, he had been with Arcade Malleable and Albany Casting.

From another prominent news organ, with which most of the class must be familiar, the Northwestern Banker of Des Moines, lowa, comes belated word of the election of Robb D. Kelley, president of the Employers Mutual Casualty Company of that city as a director. Robb is also president of EM-CASCO Insurance Company and Employers Modern Life Company, both affiliates of Employers Mutual Casualty. This must make him "Mr. Employers Casualty," if not, "Mr. Des Moines."

Robb was cited for "civic activities emulating the qualities of leadership long traditional among Bankers Trust directors." He is vice president of the Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce and active in many other civic and charitable endeavors.

A leader in the airlines business is EverettN. Wikoff, director of traffic analysis, now made head of his department, "a further step in implementation of the System Planning Department," a new venture for TWA. Ev started with American Airlines and joined TWA in 1963 as manager of traffic-analysis. Maybe he and Ev Wood (Pan-Am) ought to compare notes.

This is the season of May flowers and the Alumni Fund. Just because you gave one shirt off your back for the 25-year giving program, don't spare the one you've got on now. For the college to keep on advancing to keep up with the pace of educational progress all over the country, it needs just as much, if not more, support than it has had in the past. Competition in faculty salaries, fringe benefits, the rising cost of everything, all add up to potential deficits. And send in your check early so as to cut down on the administrative overhead of pursuing you from now until the deadline.

Don Otis '37 (r), vice president of theCollege of Advanced Science in Canaan,N. H., with Dr. Raoul Freyre, a nativeCuban newly appointed Dean of Faculty.

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