1932

Suddenly this is the last '32 column daring this publication (school) year, my first. Next year I hope to be in a better position to regularize direct contacts with each of you in order to elicit more news. Different opinions emerge as I have tried to find out what you would like in this column. The latest comes from John Keller, a former Newsletter Editor (among other things). John says: "The mag news must be straight-forward, I'm sorry to have to admit. You can't experiment like the Newsletter Editor. Write urbane and witty essays in the manner of Addison Steele. But since there would be no copy-write, no telling what you'd lose if the Sat. Review appropriated them." (Accordingly I should pass on John's parting thought to Carlos Baker, but I still believe it belongs here, and I continue to quote) "I would like to live to see if 1984 turns out as the Englishman says. I write down forecasts every so often about that year - in 1950 50% of the college students were in private colleges in this country. In 1984 only 20% will be. That means Dartmouth will be an 'elite' producer near the top of the 'elites.' Our new worry then: from sweatshirt to stuffed shirt in two generations." By John's standards I can't comment, but I wish you would.

Morry Hubbard reports that Gordon Mackenzie has been made president of the Eureka Printing Company, a subsidiary of Litton Industries with headquarters in Scranton, Pa.

Bob Fendrich relayed some of your news to me, including the fact that Dave Tobin enjoys life and golf in sunny California where he resides on a ranch about forty miles north of Santa Barbara in Solvang.

Harry Rowe reports that he and Charlotte get up to Hanover from Needham fairly often to see son Nicholas '64, who sings with the Injunaires. Their youngest son Garry hopes to be in '68, but Jeff (the middle one) chose Yale "and is actually happy there, if you can imagine that."

Not all news is happy. Milan Hulbert writes from 902 Cheyenne Blvd., Colorado Springs, that he was just released from the hospital (for the fourteenth time in five years) after a protracted illness and some spinal surgery. His wife passed away about four years ago. We all wish him a complete recovery, though he reports that it may be four months before he can return to work.

Sorry that I was unable to attend the May 1-2 class officers meeting in Hanover. Might have learned more about how to run this job. However I expect to be there on May 23 to participate in an "institute" connected with my work. Hope to have seen some of the folks on campus by the time you read this.

Bill Peck has been named a vice president of American Optical Company. With AO since 1934, Bill has served in a number of key technical and administrative jobs. He has been general manager of motion picture products division (Todd-AO) and president of AO's subsidiary, Canada Limited, and was last the space-defense- division general manager.

Herb West '22 is retiring from the faculty this June. My son Jim '63 and I both "had" him in Comp.Lit. For the record, send me other instances of father and son taking courses from the same prof.

I am sorry to report the death of FrankJaburek from a heart attack in Honolulu last December.

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