1941
Having spent the first weekend of May in Hanover at the meeting of class officers, I can report that it was a most beautiful sight to see. All returning officers from the oldest to the youngest were blessed with perfect May weather - the kind of days when you used to put the blanket out on the lawn, put on a pair of shorts and soak up the hot sun for the first time in seven months. The Hanover scene was wonderful and about the only thing that seemed different was the large number of students sporting Ancient Mariner type hairstyles and beards. As one oldtimer said "You had your goldfish and they have their hootenannys." I took advantage of a great Saturday afternoon to get out on the golf course and discovered that the hills are much higher than they used to be. I was standing on the putting green talking to Tommy Keane, the golf coach whom many of you will remember, when I saw John Everett's son Jim '66, getting set for his match against West Point. I can't report his score but I did see him hit the first green in two and line up his birdie putt.
As reported by Ez Crowley in a recent issue of Dope from the Duckboards, there are 21 classmates with sons now at Dartmouth. Pete Coombs leads the parade in a big way with three in school. He and ClintRoenisch have sons in the senior class. My golfing partner of that Saturday match, EdLarner, spent a few hours of each day with his boy in the sophomore class. There are probably going to be many more with sons in '68. The competition for enrollment at Dartmouth gets tougher and tougher and it is estimated that there may be as many as 5000 applicants for 1200 places in the Class of '69.
Incidentally for those of you who are thinking about taking a trip to Hanover in the fall to see the Princeton game, let me warn you that there isn't a room to be had in Hanover or the environs for that weekend. Unless you already have reservations just forget it. It was suggested that reservations could be made at some fine motels about an hour outside of Hanover and this could be a good idea since the new parkways make driving through Vermont an easy matter. And it would be wise to get your ticket applications for the game in quickly after you receive them.
Congratulations to Dan Provost on the fine job he has done on the booklet "1941 and the 25 year class gift program." It's an excellent presentation on a subject which is important to all of us now.
Now let's take a run through the news received about classmates via the pages of daily newspapers. Here's an item from the Wethersfield (Conn.) Post indicating that Robbins Barstow has been appointed to the post of Director of Professional Development, Rights and Responsibilities of the Connecticut Education Association. He was Director of Field Service of the state professional teacher organization since 1950 and began his new duties last April.
And all the way from Albuquerque, N. M., comes the story that Les Davis, elected president of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Assn. at its recent convention, is a Pennsylvania boy who preferred ranching to being a doctor. Les took a pre-med at Dartmouth and then, influenced by his summers on a ranch near Cimarron, decided to make ranching his career. Les and his wife, Linda, have six children, 2 to 10 years old.
The Arlington, Mass., Advocate reports that Bob O'Brien has been appointed to the fund raising committee of the Massachusetts safety council. Bob also serves on the council's board of directors and executive committee takes active part in many other civic and charitable activities and in his spare time is a vice president of Marsh and McLennan the insurance firm.
Larry Norton has been elected vice president of the Albemarle Paper Company in Richmond, Va., and will head the Pulp and Paper Sales Division of the company. Larry, a native of Maryland, joined Albemarle in 1957.
Ed McMillan, vice president of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith in Boston, has been shifted to New York, the firm's head office, as division director of sales planning and development.
Bill Cashel has been named vice president of marketing for the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania and the Diamond State Telephone Company in Delaware. Bill joined the telephone company in 1946 and has served as general operations manager for the eastern area of Pennsylvania from April of 1963.
Recent visitors to Hanover, according to my secret agent at the Hanover Inn, include Dan Woodward from Fair Haven, N. J., Dr.George Clabaugh of Chicago, Rog Fenwick of Melrose, Mass., and Al Hinson of So. Norwalk, Conn. Al is Regional Manager of the European District for Hooker Chemical Corp.
TWENTY-THREE YEARS AGO THISMONTH... George Herman with three short stories won the Grimes Prize for English Composition. ... Don Norton was chairman of the Commencement Ball and reported ticket sales going well. ... The Class Movies taken by Holden Higbee were shown in 105 Dartmouth. ... Tom Littlefield was the class poet ... the College Quartet of Red Higgins, Buzz Willis, DustyRhodes, and Red Wilson put on their final performance at Webster Hall. ...
With this writing comes the summer hiatus for class secretaries and so until September comes along here's wishing all of you a wonderful summer. If you can find a few moments during the next eight weeks to write me a note, I'd appreciate it. Especially in view of the fact that despite the summer break, class notes will be due again 'ere long. See you at the Princeton game.
Secretary, 121 Meadbrook Rd. Garden City, L. I., N. Y.
Class Agent, 191 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 16, Mass.
