1946
A trite phrase to be sure, but once again, and more than ever before, I'm amazed at the way time flies. It is hard to believe that, as residents of Hanover, we wrote the notes for the first column almost a year ago. Now, as I sit down to work on the last column for this academic year I realize what a busy and happy year it has been. I hope the next few go a little slower but no less satisfying.
We have a considerable amount of news to report and the first order of the day is to welcome Frederick J. Beddiges of Saddle River, N. 1., to the great Class of 1946. Fred came to Hanover during the war, left on active duty in the Navy but was not able to return after the war. However, he has maintained his interest in Dartmouth and recently expressed desire to become affiliated with the best class in the College. Naturally there was only one choice! Thanks go to Jim Barnet, who brought this smart man to the attention of our executive committee. Fred is now officially installed as a bona fide member in good standing. It's great to have you with us, Fred, and we hope that you will soon participate in College and Class affairs.
Ken Whalen was promoted recently at the New York Telephone Company. Formerly vice president of industrial relations, he is now vice president in charge of the company's Manhattan, Bronxville, and Westchester territory, one of the most complex communications networks in the world. Ken will direct the efforts of 27,000 telephone employees. It is interesting to note that he succeeds Jack Dodd '22, a distinguished alumnus and member of Dartmouth's Board of Trustees. Now please, all you New Yorkers, don't start bugging Ken on account of bad service - it ain't all his fault.
Received a nice letter from John McClintock's wife Edie regarding current events in their family. The G. L. Schjeldahl Company with whom John has been affiliated (they made Echos I and II) recently acquired a manufacturing company in Providence, R. 1., and the McClintocks are leaving Northfield, Minn., for the East. Edie describes mixed emotions on leaving the Land of the 1000 Lakes but let us assure you that Rhode Island is beautiful, too. Also, as you mentioned, it is a lot closer to Hanover and we hope to see you up here often. We trust all of your classmates in or near Providence will cordially welcome you when you arrive. Thanks for writing, Edie, and we hope you'll find the east coast delightful.
Received a fine report on Stan Waterman from a gentleman who heard a recent lecture and recommended Stan to us as a credit to Dartmouth. This we already know but it is nice to have additional reports on Stan's great work and interesting profession. For those who are not completely familiar with Stan's interesting career, he is a diver of great repute, operates a diving school in the Bahamas, is a professional underwater guide, and underwater photographer and lecturer par excellence.
Have received several clippings about Harold Frank, announcing his appointment as operating vice president of Abraham and Strauss, a division of Federated Department Stores. Congratulations, Hal, and again it is nice to know that our successful and talented classmates are recognized by others as well as ourselves. Paul Donovan has been elected to the school committee in Cohasset, Mass. Paul is an assistant principal in the Boston public school system, having gone into education after receiving his Master's degree at Middlebury. Tom Circle has been elected an assistant vice president of the Commerce Trust Company of Kansas City. Tom received his law degree at Michigan after graduation from Dartmouth and was a lawyer in K. C. prior to joining the bank.
Harold Flick has been named vice president of the Edward J. DeBartolo Company and will be in charge of its commercial and industrial divisions. Harold served as executive director of the Greater Hazleton, Pa., Chamber of Commerce at one time and later held similar positions in Clarion, Pa., and Toledo, Ohio, before joining the DeBartolo firm. Dr. Myron Stein has been promoted to full faculty rank at the Harvard Medical School. Myron, who received his M.D. degree from Tufts University, and now resides in Chestnut Hill, Mass., has been named Associate in Medicine.
Bob Winstanley worked for National Cash Register Co. for thirteen years as a sales specialist in systems and procedures and has now put his knowledge to more direct use and again become associated with banking. Bob started his business career in banking with the New York Trust Company, prior to NCR, and has now been appointed cashier for the Norwalk National Bank. Bob and Jean, with their two children, reside in the Silvermine section of New Canaan, Conn.
After being reported in the Last Word portion of this column, Dick Allen was good enough to bring me up to date with a fine letter regarding his family and their current status. Thanks to his letter, I will now spell his wife's name correctly - Marcia, I apologize for our error. I can sympathize with your position, Dick, on being the head of a completely female household. Fun, isn't it! Please be sure to say hello next time in Hanover and thanks again for responding to my notes. I wish that others would follow your example. Incidentally, a great number of recent notices and letters I have received have been written or forwarded by our class wives. This is a practice I heartily endorse and hope to have more news from you gals to start next year's column.
One final word concerns Whitey Campbell on whom we have received an address change to Hopkins, Minn. We believe Whitey is still with Union Bag but would like to have a confirmation of that fact. Knowing that writing letters comes hard to my old roommate, how about some words from you, Sue?
Class Officers Weekend has come and gone for another year and we were happy to have Frank and Pat Ettari and Tom andEmilie Adams here in Hanover. Sorry that Ralph Smith and Andy Murtha couldn't be on hand but business intervened. Jack andJean Whitman were sorely missed as they have been a vital part of this meeting for quite a few years but we are counting on having them with us in short order. The weekend was excellent and the calibre of the meetings and size of the attendance reaffirmed the fact that Dartmouth is indeed fortunate to have such a great group of men and their wives devoted and dedicated to their College.
I had the great fortune recently to run into Phil Stedfast in Boston, where he was attending a convention. Phil "planned" the city of Columbia, S. C., to the point where they could no longer afford him, so he moved to Norfolk, Va., to take their money - I mean, to take over their planning. Seriously, Phil is fast becoming a senior citizen of the city planning fraternity, witnessed by his appointment as Director of the Department of City Planning in Norfolk. This is a big operation in a town that is no longer willing to be merely a playground for 50,000 sailors. Its tremendous forward progress was recently described in Time Magazine and it is turning into quite a city, helped of course by Phil Stedfast and the new Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Phil and Dottie have moved northward which happily will bring them into closer contacts with their many friends in this area.
My final task is the unhappy one of reporting the sudden loss of Joe Kraatz, who died of a heart attack while on a trip to North Carolina. Very successful in business, Joe had also become more interested and involved in Dartmouth affairs and he and Jean were frequent visitors to Hanover. A more fitting memorial, for which we thank Bill Riley, will appear in the In Memoriam section of this or a subsequent issue but we do want to add here that Dartmouth College and the Class of 1946 will miss Joe very much, and our heartfelt sympathies go out to Jean and their two children.
That is all for now. Jackie and I were pleased to have seen so many classmates in Hanover throughout the year and look forward to having more of you drop in to say hello. Since this is one of the nicer benefits of living in Hanover, please be sure to do so.
Best regards from the hills.
Secretary, 33 South Park St. Hanover, N. H.
Class Agent, Box 655, Devon, Pa. 19333
