1922

Frank and Betty Horan spent most of the summer in Ireland. This autumn Frank will return to the law firm he left to go with Liggett and Myers in 1951. The firm now called Webster, Sheffield. Fleischman, Hitchcock and Chrystie is located at 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, which is Frank's current business address. This much came directly from our Dublin correspondent, but the full facts of what Frank has been up to came from the metropolitan press which said:

"Francis H. Horan retired as vice president and general counsel of Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company on June 1. Mr. Horan has served as vice president since 1956, as a director since 1954, and as general counsel since 1951, when he joined Liggett and Myers. He began his career in law in 1926 at Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett in New York. In 1931, he joined the U. S. Department of Justice, where he served on the staff of the Solicitor General until 1932 and in the Tax Division until 1934, when he left to become Chief Civil Assistant U. S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York. In 1939, he became counsel to the Moreland Commission on Administrative Law in New York, and in 1942, he joined Webster and Garside, the predecessor firm to Webster, Sheffield and Horan, as a partner.

"Born in Saxtons River, Vt., Mr. Horan received his A.B. degree at Dartmouth College (of which '22 is very proud - that is, both the College and the Classmate) and his LL.B. degree at Harvard Law School.

"He is a member of the American and New York Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association and the American Law Institute, a member and former vice president of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, a director of the Legal Aid Society and the Committee for Modern Courts, a member of the Executive Committee of the Citizens Union, a trustee of Vermont Academy, vice president of the Police Athletic League in New York City and a member of the Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary."

All of which proves to one jaundiced observer that a man smart enough to get promoted out of the Class Secretary's job may forgo unemployment relief and possibly find something else to do.

Carter Hoyt worked, as usual, with complete dedication on the 1965 Alumni Fund. No man could give more energy, thought and diligence to the Head Agent's job. Though not in the van, our Class did exceed $27,000 in contributions and achieved 91 per cent participation. The Class owes sincere gratitude to Carter and our 30 Class Agents for all they do for '22 and the College.

Harry Griswold, as previously reported in In Memoriam, has left us to our sorrow. At the Rollins Chapel service for Sid Hayward, the Class was represented by BobBooth, Bill Bullen, Ike Miller and Len Morrissey.

Roy W. Hill, school executive and secondary school supervisor for 18 years, has retired from the Stamford, Conn., school system. The Board of Education accepted Roy's retirement "with deep regret." The Stamford Advocate says: "Mr. Hill, native of New Hampshire and graduate of Dartmouth College and the Harvard Graduate School came to Stamford from Massachusetts 18 years ago to serve as principal of Stamford High School. For the past 10 years he has been in charge of secondary education for the entire school system." Before going to Stamford, Roy taught at Barrington (R. I.) and Medford (Mass.) high schools and he was principal of high schools at Barrington, Natick (Mass.) and Hingham (Mass.). He had also done post graduate work at M.I.T., Rhode Island College of Education, and Boston University. Many happy years ahead of you, Roy.

From the shores of Long Island Sound comes the good word that John Taylor has moved even higher in the management hierarchy of the Edwards Company of Norwalk, Conn., a firm he has led from the president's desk since 1963. According to recent reports John has been named Chairman. He first joined Edwards in 1924 and has had a variety of management responsibilities for the firm, which manufactures signalling, communications, and protection equipment in four plants.

"Walter I. Miller of Thetford Center (Vt.) has been named co-bequest chairman of the Dartmouth College Class of 1922," says the Valley News of Lebanon. It continues - "Miller, a retired U.S. Air Force major general. will serve with Eugene Hotchkiss '22 of Highland Park, Ill. General Miller was graduated from Dartmouth in 1922 and from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration in 1923. He served in the Army during World War I and resumed active service as a captain in September 1942. He was named deputy chief of staff, comptroller, USAF in Europe in 1957, and served in that position until his retirement in 1962. Mr. and Mrs. Miller moved to Thetford Center in 1964. Their son, Frederick M. Miller was graduated from Dartmouth in 1953." The Class is deeply indebted to Gene and Ike for their dedication to Dartmouth.

Judge-Classmate Sterry R. Waterman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was Time-noted by Time Magazine sub-headed "The Supreme Court — ln the Federal v. State Thicket (July 23, 1965)." Time-quoted and curdle-treated the article said Judge Waterman delivered a ruling whereby the court "hereby forever restrained and enjoined" a plaintiff and every other living American from trying to stop a November election in New York. The election concerns state legislative apportionment, a subject Justice Felix Frankfurter in 1946 referred to as a "political thicket."

Time also said, "New York's rural weighted malapportionment allows 35% of the population to elect a majority of the state assemblymen and 42% (to elect) a majority of the state senate. In July 1964 a three-judge federal court in Manhattan ordered the state legislature to produce a new plan by April (1965) for a special election this November. The legislature enacted four plans. The federal court approved one of these plans. The state's top court, the New York Court of Appeals, voided all four plans. In May the federal court ruled contrary to the state court by invoking the Constitution's supremacy clause (Article VI) which puts national law above state law. The federal court said the state legislature as now apportioned violates the U.S. Constitution by discriminating against city and suburban voters. The court ordered the special 1965 election. An appeal to stay the November election resulted in a terse twosentence order flatly rejecting the stay. Two weeks ago the New York pot once again boiled over - all because of a desperate appeal to the state court by a state senator who may lose his seat in the special election. The New York Court of Appeals again voided the plan and ordered the state to cancel the election. The Chief Judge did say that his court would accede to a 'final and binding' federal court order."

Looks as though Sterry made it 'final and binding' all right and New Yorkers will have their special election in November. Manhattan and Westchester alumni may yet thank our St. Johnsbury classmate for relieving them of taxation without representation. News-nosed Time failed to note most important class-fact: the Sterry-Frances Watermans celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary last May — with sincere wishes from the Class that they will enjoy many more.

Now, order (?) your wife and daughters to dress in green this autumn. It's going to be a proud color at our football games.

Secretary, 11 Brockway Rd. Hanover, N. H. 03755

Treasurer, Ill Laurel Rd., Chestnut Hill 67, Mass.

Bequest Co-Chairmen, and MAJ. GEN. WALTER I. MILLER