1943

Resolved this year I wouldn't mention Bob Pelren in the opening paragraph. Been accused of favoritism. Besides, we won't be at Rye Beach this year when I generally call him. . . . Nice to have so much good info about you people. Feel like squirreling it for the lean months.

'43 can be proud of a classmate who can write a $25.00 book and get excellent N. Y. Times reviews too. John Reps did it in "The Making of Urban America," a significant study on urban city planning. Times says American civilization courses and the new urban-studies seminars should rush to put the book on reserve.

John Pritchard caps a considerable experience in the credit field in becoming assistant treasurer of the Stanley Works in New Britain. ... Has George Van Petten left the USN? Have an announcement that he has associated with the Aquidneck Medical Associates, Newport, R. I. ... Walt Powers has formed his own law firm, Silver and Powers, 79 Milk St., Boston. Walt has not been as close to the class as he used to be; we miss him and want him to get back with it! ... John Keefe has left Textile Banking Co. to be vice president, John P. Maguire & Co., Inc., New York, a large factoring company. John's news release was dated Leaksville, N. C., where parent company, Fieldcrest Mills, is headquartered.

Chuck Longfield was the last guy JimElleman and I expected to see Hanover Inn lobbying last spring, but there he was with wife Connie and daughter Kathy making the circuit of girls schools. The opinionated but lovable Chuck (Connie says he hasn't changed a bit) allowed he really loves Dartmouth after all and promised to get back to the fall reunion (Cornell weekend). Kathy met Mike O'Connor who squired her around the campus. Mike is Dan O'Connor's son, now a sophomore. Chuck later met RayColby in Montpelier, where Ray is the office machine king and well-known amateur magician. Raymond is the father of three girls and one boy.

In case you've been waiting with bated breath, Charlie Dorkey won a landslide 2-1 victory in that Wynnewood, Pa., Commissioner's election against very strong opposition. ... Best of intentions department: Dean Seymour received an unsigned letter complaining about the 1943 Memorial fountain statue and its semi-nude figure of a Green woman. Tongue-in-cheek comment, I think. Any work of art is subject to criticism or praise. Judge for yourself next time you are in Hanover. ... Dick Livingston looks like a shoo-in for the Seaford, Del., schoolboard where Dick works for DuPont and keeps a hand on the International Mobjack Sailboat Association. ... Larry Noble has departed San Juan for West Redding, Conn. Jaime Font and Kirkie Lallande are still holding forth in San Juan. ... Jack Behringer is featured in a UP release touting Ft. Lauderdale and South Florida as the winter sailboat capital of the world. With his 36-foot sloop moored alongside his waterfront home. Jack seems to have found the winning combination. .. . Checkerboard tie and all, Ray Wolfe has moved from Camp Hill, Pa., to Minneapolis in a promotion with Ralston-Purina. We'll miss seeing Ray at Palmer Stadium this year. ... And JimMalley commences the arduous life of a Jesuit missionary at Vila Kostka, Iaici - E.F. Sorocabana, Est do S.P. Brasil.

This has been a big year for Cal Osberg. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of Ginn and Co., educational publishers located in Boston, he was not only elected to the Board of Directors; he also moved up from Controller, a post he gained in 1961, to Treasurer of the company. In addition Cal and June's oldest child Richard has been admitted to Dartmouth in the new Class of 1969. Daughters Nancy and Martha are in Lynnfield, Mass., public schools.

Your secretary was honored by his selection to represent the Dartmouth Class Secretaries Association on the Dartmouth Alumni Council, a dedicated and productive group meeting twice a year in Hanover. This plus election to the Pottstown regional executive board, Continental Bank and Trust Co., makes the days even busier.

Writing obituaries is the hardest part of this job, especially when the classmate is someone like Tim Donovan, whom I knew so well in Hanover. His many close friends will be saddened with this news.

CLASSMATES IN THE LIMELIGHT:Roy Watson named Hotelman of the Year at the Midwest International Hotel-Motel Show .as that individual making the outstanding contribution to the advancement of the hotel industry during the past year. Great hotelman previous recipients include the Parker House's Glenwood Sherrard and Hilton Hotels' Conrad Hilton. ... JohnPuelicher, president, Marshall and Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, honored by the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce with its Milwaukee Contribution Award for his work in economic development. ... Mike Diaz new president, West Coast Line, Inc., a 140-year-old shipline operating some twenty vessels. Mike had been with Grace Lines in freight traffic and freight sales. ... Dartmouth recognized real talent in promoting PaulYoung to associate treasurer of the College. Finding outstanding financial administrators is difficult, and the College is fortunate to have Paul aboard. Running the business side of Dartmouth is as complex as running many large business ventures.

November 12-13 is the fall reunion date. Rooms are available at the Hanover Inn Motor Lodge and the Norwich Inn. We'll see you there.

Secretary, 414 Rosedale Dr. Pottstown, Pa.

Treasurer, 60 Little's Point, Swampscott, Mass.