1938

Things seem to be humming in the academic world. Rumor (even in print) hath it that the present Provost of Rhode Island University, one Dr. Ernest W. Hartung is to be the new president of the University of Idaho. In July of 1962, Dr. Hartung became the first vice president in URI history. He joined the university's faculty as an assistant professor of zoology in 1948. In 1953 he became head of the department and in 1960 became dean of graduate studies. He holds a master's and a doctorate from Harvard.

From Bob Ross comes word that he is slated to be the Chairman of the Division of Humanities at the California State College, San Bernardino - a brand new college just being built, faculty being recruited, and no students as yet, although there will be a great number of them in a few years. Bob has been at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio as Professor of English.

Ray Harris, from whom little has been heard of late, pops up as the author of a book review of Kyle Rote's football book. Ray is librarian at Lincoln Library, a branch of the New York Public Library system. For this library he reviews books of and on the drama usually.

Out Kenosha, Wis., way, a panel discussion on "Youth Development" featured among its distinguished panelists, Dr.Charles Livermore of Chicago. Charley is executive director of Chicago's Commission on Youth Welfare. He has served on the staff of the Detroit Council of Social Agencies, was an assistant director of the National CIO War Relief in Buffalo, and was executive secretary of the Buffalo Board of Community Relations. He was education and program director of the President's Committee on Government Contracts and executive secretary of the New York State Commission Against Discrimination.

Those of you who lower yourselves to read the Luce publications, and particularly "Sports Illustrated," will have noticed the spread on a round hunting lodge in West Fairlee, Vt., and a subsequent letter from John Scotford to the editors identifying the architects as E. H. and M. K. Hunter.

Scotford, himself, was a recent visitor in Montgomery and Selma, Ala. After having written Governor Wallace, reminding him of his invitation to any Dartmouth people to come down to Georgia themselves to find out the truth, rather than to read distortions in the press, Scotford and two cohorts joined Dean Unsworth in the deep south. As a consequence, they found few distortions of the truth as reported in the major newspapers as to what was going on in Selma and Montgomery.

Also on the local scene, Dave Bradley has not only been elected to be a selectman of the Town of Hanover but is the proud father of a new book, "Lion Among the Roses," an account of his family's experiences when he was teaching in Finland. Dave had a big autographing session at the Dartmouth Bookstore shortly after publication date.

The Boise Cascade Corporation has bought the stock of the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Co. Upon the merger of the two companies, Robert Faegre, formerly president of Minnesota and Ontario, will become a vice president of Boise Cascade, in charge of the Minnesota and Ontario operations, which will be run as a division of Boise Cascade.

Howie Casler, Managing Director of Remington Electric Shaver Limited of London, England, writes a newsy letter. Howie left Warner Lambert "pill company" and moved to London last November, bringing the family over a couple of months later. He is living in a borrowed house next to a golf course, which should improve his handicap at least substantially. The children are in the American School in London and seem to have made the change with little difficulty. The two older daughters are both married and producing grandchildren; one grandson looks to Howie like a likely prospect for Dartmouth. The welcome mat is out for any 1938'ers who happen to wander into London or Wentworth (Surrey); which is not an unlikely possibility in this jet age.

One of my favorite publications, "Beverage Dealer and Tavern News" of Chicago, relates that one Patrick Henry Gorman has been appointed manager of advertising and merchandising for Old Milwaukee beer. From another widely read publication, "Rubber Age," comes word that Dr. R. G.Chase has been appointed technical assistant to the coordinator of research and development of General Tire & Rubber Co. of Akron, Ohio. Dr. Chase has a doctorate from the University of Illinois. He joined General Tire's research team in 1957. In his new capacity he will serve as liaison between the company's research facility and business in the area of aerospace development. Dr. Chase is a member of the American Chemical Society.

Eastman Kodak Company appears infested with Dartmouth men. Last month it was Ray Troutner; this month we find TomRoberts being appointed as assistant sales manager, Consumer Markets, Northeastern Sales Division in New York City. After graduating from Tuck School, Tom had photographic training with Eastman and was then assigned to the Eastman Kodak Store in Philadelphia. After war service in the Pacific, Tom was a salesman in the lowa and Illinois territory and later was assigned to New England. In 1953 he was transferred to the Cleveland territory and in 1955 was sent to Philadelphia. He has later served in Rochester and with the Pacific Southern Sales Division in Whittier, Calif.

To wind up the news which should appear on a nice spring day, at least by May it ought to be decent weather after a miserable winter here in New England, is an item recounting the election of Marty King as president of the Cleveland Dartmouth Alumni Association. He is advertising and Sales promotion manager for General Electric's large lamp department.

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