1940
This is being written at the end of the annual Class Officers conference here on the Hanover Plain and I am happy to report to you that your class was represented by six of your officers - few classes can better a record of such devotion to duty! Or it could be that we're just pushovers for Big Green-type spring weekends. The whole group assembled together twice, once at the opening banquet and again at the stag luncheon which closed the formal part of the _ meetings. This latter event was ably chaired by our own Don Rainie who was functioning in his capacity as the president of the Class Treasurers Association. As we broke up into smaller groups to hash over common problems peculiar to our own area of activity Diz joined the Class Presidents meeting, Jack Moody the Reunion Chairmen, Bob Lake the Head Agents, Sara Williams the Newsletter Editors, where he was given the further honor of being elected to represent them on the Alumni Council for the next three years, and I tried to learn what a good class secretary should do. After all that work we joined the ladies - Ruby Rainie, Lois Moody, Lee Lake, and Crosbie MacMillen to be exact - for a full afternoon of baseball, lacrosse, rugby, tennis, and crew. But only as spectators, I must confess, which was being active enough on such a warm, summery afternoon under a brilliant blue, cloudless sky. We all made arrangements to duplicate the perfect weather later in June when everyone else is back for reunion.
As a pre-reunion reunion the Chicago group had their annual class luncheon on April 30 at the University Club. Jack McDonald, who helped make the arrangements, wrote me that all the Illinois and Wisconsin classmates were notified so I suspect that there was a real clambake when they all got together. Jack also sent a clipping saying that Bob Raclin had been elected a director of the A. Finkl & Sons Company who produce die blocks, mold die steels, and custom-made forgings. Bob's main pursuit is as a general partner in Paine, Webber in the Windy City.
Our hard-working Class Gifts Chairman, Hugh Schwarz, is a hard-working man for Coca-Cola as well. For his efforts they have just rewarded him with the presidency of Minute Maid Groves Corporation, a subsidiary which Hugh has been helping to run for many years. Congratulations, ole buddy! This is as good a time and place as any to remind you that the Class gift announced at our 25th Reunion banquet on June 19, for which Hugh has worked so brilliantly and imaginatively, is to be a class-wide result. It will include everything given to Dartmouth by us, our parents, our companies, and others in our name since the day of our graduation 25 years ago. Therefore, all of us need to heed the clarion call Hugh and Turk Lake have been sounding for "a challenge and a shining chapter." Let us all stand up to be counted among those who have pooled their resources to bring 1940 so close to our announced goal. If you haven't sent in your pledge or gift be certain that it is in Hanover by June 19 so that it can be included in the final accounting to be announced that night. Remember the old adage, "give until it feels good," and recognize the great part Dartmouth has played in your present affluence with a realistic gift.
A short note from Joe Bird confirms the fact that his whole clan will be in Hanover from Wednesday until Monday. Joe, recently promoted to a "bird" colonel, is Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations in the Air Weather Service. The Birds, with Joe, 13, Stephen, 12, and Debra, 8 too, live at Scott AFB, Ill., in Quarters 1408 A.
Tommie and Bob Tatgenhorst are going to combine reunion with a short vacation trip around New England. What a sensible idea! It is not too late for you to decide to do the same. You will find it an easy decision to make and you will never regret the effort you expend doing it.
The busy schedule of turning out awardwinning films may prevent Jerry Schnitzer from coming east in time for the fun but he is trying to accommodate his wishes. Last December he had a rollicking house warming for a new studio and administrative facility in the heart of Hollywood to house the thriving Gerald Schnitzer Productions. The swinging party really got going when JackRourke and Fred Fuld showed 'em how it used to be danced in Lebanon on a Saturday night 25 years ago. Hope you will be here, Jerry.
June and Bob Austin will take the prize for the most unique method of transportation to reunion without a doubt. Unless somebody hires a dog team, that is. Bob has painstakingly revived a 1906 Stevens-Duryea to its former grandeur and he is planning to drive it to Hanover from their summer resort at Webster, N. H. I saw the car and even had a ride in it last summer and can understand why Bob is so enthused and proud of his efforts. It is a lovely thing to behold and purrs along like a kitten but even so he plans to have help following in another car just in case. It's going to be housed in our garage at night - of course I'm having to raise the door 3 feet to get it in —• and our boys are trying to figure out how to charge the other kids in the neighborhood a fee to look at it.
Our busy reunion chairman, Jack Moody, has been busy in another direction too. He has just opened up his own consulting practice specializing in financial planning and control and all phases of business planning. He has established headquarters at 4 Union Street, Brandon, Vt., so give him a call when you need expert advice on budgets, incentives, and like that.
Henry Marlor, attorney in Naugatuck, Conn., and president of the Rotary Club there, among other community activities, recently spoke to the Explorers, teen-age Boy Scouts, on Government and Youth. 'Tis a subject he should know something about since he has a trio of them at home.
Don Stuart who is Chief of the Department of Computer Services at the Army Map Service in Washington, D. C., has been elected to the executive board of the Honeywell 800/1000 Users Association. A charter member of this four-year old association, Don participates in the management of the group, policy formation, and planning of semi-annual meetings and other activities. A veteran of 24 years at the Army Map Service, Don is in charge of all automatic data processing activities, including business and scientific computation.
It was good to see Dick Wilson in Hanover recently. He was sporting a lovely tan acquired on the sands of Key Biscayne during the past two months. In the latter part of last year he sold his interest in some steel companies in Clinton, lowa, and has been enjoying this long hiatus before starting in again in a new venture. His oldest boy is a junior at Dartmouth and the two younger ones are fast getting into the college-bound orbit.
That's it for this month, and I'll see you soon. Don't forget to get to the tent as early as possible on Thursday the 17th - the beer will be cold and the welcome warm!
Secretary, 5 North Balch St. Hanover, N. H.
Class Agent, Procter and Gamble Mfg. Co. 17 Battery Place, New York 4, N. Y.
