1940
At this writing the Princeton weekend is still in the future, but all indications point to the biggest and best informal fall reunion yet. Over fifty classmates got their coupons into the DCAC in time, so, counting wives and children, 1940 will be represented by more than 100 cheering stalwarts. You have to be a stalwart to watch a game from the seats our class was assigned! DickBabcock from Chicago and Mac Cross from Virginia vie for honors for coming the farthest distance, while Bob Gensel, Ben Bacon and Dick Bowman, all plus spouses, take the prize for the most unusual travel - and rooming arrangements - they occupied a mobile home throughout the weekend. Try that if you want to test a friendship!
Jay Weinberg sent pictorial proof that he is in good physical shape - sharp of eye and fleet of foot too. He and his boy, Jim, played in the National Father and Son Doubles Championship at Longwood. Jay reports it was a real thrill to play in the big leagues and their loss was softened somewhat because it was to another Dartmouth duo, Art Hills '41, and his son. You will remember the Weinbergs won the doubles championship at our 25th Reunion. Speaking of sports among our classmates, did you read that Creight Holden got a hole-in-one last summer? The New York Times reported the slammin' innkeeper from St. Clair, Mich., used a 3 wood on the 210-yard seventh hole at the Greenbrier course for his impressive feat.
Last January, but just coming to light now, was Walter Carlson's election to a new position of vice-president, in charge of the tank division of The Heil Company in Milwaukee. Mike has held various sales positions with the same company since 1940 and in this new job will be in charge of plants in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and California.
Robin Hartmann, retired these past two years from the Navy, has enjoyed the move back East where he works for the Naval Air Systems Command in Washington. Life in Annapolis allows him to pursue an active list of sailing, crabbing, and swimming on the Chesapeake. Jim Tredup recently enjoyed a three-week business trip to Japan — his second since last spring. He was surprised to learn that they had heard of Dartmouth over there. Beezie Smallwood is now the Syracuse Division Sales Manager for the General Crushed Stone Company and has moved to 54 West Lake Street, Skaneateles, N. Y. Another guy with new duties and a new title is Ed Baumer, now Industrial Relations Manager of the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant which was reactivated last year by United States Rubber Company. He and Jean, plus three offspring, have established their base on Sugar Creek Drive, Joliet, Ill.
Another man with a new job in a new field is Sid Morley who was recently appointed Executive Director of the Construction Credit Clearinghouse. Sid plans to tap five construction industry trade associations for financial support and participation in order to increase the value of credit information available from all levels of the building industry. He is leaving behind a career as an account executive with stockbrokers Paine, Webber; account executive with the Mercantile Financial Corporation; secretary-treasurer of L. A. Wells Construction Company; and office manager of the National Credit Office. He has been putting his Tuck Degree to good use in a variety of ways that now seem to be all bound together in this new job. Sid and Kay and their two girls will continue to make Cleveland their hometown.
Mentioning Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis, prompts me to congratulate BobRaclin for the second month in a row for a fine magazine coverage of his ability as a stockbroker. This latest one was a full page, including picture, in the October ALUMNIMAGAZINE. Bob certainly must be regarded as one of the top two or three commodity salesmen in the business.
One of last spring's newsclippings which got buried told of Dick Mitchell's joining The MITRE Corporation's Technical Staff. Dick with an M.A. from Hobart, and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1956, had been working at MlT's Lincoln Laboratory for the previous 13 years. MITRE, located at Bedford, Mass., is an independent, systems engineering company providing technical advice to various government agencies. Also down on the Cape, for summers at least, is GordieWentworth who has built a house on the golf course at Chatham. Rosalie practices her game all summer, but Gordie is a weekend commuter when the First National Bank lets him relax. Chet Berry wrote a newsy letter from a Cape vacation where he and Ruthe rented a cottage just down the road from Pete Shedden's place. Poor Pete had to stay home working however since he had shot all of his vacation on a trip to Greece last spring. Poor Pete! Chet and Ruthe had chaperoned at the DKE house last carnival and enjoyed the experience although it was "different" from the old days. That must stand as the understatement of the year!
Kim Atkins has reported in with a new job in a new industry. He is now Principal Consultant, Institutional Services Department, EBS Management Consultants. Kim has most recently been the Deputy Commissioner for Business Services of the Delaware Department of Mental Health. His training there and at various other posts in the hospital administration field will allow him to pursue, with competence, duties coordinating and supervising administrative studies, planning projects and programs for hospitals and health, education and welfare agencies.
At the investiture of President Driscoll of Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, our alma mater was represented by Stet Whitcher. The end of active service in the Air Force is in sight for Lt. Col. Derrill Treuholm who will be retiring in late winter. Trenny is at Offutt Base in Nebraska, but I'll wager he won't settle there when he's on his own.
The term is still young but I have had a chance to meet some of the freshman sons who are the newest members of the Dartmouth fellowship. There are eight new matriculants in the class of 1970 - how do those numerals grab you? - with the common heritage of a Forty Father. Congratulations are in order to the following classmates, and their sons, for helping to perpetuate an enviable tradition: Dan Fieldman and Aaron, Rollie Hillas and Bob, JimMoore and Dennis, Iver Olson and Iver Jr., Don Rainie and Jim, Henry Spencer and Henry Jr., George Sheldon and George Jr., Hal Wonson and Mike. We expect to see all of the fathers in Hanover in February, and wish the sons unbounded success.
That about does it for another month. Remember to keep in touch and we'll see you back here at this same spot next month.
Secretary, 5 North Balch St. Hanover, N. H. 03755
Treasurer, 64 North Main St., Concord, N. H. 03301
Bequest Chairman,
