1935

Well, brother rats, at this writing we are still running footsore around the surface of our great city, barred from our usual subterranean haunts by a heavy dose of Red Squill. The man himself is luckier. His feet are up in bed where he has a command post reminiscent of the late Persian Premier Mossadegh. Our only consolation at the moment is in the pithy thought: "Time wounds all heels."

However, there are troubles everywhere. Consider the position that Tom Wilson faces in the Bus Division of General Motors Corp. For some time the Government has argued an antitrust action against the company, which sells 85% of the market in the United States. The New York Times says there are only 3900 new buses sold annually in the United States. The Government has obliged GM to agree in settlement of this suit that it will not only let other bus manufacturers use present GM patents royalty free but also any new patents developed in the next few years. Moreover, the company by way of further assisting its competitors is required to finance sales of other bus manufacturers. The Government may also under certain circumstances force General Motors to establish a brand new competing bus company if in a few years it still remains the largest producer of buses itself. Meanwhile, according to Tom's boss, Fred Donner, "nothing in the decree will prevent General Motors from competing to the best of its ability." If you wish to commiserate with Tom you can do so very easily. As you know, he is Bequest Chairman of the Class. A donation of fixible stock might make him feel better.

Another midwest industrialist, Ted Harbaugh, of Libbey Glass sent Christmas greetings with the news that son Bryce, who graduated last year, was offered a job in Hanover coaching the varsity lightweight crew. "He accepted with alacrity, even though there is no pay at all. Then he proceeded to look for a way to pay for food and lodging. The result was something like this: advisor to Alpha Theta, highway construction job over in Vermont, and evening work in the microfilm department at the library. Some time in the spring he will go on active duty as 2nd Lt., Infantry, but he hopes to have the crew in shape to win their meets." Brother John Harbaugh '66 spent Christmas with a German family in Old Heidelberg, then to Switzerland for skiing. All this a part of a combined degree in German and English literature from Dartmouth with an assist from Schiller College near Stuttgart, Germany.

Third son Ross is a first-class cellist with six years of top flight instruction behind him. He is also an Eagle Scout, handy with a rifle and at home in the wilderness, but it is hard to figure how he lugs that cello into the bush. Father has also become more of a chubber than I recollect his being. He notes that last summer he and the boys engaged in a rugged climb into the Wind River Range of Wyoming. "We drove to a ranger station at about 7,000 feet, then climbed for two days up to Island Lake at 11,500 feet." Thence they went on to short trips up to 13,730 feet where clouds full of snow and sleet swooped down on them periodically without warning. It was an adventure in the true Dartmouth tradition.

Less Nanga Parbat but equally gratifying is the news that Russ Fields has been elected secretary and vice president of Mohawk Development Service Inc. in Schenectady, N. Y. For many years Russ was with the General Electric Company, having been appointed buyer in the general purchasing department in 1944 and in '56 purchasing agent of the company's general engineering laboratory. Then he went into the electronics purchasing area with the missile and space division in Philadelphia, returning to Schenectady to be with Mohawk Development Service. Russ is probably best known in the Schenectady area for his imaginative work as a member of the Schenectady Civic Players, serving three terms as president. He directed 15 plays for the Playhouse, including recently "The Front Page," "Inherit the Wind," and "Nude with Violin."

Another theatrical note. June Allyson will return to Broadway in "Goodby Ghost" by Harold J. Kennedy. It will open in Palm Beach and tour until a fall premiere in New York. Lon Gardner will be featured but Harold, in addition to having written the play, will also portray the role of the butler, according to Leonard Lyons in "The Lyons Den."

Listeners to radio station WTSL in Lebanon, N. H., and friends of Biddy Chase were considerably surprised a month or two ago to learn that his services as manager of the station which he has run since 1952 had been abruptly "terminated." It is not yet quite clear what happened, but in a forth-right statement of appreciation and sympathy made by Mayor Robert Evans to the Lebanon City Council, Mayor Evans said that it resulted from pressure brought upon Norman Knight, owner of the station, by individuals or groups in the Lebanon area. "If this is the case," said Mayor Evans, "I am sure that other members of this council share my feelings of scorn for those who would attempt to influence his actions by these underhanded means. While Mr. Chase has often been outspoken in the expression of his feelings, I have found him to be motivated by a genuine concern for the good of Lebanon. His outspokenness is, I believe, his great contribution in that it often forces action where action is needed. I trust that we will have the pleasure of his company and the inspiration of his courage for a long period. This community will be made a better place in which to live by the efforts of people who are willing to freely express their views in open public meetings. It will be degraded by those who attempt to exert their influence through devious means."

Perhaps Biddy might get in touch with Don Hagerman, Headmaster of Holderness School, who has recently been elected president of the New Hampshire Educational Broadcasting Council, an advisory body for WENH-TV, the state's educational channel. The council consists of 22 educational institutions in New Hampshire, including public and private schools and colleges.

There remain a few miscellaneous notes of interest to the Class. Charlie Benton continues his work with IBM in Washington and was recently named general chairman of the District's Heart Fund Drive.

Prof. Paul Siskind of Boston was recently the principal speaker at a special service at Temple Emanuel in Lawrence, Mass., where families with 25 years or more in membership were honored by the congregation. Paul holds the Fletcher Chair at Boston University, where he is a professor of law. He was formerly special assistant attorney general in Boston and co-author of the "Code of Ethics Law" which was passed by the legislature two years ago. The Siskind family were one of the founders of the Temple Emanuel in Lawrence.

Incidentally, Peter Day, ecumenical officer of the Episcopal Church, only a few days later appeared in nearby Concord to speak before the members of Trinity Church regarding Episcopalian involvement in the ecumenical movement. Peter has written several books on religious topics, including "Saints on Main Street," dealing with personal religion and Christian social service; "Strangers No Longer," on the theology of Christian Unity; and regularly edits the column "Point of View," published in the magazine "Christian Education Findings."

1935 Class ReunionHanover - June 13-15, 1966

Secretary, Room 703, 521 Fifth Ave. New York, N. Y. 10017

305 Grosse Pointe Blvd. Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Treasurer,

Bequest Chairman,