1930

One of the perks of a Dartmouth class officer is the opportunity to attend an annual meeting in Hanover as guest of the college and I will shortly be enjoying such a visit Which will include the pleasure of discussing 1930 affairs with Fred Scribner,Bud French, Jack Rich, Harp Condon, and the Hanover contingent. Thoughts of our Boston Jeremiah meeting are still with me and were strengthened recently when I read a copy Of the freshman dean's address on that occasion. Quoting from the best of Al Dickerson - "Soon after coming to Hanover in 1937, Jerry revealed that his ultimate goal was to be a combination hockey and director of admissions. He just started out helping me. Admissions people keep talking about things like rank-in-class, verbal aptitude, mathematical aptitude. Jerry pointed out that this was a very limited way to look at college candidates. It left out of account a lot of other aptitudes. For one example, skating; for another, stick handling. 'What kind of a photograph do you ask for?' Jerry inquired. 'Head and shoulders? Why you can't even tell whether he's wearing skates.'"

Ted Childs has reached preeminence in the field of hospital administration by election to president of the Greater New York Hospital Association in April. The Association, a non-profit organization serving the health and welfare needs of 83 voluntary non-profit hospitals, 16 voluntary nonprofit homes, and 25 municipal hospitals, is the largest regional association of its kind in the country. Ted began his hospital career in 1935 first in various administrative capacities at New York Hospital in New York City; then in 1943 at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn where he served as assistant superintendent till 1945; then to Brockton Hospital in Brockton, Mass., where he was superintendent. In 1952, he became superintendent of Lenox Hill Hospital and has been president and chief executive of that hospital since 1956. He and Ida have two married daughters, Mrs. H. Duane Wadsworth of Atherton, Calif., and Mrs. Kenneth B. Sampson of Cambridge, Mass.

Because he has initiated a number of very important programs that are his obligation and responsibility to carry through to completion, Nelson Rockefeller will seek reelection as governor of New York and we are sure he will run hard and successfully.

We have learned belatedly of the death of Carroll E. Mavis in December 1964 and are concerned that communications with classmates has broken down to this extent. We also report with regret the death of James D. McBirney on April 12 and RobertH. Larkin on April 17. Our sympathy is extended to the families of these three classmates.

Over in Kingston, Mass., Horace Weston is serving as town moderator. He is vice president of the Plymouth Home National Bank and has been active in many other town affairs. Alden Smith, Penury Priory, Doylestown, Pa., says, "Not much news here in Bucks County. Even the political pot is only simmering gently. Spring has been very slow in arriving, so the dedicated golfers and gardeners have had to hold their fire until nature co-operates a bit, and the politicians are dormant, too. I am still peddling electronics gear, and see little prospect of retirement. Having to feed family and Great Dane, as well as give fiscal support in some measure to township, county, school district, state and great society, keeps one pretty well on the hook. Cows are coming into the barn, so better get to milking, or hide somewhere."

Earl Seldon, after many years in the business, sold Seldon-Watts Seed Co. and took his family on a three-month trip around the world last summer. Upon his return, he started Preferred Travel Service of St. Paul and finds himself busier than ever. Daughter Diane will be married in May to David Hill, a Princeton graduate.

A nice letter from Warner Bentley, director of Hopkins Center, thanks the Class for its $600 gift to support an April showing of Mexican and South American art at the Center.

Lee Chilcote has taken the time to respond to the call for news and writes "I'm sorry that I could not have acknowledged your invitation to the April 4 Executive Committee meeting before this, but Kay, our younger daughter Patty who is fourteen, and I were over in Europe and did not return until April 5. In addition, I received another invitation through the Defense Department and last Wednesday went down to the Norfolk Navy Base where I was invited to go out on the new nuclear submarine 'U.S.S. Lewis & Clark.' I spent over fifteen hours on this new sub and thoroughly enjoyed my trip both on top of the water and under the Atlantic. Although our exact depth is classified, I can truthfully say that we went to a depth of over four hundred feet. About our children, our older son Ron who graduated from Dartmouth in 1957 collected four more degrees plus his Doctorate and is now an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside branch. He has also written several books. Our younger son Lep, who is 23, graduated from Dartmouth in 1964 and from Thayer Engineering in '65. At that time he received his lieutenant commission in the Marines and presently is located near Da Nang and is in action between Da Nang and the Seventeenth Parallel. Lee asked to be a platoon leader and although it is hard work and risky, he seems to have great confidence in his sergeant and the men under him. Our older daughter Kathy having graduated from Smith with an A.B. and Western Reserve with her M.A. married a Yale man and lives here in Cleveland. We have three grandchildren, two in California and one here in Cleveland, all boys and future Dartmouth prospects I hope,"

The following is a letter to Lee from Harry Casler, who is with the Joint U.S. Public Affairs Office in Saigon. "First, I apologize for not having your address which must have been on the envelope bringing your good letter of March 10. Second, let me say I am dropping a note to your boy. I have not seen any information reporting my transfer to Saigon although Bud French and my mother both report having seen it in Dartmouth publications. I am very proud and happy to be serving in Vietnam at this time and I am confident that, while he is obviously in another branch of work, your son feels similar motivation. It might be well if the likes of you in your own way could offer some countervailing measures in the States to point out to the know-nothings and the want-to-know-nothings that the American stake is on the line right here. Your good words of encouragement are very well accepted and I too hope we all come through unscathed. My family, except for Chris at Hotchkiss, is in Baguio in the Philippines and I get over there about two months for a few days."

George Covell's son George Jr., Marine Corporal, was wounded by shrapnel in Vietnam several months ago but expects to be discharged shortly from Chelsea Naval Hospital.

Two 1930 sons, Emmanuel Sturman and John Parkhurst, will be in Hanover next fall as members of the Class of 1970. Both fathers have been active in Dartmouth affairs. Lee is currently serving on the 1930 Executive Committee, and George has been a member of the Alumni Council. 1930 is still in the running, forty years later.

'30 classmates Pete Callaway (l), Publisher of Newsweek, and Bob McClory, aCongressman from Illinois, at a luncheon given in Washington by Newsweek.

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