1935

Among the papers a class secretary accumulates are clippings and notes the use of which remains highly dubious. Some have arrived mysteriously, like the news photo of Harry Ackerman's wife at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C., where she relinquished her role as Mrs. U.S. Savings Bonds. I think this item is an oldie - she's wearing a long skirt - but it's news to me.

Then there are fascinating notes of general interest I save for the lead paragraph, such as the fact that the whole canary world was put in a chirp when Garnet Weaver's Canadian Rollers beaked out the Belgian four-bird team in the 35th annual Canary World Series. The article on this subject which appeared in the Herald Tribune taught me things about canaries I never knew, such as their aptitude with Hollow Rolls, Glucks, Schockels, and Rollers. To think that I might have confused a Hard Schwirr with a Bell Roll.... Six points off for a Nasal Tour, or a Schnarr (which canaries pick up from sparrows), or for Lockens (which are mating calls when the canary doesn't care what he's singing).

Perhaps such avian esoterics don't interest you. I thought they would make proper introduction, however, to a swan song, quite appropriate after six years in this job.

If you didn't make the 30th Reunion in Hanover you missed a great deal. Far from being an alcoholic glad hand convocation of old grads, this one provided the opportunity to renew real acquaintance with the academic atmosphere and with old friends, as well as gain new perspective on world affairs.

The Tuesday Symposium led by Gen. Gavin '62 honorary and Walter Wanger '15 featured a panel of '35ers who have reached distinction in their respective fields. They deserve to be honored by the class: Fritz Beebe Len Bryant, Ralph Lazarus, Jerry Iringarn, Sandy Brown. Hugh Wolff, Maury Rapf. Dero Saunders. and Frank Cornwell.

Incidentally, Dero Saunders was appointed executive editor of Forbes magazine just a month ago. This makes him #3 on the masthead of a very readable and successful publication

Frank Cornwell, who moderated the World Understanding panel, is vice president of Monsanto Company and an accomplished speaker in his own right. He's my prime candidate for a political future among members of the class.

Another announcement of considerable interest is the appointment of our own George Colton as vice president of Dartmouth College. He succeeds Orton Hicks '21, who retires on June 30 of this year. This puts squarely in George's hands the future responsibility for College programs in fund raising, alumni relations, and public affairs. It is a big job and one vital to the future of Dartmouth. The class is honored by this appointment.

"it is a "remarkable fact that our class, therefore, finds itself with two of the three people who function as officers of the College directly under President Dickey, John Masland, Provost and honorary member of '35, being in effect senior vice president of the College. Wherever you look there are members of the class active in College affairs. We have four members on the Alumni Council; Bucks Weil on the executive committee of the General Association of Alumni; numerous officers of local alumni clubs; workers in the vineyard for the National Enrollment Committee; from time to time visiting advisers to Tuck School, the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and other Dartmouth organizations, as well as two other members of the administrative staff of the College besides George; one faculty member at the Dartmouth Medical School (Morry Heller) plus probably some others that I have inadvertently omitted.

Another academician of distinction is Rocky Rockwell, head of the Government Department at Hamilton College. His son, Winthrop, starts with the class of 1970 this fall extending Rockwell family roots at Dartmouth which go back on his maternal side to his great, great, great, great grandfather, who graduated in the class of 1797; his 3-X great grandfather, in the class of 1824; 1-X, in the class of 1877; in modern times, his grandfather, class of '13; and great uncle '17. On his paternal side ("pikers," says Rocky), Win can only boast of a great, great grandfather, class of 1822, and a fellow named Landon G. Rockwell '35.

The Rockwells seem to be in the news this month. John M. ("Rock") Rockwell has been named president of the Nylok Company, a United Shoe Machinery division, which is located in Paramus, N.J. Rock also continues as general manager of the United Shoe Machinery Rockwell division in Newark. Both companies are manufacturers of specialty fastening devices which feature threads made self-locking by application of nylon inserts. Nylok also has a plant in Lincolnwood, Ill., and is planning to open a plant in Los Angeles. Rock also has been active as a member of the Board of Tax Assessors (Ugh!) in Deal, N.J., and as a trustee of the United Community Appeals in the Newark area.

The final scraps of paper in my folder this month concern Paul Siskind and Lyn Whitehill. Paul has been named acting dean of the Boston University School of Law, the former dean having been named a judge of the Massachusetts Land Court. Paul has been a full-time faculty member of the School of Law since 1949 and in '51 was named Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Law, as well as serving in '62 and '63 as special assistant attorney general for the State of Massachusetts. Lyn Whitehill, who labored at a chemistry bench near mine in years past, has been named assistant director of the Resin Research Department of SherwinWilliams Company.

One final item. Charlie Varney, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Varney Insurance Company, which he joined in 1935, has incorporated the business. Chapter "S" must have hit Rochester, N.H.

AVE ATQUE VALE

1935 Class ReunionHanover - June 13-16, 1966

Secretary, Room 2303, 521 Fifth Ave. New York, N. Y. 10017

Class Agent, 5 Locust Lane, Wallingford, Pa.