1913
The class notes for this issue are written by Joe Barnett who has done such a fine job in collecting news from the Class and editing previous class notes and class newsletters.
Alan H. McAllister '48, son of our classmate Harold C. McAllister, died suddenly on August 2. Graduating from Tuck School in '49, he joined the Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford and was its treasurer at his death. Our sympathies go out to Harold and Carolyn in their great loss. Harold has had a heart upset and has had to take it easy for several weeks. He is now on the mend but has had to resign his position as Deputy of the Supreme Council of the 33rd Masonic Degree in New Hampshire.
Good news: Marc Wright has consented to take the job as class secretary at least until our next class meeting in 1968. His address is 56 Hillcrest Road, Reading, Mass. So news items for class notes should be sent to him from now on.
Remember unofficial class reunion at Hanover Inn, October 20-22. Make your own reservations with the Inn.
Bill Towler, the indefatigable publisher and European traveler, was slowed up for a time in July and spent eight days in a New York hospital. Bill's trouble was an infected foot and then of all things a diagnosis of gout. But as usual he bounced back quickly and was soon out battling with agencies and advertisers for business for the fall issue of Men's Bazaar, a new Hearst publication for the men's wear field. Bill retired as publisher of Town and Country on his 75th birthday in August '66.
Warren Prosser (Babe) Smith, ex-Wall Street operator, ex-partner in Dominick & Dominick brokerage firm, ex-member of the New York Stock Exchange, flew to England in late May for a month's vacation. Babe certainly has a fine home to come back to - a house built in 1809 in the delightful town of Litchfield, Conn. In retirement Babe has taken a job which he describes as "not too demanding" as investment adviser for the local bank.
Dave Logan retired in 1959 as an Internal Revenue agent after serving over 15 years with the bureau. Since then he has been working as a public accountant in Norwalk, Conn., and specializes in tax work. Dave has some good comments on the national economy. One of them involves an. interesting flashback: "When I was a boy in grammar school, my dad operated a small dairy. He got seven cents a quart for milk. It had to be delivered to the village two miles away before 7 a.m. every day or they didn't want it. Today we are paying 360 a quart for milk with three deliveries a week." Dave does not plan to retire yet. He feels both mind and body need exercise. His job gives him a mental workout and mowing his lawn provides the exercise.
Harold Ransom has had a busy and abundant life right in the town where he grew up - Newport, N. H. With this location so close to Hanover, he has been a frequent visitor there and has maintained an active interest in the College and the Class. When he wrote a while back, Harold was much disturbed about a female lecturer who spoke at Hanover in February. It seems that her discourse was of the "God is dead" variety. Harold's point, probably shared by many alumni who knew of the incident, was that the Administration should not permit this kind of thing. But as he points out, colleges everywhere seem to have an overly liberal attitude about speakers whose points of view are in conflict with traditional standards and values.
E.V.K. (General) Willson, who can spin stories of undergraduate days by the hour, weaseled out in answering my letter asking for news or views. He treated the outline as a questionnaire, with of course staccato answers. But the "General" is as suave and polished as ever, I see him two or three times a year. He and Edna have a beautiful apartment directly overlooking the Atlantic at Gulfstream, which is adjacent to Delray Beach. E.V.K. says he sees George Tilton and Art Estep both of 1914, frequently. One Willson son, Bob, is a lawyer in New Jersey. The other son, Sam, is in Geneva, Switzerland in charge of personnel for all 26 European offices of the McCann-Erickson advertising agency.
In addition to a busy and full life as an orthopedic surgeon, Milt Aronowitz has managed to do all sorts of charitable and civic work. Only recently he retired as president of the Albany Community Chest. He was president of the Jewish Community Center for twelve years and in 1956 received the B'nai B'rith "Man of the Year" award. Milt has done a lot of effective recruiting work for the Dartmouth football team. He was honored for this at the Victory Football Dinner this year. Milt and Gretchen have traveled extensively over most of Europe and the Far East, and are thinking hopefully of South America and Africa for the near future.
In late March Brig Knight was reelected a Selectman of the Town of Marlborough, N. H. Brig says he goes up to Mary Hitchcock Hospital at least once a year for examination. He reports that he has seen Ben Andrew a few times since Ben's move to Keene, N. H.
Henry Hamilton was born in Great Falls, Mont., and has lived there all his life. He heads up his own real estate and insurance company, was a banker in his early days, owns and operates the Hamilton Sheep Company, and is a director of the Montana Flour Mills. While devoted to Montana his second choice is the Southeast part of the country. This comes about through several long visits to his daughter and her family in Georgia. "Hammy" says these visits gave him an opportunity to attend three Masters Tournaments at Augusta and to stay several days at The Cloister, Sea Island, Ga. Having had both of these experiences myself, I share Hammy's enthusiasm for them.
It seems to me that we used to hear stories about the baleful eye of bankers. None of this applies to Ralph Bauman. I can vouch for it that both of his eyes were genial and friendly when he dropped in to see me here in Florida a couple of years ago. Ralph writes, "I still walk three or four miles a day instead of the five I used to do, but my gait is slower and less steady." A devoted fisherman, Ralph (and Kathyrn) has gone to the Montana Rockies for many years where he says "rainbow up to 15 inches still respond to a dry fly."
I hope you found something of interest in the September Class Newsletter. I still have a few "profiles" for the next Newsletter which will go out later. However about 15 men whose record shows the most active class interest over the years never did answer my letter of last spring. I am still hoping to hear from all who up to now have not written.
Secretary, 56 Hillcrest Rd. Reading, Mass. 01867
Treasurer, Hanover, N. H. 03755
Bequest Co-Chairmen,
