1936
While most of us are struggling with the transportation problems of commuting or the school bus, Buz and Jane Chapin are selling safaris to Africa. As directors of Adventures Unlimited, the travel planning department of Abercrombie and Fitch, they not only help you to the four corners of the earth but they can also see that you are properly equipped to lure a lion or gaff a giraffe. They recently returned from a five-week trip to Africa, but they were so busy with agency business, Buz was unable to do any hunting. The Chapins are now living in New York City since their children, Michele and John, have married and increased the fold with five grandchildren. Their other daughter, Joanna, a graduate of Bryn Mawr, is studying medicine at Columbia University.
If you are planning a trip to Mexico City for the coming Olympics, it is comforting to know that the Number 2 man at the American Embassy is Henry Dearborn whose official title is Deputy Chief of Mission. This is one of the largest American embassies and supervises seventeen consulates. During this past summer Henry had a chance to meet fifteen Dartmouth students who were spending their summer vacation building a schoolhouse and sanitation facilities for inhabitants of the Tlalnepantia area of Mexico City. Although the Dearborn children were with their parents for the summer, they have now returned to school in the States Pam to her second year at Trinity College in Washington, D. C., and Rick to Georgetown Prep in Maryland.
During a recent visit to London DonRobbins had a pleasant luncheon with ReeceHatchitt. Reece is in charge of the London office of Boyden Associates, consultants for executive search. Although the English businessman is not averse to a sporting proposition from another firm, it is not considered cricket to do so on your present employer's time. Therefore, most search contacts must be made at the prospect's home. Another travel note came from the Harvard Business School Bulletin which stated that Bill Niss, vice president and treasurer of the Bath Iron Works Corp., spent some time last spring in Yucatan. His son. Bob, planned to enter Colorado College this fall.
Kenyon & Eckhardt of New York has elected Steve Dietz chairman of its board of directors. Steve, who joined K & E in 1955, is concurrently director of communications services and in charge of media, research, TV-radio and sales promotion operations. A good part of his advertising career was spent with Procter & Gamble, and prior to joining K & E, he was with Ted Bates and Ogilvy & Mather.
John Sevey has been elected vice president, securities at the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company in Springfield. John has been with this organization since 1935 and has spent most of that time in the securities department. He is a director of the Southeastern Public Service Company and resides in nearby Wilbraham with his wife, Mildred, and their two daughters.
Before Andy Schmidt completed his two- year term in June as president of the Pioneer Valley, Mass., Dartmouth Club, he presented to the membership a "Dartmouth Today" program featuring two professors and a senior fellow supplied by the College. This presentation gave the alumni a broad picture of the Hanover scene in one evening. Andy's son, Bellamy, is a junior at Dartmouth and was cited last year for outstanding scholastic achievement in the classics. He was a recipient of a similar citation in French drama during his freshman year.
Dick Hoyt of Ridgefield, Conn., received a citation from the Wooster School in June for completion of ten years' service on the faculty. Dick, business manager of the school, has taught algebra and has done some coaching.
If you live in northern New Jersey and you need new eyeglasses, Anspach Bros., Opticians, have stores in East Orange, Livingston, Summit, and Asbury Park, all under the supervision of Gene Anspach, president. He even has hearing aids if you have reached that point. A local newspaper recently cited Anspach Bros, for over sixty years' continuous service. During the summer the Long Island Newsday carried a picture of Fred Hackett demonstrating the handcraft of shingle shaving at the Stony Brook Museum Festival. Fred is an attorney and has his own law office in Farmingdale. Fred and his wife, Laura, reside in Stony Brook and presently count five children and four grandchildren. Another clipping from Rockford, Ill., brought me up-to-date on John Holmquist, president of the Holmquist Lumber Company. John and Beth have four children. Their three daughters attended Duke University, Mrs. Joan Smith graduated in 1964, Mrs. Jill Jones in 1966 and Julie is in her junior year. Their son, John, is a senior at Rockford High. In Greenwich, Conn., Jack Smith spearheaded a successful drive to change the plans for the new high school swimming pool from six to eight lanes. Jack is an architect and partner in the New York firm of Eggers and Higgins. As an Olympic swimming official he believes an eight lane pool is necessary to meet today's interest in the sport.
We'll be looking for those familiar faces in the cheering sections on these autumn Saturday afternoons. Next fall Princeton will be playing in Hanover and we plan to have a class get-together after the game just in case you like to plan ahead.
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T reasurer, 139 Burbatik Rd., Longmeadow, Mass. 01106
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