1941
One of the hardest parts of writing this monthly column is having to report periodically on the passing of another classmate. Clif Stratton suffered a fatal heart attack at his office on the afternoon of October 2. At the time of his death, Clif was secretary and assistant general counsel of the Air Transport Association of America, with offices in Washington, D. C. The deepest sympathies of the Class are extended to his wife Lydia and their children, Cynthia, Joanna, and Clifton J. III.
Another classmate has joined Lee Trudeau in the exodus from Manhattan to the hills of New England. Ed Acker, after sixteen years with the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company in the New York area, has taken a position as a representative of the State of New Hampshire Office of Industrial Development in the Department of Resources and Economic Development. He will be operating out of the New Hampshire State House Annex in Concord.
Bill Freeman, vice president of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., has become the firm's general sales manager with responsibility for both domestic and foreign sales activities. He has been with CB&I since graduation, the last three years as general manager of the interna- tional division, and has been a company director since 1965. Among his other directorships he lists the Gary- Wheaton Bank, Horton Steel Works, Poulsen Insurance Company of America, and eight
As a result of the summer shutdown of this column, some correspondence and some news items have backed up a little, so some catching up is required. Included in the backlog is a nice letter from Seth Fitchet, which was received early last summer, and reads in part as follows: "Sorry to have missed seeing you all last year on the 25th, but that weekend we were moving the main office of our firm to its new location on the ground floor in the heart of town. Al Hutton built it for us and finished in time so he could make the reunion. My firm is Merrill, Turben & Co., a smaller, mid-western member of the New York Stock Exchange, headquartered in Cleveland.
"The big news in my life is a daughter, Hilary, born March 8, 1967. Perhaps a potential 36-24-36, but then at 7 pounds 10 ounces and 20Vz inches. This comes at an age that evokes pride as well as some consternation, and accompanied by tongues in cheeks and smart remarks. Mostly they say it'll keep me young. Joanie says if it keeps me any younger I'll have to camp out in the back yard. The score is now four and none; three other daughters, 22, 17 and 13; plus a grandson age of two.
"We live on the first fairway of the Country Club in Pepper Pike, just outside Cleveland. There's got to be some other excuse for my worsening golf game."
Your secretary made several expeditions to the races at Rockingham Park this summer with indifferent success. Unfortunately August 30 wasn't one of the days. If it had been, the results might have been more lucrative. On that date, the $41,000 New England Futurity was won by a long shot named "Full o' Prunes" owned and trained by Ed Stone. Ed's horse finished a half length ahead of a 4 to 5 favorite and paid $2l for a $2 win ticket.
Here's another early summer item. Dr.Joe Hill, president of the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Long Island University at its commencement ceremonies in June. "Calling Dr. Hill 'a prototype of the new breed of medical administrator,' Edward Niemuth, an LIU trustee, lauded his view of 'medicine's role as not only to make men well, but to make them whole within themselves.' He commended Dr. Hill for his 'pioneering efforts to make patient care not only more efficient through technology, but more humane through technology as well.'
"The citation referred to Dr. Hill's inaugural address as President of the Downstate Medical Center (May 5) in which he presented his version of 'the medical school of the future... a biomedical center that would use technology to break down those artificial barriers that separate discipline from discipline, profession from profession, and the specialist from the rest of us.' "
Several classmates were commencement speakers at various colleges and universities last spring. Among them was Jim Kelso, executive vice president of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce who was the principal speaker at the graduation exercises of Burdett College. Also, Brigadier General Bob Dixon was the speaker at the commissioning exercises for senior cadets of the Colby College Air Force ROTC in Waterville, Me. Bob was then commanding the 45th Air Division at Loring Air Force Base. Included in his command were bombardment wings at Loring and at Dow Air Force Base in Bangor, Me., and a strategic wing at Goose Bay Air Force Base in Labrador. (The address changes at the end of these notes show Bob has been transferred to Texas, but we have no word on his present assignment.)
Children of '41 are being married off at a great rate. Fritz Cluthe's daughter Leigh was married in June to Mr. Geoffrey Grant Tilden. Another June wedding was that of Judy David, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BillDavid. John Hodel and his wife attended the David wedding. Unfortunately, the press release that was received failed to mention the name of the lucky bridegroom. An announcement was received of the engagement of Miss Lee Ware to Dr. and Mrs. DaveBryan's son, Dave Jr. The wedding was planned for late May so your secretary can only assume that it is now an accomplished fact.
Since late last spring, the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Rhode Island has been headed by Dr. Dick Sexton.
Fred Leopold, a member of the City Council of Beverly Hills, Calif., since 1964, has. been elected Mayor of the city. Fred proudly announced an ambitious and con- troversial plan for the modernization and beautification of his city.
The New York advertising agency of Papert, Koenig, Lois Inc. announced the election of a new president and chief executive officer to replace Julie Koenig who has been elevated to the newly created post of chairman of the executive committee.
Some of the address changes received from the alumni records office since our last report are as follows:
Robert H. Baker, Pan American World Airways, Coolidge Airport, Antigua, West Indies; Harry L. Broh, 231 Spring Drive, Huntington, W. Va. 25705; Harrison Butterworth, South Strafford, Vt. 05070; Brig. Gen. Robert J. Dixon, 14462 A, #1 Military Plaza, Randolph AFB, Texas 78148; Prof. Jerry Donohue, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104; Robert U. Frondorf, R.D. 6, Box 206, Gettysburg, Pa. 17325; Lt. Col. Clayton F. Gray, 38690 A, CMR #l, Box 1013, Hq. Pacaf, APO, San Francisco, Calif. 96553; Lt. Col. Richard C. Jachens, 080899; 508 th USASA Group, APO, San Francisco, Calif. 96276; Joseph M. Kipe Jr., 205 Orchard Road, Paoli, Pa. 19301; Rev. Richard S. Knight, Fitch Pond Road, Sterling Junction, Mass. 01565; Edward F. Little, 1170 Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, Calif. 91711; John C. Naylor Jr., 485 Pullman Road, Hillsborough, Calif. 94010; Maynard H. Riley Jr., 1352 Chestnut St., Wilmette, Ill. 60091; CDR. Robert W. Sherwin, USN 223458, The Kalia, Apt. 605-C, 425 Ena Rd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96815; Robert H. Simon, 8404 Thornden Terrace, Bethesda, Md. 20034; Paul W. Speier, 1 Bank St., Stamford, Conn. 06901; Robert B. Taft, 1412 14th St., Fort Lee, N. J. 07024; Robert B. Tepper, 847 Westgrove Rd., Akron, Ohio 44303.
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