1943
Fall reunions are bigger and better. Counted 27 classmates on Holy Cross weekend; there were others missed. Paul Young, our very real man in Hanover, made excellent arrangements for a Hopkins Center hospitality room, dinners, and class rooming. This entrepreneur secured a combo for Saturday night dancing to wind up a fine reunion.
Our class business featured Parliamentarian George Munroe and reunion chairman Frank Hartmann, planner of the big picture and moneyman, Bob Field. Winner of the giant slogan contest that brought in several hundred entries was Dick Bugbee for coining "43's Biggest Spree." Frank expects 250 of us to show up with our wives and children. To plan for that mob requires committees and subcommittees on everything from costumes to children's activities.
Our 25-year Class Gift is targeted at $600,000, composed of previous gifts, plus gifts to the 1968 Alumni Fund and pledges to the 1969 Fund and Capital Gifts Fund. We're about $lBO,OOO short at this moment. I'd like to see some affluent '43 (and I know he's there) come up with that $100,000 to be matched by an equal gift from the rest of us. We'd do it. Bob McQueen would enjoy handling the transaction.
Bob Gray needs biographies for the Class Book. Don't have that blank look in the 25th book! Let's cooperate with Bob, who can become irascible when provoked. Send copy to him 1001 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C.
On the Hanover scene ... Bud Silverstein, who's lost none of his enthusiasm for Dartmouth ... Al McBean starting a new fad in his green beret - and looking good in it too ... Out of the past came Jughead O'Connor, still much the same, with that wonderful Irish grin. A realtor in Framingham. Lovely family. His look-alike son attends Merrimac College in North Andover ... Dick Pierce hastily introducing his wife at kickoff time and getting lost in the crowd ... Fritz Geller not really sure it was the Charlie he knew ... Bud Miskow up from Falmouth with all his family and staying for dinner with the class after the game ... BillRobinson, the Westhampton publisher, made his first class reunion in years and enjoyed it. He publishes papers on Long Island, aided by his wife Shirley, who does writing and editorial work. Nice combination. They reported Alex Nagle won that Westhampton Village board election hands down. Next stop, Albany.
Bob Pinto has adjusted to stateside life after all those years in Sao Paulo and Brazil with Mergenthaler Linotype. Carolyn and he enjoyed revisiting Hanover and catching up. Bob is in charge of Mergenthaler's foreign divisions, lives in Brooklyn along with that distinguished air reducer, Don Reich ... The big author from Atlanta, Kelly Coffin, made the long trek with Janie; they're like bubbles in champagne. Kel took in the Club Officers meeting held during the weekend. Coffin and Atlanta were made for each other.
Doubt if Ed Lider will ski much this winter. He was flattened by a knee condition. Ironical, because he takes physical fitness seriously and is in good shape. His freshman son Bob, cheerleader with a big D, led a loud one for '43 at the game ... Tom McManus, clairvoyant always, called plays in advance, aided by giant binoculars. Rose and he didn't stay for dinner ... Biggest Dartmouth football fans must be Andy Caffreyand Claire. They're making them all ... Ken Sorlein said I got him in dutch with his fraternity for my reporting of his chaperoning last fall ... Jack Meleney made most of the functions solo; Lil stayed in her room fighting a bad cold.
Jim Doucette has joined New York's Celanese Corporation as director of management selection and development. He will have corporate responsibility for the planning and administration of all management selection, assessment and personnel development programs.
Jim, who with his wife Rita and six children, now lives in Stamford, Conn., has had careers in two fields. Before entering industry, he was in guidance positions in Massachusetts public schools and at Boston U. He had been director of personnel for Colt Industries, Inc., and vice president of employee industrial relations for Pratt Whitney Machine Tool Company.
In Hanover last summer Dr. Albert Crance married Mrs. Peter Winship, widow of Pete Winship '15. Thus Don Crance's father married Don Crance's mother-in-law, making Don and his wife Pat brother and sister of some sort, so Pat informs me. Their daughters Wendy and Stephanie are married while Debbie and Peter are at home in Atlanta. Tennis activity and vacations at Hilton's Head Island keep the Crances among the swingers.
Sad to report that Bob Kerwin lost his wife Evelyn from cancer, September 13, 1967. Pamela, Robert, and Daniel are the surviving children. Bob has been with The Ford Foundation in Istanbul since 1964 as consultant on training and research for business development. Our sympathy to Bob and the children on their loss.
Bill Maeck is enjoying his role as a trust officer of the Fairfield County Trust Company, Greenwich, Conn. Smooth and handsome as ever. Son Peter is a Dartmouth freshman. Bill will be back in June.
If you can match the names with the faces in the photo, you're good: Bud Hall, Ken Sorlein, Bill Robinson, Andy Caffrey, Bud Silverstein, Cal Osberg, Jack Meleney, Frank Hartmann, George Munroe, Bus Mosbacher, Ed Lider, Paul Young, Bob Pinto, Don Reich, Bob Gray, Tony Farrell, Dick Bugbee, Kelly Coffin, Bob Field, Al McBean, Jug O'Connor, Bill Maeck, and C. D.
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