1955
Al and Carolyn Murray and their two boys are in London for several months, from September through December, thanks to a Congressional staff fellowship awarded Aa by the American Political Science Association He's sprucing up on econometrics at the London School of Economics so he can go back to Capitol Hill and tell those confused Congressmen how to juggle the national debt. Al writes, "Our stay has been made delightful by Ron and Cathy Murphy, who met us at the airport and have generally taken care of us. Our first night here, we joined Nicole and Dick Barr and Alan Cooke at the Murphys' charming flat - a fitting start to a grand trip. The Barrs were on a periodic European trip related to the import business Dick heads, and Alan Cooke is nearing the conclusion of his Ph.D. program at Cambridge. Ron Murphy, lately of Singer, now heads up the London office of the recently formed consulting firm of Management Counsel International." Quite a '55 gathering in London.
Another exotic chapter in the life of State Department linguist Cy Muromcew: he was an interpreter at the Glassboro summit meeting of President Johnson and Premier Kosygin earlier this year, then cruised aboard the research vessel "Albatros" which, together with a Soviet ship of the same name, was doing a survey of fish in the mid-Atlantic. "Yes, Virginia," reports our candid Cy, "there was a Russian female scientist called Olga, and vodka and caviar, too. Such is the life of a language officer at the State Department." This might get better than James Bond. Stay tuned for the next exciting episode.
In the domestic sphere, the classmate undertaking the far-out project of the month is Art Feinstein. He's the English major who decided later to become an engineer, so returned to Hanover for pre-engineering courses and finally a Thayer degree. Art has been working in Chicago,the past few years, and just recently switched jobs to Bauer Engineering Company, a "small and very rapidly growing consulting firm dealing with all aspects of water engineering." His particular baby is planning a unique flood-control system for Chicago. It's a series of tunnels, 20 to 50 miles in length, deep under the city - perhaps as much as 800 feet down. After heavy rain or snow, the excess in the combined storm-sanitary sewers will drain down into the tunnels. Later, the water will be pumped back up to be treated and then dumped into local rivers. As an added attraction, the pumps will be reversible, and when water drains down to the tunnels, it will turn the pumps backward and generate electricity. Mayor Daley recently called this a "pioneering" project "which can well serve as a model for the nation."
A pithy communication from Dr. Larry Kretchmar: "Drafted. Assigned U.S. Naval Hosp., Balboa Park, San Diego. Moving with wife and 3 children to S. D. from Los Altos in the Bay area."
Al Wright had the misfortune to suffer a coronary attack in September, but he's recovering successfully. "I am wondering," he writes, "whether or not I am the first one in our class to have undergone the ordeal a dubious distinction, to say the least." He's a banker in Exeter, N. H.
Neil Levenson trekked to London recently to make a record for MGM - "an instrumental with myself at the piano. I have many other records out," he adds, "on United Artists, Columbia, and several other important labels." Prep school teacher Lou Turner is a student again, spending this year studying physics at the University of South Dakota, in Vermillion. Morris Yarowsky, whose paintings have been widely exhibited, is now visiting professor of art at the University of Oregon. Last summer he traveled to Asheville, N. C., to help evaluate art facilities for a local Arts and Humanities Development Project.
Moving up: Arnie Katz was elected a vice president of Shearson, Hammill & Co., securities dealers, in New York. Mike Roberts became a partner in the Cincinnati law firm of Gatch, Ritchie and Kleinmann. He took a European trip last summer, and also reports "doing much community theater work, mountaineering, skiing - continuation of interests developed at Dartmouth." Not bad, considering five children. John Wetzel was named an assistant vice president of Irving Trust Company in New York. He's a loan officer in the bank's metropolitan division.
Moved: Skip Hance, to Farmington, Conn., where he teaches American history and heads the history department at Miss Porter's School; Tom McGreevey, to the Plastics Division of Diamond Alkali in Cleveland, where he's starting the division's first market research operation; Web Wilde, to the Export Division of A. T. Cross Company, Lincoln, R. I., "since 1846 America's finest writing instrument manufacturer," according to Web (do they make quills?); DaveMiller, shifted within American Cyanamid to regional controller for Europe and South Africa in the International Division, still based in Wayne, N. J.
Born: to Allen and Janet Root, their third, Michael Jeffrey, May 24 (Al is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School); to Gerry andBarbara Kleinman, third son, Gary Allan, March 13 (they live in Canoga Park, Calif.); to Lou and Bea Cavaliere, third son, last December 30 ("How's that for timing?" chuckles Lou; he teaches biology at North Haven, Conn., High School, and directs the driver education program); to Neal andJoan Allen, Elena Joan, August 15 (they're in Westfield, N. J.); to the Rog Dollivers, their third, John Russell, July 15 ("other dependents," writes Rog from his Texas spread, "include one dog, one cat, 19 sheep, 40 head of cattle and various other assorted varmints"); to the Al Andersons, Jill Colleen, September 1 (also Texans, in Dallas).
Woody Goss took his two older boys, 7 and 5, to Expo last summer, says it was "great fun - especially for the boys; three nights in sleeping bags in our soggy tent." Charlie Williams is also in the camping world. He's chairman of the Keemosahbee (on the level?) District and an executive board member for the Nathan Hale Council of Boy Scouts of America, in New Britain, Conn.
Skip Mackey is still a Cape Kennedy bachelor, fishing mostly, occasionally "shooting 'toy' rockets to moon, etc." Frank Chase reports a good '55 turnout at a recent Dartmouth Club of Baltimore meeting, including Ace Hall, Buck Frisch, and CharlieGrafton. Ross Robbins reports that he's "still a poor, but honest billposter" in Rockford, Ill. It's good to hear such frankness from businessmen, especially those who have their own companies. Ross now commutes from the attractive lake town of Delavan, Wis., and he says the way of life there agrees with him - "taxes are high, but schools and state facilities well run and good."
Attending the wedding in Durham, N. C., of John Cavanagh '55 and Barbara Kirkwere (front row, l to r): Parker Albee Jr. '6l, John, Barbara, Harry Russell 57;back row: Carter White '55, Phil Fitzpatrick '29, Dr. Ellie Cavanagh '29 (groomsfather), Jim Cavanagh '51 (brother) and Tom Berger '63.
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