1942

In spite of the fact that winter refuses to capitulate - a situation appreciated by a few diehard ski buffs - our thoughts continually concentrate on the more hospitable climate of Hanover in mid-June and the titillating activities associated with what promises to be a most significant happening in the history of this exceptional Dartmouth class.

Nor are we alone as word is received from 'round the globe of reservations confirmed - plans completed - hearts made gay in anticipation of events to come. Consider the Rochester contingent. A recent house-to-house canvass reveals 70 percent of those eligible will respond to the smoke signals from reunion headquarters. If you recall that some of these braves and squaws have been fairly productive over the years - this represents a considerable group of green Indians - all expecting to pow wow with you around the '42 tepee.

Bill Lowenthal has received a Ph.D. degree from Georgetown University. A recent letter from Bill added these details: "After serving almost five years in the Embassy at Buenos Aires, Argentina, I was given a year of leave with pay to write a dissertation on the 'Expansion and Modernization of Argentina (1880-1916).' It is an analysis of Argentina's period of sensational economic growth and why it did not continue. The paper was accepted by Georgetown during the summer and the degree was awarded the other day. Now I am back in harness at the State Department where I am the Deputy Director, Office of Argentine, Paraguayan and Uruguayan Affairs. Hope to see you at our 25th."

From Mott D. Brown '17 come the following comments and news item: "Having been class secretary I will recall there are times when a secretary would like more news to report in the class column. Things may have changed in these intervening years. ... (Ed. note: A forlorn hope.) CarlH. Holekamp Jr., your classmate and my son-in-law, has just been elected treasurer of the Board of Trustees of Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., his lifelong residence and the point of all of his many community services. He has also recently been elected a vice-president of the Southwest Lumbermen's Association. This is Carl's chosen field of endeavor and comes to him as a very acceptable honor.

"I will be hoping that you have a good turn-out for your Twenty-fifth in Hanover in June. We are looking forward to our Fiftieth. Quite a difference, isn't it? As things now stand, Carl and Barbara and their four children are planning to be there for the fun, but there are certain hazards in longrange planning, particularly when one runs his own business as Carl does. Here's hoping anyhow.

"My wife and I will be keeping an eye on '42 Notes —we always do read them for we have learned that your Class has many good sons of Dartmouth, including several sons of '17ers, and at least Carl as the husband of a daughter of a '17er."

What familiar face appeared in an advertisement in the Daily Dartmouth recently? That of Pete Link, a comrade-in-arms during meteorology training at M.I.T. under Uncle Sam's auspices some two and a half decades ago. Pete is now vice president of the newly created bar soap and household cleaners division of Procter & Gamble. Pete joined P&G in 1947 and has steadily climbed the management ladder during the intervening years. Cliff Roberts has been elected vice president of Cargill, Inc., the Minneapolis international farm and industrial products firm. Cliff is also a World War II veteran (U.S. Navy fighter pilot) and joined Cargill in 1946 and has been regional manager of the grain division in Chicago and director and president of Cargo Carriers, Inc. Following the pattern, DavidHeald has been named executive vice president of Putnam Fund Distributors, Inc.

A highlight of the reunion program will be a Friday morning panel staged by Harry Bond oil the topic "The American City: Triumph or Disaster?" Participants will be Professor of Government Frank Smallwood "51 who heads Dartmouth's city planning studies, and our own Ed McLaughlin, Jerry Tallmer, Bud Dutton and Dave Sargent, each of whose career has involved him intimately with the problem of our cities. We urge that all who are looking forward to this session read Harvey Cox's "The Secular City" prior to reunion.

1942 Class ReunionHanover, June 15-18, 1967

Secretary, 154 Washington Ave. Rochester, N. Y. 14608

Class Agent, 135 Harbour Lane, Massapequa, N. Y. 11758