1957
When this issue reaches you, the 10th Reunion should be history. Prognosticating a bit, I'm confident that the weekend of June 16-17 will be one that all of us in attendance in Hanover will remember for many, many years. The opportunities for such gatherings - to reminisce, to exchange ideas, opinions, etc., to fraternize - are rare indeed.
Dan White, M.D. and Captain in the Air Force has recently completed a most productive tour of duty near Saigon. The following excerpts from Tinker AFB news release highlight some of Dan's contributions to the Vietnamese civilian population.
Sixteen U.S. Air Force men, including Dr. (Captain) Daniel B. White of Ann Arbor, Mich., work a mercy mission in a zone so isolated that an armed convoy escorts them when the team leaves or returns to the small Vietnamese village of Tan An. Dr. White is with a Military Provincial Hospital Augmentation Program team - a hand-picked group of medical specialists whose job it is to treat the Vietnamese civilian population of a remote area.
Medical care at Tan An was extremely limited a year ago. When Dr. White and his team members arrived in May 1966 they began treating the Vietnamese within the village proper. Today, a few weeks before the pioneer team departs to be replaced by a new MILPHAP group - the number of patients being treated has more than tripled. Like the others in his unit, the doctor underwent special training for this assignment. He spent four weeks at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in April 1966, familiarizing himself with Vietnamese customs and problems and learning basic escape and evasion techniques in case the Viet Cong should attack the small village.
Although Tan An is located only 35 miles from the greater Saigon area, when Dr. White or other medical specialists travel to renew their supplies, it is a major journey. They are escorted by an armed military unit to a helicopter landing pad located several miles from their hospital. A chopper flys them another fifteen miles over the dense jungle to Bien Hoa Air Base, where they arrange for any transportation available to help them reach their supply source — Tan Son Nhut - another 15 miles away. The process is reversed on the homeward leg of the journey.
The team of three doctors, twelve enlisted medical specialists, and the administrative officer have, in less than a year, built a firm foundation of hope and goodwill within the Tan An area. Their 150-bed hospital provides medical care to people long isolated from such benefits. The doctor's team first helped the villagers renovate buildings for the hospital and now provides not only surgical, X-ray, immunization and dental service, but trains the Vietnamese in medical self-help and the general workings of the hospital. Rest assured, Dan, that your efforts are most appreciated well beyond the confines of Tan An, Vietnam. A tip of the '57 hat to you;
Kwaoha Yim, assistant professor of History and Political Science at Manhattanville College, recently presented a talk entitled "The China Puzzle" before the League of Women Voters of Eastchester, N. Y. Prior to joining the college staff, Kwanha held teaching posts at Tufts and Bowdoin.
Speaking of lectures, Al Burnes was a guest speaker at the annual meeting of the New Britain-Bristol, Conn., Regional Mental Health Council in April. Among his many activities, Al is Director of the Behavioral Sciences Center in Cambridge, Mass., and a Director of the Mental Health Feasibility Project, Bristol, Conn. Al's "prime time" is allocated to Boston College where he is an assistant professor in Psychology. Between lectures at B.C., Al lectures at Lesley College, functions as treasurer of the Bristol Acres School and has accrued several publications to his credit. To say the least, Al is an activist.
Bob Grey recently was promoted to class five in the Foreign Service. Since entering the F.S. in 1960, Bob has been stationed in Norway and Upper Volta. He is now assigned to the Department of State as special assistant to the Under Secretary of State. Bob and spouse Ann have three children, Anne-Marie, 6; Robert, 3, and Liv, 1.
Last April, Northern Trust Company of Chicago announced the appointment of John Price as a second vice-president. John covers the Wisconsin "territory" for the Banking Department. He joined the Bank in 1958 after finishing Tuck School. Residents of Winnetka, Ill., John and his spouse are the parents of a daughter.
Good news from Marty Daniell. Since last report, Marty completed work at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School where he received a Master's Degree in Management. After graduation he was assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as assistant professor of Economics and Management a four-year tour of duty. In addition to his teaching activities, Marty has been assigned "tough duty" as Officer in Charge of a new "Annapolis 44" yawl. He and his crew presently are training for the '67 Annapolis-Newport Yacht Race. Number two daughter Jennifer joined the Daniell clan last February. By the way, Marty is now a Lt. Commander, U.S. Coast Guard.
According to news from Harvard Business School, Bob Young has been elected vice-president of the Student Association which represents and generally supervises the school's 1350 students and their activities. Bob, a 1968 M.B.A. candidate, formerly was a Newsweek correspondent assigned to the San Francisco Bureau.
Addendum: Last month we reported that Walt Prindle had moved to Boston from Hawaii. It should be noted that Walt joined Filene's as a divisional merchandise manager. To be precise, the Prindles are actually living in Winchester.
If you were on board at the Spring Joint Computer Conference in Atlantic City last April, you probably heard Bob O'Neill describe some experiences with an advanced computer system design. The title of Bob's paper was "Experience Using a Time Shared Multi-programming System with Dynamic Address Relocation Hardware." Bob is the manager of Virtual System's Research for the Research Division of IBM, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. Bob and wife Christine have one child, Geoffrey, 4. Earlier this spring, Bob Hannoch became a general partner with the firm Heller & Meyer of East Orange, N. J., members of the New York Stock Exchange. Bob has been associated with Heller and Meyer since 1960.
Wedding Bells: Stu Ensinger vacated the bachelor ranks this spring when he married Marjorie Pott of Summit, N. J. Marjorie, a graduate of Western Maryland College, has been associated with the Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey. Stu is with Harris Upham, members New York Stock Exchange, in N. Y.
Bill Edgerton and Ann Switzer exchanged their vows in April. After a honeymoon in Europe the Edgertons settled in New York. Eric Rippel and Jane Vander Poel became newlyweds last March. Jane is a graduate of the Masters School and attended the Villa Mercede and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence.
Brevits: New Yorker Marty Rosenberg is associated with the investment banking firm Burnham & Co. Lieutenant CommanderHerb Hansen is attached to the U.S. Submarine base at Groton, Conn. Larry Guild is a member of the sales staff at Guild Mills Corp. of Laconia, N. H. Lloyd Weinreb is a Professor at the Harvard Law School.
1957 Class ReunionHanover, June 16-18, 1967
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