1952
Well, Charlie Blakemore left me the monkey — he didn't tell me it had fleas; however, he's (the monkey) holding his own Hope I can hold mine?
Thank God for the long, hot dry summer, for after the wet reunion, I think all of us welcomed the change of pace. Anything I could say about the reunion is of course anti-climatical, but I'm going to say it anyway. I don't know about you; however, I have never known three-days' time to pass so swiftly. Good friends, good liquor, and excellent surroundings have a way of making this happen. After the idle chit-chat of what are you doing, who are you with, where are you living, and how many kids was over with, the retreat back to the undergraduate days became a reality.
It is amazing to Mary and me that none of the Class of '52 aged in the least after fifteen years in the so-called "cruel world." Aging together is the most graceful experience we shall ever know; let's always cherish it - little profound for me, but truthful!
Bouquets to the entire Reunion Committee for a fine job in creating an atmosphere that we had hoped for but never realized would become a reality. - Cheers!
Bouquets to the College for providing the facilities that enabled all of us to feel that we were the most important people in town.
Bouquets to the merchants in Hanover who made it possible for us to smile while the wives purchased camel seats, geiger-counters, skates with out-riggers and Eleazar's love potion for 30° below weather.
Bouquets to the Banquet Committee, particularly Rosy Rosenwald who shook all of us out of our alcoholic trances with his quick quips and sensational expose that he had the sensational expose that he had the guts to honeymoon in Hanover while attending the fifteenth. You earn the "Red Badge of Courage"!
A special corsage to the Trautweins who made it possible for all of us to release our pent-up emotional pleasures by singing to our hearts' content at the tent Saturday night. Five daffodils to Bill Thornton, Jack McNary, Jay Anderson, Chet Wiley and John Grocott for rehearsing diligently in the past five years for their choral entree during the music recital. Lilies of the valley to MarcelDurot and family for looking so healthy and hearty Sunday morning.
My predecessor, Charlie Blakemore, advertising executive with Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample, Inc., was elected president of the Dartmouth College Class Secretaries' Association for 1968-69. He will help co-ordinate the efforts and activities of the class secretaries representing more than 30,000 alumni.
Steve Mandel, vice-president of the All-State Welding Alloys Co., Elmsford, N. Y., has been named General Campaign Chairman for the 1968 Darien, Conn., United Fund Drive.
International Harvester Company has announced the appointment of John Newey as manager of Bank Relations for the Company. John joined International Harvester in 1960 in its Corporate Treasury Department. In 1963, he was appointed assistant manager. Overseas Finance. John, wife and four children live in Glencoe, Ill.
Tim Jameison has been appointed group sales manager, District Accounts, F. W. Dodge Division of McGraw-Hill Information "Systems Company. In his new assignment, Tim will be responsible for the sale of F. W. Dodge products to district accounts in the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Dallas regions.
Benie Lewis has been elected a director of the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The organization fosters teaching and research programs at the University which has a student body of 12,000 and a faculty of 1,600.
Wil Condit has been appointed assistant vice-president of the International Division of City National Bank of Detroit. Wil, his wife, and three children will make their home in Birmingham, Mich.
P. Ballantine & Sons has announced the appointment of Karl Thielscher as Vice president in charge of sales. Karl had been the Ballantine regional sales manager for New England since 1966. In new position, he is responsible for all sales activity in Ballantine's marketing area, which extends from Maine to Florida. Before joining the 3-ring brewers Karl held a sales management position with Procter and Gamble.
Our goodly Reverend Ed Coolidge is the new rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Middle Haddam, Mass. Reverend Edward, his wife and four children reside on Youngs Street, East Hampton, Mass.
Our sincere class sympathies to HarrietMcCreary and family for their great loss. Pete died June 3, 1968 at the Muhlenberg Hospital where he had been a patient for two months.
As we all know, Doc Dey is contributing a great deal towards the correction of the social ills in our present day society. His fine efforts in conjunction with the College needs support; so if we can contribute something to aid in his fine work, let's do it!
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