1928
Amby McLaughlin's English teachers at Dartmouth will be surprised to learn that he is the author of a booklet published by the Newcomen Society in North America, handsomely printed, copyrighted and given a Library of Congress number! We have just learned that the Society held a "1968 New Hampshire Dinner" in Littleton, N. H., on June 28 when Amby was the guest of honor and speaker. Introducing him, U. S. Senator Norris Cotton said that although Amby's scholastic achievements in college were somewhat problematical, his extracurricular activities were significant and prominent. Amby was so fine a catcher that four big league teams offered him contracts, but all were declined.
One of the few candidates who did not worry about his election on November 5 was Myles Lane, who had the endorsement of all four parties for Justice of the New York State Supreme Court.
Speaking of athletes, Art Gow, center on the 1927 eleven whose only loss was to Yale, died of a heart attack October 23 in Branford, Conn., while driving to his doctor's office for a checkup. Bob Kilgore and John Phillips attended the funeral. We also mourn the passing of Don Troy who died October 29. In Memoriam notices will appear in the next issue.
"This retired life is the greatest," says Wat Dickerman, just retired as a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles. "I only wish I could have done it ten years ago. So many fascinating things to do. What I can't figure out is where the hell I found the time for the job when I was working." Harold Fields, a retired Michigan State professor, says the same thing. Harold just returned from five months in England, France, and Spain, during which time he did research for a history book.
Roy Myers, who has given his "Romance of Words" lecture in every nook and cranny of the United States in the past 19 years, has accepted an appointment as a full professor of Modern Languages at Southampton College of Long Island University, to begin Feb. 1. He is happy that he can fulfill his engagements on the West Coast and Hawaii this winter. He'll still lecture on a reduced basis. "Some are retiring," he says, "I'm just beginning all over again." Roy wrote'from Troy, N. Y., where he was having a reunion with Dick Sctamelzer, secretary of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Bill Alford says they are in the process of selling their house in Barrington, Ill., and then will move to Florida. They have a house at 125 Via Vizcaya, Palm Beach, and expect to be there by Christmas. Bill retired last year as a general partner of Dean Witter & Co., after 39 years in the bond business.
Parker Chick, Boston investment banker, writes, "Have just a little arthritis now and then, but who gives a damn if Kitty and I can have both a vacation in Antigua and then a winter cruise as well with local friends."
The only ones responding so far to my request for the loan of 40th reunion pictures are Stu Hoagland, Peggy Phillips, PhilOrsi, Jack Kenerson, and Ollie Andrus. Won't the rest of you photographers send me your best pictures! Herpel, Neary and I can't put together a pictorial supplement to the newsletter unless you dig out your pictures now.
Vic and Mary Hartjens missed the fall reunion because they were on a trip to Portugal, Spain, and Morocco.
Mary and I were able to arrange our two weeks' vacation in Spain so that we arrived in New York October 10 and then drove the next day to Hanover for the fall reunion over the Princeton game weekend. While in Spain we spent two days with our son, Doug '69, who is studying at the University of Salamanca during the fall term.
The 8th annual fall reunion at the Norwich Inn was a great success with over 50 present. Staying at the Inn were (with wives): Bush, Davenport, Emery, Goodrich, Goodwin, Haines, Hankins, Kenerson, Klein, Makepeace, Mason (plus son and daughter), Morton Orsi, Patience, Russell, Sundeen, Tidd, Warner, Willey, and Wood. The Skinners were guests of Herb andMimi Sensening, the Marxes stayed at Bonnie Oaks, the Billingses at Woodstock. Fortynine attended the class dinner Saturday night. In addition at least eleven more attended the cocktail party: Red lenkins, the Grafs, Phelans, Philbricks, Thompsons, and Feet Thurston and friend.
Secretary, Van Dyne Oil Co. Troy, Pa. 16947
Treasurer, First National Bank, Boston, Mass. 02110
Bequest Chairman, CHARLES F. BRUDER 3RD
