1942

E.C.P., Yes!

News out of Milwaukee via Alex Fanelli, who spoke at an Alumni Club luncheon there, is that Messieurs Gardie Bridge and Don Gates attended, looked fit and prosperous, and reacted with enthusiasm to '42's participation in the Dartmouth Experimental College Program. A committee headed by Dick Cardozo, assisted by Bond, Winship,Fanelli, and Dingwall, has developed a '42 program which will consist of "an exploration through dialogue of fundamental human values common to diverse approaches to selfexpression and service to society." The theme is to be "Career and Conscience." The course is planned for 4 or 5 sessions beginning in January and ending prior to winter-term exams. Co-sponsors will be North Fayerweather Hall and the Dartmouth Experimental College, and the locus will be North Fayer's lounge, probably on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday mornings.

Probable topics listed by the committee look attractive: Social Responsibility of Business in Society; The Role of Medicine and Religion in Contemporary Ethics; Opportunities for Creative Expression of the Artist in Contemporary Society; Social Responsibility of the Mass Media; Education - Mother of Creativity or Automation; The Law and Government - Challenger or Champion of the Establishment?

... Postscript to the Fanelli Milwaukee trip note. ... "Everywhere I turned in Milwaukee I got an enthusiastic comment on Harry Bond's talk there earlier this year." Alex also said that Gardie Bridge took him out through the suburbs "to visit the lovely University School which Gardie heads and where one of Don Gates' boys is an outstanding student."

Recollections?

... Don't recall whether we reported that Robert A. Meyers, who joined the Channing organization in 1965 as director of public relations and advertising, is currently vice president, public relations and advertising. The Channing Co. is a subsidiary of Channing Financial Corporation. Bob graduated from Newton (Mass.) H.S. and during World War II served with the 4th Regiment, 25th Division of U.S. Army in Asia and the Pacific. He began his career in advertising with Houghton Mifflin in Boston, and also served in similar capacities with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. and Bache and Co.

... Do recall that recently (October 24, to be exact) Richard C. Nehring was elected as a trustee of the Franklin Savings Bank. He is vice president of Nehring Brothers, Inc.. a real estate concern. Dick is a member of the Bronx Real Estate Board and the Brooklyn Board of Realtors. He has served on many committees of the Real Estate Board of New York and is chairman of its conditions committee. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Business Intrigue in the Limelight

The foreign field is not the only realm for intrigue... the merger of Xerox and CIT was the brainchild of Jonathon tie SolaMendes, New York financier consultant - or is "tycoon" more appropriate? Jon was the quarterback and Robert S. Johnson, former for corporate development with CIT Financial now with Loeb, Rhoades and Co. investment bankers, was "the man who caught the ball" in negotiations involving the top executive of the two "giants" which led to the merger agreement. It is reported that the deal grew from a chance meeting at Harvard seven years ago when the late PeteLink introduced Jon Mendes to Robert Johnson at a reunion of the Harvard Business School.

Informal Reunion Summary

The Hanover, Sunapee, and Montshire (Restaurant) contingents of the 142 informal fall reunion (Princeton, ugh!) enjoyed themselves and estimates ranging from 100 to 120 of '42 classmates, wives, sons, daughters, dates, etc., were made of those in attendance at the pre-game buffet and party in the Leverone Field House. We all "sweated out" the game, literally and figuratively ... it was hot! The Dartmouth team only generated heat in the literal sense.

Warren Kreter was one of the '42 luminaries attending the recent informal reunion and your secretary enjoyed reminiscing with Krete about "the good old days" only to run into him at the St. Regis-Sheraton (NYC) on October 30 at the kick-off of the Third Century Fund in the New York Metropolitan area. We shared an enjoyable evening at a table with Chuck Bruder '28, Frank Shannon, Bill Andres '29 of other Dartmouth classes and some of the wives. At this dinner President Dickey spoke, clairvoyantly, about the great impact of the computer in the post-industrial revolution and the striking influence American business will have on Europe during the next few decades as a result of America's educational superiority and great advances in computer science.

The 25th Reunion class film "production" has been delayed slightly. . . . Bob Campbell and Dex Richards have been trying to work it into their busy schedules with an assist from ex-prexy Bob Kirk on the commentary. It had been planned to use the film at regional '42 Class Reunions during the Alumni Fund drive.

The next class of '42 executive committee meeting will be held in May on Class Officers' Weekend. Also it was decided to have our 1969 fall meeting and informal reunion on the Penn football weekend in Hanover.

At the recent Hanover meeting Newsletter Editor Milt Williams reported that his mailing list includes 613 classmates and 23 widows, and although your secretary's records are up-to-date we'll take Milt's word for it.

Your executive committee also decided that all of the photos taken at the "25th" will be sent out in one batch so that each class member has a complete set of pictures of all those who attended our last reunion.

To end on another pleasant note let us report that President Dick Lippman optimistically reported that "the post-25th reunion" letdown is not taking place . . . evidenced by the 1968 total contributed by '42'ers to the Alumni Fund - the $61,500 given by 404 class members was the 4th largest total contributed, of all classes in the 1968 drive, and should inspire us to greater efforts in the upcoming Alumni Fund drive, which is "the first order of giving" to Dartmouth College, the Third Century Fund notwithstanding.

A sudden realization (on November 2) . . . this is our December column .. . and we can't overlook this final opportunity to extend to each of you and your families the warmest holiday wishes, and peace, health, and happiness throughout the coming year!

An Inter-American Hotel Associationmeeting in Washington, Oct. 10, broughttogether Roy Watson '43 (l) of Rochester, Minn., president of the group, andLuis Zalamea '42, executive director ofthe South American Travel Organization.

Secretary, 184 West Clinton Ave. Tenafly, N. J. 07670

Treasurer, 126 Peele Road, Nashua, N. H. 03060

Bequest Chairman, GUY A. SWENSON