1929

Bob Austin has been spoken of as "a lawyer turned businessman and then educator." He has been named the Charles E. Wilson professor of Business Administration at Harvard. The professorship stands as a milestone in the continuing constructive relationship between the school and General Electric, which has sent a total of 58 executives to the 51 sessions of the Harvard's Advanced Management Program and currently has nearly 150 alumni of the Harvard Business School in its management ranks, including six vice presidents. After graduation, Bob received a law degree from the Harvard Law School in 1932, when he joined the New York firm of Breed, Abbott and Morgan, becoming a partner in 1944. Two years later, he went with the firm of Penick and Ford, Ltd., serving as vice president and general counsel, secretary and a director for five years. Bob joined the faculty of the Harvard Business School in 1951 and was named a full professor in 1953. He has taught courses in the Legal Aspects of Business, Business Policy, and Business and the World Society. He has been chairman of the Harvard Business Review editorial board since 1962. Bob is coauthor of the book, "Law in Business Administration," as well as articles in legal and business periodicals. He lives in Cambridge and owns and operates a blueberry and tree plantation in the Berkshires. ...

Harlan Taylor tells us that he travels quite a lot in his work with the Taylor Exploration Co., and that classmates Cy Worth and Cal Soriero are well and doing fine. He says he was out to Tucson and tried to see Harry Fennerty, but no luck. Harlan says he will be back sometime this coming year, and we are looking forward to seeing him and his ten gallon hat. ...

Jack Hubbard asks us to report on the first year's operation of the Class Memorial Fund, which was authorized at the Class executive meeting in October 1966, and became operative this past January, 1967. During the year we have received donations in the total amount of $1,265, of which amount $710 was donated to the Fund without being in memory of any specific classmate, and $550 was donated to the Fund in memory of Frederick C. Sanford, Tobert MacMurray, Richard M. Robin, Maugo O. Ferrini, Walter Gutterson, and James G. Hodge Jr. In addition, in accordance with instructions which we have, we have donated $150 from the Class Treasury which represents $25 for each of the six classmates who died in 1967, namely Victor F. Cincotti, Edward B. Coddington, James G. Hodge Jr., Arthur S. Johnson Jr., Kingsbury S. Nickerson, and E. Wilson Turrell. Thus the Fund now totals $1,415. The following classmates have made donations to the Fund in memory of one or more persons: Harry W. Baehr, Harold S. Hirsch, M. Carter Strickland, Herbert B. Wollison, Robert S. Lyle, John W. Irving, Karl G. Pittelkow, and John C. Hubbard. In addition, we have had a donation from Mrs. Bernardine M. Gutterson, widow of Walter Gutterson, and Mrs. Frank P. Baldwin, a friend. ...

Boston papers have it that Dick Barrett sustained a slight broken leg, but that they did not shoot him. ... Dan Marx writes that he and Jeanne are out in Berkeley, Calif., for the winter term, and are living in a cottage with a charming garden in bloom that Dan and Lois Luten found for them. Dan is doing research at the University Library, and missing the winter freezes not at all.

John Dickey made his annual plea for support of the Chest Fund Drive in Hanover, and got some immediate results. ...

Proctor Martin is now an Associate Professor in the Education Department of Norwich University, and is in charge of the student-teaching program. He is organist and choir director of the First Universalist Church in Barre. He is Director of Lotus Lake Camp in Wilmington, Vt. Proctor says that he and Helen see Bill and Ethel Wheaton every so often Dick Danforth is in line for the position of Town Collector in Wilbraham.

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