1932
You have been so good in sending me news that I started to run into a problem of the availability of space last month. If your item does not appear right away, please be patient - I'll get them all in eventually. There are still many men who haven't responded - please send me a note. Incidentally, please add a penny stamp to the earlier' four-cent cards to assure delivery. I added that penny stamp to 160 return cards last month before mailing them. So — on with news.
Ken Kendall, whose Rochester, N.H., insurance firm is celebrating its 100th birthday, has been named Man of the Year for 1967 by the Employers' Group of Insurance Companies. The national honor is accorded on the basis of outstanding leadership in the profession and citizenship and carries with it a $2,000 scholarship which Ken will award to a deserving student who could not otherwise continue his education. Sons Ken Jr. '61 and Robert '63, third generation associates with Kendall Insurance, attended the award ceremony in Boston in
Our special congratulations to Milton Alpert, who has been appointed as Judge of the Court of Claims by Governor Rockefeller of New York. Milt commenced State service in 1943 as an Assistant Attorney General. He has also served as Assistant Solicitor General, Deputy State Comptroller, and Deputy Commissioner and Counsel to the N. Y. State Office for Local Government. You may recall that Milt was a Phi Bete and took his law at Columbia. He and his good wife Lillian have two children, a a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Goldenburg, and a son, Bruce, a pre-med student in '69 Hanover. Milt writes that he hopes to be at reunion.
The discussions should be good starting on June 17. I received the following note from Ping Ferry: "Yep, intending to come to reunion. Meanwhile obsessed with black/white situation in U.S., which I think will be the '68 election issue, putting VNam in the shade. Though it will be called Law & Order, or some such, the real meaning will be, 'those nigras have gone far enough, and we won't put up with more of their rebellions and hootings. I spoke at a Black Power conference at Hanover in early Jan., at invitation of Afro-American Society, large and bright and independent bunch. Dartmouth seems to me vastly improved over 1932 or even 1962. Students are talking about important things, not the things that attracted us. Intend to live in S. Barbara rest of my life and to annoy the citizenry from the splendid roost of the Center as long as strength holds out. In all ways I continue to be world's luckiest man. Not deserved, but there. -30° while I was in Hanover! Forgot what it's like — invigorating!"
From Santa Clara, Calif., we hear from Rev. Charles N.R. McCoy: "I may possibly make the reunion in June. I am engaged in teaching at two schools - the University of Santa Clara and Stanford University. Also working on a book in the field of contemporary political theory. My book, 'The Structure of Political Thought' (of which there was no notice in the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE) has been published in a Spanish edition in Madrid. That's about it. All best wishes."
Bill Gratton reports that he and Jerry plan to attend reunion and that they are in favor of the additional day - Thursday.
Good news comes from Dave Kirby: "Adie and I just returned from Cleveland where we celebrated the wedding of Judy Knight to Ted McMillan. Judy is the daughter of 'Pete' Knight. Ben and Sally Drew came West from their apple orchards in Westford, Mass., to assist in the send off. It was great fun and we hope it's the forerunner to a real get-together in Hanover. The news in my family is three grown daughters and one son-in-law. Our oldest, Dee, is working for her Ph.D. in English at the U. of Minnesota along with her husband; our second daughter is in her first year at Yale Divinity School while our third is at Pine Manor Jr. College, outside of Boston. Ben Drew was planning a safari to Africa in the spring, Adie and I to Portugal, so you can imagine with what suspense we await word from LBJ on travel restrictions. Hope to see you in Hanover!
Eddie Toothaker writes that his plans for reunion are indefinite since he is trying to go to Turkey to visit his daughter who is wife to an Air Force officer and has four children including twins. His son is in Denver with another of Ed's grandchildren.
From Greensboro, N.C., Dr. Sey Rogers reports: "Doing surgery and looking to take on an associate in practice. Son, Stewart, is a junior at Dartmouth. Daughter, Linda, a freshman at Univ. of Vermont and younger daughter, Cathy, in high school. May possibly come to reunion."
And from Honolulu, Ben Cowden sends a note: "Will not be able to attend reunion as my biyearly trip to the mainland was last year. Just missed a visit with Don Allen on my way to Expo '67 when my wife made a wrong turn on entering the N. Y. Freeway and we lost valuable time. Wife and two sons are fine. We went to the Hula Bowl today."
Felix L. Laub reports in with good wishes and with tentative plans for reunion attendance.
Wilber H. Mack, president of Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company, has been appointed a director of the Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit.
Our Kudos to Max Heavenrich, president and general manager of a clothing store in Saginaw, who has been elected chairman of the Detroit branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago by directors of the Detroit branch. Max has been a director of that branch since 1962. He has been active in many civic projects and has served on three statewide commissions appointed by as many governors to study problems of administration and education.
Had lunch with Boothbrace the other day. He opined that the main difference between youth and middle age is that enthusiasm changes to perseverance. I tried hard to disagree with him, but as we reasoned together, I'm afraid that his perseverance overcame my enthusiasm.
Art Allen plans ahead very well. He will be at reunion and, soon after, starting to build a house in Hanover to which he will move in July 1969.
So much for now. There's more, but it will come. Meanwhile, may we set a record and have news on every man for others to read? And while you consider plans for attending reunion, remember that the problem this year is how to be first in war and first in peace at the same time.
'32 UP FOR REUNION ON
JUNE 17-19, 1968
Secretary, 3154 Kermey Drive Falls Church, Va. 22042
Treasurer, 99 Lake Drive W., Wayne, N.J. 07101
Bequest Chairman,
