1937
Albie Chester, Gib Reynolds, and yours truly were the class representatives at the Boston Alumni Fund kick-off dinner held at the Parker House. This annual affair was an enjoyable get-together and President Dickey's talk was tremendously interesting. His two subjects were (1) the financial position of the College in these inflationary times and (2) an explanation of youth's rebellious attitude on college campuses as a sociological trend in our time. Among items of particular interest to this year's fund drive was one he described as unique to Dartmouth in that the College is subject to property taxes from the town and annually pays one third of Hanover's revenue. This year they were socked with an increase of $70,000 which automatically becomes part of their increasing overhead. When you make out your check this year keep in mind that a budget-minded institution like ours is faced with ever-increasing obligations while only hoping to break even.
To news. Ernie Kern tells us his daughter, Kitty, was married last May and living in Chicago. Hubby, Channing Arnold, is with Leo Burnett advertising agency. Classmates attending were Russ Bishop, Pat Doherty, Tom Wilson, and Rog Graves. His eldest son, Ernie Jr. '61, has provided him with two grandchildren. Bill Bowler, long with Firestone research in Akron, Ohio, has switched to corporate research and advanced planning which he describes as fun but quite a change. His youngest (of three) about to graduate from college. He saw Bob Kirstein last summer' in Cleveland, Bob being there on business and their first get-together in over 20 years. Butch Nichols writes of no change, still principal of the Gilbert School in Winsted, Conn. Eldest son made his football letter as a sophomore at Trinity and youngest son at Gilbert. Butch is a director of the Winsted Savings Bank, Memorial Hospital, and Community Chest also serving on local Citizens' Advisory Committee and Board of Control of Conn. Interscholastic Athletic Conference.
The mysteries of our State Department are legion to us laymen. One insignificant item in Norm Pratt's Washington address meant he'd switched from Damascus to Beirut. He left the former last June due to broken relations over Israeli war and was in Beirut six weeks before joining his family in Italy. Briefly in Washington, then home, hence to Maine, Florida, and California and finally back to Beirut last November. In brief, says he, 25,000 miles to finish up 80 miles from where he started and eight months living out of suitcases.
, Can you imagine Halsey Bullen describing himself as a do-nothing? He did and we quote "Halsey Jr. '66 an Ensign and Supply Officer on the 'U.S.S. George MacKenzie' out of Long Beach (I think, he seldom writes); our daughter married and part timing in a junior college. Family is now three cats - much hair on the furniture. Wife, Sally, big for tennis indoor and out. Myself (poor coordination) walk upstairs for exercise. Am president-elect of staff of Stamford Hospital as well as chief of EENT at St. Joseph's. Like to fish in Florida Keys and big on middle-aged Bentleys, CB98KM and 8C7LB6 which will mean something to car buffs."
Bill Storck says he and two young sons drove from Annapolis to Montclair, N. J., last fall for a weekend with Bill and ConnieSayre which included the Princeton game. Lots of catching up due to years of no contact. The Sayres felt badly about missing our last reunion. Storcky continues in Navy retirement as a business and tax councilor representing General Business Services Inc., a national firm. His relaxed schedule permits frequent golf. He visited Hanover last summer while staying with Ted Steel '35 in Chester, Vt.
Ever since Bill Cash was named president of Hanes, the hosiery and apparel manu-facturer in Winston-Salem, there have been frequent references to his activities in financial papers. Just for the uninformed, Bill is now running an outfit with 10,000 employees, total assets of $8O million, and plants in three states plus one in Canada. You might run into the Cash family any winter at the right time skiing in Aspen, Colo.
We recently reported that Fritz Pansing had established the Pansing Pontiac agency in Denver having left GM's Pontiac Division to take a chance on his own in the retail end. He forwards a nice letter enclosing a picture of the newly completed building (December) which is quite an edifice. He's also building a new home saying he'd like to own one outright for a change. Daughter, Suzy, a school teacher near San Francisco. Son, Peter, a recent Stanford graduate now at Pensacola. Two younger girls in local schools. Don McKinlay just happens to be the company attorney. Fritz says "after almost 30 years of inactivity so far as Dartmouth is concerned I find myself becoming more interested in participation which may be a sign of senility or lateflowering — preferably the latter. There are about 500 alumni in this area and we're working on them one by one to get them into Pansing Pontiacs."
Roily Bialla admits to our charge of too-long silent. He regrets that various coincidences contributed to non-attendance at recent reunions which he describes as his loss. Still lawyering in New York as house council for some of the Guggenheim interests and for the last few years in the legal aspects of world-wide exploration for minerals. This took him to the Philippines and Japan awhile back. Wife, Sherry, has returned to teaching now at a nursery school in Stony Brook. Sees Lanny Moore around home town of Northport and asks if we saw Carl Gram on TV during the Olympic figure skating competition from Grenoble where he was manager of the U.S. figure skating contingent.
Lastly, a nice note from Russ Thompkins. They've been in New York almost ten years having transferred to Mobile Oil's HQ from Buffalo in 1958. Still in employee relations and presently senior advisor for management personnel in their North American division, heavily involved in career development work. This calls for a fair degree of travel about this country and Canada. Chappaqua is home along with classmates DonMiller, Les Garvin, and Carl Ray although encounters are limited to commuting trains or public meetings - the norm of suburbia. Daughter, Leslie, a junior at Lake Erie College but currently spending the winter term at the University of Madrid. She tells him John Hoffstetter's daughter is also at Lake Erie. Russ and Jeanne have typically switched from things like PTA to investment clubs, art classes, and home improvement. He was president of the Town Club of New Castle last year.
Jean and Jim Luttrell '37 share victorysmiles after his two-to-one election asselectman for the town of Natick, Mass.
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