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Hardly a month goes by it seems without an announcement or two about classmates who have gained important leadership roles in their business careers. Our age bracket indicates that we are on the threshold of maturity (an euphemism for "it's later than you think") when such recognition is often earned, so it's fun to read about and record these successes of our friends. I only hope that those of you who are so favored will be sure to send your company's news release along to me because I would hate to miss such an announcement in the papers. Not having access to many trade journals, I have to depend on such efficient clippers as Don Ramie, Jack McDonald, and others who send me news items on classmates I might have missed.
One example of a recent and exciting promotion concerns Dick Bowman, editor of our 25th Reunion book, who has been named president of Marschalk, one of the advertising agencies which is a part of the Interpublic Group. Dick has most recently been an executive director of McCann-Erickson, another of the Group. Marschalk is just short of being among the top 25 agencies (quantity-wise, I'm sure, not quality but with their swinging new prexy, creative guy that he is, it's easy to predict that their billings will leap upward. Congratulations and good luck, Dick, on tackling such an important job.
Another new president, who also rated a picture in the business section, is Bob Rodday, who was tapped by Reliable Electric. They are located in Franklin Park, Ill., and make telephone high voltage equipment and power line specialty products. Nick Turkevich's happy face beamed out of one issue of the New York Times last month at the news he d been elected an executive vice president of D'Arcy Advertising Company, which means he runs their Chicago office. Congratulations to both Bob and Nick.
A new bridegroom in our ranks is Julian Hartwell who has been a widower for several years. He and his bride, the former Mary O'Bay, are settling into their new house ''somewhere in New Hampshire" because he assumed a new job about the same time as general manager for the Granite ate for New England Telephone Company.
Increasingly, the marital and family activities of our children occupy our interests and time. Two engagements and a birth announcement this month underline this fact. Bob and June Austin's eldest child, Susan, will be a June bride down in St. Croix after her graduation from Colby Junior. John andInez Schleicher will be busy paying the preacher also, after their eldest, Katie, takes the big step this summer. Beezie Smallwood wrote that he and Ruth became grandparents for the first time just four days after his 50th birthday. He said it was bad enough owning up to that milestone but when they start calling you "gramp" at the same time, it's enough to unnerve a fellow!
A nice newsy letter from AI Gutman reported on his 50th last month also, when Herb Landsman and Howie Zagor helped him celebrate. Al took his family to Europe last summer and spent some time on the boat with Jack and Patsy Little and brood. They also ran into the Rogers and Cockley clans, who were traveling together in Paris, and Jimmy McElroy in Copenhagen. Al's oldest boy graduates from Yale this June and his younger one is a sophomore at Williams, while his 16-year-old hopes Dartmouth turns co-ed so she can trek to Hanover! (Ed. Note: has she heard about the co-ed summer term yet, Al?)
Speaking of children and colleges, this spring we've enjoyed visits from a couple of classmates and sons. Marsh Hollander and Bill included Dartmouth on their tour, as did Jack Cowan and John, and Lloyd Blanchard and Kevin. We wish them luck if this is where they'd like to apply. A son of one of our classmates who is here and doing very well for himself is Howie Tallmadge's boy John. Perhaps you saw him participating on the team of experts Dartmouth fielded on the College Bowl TV show a few Sunday nights ago. John was recently honored by being selected as a Senior Fellow here next year.
Dick Funkhouser has explained his move from Fun City to Hagerstown as strictly business, but he's glad to be back in their old stamping grounds. Having left Ruberoid he's his own boss again, heading his Har-Tru Corporation. Anyone for tennis - courts, that is?
That's it for another month. Don't forget to reserve some sleeping space now with me, if you plan on being a part of the informal class reunion October 18-19 while watching the Brown game. It'll be lots of fun and hope you can make it. Keep in touch. And keep in touch with the College by participating in the Alumni Fund before June 30. In order for Hugh Dryfoos and his band of agents to come out on top, where our fine Class deserves to be, the support of every last classmate is needed. It doesn't matter whether you graduated summa cum, or even graduated at all, the private colleges, and especially our own, need the thoughtful support of their sons to do the job our society demands.
Bob Graham '40 joined the Dartmouthadministrative staff on May 1 as directorof a newly organized Office of Information Services. Former journalist and U. S.press officer abroad, he came to Hanover from Harvard Business School,where he was in public relations.
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