1935
As the Alumni Fund enters the final lap, '35 can take pride in the fact that, with this year's quota, the Class will have contributed well over half a million dollars to the College via the Alumni Fund since graduation. Actually, with capital gifts, bequests and other contributions, our total giving is inching up toward the million mark. So far, only 22 classes have topped this impressive figure.
Last year, you'll recall, that Gramp Carrick and his crew brought '35 in as a winner in the Green Derby. It was a photo finish, by the margin of a single contribution. So, if you're holding back, get that check off today! A single gift made the difference last year; let's not take any chances this time.
Again, it is my sad duty to report the passing of two classmates. Randy Stowell died of a cerebral hemorrhage, April 11 in Rumford, Me. Services were held April 13, in Dixfield, Me., with George Colton, Ed Hinman, Don Hagerman, Sel Hannah, Bill Adams, and Bill Moran attending for the Class. Complete details will be found in the "In Memoriam" section.
Word also was received that Bob McClean died March 4 in El Paso, Texas. He was buried with full military honors at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. No further details are known at this time.
Harry Ackerman is jet-commuting from L.A. to London these days, while wife Elinor is expecting their third child (scheduled to arrive in late June). Harry has sold another TV series for next fall, which is being produced in Britain. It's titled "The Ugliest Girl in Town," and. if it follows the pattern of Hariy's recent TV successes, will be "must" viewing when the new TV season rolls 'round.
Our other leading film-maker, MauryRapf, once again is visiting lecturer on undergraduate film production in Hanover. This year, however, Maury is commuting from New York and spending two days a week on campus. That new interstate highway sure is a time-saver, isn't it, Maury?
Maury's course is a seminar on film theory and production. Among his students are Ernie Draper's son, Tom, and Pete Werner, son of Hank '34. Maury's son. Bill, graduated from Hanover last June. Daughter Joanna is teaching and working for her Ph.D. at Brown. Daughter Gerry is at Teachers College, Columbia. In addition to his lecturing, Maury is executive vice president of Dynamic Films, in New York, and writes monthly film reviews for Life and Family Circle.
Ernie Hedler writes that he is still Cleveland area manager for the Automation and Measurement division of Bendix, and adds "Had a recent note from Bud Hulett's wife, Velma. Bud has a new red Rolls Royce to play with. Makes me feel a little shabby in my Essex."
Jack Parfitt believes in combining pleasure with business. He reports taking a medical safari to East Africa and is planning another this fall. "Fantastic adventure. Tax deductible for physicians, etc., but non-professionals welcome. We're going again in October. Anyone interested let me know." In a final personal note Jack adds "Same wife. Three of our five children now married. Great life!"
Howie Croninger's boy, Skip, is pacing the Big Green tennis team, with a spirited, never-give-up brand of play. Skip, who captains the Dartmouth team, came from behind twice in a recent match with Columbia's Steve Gottlieb, and was named "Athlete of the Week" by the Daily Dartmouth. He'll soon be heading for Navy Officer Candidate School.
After a lifetime in Chicago, Ed and HazelSkillin are pulling up stakes and moving to sunny California. They have already bought a home in La Jolla, and expect to be moved in by September. Ed had a close call with a severe stomach hemorrhage this winter, but, after several weeks' hospitalization, is fully recovered. Doctors found no ulcer, but Ed's taking no chances. It's Dubonnet on the rocks, nothing stronger!
Bob McLellan has moved up to assistant treasurer of New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, a firm he joined in 1936. In this role, he'll be responsible for corporate finances, plus property, liability and fidelity insurance coverage.
A UPI newsclip commends Ed Hinman's International Paper Company for its program to aid the physically handicapped. The company has set an industry example, in re-evaluating its medical requirements for various jobs and providing basic changes in building and working facilities to accommodate the handicapped. A real tribute to Ed's enlightened management policies.
Bill Fitzhugh, as president of Newspaper Pre-Print Corporation, is busy educating advertisers and agencies on new uses of color in daily newspapers. Bill has planned an elaborate forum in Chicago for late MaySimilar meetings are being held in other cities. For the uninitiated, Pre-Prints are 4 color advertising (with color fidelity comparable to magazines), which are pre-printed and inserted in newspapers not normally equipped to print in full-color.
"""While we read frequently about the official doings of George Colton, it has been some time since the column has published anything about the family. A brief report is in order. George and Ruth's oldest son, Donald, is now a computer analyst in San Francisco. Dick, who graduated from Amherst in '64, is getting his Ph.D. in Modern European History at Berkeley. Daughter Margaret is a junior at Wellesley.
A birthday greeting to Wally Hodges brought this reply: "I am probably one of the few '35ers who ended up farming. Gave it up 10 years ago for real estate. Still living on part of the old farmstead, which is now becoming very suburban. Eldest son graduated from Dartmouth in '66, and is now in second year medical school at U of Michigan. Second son graduates from Hanover this June, and heads for medical school this fall. Our youngest is 13 and keeps Phoebe and me on our toes."
Boyd Rogers reports that his son-in-law, Nick Hayes (Harvard '63) finishes up at Tuck school this June and will draw a European assignment with First National City Bank of New York. Boyd and Ruth's son, Dick, graduated from Princeton in '66, and is now a Navy ensign. Daughter Carol is a junior at Duke.
Also, from Barney Tomlinson, news of the younger generation. "Our oldest boy, Byron, had four years in the Marines, married and has presented us with a beautiful granddaughter, and graduates from college in June. Our middle son, Robert, is doing biology research at Walter Reed Hospital. Gary, our youngest, graduated last year and was married in July. He is working with S. Curtis & Son, box manufacturers. I'm still chairman of Tomlinson & Hawley, Inc., engaged in general building construction in Western Connecticut. Kay and I are looking forward to seeing the gang at fall reunion."
That cleans out the mail bag this month.
Secretary 840 Westcliff Deerfield, Ill. 60015
Class Agent, Ter Bush and Powell, Inc. 224 Harrison St., Syracuse, N.Y. 13202
