1942
Judging from Nature's attractive April floral exhibition here in the Garden State, the multicolored May display featuring azaleas, tulips, apple, magnolia, and cherry blossoms, June must by now be doing its share of "bustin' out all over" in Hanover.
Since we have arrived at the stage in life when we tend to reminisce readily, it is altogether non-painful for '42's to think back to those pleasant carefree (?) days (except for the war and final exams) spent soaking up sun at Storrs Pond, swimming in cool New England streams, taking moonlit strolls with or sans date, and enjoying the fraternity or dorm conviviality. Nature's joys and campus life have much to recommend them as highlights in memory's store.
Maybe the Dartmouth experience plays a greater part than most of us realize in helping us to maintain our zest for living and to keep us moving on the highroads of life.
MOVES UP
Cornell Medical College Dean John E. Deitrick has announced the administrative appointment of Frederick W. Cassidy Jr. as Business Manager of the Medical College. As Business Manager "Buzz" will have executive responsibility for the administration of the physical facilities of the Medical College, including construction and renovation, plant operations and maintenance, and central services and facilities as well as real estate matters. For the last two decades plus one year Fred was serving Oakite Products Incorporated, the chemical manufacturers, most recently as Director of Administration and Systems. He has been active in church work and has been serving as a director of two East Harlem agencies concerned with inner-city mission and rehabilitation of drug addicts. The Cassidys and their three daughters live in Roslyn Heights, Long Island. Incidentally, Cornell University Medical College has 340 students and employs more than 1,000 personnel, of whom nearly 25% are administrative-executive. This year 200 new laboratories will be added to the college when the Harkness Research Building, currently under construction, is opened.
Harry A. Jacobs Jr., an executive vice-president of Bache & Co , has been elevated to the presidency of this second largest investment concern. He is part of a four-man team picked to run the company following the death of Harold L. Bache, prime mover of the firm for 23 years as president and board chairman. Harry has been working in the investment-banking and institutional fields with Bache and now will be charged with formulating and reviewing key policies and practices of the corporation. Harry has been with Bache since 1946. He and his wife, the former Marie Stevens, reside in Ardsley, N.Y., and have traveled extensively (would you believe nine trips to the Austrian Alps?). Daughter Nancy attends Smith and son Harry Allan III is Dartmouth '69.
Class Treasurer Richard Burns was recently elevated to the position of vice president-sales for J.F. McElwain Company, Nashua, N.H., a division of Melville Shoe Corporation. Dick has served the firm for fifteen years, interrupted only by some years with Florsheim Shoe Co. He has been a sales executive for the McElwain Company and now steps up into the top sales job. Dick received his M.B.A. from Harvard in 1948 after an active career in Naval Intelligence, 1942-1946 (North Africa, DDay Salerno, D-Day Omaha Beach, D-Day Okinawa, Japan). His attractive wife, Shirley, was formerly in the Ice Follies. They have two young men in the family, John, 17, and James 13.
Guy Swenson has been appointed class bequest chairman. Small wonder, since he did such a great job as treasurer of the 25th Reunion. Guy was the choice of the Class's special ad hoc committee to nominate the man to serve in this important role.
Miles Laboratories of Elkhart, Ind., has announced the election of Dr. Neil O'Donovan to vice president, scientific affairs. As such, he will help plan for medical service to general managers of the company's international operations and coordinate their activities with medical directors of domestic marketing divisions. Neil had been vice president in charge of research and medical affairs of Ames Company, a Miles division, since 1963. Previously he was a director of medical research at Merck, Sharp & Dohme and senior staff physician at Upjohn Co.
VACATION JOTTINGS
The ALUMNI MAGAZINE "vacation" starts with this issue. We'll be back in October, and are looking forward to receiving from you, in the meantime, much class-related material.... Pictures and short blurbs re your activities and those of your classmates are always welcome, however summer leisure days may provide the opportunities you need for get-togethers with Dartmouth classmates and picture-taking. We have appreciated all of your fine efforts along these lines during the past year, your secretary's first engaging in this important and rewarding class activity. Please keep the pencil sharp and the fluid running in the ball point.
Can't help mentioning, and congratulating, the Winships, Ad and Kiki, of Hanover upon the engagement of their daughter, Sarah. Most of the things which the Winship family does is Dartmouth-related, and Sally is carrying on this tradition by planning a June wedding to Stephen Unwar Samaha '66, of Exeter, N. H. After graduation from Dartmouth Mr. Samaha attended Boston University School of Law, where he is in his second year.
Another successful Class Officers Weekend program was held May 10-11. We shall give a full report on those activities following the summer period when the ALUMNI MAGAZINE resumes publication.
A FINAL NOTE
Way back in 1926 Alfred North Whitehead in "Science and the Modern World" wrote: "The fixed person for the fixed duties, who in older societies was such a godsend, in the future will be a public danger."
... The statement continues to raise questions as to the nature of higher education and the mission of the liberal arts institution. We are living in a period of revolutions and change that mark a turning point in human history. An essential aspect of this change is the increasing dependence of human life on knowledge and information, and the conscious and organized use of these commodities to achieve human ends. It again raises the basic questions, "What now is needed? What will be essential?" The future of Man would seem to hang in the balance. Through commitment and financial support of institutions like Dartmouth we are the ones who can channel change in the direction which assures survival, uplifts society, and ensures the progress of humanity.
The Class of 1942 was honored as Classof the Year 1967 at the annual meetingof class officers in Hanover last month.Class President Dick Lippman (r) shownaccepting from College Secretary MikeMcGean '49 an inscribed gavel, symbolicof 1942's all-around excellence in organized class programs promoting participation of its members and advancing thecause of Dartmouth and education.
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