1947

Aside from the natural reluctance of a nonjournalistic talent such as your secretary's for a literary task, it is really a pleasure to do the first Class Notes of the new college year. We say this because the mailbag is generally full, and the few months of nonpublishing have created a backlog that makes the task much easier. Actually, we have more news than we can use in the allotted space; and so, if we are running slightly behind, please understand. It is a pleasant situation for us to be in.

Before we get down to news items, the most important announcement regards the informal 1947 Class Reunion to be held Saturday, November 1, immediately following the Yale game, at the new Park Plaza Hotel in Chapel Square, New Haven. We have a great roast beef dinner planned; there'll be an open cash bar; we hope that there will be a victory celebration, to compensate for last year's Yale-game results; and we know that there will be fellowship and fun. There is no question that, from all indications, we are going to have a big attendance; and there would seem to be no more ideal location than New Haven to assemble so many of our classmates from the large metropolitan areas. If you have any doubts about going to the Yale game this year, please dismiss them immediately. And if you haven't already done so, see to the following two things: 1. mail your ticket application to the D.C.A.C.; and 2. send your check of $5.95 per person (children welcome) made out to Dartmouth '47 and mailed to Robert B. Kirsch, 242 Park Avenue South, New York, N. Y. 10003. Please take care of this immediately, as from all indications it looks as if we will have to obtain a larger room than we have reserved, and we don't want to turn anyone away.

The second item, before we get down to news: Our congratulations to Dick Menin and all of his assistant class agents for the splendid job they did in the Alumni Fund Drive. As you probably know, 1947 placed fourth in Group 5, which consists of the classes of 1940 through 1947. We hit 96.3 per cent of our objective, and obviously these fine results are no accident. Any of us who have been involved in any way in this project know the effort and work that goes into it, particularly that of the head class agent. This is unquestionably the most difficult task assigned to any classmate, and Dick deserves all of our thanks.

Congratulations are in order - and this is certainly a fitting news item with which to start the year - to Laurence H. Callahan, who has acquired a one hundred per cent controlling interest in the Rochester Bronze & Aluminum Foundry Company of Rochester, N. Y. The com- pany operates the largest jobbing nonferrous foundry in the area, and specializes in aluminum and bronze casting as well as aluminum permanent mould castings. Laurence has been living in Rochester since graduating from Dartmouth, and resides at 740 Grand Road, Webster, N. Y., with his wife, Rita.

Our Class Newsletter Editor Doug Burch is too modest to plug himself, and so the pleasant task of announcing the formation of Creative Media Services, a consulting organization specializing in media planning, administration, and evaluation by Doug Burch, falls to us. Doug served over the past seventeen years as media director for Leo Burnett Company, Reach/McClinton, P. Lorillard Company, and Harrell International; he certainly is eminently qualified to form such a firm, and we know that it will be an instant success. Doug's experience in this field leads him to believe, and we quote, "Today's growing trend towards decentralization of the media function combined with its continually increasing sophistication, complexity, and costs indicates the need for this kind of specialized service." We are sure that there are classmates who can take advantage of Doug's specialization.

Royal Brush of Huntington, Long Island, has been appointed to head the Brush contingent of the Descendants of the Brush Homestead in their drive to save the Huntington landmark. A direct descendant of one of the original Brush families, Royal has lived in Huntington all his life. Upon the death of his father, he took over his father's business and formed the partnership of Sammis, Smith and Brush - all descendants of three of the oldest families on Long Island. Royal, in keeping with family tradition, is active in community affairs. He is director of the Suffolk County Association of Insurance Agents, President of the Board of Trustees of Old First Church and active as an Elder there, and an active Scout leader.

Frank Murphy has been appointed manager of the North Little Rock Sewer Department; he was formerly acting director of Public Works. Before this, Frank had operated a consulting engineering office. He has been living in the area for the past twenty years with his wife and four sons. This past spring, William F. Knight, C.P.C.U., was elected an assistant secretary of the American Policyholders' Insurance Company, Wakefield, Mass.

An interesting educational experiment was carried out by Tom Morelli and his wife Rose. Tom teaches distributive education classes at Wilmington High School, and his wife Rose teaches first grade. Rose got tired of Tom kidding her about how easy it was, and so they switched positions for the day. Tom did all the things a first-grade teacher takes for granted: "I don't know how many zippers I've closed today!" He led the youngsters to the boys' and girls' rooms; he was grateful to leave them at the end of the day and go back to his high school work. Incidentally, Tom's regular students in distributive education work at various retail stores in the Wilmington area. They earn almost $1000,000 a year in their part-time endeavors. Both Morellis love teaching, and feel it has been good to them; they've been able to travel a great deal, and their children have been in all fifty states except Alaska. Still catching up on old news, we come up with the announcement that Dr. Robert W. Berry Jr. was elected vice president to lead the Bridgeport Hospital medical staff for the 1969 year. Bob is chief of the section of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, and senior attending in the department of surgery. At one time or another, we've all dreamed about our Shangri-La. Well, congratulations to Joan and Al Bildner, who made their dream a reality. We had the pleasure of visiting them this summer at their beautiful new vacation-home on Cobbossee Conte Lake in Monmouth, Me. They discovered this beautiful spot near Augusta many years ago while visiting their boys at a camp nearby. They have now made it their permanent camp, and expect to spend a great deal of time there, both summer and winter. It's a graceful sight to see big Al waterskiing as if he were a welterweight.

The doctors in our class may have been surprised to see our classmate Dr. Dick Egdahl greeting them on the cover of the June 16 issue of "Modern Medicine." In an article inside the issue, he commented on his special interest in medical education, bioengineering, and health care problems. He is currently professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery at Boston University Medical Center. He came to Boston from the Medical College of Virginia, where he was professor of surgery and director of the surgical research laboratories.

We have a feeling that space has run out - and so the balance of the mailbag will have to wait for the next issue. At the risk of being repetitious, let us again remind you of the Reunion after the Yale game on Saturday, Nov. 1. The more '47s, the more meaningful the gathering. See you in New Haven!

Secretary, 23 Whippoorwill Rd. Chappaqua, N. Y. 10514

Treasurer, 142 Inwood Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043