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It is always impressive to note, when the official roster of alumni officers is printed yearly, the number of classmates who serve the College in many capacities in many far-flung areas. Through the years our buddies have assumed some of the most demanding jobs asked of the alumni and have given countless hours of dedicated service for the betterment of college and alumni relations. Starting at the front of the 40 page booklet (see what I mean by being well represented ?) we can see that Tom Braden is finishing his first five-year term on the Board of Trustees at our June reunion. We currently have two classmates on the Alumni Council, Dick Everett and Bob Weil, who both also serve on the very important committee on enrollment and admissions of the Council. Hugh Schwarz serves on the executive committee of the General Association of Alumni under whose aegis all the local clubs function.
Among the several elected club officers are J. Malcolm de Sieyes, the class' newest bridegroom, who is secretary of the Darien-Norwalk club; Johnny Allen, president of the Westport-Weston organization; DickEverett brings his enrollment know-how to the Atlanta club as liaison officer just as Don Kainie does in the same way to the Concord association and Dick Mather does to the Albuquerque club; Frank Whaland functions as president of the Nashua organization while Bob Armstrong serves in the same capacity down in Charlotte, N. C. We even have a representative in the foreign section because Fred Eaton is secretary of the Caracas, Venezuela club.
Work in the College's enrollment field involves Mickey Miller, Bob Weil, and BillHolman as area directors, which means they cover various sized groups of secondary schools, and alumni are working in those districts, ranging from those several states' big to those a part of a state depending on the number of schools therein. The next step down are the district enrollment directors like Don Rainie, Jim Moore, Dick Everett,Bob Weil (two guys who can't say "no"), Jabbo Blass, and Dick Mather. Add those all together and you can begin to realize the number of man hours it takes to pursue excellence in the educational field today.
A man with a fascinating sideline to a more than busy career is Charlie Wilde, professor of embryology and histology at the University of Pennsylvania. In the summers he is the director of the Mount Desert (Maine) Island Biological Laboratory where research facilities are made available to visiting scientists specializing in biological and medical research. This is the northern-most biological station on the East Coast and abounds in flora and fauna necessary to modern medical research including cancer experiments. Each summer Charlie is able to lure distinguished scientists from different parts of the world, who through lectures and research further the work of the other 250 scientists at the Mount Desert Laboratory.
Recognition for past accomplishments in his profession came to Chuck Berry when he was nominated for the 14th annual Community Service award by the New Jersey Association of Real Estate Boards. Consider how well qualified he is: past president of the Lions Club, active in Boy Scouts and Boys Club affairs, tax appraiser for his town, past Knight of the Elks, and director, secretary and president of the Union County Board of Realtors. He's been doing all of this since WWII days when he moved to Union, New Jersey.
Like a voice out of the past, a letter recently came from my former roommate, Bill Duncan, whom I had been accusing of having forgotten how to write. He reports that Pickands Mather, with whom he has been associated since graduation, has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Diamond Shamrock. At the time of his letter he was awaiting the first shock waves of this new development to hit the Chicago office where he toils as vessel agent for the lake freighters as well as a pig iron salesman. Dune and Lois have three girls, 14, 12, and 10, so are experiencing the bafflements of teenagers at last. Let me know your formula if you can bridge the generation gap, ole buddy.
One of the most interesting exhibits that the Hopkins Center has assembled this winter featured some of the lovely furniture designed and built by Ike Weed. Only an artist could manipulate large slabs of wood into such pleasing and graceful finished products. Of course he is lucky to have his wife, Hazel, produce the outstanding woven materials he incorporates into chair seats and upholstery. If any of you are thinking of redecorating a room, hold off until reunion time when you can check Ike's products you might as well choose the best as settle for just anything!
Speaking of reunion (June 16, 17, and 18, 1969), the return post cards so far indicate about 60 men plus wives and children are "definitely" planning on attending, while another 80, with families, are expecting to be on hand. If you haven't returned the post card indicating your intentions, kindly dig it out of your desk and send it back. Diz and Brownie need as many indications as possible in finalizing reunion plans for us as well as the junior members of the class. The cards returned so far show that many of the regulars will be here as well as many who haven't been back for the last several reunions. That is one of the remarkable things about our class - you are welcome whenever you can make it and you will find yourself able to pick up friendships as though they had never been unheeded for a while. It's a great time of the year and it's a great time of our lives - be in Hanover next June! Organize your car pools, write your roommate, tell your boss your plans, bring your kids or sign up a baby sitter, mark your calendar, budget your money, load your camera, reread "Time Well Spent," but don't miss out!
That's all for another month. See you here at this same spot next month. Keep in touch.
Secretary, 5 North Balch St. Hanover, N. H. 03755
Treasurer, 64 North Main St., Concord, N. H. 03301
Bequest Chairman,
