1940
Have you checked your image lately? About 85 classmates definitely have, and another 100 tentatively have, only to discover a sudden burgeoning of their homing instincts. It is hoped, and expected, that many more will develop their homing image between now and June 16 when the lucky ones gather on the Green for three days of welcome fellowship and image-scrutiny. Those who have made definite plans are coming from near and far, from the west and the south and the east, and points in between and even, like Carl Bloede, from Hawaii. Diz and Brownie, those reunion planners par excellence, have assembled a list of events calculated to tickle your fancy and even the children and grandchildren haven't been left out of their plans. Its still not too late to complete plans to head for the hills next month. An awful lot of people are expecting you under the tent. Don't disappoint them, or yourselves!
Certainly, one of the most imaginative solutions to a tough problem faced by many center-city churches was acted out by the Reverend Lawrence Durgin early in March. At an appropriate time in a regular Sunday service, Larry led his Protestant congregation from their large edifice built in 1905 to a nearby Catholic Church where henceforth the two groups will share facilities for separate church services each Sunday. Al- though the Catholic congregation normally scheduled an 11:00 a.m. Mass, they have relinquished this prime time to Larry's con- gregation in what is believed to be the first time that major Protestant and Catholic groups in New York City have agreed to share one sanctuary for regularly scheduled but separate services. Larry's decision to lease his Church's valuable property on Broadway to a real estate developer, rather than spend the thousands of dollars necessary to refurbish it, was based on a desire for greater flexibility in serving the center city, as well as turning this valuable land to city tax rolls. As Larry so aptly characterized the move while remembering Martin Luther's Reformation, "We have come just a short distance in space but about 400 years in time." Larry will be at reunion to conduct our memorial service.
One of the recent additions to that noble list of departed classmates is Robert SmockThompson whom we had expected at the June reunion. His obituary appears in the back of this or a subsequent MAGAZINE.
My ever-alert news-clipper, and constant supplier of news about classmates, Jack McDonald, has come to my rescue again. In fact, I don't know what I'd do without him month after month. He had a quick trip to Arizona not long ago and caught Bud Czerny's name in the winning column of a local sports page. It appears that Bud and his partner were cleaning up in the 45-and-over doubles tournament at the Tucson Racquet Club. I searched in vain for his name in the singles category as well, which certainly labels this bit of news "into the "over the Hill" file! Jack also sent me the clipping giving the reason behind Don Fox's change of address card into Big Town I'd received earlier. He has been appointed to the new post of vice president, Corporate Programs, for the American Machine and Foundry Company. Don's responsibilities will include advertising and public relations activities at AMF which has been his bailiwick at Bendix out in Detroit these past several years.
The razor man, George Cutter, has just moved from group vice president to senior vice president in charge of planning and technical operations for the Gillette Company. Under him in his new capacity are the corporate planning, corporate research, corporate development, materials management, and operations services. He has been with Gillette since 1948 and has served in a number of key manufacturing positions. He and Anita and their four daughters live in Melrose, Mass.
Speaking of promotions and such, it has been brought to my attention that ArtMountrey was recently elected executive vice president of Compton Advertising, Inc., the tenth largest agency in the world. Since 1951, when he left American Home Products to join Compton, Art has been a market aid an account executive, vice president, a senior vice president, and a director. He and Marguerite have two married daughters.
Since campus security and safety have been tested in many locations lately, it's good to know that the John W. Powell Consultants, Inc. has been formed and is busily at work. Jake's know-how has been earned on the firing line of experience - first as an FBI agent for 17 years, and then as Associate Dean of Students and Director of Security at Yale. What a great combination!
The letter-writer award for this month goes to Don McMahon who jotted down some welcome news preparatory to packing his suitcase for reunion. I will quote parts of his letter directly, since he says it so much better than I could distill it: Occasionally, I see a few of the old '40's as I work my trap lines in New York City and Washington. Last month, I visited pleasantly with Cecil Moore who has a son at Dartmouth. He is thinking seriously of giving up his home on the Island because the Long Island Railroad creates a commuting problem and is considering an apartment in the big city which will also permit him to spend weekends on his boat and enjoy the things he likes to do. I spent a delightful weekend with Scotty and Pat Treeman who, as you know, has been enjoying the good life since he retired from the Air Corps. We saw him in Oxford, Md., prior to his leaving for Lighthouse Point, Fla., where he now resides. He is the closest thing to perennial youth - vintage '4O - that I have seen in a long time. Bill Wrightson and I also manage to get together every few months and swap a few lies about what are now questionably "the good old days." Have been trying to importune him to come out to this great western country, but so far have not been too successful. I left Colorado Interstate Corporation in July of 1967 to organize what we call the Federation of Rocky Mountain States, Inc., a not-for-profit organization involving the political and the private sector in the solution of regional problems. It has been totally stimulating and challenging because we are involved in such areas as regional planning, economic development, telecommunications, higher education, natural resources development, and the arts and humanities. I won't take the time to describe its detailed operations, but we take some pride in being the only organization of its type which provides for the involvement of the political and private sectors in solving some of our cultural, social, economic, and political problems. In my spare time, I serve as president of the Denver Olympic Committee advancing Denver's candidacy as the host city for the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. Denver was officially designated by the U. S. Olympic Committee as this country's official entry. Decision will be made by the International Olympic Committee in Amsterdam, March 1970. We think we have an excellent chance of being designated."
If you come to Reunion, maybe you can convince Don to give you a pass to the parking lot for the Olympic Ski jump.
Maybe you also saw the happy news of Bob Raclin's appointment as a central regional partner and partner-in-charge of the Chicago office for Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis. Formerly a general partner and the manager of the commodity department, Bob has been director of the Chicago Board of Trade and past president of the Commodity Brokers Association.
Recent visitors to Hanover have included Jim Scott, here to recruit at Tuck School, proudly showing pictures of his new 30' cruiser; Sam Williams and Fred Porter both came by my campus office while I was away so I am sorry to have missed their visits; and Hugh Dryfoos who was a Dartmouth Horizons guest one recent weekend. It will be great to see all of them, and many more, in June when reunion gives everyone a relaxed time to catch up to each other's busy life and hard times.
That's all for this month. Keep in touch here, and with the Alumni Fund too. Our 29th campaign is fast approaching the halfway mark. Are you "in" yet? See you at the same spot next month.
Secretary, 5 North Balch St. Hanover, N. H. 03755
Class Agent, 200 Fifth Ave., New York N. Y. 10010
