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Si Morand has been elected a stockholder of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., with which firm he has been associated for the past thirteen years in its 350 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago office. Si also serves on the executive committee of the Central States Group of the Investment Bankers Association of America, is a vice president of the Association of Investment Bankers of Chicago, and is active in other trade and civic organizations including the Onward Neighborhood House.

On May 1 Charlie Gardner became his own boss, specializing in advertising writing and concepts for advertisers and selected agencies. Box 504, Norwalk, Conn. 06856 is the official address of the new enterprise. Charlie, who won the Chicago Art Director's Grand Award for the Ford baby carriage poster ("The only convertible that outsells Ford"), has had copy- chief responsibility for a number of national accounts during his 18 years with J. Walter Thompson, Lennen & Newell and the Fred Gardner Company. He, Edie and their three children will continue to reside in New Canaan.

Herluf V. Olsen Jr., executive director of the Medical Center of Vermont, in Burlington, was elected a member of the board of directors of Hospital Bureau, Inc. at its 59th annual meeting. The organization promotes economic and efficient purchasing practices by hospitals and other health-care institutions.

Norwood T. Smith, vice president and regional manager of the Buffalo office of Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc., received the 1969 Marketing/Communications (Printers' Ink) Silver Medal Award for excellence in advertising, which was presented to him by the Advertising Women of Buffalo in March.

Bernie Batycki will return to Hartford in June to become the city's director of public works. He has spent the past three years as city manager of New London, Conn.

Bill Cross, assistant treasurer of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., has been appointed a member of the Westchester Advisory Committee of the Manhattan Savings Bank.

Anthony S. Poltrack has been elected vice president of the C. R. Gibson Company, a publishing firm headquartered in Norwalk, Conn. He also is the company's secretary and director of administration. Tony is a member and former president of the Stamford-Green- wich chapter of the National Association of Accountants. He, Arlene and their three sons reside in Stamford.

Catching up with address changes, we find Tony Ambrose is now receiving his mail at 16 Washington Street, Morristown, N. J. 07960; Harold Autenreith gets his at 1725 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15238, and Joe Boutaugh's goes to 27 Forest Road, Wheeling, W. Va. 26003.

Dick Buckley is located at 125 Bellevue, Boulder, Colo. 80302, while Charlie Carpenter - who also is with BBD&O - reports in from 7 Bryan Road, Rowayton, Conn. 06853. Ail

Allen Cate may be reached c/o Mrs. David P. McKay, 3 Merriam Ave., Shrewsbury, Mass. 01545. Mai Decker's address is 61 Hillspoint Road, Westport, Conn. 06880, and Bill Dey's is 42 South Terrace, Short Hills, N. J. 07078. Don Hannigan's spot is 113 Ridgecrest Drive, Westfield, Mass. 01085, while "down under" we now find Jim McCrum at 28/20 Harrison St., Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia 2090. . „

Dr. Ben Maeck's mail goes to 45 Castro Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94114, while Bill Milliken's is received at 1802 Alpine Drive, San Marino, Calif. 91108. Stan Schneider's address is 242-D Tyson Street, Raleigh, N. C. 27609, and Marvin Stephens is 1933 Martha's Road, Hollin Hills, Alexandria, Va. 22307.

Bill Sullivan's residence is 74 Monadnock Road, Worcester, Mass. 01609. John Teagle's P.O. Box is #837, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 92067, and John Wulp's acreage is Meadow Brook Farm, Briarcliff Manor, N. Y. 10510.

Additional gleanings from representative "Minute Messages" which have been received by Joe Medlicott in recent months include the news that Marland E. Benner Jr. now is division manager for Will Ross, a hospital and surgical equipment firm. 3001 Troy Drive, Orlando, Fla. 32806 is the Benner homestead. Bill Dunford heads up administrative services for Matson Navigation Company, and extols the merits of the Hawaiian Islands. Cdr. Frank H. Barker, USN, will have his family with him in the Far East while serving on the staff of Fleet Air Wing Six, c/o F.P.O. San Francisco, Calif. 96601. Col. Samuel C. Jefferson is filling an extremely important billet as commanding officer of the 36th Evacuation Hospital in Vung Tan, Viet Nam.

Dave Steinberg, who is associated with The Asia Foundation in Washington, has had his latest work "Korea, Nexus of East Asia" published by the American-Asian Educational Exchange in New York. John Wolf, who is a stock broker and mutual fund manager for Robert Garrett & Sons in Baltimore, has been active in the Dartmouth Club of Maryland and has served two years as president of that organization. Ben Johnson and Alan Harquail also are on the Baltimore scene. Dick Putney now performs the duties of development chemist for Hercules, Inc.; he, Ginny and their two children live at 39 Pearl Street, Hudson Falls, N. Y. 12839.

We'll be in the home stretch of the 1969 Alumni Fund drive when this issue reaches you; if the trend of the early weeks of the campaign is maintained, the Class will show its strength in a considerably more creditable fashion than in 1968 and somewhat better than in 1967. But June is the month when approximately half of the action usually takes place, so if you're in the half that has yet to send that envelope on its way to Hanover, "now is the time." To those who already have been in on the action, many, many thanks for your support.

The Third Century Fund also is underway, with the half way point in the drive for $51 million having been reached late in 1968. However, only about $1 million more was accounted for in the following three months, so the gap yet to be filled is considerable. Whereas by early April the present and past Trustees of the College had been credited with $5% million— 113% of the goal of that group - the $11 million goal for the National Alumni" group (which is where most of us fit in) had only been 40% attained; thus a great deal more work and support at the "grass roots" level is essential.

Another aspect to consider is that whereas the $5l million figure was realistic, based on the needs of the College and when compared to the successful capital campaigns of other Eastern institutions, when the Third Century program was formulated some time ago, it now seems on the short side. The estimated cost of the "bricks and mortar" phase has risen from $19 to $25 million, and the need to provide significant sums for faculty compensation is increasingly vital. The National Alumni group, which is co-chairmanned by Lawrence Marx Jr. '36 and Emil Mosbacher Jr. '43 deserves our wholehearted support in meeting - and hopefully exceeding - the Third Century Fund objective.

Secretary, 19 Claybar Dr. West Hartford, Conn. 06117

Class Agent, Box 517, Pawtucket, R. I. 02860