1958

I write this the last column of the academic year while recuperating from a very active, exciting, and enlightening Class Officers' weekend in Hanover. Walt Vail will report to you in greater depth on it in the newsleţer. Let me only say that the problems on the campus are difficult and complex; the administration has kept open channels of communication with all groups and k doing everything in its power to resolve all points of conflict. President Dickey and his associates are living with the situation 24 hours a day and are staying on top of every development. They deserve our admiration, confidence, trust, and sympathy. It is only too easy to make a rash judgment or offer a simple solution based on some unfair or one-sided press coverage.

On the"lighter side your class was represented by our President Dick Frisch and his wife Donna Lee; Class Agent Bob Eleveld, and his wife Lynn; Newsletter editor Walt Vail and wife Scottie; and Jane and me. In addition to the scheduled activities we all managed to squeeze in some mixed doubles taking advantage of some fine Hanover weather. We did some fraternity hopping both nights getting some insight into student attitudes and taking some comfort in the fact that most of these guys arent much different than we were other than perhaps possessing a greater awareness of the world around them. Dave and Ann Bradley joined us after Saturday night's class dinner at the Norwich Inn and some of us ended up back at their house talking until the wee hours. Dave and his law firm represent the College on the legal front so we were able to get yet another viewpoint of Dartmouth's problems.

During the weekend it was decided to create the position of Class Program Chairman to set up and coordinate a program of social events primarily for the fall football season and hopefully for other times during the year. We hope to join with the class of '57 in some combined football weekend parties both in Hanover and away. There will be more on this in the early fall.

In Stoneham, Mass., Fred Hildebrandt has been elected a vice president of Dynamics Research Corporation. Formerly marketing manager of the components division, he will now be responsible for all operations of that division. An engineer, he has been with Dynamic Research since 1960. He makes his home in Burlington where his wife Pat and their three daughters, Nancy, Joanne, and Betsy, spoil him at 12 Lisa Street. Wonder if he's in favor of coeducation at Dartmouth?

I received a nice letter from Lin Hall postmarked Da Nang, South Viet Nam. You may remember that Lin was plucked out of civilian life to serve in the Navy over there. He writes: "Life is relatively easy here and the local beach is outstanding. I met Don Moday in Hong Kong in March where he works for Alcoa.... The year on active duty with the Navy hasn't been all that bad. Besides seeing this part of the world and getting a promotion to Lt. Commander, I feel I have a much greater understanding of the Far East and our role in its future affairs. I feel there's tremendous potential in this country and in the South Vietnamese, but things do move slowly in a developing Eastern country. Tremendous advancements have been made in this area in the last or so, and I wish the news media would only give equal time to all the good that is being done by the U.S."

Whit Marchand has been named an assistant vice president in the Eastern Division of Bankers Trust Company in New York. Whit has been with Bankers Trust since 1960 and was named an assistant treasurer in 1966. Whit and Stephanie live in Closter, N. J., with their two children, Deborah, two and Geoffrey, six months.

Switching from insurance sales to mutual fund marketing is Buz Giles who has been elected a 2nd vice president-marketing of John Hancock Distributors, Inc., the underwriter for John Hancock mutual funds. Prior to the switch Buz was director of special market sales and brokerage consultant for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. Buz and Natalie have three children, Preston, 10, Diane, 8, and Winthrop Jr. 5.

Watching over our coastal waters is Commander Alan Smith who has been appointed commanding officer of the Coast Guard cutter "Bramble" at Detroit. Al and his wife Joan have three children.

Home Furnishings Daily reports that New York department store B. Altman has appointed Bill Johnston to head up its new "think tank." Responsibility of the "think tank" will be to develop new merchandise and ideas and seek out new domestic and foreign goods that "will enhance the store's and its five branches' exclusively."

Steve Ducker writes that he has a second daughter, Laura Ann. He is still working for the F.B.I, in Los Angeles. Steve reports that he saw Hoyt Goodrich and Ward Burian who were in L.A. on business.

Cal Dyer is the new assistant dean of the Junior Division of Indiana University in Bloomington. The Dyers' large family consists of 3 boys, 7, 5, 4 and 1 girl, 9.

We have more information on Lt. Commander Hal Bernson. He writes that he was recently transferred to a new squadron YAW-126 in Norfolk, Va., after completing a six months' off Vietnam aboard the U.S.S. Bon Homme Richard."

Larry Weltin has taken another step up at the Henderson Advertising Agency, Greenville, S. C., where he has just been named vice president. At the same time he was appointed to the Henderson Management Committee. He has been manager of the Henderson office in Atlanta since it opened a year ago. During that time he has directed two expansions of that office and has organized the business function and stimulated new business activity in the Atlanta area.

Grosse Pointe University School, Detroit has appointed Ray Robbins headmaster. Following his military service Ray was granted a full scholarship for graduate work at Harvard's School of Education. He taught science for one year at the American School in Lugano, Switzerland, and became headmaster there. During that time the school increased m size and stature. In 1968 Ray became an Associate Development officer at the College and was active in Dartmouth fund raising. Ray is married to the former Lenita Scott Foster and they have two children Kristin 6, and Heather, 4.

Another bachelor bites the dust as PeterMagnuson married Miss Sharon Bodenstedt of Boston. Sharon attended Wayne University. They will be living in the Boston area.

That about wraps up things until the fall Don t forget to get those Alumni Fund donations in The needs are greater than ever Dartmouth needs your support for the wide range of programs it is working on.

I hope all of you have an enjoyable summer and look forward to hearing from you or seeing some of you who may be vacationing in the New England area.

Dr. Clement E. Marks Jr. '58, of the NewYork University School of Medicine, hasbeen awarded the James Alexander MillerSenior Teaching Fellowship of the N.Y.Tuberculosis and Health Association. Itwill enable him to study lung diseases inaddition to teaching medical students andcaring for pulmonary patients.

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