1947
Twenty-three years ago this column was at the very back of the book as the Class of 1947 was the Freshmen Alumni Class. Today, we are located two thirds of the way among the class columns, as class news start with the Class of 1900 and continues through to the Class of 1970. This realization also points up the fact that we are but two years away from our 25th Reunion, truly a significant event in class history and one which we will all be hearing about a great deal over the coming months. We trust that everyone’s summer was enjoyable and we look forward to seeing many classmates at the various football games throughout the Fall.
Congratulations are in order to the entire class and especially to our Class President, Ed Senghas, Alumni Fund Chairman, DickMermen and all classmates who served in various committees to help obtain recognition for the Class of 1947 as one of the outstanding classes of the year of the College. This recognition was announced at the class officers’ weekend in Ffanover, last May where ’47 was cited for outstanding over-all performance during the year. With continued leadership of the quality we are fortunate to have and participation by so many class members, we trust this fine record will continue. The late Sidney C. Hayward ’26, Secretary of Dartmouth College from 1930 to 1965, once said, “The one natural, indestructible, and continuously effective association among alumni is the class. This unit remains a distinct entity throughout its life. The potential of the class is unlimited for strengthening the College, for enhancing the satisfactions of members through an enduring association with the group, and for a continuing interest and participation in the educational work of the College.” A particular opportunity to enjoy our class association will be the second annual ’47 Class Reunion immediately follow- ing the Yale Game on Saturday, October 31 in New Haven. An executive committee meeting of the Class will be held at 10:00 AM at the Park Plaza Hotel with arrange- ments for bus transportation to the game for classmates attending this meeting. Immedi- ately after the game a reception and dinner will be held at the same hotel. This event was a huge success last year and we certainly hope that many classmates will plan to attend. A letter with more specific details will be coming to you shortly.
Julian Sayer was kind enough to forward a page from a spring 1970 issue of Life Magazine featuring a picture of our own Dr. Sheldon Segal who is one of the leaders in the continuing search for a male contraceptive. Shelly has been involved in this field of endeavor for many years and is associated with the Population Council.
We were considerably saddened to hear of the passing of Roscoe Radcliff’s wife, Virginia in June due to a respiratory disease. Roscoe lives with his 6-year-old son and 18- year-old son at 624 East 20th Street, N. Y. 10009. On behalf of the Class we extend our heartfelt sympathies to Roscoe on his loss and know that he would enjoy hearing from his many friends in our class.
While we are all familiar with the active contributions that Townes Harris has made towards class activities, we may not be as familiar with the active part he plays in business and community affairs in Provi- dence, R. I. Townes was most recently made a vice president of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank. He has been a trust officer there since 1961, he is a director of C. I. Hayes Inc., the Garelick Brothers Farm and is president and director of the John D. Peck Grain Cos. His community involvement includes the posts of assistant treasurer and a director of the Greater Providence YMCA, treasurer of the Rhode Island Historical Society and a member of the board of trustees of Providence Country Day School.
Congratulations are in order to F. Richard Hill who became the president of the Claremont, N. H., Rotarians. Wedding bells are still ringing for ’47s. Congratula- tions are in order to George Cohn who was married this past June to Sally Isenberg in New Haven. George is an associate professor of clinical psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine and is chief of the liaison-consultation service of the West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Joseph Marsh Jr., still serving as president of Concord College in Athens, W. Va., recently was a commencement speaker at Welch High School in Welch, W. Va. For classmates who would like a detailed list of the many accomplishments of Joe Marsh, we suggest that they look him up where he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the East, Who’s Who in American Men of Science, and Who’s Who in American Education.
J. S. Larmon, formerly manager of advertising and sales promotion for Hysol Division of the Dexter Corporation, has left that firm to form his own independent enterprise as a creative consultant. Jay is soliciting clients for whom to do creative work in the fields of advertising, sales promotion, public relations and publicity and will operate his new business from his home on Dugan Road in Clean, N. J.
No surprise to ’47s is the continuing athletic achievements of Bob Harvey who this past summer won the member-guest tournament at the Wellesley Country Club. Switching to tennis, Sally Epstein, AllanEpstein’s wife, reached the finals of the mixed doubles tournament this summer at thf Armnnlf Tennis Club.
From the St. Paul’s School in Concord, N. H.. comes news regarding two ’47s. The Rev. Bussell W. Ingersoll, who has been at St. Paul’s for four years, has been appointed the acting head of the Depart- ment of Religion. Alan Hall will become head of the English Department. Alan has held many posts at St. Paul’s since coming to the school in 1952. Recent ’47s on the lecture circuit included Robert VanReypen, vice president of world-marketing at Sarah Coventry, Inc. of Newark; who led a two-hour seminar on international opera- tions for 300 top executives from the nation’s leading direct sales companies. Norm Fink, counsel to the development program at the University of Pennsylvania, addressed col- lege and university administrators from all over the United States on “The 1969 Tax Reform Act in Perspective” at a four-day American Alumni Council Conference held this past spring in Washington.
This just about brings the mail bag up to date. Another reminder to jot down right now, Saturday, October 31 to attend the Yale Game and the ’47 Reunion immediately afterwards.
Meff Runyon, for the past two years special assistant to the Scientific Director of the Children’s Cancer Research Foundation in Boston, has moved to New York City to be Secretary and Treasurer of The So- ciety of the New York Hospital. He is also Associate Director, Corporate Affairs, for the hospital, founded in 1771 as the first in New York City. Meff was earlier an attor- ney in Bridgeport, Conn., and before taking his Boston job in 1968 he was administrative consultant for the Office of Economic Opportunity in Syracuse, N. Y. The New York Hospital complex has close ties with Cornell Medical School, but Meff didn’t go there; he went to Cornell Law School.
Secretary, 23 Whippoorwill Rd. Chappaqua, N. Y. 10514 Treasurer, 142 In wood Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043
