1950
For five years Ed Tuck has garnered ’so’s news and views from “ . . . round the girdled earth ...” and relayed them to you. Now he has retired, bedecked with due honors, even though his interest in your pursuits continues to run strong. The trappings of office, a bulging trunkload of files and records along with the golden scribe’s quill, have been passed on to me. I look forward to hearing from each of you, if not on a regular basis, at least on the important occasions and events of your lives.
For twenty years I have perused these columns with avid interest. They have been the voice of the Class, expressing the hopes and joys of so many of you in your progression through the ages of man. We have all enjoyed the varying styles, witty and profound, of past secretaries. My hope is that the quill remains untarnished and that these columns continue to convey information with a touch of interest.
Our 20th reunion was duly reported in Ed’s last column. It was my first; it shall not be my last. Words can describe the events: the weather, the volleyball game, the dance, the carousing at the tent, the singing throughout the night, and myriad other details. They are unsatisfactory in expressing the nostalgia of memories rekindled, of friendships renewed, of laughter rejoined. My only regret was the faces not seen. If these words sound like an early plug for our Twenty-fifth, they are; and I hope to see you there.
The North country in the lazy months of summer is a unique experience. It differs from the memory of other seasons on the Hanover Plain. There is the quiet peace of a high mountain pasture filled with the buzzing of cicadas and redolent with new- mown hay; the gay music of a rushing forest brook, its shaded banks sparkling with a profusion of wild flowers; the still campus enshrouded in the shimmering heat of an August afternoon. On occasion you can watch thunderheads climb above the moun- tains in Vermont before rushing to the river valley and bursting with cooling rain. Hanover is always a convenient starting place for exploration as well as a center for evening relaxation and entertainment.
Quite a move from Georgia to Rhode Island has occurred for Doug Smith, who has been named Vice President of the In- dustrial National Bank of Providence, in charge of its inter- national department. For 17 years Doug was with the Citizens and Southern Nation- al Bank of Atlanta, where he established that bank’s interna- tional department and headed it at the time of his resignation. He has been neck deep in international banking and foreign trade affairs and was chairman of the World Trade Council of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, as well as a director of the Bankers Association for Foreign Trade.
My mail basket is hardly overflowing yet, but there are a few items of news, starting with births. Stu Young, who looked as fit as during his football playing days, and his wife Jane announced the fact of a new arrival at reunion. Their first child, daughter Tracy Jane, was three months old by that time. From Washington, D. C., Bill andJoan Hill sent news of their son, Stuart Michael, born in April.
From Dorset, Vt., a news clipping indicates that Dave Pendleton married Ann P. Corliss. Dave is practicing law in Manchester and probably wanders into the mountains during the winter to ski at Bromley, Stratton, or some other southern Vermont slope.
A small indication of time’s catching up to us comes with the news that John Plane’s daughter Joanne received her degree from Colby Junior College in June. John still resides in Hanover and regrets seeing the first still marches of pollution creeping up the Connecticut River valley.
An item from the Granite State indicates that Newc Eldredge has been named county chairman for the re-election cam- paign of Governor Walter Peterson ’47. Newc, Sally, and their three children reside in Newport, N. H. When he is not dabbling in local politics, he spends his time as president taking care of the business of McCrillis and Eldredge Insurance. Another community-minded classmate, John E.Newby, is serving as the local chairman of the ’7O-’7l Massachusetts Bay United Fund Campaign. In his spare time John, a specialist in home heating, heads the firm of Whetton, Buckley and Scott, Inc. He, his wife, and their five children call Needham, Mass., their home.
Sherwood Marchant was recently elected assistant vice president of the Vanderlip- Redmon Corp., an office interior design firm in Hartford, Conn. Active in church, civic, and professional affairs, Sherwood com- mutes to his office from West Simsbury, where his wife and four children spend most of their time.
For a number of years Jim Laing has taught English and coached tennis at the University School of Milwaukee. This year he was honored with the presentation of the Charles P. Vogel award in recognition . . of his sound scholarship in his field and for traits of character identified with excellence in teaching.” Jim performs many diverse activities associated with his teaching duties and acts as co-director of the University School’s summer program.
Dr. Philip C. Chapalis is now specializ- ing in ear, nose and throat problems in the Toms River area of New Jersey. Phil has been dedicating some of his time in promoting activity to benefit children with impaired hearing.
The results of the 1970 Alumni Fund are now in. The totals for both the College and our Class were disappointing as SandyMcCulloch, our outgoing Head Agent and new Class Chairman, will attest. Younger classes far surpassed our low 64-percent level of participation and nearly matched our dollar volume. We can rationalize any number or kind of extenuating circum- stances. But neither Dartmouth’s purpose nor her objectives have changed in twenty years. Her needs continue, perhaps more pressingly. It is early to think of the next campaign. When you do, consider BobKilmarx’s task as Head Agent. Think seriously and think twice—in Dartmouth’s favor.
In June at reunion we chatted, and he appeared hale and hearty. It was thus a shock to hear that Dr. Richard W. Tobin died of an apparent heart attack early in August. The Class extends its sympathy to Dick’s wife, Judith, and his six children.
Secretary, 510 Hillcrest Rd. Ridgewood, N. J. 07450 T vcas vi vc v 281 Pondfield Rd., Bronxville, N. Y. 10708
