1958
The frost forecast for tonight this September 1 served as a good reminder that summer is drawing to a close and that the first column of the year is due. Westhampton, Stowe, the Cape, Montreal, and that ever present patch of green on Cornell Road were the story of our summer, plus the waiting for another “blessed event” due the beginning of November, an added dividend from last winter’s Austrian trip. The latter will put a crimp in my football weekends so I will have to depend more on your letters for news.
Some of this month’s news may be a little old due to the fact that it was received before the summer, but I do want to catch up. Dr. Don Aitken gave a public lecture last March at the Hanover Medical Center entitled “Ecoviolence Without Guilt or and Ecofreak’s View of Ecomyopia.” Don is scientific coordinator of the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies in San Francisco and co-founder and director of Friends of the Earth. He has foresaken research in nuclear physics to devote his efforts to environmental studies. Sponsored by the Dartmouth Medical School Student Lecture Series and the Department of Biological Sciences, Don discussed what he considers to be serious discrepancies be- tween official environmental rhetoric and actions, the insufficiency of federal programs and suggested what citizens can do to help bring about necessary changes in public awareness and response to the problem of a threatened ecology. Don received his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1963 and has been an environmental research assistant to Califor- nia Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh in his Democratic gubernatorial challenge to Gov. Ronald Regan.
Another doctor, this time MD, TomAaberg has been appointed assistant profes- sor of Ophthalmology at Marquette School of Medicine in Milwaukee. Tom is a specialist in retinal diseases. Previously he held a special fellowship in retinal diseases and retinal detachment surgery sponsored by the National Institutes of Health at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Fla. From 1966-68 he served with the U. S. Public Health Service, teaching at the University of Oklahoma Medical School and on the staff of Veterans Hospital Oklahoma City. In 1968 Tom received an MS degree in biostatictics and epidemiology from the University of Oklahoma Medical School.
Dr. Phil Sarerl, assistant professor of obstetrics and gny ecology at the Yale University School of Medicine, addressed the Waterbury Chapter of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut. Phil is a member of the Connecticut State Board of Planned Parenthood and he and his wife, who is a psychiatric social worker, have initiated a program of sexual counseling at Yale University.
Now moving to April News, GarrettBlanchfield has joined the New York Stock Exchange firm of Singer, Deane & Scribner as a registered representative in the Pitts- burgh headquarters office. He was formerly promotion director and account executive of S. J. Reiner Cos., Inc., New York, and prior to that was promotion/research director of KQV Radio in Pittsburgh. Garrett and Lucy have a son, Garrett Jr.
Another bachelor bit the dust back in March. Dave Chisdes and Judith Ann Sweeney of Pownal, Vt., were married. Dave is a senior chemist with the Graver Water Conditioning Cos. of Union, N. J. They are living in Roselle Park, N. J.
Buzz Giles was elected a vice president of John Hancock Distributors Inc., the marketing company for John Hancock mutual funds. Prior to his election as a 2nd vice president of the Distributors in 1969 Buzz was director of special market sales and a brokerage consultant for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Cos. Buzz and Natalie have three children, Preston, Diane and Winthrop Jr.
I have finally reached May and the second of that month was marked by the wedding of Dick Stewart to Mary Virginia Conway of Chestnut Hill, Mass. Among the ushers was Trygve Myhren.
I received a nice note from Ted Harris’, wife, Mary Ann, announcing their move back to Hanover. They have bought an “interesting 1910 type house with four fireplaces and quite a bit of charm” right near the hospital. Ted will be heading up a new Arthritis Clinical Research Center at Mary Hitchcock Hospital. He was previously on the staff of the Arthritis Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital. Ted has gained widespread recognition for his re- search on the mechanisms of destruction of joints in rheumatoid arthritis. Of his move Ted said, “I will be coming into a group which has a great, and well deserved, reputation for the careful and integrated approach to diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases.” Mary Ann forwarded a very interesting article from the New York Times. Rev. Jim Crawford performed the marriage ceremony for Laugh-In stars Judy Came and TV producer Robert Bergman in light fog and drizzle at dawn in Central Park. Miss Came chose the spot because “she wanted to be close to nature.” About 100 persons, mostly young, witnessed the event.
That brings me pretty well up-to-date as far as old old news is concerned. Next month I’ll work on some more recent things. In the meantime keep the letters and cards coming in.
Some current news about George Mart- inson is that he'has been named by the New England Telephone Cos. to a newly created position of general personnel supervisor for vocational train- ing. This marks a re- turn to the Boston area for Marty, his wife Mary Jane, and their three children. He has been with AT&T in New York, as plant staff supervisor—personnel, but earlier he began with New England Tele- phone (1960) and held plant and personnel jobs, including district plant manager in both Haverhill and Salem.
The Putnam Management Cos., Inc., of Boston has elected John Parker a director. He is a vice president of Putnam Manage- ment and executive vice president of Put- nam Advisory Cos., a subsidiary. As a direc- tor of the parent cor- poration John will have greater say in the running of a com- bine of funds totaling more than $2 billion. Before joining Putnam he was sales manager for Smith, Barney & Cos. of Boston. Our president, Dick Frisch has changed his locale from Chicago to Baltimore (21204) 1104 Malvern Avenue. I talked to Dick and Donna Lee tonight and inter- rupted their unpacking. They had mixed emotions about leaving Chicago, but are happy with their home and being closer to their families. Dick is with McCormick & Cos. whose corporate headquarters is in Baltimore.
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