1942
Once again the time has come to remind all of you members of the Class of '42 that your activities, accomplishments, and suggestions are always welcome. By working as a team we can further the progress of our College and of our Class. For example, at the Executive Committee meeting held on October 9 the committee would have been assisted materially had more members of our illustrious class submitted suggestions relating to worthwhile class projects. The class officers and membership-at-large of the Executive Committee have been grappling with this problem for many moons.
In a recent policy statement DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE editor Charles E. Widmayer announced a general tightening of the back section devoted to class notes and said, "It is more to the point than ever before to say that priority in the class notes should go to the 'hard news' about Dartmouth men and to personal items that have some general interest... the MAGAZINE colume goes to all the alumni and is read well beyond the class... so this wider audience and our limited space both argue for newsy and pertinent items"... Such items come mainly from you men out there and from the alumni records office, but a secretary is dependent upon his classmates for most of the "newsy and pertinent" items to which Mr. Widmayer refers.
The 30th Reunion program came in for its share of discussion at the Executive Committee meeting on October 9 in AdWinship's office. (Ad is a good man and has been a valuable member of the Dartmouth administration for many years but he was the "best man" at the wedding in New London of Miss Sally Heald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Heald to Ad's son, Peter Hill Winship some weeks ago.)
Ambassador Bob Hill was interviewed by CBS-TV for its program, "60 Minutes." Bob talked from Madrid about the problems of Americans jailed in Spain on drug charges.
Look for our honorary class member, Dean Myron Tribus, now Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology in Washington, D. C., to make some headlines later this year.
Last year's freshman class contained a larger number of alumni sons than have ever been admitted in any class in Dartmouth College. This year twelve '42 sons are on the roster of the new freshman class: Stephen H. Allison, son of Huntley Allison; Pete M. Brown, son of Charles P. Brown; Richard H. Clarke, son of Richard L.Clarke; Kim Coffman, son of Ford Coffman; Bradford M. Davis, son of DavidDavis; Joseph Figley, son of Professor Melvin Figley; Christopher Gates, son of lion Gates; John Halsey, son of Dr. HughHalsey II; John Le Seur, son of J. D. LeSeur; James Mulally, son of Judd S.Mulally; Richard H. Searles, son of RobertSearles; and Bruce Williamson, son of DonG. Williamson.
Dave Sills commends President Kemeny for resurrecting Dartmouth's ancient interest in Indian students. Dave suggests the possibility that the Class of '42 lend support, as its class project, or as part of it, to the Indian occupation of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay, as part of "an ideological campaign against repression" here in the U.S.A.
Dr. Ralph Twining Jr., concerned about the attitudes we must think about and act upon soon if the species homo sapiens is to survive, suggests that a class project be selected which relates to a "fundamental extension of morality" regarding man and the earth. He goes on with some specific examples and suggests the feasibility of setting up an office to coordinate such efforts and to provide the needed information to institutions, industries, businesses, etc... Dr. Twining adds that he feels that, as a class, we may be too fundamentally conservative to become interested in such a project.
Chuck Herberger, a professor of English at Nasson College, writes to say that "the real issues" related to campus unrest and the "pseudo-issue of war between the generations" can "only emerge from a genuine dialogue in an atmosphere of genuine good faith . . . Dartmouth, under the leadership of President Kemeny, has acted with intelligence combined with cool courage in aiming to meet such a crisis with dialogue and study rather than reaction and force."... Chuck feels that "Dartmouth deserves my ounce of support—not less, but more than ever before."
Dick Higgins' forward progress continues at Bell and Howell Co. where he recently has been appointed vice president of the International Group. Since joining B & H in 1949, Dick has held various staff and management responsibilities, the most recent of which was director of international activities for the company's Photo Products Group. Dick and Betsy have three children, Bill, Elizabeth Ann, and Nancy Ann, and make their home in Northbrook, Ill.
James Wallace "Gutz" Curtis is a rector of Christ Episcopal Church in downtown Gary, Ind. and is a Navy chaplain (Reserve) who was just made Commander.
Luis Zalamea as Director of the South American Travel Organization (SATO) finds himself on a plane about fifty per cent of the time but is enthused about Miami Alumni Club activities and the way the club has "come alive again through a series of breakfast meetings and other events." Luis is planning with Hollywood producer A. Ronald Lubin a couple of motion pictures to be shot in South America early next year and is revising the screen play for Lubin's "Bolivar." He is also acting as associate producer on his other full-length feature, "Don Quixote."
A recent New Yorker Magazine article entitled "Dartmouth '70 and the War" quotes at length from the survey done by Oily Quayle for the 25th Reunion. The author discussed Dartmouth's wartime leadership role and singles out the Class of 1942.
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