1948

The standard by which most things have been measured during the past few years has been "relevance." Recently, however, I have noticed a shift to a new term, "accountability."

One of the few comments that has not been passed on to the class secretary is that the class notes are irrelevant. However, after two or three martinis I am concerned that someone may want to hold me accountable!

Before I am asked why don't you write about more people, why don't you have more interesting notes, why is your column so short, or before someone says in a chastising manner, "you know you are accountable for getting out class notes."

I think it is a good policy to make one thing clear.

"Accountability" is a two way street. Sad but true. It will no doubt come as a surprise to readers that I am not frittering away my time down in Maine. I am not sitting on three or four mail bags of unopened correspondence from classmates. If I were to place all material received in the mail since last month in a pile it would amount to two pieces. One, a change of address notice for ten Sullivan in San Mateo, Calif., and the other a publication from the College, entitled "The Bulletin," designed to keep class secretaries informed about goings on in Hanover.

At the risk of causing an ethnic uprising gentlemen I would like to quote the Chinese laundryman, "no tickee, no washee." It's up to you to send me cards, letters, clippings, telegrams and what have you, and only then can I make up the class notes.

This is a round-about way of saying news for class notes is no longer scarce—it is nonexistent! So what—so write!!

Walt Henry has been transferred from New Jersey to New Mexico where he is chief field engineer in Cuba on a copper concentration plant. Walt, Grace, and four children are having a hard time keeping track of each other on a 4,000-acre ranch, eight miles out of town. Frances, their oldest daughter, is starting high school and Joanne, Walter III, and John are in the 8th, 6th, and 3rd grades. Grace is teaching school on a no-salary basis to help out the small community. Walt finds this assignment very interesting and is looking forward to wherever his next transfer takes him.

Dave Kurr has been elected chairman of the Aluminum Association's Architectural and Building Products Committee. Dave is director of marketing at AMAX Aluminum Co. located in Greenwich, Conn. The committee he heads is one of the association's largest promoting the use of aluminum in various end-use categories. At AMAX Dave is responsible for the development and coordination of marketing programs for the company's various operating divisions. Dave, Joyce and four children live in Chappaqua, N. Y.

'48 had 14 sons at Dartmouth before the class of '74 was accepted. Class of '71: Paul A. Hemmerich, David N. Meeker, Philip T. Ruegger III, and Douglas B. Sherman (father Robert H.); Class of '72: John C Fenno, Harland S. Hoisington, Stephen E. Swinscoe; Class of '73: Michael F. Hansen, Paul H. Johnson III, John B. Mack, Jr., Lawrence C. Pedersen Jr., Joseph C. Smith, David R. Smith (father Morton Jr.), Peter J. Smith Jr.

Accepted in the Class of '74 were Timothy W. Baker (father Walton A.), Donald E. Casey Jr., Stephen C. Friend, Austin H. Gedney III, Walter S. Gustafson, Francis P. Hummel, Randall H. Leisure, Paul F. Twomey, Richard W. Winkler.

It looks as though we are well represented on the Hanover Plain.

Secretary, Wildwood Park Cumberland Foreside, Me. 04110

Treasurer, 1416 Whirlwind Hill Rd. Wallingford, Conn. 06492