1947

The following letter was written to Dartmouth's new President by our Class President, Ed Senghas: "Dear John: On behalf of the Dartmouth Class of 1947, please accept our sincere and enthusiastic congratulations upon your selection to be the thirteenth president of Dartmouth College. We are confident that under your leadership Dartmouth will move into its Third Century with vision and imagination and continue John Dickey's search for excellence in all things.

"You may be assured the officers and executive committee of the Class of 47 will cooperate in every way in' making, your administration the outstanding period of progress Dartmouth deserves and you can provide."

From Pete Larson in Wilmington, Del., comes news that he assumed the position of executive vice-president of the Greater Wilmington Development Council as of January 1. This is a private community organization sponsored by business and industry to aid in the development of the Greater Wilmington area. Lot's of luck to you, Pete, in this worthwhile endeavor.

A note from "Nip" Hoernel informing us that he is still teaching science at West Babylon High School in Long Island. Also continuing his education, received his M.A. degree in June of '69 from Adelphi University. Nip has a son Paul getting ready for college next fall- final selection still uncertain. Unfortunately, his wife Connie was in an automobile accident in November, but is recovering nicely now, and we extend our best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.

Walt Barnum has been named director of central services for Oneida County in New York State. Walt lives at 14 Glenridge Road, Whitesboro, N. Y., with his wife and five children. For the past 14 years he has been associated with the Mohawk Valley Community College, beginning with the rank of instructor and rising to associate professor of Mathematics. He recently received a Master's degree in computer science at the University of Missouri and has had extensive experience with computers at Mohawk Valley Community College. In his new post as Director of Central Services, Walt will supervise the county's computer services which now includes tax billing and tax roll functions as well as social service accounting and reporting programs for the Bureau of Registration as statistical analysis. How about getting our class statistics computerized, Walt, before the 25th reunion?

Back to the Wilmington, Del., area where we hear that John B. Campbell II, chairman of the board at Mannington Mills and a member of the YMCA board of trustees, is serving as general chairman of the "Y" campaign to raise one million dollars and which will involve over 500 volunteers. John, who lives with his family in Mannington, is a member of the board of trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of Salem and a member of the board of managers of Salem County Memorial Hospital. He serves on the George School Committee (a private school in Bucks County) and is a director of the Camden Trust Company. He is chairman of the board of Wellco Carpet Corporation in Calhoun, Ga., and vice-president of Cal-State Floor Coverings in Los Angeles.

Dr. Lloyd Gibson Bartholomew, head of the Gastroenterology Section of the Mayo Clinic and professor of Medicine at the Mayo Graduate School, University of Minnesota in Rochester, Minn., traveled east to be a guest speaker at the meeting of the Glens Falls Academy of Medicine. Lloyd is a native of the area, having grown up in Whitehall, N. Y., where he graduated from high school. He formerly taught at the Dartmouth College Medical School and Mayo Graduate School.

Joe Lovell has been named manager of the advertising supporting services of the General Electric Co. Joe and his wife Theo and their four children live in Schenectady, N. Y. Joe has been with General Electric since 1951 and is steadily climbing the ladder in a variety of departments and positions.

Mary Nordstrom drops us a note on behalf of Everett who is currently director of development at the New Hampton School in New Hampshire. His son, Rusty, is now representing the family in the United States Navy and soloed with the United States Navy Bluejacket Choir while at boot camp this past year. It seems that Rusty is following in his father's footsteps, who with Jack Kellstrand used to provide entertainment for us at Hanover many years ago.

Rube Samuels is giving up a seat on the Paramus, N. J., Board of Education after 12 years of service. He promised his wife, Diane after election to his fourth term that it would be his last, and she's made him keep his promise. It is understandable, in light of the fact that he has attended about 1500 board meetings in his dozen years and recorded about 750 man days of work or three work years solely on school board business. He says he'll miss it, but plans to fill his time with an expansion of interest in mountain climbing. Rube plans to climb the Matterhorn this summer. He thinks it might be easier than serving on the school board. In addition, he intends to become more involved in professional societies connected with his work as vice-president and chief engineer of a construction firm. Rube and Diane live with their two children at 195 Harvard Place in Paramus. Be sure to take a picture on the top of Matterhorn, Rube, and send it to us for next year's ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

By this time, you have all received a questionnaire sent out by the executive committee. If you haven't already taken a few minutes to answer this, we wish you would do so, as we are anxious to get to know ourselves and our class feelings as much as possible as we approach the 25th reunion year.

Secretary, 23 Whippoorwill Rd. Chappaqua, N. Y. 10514

Treasurer, 142 Inwood Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043