1960
Another opening, another show. Because your procrastinating secretary has put off his first column to the bitter end, he now finds himself locked in a study on a beautiful Saturday when he should be out on the tennis court. Fortunately, plenty of news came my way during the summer, so I won't have to invent any words to fill space.
Before proceeding to the personal news, there are two subjects that bear mentioning. The first is the extraordinary performance of the Class in the 1971 Alumni Fund. Once again we won the Green Derby in our section. We ranked third among all classes in percentage of dollar objective attained, and the $27,500 raised by the Class is a new record for us and for an eleven-year class. Congratulations are extended to Dick Harrison, Don Sheffield and the many hard-working regional and class agents who had the thankless job of raising money in a very difficult economic year.
The other subject worth mentioning is the Class Officers Weekend which Spence, Tom, Dick, Don, Gene and I attended last May. Normally, this is a very social weekend and it started out that way. The special presentations on Dartmouth Outward Bound, the environmental activities initiated by The Dartmouth Outing Club and the ABC program were extremely interesting and I was greatly impressed with the undergraduate speakers who gave these presentations. As a matter of fact, I was impressed with almost every student that I had the pleasure of meeting during the weekend. I will be the first to admit that I had a preconceived picture of today's student, but that picture turned out to be somewhat underdeveloped. I had the opportunity to talk to a few at a track Meet, have a beer with several others at the Hanover Inn, and eat breakfast with both men and women at Thayer Hall. One thing you will appreciate about Thayer Hall is the change in policy. Remember the soggy toast and how hard it was to get seconds on anything? Well, now they have orange juice, coke and soft ice cream machines by the tables, toasters on the tables and no limit to how much you can take of anything. I guess Miss Gill must have retired.
At any rate, the average student in Hanover today does look different from his counterpart ten years ago and that is what you see first. It doesn't take long to realize that our average student is both smarter and more aware of his world and environment than we were. He still has the same basic desires, needs, wants and fears that we had. He still plays ball, sings, fraternizes, debates and makes road trips on weekends. (For those of you who haven't been back lately, there is now a four-lane highway to Smith and another all the way to Boston). Talk about being born ten years too soon! I guess the difference is the way today's student looks at the world and environment around him and his willingness to try to do something about them. It was a fine weekend and I look forward to returning next May.
Received a nice letter from RollieKolman who informed me that he was moving from St. Louis to Pittsburgh to become the marketing manager for Decorator Industries. Rollie sent along a newspaper clipping concerning Ed Daumit. Ed is vice-president of Daumit Stores Inc. in St. Louis, a chain of five apparel stores. Ed got tired of straight retailing and opened Bluebeard, a high-fashion men's store. So far, the boutique operation has done well and has not taken business from the existing stores. Ed is' planning new Bluebeard Stores in St. Louis and other cities. The article appeared on the front page of Daily News Record, the Women's Wear Daily for men's fashions. Plan to visit Ed on your next business trip to St. Louis for that new suit or pair of shoes to spruce up your wardrobe.
A few jottings from here and there that I happened to glean while raising money during our last-ditch telephone campaign. Dr. Frank Virnelli recently completed his residency in plastic surgery at Tulane. Frank, Judy and the three children are now situated in Winchester, Mass., where Frank has opened private practice. Mike Fitzgerald operates a wholesale meat market in Syracuse, N. Y. Mike was working when I called, but Sue was kind enough to tell me what he and the four little Fitzgeralds were doing. I couldn't speak to Dr. Joel Martin either, but a spokesman at Maxwell Air Force Base told me that Joel had finished his military assignment and was leaving Alabama for Hollywood, Fla. How about a letter from you, Joel? Bob and SueCaulfield had just returned from camping in Europe for three months the night I called. They bought a VW camper and toured Spain, Italy, and France. The two younger Caulfields, ages four and one, made the trip and now speak three languages fluently. Frank Galletti is the manager of DuPont-Glore-Forgan in Baltimore. Dr. John Meyer is on the staff of John Hopkins in Washington. John's areas are both psychiatry and surgery, which makes a great deal of sense when you learn that his special area of interest is sex changes. John was at the hospital when I called, so his wife, Eleanor, provided me with the details.
Roger Bentley is a partner in the law firm of Zlotkin & Bentley in Freehold, N. J. Rog recently ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the township committee, and that makes two unsuccessful bids for such a position by our classmates in the Garden State. Rog was playing golf at a local bar association outing, but his wife Jane was home with the two girls when I called. I also tried to reach Marc Loveman, but he was playing tennis. However, Francine was home and she told me that Marc has his own business in Cleveland and plays tennis during every available free moment.
As you can gather, I wasn't too successful in reaching many of our classmates that evening, but I did enjoy talking to all their wives. The woman of the family tends to be less modest which ends up with me having more news to print. Thank you, ladies.
Tom Grow returned in June after nine months with the Quaker Service team at the Abiriba Joint Hospital in East Central State, Nigeria, an area heavily damaged by war. Tom, who received his M.D. from Southwestern MediCal School and interned at Milwaukee County General Hospital, and Carol, a registered nurse, worked primarily in the rural health clinics in the bush surrounding Abiriba. They are now living in New Orleans, where Tom has started a four-year residency in orthopedic surgery at the Ochsner Foundation Hospital and Clinic.
Secretary, RICHARD P. OSSEN 7 Downey Rd. Ossining, N. Y. 10562
Treasurer, THOMAS J. BROCK 21 Barton St., Granby, Mass. 01033
