1940
My secretary finds it impossible to believe that a month's gone by since I last remarked that it was time for another column. I find it equally hard 'cause there hasn't been a word from any of you since last month. Be that as it may I hope what follows won't be too dull—and that before my next deadline I'll have some up-to-date happenings on which to report.
We seem to be missing another classmate in that mail addressed to Bill Watson in Phoenixville, Pa. is being returned—as was mail addressed to Jim Maloney. If anyone knows their whereabouts please let me know.
A most friendly note from Norm Lazare late in the spring laments the fact that he has no "special news" to offer except for "small parochial events like a brace of quail running about our front yard and the sight of Betsy's roses bursting forth outside our windows." Norm's no gentleman farmer in Kentucky but truly works his more than 600 acres and this year has had his share of cattle diseases (which killed off part of his herd) and southern corn blight! As far as the family's concerned, son Lewis wound up his freshman year on the Hanover Plain making Dean's list all the way, daughter Elizabeth Ann elected to the National Honor Society at her high school and wife Betsy walked off with 29 blue ribbons at the Western Kentucky State Fair!! An occasional letter contact with Fred Fuld and Hodge Jones plus Christmas greetings from Art Root are Norm's only contact with any '4o's, but he'd love to hear from more of us.
Another epistle from Hal Sommer, a Chicago CPA, tells about a trip he, his wife Sally and youngest son Paul took around the world including stops at Bora Bora and Pago Pago (ed. note: he never mentioned Walla Walla, Wash.)- Paul's working on his M.D. at B.U. while oldest son Scott, having graduated from R.P.I., is a research and development engineer for Blue Grass Industries in Carlisle, Ky. which according to my reconning is only about an hour's drive from the Lazare homestead. Maybe Scott can help Norm overcome the cattle disease or corn blight!
Superior Court Judge Frederick S. Pillsbury is a member of the Mass. Committee on Complaints which was appointed to consider "complaints concerning the administration of Justices." One of their ticklish jobs is to ascertain whether other judges may be guilty of misconduct. That's sure a touchy subject these days in many areas and I hope Fred's not kept too busy.
Bob Bunker checks in with the fact that his oldest daughter Robin is a junior at Middlebury while son Dumont has just matriculated at Dartmouth. Although Bob's firm, Klopman Mills is now a division of Burlington Industries, he's been kept on as V.P. & Comptroller. Hal McAllister was seen by Bob at the Charlotte (N.C.) Dartmouth Club having moved his home there from Raleigh. This too was the result of a merger as Hal's firm. Phoenix Insurance, for whom he was district manager, became part of Travellers.
By the time you read this we'll be more than half-way through the first football season without Coach Blackman and you'll know more than I do at this writing. Lots of us will be together in Hanover Oct. 29-31 for the Yale Game, an Executive Committee meeting to begin planning our next reunion, and for just plain fun. Prez MacMillen has made many plans and in the face of thousands descending upon The Plain he's done a bang-up job. A detailed report will be in this space next month.
John Steele '39, senior correspondent forTime-Life News Service in Washington,was moderator of a panel on Environmental Problems during last month's visitof European businessmen at Dartmouth.
President Kemeny talks with the three Samuel brothers following dedication of thebibliographical control center in the main hall of Baker Library as the Samuel Plaza,in memory of their father, the late Ralph E. Samuel '13. With the President, fromleft, are Howard D. Samuel '46 of White Plains, N. Y.; Donald C. Samuel '41 ofNew York City; and Ralph O. Samuel of Ivyland, Pa., whose son is Ralph DavidSamuel '67. Gifts from Mr. Samuel's family and friends to the Third Century Fundmade possible new housing for the card catalogue, permanent exhibition cases, newlighting, and a computer terminal.
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