1949

'Twas the night after Christmas and all over the earth classmates, wives, children, and friends fondled their newly found girth! 'Tis time to think of diets, exercise and other modes of finding the Fountain of Youth! And your alma mater has come through for you again! Mark your calendar—March 5-7, 1971 on Hanover Plain we convene at the Inn on Friday night March 5 for a little "Here by the Fire," dinner and excellent accommodations at the most hospitable inn in New Hampshire. Saturday finds novices and self-professed skiing experts at the Dartmouth Skiway for assorted broken legs, dislocated shoulders and frostbitten toes prior to assuming regressive behavior and heading back to the warmth of the hearth with a cup of "Fellowship." Sunday, for the braver and less charley-horsed '49ers, wives, children, et al, spells a repeat of the winter wonderland 'ere we all retrench into our spring anticipation. Package deal—$80 per couple includes excellent lodging, dinner Friday and Saturday nights, and skiing or watching at the Dartmouth Skiway. Lesser prices for those whose wives hate snow, stags, and Saturday arrivals. Let's make this a spring (?) 1949 get-together. If interested write Dennis A. Dinan, 203 Crosby Hall, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755.

Now that you have, hopefully, digested your roast beef, turkey or (if you were lucky) your goose, it is time to ponder on prosaic things. If you're selling and looking for a medium don't overlook your ex-prexy Robert E. Alden who finally accepted a promotion to the lesser paying jobs of administration and is now director of Sales Development for WOR Radio. He promises he can sell anything unusual over the radio—my first request found there is still a code of ethics so be somewhat circumspect!

One really dyed-in-the-wool New Englander still pushes onward and upward. Dick Mallary, now Vermont State Senator and ex-teat puller, has been offered (and presumably accepted) the post of Administration Commissioner for the State of Vermont by Governor Davis. Dick has been very active in Vermont politics for over a decade and was Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives before being elected Senator.

The promotion of Hank Williams to Vice President of Finance for Beloit Corp., manufacturers of paper mill machinery, has been announced. Hank, who was with the E. D. Jones & Sons Co. of Dalton, Mass. when it was acquired by Beloit in 1957, had served as treasurer of the Jones Division since that time. His advancement will mean a move to Beloit, Wisconsin for the Williams family and a loss to the Dalton area where Hank has been involved in a number of community activities. Also active in alumni affairs with the Dartmouth Club of Pittsfield, Hank was club secretary of the year in 1965.

This must be the year for directors or commissioners! Where are the braves! Bob(Slats) Slattery has recently been appointed Director of Madison Laboratories (CIBA). For those of you not in the "know" CIBA makes wonder drugs some of which have saved my sanity, if not my life, in tropical climes. "Slats," before opting for the rich life, peddles potato chips and assorted salt-snack items for Frito-Lay (now a part of the emerging conglomerate, Pepsi-Co, Inc.) and prior to that created copy and directed the advertising efforts of Anderson-Clayton Foods, a top purveyor of margerines.

Remember Ed Feaster, who has avoided his classmates at reunion of late but is a strong contender for the twenty-fifth? Ed now has nothing to do but attend Dartmouth gatherings having been elevated to assistant-secretary of Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Company. Now Ed can delegate for a change and bless us with a glimpse of his receding hairline!

Perseverance pays off! If you stick with it you, too, might get a paid vacation. It has happened to a classmate, Dick Bandfield, who was named as one of four as a recipient of a Carroll Walker CLU Fellowship. As a major domo in the life insurance field Dick probably enjoyed the easy life of Tahiti while his agents plied their trades!

I received an anonymous postcard recently which indicates that we are zeroing in on Gunther Perdue. My undisclosed tipster advises that he took Gunther to dinner in Cleveland around the middle of December. Keep the clues coming.

Very big news appeared about a month ago in the Boston Globe and Forbes Magazine concerning one of our more successful classmates, Ezekiel ("Zeke")Straw, another died-in-the-wool New Englander. Zeke has evolved into the Henry Morgan of the North Woods. Long the president of the Manchester Savings Bank he decided in 1968 he was tired of the imposed conservatism inherent in savings banks and began the conversion of his bank into what is now the largest commercial bank in the state of New Hampshire, The Manchester Bank. This was no simple task as the move was opposed by several savings bank associations, keeping Zeke and his colleagues in court for two and one-half years. The Big Green again emerged victorious and Zeke's depositors were presented with certificates of stock evidencing ownership of the new operation, and hence, a share in the bank's fifteen million dollar surplus. It's too bad Zeke didn't clue his classmates in on the conversion in advance. I'm sure if he had his bank would have had the largest number of Dartmouth grad depositors in the nation. If you're looking for a loan Zeke can now scalp you with high rates for a change.

Over the holidays I attended, enjoyed and overstayed my welcome at a festive gathering at Bud Hughes' home in Bronxville, N. Y. Quite a contingent of Dartmouth men gathered to assist Bud toward bankruptcy. Classmates included Sam Kilner, Herb Gramstorff, "Skip"Muller, and our unparalleled Commissioner Jay Urstadt. The college also was represented by Bill Torino and Dirk Kuzmier '48. Jay Urstadt reminded me that nothing had apparently been done on the resolution he presented to the Class executive committee last fall. Basically, Jay would like to see several rotating alumni chosen to sit on the College's Board of Trustees, similar to the set-up in many other schools. This would enable the alumni to have a voice in Dartmouth's policies and action plans. The committee declined to act on the proposal feeling it should have a reading from the Class as a group. Please send any comments or suggestions to me at the above address.

Don Mose writes he is still comptroller for the S. N. Nielsen Company, Chicago building contractors. He keeps his waistline down via handball and his intellect sharp by serving as a director of the Suburban Library System and as a trustee of the Oak Park Public Library. After 21 years Don is still ecstatic about marital bliss.

At long last, some up-to-date news on Bill Knight, a loop-hole Larry in Rockford, Ill. Bill was married to Becky Lou Hodges, Rockford College 1967, on July 18, 1969. He keeps as young as his wife with golf and skiing at his vacation home in Lake Geneva, Wise. Watch out for the bunnies, Bill!

A note from Bob Thwaite who graced us with his presence at our 20th makes us that much older by reminding us that his son David entered Penn State this fall. Bob, a research engineer for Bethlehem Steel Company, spends his spare time assisting the poor and needy find happiness through home ownership (some might argue this point), as vice-president of Housing Opportunity Association of Bethlehem. This organization buys and rehabilitates older homes for eventual sale or rental to lower income families.

Enow, amigos. Hope a plentiful number of you can share a loving cup of grog in Hanover March 5-7.

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