1938

With the .settling of the British postal strike I received a letter from ex roommate King Van Denburg who is with McGrawHill in England and lives in a home about the size of a Holiday Inn in Henley-on- Thames. He reported on family doings and again mentioned that he would enjoy a visit from '38ers who find themselves in England. He can offer golf and various forms of boating and may be located through McGraw-Hill House, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.

"The New Hampshire Sunday News" of Manchester, N. H., carried a feature on January 31 concerning Liza Nassikas, daughter of FPC Commissioner JohnNassikas. Liza was described as an "involved" teenager who was a student leader at the Madeira School in Greenway, Va., an honors student and a skilled horsewoman. She enjoys the Washington Scene but she chose Mount Holyoke because she wanted to be back in New England.

Robb B. Kelley was the subject of a feature in the "The Des Moines, lowa Tribune" of January 21, 1971 on the occasion of his winning the Tribune Community Service Award. Following graduation from Dartmouth where he took a pre med course he joined Employers Mutual Casualty Company, founded by his grandfather, John A. Gunn in 1911. His entire business career has been with the firm, and he has been its president since 1963. He also is president and treasurer of Emcasco Insurance Co. and Employers Modern Life Co. and chairman and treasurer of Union Mutual Insurance Company of Providence, R. I. He is a director of Bankers Trust Company. In World Wat II Kelley enlisted and was a lieutenant with an anti aircraft unit.

Alexander Calder Jr., who is president and chief executive officer of Union Camp Corporation, the paper products company he's been with almost continuously since 1940, has recently been elected a director of The Bank of New York Company, Inc., a statewide bank holding company. "Sox" was the subject of a lengthy profile in The New York Times about a year ago when Union's corporate headquarters moved from their Manhattan location of 53 years to rural Wayne, N. J., not far from his Upper Montclair home.

The office of Alumni Records has received word from the widow that JamesB. Tompkins died of cancer on December 31, 1969 in his home town of Toronto, Canada. Jim, sometimes known as "Sparrow," had fought the disease for five years and had never given up hope. After over five years in the service Jim came to Toronto and set up his own accounting firm. He married Patricia Ann Spore in 1946 and they had three children all of whom live at home with their mother. After Jim sold his accounting firm he practiced in Toronto as a private accountant and business consultant. I had only a nodding acquaintance with Jim at Dartmouth but our paths crossed in later years. Prior to World War II we were both employed at rather lowly jobs for a communications giant in New York and soon thereafter we were privates together in a National Guard cavalry unit. Jim came to Dartmouth from New York City where he attended Riverdale School. He also attended Choate. At Dartmouth Jim was very active in golf. Between Dartmouth and military service Jim graduated from Tuck School.

From the "West Hartford News," March 4, 1971 the office of Alumni Records learned that Philip J. Merritt died on March 1, 1971. The cause of death was not known at that time. Phil came to Dartmouth from Hartford where he had attended the Kingsword School. At Dartmouth Phil was active in freshman soccer and gym. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi majored in history. His carreer was closely tied to a family machine tool business, Joseph Merritt and Company, Inc. of Hartford, Conn., of which firm he was president at the time of his death. Phil was a country gentlemen of the old school and enjoyed membership in the Hartford Tennis Club, Off Soundings Club, East Chop Yacht Club of Martha's Vineyard and the U. S. Power Squadron. He left his wife, Mary Skeats Merritt; two sons, Michael P. Merritt and W. R. Tucker Merritt; two daughters, Mrs. Richard H. Thalheimer and Mrs. Edward L. Robertson; a brother Robert P. Merritt and two grandchildren.

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