1939
This writing finds us just returned from the Class Officer's weekend in Hanover. There was business as usual and some that was unusual. Following an address by President Kemeny, he offered to field some questions from the audience. Instead he received a counter address from the '35 Secretary, one Dick Montgomery who billed himself as the voice of some in the older classes. It was filled with an interminable number of "whereases" but summed up into a thoughtful resolution for further study on the coed proposal that had been one of the subjects touched on by on new Prexy in his address. Apparently there, was sufficient support for his propose' enough at least to make it a favorite toD; of conversation throughout the weekend Although the Class Officers had previously been solicited with the identical Quayle questionnaire that had reached the selected respondents in the general alumni body, and had responded similarly, it was Montgomery's contention that the questionnaire was slanted. Hence he contended that it was not a fair reading of alumsentiment. The upshot of this donnybrook evolved into a special class officer's committee with two members from each association elected (Secretaries, Presidents Class Agents, etc.) to meet on June 18 with President Kemeny, with the apparent goal of developing a massive communications campaign aimed at reaching all interested alumni. This, it is assumed, will engender sufficient playback to either sell the proposed concept, or conversely, to kill it should such be the sentiment. Our President Bert MacMannis, who had just been elected the President of the President's Association, was duly elected to the special committee as one of its representatives. He would welcome, we feel sure, your guidance on the matter should you be moved to write.
Walt Darby, our Newsletter Scribe, was on hand at the meetings, and along with his son Doug '67, they represented perhaps the first father and son team as official members of the Newsletter Association meeting. Also on hand was Bob Kaiser, who was reelected, as one might surmise, as the secretary of the Bequest Chairmen's association. A reunion chairman of the class of '67 had a name with a familiar ring. Twas Curt Anderson Jr., son of a '39's Curt who labors in the same old vineyard, heading up Mechtronics, a display sign company in Stamford, Conn. Seen in the stands at the Harvard-Dartmouth double-header were George and Shirley Hanna who follow the fortunes of son Tom, ace centerfielder of the Green. In fact, they followed Tom into the southern climes on the team's spring tour during vacation. An equally avid fan is Herb Nichols, this day sitting along the third base line. Herb is still in Peterborough, N.H., where he sells up a storm in the insurance business.
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company has announced the appointment of Earle Stevenson as vice president of their Youngstown Metai Products Division. which manufactures steel stampings for the plumbing industry. Steve had been sales manager since joining the company in 1963. Prior to that he plant manager of Ansted Division of Thompson Industries in Indianapolis. Steve and his wife, the former Viola Mann, have three children, Earle III, Beth Ann (Siculan), and Todd, a senior at Youngstown State University. 1939
From Cornie Miller comes the good word that he is finally out of the cast which surrounded his broken leg for the better part of the winter. Cornie sent up some material from the Cathedral of the Pines Trust run by the late Sandy Sloane's Dad in Sandy's memory in Rindge, N.H. Costs have hit the Cathedral, as they have every activity, and for the first time, the Trust is looking for some dollar support. Further gleanings from Miller relate the 100 year celebration of C.J.Bates & Son in which Wells Bates is a partner; and a report that Larry and Jane Vulte enjoyed a great vacation in Istanbul.
Bill Bachman, senior vice president of MacManus, John & Adams Division of D 'Arcy, MacManus, Intermarco, Inc., has been named executive vice president and coordinator of the International Division of D-M-I worldwide. He will be concerned primarily with new business development of international clients and will have all international affiliates reporting to him. Bill joined MJ&A as a copywriter in 1947 and has been in charge of their international operations since 1966. Last fall he was elected president of Automobile Association of America which his father helped organize.
Shag Hatch writes that Ray and LornaAnderson spent a "swinging evening" with him on St. Thomas. V.I., during a recent vacation to Shag's garden spot.
Norton Company, with headquarters in Worcester, Mass., has elected Bob Cushman president and chief executive officer. He had been executive vice president since 1967. Bob joined Norton Company in 1944 and has held various sales, marketing, and management positions with the firm's several divisions. The company holds a large segment of the world market in abrasives and grinding wheels and makes other products. Bob and his wife Polly, the former Mary Shorey, have two daughters, Polly (Higgins) and Penny, who was an exchange student at Dartmouth last year.
Chet Wiggin, a federal co-chairman of the New England Regional Commission and an assistant secretary of Commerce, addressed the 20th annual Institute for Maine Industry at Colby College on April 3. Chet has previously been administrative assistant to U.S. Senators Styles Bridges (1953-62) and Norris Cotton (1962-69).
Jim Corner writes of driving his daughter Carol up from their home in Hookessin, Del., to Wellesley at the conclusion of her first spring vacation. On the way he dropped in at Storrs, Conn., for a pleasant reunion with Wyman andHope Vaughan. Wyman serves as head of the chemistry department at the U of Conn.
Dr. Hal MacGilpin represented Dartmouth at the Special Convocation on the 25th Anniversary of Anna Maria College in Paxton, Mass., on May 2.
Hugh McLaren, executive director of the Office of School Buildings for the New York Board of Education, was the recipient of the Good Scout Award at the 14th Annual Construction Industry Lunch-O-Ree held in the Waldorf-Astoria, NYC, last February 18.
"My ship better come in" said RussFette when commenting recently to the Loomis Alumni Bulletin in regard to his son Rusty, an ex-Marine now a freshman at Berkeley, son Randy a sophomore at Whittier, and daughter Cammy, a freshman at Loomis-Chaffee.
Someone who's ship has come in is Bill Webster, who reports that "yours truly finally got off his duff, retook the comprehensive exam in English, and passed it!" This qualifies Web for the degree he missed in '39, and allows him to grab the sheepskin at the same time as his youngest son Pete who is finishing up his senior year at this writing. Web points out that he is not the oldest guy to have earned his degree, since a gent some 56 summer; along received a similar award last June. From son Bill Jr. '65, he received the following congratulatory letter, "In a couple of months you'll be stepping out into a new world, taking on added responsibility and moving into personally uncharted waters. The treasured B.A. you wjH receive will open the doors to opportunity, frustration, reward, discouragement, satisfaction and challenge. When the road gets rocky you can take refuge in the knowledge that if you can spend 36 years achieving a goal, you can attain any objective you want"... May we add our sober congratulations to the old digger Webster, who never gave up!
Address changes: Henry Atwood to Boyd Transfer & Storage Co., 400 East Lake St., Minneapolis, Minn. 55408; Bill Buge from Niles, Ill. to 3507 Winnetka Rd., Glenview, Ill. 60025; Dr. Maurice Costin, a street change in Framingham, Mass. 01701, to 81 Beech St.; Bill Cunningham to 62 Joyce Rd., Yonkers, N. Y. 10709; John Finocan to 249 Kingsboro Ave., Gloversville, N. Y. 12078; Dr. Dick Hadley to 6 Lea PI., Rye, N. Y. 10580; Lew Joel to Jared Eliot School, Clinton, Conn. 06413; Joe Mason from Detroit to 165 Touraine Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. 48236; John Mecklin to the May-flower Hotel, 15 Central Park West, NYC 10023; Otie Mudge to Box 33, Hampton, N. H. 03842; Col. Bill Parkhill (now retired) to 4954 Kolohala St., Honolulu, Hawaii 96816; a new APO for Ralph Holben, US AID ECON, APO San Francisco, Calif. 96243.
Have a dandy summer. See you in print in October.
Secretary,777 West St. Pittsfield, Mass. 01201
Class Agent, 392 Greenley Rd. New Canaan, Conn. 06840
