1957

Did you miss the reunion? If so, all is not lost! Over the long Fourth of July holiday (July 2-5), a golf and tennis weekend in Hanover. The plan includes lodging and dinners at the Hanover Inn on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, green fees and court fees, special tournaments and prizes, evening programs, and swimming privileges. This weekend has been planned so you can enjoy Hanover and the surrounding countryside during the pleasantest time of the year, get together with classmates and friends in other classes, and play some great golf and tennis. The all-inclusive charge is $120 per couple, somewhat lower for singles or those not requiring lodging. Reservations may be made by writing Golf and Tennis Weekend, 203 Crosby Hall, Hanover, N. H. 03755. A deposit of $30 should accompany reservations.

Al Dessoff, a former Washington newsman, has been named Director of Public Affairs of the National Association of Counties (NACO). He joined the NACO headquarters staff in Washington after two years as a news correspondent for WTOP radio and television in Washington. From 1967 to 1969 he held a U. S. Senate staff position and from 1958 to 1967 he was on the news staff of "The Washington Post." He also served two years as Editor of "The Bethesda Tribune," a weekly suburban newspaper in Montgomery County, Md.

In 1963, Al received an American Political Science Association award for "Distinguished Reporting of Public Affairs."

NACO is a tax-exempt, non-profit educational and research organization that serves the 3049 county governments in the United States. Its membership currently includes counties representing about 75% of the nation's population. Al and his wife, Loverne, live in Bethesda, Md., with their three daughters, Regina, Victoria, and Alexandra.

In March, the Mercantile Trust Company, St. Louis, announced the election of Athan Mertis as an assistant vice president. Mert joined the trust company in 1967 and has worked in both the Metropolitan Department and National Accounts, where he is presently serving. He has enrolled to attend his second session this summer at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University, New Jersey.

Bill Flood was recently appointed a director of the Hazleton, Pa., associate board of Northeastern Pennsylvania National Bank and Trust Company. He is vice president and director of Highway Equipment Supply Co. of Harrisburg. Bill is a member of Selective Service Board No. 94, a vice president and director of Hazleton YMCA, a director of Hazleton Rotary Club, and is vice president and director of Valley Country Club.

Scott Paper Company has named PhilLippincott staff vice president—corporate planning, and a member of the Chairman's Committee. Prior to his appointment, he was director of corporate planning and also served as director of corporate marketing and in a number of sales and marketing posts with Scott.

Rosemont Plantation, the boyhood home of Jefferson Davis was sold in April to a Texas attorney who has bought and restored several historic homes in both Texas and New York State. Plans call for a long-range complete restoration project of both the home and plantation as a memorial to the first and only President of the Confederate States of America The property will be restored to the condition it was in at the time of Davis' residency there, during the early 1800's.

Directing the restoration program will be Ernie Caldeira. Ernie is a former television producer, who for a number of years was connected with the well known program, "Search for Tomorrow." He became interested in the restoration of historic sites and resigned his network position to make this his life's work. He has restored several buildings in New York State. His basic plan for Rosemont is to make it a replica of a "working plantation" of the early ante-bellum era of southern history, as opposed to the usual type of museum or guided-tour mansion normally opened to the public with roped off areas. In other words, his hope is to make it appear to the visitor that as he drives down the long, narrow moss-hung lane leading to the home he will be leaving the present era and visiting instead a typical southern plantation of the early 19th Century.

Back in February, Tom Schwarz was one of six well-known figures in radio and journalism who considered the question "Are the Commercial Media Doing Enough for the Community?" at a special seminar held in Center Theater at Hopkins Center. The seminar was sponsored by Radio Station WDCR as part of its 14th Anniversary observation. Tom is an advertising and creative specialist with General Foods.

The College was represented at academic occasions by the following classmates: Monte Pascoe at the Centennial Founders' Day Convocation and inauguration of A. R. Chamberlain as President of Colorado State University. Fred Shanaman at the inauguration of Eugene W. Wiegman as President of Pacific Lutheran University. GordonDerzon at the inauguration of Dr. John W. Kneller as President of Brooklyn College.

In April, Stephen Weiss was married to the former Susan Barbara Tinsworth. Steve is president of the Sage Corporation, an engineering and building concern with offices in New York and Florida.

Announcement was made in February of the engagement of Elethea Hutchins, M.D. and Dr. Robert Caldwell. Bob is currently on the staff of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and is attending surgeon at Highland Hospital in Rochester. His bride to be is the chief resident in surgery at Highland Hospital. A June wedding was planned. Is there a doctor in the house?

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