1959
Partly cloudy and cool weather could not dampen the spirit of Class Officer's Weekend held April 30 - May 1. Cle andButch Priest, Janice and Chris Cundey,Kate and Bill Duggan, Dick Hoehn, Joan and I converged on Hanover to enjoy a stimulating program, the unplanned highlight of which turned out not surpisingly to center on the question of coeducation. We were assured that this issue has not been decided in spite of the feeling on the part of some alumni who felt it was a question of how to implement "greater feminine presence" rather than whether or not to admit women to Dartmouth at all. While neither endorsing nor rejecting coeducation, the group of class officers emphasized the importance of fully evaluating the pros and cons and convincing the entire alumni body that the final decision, whatever it is, will be most favorable for the College. As all the class officers have been asked to help obtain the feelings of their classmates, I would appreciate hearing your opinions on either side of the question.
Butch will cover class business matters discussed in an abbreviated executive committee meeting via a separate letter which you may already have received.
Pete O'Neill is on his way up with Boise Cascade Corporation where he has just been named a vice president. He has marketing responsibility for the company's Timber and Building Materials Group. He joined Boise in 1965, has served in various wood products marketing posts, and has been General Sales Manager since 1968. nc uas a ivi.D.rv. degree from Stanford University. Pete and his wife Leslie are the parents of three girls and a boy and they reside in Boise.
Dr. Tom Otter will be moving to Los Angeles, and on July 1 will begin undisclosed medical duties there after concluding the year as chief resident in orthopedic surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He saw Bill Sweet, who is with Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco, not too long ago and enjoyed libations and reminiscences at Bill's home in Tiburon which overlooks the bay.
Barry Davis must have had too much sun as he is moving from Florida after finishing his Ph.D at the University of Miami, to St. Louis and a research position with Washington University's department of medicine. What must have been a highlight of Barry's studies was a trip to Jamaica last Christmas with a group of undergraduate biology students for a one week research project. I'm sure he will remember that next winter when the snow comes. Barry and Arlene have a son, Kurian, nine years old and a daughter, Valli, age six.
It has been reported that Ivy League admissions are off somewhat from last year (Dartmouth's are up, however) and I wonder if Fred Lockyear, director of admissions at Portland (Ore.) State University has experienced the same trend. Fred and Mary visited Bob and TessaCarter during a trip to Chicago last summer and the Carter's turned the tables and called on the Lockyears in Milwaukee just a week later on their way to Disneyland. Fred proudly reports that he still has all his hair and Mary looks better in a mini than in a midi.
The Class is saddened to learn of BobGrove's death in January. His obituary appears in the In Memoriam section of this or a subsequent issue.
My apologies to Bill G. Long for not reporting this earlier, but I just came across his note saying he returned from London a year ago last March after a two-year assignment there with First National City Bank of New York. He, Tina, and Katie, who was born in London, have settled in Bronxville, and Bill, an assistant vice president, now works in F.N.C.B's corporate bank metals and mining department along with Chuck Lamb.
Dick Finlay is vice president—planning for Lane Wood, Inc. in Dallas, Tex., and believes many of us have not taken advantage of the fine opportunities available for a hard working executive type in the Dallas-Houston area.
In between trips to the West Coast and Hawaii for Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. in New York, Al Munro is occupied doing his wife Peggy's bidding, getting their new house in Cold Spring Harbor, L.I., in shape, and trying to learn tennis on the side. Al is a commercial lending officer and V.P. at Morgan and his travels have resulted in meeting many '59's. He saw Mike Tig-he, who covers the West Coast for Northern Trust Company in Chicago, and Bill Sweet at a California Bankers convention last May, and bumped into Howie Michelson in San Jose where Howie is manager of cash and banking for Memorex Corp. Al also reports that StewEconomou has his own law practice in Alexandria, Va.
Impresario Walt Yusen '58, fresh from the spectacular success Of the Alumni Ski Weekend in March, is planning a combined golf and tennis weekend in Hanover over the Fourth of July weekend. If you are interested in participating, please check elsewhere in this issue for the particulars.
Carlos Plummer will join eleven other mountain climbers next summer in an attempt to conquer Khinyang Chhish, the highest unclimbed mountain in the world located in West Pakistan. Carlos, who has scaled Mt. Logan, the second highest peak in North America, has been an avid climber for many years and did not need to be asked twice for this expedition. Presently a physics professor at Sacramento State College, he is still a bachelor.
Opting for married life, however, is TomWilkinson who became engaged to Barbara Jeanne Hamblet, and this will reduce the select group of single '59s still one more.
The Alumni Fund Campaign ends June 30 and there is no need for me to repeat the reasons why Dartmouth is relying on us for financial support. I sincerely hope each of us will do his part to help the class meet its share of the Fund's goal.
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