1944

By reason of deadlines, these paragraphs get written at the end of August-early September, lovely days in Hanover this year (the same can't be said bout a rather dopey summer otherwise, weatherwise). We hope all of you had a splendid June-September span, with lots of fun and games and hardly a mosquito bite or a sand flea.

We had nary a bite nor a flea and only pleasure from a long weekend in August at Doris and Art Allen's inn and hotel unit, Hillbourne House, in South Orleans, Mass. It's a gorgeous Cape Cod location, right on the bay, with a view to Ireland or the Virgin Islands, depending on which way you look. Pleasant, informal, inexpensive — we recommend it to anyone who wants to get away from it all for a few days. Open all year. Tel: (617) 255-0780.

In strolls around town this summer we bumped into a number of the clan. In June, Dave Wilson (ship chandlery in Summit, N. J.) came by to pick up his namesake Dave '73. Dick Ettinger (publisher of educational books in California) had a special reason for spending a couple of days in Hanover; daughter Heidi was a member of the Hopkins Center summer repertory theater and starred in several productions. With Dick at the Hanover Inn was his new wife Sharon.

Joe MacFarland, varied combines in Sao Paulo, Brazil, spent almost two months at his summer home in nearby Lyme and making sounds as though he was in the process of giving up some of his varied combines in Sao Paulo, Brazil. MarkPeisch (associate dean, New York Medical College) on his annual trek north to visit his parents across the river in Norwich. Shows how inattentive a fellow can be: I never realized that Mark's family had always lived in Norwich and that Mark came to Dartmouth out of Hanover High.

Standing on the corner with his wife and four kids, including twin daughters, was Bill Reinman (real estate in Youngstown, Ohio), back in Hanover for the first time since graduation and liking what he saw. And then Blanche and Swampy Marsh (Marketing Development Corp.) were through several times, checking up on, of all things, various markets in New England. Lorraine and Wemo Epply had us over for wining and dining with the Marshes one night, and we fought the battle of the Navy Air Corps again when we weren't beating each other's brains out about Vietnam.

Then, Herb Storfer's son Paul was through for an admissions interview, accompanied by sister Laurie who's at Tulane. Bob Smith's daughter Wendy Ann graduates from Plymouth State College this year. Bob is a N. H. welfare officer in Keene.

Thanks to John Mitchell's early retirement, Clark MacGregor has surely had more public exposure than any other member of '44 ever had. He took over from Mitchell as Nixon's campaign manager and has been on every front page and every conceivable TV and radio show in the nation. Regardless of who you are for in November, Clark has handled himself beautifully and the Class should be proud to have him as our man in Washington.

Another first for '44: Monte DuVal was awarded an honorary degree at Dartmouth this past June, the first member of the Class to be so recognized. He was dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona before being named assistant secretary for Health, Education and Welfare, the country's top medical job, in the summer of 1971. Marsh Tenney, who went through Med School with him, was Monte's escort in Hanover during Commencement weekend. Marsh is professor of Physiology and Chairman of the Department at Dartmouth Medical School.

Summer marriages that have come to my attention: first, another Wendy, this one the daughter of Muriel and Dick Silberstein (Staten Island psychiatrist); and second, Jeff '72, son of Bill McElnea (investment banker). And just to keep things in their proper Dartmouth perspective, the Marshes went to the McElnea wedding and the Storfers to the Silberstein affair.

American Smelting and Refining Company (Asarco) obviously knows what it's doing: it promoted Alex Gillespie to vice president, that's what it did. Alex joined Asarco in 1960 as an attorney (he had gone to Fordham Law School at the ripe old age of 30), he became assistant general counsel in 1962 and sistant secretary in 1967. He was elected secretary and general counsel in 1969. Alex rides the New Haven into New York from Will Merry Lane in Greenwich, which is kind of a nice name for a lane, we think.

Chips off the old block: Jack Wheeler's son John and Jack Shearer's son Mark each graduated cum laude from Dartmouth last June.

A splendid note from Dick Rondeau in Dallas, where he is now southwest sales director for Tel-Aire Publications, printing TV supplements for newspapers: "Would you believe another Rondeau-Riley-Harrison hockey line? Now that Ricky (11) has started playing hockey here in Dallas, it could be a reality. I know that BillHarrison has John (11) and Jack Riley has Brian (13). It's unbelievable in 100 degree weather, but Rick has been playing ice hockey all summer. I've been coaching the 10-13 group and finally getting back in shape. My balance is great but the legs are weak; with the kids, it's just the opposite."

The State Department's Bill Turpin has completed his tour in Mexico City and is back in Washington, D. C., as Economics Affairs Advisor in the Office of Policy and Plans. Monte Basbas. long-time Mayor of Newton, Mass., and currently the vice president of Garden City Trust Co. of Newton and a special justice of the Newton District Court, has been named a Trustee of Nichols College in Dudley, Mass.

Our '44 Phineas Fogg, Ezz Hale checked in after his 'round-the-world-in-80-days to report that he had had a fine dinner in Hong Kong and tour of the city with Shih-Yueh-Wang, who is in land development there. Also talked to Tom Kuneau whose Bank of America moved him last April from Manila to Hong Kong. Still in Manila is Howie Price, in charge of all Veterans affairs in the Pacific. If you're looking for Hawaiian retirement, the man to contact is Sherry Dowsett who is in real estate and investments in Kaneohe. One fellow Ezz couldn't contact there was John Dinmore, who once listed himself as a birdwatcher but is apparently with the telephone company, as well.

My editor will think this is for the birds if I don't cut it off. Will we see you at the Princeton game October 14?

Blessings.

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