1960

The days dwindle down to a precious few and soon the ground will be covered with that awful white stuff that only a skier could love. Both the election and the league championship will be decided this month. At this writing, however, the leaves have just begun to turn, Dartmouth has not yet played a game (although they are the pre-season favorite) and the election already appears to be over. At least that is what the pollsters would lead you to believe.

A few news releases have crossed my desk which I will pass on to you. RichardGoodman recently spent a year studying in Western Samoa and is now in the process of writing two "books and several articles about his studies. Dick is also lecturing at the California Academy of Sciences and other institutions on a number of facets of Samoan life.

Last spring, Dr. Harry Fritz, an assistant professor of history at the University of Montana, received the UM Alumni Association's Teacher of the Year Award. The award is for teaching excellence and the winner is chosen by a vote taken among the student members of Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary society. Harry majored in chemistry at Dartmouth, but then went on to receive his master's degree in history at the University of Montana in 1962, and his doctorate in history at Washington University in 1971. He held teaching positions at Washington University in St. Louis prior to coming to Missoula in 1967. Oh yes, Harry received $500 in addition to the piece of parchment that probably now adorns his wall.

Another teacher has written to report his whereabouts. John Walker has been teaching junior college in Fullerton, Cal., since 1963. John received an M.A. in German in 1962, an M.A. in German History in 1969, and last January passed the written and oral exams for his doctorate. He is presently involved in research for his dissertation on Russo-German relations in the 1860's, as well as teaching German, European History, and American History. John says that he looks upon teaching more as a pleasure than as work, which he feels makes him one of the more' fortunate breadwinners. Can't argue with that.

There are some lawyers in the news this month. An announcement arrived from Cleveland notifying me that the law firm of Zipkin & Turoff takes pleasure in announcing that Sheldon M. Gisser has joined the firm as a partner. The New Haven law firm of Wiggin & Dana has announced that David P. Hambleton has become a partner. Dave received his law degree from Columbia, clerked for a year, and there-after was associated with the law firm of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher in New York. He joined Wiggin & Dana in 1967. Dave serves as a director and secretary of the Neighborhood Music School Inc. and as director of Christian Community Action Inc. He is a member of several bar associations and lives with his two children in Hamden. Edwin P. Felch III was graduated from the John Marshall Law School and was admitted to the Illinois Bar last May. Joe Mandel's picture made the front page of a Los Angeles paper this past summer. It was to announce his election as Chairman of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Barristers. Joe is now chief executive officer of a group of 4,300 lawyers, all of whom are under the age of 36. He thus becomes an ex-officio member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Board of Trustees which has managed responsibility for the Affairs of the L.A. County Bar Association. Joe is currently associated with the law firm of Tuttle & Taylor. I'm sorry that we can't use your picture in the Magazine, Joe, because you are one of the very few who looks younger now than you did in 1960. Life must be very agreeable in Sunny California. Anyway, congratulations to Shelly, Dave, Ed and Joe.

It should be obvious to everyone by now that most of our classmates are involved in one or more activities outside of their jobs. As for myself, I have been persuaded to run the recruiting program for the Dartmouth Club of Westchester. We have an alumnus assigned to each of the 50 high schools in the county and it is their job to seek out the best senior prospects, tell them the Dartmouth story, and encourage them to apply. The job has taken on a very pleasant aspect with the addition of women candidates, but the competition remains very keen for acceptance. As a result, we are sometimes disappointed when one of our top prospects is not accepted while another student who we feel is not quite as good is selected. This week we are holding our annual open house for all interested seniors, and Dick Jaeger of the Admissions Office will be on hand to give his usual great presentation.

It should also be obvious to you that I am beginning to run out of news. This is the first time it has happened since I began writing the column in 1970 and it comes at a time when I have just told the other class officers that there is never a lack of news from the great Class of 1960. I would particularly like to hear from those of you who haven't been in contact with the Class for a long time. Just drop a note to me at the above address. I will be forever grateful.

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