1930

Only modesty keeps me from continually bringing to the attention of other Dartmouth classes that 1930 is unique among alumni groups. But once a year mention of this uniqueness seems forgiveable, citing a couple of recent events as illustration. At the Woodstock fall reunion in October, 140 classmates and wives participated in one or more of the weekend events. At the executive committee meeting, 45 class members were in attendance, including 22 of the 26 official members of that committee. Understandably the largest turnout was for the John Frenchs' cocktail party which has become an annual highlight of our informal fall reunions. The decibel level was high.

Lunch at the Bema and dinner at the Woodstock Inn with Ruth Adams, vice president, as speaker. 1930 awards were presented to Dr. Bill Putnam and JackRich with citations by Charlie Widmayer and Alex McFarland.

Another illustration. John French announced that the Class of 1930 Endowed Lectureship had been adequately funded (well in excess of the $30,000 goal) to assure that distinguished men or women may "spend a week on campus, deliver a public lecture, hold a number of seminar sessions, and maintain hours for discussion and consultation," or that "distinguished alumni in the non-academic fields or fields not supported by Dartmouth curricula come to Hanover annually to meet with students. Win Stone, who was chairman of the class committee which recommended the lectureship, will serve as liason between the Class of 1930 and the faculty and undergraduate representatives who will select the visiting lecturers.

The next meeting of the Class will be the New York dinner at the 7th Regiment Armory, Park Avenue and 66th Street on Monday December 11. Jim Mitchell will be our host and would appreciate your reservations by writing him at 69 Kensington Road, Bronxville, or calling 914-337-0284. For the late spring or early summer we are anxious for someone to agree to arrange a 1930 picnic in the New England area. Your willingness should be expressed to John French. A certainty is another Woodstock reunion in October, the exact date subject to the football schedule.

Fred Bowes retired last month as vice president, international, after 42 years with Pitney Bowes, Stamford, Conn. He started with the company as a service mechanic in the New York office after graduation and ended his career as recipient of this citation: "Under his leadership . . . international operations grew so rapidly that today revenues from international operations alone are greater than the total revenues of the company when he took on this important assignment (1959)." The Class offers best wishes to Fred and Priscilla in their retirement.

Janet and Arch Clark teamed up with Libby and Stan Davis for a week's cruise on a canal boat which they navigated through Cheshire into Wales and back, passing through 94 locks on a lock-it-yourself basis. Stan reports that son Peter is a Marine Corps captain with 10 years of service and currently stationed at Cherry Point. Celie and Bud French are thinking about Singapore. The excuse would be to visit with Dave '62 who has recently been transferred there by his bank. Fran Horn left in late October for Sikkim where he will advise the king and his American queen on the first institution of higher education in the country. On the way back he will stop in Saudi Arabia to visit with daughter Barbara. Mike Horn, who is finishing his Ph.D. in Arabic studies at Harvard next June, has been elected to the Intercollegiate Sailing Hall of Fame.

Al Fisk reports that son Lee is a junior at Capital College in Columbus. Pete Callaway's latest address is John's Island, Vero Beach Doc Miller has moved from New York to North Palm Beach. Chuck Street has reversed the movement, from Ormond Beach to Spofford, N. H. Fred Watson who has retired from Dupont, will keep a summer home at Spofford Lake, but he and Ann are seeking a winter home which will have the best fishing and golf holes in Florida. Frank Kindermann has retired as president of Kindermann Fireproof Storage Warehouse Inc. and is living in Golden's Bridge, N. Y. Edith and Les Godwin are living on Main Street in Norwich. Their son Lester who runs a Western Auto Store in northern Vermont, joined us for dinner at Woodstock. Ellie Gilbert's acting takes him to Fort Worth, Houston, Dallas and Scottsdale. Hannah and Buck Steers are living at Sakonnet Point in a new home next door to Colonel Haffenreffer's chicken barbecue place. There were 20 or more at the Harvard game, Brazil, Barnard, Ekstrom, Fisk, Fitzpatrick, Whipple, Davis, Rauch, Condon, Rich, Downey, Hoxsie, Childs, Raube, Morrill, H. Booma, Hancourt, Butler, Butterworth, Carroll and Liz Doherty. Your secretary has been commissioned to edit and publish a new class directory which is scheduled for completion next summer. You'll be receiving a request for information to update your listing. Happy Holidays.

Dartmouth Trustee Harry Dunning '30 was honored by International Executive Service Corps President Frank Pace Jr., LL.D. '51, for service to Brazilian paperindustries in Sao Paulo. Mrs. Dunning was present at ISEC's New York office.

Secretary, 56 Jennys Lane Barrington, R. I. 02806

Treasurer, 200 Berkeley St., Boston, Mass. 02116