1954
It's a rainy day in December, one day before Xmas, as I sit to write the February column. This always throws me a little because I really don't seem to adjust to the time differential and therefore constantly feel off balance. I suppose that the column reflects this and for that I apologize. So... a happy whatevertimeoftheyearitis and on to the news.
On February 28 the Class Directory goes to press so if any of you have recent changes to report, or if you haven't filled out an information card in the past few months, I would urge you to contact DickBarker, 30 Juniper Avenue, Wakefield, Mass. 01880 and fill him in on the latest poop. We hope the directory will give you a chance to look up old buddies who may have seemingly vanished from sight. And we also hope that through this medium we can establish a jumping off point for future news dissemination.
Maybe all my pleadings for news have finally gotten through. Witness a note received from Betty Ann and SheldonWoolf. A year ago this past September they moved to Waban, Mass., and Proceeded to gut and renovate the entire first floor of their house. Most surprising of all, however, is that they had the premises ready for the Harvard-Dartmouth game this year and were willing (after all That hard work) to entertain the following 54's: Ellie and Dick Gorsey, Doris and AaronMargolis, Mary-Lou and Ed Winnick,Ilene and Ronny Gold, and Lois andGeorge Graboys. There were also a host of 53's and 55's in attendance and the walls were still standing afterwards! Sheldon runs hardgoods departments in discount stores throughout the country and presently has about 62 units going. The four Woolf daughters—aged 15, 12, 9 and 4, are elated over the decision to make the Green coed.
The latter sentiment was echoed by David N. Sibley who first rued the fact that he attended Dartmouth 22 years too late, and then went on to puzzle over the phenomenon of his daughter, now 15, packing to spend her college days in Hanover. Dave also reported that his sons seem to have renewed their interest now that the scenery in Hanover may have a chance to be improved.
Milne Holton, on the other hand, has other involvements with the academic scene. He is presently Assistant Professor of English at the University of Maryland and is about to have a book on Stephen Crane published by Lousiana State University Press. In the spring of 1970, Milne was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Skopje in Macedonia, Yugoslavia and undertook an anthology of Macedonian poetry in English translation which he worked on further on a visit last summer while visiting an International Poetry Festival at Struga, the very southern part of the country. Now, Washington, DC., is home where he lives with his wife in a capitol hill townhouse.
CBS has announced the appointment of Pete Barker as vice president, planning. Pete moved recently to CBS from the Sun Oil Company where he had been for two years director, corporate planning. His corporate career has included positions with McKinsey & Company, and Sunray DX Oil Company of Tulsa, Okla., where he was assistant to the senior vice president, finance and planning. Pete and wife Judy and William Ill list home as 1608 Walnut, Philadelphia.
Mas Itabashi has been promoted to manager and director of design of Ellerbe firm's, Washington, D.C., architectural-en-gineering office. Mas, who holds a master's in architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design, had been interim manager and chief designer in the Washington office. Last know address for him, wife Irene and their two children was 4424 Q St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20007.
Here's a pleasant card which I will quote in its entirety: "No news is good news! Good health... Challenging job... Fine family... Attractive community." The happy fella is none other than Hugh T.Nolin and now you know as much about all of these things as I. Nevertheless, a truly happy man is such a rarity that his brief note cried out for inclusion. It even deserves congratulations!
Ernest W. Dahl and his wife Carol attended their first alumni seminar held in Northern California. Ernie states that the two Dartmouth profs gave the group plenty to think about and apparently shook up a number of the gathering who were a little dismayed at their inability to tune into the new wave-lengths that are having such an impact on the younger generation. Without being critical of either view, Ernie went on to say that we too often are reluctant to explore values other than our own, and that's the truth.
Alumni College obviously means different things to different people. To DonaldL. Berlin it was a respite which enabled him to regain his sanity after: 1) serving as chairman of Morris Township, N. J., 2) serving as member of the Board of Directors of the Morris Township Y.M.C.A., and 3) serving as vice-chairman of the Morris Township Board of Zoning Adjustment. The two weeks spent in Hanover at Alumni College obviously were necessary to keep Don's cranial matter from becoming pulverized by local political by-play.
Mannie Mansfield has been assigned by the U. S. Department of State to the newlycreated Environmental Protection Agency. He will assist in establishment of the agency's Office of International Affairs. In the Department's Office of Canadian Affairs, Mannie has most recently been responsible for environmental matters, working on the recent U. S.-Canadian agreement on joint programs to clean up pollution in the Great Lakes. He has served as a diplomat in Gabon, West Africa and Oslo, Norway. His experience in international environmental affairs stems from service with the National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development in the executive office of the President. There, he was responsible for international activities in marine science and oceanography. The Mansfields live in Washington at 4302 Chesapeake St., N.W.
Two guys who recently have done a little job adjustment are Clark Murphy and Dr.John E. Fenn. "Murph" has left Philco-Ford and joined Cognitronis Corp. in N.Y.C. as regional sales manager. The company manufactures optical character recognition systems and "Murph" has to build a marketing strategy for the East practically from scratch. You'd think that enough in the way of wear and tear, but he also commutes to the suburbs of Philadelphia each day—like four hours, man, so that his wife has to use one of the company's machines to recognize the frazzle who arrives each night! John, though, practices both general and thoracic surgery in New Haven, but specializes in vascular surgery, all of this while holding down a teaching post at Yale Medical School. It's a pipe, compared to "Murph's" daily odyssey, to commute from New Haven to Woodbridge.
All for now, and keep it coming.
Secretary, 58 Birchwood Lane Hartsdale, N. Y. 10530
Treasurer, 30 Juniper Ave., Wakefield, Mass. 01880
