1935

Second careers continue to attract retiring classmates. The latest to strike out in new directions is Curt Lamorey, recently retired from Texaco. Curt will head a new foreign trade development service for the Vermont Agency of Development and Community Affairs, and will provide counselling services to Vermont manufacturers covering a wide range of export marketing opportunities.

Having just been involved in a Mid-West World Trade Conference (I'm on the Conference Executive Committee), I can attest to the tremendous opportunity, and government support, available for companies, large or small, seeking to develop export markets. This is the hottest thing in industry-government circles today. Everyone wants to stimulate exports, and develop more jobs here at home. So, Curt should have his hands full in this new career.

One of the speakers at the Mid-West Conference was Ken Spang '33, now a vice president and Washington representative of the First National City Bank of New York. Ken and I visited briefly during an intermission, and I can assure his fellow classmates that he is the picture of health, and a most effective platform speaker.

From the Cleveland area. I can report two more classmates are retiring. DaveJohnson is headed for the good life on Cape Cod. Dan Swander has sold his successful vise (spelled with an "s" please) manufacturing business, and is now keeping busy as a manufacturer's sales rep. Less pressure, but lucrative!

Harry Ackerman writes from his beach home in Santa Barbara that he has just finished filming his eighth year of "Bewitched." Fie has two new TV series in the pilot stage; both situation comedies. Elinor, an actress of no mean accomplishment, recently finished some TV commercials and Harry adds, "Her current Anacin commer- cial is all over the dial." Harry will help son Brian celebrate his 15th birthday with a trip to Washington, D. C., Williamstown, Yorktown et al during the Easter holidays.

A cryptic note from Win Garth implies that he will be bound for Hawaii shortly. Win asked for Fritz Donnell's address and news of any other classmates in the islands, so the conclusion is obvious.

Bob Richter writes that he and Audrey have just returned from attending a tax conference in Jamaica. While he still commutes four-hours-a-day, fxve-days-a-week from Wilton, Conn., to Manhattan, Bob has no thought of retirement. "Don't know what else I would do, if I did." He reports seeing Frank Specht at a reception in Washington, and Dero Saunders, LouBookheim, Art Bamford and Fritz Hormel at a recent Dartmouth Club luncheon in New York.

Bill Walrath and Ted Huck and their wives bumped into each other at the new Marekesh Golf Club, near Palm Springs, Calif. Bill was getting in a practice round with his boss, Oscar Mayer, before playing in the Bob Hope Classic. Ted and Barbie had rented a condominium unit in Palm Desert, to get away from Chicago's miserable winter. Among other things, they talked about the fact that Ted's oldest boy Alex and his bride are now living in Bill's home city, Madison, Wis., where Alex is with the First Wisconsin National Bank.

Ted reports that Art Bamford will be in Chicago, when Chicago classmates have their spring luncheon on May 19. So, to Art and any other '35ers within 150 miles of the Loop that day we extend a cordial invitation to join us.

From Ernie Draper comes the sad news that Em McMullen passed away February 12, in Maplewood, N. J. Ernie, Al Sherwood, and Marshall Frost represented the Class at the services. Em was vice president of Mutual of New York Insurance Company, and had been extremely active in Dartmouth and civic affairs in Northern New Jersey. News of his death will come as a real shock to our many classmates who visited with Em and Helen at last June's reunion. He was the picture of health at that time.

I find myself tilting again with our esteemed newsletter editor, Dero Saunders. The last bout was over coeducation. This time it's skiing. Dero purports to be the only alumnus on record who never donned a pair of skiis in Hanover. 'Taint so. I, too, claim that honor, but will go Dero one better. Having mounted the boards for the first time at age 58, I now regard myself as "the fastest snowplow in the West." I'll be glad to defend the title against Dero on any slope of his choosing.

See you next month!

1936 was out in force at the 2nd annual Alumni Ski Weekend in February. Fromleft at the Skiway are Jean Parker, Bob Densmore, Brad Chase, Lucia Ballantyne,Helen Higbee, Tom Parker, Frank and Gerry Kappler, and Don Ballantyne.

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