1936

This month we have received word of the retirement of two of our classmates. William P. Reed retired on January 31 as chairman of the board of Jordan Marsh Co., one of New England's leading department store chains. Bill had been president of the company since 1966 and was named chairman last year. We have no word on what his future plans are but send our best wishes for the future.

The other retiree is Morton D. May who has been president or chairman of May Department Stores Co. since 1951. Buster began his career with the company during the summers of his undergraduate years at Dartmouth with various jobs at the Famous-Barr Co. subsidiary in St. Louis. He also spent some time at the May Co. in Cleveland. After service in the Navy he returned to the company where he spent the remainder of his career. He and his wife Marge have three sons and twin stepdaughters. He has been extremely active in all sorts of civic and community causes and is an active collector of paintings and sculpture, some of which are now in Hanover.

A letter from Kirk Liggett emphasizes a growing problem of our commuting society today—particularly at income tax time. Kirk lives in Pennsylvania and works in New York City. All of this means he has tax returns for Uncle Sam, the state of New York, State of Pennsylvania, and New York City, with some copies to accompany other returns. How do you decide which to do first? Kirk's son Kevin plans for VISTA in the fall after summer school and Keith has #4 in the draft.

I have just received a long and interesting letter from Robert D. Ireland in which he expresses his opinions on a variety of subjects related to the College, however I don't feel that this column is the place for a discussion of this sort so I'll merely report the factual material in his note. He and his wife Ruth have recently moved from Jacksonville, Fla., to El Paso, Texas, which he considers the greatest retirement spot in the world. He recites house prices as well as food and supplies at levels which seem almost unbelievable in relation to those existing around here. Bob finds plenty of activity in the area for the enjoyment of sports along with a wonderful climate. Obviously he and Ruth and their 17 year-old cat are delighted to be there after eight years of travel including 22 trips to 53 countries on six continents.

There was an interesting article on page 19 in the January issue of the Alumni Magazine referring to the great activity going on in the Admissions office reflecting the decisions for coeducation and year-round operation. At that time I had vague sympathetic thoughts for classmate EddieChamberlain and an always monumental but now horrendous job of selecting acceptable applicants. I recently had occasion to write a letter of recommendation for a proposed female transfer from Skidmore. I received an acknowledgement from the College with a note added from Eddie. "The wrath of a women scorned—.” If his job was tough before with thousands of applicants, minority groups, parental and alumni pressures, just think of it now.

Among the sons of the Class of '36 in Hanover, I'm sure there are many who in active in various organizations and on college teams. Unfortunately, it isn't possible for me to know and report such things in this column unless some of you pass the word along. Those of you who were at the banquet at last year's reunion will remember Bax Fullerton's son Bax as a member of the Glee Club's Injunaires who entertained us. In the February issue of the DCAC Big Green Sports News there was a picture of Rogers Bayles' son Jimmy. Jim, a sophomore, has become one of the swimming team's standout performers and helped them compile a strong performance record (as of this writing).

As you are reading this, the 1972 Alumni Fund drive will be under way and I urge your support for Frank Curtis, the new Class Agent, and all the Assistant Agents who will be calling on you.

Secretary, 174 Turtleback Rd. New Canaan, Conn. 06840

Class Agent, 10 Stoneybrook Rd., Nashua, N. H. 03060