1950
New England finally broke this winter's jinx. Florida-like weather succumbed to frigid blasts out of Canada and combined with warmer air off the Atlantic to precipitate quantities of powdery white stuff. Just in time, too. The first of several good storms came just before the midwinter vacation began. So February ended on an up beat and promised a beautiful March.
Some of you may tire of my monthly reports on the changing, changeable North Country weather. There are numerous reasons for them. We all experienced it. Many unique conditions evoke memories. A good percentage of us live near enough to the area to suffer through the whimsical vagaries of these seasons or to revel in them. And a surprisingly large number of our classmates ski.
The alternatives throughout the country are varied. What are yours now? The early spring of the Southeast and the profusion of blossoms marching north behind the frostline. The lingering wait in the midWest until the floods pass and the ground dries for plowing. The crystal clear air and subdued colors of the Southwest. The stillness of the Sierras and their down-light powder. Or the temperate West with the Pacific meeting the point at Carmel or casting mists over the shoulders of Big Sur. Tucson tempts me now. Or Alta.
The Aluminum Specialty Co. of Manitowoc, Wis., has appointed John (Sandy)Marson vice president of manufacturing. Sandy had formerly spent more than ten years with the John Oster Manufacturing Co. in his native Milwaukee. Now he is faced with a long commuting haul or a move for Madge and their three children. At least Sandy "will be closer to Green Bay and the Packers.
He may never receive an Oscar, but he is near the action. Phil Chamberlain, cited by the LA Times as film scholar and teacher, has been appointed director of special projects for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts arid Sciences. He leaves a big vacancy at the LA County Museum of Art where he had been head of education and curator of motion pictures. Phil's new position has many duties, including the administration of the academy's scholarship program and the conduct of the academy's transactions with representatives of films nominated for its foreign language award. His Ph.D. in motion pictures from UCLA serves him well. Phil and Pat live in Los Angeles with at least four of their five children; their eldest, born in Hanover, may by now have left the roost.
The basketball season concluded successfully after many barren years. Wes Field probably cheered them on, particularly during some trying moments in Philadelphia against the nationally ranked Ivy champion, Penn. After three years in industry as vice president and treasurer, Wes has returned to the banking field. He joined the Fidelity Bank as assistant vice president last June. Wes and Pat have four children, including twin boys. Little wonder then that he devotes time to little league baseball and football (with no basketball in sight). To keep in trim Wes plays tennis.
There were 28 years naval aviation, ending as a captain on the staff of the Secretary of Defense. Before that it was exec on the Kitty Hawk and then the prospect of being commander of another carrier. But the long separations of a seafarer got to Bob (Tim) O'Neil, and he turned to other ventures. Changing careers is no cinch, so most of his time is spent forging his way in industrial real estate sales with Grubb and Ellis. The locale is San Diego, still close to the sea. Bob and Rita spent their early married years at Dartmouth and Sue was another Hanover baby. She has finished college and married. Jan is in junior college, and Paul watches the mail for a possible acceptance notice from the Big Green. Their youngest son Dick is about to enter high school. Bob reports getting together with Jack Coffman and George Harris. If you visit San Diego or La Jolla, call; Bob will show you around.
See the world, especially the Asian side of it. Mix in Canton, China (one year, before Mao), Korea (five years). Hong Kong (one year), and Burma (four years). After several quiet years in the musty halls of Washington, fly to Bangkok, Thailand, as Regional Research Coordinator, East Asia, for the Agency for International Development. Dave Steinberg qualifies as our Asian expert, although he admits to being less than sanguine about the problems of the Far East. Dave's wife Ann and their two boys are enjoying old Siam with him. He regrets seeing few classmates but has joined the local Dartmouth Club and become involved in its activities.
Dave's long letter commented about writing to President Kemeny to congratulate the College "... on its progressive steps forward on coeducation and year- round operations. I think that Dartmouth is probably a better and intellectually more exciting place today than when we were in school. I retain a strong affection for it."
Tidbits here and there: the prize for mellifluous names for children goes to Rayand Helen Akana. With six names like Kalaokoma, though, how did Dutch creep in. Ray is vice president and general manager for Haleakala Storage and Transfer Co. in Kahului, Maui. Bill Kane repeats a refrain: with four (read, many) boys and one (read, few) girls, which has the strongest yen for Dartmouth? We fathers may have been too convincing; their mothers, not emphatic enough. Try commuting between Toledo and Denver with Hal Fitkin, who now has interests in a law firm, a restaurant-lounge chain, and a home improvement company. Ray and NancyPeppard have returned to the Laconia (N.H.) Medical Center after volunteer service, together with their son and four daughters, in the Windward Islands. Suspense items for next month: Leonard Matless and not much more. In six years Dick Echikson's Fabric Tree has grown to 60 stores, the latest near Atlantic City. Out of the frying pan and into Rogal Associates, a new firm specializing in group and incentive travel programs, tells the story of Bruce Rogal and his brother. Scott Olin reports that Don Waite is the new head of sales attitudes surveys for Jewell, Farmer, and Schaeffer in New York City.
Scott Paper has appointed Jim Gaylord to staff vice president, industrial relations services. Formerly director of personnel administration, he joined the company in 1951 as a consumer's representative, and subsequently was named finishing division manager at Scott's Winslow, Me., mill. Jim is chairman of the industrial relations committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, a member of the executive committee of the Industrial Relations Association of Philadelphia, and chairman of the business advisor board of the Delaware County Community College.
The Dartmouth Club of Bergen County, N. J., has appointed John Dwyer to the newly created position of local job placement director. The intent of this assignment is to find jobs for students and graduating seniors. The particular focus is students seeking experience related to their academic interests under the College's new fourquarter system. If your organization has a trainee program, you may be able to help John or other local directors. Your calls will be welcomed.
The Alumni Fund drive is moving forward. Have you dug down and dug deep? If an agent has called, respond to his sincere efforts. If not, anticipate him and beat the rush. Don't let the other guy carry all the burden.
Class Secretary Jacques Harlow has been appointed assistant vice president, advanced systems, for the National Systems Operation Group of the Western Union Telegraph Company. As such, he will be responsible for coordinating the development of advanced communication system requirements and concepts for potential future service. Jacques has been with Western Union since 1967, serving in the development and testing of the Information Services Computer Systems and SICOM, a shared-use, computer-controlled information network specifically designed for the securities industry.
Secretary, 510 Hillcrest Rd. Ridgewood, N. J. 07450
Class Agent, Industrial National Bank 111 Westminster St., Providence, R. I. 02903
