1953
Under the headline "The Enduring Success," the N. Y. Times' TV critic recently discussed WABC's TV anchorman Bill Beutel and his twice-nightly show, "Eyewitness News," which enjoys both high ratings and industry awards. Said the Times of the show: "Freshest, brightest and liveliest example of local news coverage on commercial TV." Of Bill, "Mr. Beutel exudes a nice-guy pleasantness that seems immune to ruffling." In addition to the two TV shows, Bill also handles several radio news assignments during his 10-hour day (1:30 to 11:30 p.m.). New Yorkers, who apparently suffer enough, prefer Bill's show's non-doom and gloom approach to the daily happenings: when you hit Gotham, he's on Channel 7.
Burt Dorsett, executive vice president and a trustee of the College Retirement Equities Fund, has been elected to the board of directors of Research Corporation, a foundation for the advancement of science. Other hats which Burt wears include: director of the Shearson Income Fund, Inc., the Eberstradt Fund, the Chemical Fund, and Garlock, Inc. He is also a trustee of Keuka College, Keuka Park, N. Y. He was president of the Dartmouth Club of Rochester, N. Y. in 1969-70.
Bill Smith (that's Bill Tousley Smith, not Bill Swan Smith) has been named senior attorney in Texaco's legal department, where he specializes in litigation in New York. Bill obtained his law degree from Western Reserve in 1956 and joined Texaco as an attorney in 1968, following ten years of private practice in Cleveland. He and Janet live in Bronxville (Westchester County) with their three daughters, Stacy (14), Marcie (11), and Christy (8).
Ed and Ruth Fowler report a new address, 42 Morris Place in Madison, N. J. They have just moved from nearby Livingston, together with their son, Stephen (6). Ed is account manager with Equitable Life Assurance in New York.
Progress report: Last year we reported on Stu Struever's plans for excavations in Southern Illinois; now at a depth of 34 feet, Stu has found ruins of 14 prehistoric Indian villages, stacked layer-cake fashion and each separated by a layer of soil. Among the things found: the remains of an 18-month-old child buried 5,000 B.C.; women's hairpins and beads dating from 2,500 B.C.; the skeletal remains of a man buried 4,500 years ago. The man's skeleton showed evidence of arthritis. Stu says there is no evidence that the people of the region engaged in warfare until 800 to 1,000 A.D., after the development of agriculture. The skeleton of a domesticated dog dating from 5,100 B.C. was found 29 feet below the surface—about nine levels deep. Shells of hickory nuts and pecans and 58 species of snails have been found, along with sunflower and other seeds, pollen remains, charred wood and layouts of house floors. While man is thought to have lived in what is now Illinois for 9,000 years, the first written record dates from 1.674 A.D.
This is the time of year that the tax man cutteth most unkindly, and for that reason alone, it has always seemed an inauspicious time to commence the annual Alumni Fund effort. However, the resounding success—year after year—of each campaign proves that the generosity and concern of Dartmouth men everywhere overcomes even the impact of Form 1040. Our class has a remarkable record of Alumni Fund leadership, as the statistics attest. But complacency could become our undoing. Enough said?
Despite my many denials, I am still credited (?) with having inserted a note about a mug shot of myself a couple of columns ago in a vain attempt (bad pun intended) to fill space. Actually, the Hanover gremlins did it on their own, but it does give me an opportunity to complain about the overbearing (and wholly unwarranted) modesty of my classmates. None of you ever write and your wives only rarely. I am therefore almost wholly reliant on cocktail party operatives, whose recollections are usually faulty and incomplete. A class secretary is supposed to read and write, in that order.
Dartmouth was well represented at the annual meeting of the National Associationof Insurance Agents last fall in San Francisco. From left are Frederick England '53,Robert Shade '46, Robert Grow '33, Pete Fitzherbert '36, Josiah Welch '51, CharlesLiddle '53, Mike Shea '48, and Oliver Conover '53. All have been directors or headedimportant committees of the Association.
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