1929

The June issue carried a photo of MauriceMandelbaum, recently elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, but the brief caption could not do justice to his many accomplishments: advanced study at Harvard and the University of Berlin, a master's degree from Dartmouth and a Ph.D. from Yale, appointment as a Guggenheim fellow and a fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and service as Chairman of the Board of the American Philosophical Association. He is the author of four books.

Frank Kenison has been twice honored in recent months: first at a banquet for New Hampshire judges with 25 or more years of service and second as the recipient of the Robert Frost Contempory American Award, given by the Alumni Association of Plymouth State College. At the banquet he advised all judges "to try to make the public aware that everything we do is above suspicion. Integrity in the judiciary is important but the appearance of integrity is also important." Over the years he has received four honorary degrees of doctor of laws, and a special issue of the Boston University Law Review was devoted to his work.

The sons of '29 continue to get in the news. In addition to Duke Barto's son John, who serves as president of the Class of 1952, Mort Jaquith's son Peter '58 has just been admitted as a general partner in Lazard Freres congratulations!

Another recipient of honors was Gus Wiedenmayer, who was named New Jersey Business Statesman of the Year by the Sales Executives Club in recognition of his outstanding record in banking and corporate activities.

Jack Hubbard sent along a letter of thanks to our Class from William B. Meredith, Associate Director of the Library, for our $600 gift. The following titles have already been selected: TheCrusaders' Kingdom (Prawey), Air Pollution andLichens (Ferry), Templars in the "Corona deAragon" (Forey), Middle Ages in FrenchLiterature (Dakyns), and American Civilization (Boorstin).

A news release from Sikorsky Aircraft reports that Reed Banks has completed 35 years in the aircraft industry. For many years he served in the personnel department of Pratt & Whitney and he became personnel manager at Sikorsky in 1943, the position he still holds. He is active in the Personnel Managers Association and the Dartmouth Club of Bridgeport.

Bob Lyle writes from Texas that he has resigned as headmaster of St. Andrew's School in Tyler and moved to Dallas for a respite from 25 years of heading three schools. After some travel in the fall he intends to get back to work, and has some good advice for all of us: "The traditional concept of retirement is too hazardous to pursue. One must have something to use as an aim or goal. The traditional retirement causes more fatalities than cigarettes, alcohol, or heart."

Someone who is following Bob's advice is Laflin Jones, who retired as senior vice president of Northwestern Mutual but is now working with the Institute of Life Insurance on consumer affairs. He joined Northwestern in 1929 and served as a member of the Pension Research Council and the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters.

Word has come of two more losses from our ranks: Norman Bankart of Western Springs, Ill., and Channing Bete, who died at his summer home in Marion. Mass., on August 18. The Class extends our sympathy to the families.

Bob Monahan has agreed to share my duties by preparing future obituary notices, since he has ready access to the alumni records in Hanover. I deeply appreciate his help.

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