1953

Humblest apologies for the lack of '53 items in this space last month, which resulted from Fun City to Hanover being beyond the capabilities of our mails and my not doublechecking or being available for several weeks to get word of this from Crosby. Back-up delivery and confirmation procedures now operative should correct this from now on.

As the fine write-ups by Dick Blum and BobMalin reported earlier, our reunion last June - the largest gathering of classmates and their families (510) ever in Hanover for a 20th - was easily our most enjoyable Dartmouth experience since undergrad days. It was so much fun and worthwhile that all of us who made it are determined to double this turnout for our 25th.

The enthusiasm of everyone there for Dartmouth's continuing uniquesness combined with so many great nèw programs and facilities best explains how the world-record gift of $215,000 for a college class out 20 years was achieved. The new Chuck Kettering Trophy for classes breaking world records in reunion giving will surely be awarded regularly to other classes, but only as they have the opportunity to catch up on the action now taking place at Dartmouth and if they are lucky enough to have the follow- through expertise and ingenuity of agents like Fred, Pag, and their assistants this past year.

Our classmates and their families able to attend this summer's two-week Alumni College were Dave and Peg Cost plus young Dave. 11, and Chuck, 8; John and Bobbie Dickason with John Jr., 18, and Kathy, 15; and the Sayres,Alden and Barbara. This year's theme was "Law and Who Needs It?" with lectures and seminars for the 200 students conducted by 16 members of the Sociology, History, Government and English departments. Plenty of time for sports and socializing too, and the kids were even busier in activities supervised largely by Dartmouth coaches and their wives in four groups from kindergarten to college age.

Another unique educational summer activity which many Big Green families besides '53s should hear about - perhaps through a future Alumni Album story - is a visit to Koster in southwestern Illinois. Here Stu Struever, anthropology professor at Northwestern University, and his wife Alice discovered and lead the scientific exploration by a 120-member staff of prehistoric man's way of life by unearthing and analyzing with computers and other techniques pioneered by the Struevers the best-preserved archeological finds in North America. If you're driving anywhere near this area in future summers, don't miss this fascinating look at how mankind lived 8,000 years ago. For details and where to eat and sleep nearby, write the Koster Expedition, Kampsville, Ill. 62053.

As with all competitive and upward (?) mobile Americans, a number of '53s continue to take on new activities as their interests and talents expand. Dave Picker has resigned at his own request as president of United Artists to form his own independent production company, which will supply eight feature films to UA - about 20% of their releases in the next 18 months.

In New York, Tom Wilson has been named a senior partner and director of McKinsey & Co., consultants; George Davies is now executive VP of National Securities and Research Corp.; and Dick Lombard is president of Lombard Associates, the new investment research division of Dominic & Dominic, Inc. of which he is now VP and a director.

Jim Penny has joined Robwood Associates, Inc. in Nashua, N.H., as senior account executive, and George Jacobus is now board chairman for Fairfield Communities Land Co., the Little Rock, Ark., developer and marketer of recreational and retirement communities. And most of our classmates at reunion must be reordering Fred Stephens' rejects, as he's been appointed Marketing VP for The Gillette Co. (Hope you can be as deserving for C-P in '78, Phil).

The number of '53 offspring now at Dartmouth really jumps with this year's freshperson class, which adds nine sons and five daughters to the six and one already there. The roster of fathers now sure to make Hanover regularly and their new Dartmouth students is as follows:

Frosh Daughters - Fred Bush (Carolyn); George Cull (April); Kester Pierson (Fredrika); and Pete Spalding (Gretchen). Frosh Sons - Bill Beutel (Peter); Don Bigham (Steve); FredFedeli (Fred III); Steve Foster (Tom); JayMontgomery (Steve); Dave Replogle (Bill); George Sarner (Rick); Wade Sherwood (Larry); and Bernie Sudikoff (Jeff).

All of whom join the Soph Daughter and Junior Son of Bob Robinson (Barb and Bob III), and the Soph Sons of Warren Cassidy (Joe III),George Keagle (George Jr.), and Bob Lambert (Robin). Beating us all down the track are TomNelson (Tom III '67), George Reinhard (Ray '73), and Put Blodgett (Pete '74).

Put, by the way, still easily keeps up with his son, having just hiked over 400 miles down the Appalachian Trail from Mt. Katahdin in northern Maine to Hanover in 19 days. He'll continue to Virginia later in the fall, and resume X-country skiing competition this winter when not developing real estate from his Norwich home base. Put also reports that the sons of Tom Bradley, Merrill Johnson, and ChuckLuker attended his reknowned Challenge Wilderness Camp at Bradford, Vt., this summer.

Advance publicity for Time Inc.'s new publication, People, scheduled to appear next March, lists its advertising sales director as classmate DickThomas. He helped launch another new company venture. Money, last year as its first advertising director. Dick has had plenty of experience in advertising sales and marketing, having sold space for Time magazine for 13 years and as a vice president of Dialogue Marketing, Inc.

And Dr. P. Lawrence Kreider was promoted last month to director of the Lehigh University Health Center. Lawrence joined the University staff in 1970 and had been the Center's acting director since last January. He was previously the college physician at Lebanon Valley College and for 12 years was in private practice in Palmyra, Pa. He received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and currently lists home as 121 Jefferson Court, Quakertown.

See you at some Big Green winter contests, which should be the most successful in years!

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