1941
The Cincinnati Post & Times Star had a dandy piece on the recent election of Dr. Sandy Courter as president of that city's Deaconess Hospital medical staff. I enjoyed a most pleasant exchange of letters with him around a year ago, since he hoped to get back for the 30th. He is an internist and cardiologist, having been president of the Ohio State Heart Association and the Cincinnati Society of Internal Medicine.
Another change brings new responsibilities to Red Taft, named regional sales manager in the Northwest for La Choy Food Products. He has been in the food business 22 years but tells us more about his children: Capt. Jerome Taft, USAF, is a jet flight instructor; Elizabeth is in the Peace Corps in Niger, Africa; and another son, Mark, is at Bentley College, Waltham, Mass.
Further from the mails, several notes passed on by Lou Young from classmates writing in while remitting their dues. "It was great seeing you last June! Took a three-week trip to Europe with Ray and Barb Hotaling - good weather and much cheer. Come to Cleveland sometime . . . best," Jinn and Bill Hotaling.
"Nice seeing you and the others at the Reunion ...that made it a great time," Ed Phelan. "Wish I could see you and some of the other '41s more often . . . hope all is well. Very best," Ab Combes.
Changes of address reported by the College: Richard C. Borella, 1 Chase Plaza, New York, N.Y.10008. Milton H. Cunningham, 503 South Main St., Hightstown, N.J. 08520. John C.Everett, 2744-C Shallowford Rd., Atlanta. Ga. 30341. John W. Kelley, 19300 Cedarhurst, Wayzata, Minn. 55391. John M. McMillan, Jr., Beach Station, Box 3446, Vero Beach, Fla. 32960. Charles F. Putnam, First National Bank of Boston, 100 Federal St., Boston, Mass., 02110. Dr. John R. Reed, 13550 Butternut Rd., Burton, Ohio 44021. Richard N. Silberstein, Fiddlers Green Spur, Huntington, N.Y. 11743. Ira SkutchJr., 3656 Glenridge, Sherman Oaks, Calif. 91403. George A. Wrisley, Jr., 25 Weebetook Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208.
On a first-hand level, we saw Dick Hill skiing at the Dartmouth Skiway with his son, Dick Jr. '76, during the recent parents' weekend (formerly for fathers, but, under the somewhat altered circumstances in which the College finds itself, this traditional weekend has been opened to ladies, too), Ed Acker was also at the Skiway, perceived at a distance, and perhaps he like us is drawn there since it is a sporty place, with the shortest known wait for lifts in New England.
Lucy and I recently joined Ed and BettyMcMillan for a delightful afternoon covering class matters, playing tennis, and savoring chops and wine at their home in South Hamilton, Mass. One thought was to see if classmates would enjoy gathering for their own cup of cheer before a college event of wide interest in their area, as a visit by President Kemeny, or other person of interest from Dartmouth.
Another idea was to pitch some sort of class winter weekend, starting next winter, as a companion piece to the fall party at Dexter's Inn and the pre-Yale game festivities. In general, this would be located to accommodate downhill skiers, ski tourers, snowmobilers, hikers, tennistes, swimmers and topers, talkers and readers. The format would be most informal, with no name badges, cruise directors or awards dinners. Ed also went into the class bequest program, which has been brought into being with his letter early this year. (We attempted to reach BruceFreidlich that early Sunday evening by phone, but the line was interminably busy, teenagers appearing to have taken charge.)
A phone conversation the other day with Howard Wilson brought news that the new enterprise in advertising, The Creative Department, in which he's involved, is busy and well "... we're primarily problem-solvers." He has contributed a number of pieces on New England history to our magazines over the years as well as color and black and white photos, and his highly individual touch moved me to ask him to write another for us, for this spring. Howard has been working with Frank and Shirley Simpson, at Sunapee, N.H to create promotion for a real estate development in the woods above the lake near Dexter's Inn.
A note from Chuck Bolte advises he and Mary are grandparents, with the arrival of Charles Guv Bolte IV. Moving to Maine to take on direction of the Natural Resources Council there, they have purchased a farmhouse in Dresden, near the old bony coast. ... "We feel blessed with the new job the new house, the new life, and the new grandchild."
The other night we walked up our road a blacktop whose elms and maples are bare and gaunt in the late winter chill. It was a cold sky too, but spanking clear, and we could spot Arcturus's big light banging away, Vega right up there where it's s'posed to be, the Big Dipper tilted 'round by the season so's to spill out everything, and the Little Dipper, its long fox tail ending with Polaris. The two dippers, turning in their ancient honored bores wiil be in much different positions by summer, and we cogitated on that as we ambl- ed home in the starlight. I do wisht some of you fellers could of ben along - you'd of liked it.
Luis Zalamea '42 (at left), executive director of the South American Travel Organization,and SA TO's Carlos Pelli visited Chile's Easter Island in preparation for tourism promotionin the United States and Canada this fall. A 100-square-mile "archeological museum," theisland is scattered with huge volcanic stone sculptures, the moais above, erected through unknowntechniques by a race of supermen who suddenly disappeared centuries ago.
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