1956

Among the New Year's letters was a delightful up-date from Doug and Ginger Keare of 5508 Albia Road, Washington, D.C., "Living in Washington this past year has hardly been conducive to sitting back peacefully and contemplating the world, our navels or anything else. To contemplate the world, in fact, has had only the effect of bringing on a case of angered, frustrated agitation. It's been most interesting to be within spitting (and horn-honking) distance of the White House and most of those we know and talk with here and on various travels have wished the used-car salesman could have done a permanent disappearing act long ago ... certainly since the Watergate cover-up began to unravel, and some wished it long before that.

"Travel is of course an integral part of Doug's job. but it seems that we all spent a fair amount of time away from home this year and each sojourn was particularly enjoyable for those involved. Doug's urban development missions for the World Bank took him during the past year to India. Korea. Africa, Europe ... and most recently to the Philippines with a short stop-over in Malaysia, our old camp site. In July Ginger tagged along on a mission to Brazil where in a rather short span of time we visited five cities. Thanks to the contacts provided by a Brazilian sociologist, who works with Doug, our visits to each locale were greatly enriched by the warmth and hospitality of these people. One highlight of the trip was a weekend spent in Ouro Preto, a revered and very picturesque colonial gold- mining town in Minais Gerais state. Rio itself is a city of spectacular natural beauty, and the beach/bikini culture one hears about is evident immediately, as 'skin' is as much in view as the business suit along city streets near the beaches."

With a masterful touch of suspense. Ginger jotted on the bottom of the letter that a bad house fire forced the family to move out just before Christmas. Having no further details, one can only hope that things were not long in getting back to right.

Comptroller David Dolben has been made vice president, finance of Temple-Eastex, Inc., which is Time Inc.'s forest products subsidiary located in eastern Texas. He joined Time in 1963 after working as a senior accountant for Price Waterhouse, becoming corporate accountant manager, director of administrative service, assistant treasurer, and comptroller, in that order. The Dolbens have been living in N.J.

Elliot Danforth indicates that he is very busy at work and play by saying that between patients, students, research and family, he is trying to find time to finish his log cabin at the base of Mt. Mansfield. Steve and Jo Brand are living in northern Connecticut, and Steve is involved in new product area for his "little old New England company" Norton Co. Jo raises and shows Alaskan Malamutes for fun and profit. Tom Fead confirms that life in Denver is still first-class and that he considers himself well-blessed over the years with family, business, and friends. Tom sells life insurance for Connecticut Mutual.

Bill Benson has a very active orthopedic surgery practice, devoted primarily to surgery of the hand. Bill married a family of four children about and year and a half ago and he and Margie are doing well. They see Lew Dail and Bill Sherman, also of Shawnee Mission, Kan., regularly. Dr. Benson mentions a disappointment and disillusionment with the present Administration's biased and predjudiced controls and restrictions on the health care "industries." The Reverend Stewart Wood became rector of the Intercity parish on January 1 and is continuing his work with Episcopal Community Services thereby combining two jobs in an attempt to give more unified direction to the Episcopal ministry in that part of Indianapolis. For fun. Stew plays hockey and tennis despite winter conditions and stays fit as well.

There probably has been or will be an AlumniMagazine article on Charlie Morrissey concerning his appointment as professor of the College to prepare an oral history of Dartmouth for the period of 1916-1970. This will involve interviewing college officers, faculty, trustees, staff, and alumni concerning events and developments in this period. Charlie had been director of the Ford Foundation oral history project in New York and has just finished an oral history program at Harvard relating to Christian A. Herter, U.S. Secretary of State, following similar work as chief of the John F. Kennedy Library oral history project also at Cambridge, Mass.

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