1951

In early January I learned that travel generates news for this column. I had to go to Dallas, and the weather was abysmal both there and in New York. On the way down, I found New York lawyer Ed Tolley taking the same flight. Perhaps I should have pumped him for news since it was December 1971 when his name last appeared in this column.

In the course of an almost five-hour delay at the Dallas airport on the way back because of a combination of the weather and equipment failure, Dave Wiggins spotted me and came over to talk. I thoroughly chastised him for gone through two moves without giving me the details since he was last written up in this

Let me start almost ten years back- Dave spent seven years in and about Dalton, Ga., where he was treasurer-comptroller and part owner of Tentex Corp., a carpet machinery manufacturer. He then headed for Wisconsin, where he was in charge of the commercial mortgage department of a mortgage brokerage firm in Racine headed by "Bud" Freeman '23 for about a year.

for the last year, Dave has been on his own as a mortgage broker in Milwaukee. He was in Dallas to put together the financing for a Wisconsin convention center, which he believes is the biggest mortgage deal in Wisconsin in this field. Dave is still a bachelor and piano player, now working out on a nine-foot grand at home.

Dave Saxton is the new director of corporate panning and development for Harvey Hubbell, Inc., electrical manufacturers headquartered in Orange, Conn. In this capacity, he is responsible for all corporate planning and acquisition activities.

Prior to joining Hubbell, Dave was vice president - corporate planning and development of the Howmet Corp., Greenwich, Conn., from 1971-73, and director of New Ventures for American Standard from 1968-71. He has also served in managerial and consulting capacities for Fluorodynamics, Inc., Newark, Del.; R.J. Reynolds Industries, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Booz, Allen & Hamilton in New York; and duPont.

Subsequent to graduation from Dartmouth, Dave served in the Marine Corps, reaching the rank of captain. He received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School in 1955. He, wife Susan, and their four children reside in Riverside. Conn. Dave is president of Greenwich Moderate Housing, Inc., and of the local Dartmouth Club. He is also treasurer of the Stamford-Greenwich Friends Meeting.

The January-February issue of Holiday magazine included an article on ten of America's "Very Special Resorts." Among them was the Spalding Inn Club, Whitefild, N.H., run by our classmate Ed Spalding and his brother Don '57. To quote from Holiday:

"Ed Spalding, the owner, modestly calls the place 'a boarding house.' One supposes he means the upretentious country-style cottages and inn overlooking the lawn bowling greens. But that's just camouflage, considering the finger bowls, turned-down beds, flowers, personalized service, and an innkeeper who will loan you his own silver candlesticks for a party occasion....

Although there are nine thousand club members, the Spalding Inn welcomes the traveler passing by. Certainly it's a marvelous place to stop in, stay for a day or so, and then plan a longer vacation for the following season, But don t stake out your accommodations choice too tightly; many guests have been coming for years and, as old friends, they do get first choice."

Dave Conant is a vocational counselor with the apartment of Employment Security of the State of Vermont- He, wife Mary, son Robert, 3-½, and son Scott, born November 30, reside in South Burlington.

M.D. Marr Mullen lives on Mercer Island, Wash., with wife Nancy, daughter Kathi, 13, and son Rich, 12. This 's what he has to say about his professional life:

Practice with four other orthopedic surgeons, Large practice specializing in reconstructive work. Heavily involved in joint replacement (1400 total knees). I subspecialize in spine surgery also, particularly scoliosis (curvature of the spine). Latest advance is chemonucchemonucleolysis which is dissolution of 'slipped'slipped discs' by injection with an enzyme. FascinatFascinating work!"

Maybe you understand that. I don't. However, not even being a sailor, I do fathom Marr's report on a 33-foot sloop he and three friends had built in France. They sailed it back to Seattle. Marr "was on from Barbados to Balboa (Pacific side of Panama Canal) - 1400 miles (22 days). Two days and one night of near gale force winds (40 knots and 18 to 20-foot seas). Really wild. Stopped by many islands for scuba diving, storing up on native rum, and sightseeing."

Secretary, Apt. 32-A, 45 E. 89th St. New York, N.Y. 10028

Treasurer, R.F.D.1, Concord, N.H. 03301