1960

The annual January thaw has been here all this week, but has stayed longer than in years past. As a result, the last vestiges of earlier snows hide in protected shadows and spring bulbs bravely poke their shoots into the warm sunlight of deep winter. Eastern ski areas are having another bad year, and the gasoline shortage doesn't help matters.

It's taken me about three weeks to get used to daylight saving time and those very dark mornings, but I guess it must be even tougher on those of you in the western half of the time zone. Florida is considering going back to standard time which is fine with me because I'll be able to get earlier starting times next month when I'm there on vacation.

We have a few promotions this month. Elliott G. Carr has been elected executive vice president of the Savings Banks Association of Massachusetts in recognition of his outstanding executive capabilities and the ever-increasing scope and importance of Association programs Elliott joined the Association in 1969 and has since served as director of research, and vice president of research and planning. Elliot received an MBA from Harvard and was formerly treasurer of Massachusetts Indemnity and Life Insurance Company. He and Susan reside in Pembroke and are the parents of a young daughter. Elliott is also vice chairman of the Silver Lake Regional School Committee.

Bruce Drucker has been elected general counsel of Great Western United Corporation by its board of directors. Bruce has been vice president of legal affairs and secretary of the Denver firm and will continue in this capacity while assuming his broader legal responsibilities. Bruce received his law degree from Columbia in 1964 and taught English at the University of Colorado. He and his wife are the parents of three children.

Fuller Brush man Walter Freedman has been made chairman and chief executive officer of that well-known company, now a division of Consolidated Foods. Walter was named corporate vice president in charge of planning. acquisition analysis, and special projects at the parent corporation in December of last year and retains that —title. He was previously president of Oz Foods in Chicago and director of data processing for Sara Lee.

Peter Crumbine travels to new headquarters in London this month. He has been appointed managing director of Mobil Marine Sales. Ltd., according to a company release. Peter started with Mobil in 1974 as a supply analyst in New York. two years later was assistant supply manager of Mobil Oil Italiana, and in 1968, director of planning and supply for the company in the Philippines. In the last year he has been a planning associate in the international division.

Robert M. Phillips has been elected vice president of marketing for the health and beauty division of Chesebrough-Ponds. Bob was partly responsible for the success of Vaseline Intensive Care and other fine new products of the Greenwich company.

A few notes from the dues form sent down from Tom Brock. You'll note his new address in the event you've yet to pay your class dues. Major Lew Cressler is now up at West Point where he is teaching economics and government in the Department of Social Studies. After being moved from place to place every year. Lew welcomes the prospect of being stationed in one place for three years. The three young Cressler boys are having a great time with all the extracurricular activities that take place at the Academy.

Quentin Regestein is pursuing musical invests at an andante tempo and is learning Italian in hopes of attending a Zipoli festival next summer. Reg is comfortably ensconced in Boston and is hoping for no basic changes for the next 40 years. 1 don't know if I agree with that philosophy, but anyone smart enough to live in Boston must know what he's talking about...

Oliver Haywood received his Ph.D. in Modern European History from the University of Wisconsin at Madison last May. He is now teaching history at the Univ. of Wisconsin at Parkside. and his specialty is Russian history. His wife Randy is a social worker in community services at Southern Wisconsin Colony for the Retarded.

One of the things to be done at reunion this June is to select a new executive committee. If anyone would like to participate in class affairs for the next five years, I would strongly urge you to submit your name to Al Stowe, Dick Griggs or Tom Kirby. Dick's address is 203 Elm Street, Westfield, New Jersey 07090.

Secretary, 857 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. 10510

Treasurer, 98 Iduna Lane South Amherst, Mass. 01002

1960's 15th Reunion June 14-16, 1974