1932

Early returns on reunion plans are promisingly heavy on the positive side. With definite plans to Be There are the Bill Bristers,Jim and Amy Corbett, the Dr. Bob Dickeys, Artand Dobbie Allen (natch), Mike and Alice Cardozo. Postcards Mike: "I hope some classmates other than the lawyers will have avoided 'early retirement'!"

In the popular "hope to make it" category are the Bob Blacks, Carlos Bakers, Al Boncutters,Bill Brittens Dr. Jim Browns, Dr. FritzBrownings, Joe Byrams ("Deo Volente"), FredClarks (Fred, retired after 34½ years with Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, "wondering when I found time to work"), Brown Dickinsons, Jack Eliots. Writes Jack: "And rather a faint hope! But we will try. After retiring from Remington Arms, loafed for a couple of months and then joined the American Kennel Club covering field trials on weekends. Enjoy it very much." Sending regrets are Whitey Almert, Carl Bang, just retired from his Certified Safety Professional post with New York City, Bill Bucher, LarryCollins, Jim Dillon. Writes Alex Christie: "Doubt that we can make it this time but look forward to the 50th."

A letter from Ben Drew as we go to press gives us some glimpses of the Grand Plan for our Great 45th that Ben will lay before the reunion committee when it gathers in Hanover the morning of Oct. 11. Ben's epistle begins: "In haste, following a ten-hour stint, getting the beautiful apple crop harvested, following the frustrating rainy week, and then, this evening, I am just returned from a Selectmen's meeting. So - the framework of our reunion plans are pretty well set...." What it adds up to is Never a Dull Moment. There are a couple of identity mysteries. Who is the "former great canoer" who will organize the water program, demonstration, maybe an old-timers' race at the class picnic, scheduled for down by the river complete with tent, German band, and bracing lunch? Who is the "marvelowsly talented, former, and present 1932 great who has been asked to toastmaster the class dinner in the Hanover Inn's main dining room (ours alone)? A special added attraction for that occasion: no speeches (!!!) - but a program that sounds like Just the Ticket. Circle June 14-16 in red on your new calendar - reuning with our friends of '31 and '3O. A word of explanation from Ben as to why you have also seen the dates written June 14-17: "It will be possible for anyone who wishes to stay on in their dormitory room for another day, to do so, and while the organized part of Reunion will have been completed, there is much to do in the Hanover area."

Socko! In the September Harvard BusinessReview retired corporation chief executive MarvChandler, proclaiming "It's Time to Clean Up the Boardroom," lays about in the corporate community with a succession of karate chops that must be impelling some of the chaps around the long table to reach for their resignation pens. His article starts: "American industry is not meeting its obligation to shareowners to build strong, independent boards of directors. The widespread criticism of many boards as too cozy is warranted, though industry staunchly defends the status quo. If industry doesn't clean up the boardroom, others will." While Marv's stance is a tough-minded one, we empathize with the wistful note that creeps in toward the end as he discusses forced retirement for age: "I admit to holding these convictions on age with less firmness now at 65 than at age 45, when I steered the NI-Gas policy through our board! But I still hold them."

Visiting Art and Dobbie Allen in Hanover, we took inventory of Art's activities and hereby nominate him the Class's busiest retired member, viz: In service to the College, Art is chairman of the Trustees' Advisory Committee on Investment Objectives (which on occasion has persuaded the Trustees to vote Dartmouth's proxies for a shareowner resolution opposed by company management); chairman of the Alumni Council's Estate and Bequest Planning Committee; assistant coach of the Dartmouth sailing team, 1974 winner of the national intercollegiate yawl championship; '32 class bequest chairman, last spring named Bequest Chairman of the Year; and a year-round officiator at Hanover track and swim meets. He was one of a group that organized Hanover's United Way, now three increasingly successful campaigns old, and as current chairman of the budget committee is responsible for review of the budgets of all 30 member organizations. He is much involved in the counseling to small business activities of the local SCORE chapter. ("Great satisfaction if you can help keep a guy going who otherwise would fold.") Art's greatest SCORE satisfaction is as adviser to a group of young women who four years ago started a day care center in Lebanon. (This being the first time any SCORE group ever undertook to service a non-profit organization, the project has greatly intrigued Washington hq.) When Art signed on, the center had 12 kids, a big debt at the bank, and manifold difficulties with the state. Now it has 60 kids and a waiting list, a bank account and no debt, and is acknowledged the best day care center in New Hampshire. And we haven't even started to tell you what Dobbie is up to!

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