1953

The only problem with the coming of Spring Vacation is that the end of skiing is near. In the meantime, Jack and Polly Koerner are heading back to Aspen. Tom and Isabel Dewey will be skiing in Killington. And I guess the rest of us will be at a lot of places in between.

The mails have been heavy so there's lots of news.

Bob Henderson as you will note in the "Give a Rouse" column, has been named president and chief executive officer of Itek Corporation in Lexington, Mass. He will also be a director. Bob had been with Honeywell where he was vice president and general manager of the North American computer operations. Bob also has been elected a trustee of Babson College and is a director of Massachusetts Blue Cross, Inc. The Hendersons live in Wellesley.

Dick Giesser worked very hard in the successful campaign to elect Michael Dukakis governor of Massachusetts. Dick was also a paid advisor to Dukakis during the post-election transition, providing research on economic affairs and helping him make contacts in the financial community. He's now been appointed as an assistant to Howard Smith who is the state secretary for manpower affairs. He will serve as Smith's liaison with the governor's office, other cabinet secretaries, and the legislature. Dick's background includes 15 years as a manufacturer or owner of a business, a background in real estate and redevelopment and volunteer work with non-profit developers in Roxbury.

Dick Hooke is now living in Amherst, Mass. He is doing printing and wood sculpture. In addition he is acting as househusband with two children to care for while his wife Ruth is working for the "University Without Walls," a special program of the University of Massachusetts.

Bill Barlow joins the growing list of new fathers. He and Lynn recently had a daughter, Megan. She joins their two sons, Craig, 10, and Keith, 6. Congratulations. Bill's company is going through the profit squeeze but he and his partners plan to pump in more capital.

United Financial Corporation of California has elected Tony Frank to the position of chairman of the board. Frank had been president of this savings and loan holding company and will continue as chief executive officer.

John Springer was the first of our class to participate in the "Is There Life After Dartmouth?" program. John is a hospital administrator which was one of the specialties needed for this particular program. We expect to have a complete writeup of his impressions in the Newsletter.

Mark Smoller's son Bruce has been accepted on early decision for the Dartmouth Class of '79. It's going to be a big group. Mark is practicing dentistry. He's also active in interviewing and enrollment work for the College.

From out of the past Fred Carleton surfaced with a long letter. Several years ago he helped form Computer Property Corporation with BobCallender. That's now a part of Fairfield Properties. Fred then formed a printing company called I/O Devices. In 1973 he first sold the company to Omron of Japan and then helped them sell it to Ricoh of Japan. At that point he helped them market the printers and terminals to major companies in the U.S., Europe, and Japan but then helped them sell the company to Interdata. After a trip to Japan in January and February of 1974, Fred joined Dick Memhard in a small firm based in Greenwich, Conn. The R. C. Memhard Company handles acquisitions and sales of companies, raises money for companies, and organizes investor groups to buy companies. They managed to complete a number of transactions last year despite the difficult climate. All the transactions are private placements. On the home front Mollie is active at the school, church and Junior league. Recently she got a play care center going which provides a babysitting service on a group basis at the church. The Carletons have two children, a daughter Meg in the 4th grade and Teddy in the Ist.

Dave Thomas is still with IBM after 19 years. He works in the marketing department of data processing headquarters in White Plains. Dave not only commutes from his home in Weston, Conn., during the week, but on weekends goes to their second home in Wolfboro, N.H., on Lake Winnipesaukee. Dave learned to fly several years ago and now has a commercial license with instrument rating. He bought a Mooney Executive 21 and commutes to Wolfboro from Westchester County Airport on weekends. The Thomases have a son David, age 12 and a daughter Kerrie, age 9.

Over the Washington birthday weekend, Howie and Connie Clery plus their two boys and girl went skiing at the Dartmouth Skiway. They also enjoued Paul and Marilyn Paganucci's hospitality.

The list of prolific class members continues. Laura and Byron Menides had a baby daughter named Georgia in mid-January. Both are doing just great. By says that fortunately she looks like her mother. They also have an 11-year-old son.

Helen and John Rice have moved from Minnesota to Houston and are settling in to that great part of Texas. The Rices have six children; the oldest is a freshman at the University of Minnesota.

That's all the news for this month. Please keep those cards and letters coming.

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