1959

Well, the robin should be chirping by now as spring is just about here. Hopefully, there is some sense that the recession is slowing and inflation isn't running quite as fast. The only thing that appears to be moving along pretty well is our class! Specific plans are being made about a Class Directory. It would have happened even faster, if it hadn't been for the holiday season and the energy required in starting up a new year. However, we're all back into gear again.

Take Jim Wooster, as an example (203 Meadowood Drive, South Burlington, Vt. 05401). He has recently been promoted to general plant manager in Vermont for New England Telephone. Jim goes back 13 years with the company, where he held various positions in the plant, switching systems, and personnel departments. With his wife Elizabeth and four kids, he'll probably pick up in Vermont like he did in Massachusetts where he was a little league baseball coach, hockey coach, and cub scout master. Now all we have to do is to get Jim to help cut back phone rates and slow the inflation down! ! !

We also hear that Dave Campbell (678 North Park, Glenn Ellyn, Ill. 60137) has been promoted to power-industrial market manager for the Henry Pratt Company. Having been with the company since 1971, Dave will manage all marketing efforts in the power generation and industrial markets. So, Dave, help turn on the juice and get this economy rolling.

Then, there are little tidbits from here and there: Bob Ogg (1141 Fair Birch Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5H-1M4) is buying small appliances for Simpson-Sears in Toronto. He claims, "not much news here in Mississauga!" Boy, I can believe it! I have enough trouble spelling it! And, as reported in the January issue, Stu Davis has, in fact, returned from Japan. He is now living at Wildwood Lane, Weston, Conn. 06880. He is working for Tinker, Dodge & Delano, an advertising agency. He claims that the family is "slowly getting over the culture shock of reentry into the 'land of the big PX'!", Welcome back, Stu,.

We've also heard from others living in New England: Bruce Andrews (8 Granite Drive, Norwalk, Conn.-06851) just became a proud father for the fourth time - a new son, Glen, born this past December 15th. He now has three boys and a girl. He's so busy at home, he hasn't had a chance to look for another job. That's why he's been at Westvaco for 15 years! And ButehPriest (109 Country Club Road, Avon, Conn. 06001) keeps writing. Although he's no longer a class officer, he still pitches in all the time. For a guy who lives near a country club during these times, we gotta' keep using him in the Class. He must be successful for some reason!

And from the entertainment capital of the world - Hollywood - Duane Conover (5609 Colfax #354, North Hollywood, Calif. 91601) says he has just completed law school and is entering practice in the entertainment industry, in which he had been working as an accountant since leaving the Navy in 1964.

From Bob Torrens, we hear that he has just moved into a new home at 82 Donwoods Drive in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bob Bartholomew (505 Harward Court, Edmond, Oklahoma 73034), on the other hand, is still hanging around in Okie country working for "the only rich relative I have - Uncle Sam" (in the USPHS). Bob - who says he's so rich!! His wife, Sharon, and kids Lee and Rex are doing great. But, when you're talking about inflation, think of Alex Izzard (Homat Prince #220, 10-25 Moto Azabu, 2-Chome Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan) who is probably suffering through that raging inflation that is tearing through Japan. It doesn't appear, though, that he has the yen to return to the United States!

Shelly London (4 Persimmon Court, Washington, D.C. 20034) - our Washington correspondent - has, unbeknownst to him, informally volunteered (in a note to Tippy Blake) to organize a gathering of the Tucksters ('60)! Shelly, if you can get them together, you'd better help us organize some '59 bashes (only keep them out of Washington. That town is still bugged!). And Wells Langbehn (2301 Haverford Road, Springfield, Ill. 62704) is in partnership in the insurance business. The way things are going today, everyone must be buying insurance! We received a beautiful and warm Christmas card/newsletter from Bob and Ann Monohan (3724 Joyce Avenue, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada). Ann's reaction to our 15th Reunion can be wrapped up as follows: "For the first time, I began to think - why should our daughter miss such a wonder life-experience such as this!" She, Bob, and the two kids are really having a ball up in the wilds of British Columbia!

Ray Becker has been named director of marketing for Raytheon Service Company, Burlington, Mass. Previously Ray was manager of the company's commercial services operation. He had also been a Sloan Fellow at M.I.T. where he earned his M.S. in management, following joining Raytheon in 1965. Ray also earned an M.S. in engineering and business administration from Dartmouth and was earlier associated with RCA and Warner and Swasey.

Warren Dechter tells us that he has moved to Brussels where he has become director of marketing - Europe at Quaker Oats. He is very excited about the move and may even stay permanently. With food like they have in Brussels, Warren, who'd want to come back. Best of luck.

And now, for this month's "Goodwill Ambassador Award", we hear from John Greppin (Erevan 375009, do vostrebovanija, Greppin, John, USSR). He, his wife, and two children are in an Armenian school; and his wife is learning Russian "whilst struggling with a Russian washing machine"! He says, "life is a bit different . . . everything seems to be done a bit differently .. . auto drivers are former Kamikazi pilots with a mechanical rhythm of their own . . . toilet paper does not exist (one uses Pravda)." He does say that the people are quite charming and that the climate is extraordinarily pleasant. It really must be a great experience for John and his family. I'm sure he'd welcome hearing from any of us who knew him well or who have an interest in the southern Caucasus area of the USSR.

Finally, a couple of pieces of news, as reported in The Dartmouth. David Weber ('65), the youngest member of the College's Board of Trustees, reports that, "the board members are thoughtful, intensive people, who give generously of their time and effort. We are a working board, not a window dressing board." I, personally, think everyone in our class will agree that, to hear that from someone out of the school only ten years, is a most encouraging thing.

Then, after what President Kemmeny called "the most physically exhausting trustee meeting in my experience," several major actions were taken: the college budget was cut $725,000; 40 staff and administrative positions were eliminated, but no faculty jobs; delayed a decision regarding new dorm construction; reduced the planned contribution to next year's budget from the college endowment; initiated a $6,000,000 fund drive "to strengthen the arts at Dartmouth college"; approved exploration of a 'modified Princeton Plan' ROTC program; and complied with the general ivy league trend to reduce the number of athletic coaches. When you couple the results of that meeting with the fact that the cost of three terms at Dartmouth has doubled over the last ten years (will be 55657 in '75-'76), you can appreciate both the tremendous financial pressures that are being put on the College by inflation as well as what appears to be a well-balanced recommendation to try to maintain the standard of education at the College while making necessary accommodations.

You can see that, more than ever, our school needs our support. We can lighten the load somewhat. And, you know, just like in your own business, every little bit counts. And let s hope that, soon, we won't have to be counting every little bit as much as we are today.

1958's Joe Scott, Tryg Myhren, and John Diggs reune on the first day of 1975 for someskiing on the "fabulous" powder fields of Mt. June in California.

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