1948
Hope you noticed in the February AlumniMagazine that a full 25% of the eight Dartmouth alumni mentioned in the "Give a Rouse" column were from the Class of 1948. Belated congratulations and plaudits to Dick Donahue and Herb Shulman for respectively being elected president of the New England Bar Association and named chairman of the board of trustees of Tusculum College of Greeneville, Tenn. Both these men have made significant public service an important part of their lives, and one can be sure the wide communities in which they participate are better places for everyone for their being there.
Ron Spiers, who has spent most of his working life since graduation with Uncle Sam and who was most recently the first Honourable United States Ambassador to the new nation of The Bahamas in Nassau, is now attached to the American Embassy in London. We don't yet know the extent and nature of Ron's new responsibilities, but one can be certain that working beneath the huge eagle atop the "new" embassy building on Grosvenor Square ought to provide a combination for plenty of action and excitement in being at a pulse center of international activity of all kinds. Ron, more than a few '48s may stop by to see you while you're at such an interesting post.
No sooner does Woody DeYoe get the name of the Catskills' Hunter Mountain into this column, a ski area I had never even heard of, than ABC's Wide World of Sports covers a professional slalom competition there between well known international Alpine competitors on a late Saturday afternoon program a couple of weeks ago in late February. Apparently there's been a lack of snow in the eastern ski areas this year, which gave Hunter Mountain and its considerable man-made snow facilities an opportunity to host a competition of some significance. Woody, hope Hunter can handle crowds. Looked for you on the TV screen, but no luck. Hunter isn't over 75 miles from Suffern, N.Y., where Jack Taylor has transferred his residence from New Wilmington, Vt., where he was in the hotel business near Mad River. Jack, did that old nemesis, lack-o-snow, have anything to do with your move? Hope this is a bad guess on my part.
Perhaps a little out of date now, but was interested to read an article from the newspaper Post-Star dated October 24 last year as published in New Paltz, N.Y. It pointed out that 48's Bob Russell had been made director of New York Governor Wilson's election campaign in Ulster County in preparation for last November's national elections. One more of the many public services for which Bobo has devoted much time and effort since he left Hanover.
John Hatheway took the time to write a great letter from the canyon of Madison Avenue where he's a. senior vice president and group director of the great advertiser, Young & Rubicam. Besides handling the General Foods and Union Carbide, accounts for his employer, John finds time to keep close to Dartmouth and active in Big Green affairs. Was on the Alumni Council for four years, and is currently secretary of the Dartmouth Club of New York for the second time, an agonizing job due to the move from the Commodore Hotel into the Yale Club and the difficulty in revitalizing the once near dead New York Alumni Association. Wrote, "Still manage to get to Hanover both in respect to Tuck activity and as a member of the Board of Overseers of the Hanover Inn. Spent a great week at Tuck School last winter when I was what they call Executive in Residence - actually living in the dorm with the kids, teaching classes and holding conferences. I'm sure I got a heck of a lot more out of it than the kids did plus gaining a few pounds trying to keep up with their beer drinking."
John also reported seeing Bill Pendill in Chicago with some frequency. "He is now president of Nutrition Dynamics - a real comer in that field and I think you'll be hearing a lot more of that organization as the days go by." (Bill lives in Hinsdale, also the residence of fellow '48s Tom Davis and lan Macartney). John also saw Dave Kurr frequently around New York before the latter moved to St. Louis, and he still sees Dave's daughter Penny in Hanover where she's a sophomore. He's also in touch with Fran Hummel, marketing manager of Stanley Home Products in Connecticut. Fran has had at least two sons at Dartmouth, and John's not sure that the number is not three.
John, your informative letter was much appreciated by this secretary, and I pray more in the Class will copy your fine example in the future. We sympathize with your efforts to save the old Dartmouth Club in New York, and I'm sure your fellow '48 Manhattan Islanders have given you their support. The list is old by now, but at a recent count the following '48s were living or working in Manhattan: Tom Campbell, Ed Concannon, Tom Crook, Bud Elliott, Carl Felsenfeld, Marv Hader, Dirk Kuzmier, Nat Merrill, George Michalek, John Price, Jorge Saralegui, Jim Schaefer, Roily Sontag, Jack Warwick, Gordy Winkler, Paul Zappert and John Van Raalte. Am sure some names are missing.
I'll finish this missile with the sincere request that every '48 do what he can in this year's Alumni Fund drive, this in spite of inflation, depression, interest rates, mortgages, taxes, alimony, and every other reason you might sidestep this solicitation. The College obviously needs our help. '48 is being asked to give a little over 0.6% of the $4 million target, and BudMunson has the difficult task of attempting to separate $27.5 thousand worth of greenbacks from our wallets. Under Bud's leadership '48 surpassed at $23.5 thousand our smaller target last year when only 55% of the 434 members of the Class contributed, as against the College average of 58.4%. If more of us will participate this year, the increased amount will take care of itself. Nuff said.
Secretary Gulf Oil Co.-Latin America Box 340910 Coral Gables, Fla. 33134
Class Agent, 3 Hemlock Hill Westport, Conn. 06880
