1938

Earnest, enterprising, and dedicated class secretaries write postcards to their classmates for news, and I guess some classmates sometimes respond. 1938's present secretary, not having any of those qualities much, went to Hanover, and much of what news he gleaned was gleaned there.

Even blanketed by snow, Hanover in early April as this is written is a pleasant place to be in, as it always is. Over the weekend of April 4-6 another Dartmouth Horizons gathering, several of which are conducted throughout the year, took place, and among the distinguished guests and participants were John and Deena Nassikas. As most of his admiring classmates probably know by now, John is chairman of the Federal Power Commission, and there aren't too many more vital jobs in government today. John looks well and healthy despite his heavy respon-sibilities. He and Deena live in the Washington suburb of McLean, Va.

It was a great pleasure to talk with John, and I, as a resident of Maine and an environmentally concerned one, was glad that he recognized what a monumental disaster the Pittston oil refinery in Eastport - or rather efforts to bring supertankers to such a refinery - would have been. It was also gratifying to learn that the FPC is considering the feasibility of Quoddy tidal power. I'd have liked, but didn't get a chance, also to have made a pitch for methanol alcohol from wood chips, which is another non-polluting energy source that the State of Maine may be able to develop.

The only other face-to-face contact with a Hanover-visiting classmate that I've had was with Bob Stix. Bob is now fully retired from his fish products business but continues to be active as a business advisor and analyst and investment counselor from his home, in Scarsdale. Bob skiis and climbs mountains and had a healthy tan, acquired, however, not spring skiing but on a recent trip he and Pat took to one of the Caribbean islands where they own property. The Stix' older son is studying journalism at N.Y.U., and the younger, having taken a year off from college, has what sounded like a very responsible managerial position in New Zealand. When he called. Bob was on his way to a meeting with President Kemeny.

I'm indebted to Don Rainie '40 Concord, N.H., attorney, for a news item reporting that Ben Ames Williams was recently named chairman of the executive committee of the board of Arthur D. Little, Inc., the Cambridge-based consulting company. Ben is also executive vice president of the First National Bank of Boston.

Also in the area of high finance and business accomplishment, Sox Calder, whose activities were noted at some length in a recent issue of the Alumni Magazine, has been elected to a directorship of Tri-Continental Corporation, a closed-end investment firm.

When Johnny Emerson was class secretary, he used to say he kept letters from classmates and other news for the monthly notes in a shoe box. If I did likewise, one of those contact lens containers would provide more than adequate storage space for my present backlog. I'd be happy to hear from any and all of you. Otherwise, except for news of the Class Officers Weekend in early May, I'll be reduced to telling you why I am in Hanover this spring, which I don't think is of much interest to any one but me, though it's certainly a pleasure - being in Hanover, I mean.

If you don't write, why not come to Dartmouth in person? Hanover in the spring is great, occasional days like this to the contrary not withstanding. Hopkins Center is a place of continuing fascination . . . and now you can watch not only the men's varsity and freshman baseball, lacrosse, track, golf, and tennis teams in action, and also the heavyweight and lightweight crews, but now there are girls' (the schedule say "women's but let's call them girls) lacrosse and tennis and crew. Come to Hanover and watch them.

Secretary, Box 187, Damariscotta, Me. 04543

Class Agent, 63 Hotchkiss Lane Madison, Conn. 06443