1941
Our late winter was enhanced by an evening with John and Pat Twist in Hanover, where he had come to talk with Tuck School students about agriculture as a business and a way of life. We visited far into the night, closing the local in keeping with well-established traditions, hearing about their family (two married daughters and son John, near graduation from Dartmouth); travels in their plane; a passion for tennis, and the most recent feature of their extensive operation in Arkansas, a so-called fish farm, an approach which hopefully will create a sizable source of food in the future. John has been in farming ever since return from the Air Force and said food shortages are not very surprising since agriculture all in all has not kept pace with a rising world living standard.
A good note from Dr. Jack Selby, who donned cap and gown twice recently to represent Dartmouth at academic ceremonies in Lubbock, Texas. He was first our delegate at the Texas Tech 50th Anniversary and later our man on the scene at the inauguration of a new president at Lubbock Christian College. "As always," he wrote, "I was very proud to be the man from Dartmouth. I am also pleased to report my appointment as clinical professor of surgery here at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine. This is a relatively new medical school, and we still have our problems, but it is a badly needed school in a relatively remote area not previously served."
A recent release from the College reported that on April 22 George Herman, the CBS correspondent, moderated a program in Washington on America's critical issues, sponsored by the College. Participants were VicePresident Nelson Rockefeller '30; L. William Seidman '43, special assistant to the President; and Senator Thomas McIntyre (D-NH) '37. The event was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to benefit the Dartmouth Club of Washington Scholarship Fund and the program included remarks by Dr. John Kemeny, president. Those attending the 30th Reunion discussion on careers moderated by George will agree that the Washington panel was in luck to have him. (I tried to reach George during the winter at the place he and Patty recently purchased in Hancock, N.H., for rusticating, but the moderator was absent, ice skating on the town pond. She reported the area appealed as "up in New England," but convenient to Washington, and not far from Hanover.)
A good note also from Vic Schneider, in Roslyn Heights, N.Y., which reports that "Bobbie and I have finished our vacation, retirement (someday) or whatever-you-want-to-call-it house in Wilmington, Vt., near Mt. Snow. We have been making the trek up from Long Island almost every weekend. This location gives us a good jumping-off spot to get to Hanover for some of the games in the fall. We're on a lovely little lake and naturally we had to get a little Sunfish to play with, even though I'n not a particularly good sailor! Best regards, Vic."
Sundry chimes: Dick Hill one of five "key Boston businessmen" gave an economic forecast recently for The Boston Globe . . . Frank and Shirley Simpson report a fine winter season at Dexter's Inn, Sunapee, N.H., thanks to plenty of snow . . . Bill Freeman, senior vice president, finance, and one of the managing executives of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., Chicago, recently named a director of Uarco, Inc., business forms firm.
A note from Rich Fisher in Hartford to LouYoung: "My son John set up last, year's 1941 career counseling program, the second annual "Is There Life After Dartmouth" two-day session. He thought it was a good program (mostly liberals), and now he's looking for a job."
As a member of the Alumni Council Rich has worked tirelessly to see that the Council gave the question of reviving the Indian symbol a fair hearing. Partisanship and emotions generated by this issue have not made this an easy course for Rich, but those favoring the symbol and those desiring a good discussion in the Council should thank him for undertaking this thankless task. (He added a thought for class funds: "Some day would like to see a bunch of classes with available monies put their heads together and establish an Alumni Lounge or Alumni Center in Hanover," there being no such facility now.)
When this is published the third annual "Life After Dartmouth" career counseling session will have taken place in Hanover; Ed McMillan,Bruce Freidlich and deponent were asked to take part in the panel session and meetings with individual students and small groups. (I was overseas and couldn't go, but look ahead to a make-up, spending a day with students in the spring.) Composition of the panel of visitors, invited to give candid appraisals of their fields, and of the best ways to prepare for and seek jobs in them, includes professional and business men, and government officials. The idea was suggested by Bruce, to get away from canned corporate recruiting pitches and to help students interested in fields where there is little or no recruiting. (Did you ever hear of a recruiter from a theological school? Or a conservation organization? Or the editorial department of a publication? There is lively interest in such fields).
This is a 1941 Class Project and now an established part of the college calendar. It is supported by class funds, mostly to get announcements of the event around the campus. Among those taking part have been Dick Hill. George Herman, Charlie McLane and Chuck Bolte. Student attendance has been numbered in the hundreds and hundreds, a rousing testimonial. The program is sponsored by one or more student organizations, as the best means of administration, with timely assistance from the Secretary of the College and use of space at Hopkins Center.
As a matter of a red-faced footnote, class notes mailed from overseas never arrived. There were, happily, carbon copies, so this and the next issue update all news received.
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