1949
Don Mose reports that the situation is under control in Chicago, where he is comptroller of S. N. Nielsen Company. "Our son Peter is Class of '78 and is really enjoying his freshman year. He's too busy to write home much but is extremely involved in campus goings-on. Besides his courses, he's in the Glee Club, working for the radio station, taking private piano instructions from Chodos (the concert pianist in residence at Dartmouth), and doing a lot of kayaking. He's spending spring vacation kayaking some river in Pennsylvania with some of the college hot dog kayakers. Why he chose Dartmouth? He wanted a small college in a rural area where the academics were excellent, and where he could ski, backpack, and canoe. He also wanted to get away from the Midwest and the boring scenery around here. He was interested in Oberlin, Carlton, Williams, Colorado, and Dartmouth. I really didn't push Dartmouth too hard, figured it was up to him. Narrowed down to Williams and Dartmouth - then he chose the latter which naturally pleased me to no end. Fortunately I'm still employed because those tuition bills come with unavoidable frequency." We sure agree with that, Don!!
Bob Castle was named president and chief executive officer of NW Ayer/F. E. Baker Advertising in Seattle. He was also elected a senior vice president of NW Ayer ABH International. Bob first entered advertising in 1950 with J. Walter Thompson as assistant to the director. In 1957 he moved to Ted Bates & Co., advancing to senior vice president and board member. The Castles will be moving from Darien, Conn., to Seattle.
Out in San Francisco, Quentin Kopp is also enjoying prosperity as an attorney at 300 Montgomery Street. He is active in a dazzling array of political/civic rolls including the board of supervisors of San Francisco, director of BART, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, etc. Quent was recently honored by 1,000 admirers at a $50 per plate Testimonial Dinner for his outstanding service to San Francisco. Governor Brown praised him as "a forthright public official who is willing to say things others will not say. Kopp stands tall in my judgement. I endorse him 100% for Mayor if he decides to run." Quent still hasn't decided whether to do that, but he may make that decision before you read this column. Incidentally, he says that one of the best things he has done was going back to Hanover last October for the 1949 Fall Reunion. In his own words "It was a tremendous experience."
Sorry to hear that Dick Leslie just had an emergency appendectomy out in Wichita, Kansas, where he is the general manager of Rental Hall. But on the plus side, that gave him a good chance to bring us up to date on him and Jennae, including the fact that "After 16 years we finally bought a new home. This one has a pool complete with bubble. One of our pleasures is swimming in 93° water when there is snow on the ground. Actually, our greatest pleasure has turned out to be traveling. Not wanting to wait until we're too old, we've really concentrated on seeing the world. So far we've visited England Denmark, Italy, Spain, Greece, Mexico, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Nassau, Jamaica, and Aruba. Not necessarily in that order. This fall we're headed for Paris and a return trip to England. There's a pretty nurse here now that wants to give me a bath, so must close." Dick always knew how to land on his feet! When in Spain he could have dropped in on . . .
George Hartmann, who has been there for the last five years. George was president of General Electric Espanola in Bilbao until he decided to return stateside. We're hoping to see him at one of the football games this fall, but meanwhile here's the latest info. "The last few months have been swift ones for the Hartmann family. I recently started a new job here in Providence as President of Davol, Inc., a manufacturer of medical products. In preparations for the move we sailed our boat from Bilbao to the Canary Islands in October, then to Antigua over the holidays, where it awaits the last leg of the journey. Went back to Spain for the rest of the family in January, and they are now parked on the Cape until we find a place in the Providence area. Talked to Bob Zeiser on the phone and he helped us buy some more insurance. Haven't had any contacts with other '49ers, but look forward to more involvement with Dartmouth now that we are back, and are so close."
Bob Reed reports from deep in the Heart of Texas where he is the president of Tesoro Petroleum in San Antonio. "The oil business is pretty hectic these days and it is taking all of my time to deal with the more important issues of the day. I am a frequent visitor to Washington, D.C., because of the government involvement in our business. However, Tesoro has been able to get along pretty well during the past few months, and I expect that it will continue to do well even under these difficult circumstances."
"I remarried last spring, a young English lady who moved to the U.S. about six years ago from Rome, Italy and who, at the time I met her, was the owner and operator of a boutique in Aspen, Colorado. We have an apartment in Aspen and have spent some time up there, although not as much as we had hoped. However, the time that has been spent there has been most enjoyable as we both like to ski very much. In addition, we play tennis and golf, and I do considerable hunting and sports fishing. I am also president of a company in Alaska which affords me the opportunity to do the latter occasionally. We also have some fun with an old Stearman biplane which I have and which is great for aerobatics but not much else. My oldest daughter is married, my second daughter is in college, and my son is in school here in Texas. The 25th Reunion must have been great fun, and I regret missing it since I had planned to be there, but at the last minute had to go abroad on business. It would be great fun to get back to one of the fall reunions, and I intend to do it sometime soon."
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