1959
Well, the Alumni Fund Drive is in full swing and, hopefully, you have sent in your contribution. If not, take a minute and put a check in the mail. Any amount will be of great value to the College.
And now, from the far reaches of the country . . . Specifically, from Clear Creek Valley in Colorado, we hear that Cary Stiff (Box 276, Idaho Springs, Colo. 80452) is a co-editor of one of the top weekly papers in Colorado in 1974. This honor was bestowed upon the newspaper recently by the Colorado Press Association. Of particular note, however, was Cary's contribution: he was awarded the best story certificate for his account of a fire in the valley. I'll bet that Cary's coverage of this story was made a lot easier after seeing all of the bonfires and dorm floodings in Hanover! Congratulations, Cary.
Another sense of accomplishment must have been felt by Bob Carter (Georgetown-Inland, 1054 31 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20007) when he participated as a panelist in a Career Exploration Conference held in Hanover in February. Bob is the assistant general manager of real estate for Inland Steel Development Corporation. The conference was created to enable students to examine their stereotypes about careers in business and to learn about the variety of functions and roles, work settings and conditions, and training as represented by the panelists.
One of the Class's most active contributors in terms of time and effort over the years has been Bill Long, (One Brassie Lane, Bronxville, N.Y. 10708), a current member of our executive committee. For example, he is a member of the interviewing committee for Westchester County and, together with two other alumni, processes between 30 and 40 applicants each winter. To kill the rest of his time, Bill is an executive recruiting consultant with Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc., which involves him with assignments at a variety of management levels in many industries. And, as if that's not enough, he is director of the local United Fund and has been the chairman of the residential campaign for the past two years and the century division this year. With his wife Tina, and children (Katie and Wil), Bill's family is a living example of the kind of involvement that Dartmouth Alumni strive toward. Bill, keep up the good work.
Gene Duboff (645 Columbine, Denver, Colo. 80206) is another who is involved in community work - this time with the mental health center. That's because Gene has a private practice of psychiatry and is the head of the psychiatric section of the Lutheran Hospital in Denver. If any one in the Denver area is interested in camping, hiking, or skiing, give Gene a call. He's looking to start a Dartmouth clan out there!
For some reason, I have found that this article has been dedicated to those in our class who are actively involved in community service - although I know there are many others not mentioned. I guess this all leads to this month's award for "the most underrated achievement in the medical profession as it relates to social contribution to the community." The award goes to Dick Knutson (16 East 98th Street, New York, N.Y. 10029). As was reported in this article of the December issue of the Alumni Magazine, Dick has been the president of the committee of interns and residents in New York City since last June. It is the largest organization representing house staff in the nation. During the past weeks, some 3,000 physicians in New York went on strike - not to fight for more wages, but to impress upon the managements of the hospitals at which they work that the long weekly hours (sometimes well in excess of 100 hours) did not allow them to provide the standard of professional medical services that they felt should be made available. Within the past few days, the strike was settled - a settlement which should enable New Yorkers to obtain better medical services than ever before. Because of his contribution, The New YorkTimes had a special column entitled, "Leader of the Strike - Richard Albert Knutson." I would like to quote from that article: "His reddish beard slightly bedraggled and his eyes bloodshot, Dr. Richard Albert Knutson strode through the offices of the Committee of Interns and Residents yesterday, ever-present pipe in mouth, picking up telephones to talk to picket captains at struck hospitals throughout the city. Although trained to listen to heart beats and repair fractured kneecaps, Dr. Knutson, president of the physicians' group, has been issuing strike instructions to the 3,000 striking physicians like a factory-union leader.
'I'm 38 going on 59", he said when asked his age at the union offices at 666 Third Avenue, off 42nd Street. It was a rueful reference of the many hours he had spent in the last week trying to reach a contract agreement with the League of Voluntary Hospitals short of a strike.
'I weighed 185 pounds a few days ago, but have lost 10,' he remarked, pointing to the collar of the blue shirt, which hung loosely on his neck. 'But that's the essence of the whole interne and resident problem - not enough sleep.'
"Dr. Knutson is a rotating resident orthopedic surgeon at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital and Metropolitan Hospital Center, the municipal hospital with which it is affiliated.
"He stopped to confer with Dr. Stephen Stowe, another Flower Fifth Avenue resident, who had just returned from a session with pickets outside the hospital.
" 'The boys are solid,' Dr. Stowe told him. 'That's good,' Dr. Knutson replied.
"He envisages his union role as that of mediator between the young and older internes and physicians.
" 'You know, most of the younger men and women doctors are very liberal in their political and economic views, and I am considered a bit conservative because of my age,' he said.
" 'But I feel my job is to keep us all united and so far we have succeeded.' "
It appears as if it is a great success story - one that much credit must be given to Dick.
One reminder - the news flow to me has been weak. Let's hear!!!!
Secretary, c/o Marschalk 1345-6 th Ave. New York, N.Y. 10019
Class Agent, 9 Heather Lane, Huntington, N.Y. 11743
