1961

Dick Lefcort sends this report: "My wife Janice and son Steven (four years old) have been living in Florida for the past four years. I am manager of Financial Planning and Analysis for UNIJAX, a subsidiary of IU International. It is a distributor of paper products and related items with 35 branches in 12 states based in Jacksonville, Fla. We still have our lake house in Mintland near Orlando and commute weekends for swimming, sailing, upkeep, etc. Still trying to sell the house (now a great bargain) in order to relocate to Jacksonville.

"While living and working in the Orlando area, I attended meetings at the Dartmouth Club of Mid-Florida which has many loyal members. I am interested in forming a similar club in Jacksonville if there are any 61's or other alumni interested. Also would be happy to help screen prospective students from Jacksonville.

"If any 61 's are coming down to Disney and would like to go sailing or stop off for a barbeque, just give a yell - I'm listed in the phone book. Would like to hear from my old roommate Dick Wright (wherever he is) and from Pete Stearns and Denny O'Connor."

Charlie Francis has been appointed chief of the Cardiology Division, in the Department of Medicine, at the Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital in Los Angeles. Dr. Francis, an assistant professor of medicine in the Drew Postgraduate Medical School, has been acting chief since April, 1974.

Charlie joined the King-Drew Medical Center in 1973 after completing his specialty training at Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Tufts and Harvard Medical Schools. He is associate director of the King Hospital Hypertension Clinic, in which a team of health workers and physicians provide diagnostic evaluation and ongoing supervision of about 125 patients each week. Here the aim is to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack by reducing high blood pressure, and influencing diet, exercise, and smoking practices. Dr. Francis is currently directing a biomedical research and training project in which he. and undergraduate college students are examining the impact of renin (a hormone manufactured by the kidney) on blood pressure and cardiac physiology.

From Evansville, Ind., we received this note from Bill Adamson: "I finished my pathology residency at the University of Michigan last June. Since then have been gainfully employed as associate pathologist at Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital in Evansville. My wife and three children are happy here. It's nice to be through with formal studies, the military, renting, and moving."

At this point in the Alumni Fund drive, 13.7% of the 33,703 alumni have already contributed and 38.8% of the $4 million objective has been raised (these figures as of 3/28/75). By comparison, our class figures are lagging. Only 9.4% of our guys have given and we've raised only 20.3% of our dollar goal. By the time you read this column it will be getting late for making gifts to this year's Fund Drive. So, if you have not given already, please send off a generous check right away! The stock market has rallied, a Dartmouth man is now Vice President of the United States, and spring has finally sprung, so there can be no excuses for not giving.

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