1938

How-Small-the-World-Is Department: Having reported at some length last month on the General Electric appointment and background of Marty King, I recently ran into Red Boutilier on the main street of Damariscotta, and he handed me a letter, fortuitously as yet un-stamped, in which he was forwarding me the same information.

Red had received the press releases from his sister; Red's sister works for a Mr. Robert Estes, a senior vice president of GE in Schenectady, to whom Gil Tanis had sent the write-ups of Marty as of possible interest. Mr. Estes was a participant in one of Gil's Dartmouth Institutes.

Reminiscing on the years 1945-47, when he was in the Schenectady and Saratoga Springs areas, Red recalled "meeting ChuckBlumenauer and Harry Connor at the Union Ave. Racetrack one day when I was on a sports editor assignment. And Ed Tracy was a lawyer working from the Saratoga City Hall and living in Ballston Spa. There were others in Albany ... if I recall right ... Duke Wales at the Albany Knickerbocker." Red would welcome more recent news of the above classmates, as would, as always, your secretary. Red's address is Rte. 32, Medomak, Maine 04551.

Participants in '38 reunions prior to our 35th in 1974 will, I'm sure, remember our class widows chairman, Ginny Bonnyman. Ginny has remarried and is now Mrs. L.P. Mercer, but she still is pleased to retain her Dartmouth '38 ties. Classmates seeking a winter rental in Saba, Netherland Antilles, West Indies - three bedrooms, two bathrooms, decorator furnished - are urged to get in touch with her at 1357 Harbor Drive, Sarasota, Florida 33579.

I think that all of us who knew him even slightly must be a little more than ordinarily shocked and saddened by the news of the death from cancer of Matty Mattimore, whose obituary appears in this month's Magazine. From his undergraduate years, during which he held so very many responsible and important positions, through his entire career as an outstanding member of his profession and of the business community, Matty seemed to exemplify success in life. It is sad that that life ended so soon; it is good that Matty's Dartmouth connections have been continued by his sons, Patrick '72 and Bryan '76.

The State of Maine and other states too are cooperating with landowners to the end that unspoiled areas may remain that way by means of the so-called conservation easement. A conference on this subject was recently held in Rockland, and one of the panelists was Athy Fuller, a practicing attorney in Ellsworth. Athy looked well and spoke understandably, on a subject which often has complicated legal refinements and ramifications.

A Paterson, N.J. newspaper reported recently that Sox Calder had been elected to the board of directors of Burlington Industries, Inc., New York. Sox is a director of several other companies and banks.

By the time these words appear 1975 will have passed into history, and, on the local Hanover sports scene, several hockey and basketball games will already have been played in the Rupert Thompson Arena, Dartmouth's new multi-sport facility, as it is described in the Big Green Sports News. The local Hanover sports scene is what as many as possible of you should try to make. The Thompson Arena is really something, and it handsomely complements the Leverone Field House on the other side of South Park Street. Even those of us who were doers, not just viewers, 40 years ago, can only be viewers, of Dartmouth teams in action, now. But being viewers of Dartmouth teams in action, and being in Hanover and among Dartmouth undergraduates, 1976-style, is a pleasant and heart-warming experience. I recommend it.

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