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Paul Caravatt is doing a great job as our new newsletter editor (a formidable job to follow in the footsteps of Harry Hampton). The extent of his success is dependent upon classmates supplying him with material. The same goes for your class secretary, so please keep that in mind for both of us. Also, you might contact other classmates for our 35th reunion on June 9, 1980 (its never too early to start planning for it according to Steve Hull, reunion chairman) and ask them at the same time to send some news of themselves.

A note from Gene and Anita Wilkin enclosed a picture taken in their back yard of the occasion of a visit by Cliff and Betty Jordan. Nickand Mary Sandoe also came down from nearby Claremont for a visit with Gene and Anita at San Juan Capistrano, Cal. They had a great swim in the waters off San Clemente followed by a rousing supper and lots of political discussions. Only the Wilkins think that Gerry Ford will make it a win in November (past history when this appears in print! - were the others for Jimmy Carter, or Eugene McCarthy?)

Speaking of politics, Ray Fontana of Long Meadow, Mass., is coordinating the Ford campaign in Massachusetts. He was a member of the Governor's Council from 1966 to 1972 under Gov. John A. Volpe and Gov. Francis W. Sargent, then from 1970 to 1972 was a Hampden County Register of Probate. Earlier this year he coordinated Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties for President Ford in the March 2 Massachusetts presidential primary. With Ray's quick sense of humor and gift of blarney, he should make a very good campaign chairman.

We had word from Shrewsbury, Mass., that Stanley G. Quackenbush has been elected executive vice president of Worcester County Institution for Savings. He has been with WCIS since 1950, was named treasurer in 1963, vice president in 1965, and senior vice president in 1972. He is presently in charge of computer operations, mortgage servicing, investments and comptroller functions. Stan was an early advocate of flexible rates for home mortgatges and in 1975 WCIS became the first mutual savings bank in this country to introduce such a mortgage for private homes. He serves on the mortgage committees of both the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks and The Savings Bank Association of Massachusetts and is chairman of NAMSB's subcommittee on flexible payment mortgage plans.

Bob Paulson of Westboro, Mass., is now in AVP (audio, video and print) communications. He founded his own consulting practice two years ago, and says that some of his most rewarding efforts have been in preparing confidential market and product studies for several internationally known video and audio manufacturer clients, such as Sony, International Video Corporation and Philco Corporation. In addition, he finally found time to write his first book, an ENG/Field Production Handbook. He confesses that probably there aren't too many Thayer School or Dartmouth alumni who are prospects for purchase, but he hopes it will be reviewed in a future ALUMNI MAGAZINE or Thayer Now issue.

As a closing note, we learned that Sam andGertie Cutler took their family to Bermuda in June after Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.) ended its academic year. This included Michael, a June Dartmouth graduate, Andrew, who completed his sophomore year there; Marty, a Dana Hall School junior; and Susie, 7th grader and little leaguer.

Keep the news coming, even if you haven't written before!

'45 was well represented in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Gene and Anita Wilkin (center)hosted Nick and Mary Sandoe (left) and Cliff and Betty Jordan (right).

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