1953

It's been a good fall. The big crowd at the Yale game was followed by a record turnout for Harvard in Hanover. Before the game, we had a class meeting that was largely devoted to the formation of Fred England's 25th reunion committee. It's a big group but there's a lot to do! The committee includes John Alger, Ed Boyle, Ed Condit, Owen Cote, Jack Crisp, Dick Fleming, Dick Giesser, Dick Goodman, Andy Gutenkunst, John Harris, Bob Henderson, Bill King, Sherm Horton, Dick Joslin, Tom Napoleon, Jack Newton, Gil Osborne, Dave Replogle, Jim Penney, Doug Perkins, Bernie Sudikoff, Paul Supovitz, Warren Wentworth, and Valerie England. After the game, the sons and daughters of the Class in Hanover joined us for cocktails in College Hall. We then adjourned to the Norwich Inn for a banquet, speeches, and more cocktails. Full details will be in the Newsletter.

Bob Henderson is hard at work overhauling Itek Corporation of which he is president and chief executive officer. This past summer, Business Week had an excellent article on his technique for revamping the high-technology optics and graphics company which has never been able to exploit its capabilities in the commercial market place in a big way. Itek now competes with the likes of 3M Co., Addressograph-Multigraph Corp., and AB Dick in graphics, and Warner-Lambert Company's American Optical Division, and Bausch & Lomb, Inc., in eyeglasses. To prosper in these markets the company badly needs a steady flow of successful products. Bob has shut down the company's highly talented Central Research Laboratory and transferred research to the six different operating divisions. It's a tremendous challenge for Bob. Itek has a long way to go.

Peter Spalding has three undergraduate daughters at the College. That's certainly an awesome accomplishment. Fortunately, Pete and Heidi have a few years grace before the next three will be ready for college. The Spaldings make their homebase in Waterville, Maine, although business takes Pete all over the country. He is a partner in a national sales incentive firm which specializes in apparel awards and is located in Illinois. He is also director of special sales for Hathaway Shirt Company and a vice president and director of the Central National Bank. He's also director of several fixed base aviation operations. Summer weekends are spent on Lake Sebago and winters at Sugar-loaf. Maine life is nearly ideal. Pete recently concluded three years on the Alumni Council, which he said was a most enjoyable experience. On the local level, he is district enrollment director for Maine.

Last spring, John Springer spoke on a panel discussing "Crisis in Medicine." John noted that specialization in the medical profession has been emphasized too strongly in the past 15 years. He said that primary care provided by the general practitioner is needed most at the present time. John also pointed out that insurance premiums have increased steadily in recent years and that it will be years before they turn around. He attributed the current cost of medical insurance to the consumer's desire for compensation for work absence in addition to previously covered cost. John particularly attacked HEW for its slowness in enacting new healthcare programs. He feels that HEW is a huge beaucratic monolith - it's bullet proof.

Ken Snell is a radiologist practicing with a group that covers all of the northern and northwestern suburbs of Boston, including hospitals in Winchester, Stoneham, Lynn, Salem, and Ipswich. Carol and Ken have four daughters and live in Lexington. After Dartmouth. Ken went to Boston University Med School, but did his residency at Mary Hitch-cock in the early 60's.

Bob Derzon is currently director of hospitals and clinics at the University of California Teaching Hospital. This spring, Diz was on a leave of absence from that job to go to Iran at the request of the Iranian government. He visited four teaching hospitals to consult on the management problems of each school, did some teaching himself and studied the feasibility of starting a school of hospital administration in Iran. Diz and Margot live in Mill Valley, California. They have three children. The family does a lot of backpacking, tennis, and skiing. Two years ago they bicycled through Europe.

George and JoAnn Keagle have relocated to Birmingham, Alabama. George is now comptroller, Southern States Steel Division, U. S. Steel Corp.

Bob McNally has been appointed president, Chemical Group, Kin-Ark Corp. This company, with corporate headquarters in Tulsa, has corrosion treatment facilities in nine states and operates a large chemical storage formulating and packaging facility in Chicago. In addition, the company owns and operates Camelot Inn Convention Hotels in Tulsa and Little Rock. Bob started his business career with W. R. Grace. He progressed during sixteen years to become president of an autonomous subsidiary in Grace Chemicals. Most recently he was a vice president of Sun Chemical Corp., and a division general manager. Bob, his wife, and four children live near the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale.

Syd and Linda Gross have moved back to Dayton after eight great years in Milwaukee. Syd has become marketing staff services manager with the L. M. Berry Company. He's been with them now for eighteen years.

Bob Poor's daughter Cyndy was the first American woman to qualify for the Olympics in both 800 and 1500 meters. Although she did not do well at Montreal, she was the star of the trials in Eugene and set an American record for the 1500 meters.

Fred Fedeli was elected chairman and chief executive officer of State Mutual Securities, Inc. This closed-end investment company is headquartered in Worcester. You will recall that in Fred's early years with State Mutual, he made the recommendation to invest with a man named Ray Kroc who needed money to buy a hamburger stand in California that had two golden arches.

Bill T. Smith has been appointed associate general counsel at Texaco. He's been in the legal department there since moving to New York in 1968.

Dick H. Goodman is returning to New Hampshire as executive secretary and director of the Center for Educational Field Services at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. This job co-ordinates all of the off-campus education around the state.

Rex Schirmer has been appointed manager of operations for the protective clothing and coated fabric products operations of Norton Company's Safety Products Division. He's been with Norton for 15 years in various engineering and staff positions. The division manufactures and markets a wide range of safety and first aid products including industrial safety gloves, hearing protection devices, hard hats, protective clothing, safety glasses, respirators, and first aid supplies and equipment.

And finally, Byron Menides has joined State Mutual Investors as manager, financial operations. He will be located in Worcester. The company is part of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America.

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