1944

Every five years the College puts out a new alumni directory, and in order to accomplish that feat the Alumni Records Office sends out a new questionnaire. I've riffled through a batch that you've sent back and find that some of you have been shuffling careers and lives since the 1970 questionnaire.

For example, in 1972 Ralph "Bud" Rieth left the business world for the academic; he said goodbye to a vice presidency of the International Narrow Fabric Co. in Keene, N.H. and got his MBA at the U. of Mass. He's teaching there now in the School of Business Administration while working on his Ph.D. Wife Em is even one jump ahead of him: she is an assistant professor at Keene State College. The Rieth's three girls all graduated from Oberlin, their son from Lake Forest College.

Then, Shih-Yueh Wang notes that he is rounding out 23 years in Hong Kong, most of it as a legal consultant. He is also general counsel to the Shanghai Commercial Bank. Not a man to tarry in front of the tube, he lists his outside interests as "Buddhism, Zen Meditation, collecting Chinese antiques (porcelain and furniture), travel and gardening." Wife Carol is an expert horsewoman.

We think we're right in reporting that JoeDrummey, down there in Plymouth by the Rock, has changed beers. In 1969 he was a sales manager of Anheuser-Busch; since 1970 he has been sales manager of Labatt Importers of London, Ontario. Two daughters, Nancy at Wheaton, and Maria in high school; "hunting, fishing, and travel" are what keep Joe young.

And a nice little combination, "Fishing, tennis, and wine," are what keep engineer WaltEricsson a perennial 39 years young out in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. In 1973 Walt was made senior vice president of Arthur G. McKee engineering contractors. Daughter Nancy graduated from Ohio Wesleyan and is married; son Jim is a Hillsdale College in Michigan.

Out Pasadena way, another engineer, EdEubanks, climbed from general manager to president of Eubanks Engineering in 1971. Daughter Charlotte is a graduate of the U. of California at Berkeley, Laura a grad of Pasadena City College, and son David went to Yale and Berkeley. Wife Sue is a member of the Sierra Club Foundation in L.A.

Denver's Walt Olin decided to go it alone in 1975 when he formed his own manufacturer's representative firm, Olin Sales Co., and had the good sense to make himself president. Offspring Scott and Lynn are both grads of Colorado State U., while Cara, age 7, still has a coupie of more tests to take and papers to hand in

Another fellow making a change is ErnieRice, who turned in a career as investment banker with Loewi & Co. in Milwaukee for his own stock brokerage, Ernest F. Rice, Inc. And, logically, he is chairman of the executive committee. His and Babs' children are both married John after graduation from Colgate, Kathryn from the U. of Wisconsin.

It looks to me as though Dr. Fred Rankin is the new leader in the Young Fatherhood Derby He has remarried and sired Rebecca, born in 1975. Fred was in general practice from 1952 to 1972, residency anesthesiology 1972-75, and staff anesthesiology since last year, all in Cleveland. Wife Julie is an assistant professor of Home Economics at the U. of Akron.

South of Tacoma, in Washington, resides Gil Anthony, president since 1972 of A & G Enterprises, Inc., which manufactures pre-cut panalized buildings. Son Forrest '73 is now in his fourth year of Oregon Med School, taking courses at the moment at the U. of Virginia Med while his wife works toward her MBA at the U. of Virginia's Darden Business School. Tragically, Audrey and Gil's older son Ronald, a University of Washington graduate, was killed in a glider accident last October.

In the wish-it-could-happen-to-me department, an increasing number of retirements are evident in the '44 forces - downright retirement, semi-retirement, and retirement, mostly from the military and government, for other pursuits: Brig-General Nick Manitsas, retired and living in McLean, Va.; Captain Bob Gifford, in London; Dick Barry retired from the CIA, living in Arlington, Va.; Dr. GeorgeMcElfatrick retired from the V.A. and living in Ruxton, Md.; Jerry Hodson, retired from AID, and John Furfey, from various government posts; Brack Hazen, sunning it in Santurce, Puerto Rico; Bruce Thomson, dividing his time between interests in Lynchburg and golf in Hilton Head; Wayne Eves, saying "business sold, temporarily retired;" and so it goes.

Incidentally, Dick Barry says that research and writing are his big interests these days. Dartmouth son Gregory is an MBA student at MlT's Sloan School of Management, while his wife, who has her Masters in city planning, is working for the Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs.

When I talked to Buss Benner recently in Allentown, Pa., he was "about to become a grandfather" for the fourth time. Sure enough, daughter Joan had her baby at the time we were on the phone. Buss is now president of Myers, Benner Corp., a general insurance agency, and doing a lot of painting in both water colors and oils. He may have something in mind: he is also a trustee and treasurer of the Allentown Art Museum. And how about this? "Barbara and I escape to our villa at 'The Reef on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, several times a year."

Barrister Bensinger, Alex that is, was in town this winter to see daughter Margaret. He's a stockholder in the Camelback ski area and said he wished he owned more: "Best season we've had in years."

It won't surprise you to hear that HankHughes guided his Melrose High hockey club, 15-2-1, to its 15th division I championship in his 28 years of coaching. They lost in the state playoffs, but Hank had the satisfaction of seeing his son Brian come in as the league's second highest scorer. An older son Dennis '79 skated this winter for the Dartmouth varsity.

Not surprising, either: Bob McLaaghrey's third athletic son Billy won the Hanover High Skeimeister Trophy after having barely missed that honor three previous years. Billy was also an all state and all New England Soccer player.

Finally, if lots of you have been suddenly getting your Dartmouth mail at the office, it's your own darn fault. You checked the box on your Alumni questionaire which indicated that you wanted it sent to the office. Write Alumni Records, Crosby Hall, Hanover, if you want to set things straight.

That's it. Blessings.

Secretary, 309 Crosby Hall Hanover, N.H. 03755

Class Agent, 1250 State St. Springfield, Mass. 01101