1941

Here's what happened: Steve Winship was seduced into abandoning slick-paper journalism for the underground press. As you know by now, he'll be producing your newsletter for the next term. This caused the executive committee to cast about for a new class secretary. Unable to find one, they did the next best thing and recycled one, namely me.

The first time I tried filling this column was in the fall of 1941, back where memories get misty. Bear with me if I'm a bit rusty. And join me in thanks to Steve for the monthly helpings of information and delight he has been serving up to us these recent years.

And now, to work.

Guess who is the first male to be appointed deputy treasurer and bookkeeper of York, Maine, in the past 36 years? You're right, BurtHedin. He and Amelia quit New York for plain York three years ago, and since then Burt has been a vice president of the Kennebunk Savings Bank there. He broke the feminine lock on town accounting by being, in the opinion of the Board of Selectmen, "the best qualified local person for the job." Moreover, a newspaper account of the event, written by a reporter of unknown gender, says Burt is a "tall, red-haired man with graying temples." Which all goes to prove that a Tuck degree conquers all.

Dusty Rodes, also theoretically retired, has a new assignment, too. He will be a member - public representative - of the accrediting commission of the National Home Study Council. That means he helps set educational and ethical standards for correspondence schools and courses; if you or your relatives ever have a problem, tell Dusty.

Barbara and I had a pleasant and longoverdue reunion this summer with Lydia Stratton, Clif's widow, the occasion being the wedding of their daughter Cynthia at the National Cathedral in Washington. Lydia is still at the same address in Bethesda but her investmentmanagement business keeps her hopscotching from D.C. to Texas to Seattle and back. For any of you who are American Heritage readers, the piece on Kansas pioneer women in a last winter's issue was the work of Jolie Stratton, Clif and Lydia's youngest, and was an excerpt from her forthcoming book on the same subject.

If Dick Paul did those things which he ought to have done, he took the New Mexico delegation of Boy Scouts - including an Indian reservation troop - all the way from Albuquerque to Moraine State Park, north of Pittsburgh, Pa., for the National Jamboree this past summer. If he is willing and able to report on what happened, I'll tell you about it.

Ed Larner and Bill Cashej have both joined boards of directors. Ed is now a director of Marsh & McLennan, the insurance brokers, for whom he has worked since 1941. He's a senior v.p. of the company, heads its northeastern operations, and lives in Boston. Bill, who is already vice chairman of A.T. & T., has been elected a director of both Manufacturers Hanover Corp., a bank holding company, and of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., the biggest bank the holding company holds.

Riffling through the files that Steve Winship turned over on his way out the door, I find a note that Russ Garfield sent some time back from the Diamond Ranch in Forsyth, Mont. He says in part, "I don't see any Dartmouth people in this part of Montana - don't believe there are any." You may be right, Russ, but for what it's worth here is the Class of'41 Montana situation, Garfield aside: Henry Hibbard is in Cascade, Bob Sencer is in Bozeman, and Dr. Ron Losee is in Ennis. Why don't one, some, or all of you guys write and tell us which part of Montana is which and what you're doing there?

Sue Hall writes her thanks to all who have contributed to Dartmouth in Frank's memory. Sue has recently remarried to Curt Neldner - Curt and his late wife were close friends and neighbors of Frank and Sue. They're dividing their time between Meadowbrook Rd. in Garden City, N.Y., and DelRay Beach, Fla.

This is old news, but it hasn't yet been officially reported here. So, to make it official: Dan Provost, way down south in Durham, N.C., is now vice president for public affairs of the Liggett Group, Inc. That is a conglomerate that used to be Liggett & Myers, tobacco processors, back in 1948 when Danny first got involved with them and we all were greener in the leaf and springier in the root.

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