1953

It would be too easy to lapse into nostalgia as we head for our 25th reunion, June 14 to 18. But there is still too much going on in the present.

Major events this fall include cocktails after the Yale game October 8 at Sallie and MartyDeGennaro's; cocktails and dinner at the Harvard Club in Boston following the October 15 game with Harvard; cocktails at Nancy and BillJohnson's in Hanover after the Cornell game October 22; and a big party at the Norwich Inn after the Brown game in Hanover, November 5. Plan for fall! Plan for June!

Dick Joslin and his 140 assistant class agents led our participation in the greatest Alumni Fund ever. We gave the most money for a nonreuning class ever and had the most contributors ever. A big Wah-Who-Wah for the Class.

Jack Patten is back from London where he was European director of McGraw-Hill's Publications Co. He's headquartered in Greenwich and is now vice president of the Atlantic region. Jack has been with McGraw-Hill since 1954.

Allan Miller has been elected corporate vice president of employee relations for Borden Inc. In this position he is responsible for the staffing and compensation, employee benefits, risk management, corporate personnel, labor relations, equal employment opportunity, and security departments of the company. He has been with Borden since 1968 after twelve years with Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. Allan and Laura live in Worthington, Ohio, just north of Columbus.

Jim Courtney is vice president of international operations for Hanna Mining Company in Cleveland. He has also just been elected president of St. John d'el Rey Mining Co. which is 66 per cent owned by Hanna.

Wally Ashnault specializes in small corporate estate planning and real estate law with a small law firm in Rochester, N.Y. This summer he was leader of a team of six men participating in a Rotary Club group study exchange program in which clubs in different parts of the world agree to exchange teams of young business and professional men. They spent a six-week period in Sweden studying the commerce, culture, government, educational facilities, and other places of interest. Highlight of the trip was a visit with King Gustaf. Wally had an extensive conversation with the informally-dressed monarch who talked about his recent trip to the United States, his role as a titular monarch, and sking. The later subject was a natural topic as Wally is still at it. He found the differences between the two countries very great because of the extent to which the Swedish system combines very high taxes and very high services.

Bob Derzon was appointed the first administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration of the Department of HEW. This new organization is a direct result of the major reorganization of HEW. It is responsible for the operations of Medicare, Medicaid, PSRO, and all activities related to these programs.

Bill Friedman has joined the New York commercial real estate firm of Huberth & Huberth Inc. as an assistant vice president.

Charlie Fleet has been elected vice president and secretary of the Louisiana Land and Exploration Company. He has been with them since 1974 as corporate secretary. Before that, Charlie was executive vice president of Dominick & Dominick.

Bob Chiesa has been elected president of the New Hampshire Bar Association. Bob has been practicing law for seventeen years in Manchester. He has been active in national, state, and local bar associations.

Jack Thim has been elected president of the National Association of Metal Finishers. This group has over 1,000 member firms from around the world. Jack is president of the Acton Medal Processing Corp. of Waltham, Mass. He and Nancy and their two children live in Boston.

That's it for this month.

Wally Ashnault '53 (left) met with King Gustaf (right) during a six-week Rotary Club exchange program in Sweden. Ashnault led the six-man study team.

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