1960

A few press releases and news clippings arrived in my mail slot over the summer but no letters from classmates which always provide a more personal touch and make for more interesting reading.

Professor H. Nicholas Muller III, one of Vermont's foremost historians and writers and one of the most sought-after speakers in the Green Mountain State, has been expounding local history from the pulpits of old Vermont churches this summer. As featured speaker at a meeting of the Bethel Historical Society, Nick spoke on "Settlement Patterns and the Vermont Revolution" and for Old Home Day at the Old Rockingham Meeting House he delivered a talk entitled "Hindsight Is Myopic" or "The Good Old Days Aren't Quite As Great As They Were Cracked Up To Be." Nick has been a member of the history faculty at UVM for the past ten years and the director of the Living and Learning Center since 1972. He has been assistant and associate dean of arts and sciences, is editor of Vermont History, a senior editor of VermontLife, and is the author of numerous articles for national publications and for radio presentation. He holds appointments by the governor to the Vermont Historical Records Advisory Board, Vermont Council on Historic Preservation, and Vermont Bicentennial Commission, is vice president and trustee of the Vermont Historical Society and trustee of the Vermont Archaeological Society.

Joseph Mandel was installed as vice president of the 13,500-member Los Angeles County Bar Association at its annual meeting last June. Joe was chairman of the barristers section for younger attorneys in the association in 1972-73 and has been a trustee of the association since 1976. He is currently secretary of the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation and chairman of the State Bar Conference Committee. He is also a director of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and has served as a member of the commission to study the California bar examination process.

Alex Summer has been invited to join the American Society of Real Estate Counselors, a select group of highly experienced realtors providing expert, independent real estate advice on a fee basis. Al is chief executive officer of the Alexander Summer Co. of Teaneck, N.J. He is former president of the Board of Realtors of Eastern Bergen County, N.J., and the founder and chairman of its county-wide Community Achievement Awards program. He also has been a director of the New Jersey Association of Realtors and was for six years on its legislative committee. He has also served as jury commissioner for Bergen County and as a member of the executive board of the Better Business Bureau of Bergen, Passaic, and Rockland Counties, and is currently a director of numerous civic organizations.

Jim Johnson and Susan Westerfield were married last summer at Tim and Jean Holland's home in Darien, Conn. Susan was a former editor of Town and Country magazine and is now a free-lance writer. She is on the alumnae board of directors of Bennett College and she and Jim are on the board of the Washington Square Fund. Jim is a vice president and management service director of The Marchalk Co., an advertising agency. Jim and Susan now live in Darien.

Bruce and Wilhelmina Eaken announced the birth of Amanda Martin Eaken on July 9 by sending out a playbill for Lying-in Theatre. Amanda is the star of And Baby Makes 3. The Eaken's live at 316 West 79th Street in New York City.

Urban and Sally Hirschey sent a stick of Wrigley's Doublemint to announce the birth of Jonathan Lee and Tyler Stevens. In addition to the twins, the Hirschey's have two other children, Anne, 14, and Mark, six. Urban is vice president in charge of marketing for Climax Manufacturing Company, Castorland, N.Y., and lives in Carthage, N.Y.

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