1952

At this sitting it is not at all clear to me why this Class needs a secretary. Rather, what’s called for is the intrepid young reporter who will leave no stone unturned to register the latest scoop. Or maybe the gentle old philosopher who could sit on his stoop in bucolic bliss and render sage observations to print in these precious columns. For, this month, the only news I get unsolicited is of such magnitude that I expect you have all received it from one or more of the better known publications such as The New York Times; to wit: Mr. James H. Rosenfield, formerly vice president and national sales manager for CBS-TV, has been named presi- dent of the network. He will chiefly be responsi- ble for sales, engineering operations, and af- filiated relations. So, though my news is scarce in numbers, it is big in import.

Let’s all give Jim whatever it is we give now that W H W ! is forbidden.

Fifteen years ago, when I first had this job, it seemed things happened to our mates on a regular basis. Then there were still lots of babies to report; guys were still getting married fairly regularly; and lots of us were moving up. I sup- pose by now we’ve already made it to where we’re going; the babies are few and far between; and while there are still a few marriages, there are a lot more divorces and who wants to report that.

So, damn ye’all, I’ll go out and find my own stuff to talk about. And don’t be surprised when you get my phone call. Be ready with the news or at least some fast repartee.

This month Jack Boyle got my call. As though we hadn’t leaned on him enough this past year, I leaned on him again. He came through with a few gems.

First, Jack was happy to report that all the returns from our fabulous reunion are in and, by golly, it paid for itself. In fact, instead of depleting our treasury it added a bit to it. So once more we can thank Jack, and the other guys who worked on it, for making our reunion one huge success.

My reliable source also reported on the Har- vard and Cornell football games; the one happy, the other not so.

But even amidst the gloom of a 31-25 Har- vard win, there shone one bright spot. A yopng Green quarterback named Teevens. My source claims that even in a losing cause young Teevens put on an aerial show as good as, or better than, any he’d seen from any Dartmouth QB. That’s saying a lot. And if you hadn’t guessed, young Mr. Teevens has a very proud father who did some duty for the Big Green in our day. GeneTeevens hasn’t missed a game this year. Since his son, the quarterback, is a junior you can count on seeing Gene wherever you see Big Green football next year.

Jack says Chet Wiley was back in Boston recently drumming trade for his company, Rudkin-Wiley. Chet holds the patent on plastic wind deflectors for trucks. And he is the major supplier of those fuel-saving shields for the American trucking industry. Chet has been in- volved in several patent infringement suits with major chemical companies and since Chet always wins, the suits seem to have had a salutory effect on business. Have we another millionaire on the way?

Jack said several of our good old reliable re- union name tags showed up at the Harvard week-end. Included among the displayers were Roger Eastman, down from Hanover with his kids, and Frank Logan’s wife, Drewery. The tags were the hit of the Dartmouth Club tent as word of our record-breaking 25th had gotten around.

The Cornell weekend was more satisfying than Harvard, of course, with the football team on the long end of a 17-14 score. And there were quite a few ’s2s on the scene.

Kent Calhoun was there for the game and a meeting of the DCAC. And my source tells me Cal showed up at one function with Mrs. Julian, widow of our old basketball coach, Doggie Julian.

Dave Larsen was there, taking a breather from his chores as a professor at University of New Hampshire down in Durham. And DonMeyers was up for his annual leave from the rigors of St. Thomas, where he lives, and Puerto Rico, where he does his dentistry.

Jack saw everyone at a nice party which BillBreed hosted after the game. Charlie Curtis was there and Bob Holmes was up from Greenwich, Conn., for the game and to visit his offspring in the freshman class.

All in all I guess it’s been a pretty good fall for most of us.

You’d make it easier for me if you’d all do something, and let the College know about it.

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