1949
I trust that spring has made its appearance in other parts of the country as it has in Chicago. It's a welcome sight after the terrible winter that we've had. I wonder if the duckboards are up in Hanover.
I received an interesting announcement about a collection of sculpture that Mark Lansburgh has loaned to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. It included over 30 works ranging from classical times to the baroque, including such things as a Greek or Roman marble ram, a B.C. gold shell necklace from Greece, a German eagle lectern in oak circa 1200, late 15th century choir stalls, etc. The collection also included a 12th century bible manuscript which belonged to Thomas à Becket, archbishop of Canterbury. Mark also gave the opening lecture at the Metropolitan Museum's medieval show at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on April 21 in conjunction with an exhibit of his sculpture. His topic was "Becket's Death: Rebirth of Bestiaries." I wonder if any of you saw or heard any of the above. Mark is an editor for Xerox Illuminated Manuscript Program. He's an art historian and a hard-press printer, looking forward to opening his own art gallery some day.
John Loveland writes he's planning to move to his farm in Tennessee this summer. He describes it as 1,500 acres of beautiful hills, creeks and pastures. He will commute from time to time to Chicago to keep things alive here. He presently has his own insurance agency, specializes in group programs and mass marketing, and has been in business since the late '40s. He and Diana have five sons: the oldest is going to college while in the Navy, one is graduating from New Trier High School this year, while the other three are still in high school. He has been keeping busy as president of the Executives Club of Chicago, as Boy Scout Committee Chairman, and with flying, boating, etc.
Ted Krug reports he opposed Dick Hyman in the finals of the New Haven Country Club golf championship. Apparently, Dick won, but at least it was an all-Dartmouth final. Ted is still with Wyatt, Inc., a wholesale seller of industrial and household oil dealing in Venezuelian and Mideast oil. His wife Shirley is catching up with him as far as Dartmouth is concerned for she expects to attend her fourth Dartmouth Alumni College this summer.
A letter from Leede Exploration's managing partner from Midland, Tex., reports that all is well in the Ed Leede family. Ed and Margaret Ann have five children ranging from 12 years to 19 years. Kevin, their oldest, is Class of '80 at Dartmouth, and Mike will be in the Class of '81. Ed has been an independent oil operator since 1959. He frequently sees Bill Newbury who has an office in his building and Ken McClain who now lives in Fort Worth. He's reunion giving chairman for our 30th and is looking forward to renewing old friendships in connection with that activity.
A letter from Ken McClain which arrived shortly after Ed's letter confirmed that they do see one another once in a while. Ken is in the oil and gas exploration business primarily in the Arkoma Basin of southeast Oklahoma. He has a daughter who is a sophomore at SMU. He frequently sees Paul Woodberry since he moved to Dallas earlier this year. Ken's office is located in the Fort Worth National Bank Building and says he will welcome a visit from anyone who's in the area.
A nice letter from Jack Kilmartin reports that his business, International Packaging Corporation, is doing very well. He says they make fancy packages for just about everything, with plants in Pawtucket and in Europe. His European junkets are ruining his golf handicap. He has two sons and two daughters: son John is two years out of Dartmouth, son Paul will be graduating from Providence College this June, one daughter is at Holy Cross, and the other is married. His son John and his son-in-law are both in the business.
A news clip from the New York Times reports that John Cooley, our Middle East correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, has won an Overseas Press Club award. Unfortunately, no details as to what part of his activity the award covered.
I'm sorry to report that we received word that Norton Rogers died on March 25, 1977 after an extended illness.
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