1950
Spring came. And the lilacs, in April not May. Early warmth tempted the flowering trees, and their blossoms lingered in bright profusion, merging individual hues on a brilliant palette. Cool nights only served to extend a radiant new season.
A twist to the usual harangue (at least at this time of year) to ante up: One classmate, who shall remain anonymous to preserve his dignity and decorum, actually wrote to chide us for not keeping his address properly recorded so that he could receive his alumni fund notices. Is yours still lying unheeded upon your desk?
Incidentally, at this moment in late April the Class is within a whisker of topping two million dollars in total giving since graduation. By the end of June this significant milestone will have been passed.
The board of directors of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank has appointed Dick Vaughn, newly elected chief executive officer of the Northwest Bancorporation, to the federal advisory council of the Federal Reserve System. The FAC comprises one banker from each of the Fed's twelve districts.
Frank copped the headline, "Gilroy Writes, Directs, 'Visions,'" in the Daily D. The reference was to his new film From Soon 'TillThree.
At the thirtieth annual exhibition of the New Hampshire Art Association Frank Moulton received the Paul Costello Award for his oil painting entitled "In Memoriam." Frank is vice president of the association and a member of the board of the Ava Gallery in Hanover.
First elected to the College's Board of Trustees in 1972, Bob Kilmarx has been reelected for a five-year term.
Fran Austin went down to Boston after graduation for a long stint at BU's law school before the army caught up to him for duty in Korea (he won a Bronze Star in combat). Upon returning, he Joined New York Telephone, evidently forsaking a career in law. Recently, after a steady climb up Telco's management ladder, Fran was named vice president in charge of customer service, a sensitive assignment in the Big Apple. Fran and Angeline live in Princeton; daughter Vicki is (was) a senior at Dartmouth.
Assistant principal Joe Sardella of Wakefield, Mass., High School recently announced his candidacy for reelection to the Municipal Light Department Commission. First elected to the board in 1974, Joe is now chairman. He points with pride to the significant changes in the realm of public utilities that have taken place during his tenure. "In these days of continuing rate increases." he has noted, "the Wakefield MLD has been fortunate in acquiring power at reasonable rates." Joe is also pleased at having won substantial rebates for his fellow townsmen. His campaign promise is to remain a vigilant custodian on their behalf.
The drama department, students'and faculty, travelled to New York recently to attend MarcoPolo Sings a Solo, a Joseph Papp Public Theater presentation. The scenic designer was John Wulp. A week later John was at the Hop meeting with students taking courses in stage designing. John hones his talents as a playwright - his Dracula is scheduled for production in New York soon - and producer-director on Nantucket; but he still considers himself primarily a painter.
After 17 years as the first and only president of Berkshire Community College, Tom O'Connell has succumbed to the lure of the West. On July 1 Tom will become president of Bellevue Community College, which serves 8000 students in the region just east of Seattle.
Tidbits here and there: Bob Oliver drifted from Scottsdale (Phoenix) to Flagstaff; TomRichmond, from Davenport to Kenilworth, Ill.Stan Schneider served as vice chairman of the Fourth Annual Duke Children's Classic, a pro-am golf tournament held in Durham, N.C. JimHotchkiss's investment counseling firm has accepted a partner and changed its name to Hotchkiss and Peckenpaugh, Inc., with offices in Chicago. Clark Collins has migrated from Lyme to New London. For the Times his beat is hockey; but for the Bergen (N.J.) Record Parton Keese describes the town of Cognac, France, and the virtues of its product. In an article in the Journal of Research, U.S. Geological SurveyDick Robie discusses the heat capacities of Calorimetry Conference copper and several other exotic metals. After a long sojurn in Baltimore, Ben Johnson is back in New York. The anniversary exhibition of Rod Stinehour's press - "25 Books, 25 Years" - was on view in the Boston Public Library. Pete Johnson is still teaching geography at Carleton University; he lives in Manotick, Ont., just south of Ottawa.
With summer nigh the cupboard is now essentially bare. Goad your PR man to send us news about you.
Plan early for next fall's mini-reunion. The weekend October 21-23. The game: Cornell (featuring the return of Bob Blackman). The scene: the campus on Friday night for pre-game festivities, perhaps a parade; the Outing Club (note the change - the Outing Club) for a bring-your-own brunch before busing to Memorial Field; the Woodstock Inn for cocktails and dinner after the game. The Inn (Woodstock, not Hanover) still has a few 1950 rooms left if you send in your reservations now. Our autumn happening is big and growing. Be part of it.
Thus the passing of another year. We fared well. It was a good year, despite the winter. So long for now. So long until October.
"In Memoriam," a recent oil painting (41" x 39") by Frank Moulton '50, won the PaulCostello Award at the annual exhibition of the New Hampshire Art Association.
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