1932

We congratulate Art Allen for receiving the well-deserved Alumni Award last December in Hanover. His citation read in part, "for long and effective volunteer service to Dartmouth." Art has consistently worked in many projects for the benefit of Dartmouth and our class during the years when he lived both in and out of Hanover.

We were very happy to receive a letter from Paul Richter '20 of Littleton, Colo., telling us that his partner in corralling members of the Dartmouth family at the club in Denver is Harry Litzenberger. He reports that Harry has now completely recovered from a hip replacement to both hips and has returned to playing his daily game of golf. Paul further states, "Other members of 1932 are scarce out here; and as a former class secretary, I know how hard it is to get news of the boys!" You can say that again, Paul!

From the 35 questionnaires that were handed out at our mini-reunion last October, we have received only seven replies! Nevertheless, even from these few responses we did garner some news, such as the fact that Max Wolff is now semi-retired, working three days a week as vice president of Reese Publishing Company of New York in the circulation department. We have learned that Max was deservedly honored by the publishing industry at a recent dinner in which over 300 of his colleagues presented him with a plaque reading. "R.E.A.D. (Reps., Execs, & Distr's.) take pride in presenting to MaxWolff this award in recognition of his contributions to his fellowmen in the field of circulation and sales, dated 10/19/77;" Congratulations, Max, and we hope you will get your wish that the class dinners in the New York City area are revived.

I could not pass up the Garden State without reporting the pleasure we all receive from seeing Wally and Pauline Modarelli each year at our mini. "Butch," as I have always called him, has never missed a reunion of our class as far as I know and maintains his exuberant spirit. He is still working part-time in the practice of medicine, but no longer does hospital work. His suggestion for our class activities is, "Continue the mini by all means — it is great and the turnouts are getting bigger and bigger."

When we telephoned Ben Cowden some months ago in Honolulu, he asked us where BillBrister was, as Ben was planning to move to the Hilton Lagoon Apartments in the Hilton Hawaiian Village. This is in Waikiki and close to the homes of Roger Benezet, Reuel Denny, and the Bristers. Since none of these classmates attended our mini-reunion last fall, I had to wait till the end of November, when Bill andRoz Brister showed up in Florida in time to be with us for Thanksgiving dinner. Bill is now renting both his Washington, D.C., and Honolulu apartments and has moved to Jupiter for the winter. His address is 1605 U.S. 1, Building V 5, Apt. 206, Jupiter, Fla. Look for a lot of tennis courts and you will see Bill!

Because of our mutual love for travel. Bill's life and mine have been entertwined for a good many years. I doubt if many in our class can match the experiences that Bill has had working in different countries outside the U.S.A. His first job after Harvard Business School was with the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama from 1934 till 1941. Bill still carries a bullet in his chest fired at him in Costa Rica by a "hit man" hired by an angry banana worker. Bill was riding on the plantation train when he was shot. He jumped off the train and ran into the nearby banana trees chasing his assailant, but he never caught up with him. From 1941 to 1950 Bill was with the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs in Washington, D.C., and ended up as vice president and director under Nelson Rockefeller. For two of those years, '42 to '44, Bill was my boss when I also worked for the same government department in Nicaragua! In 1950, at the start of the Korean War, Bill was attached to the National Production Board in charge of priorities for Latin America. He then moved his family back to Guatemala in 1954 and entered private business working part of the time as the representative of my export company selling agricultural equipment in Central America.

In 1965 Bill reentered the government as director of capital development for AID in La Paz, Bolivia, for five years. During this time he was instrumental in getting the first hydrofoil boat to ply between two ports in Peru and Bolivia on the world's highest lake. Lake Titicaca - 12,525 feet above sea level! From Bolivia, Bill was sent to Vietnam for two years working as the Director of Capital Development in that country. He returned to Washington, D.C., to make his permanent home after completing 24 years in government service in 1975. Bill still travels extensively for both Uncle Sam and the state of Pennsylvania as a consultant for AID and other projects and frequently passes through Miami.

With all these experiences behind him, Bill is proudest of his tennis achievements, having won the doubles championship in Vietnam in 1970, and more recently the men's senior championship in Hawaii. As of this date (late January), Bill had already won the "over 65" tennis singles championship in my hometown of Hollywood, Fla., and we predict that he will go on to win the state championship in that class. Bill is the epitome of the hardworking, funloving, self-effacing sportsman. He may get beat in tennis, but his joie de vivre can't be beat. More power to him!

Your obedient servant,

911 N. Northlake Dr. Hollywood, Fla. 33020