1943

The Class of 1943 is proud of its many outstanding journalists and communicators. Among them:

Tom Gerber, editor and assistant publisher of The Concord Monitor, has been named as one of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize judges, the annual awards sponsored by Columbia University. You'll be reading in the press shortly about the choices made by Tom and his fellow judges.

Tom and Patricia Schroth have just purchased the magazine, Maine Life. Patricia was a reporter for ten years in the Washington bureau of United Press International. Tom was formerly managing editor of The Brooklyn Eagle, editor of Congressional Quarterly, and, you will remember, business manager of fileDartmouth.

The Affirmative Living program of the Greenwich, Conn., YMCA includes a course entitled Moneymaster$, for "all of us who would like to live within our income." Don't everyone rush to Greenwich — enrollment is limited. The wizard-instructor is Bill Maeck, who otherwise spends his working time as trust officer for Union Trust Company.

Georgia wins some and loses some. Their loss is Bob Hardy, who has moved from Atlanta to Stowe, where no doubt the skiing is slightly better. The gain is Bob Perkins, who recently moved farther into the Sun Belt from Charlotte, N.C., to Marietta. Other '43s still on the move are Allen Phillips, who has left Austin, Tex., for Santa Barbara, Calif.; and Ray Wolfe, a thoroughly convinced Northerner, who has left Qayzata, Minn., for Bismarck, N.D.

Charlie Donovan, one of the Class Notes' and Class Newsletter's faithful correspondents, sent along a syndicated report from his local newspaper on Governor Bob Straub of Oregon. Ever the realist (which I remember clearly from our days in World War II as roommates in London), Bob has this self-appraisal in comparison to Thomas W. McCall, who is running hard against him for the governorship this year:

"People make inevitable comparisons between us. He's colorful, articulate, and dramatic. I'm more subdued, not flashy. He's more lovable than I am. He just is.

"I don't begrudge it in him. I can't be him. I'm old enough to know that we have to live with what we are. I wish I were a lot glibber and smoother and more urbane looking."

The appraisal rates Bob as "an affable, dedicated, and exceptionally forthright politician." As the only state governor in our midst, Bob gets our unalloyed, if non-voting, support.

Harry Hopper reports he "moved from Beirut, Lebanon, during the 1975-76 civil war to our home in Bracciano, Italy. Recently, I have opened a new office in Amman, Jordan, and will split my time between here and there. We would be pleased to see any '43s (or other classes, for that matter) living in the Rome area."

Bob Bowman, president of C. R. Gibson and Co., recently participated in a "mayoralty forum" sponsored by the Norwalk, Conn., Chamber of Commerce. Bob is a past director of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, vice president of the Norwalk Manufacturers Council, and member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Expenditure Council.

Head Agent Bob Field is busy putting together his team of class agents in this all-important Alumni Fund year, marking the initiation of a new major Dartmouth capital gifts campaign. Let's all help to make it an outstanding year for Bob, the Class, and for the College.

Don't hide your light, your thoughts, or your opinions under a barrel. The Class Notes (address above) and Eddie O'Brien's SweetRefrain are waiting to hear from you.

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