1945

Sometime after the first of the year I took my usual after-luncheon stroll in the downtown financial district of Boston. My footsteps led me to the second floor of 73 Tremont Street and a newly refurbished office, where a big green guru sat crosslegged on the newly laid (if you'll pardon the expression) carpet, contemplating a set of plans in his hand. It turned out to be Larry Duffy '65, New England regional chairman of the Campaign For Dartmouth and this (room 207) was to be the office. The next time I dropped in, he had a telephone (617/367-3390), furniture, interviewed two potential secretaries, and was preparing for the influx of the "big green" (folding stuff). Let's all wish him well, and thank Moe Frye for helping him find the place.

Our beloved president, Frank M. Hutchins, chairman and chief executive officer of Hutchins-Darcy, Inc., has been elected 1978 president of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc., succeeding William G. vonBerg, who'll continue on the chamber's executive committee. Frank joined Hutchins-Darcy in 1948 after graduating from Dartmouth College and the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. He served as a second lieutenant in the Army infantry during World War II. He is a member of the board of directors of Quinby & Co., Inc., Armotak Industries, Inc., Dollinger Corp. and Sykes Datatronics, Inc.

During our freshman year at Dartmouth a classmate asked me to be his persistent alarm clock because he was afraid he would oversleep and miss a class. I must have put the fear of the Law into him, because he went on to pursue a distinguished legal career and is now the Honorable Joesph H. Young, judge of the U.S. District Court of Maryland, who has been elected chairman of the National Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society. Joe is a long-time ACS volunteer in the fight against cancer, having held numerous leadership positions in the Maryland division as well as on the national level. He has served the Maryland division as a member of the executive committee since 1958 and was chairman of the division's board of directors 1971-72. A director-at-large since 1973, and a delegate director, 1969-73, Joe was chairman of the national executive committee, 1974-75, and chairman of the field services committee, 1971-74. He has served on the national finance, awards, and lay and professional nominating committees of the ACS, and is currently a member of the research and clinical investigation committee.

Pat and I caught a glimpse of Barney andMolly Oldfield last November. They had celebrated their 25th anniversary at the Woodstock Inn as a gift from their three children and then had supper with us on their way to Beantown and points west. Marriage seems to agree with them!

The annual fall ceremonial for the initiation of a new class of Nobles of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine at Melha Temple was held last fall at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Mass. The class, as is customary, was named in honor of the past potentate of Melha Temple who appointed the present potentate in line. Thus, Potentate Edward Bock has named the class in honor of Past Potentate Dr. Kenneth Nicholson. Elected potentate in '970, Ken joined Melha Temple in 1954. He is a past commander of the legion of honor marching unit of the temple, served as military aides to previous potentates, and was appointed by the line officers as captain of the guard by Past Potentate Richard C. Zoller. After graduation from Dartmouth, Ken received his M.D. degree from Tufts Dental School. He is a member of the Hampden Blue Lodge of Masons, Connecticut Valley Consistory of Scottish Rite Masons, Royal Order of Jesters 144, and honorary member of the Legion of Honor of Demolay.

We end on a sad note from Ray Hicks who writes that his wife Cecilia (known as Ceci to her friends) died on November 6, 1977 from cancer. They have two children, a son Raymond III, who was born in 1947 when they were living in Wigwam Circle before Ray graduated in June 1948, and a daughter Maria. The hearts of our classmates go out to them and sustain them.

Hanover Engineer James Browning '44 will go to great lengths to drill a hole all theway through the Antarctic ice cap. See Alumni Album, page 35.

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