1961
Greetings from the not-so-sunny Southland. As of this writing we in Charlotte still have not had snow, but it's been cold — almost as cold as last year. The oil bill is up, the electric bill is up, even the water bill (inexplicably) is up. I read of some of the troubles the rest of you are having.
But think back to our senior year, to that very brutal winter, when the thermometer refused to climb above zero for the entire month of January. You remember the week beginning Jan. 23, when the lows read —24 on Monday, -15 on Tuesday, -25 on Wednesday, -15 on Thursday, —16 on Friday, -13 on Saturday, and how that cold continued through the next week and through Winter Carnival, dipping close to -30 repeatedly.
As a matter of fact, 'cept for those of you covered over with snow, we can probably stack that winter against any of the recent ones, for sheer cold.
Class news: Our class president, GaryKaminsky, and hardworking Ron Wybranowski have jointly received the Harvey P. Hood Trophy for outstanding head agent in classes 11-25 years out of College.
Ray J. Rasenberger '49, chairman of the Dartmouth Alumni Fund, wrote Gerry and Ron: "I send you my congratulations and appreciation for the loyal work for Dartmouth College this award represents."
Gerry, in passing a copy of Ray's letter to me, said, "The citation we received really was won for our Class and I hope you will share it with them. Our success was only due to their generosity."
But it's one of the first awards we've won in competition with other classes, most of which, you'll recall, are far larger. Let's hope we can win many more.
The class newsletter: Hey, wives. BertRowley and Bob Anderson and Ken Kolb are appealing for news from you for the class newsletter — and don't think wives aren't invited to send in notes for this column, too. You are.
Cribbing other publications: A report from the Dartmouth Anthropology Notes says that Paul Kaplan and his wife Amy have taken up a three-year appointment at Massey University at Palmerston North in northern New Zealand after completing studies at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, and quotes him as saying that Massey is the "Cornell [Cornell???] of the country ... the place has a lovely temperate climate." Sorry, Paul, I never knew Ithaca's climate was temperate. Anyhow, they've got three youngsters, or young 'uns, as we say in the South, named Adam, Moss, and Lynn.
From the December 1977 issue of Snow GoerTrade comes word that John C. Penn has added "chief executive officer" to his job as president of Arctic Enterprises Inc., a firm that makes Arctic Cat snowmobiles, Silverline boats, and Spirit outboard engines. He's been president of Artie Enterprises since 1973.
The Evening Express in Portland, Maine, has a story that Dave Armstrong is now vice president and trust officer at Canal National Bank there. The newspaper says he's vice president of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Maine and has held a variety of civic and professional posts.
Announcements: Bruce Lacoss has been named vice president of Citicorp Commercial Inc. in St. Louis, a loan-production office serving the central Midwest. He had been general manager of the St. Louis office since 1976, and joined Citibank in New York way back in 1965. ... John Hancock has been appointed division manager for basement ready-to-wear and children's wear at Boston's Jordan March Co. after holding several other posts with the chain. And he's reached lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve.
Mailbag: without releases forwarded by the College and letters from class officers, it would be empty, empty, empty.
The final word: Had our senior year Aegis out to check whether a classmate had graduated with us, and noticed a review in TheD from the time of a man who has become one of our most famous classmates, Dave Birney. Listen to how much Dave's recent acclaim is mirrored back then, for his role in Look BackIn Anger.
"His emotional pitch was magnificent, rising steadily from the first act to the climactic last scene, but even more uncanny was his grasp of the central character's utter contempt of society. Birney played this angry young man with both the bitterness and the sensitivity written into the part."
Try comparing that with some recent reviews. Close, huh?
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