1949
My time is running out as secretary of the Class and part-time columnist. I hope the reports haven't been too boring. Maybe the next secretary will be someone with more literary skill. I appreciate all the help that you have offered in supplying news of your activities, and I'm happy to see that my monthly letters to 20 classmates generated news from some people we haven't heard from for a long time.
Joe Sullivan writes from Dover, Mass., that he has a manufacturers representative business covering the Northeast. His son, Joseph Mark, graduates from Dartmouth this June. There are two girls still at home, aged 17 and 12. Nina and Joe and the Jon Jenkinses got together at the Brown game last fall. Joe says that Big Jon hasn't changed a bit. Jon and Joan promised that they would be in Hanover for the 30th reunion. They live in Frostburg, Md.
Tom Swartz writes that they are prospering, and looking forward to the 30th reunion. Tom has taken over the reins of their 58-year-old family business, following his father's death last August. They manufacture infant and toddlers playwear and hope that you all will buy Thomas playwear for your grandchildren. BobPridham has been working with Tom in the firm since 1952. Tom's three boys are getting older and moving out. Gary is getting married in July, Tom, who graduated from Dartmouth in '76, is working in New York, and their youngest son is contemplating college.
John Stockwell writes that he is now running Cape Cod Hospital after ten years building a medical school and hospital for the University of Massachusetts at Worcester. He and Nancy, as some of you know, have a host of children. Three are in or graduating from college, and three are looking forward to that experience. Son Bruce is a sophomore at Dartmouth.
An article in the Andover Broadside, published by Phillips Academy, mentions DickLombard's contribution to the Andover Bicentennial Campaign. He has been chairman of the major-gift division of the campaign, and his group accounted for the largest share of gifts and pledges to date.
Dan Ryder writes that both of his sons are getting married this summer. His company, Ryder-Anderson Associates, in Meredith, N.H., sells life insurance. When he is not selling, he is skiing, golfing, or playing tennis. Grace is head dietician at the Laconia State School in Laconia, N.H.
Bill Kerr recently sent me a series of reviews of his latest book, Scottish Capital on theAmerican Credit Frontier. All of the reviews are very complimentary. For example, one states, "My particular congratulations for a brilliant and fascinating scene. The whole work is clearly a quite staggering feat of scholarly research..." It's a very impressive review.
Carl Struever has been working for Eastman Kodak for many years. He is now head of cost engineering for the apparatus division. The rest of his energies are focussed on teaching and administering a system of lay, peer counseling called Re-evaluation Counseling. It is designed to train well-functioning people on how to help each other in a disciplined and effective way. Sounds as though we all could use some of that. Carl was divorced several years ago, and now has a new family complete with a new batch of teenage children.
Bob Swift's wife sent some information concerning Bob's activities. Apparently, Bob was too busy buying and selling coin-op dry cleaning and laundry stores. He now has two active stores in Shrewsbury and Worcester, Mass. Their oldest son is working with him. They still have two girls at home. Phylis and Bob live in Southboro, Mass.
According to a clipping from the Corona City, Calif., newspaper, sent to me by Phylis Swift, Charles Fay is campaigning for election to the city council out there. He's been chairman of the park-recreation commission and now is running for the council to see that the plans that they have developed for parks and recreation are implemented. Charles has taught in that area for the past 11 years and is head of the Social Studies Department of Raney Junior High. He spent 23 years in the Marine Corps before retiring in 1966 at the rank of Major. He and his wife Nancy have six children between the ages of five and 29, and five grandchildren.
I just received word that Dave Vanderhoof died on March 31 at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. I'm sure that everyone joins with me in expressing our sorrow to Gretchen and their children.
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