1955

Your columnist has recently returned from Freshman Parents Weekend. One of the highlights of the program was a talk by Jere Daniel. His subject was "Teaching at Dartmouth," and he provided much food for thought as he described the pressures that exist for the faculty. Although those seeking tenure have an obvious sword over their heads (either move up or out), the entire staff is constantly evaluated with the emphasis on effective teaching as opposed to prolific writing.

He also had some very entertaining comments about today's undergraduates. He feels that they write better than we did, but they have more difficulty speaking logically.

We ran into Paul Zimmerman and his wife, and I'm certain there must have been other '55 parents in attendance, but the weekend was so busy we didn't have much time to check them out.

A clipping from the Derry News reveals that Frank Carlton is leaving his post as that New Hampshire community's town manager to take the city manager's post in Pikeville, Ky. Frank came to Derry in 1973 when he resigned his post as city manager of Cottage Grove, Ore. After Dartmouth, Frank received an advanced degree in public management and government from the University of Pennsylvania.

Frank and his wife Nancy have four children: Jeffrey, a sophomore at Dartmouth; Lynda, a junior at UNH; Doug, a sophomore in high school; and Amy, an eighth-grader.

Frank was chosen for his new post from a field of seventy, candidates. He says he'll miss New England (he was a great chubber) but is looking forward to his new home which is a coal mining community that has enjoyed an overnight boom stemming from coal's resurgence as a fuel.

Cyril Muromcew writes that he is still with the State Department and is doing a lot of travelling. In December he was in Warsaw with the Presidential party. (We hear tell it was a lusty band of statesmen.) Following that he went to Geneva for the disarmament talks.

Cyril reports that he ran into Ron Murphy in Geneva, and when in Washington he frequently sees Dick Dwyer, who is back from Africa.

A news release from the Young Presidents Organization reveals that Tex Levy has been elected to membership. YPO is a worldwide educational association of more than 3300 successful young chief executives who have become presidents of sizeable companies before the age of 40. Tex is the head of Houston Corrugated Box Company.

Charlie Friedlander writes that he is a vice president at Thomson McKinnon working in institutional sales after many years in the research end of the business. He is living with his wife Judy and his three children in New Rochelle. He reports that he manages to find time for golf and skiing.

As you read this the Alumni Fund will be in the stretch run. Mike Gorton has organized a terrific campaign and those of you who haven't yet participated better do it today. Only two years to the 25th.

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