1946

Here we go again, after a weird (weatherwise) but pleasant summer. Hanover seems to get nicer and more interesting; and, despite continuing unfavorable publicity about life on campus, I have never witnessed the student body in a better mood nor seen it more productive. A vast majority of the kids really appreciate what the College has to offer and are incredibly serious about making the most of the opportunity. It is exciting to witness this kind of revival. The fraternities have made some progress in cleaning up their act, but the task is so great I wonder if some of them can ever make it, not to mention the whole system. The new Collis College Center has gotten off to an excellent start and could give the fraternities some meaningful and perhaps beneficial competition. Speaking of competition, I suspect Eugene Cafiero probably feels a whole lot better now about his being eased out of the Chrysler Corporation last spring to make room for super-whiz-man Lee Iacocca. Gene recently became president and chief operating officer of DeLorean Motor Company, formed to develop a stainless steel sports car. They are now building a 91-million- dollar plant in Belfast, Ireland, and expect pilot production of their basic car late this year. Sounds good, especially for the salt-laden high- ways of New England.

John Emery of Emery Air Freight, no stranger to the world of competitive business, recently added another responsibility by becoming a director of a bank holding company, the Hartford National Corporation. John, as chief executive of Emery Air Freight Corporation, is one of the leaders in an industry that has recently exploded with growth — the overnight delivery of small packages. And thinking of explosions brings to mind an interesting account I read in a Providence paper about a visit made by Paul Kintzing late last spring to the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, which at the time was digging out from a powerful volcanic eruption. Paul went to the island as the Diocese of Rhode Island's representative to the Anglican Diocese of the Windward Islands to assist in the recovery of the Anglican parishes. He reported, "It was all very eerie. Georgetown (only a few miles from the volcano) looked like Providence did during the 'Great Blizzard,' except that we were walking not on snow but on volcanic ash. Of course, you didn't see any people. The villages were taken over by cows, goats, and pigs the biggest pigs I had ever seen."

Had a nice note from Buol Hinman and among other things, he reported having had a great visit last spring with Fred Wrightman in New York City. He said Fred had just returned from London, where he had arranged insurance through Lloyds to cover the largest and longest marine towing job in history (15,000 miles). This was the moving of a fully-assembled pulp mill on an enormous barge from Japan to Brazil — right up the Amazon River and into place. Buol also reports, "Fred looks more like Tyrone Power than ever."

I received word recently that DeWitt Baker took on a new job this summer as president and chief operating officer of Elsevier-Dutton Publishing Company in N.Y.C. DeWitt was formerly president of the Esquire Education Group and for a number of years has held important jobs in the book publishing business.

While headed for lunch at the Inn the other day, I ran into a healthy-looking Jim Barnet. Jim was in town with his youngest son Stephen for an interview with the admissions department. Nice boy — hope he makes it through that demanding process. Also, the other day while playing golf with my favorite golfing competitor, Duncan Fitchet (he pays cheerfully and often); I learned that Dune had just come back from a luncheon in Boston where he received the New England Safe Boating Award. This was for his dedication and skill in voluntarily charting the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee, where he and Ruth have a summer home.

Don't forget our class mini-reunion this fall over the Cornell football weekend of October 27 and 28. And mark your calendars for our 35th reunion next June 9, 10, and 11. Harvey andDottie White and their committee are already hard at work to insure a memorable occasion.

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