1951

I hope you all had a pleasant and relaxing summer and are now prepared to face whatever trails and tribulations your world has to offer. What with inflation, recession, hostages, O.P.E.C., independent allies, ungrateful aid recipients, and myriads of other difficulties, the respite that summer offers is a necessary elixir.

Due to the quirks of the publishing calendar I was not able to report on a delightful day Amy and I spent with a group of Connecticut classmates. Under the leadership of Bob Hopkins, 20 of us assembled at the Woodway Country Club in Darien for brunch in May. This turned out to be a great opportunity to see many old friends and renew acquaintances. A picture of the group is included with this column. There were so many in attendance it would take half my column to list them, so I leave it to you the reader to have fun identifying those present.

The other day I received a call from Chet Cotter. In addition to his duties as a colonel in the U.S.A.R., Chet does his best to make this a more pleasant world by spreading the good word about wine for the House of Burgundy. Chet almost single-handedly brought a R.O.T.C. unit back to Dartmouth. When training at Norwich University proved unsatisfactory he got the director of the Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Laboratory in Hanover to donate a lecture hall. A mailing was sent to freshmen and the result was good enough to justify bringing a captain down from Norwich. The problem now is the incoming freshmen class. There are not enough volunteers, mainly because of a lack of communication. I am neither advocating nor damning R.O.T.C. I just think the kids should have a choice; without the program, no choice is possible. Keep at it, Chet, and anyone else who cares to help.

As long as we are on the military, another distinguished military officer is Dick Reed, colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve. He has been" awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal for exceptionally meritorious service while on duty with the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense.

A note from Bill Monahan tells us that he is still a resident of the Hawaiian Islands. "I now live in a large plantation home on the slopes of Haliakala and am making a living through my Burger King franchise on Maui and other investments." Bill invites any '51 passing through Maui to pay him a visit. That's an offer that's almost too good to refuse.

Sam Sparhawk is managing director of W. H. Newbold Son & Co., brokers and investment advisers in the Philadelphia area. The business sounds like a Dartmouth off-campus facility what with Sam Roberts a partner and Bob Markle '48 and Sam Parker '60 also with the firm. Sam also reports that daughter Jill Suzanne is in the class of'82 at Dartmouth and enjoying the same.

Another of those who has settled down and remains on Manhattan Island is BobLangworthy. Bob is involved in a business where "I structure tax shelters, broker Eurodollar loans to foreign countries and companies, remove blocked funds from foreign exchange control countries for major multinationals, and deal in oil leases and drilling programs." It sure sounds impressive. Bob also continues the pursuit of music, playing in a lot of jam sessions and being a part of a 20-person singing group.

Harvey "Red" Goldstock reports that his son has just graduated from Dartmouth with the class of 'BO and is off to Columbia Law School. Daughter Anne got married in August and is moving to Palm Beach to live.

Frank Smallwood, who is chairman of Dart mouth's Policy Studies Program and Orvil Dryfoos Professor of Public Affairs, was independent candidate John Anderson's vice- presidential running mate in Vermont. Vermont state law requires a candidate to have a running mate in order to circulate petitions to appear on the ballot. Frank was to hold the position until a national running mate was chosen.

The bash that Herb Knight and the College have put together for the Williamsburg weekend looks super. Many classmates have indicated they are going to attend and I am sure it will be a memorable mini-reunion. See you there.

Four Dartmouth public servants met in Bucharest, Romania, last winter on the occa-sion of a Congressional fact-finding mission to Eastern Europe. From left: AlfredH. Moses '51, now a special advisor to the White House; Bill Frenzel '50, congress-man from Minnesota; Frank Guarini '46, congressman from New Jersey; and CarlSchmidt '57, director of the State Department's Office of Eastern European Affairs.

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