1945

As you read this, commencement will be over and our grand and glorious 35th reunion will be a thing of the past. It is time to look ahead to the grueling summer for a period of reflection on the fact that the President may be retiring prior to the end of "four more years." It's a tough row to hoe, being President these days, and we should be extremely grateful for the wonderful job that he is doing, not only mathematically, but also in every other area on campus where it adds up. (Meanwhile, down in Washington, Mr. Carter's transplanted Rose Garden strategy seems to be taking hold at the grass roots level.)

We had a very good class officers meeting early in May up at Dartmouth. The following classmates were in attendance: Frank and Jeanne Hutchins, John and Marylee Osborn, Vic and Vesta Smith, Pat and Ted Smith, John and Ruth Leggat, Paul Glover, Steve Hull, Bob Paulson, George and Betsy Barr, Cliff and Betty Jordan, and Fred Berthold. Reunion Chair Steve Hull, backed by Reunion Treasurer BobPaulson, gave a very good progress report on our 35th, which will be sure to have been a great event! Another highlight of the weekend was our class treasurer, John Osborn, receiving the Class Treasurer of the Year award at the class treasurers meeting!

Harry Figgie, who chairs A-T-O, was in Boston the latter part of April to put in a bid of 518.75 million to buy the Red Sox (the best bid of all), but unfortunately he was turned down. Harry claims that he is a nut on baseball and that the Red Sox are an excellent property. A-T-O is a conglomerate diversified company made up of 66 per cent industrial products, 15 per cent technical, and 19 per cent consumer goods, with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. _ Murray Sams Jr. an attorney in Miami, Fla., a partner in the firm of Sams, Gerstein, and Ward, P.A., and a native of Deland received the Ben C. Willard Award from the Stetson Lawyers Association during Stetson University's homecoming celebration this past spring. The award, named in honor of the late Dade County jurist, was presented at the annual breakfast meeting of the lawyers. It is presented to a Stetson lawyer who has "put forth extra ef- fort which has resulted in direct benefit to the citizens of Florida and has added distinction to the legal profession." Murray served as Florida's assistant attorney general for three years and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Florida Bar, the Dade County Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Judiciary Society. His son Patrick is a freshman at Dart- mouth, so he expects to see more of Hanover in the next three years.

I was unable to attend the Boston alumni dinner this year, but Moe Frye advised me that he and Jane enjoyed it immensely good con- versation, a fine talk by President Kemeny, and a rousing concert by the combined Glee Club. Unfortunately the only other '4ss there were Bert and Beverly Glovsky. It is earnestly hoped that in the future a greater number of '4ss in the area will be able to make it. Maybe we should start a telethon. (I will add, however, that one or two people did call me to say that they would not be able to make it.) Meanwhile, I am happy to report that Jane Frye has been elected to the Massachusetts Republican State Committee.

Somebody spotted a coffee service truck in Boston recently with the name "Poindexter" from Hull, Mass., (are you listening, Steve?) emblazoned across the side. I guess that Ren-frew will have been too busy to make it to our 35th. I've never met the little guy, but I wish him well wherever he perpetuates his endeavors.

Finally, this is a reminder that it is not too late to send in your contribution to the Dart- mouth Alumni Fund. I realize that the pledge cards came out from John Leggat rather late this yeaj, but it will be very satisfying to all of us, I think, to see an increase in participation and amount in this, our 35th reunion year. So fill out the card, send it in, and then relax in the glow of your magnificent contribution! The summer may not be so grueling after all.

John C. Osborn was presented with the Class Treasurer of the Year award at class officers weekend in May. He was cited for his improvement in 1945's dues participa- tion from 46 to 60 per cent over a four-year period during which dues were also raised by 50 per cent, and for other efforts to "tie a difficult wartime class more closely together."

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