1940

Happy Holidays, one and all. May the new year bring to you and your family good health, happiness, and fulfillment.

Since polishing off the last column, yours truly and spouse have been globe-trotting. We set out with a singular primary purpose to obtain medical treatment for Zel's multiple sclerosis. This took us to another Hanover, the one situated in West Germany and spelled with two n's. Maybe we're still on a "high" from a truly wonderful trip filled with sight-seeing via plane, car, train, boat, and wheelchair during and after the week of tests and treatment, but we believe and pray positive benefits are evident. Zel's doctor, a researcher at Sloan-Kettering and Abbott Laboratories before establishing his practice in Hannover, specializes in treating cancer, heart, and M.S. (in that order of priority), has a horde of patients who are solid in their praise of his effectiveness, and administers to over 100 every working day which rarely ends for him before 8:00 p.m.

As so often happens to good intentions, we failed in our efforts to contact Lamie Kerins, who lives currently in Hamburg, West Germany, a relatively short distance from Hannover. When we finally got to Paris, we stopped by Nick Turkevich's office on the ChampsElysees, where he has administered the business end of the multi-national Paris-based advertising company, Intermarco Farner, for the past ten years. Although he was out when we paid our visit, with his wife Betty's help he did call and chat with us the next morning in spite of a sore throat and very little voice. He reported having seen John Manley when on the continent, and he has had indirect contact with "Joe" Burnett through Joe's son, a Paris visitor and sailingenthusiast friend of Nick and Betty's daughter. The Turkeviches return to Hanover about every year to visit good friends, the Gil Tannises '38.

Ed Fritz matriculated at Dartmouth from Baltimore City College 45 years ago. Since graduation, he has been an educator at institutions in Baltimore. Earlier this year Ed retired from the staff at the University of Baltimore, where he served as vice president, student affairs.

Reporting on Alumni College, LloydBlanchard writes: "The theme this year was "The Middle Ages, The Quest for Perfection," which, according to Stet Whitcher, 1940's senior Alumni College participant, was one of the best ever. The class of '40, ever seeking perfection, had the largest delegation.

"Members of the class attending sessions included Mary Bert and A1 Gutman, Carol andAl Thorpe, Stet Whitcher, Beverly andHowie Zagor, and my wife Peg and me. Gardner Ashley and his sister Eleanor joined Alumni College in midterm, while Al Gutman had to return to New York during the session.

"Our ever-gracious Bob and Crosbie MacMillen invited area '4os to a cocktail party at their beautiful home Tuesday afternoon. Joining the Alumni College group were Betty and Nick Turkevich and Bill Duncan."

In 1945, following graduation from the College and the Tuck School and the war years with the O.S.S., Fred Bachelder joined Testing Machines Inc., manufacturers of instruments for the pulp and paper industry, and became its president in 1953. He also serves as president of Testing Machines International of Canada and T.M.I. Western. Recently, Fred was elected to the board of directors of T.A.P.P.I., the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, the world's largest association of engineers, scientists, and managers serving the pulp, paper, converting, and allied industires. Fred has played a leading role in T.A.P.P.I. since joining the association 35 years ago and has held positions of similar responsibility in the American Society for Testing and Materials, the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, and the Packaging Institute.

Bill Mercer was honored late last spring, when he received an honorary doctor of public service degree from the University of Massachusetts/Amherst during its commencement ceremonies. Bill is president of New England Telephone and is a civic leader and a volunteer member of many social and charitable organizations among them the United Way, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, the Boston-area U.S. Savings Bond campaign, and the Telephone Pioneers of America.

Bob and Lee Lake were the proud parents of the groom when younger son Steve married Katherine Lindsay, daughter of former New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Mrs. Lindsay. The ceremony took place at St. James Episcopal Church, New York, on September 12. Bob retired as manager of Procter and Gamble's purchasing division about a year ago and now he and Lee make their home in Chatham, Mass.

Jack Willson reports having seen HaroldHillman at Stratton Mountain last summer their first meeting since graduation. Then, in August, Dick and Bing Babcock were the overnight houseguests of the Willsons in St. Albans while en route to the Gaspe, Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton. Jack reports that Dick will take down his shingle this month, retiring from the practice of law in order to implement well-developed plans to become a teacher. Jack missed Scotty Rogers when the traveling Texan was in Burlington and the Willsons were on Cape Cod. Scott retains his Dallas address following retirement from General Portland Cement's heirarchy. He was not long retired when he took over the reins at Publishers Equipment Corporation, wearing the mantles of president and c.e.o. and chairing the board. The fledgling company he directs has facilities in Dallas and Rockford, I11., and was established two years ago. It assembles and installs components used to convert newspaper letterpresses into offset presses. The approach updates obsolete equipment at a substantial reduction in capital outlay and with relatively little downtime during equipment conversion. The New York Times is a customer, for example.

In combing the archives for pictures to go with the article on Pearl Harbor Day in theNovember issue, this vintage shot surfaced. Shown are two '42s-Alex Fanelli (left) andJerry Tallmer reconstructing the action in the 1941 World Series for DartmouthBroadcasting from Red Barber's broadcast for Mutual and the Gilette Safety Razor Company. The Series that year pitted the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees;the Yankees won in the fifth game.

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