1952

The smoke has cleared, and the class wound up second in its Green Derby group. Dick McDonough and his able troops corralled 68.6 percent of the class to contribute over 106 percent of our dollar objective for a combined rating of 175.2. Congratulations to all for a job well done!

The Alumni Fund drive provided the occasion to get together with and. to talk over the phone with some classmates whom we hadn't been in touch with for some time. I was pleased to participate in Doggie Trautwein's Midwest telethon. Ken Heusinkveld assisted, as did Dick Spurgin and Don Chambless.

Over the phone, I spoke with Chuck Best, who is the manager of the Dallas office of Drexel Burnham.

I also found out that John Hubbard, who with his wife owns an office supply business in Ohio, is making a vocation out of an avocation: By the time you read this, he will have graduated from Kent State with a master's in theater. John enjoys acting and has appeared in training films and such like. I think that's great!

The summer hiatus has brought several bags of mail about Bill Randall, who certainly has been on the rubber chicken circuit lately! In random order, Bill (1) was honored in May by the Children's Outing Association, Camp Flambeau Fund, as the Father of the Year, (2) in March received the 1983 annual St. Patrick's Day Community Service Award from the Neville-Dunn Post 489 of the American Legion, (3) was the recipient in April of an award from the Greater Milwaukee Voluntary Action Center for his work with arts, philanthropic, and civic groups, and (4). was elected to a three-year term on the board of . trustees of Alverno College.

Congratulations, Bill! I guess it beats helping Wendy with the dishes after dinner.

Those of you who have a craving for macadamia nuts should get in touch with Paul Loo, who recently joined the board of directors of C. Brewer Ltd., one of Hawaii's large, diversified sugar companies and the largest producer of such nuts. When not shelling nuts, Paul is senior vice president, northwest region, of Dean Witter Reynolds, in charge of four Hawaii offices on three islands. (Can you imagine, with all of us trying to get to Hawaii, Paul is actually there, gainfully employed, visiting all the islands on business!)

Paul's daughter Pamela graduated from Scripps College this past spring, and Rodney is entering his sophomore year at the University of Colorado. Paul says that Rod's major subjects are skiing, girls, and Sigma Chi, which only goes to show that in 31 years things haven't changed.

From Houston comes word of Peter Vail's having been honored by the Offshore Technology Conference with its Distinguished Achievement Award. Pete, senior research scientist with Exxon, pioneered the development of a fundamental geologic concept that has broad implications in understanding the way oceans have acted through geologic time. His concept of interpreting stratigraphy is part of research he began in 1960. Congratulations, Pete.

Those of you who have been reading the NewYork Times probably know the latest on Bob Callander, that he was recently named president of one of Chemical Bank's three major sectors, the world banking group. Bob's customers are large corporations, governments, and other banks so if you are looking for a home mortgage or an unsecured loan, you should look elsewhere. Bob was also elected to the board of directors of the bank.

Frank Logan, in quest of bequests on behalf of the College, visited Chicago in May. We had a delightful dinner and reminisced about the Big Green baseball team of yesteryear. Among the luminaries of that era whose ears should have been burning are Pete Burnside, Dorn McGrath, and Fred Stephens '53. Frank was not only a good pitcher, but he was a talented musician as well. He has kept up his interest in music and in fact composed a song in honor of Dave Mclaughlin's inaugural which pealed from the Baker Tower carillon on the occasion of Dave's investiture. Frank is a man of many talents.

In Washington, DC, I had the pleasure of reuning with Bob Schuldt and the aforementioned Dorn McGrath. These two birds drew the short straw and inherited me as a roommate for a couple of years in Gile Hall. The occasion was a fabulous Sunday brunch at Bob and Laura's.

Among the guests at the gathering were Bob and Laura's daughter Karen '79 (whose shingle as a headhunter hangs in Dad's office), Dorn and Lee McGrath, Bob and Joan McElwain '50 (from New Jersey), and Gene and Pat; Carver '50 (from California).

Lastly, something that must deserve attention in the Guinness Book of World Records: A letter dated February 22, 1983, has made its way to my attention. It was from Mrs. Robert Busby, and enclosed was a photo (which, unfortunately, we could not use) of the marriage of her daughter, Susan, to David Daniels '79, the son of our own Ross Daniels. In the photo were 19 Dartmouth graduates, mostly of recent vintage. Ross has been keeping the Dartmouth fires burning not only with Dave, but also with Dan '84 and Tom '88. (Can you imagine, Ross must have to hire a Brinks truck to deliver the tuition!)

Keep those letters coming in!

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