1958

When you have finished this column, you will be very proud of Dartmouth and our class.

The September 21 issue of the New York Times carried on page A16 a superb profile of the new U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon. Reginald Bartholomew will need all his skill and tact in this nearly impossible position. I have the article and will be glad to provide copies on request. Reg first worked in the Defense Department from 1968 to 1974 and then moved to the State Department. Among his many titles and accomplishments, he negotiated an agreement permitting a military base to be established in Somalia in 1980 and recently concluded an agreement with Greece to retain our military base there. He has worked for Carter and Reagan, Vance, Brzezinski, and Haig. What a diplomat he must be! You will recall his excellent performances with the Dartmouth Players as an undergraduate, but did you know he was also a member of the Boxing Club? The Bartholomew family consists of wife Rose-Ann, an analyst of international affairs for the DOD who will be moving with him to Lebanon, and four children. Three of the children are still in college or graduate school. Reg attended Dartmouth from Portland, Maine, on a Daniel Webster Scholarship in international relations. I wish there were more space to devote to the accomplishments of our new ambassador. Congratulations and best wishes.

The accomplishments of 1958 are achieved by the hard work and intelligence of many classmates and their wives. The 25th reunion was chaired by John Graf. A standing ovation is due John, because his financial report showed that the wonderful events of the reunion were conducted at a surplus of $8,500. Most of this will be used to offset the debt that the class undertook so that the superb yearbook could be produced. A debt of approximately S18,OOO remains on the yearbook. If you have not made a payment for your book or wish to contribute, send John Otis a check so we can meet this obligation.

Walter Vail announced at the class executive committee meeting in October in Hanover that additional class positions have been filled: Pete Williamson, special gifts chair; Frank Sands, participation chair; Phil Stoddart, doctors' chair; and Bill Hartley, class project chair to research, propose, and head a class project to be undertaken in the near future. To strengthen our Alumni Fund structure, Walt also announced that SamSmith will be assisted by Dick Jacob (east) and Dave Badger (west).

To comprehend 1958's achievements in our reunion campaign, let us look at some highlights. We achieved the highest dollar total in this campaign of any class, a total of $1,541,958, to win the "Class of 1938 Award"; also the highest dollar improvement by a class in a reunion year, winning the "Joshua A. Davis Award"; and we set a new Dartmouth 25th reunion record, winning the "Roger C. Wilde 1921 Reunion Award." The class has set new records in giving for 12 consecutive years. The total improvement of the reunion giving record is about $500,000 over the previous record of 1954. Now looking behind these sterling accomplishments, we see some even more interesting facts emerge. Contrary to myth, not all Dartmouth reunion classes make or exceed their giving objectives. In the bad economy of 1982-83, 12 classes ranging from 1923 to 1978 were holding fund drives prior to their reunions. Only six of these classes met their objective. One failed by over 30 percent. It has also been suggested that "big gifts" are 1958's reason for success. We have some exceptionally generous classmates, but the 139 gifts between $1,000 and $4,900 were also essential, as were the 137 matching gifts realizing over $100,000. In a word, we succeeded because so many were generous within their resources. The total of 457 classmates who participated all deserve a big cheer.

Walter Vail still has class pictures for $5.00. Send him a check and he will mail one to you. Dues for 1984 will be $35 so we can pay off the rest of the yearbook debt. The executive committee will meet next on October 20, 1984, for a 9:30 a.m. Saturday session. This will be a honey of a weekend. It is the Harvard game. Not only are the Johnnies coming but it is Dartmouth Night Weekend as well. Plan now to attend. In addition to President Vail and those mentioned earlier for various assignments, John Otis, Brian Barnard, DickFrisch, Ben McAdams, Joel Portugal, DickPortland, Bob Eleveld, Norm Sylvester, JerryManne, Bill Yahr, and Pete Herman assembled around the executive committee table. A tremendous roar of approval went up for BillCutcliffe, the organizer of the mini-reunion. I note that Andy Ansaldi, Pete Jaquith, Al Baker, Frank Blatz, Cary Rhoten, and LeonGoodrich all joined with the celebrants. In a serendipitous development, Sally Prescott, widow of Bill Prescott, has joined the College on the staff of the director of communications. She was a most welcome addition for the Cornell weekend festivities. Walt Vail is off and running as class president. Without apparent exertion, Walt organizes and moti- vates, always with a smile and a kind word. We are fortunate that he and Scotty are willing to undertake this big responsibility. Author and teacher Frank Gado has been named editor of the Union College Press in Schenectady, N.Y. A member of the English department at Union, Frank has edited a collection of discussions of leading American writers, has published his edition of the Sherwood Anderson stories under the title Teller's Tales, and has written articles on American literature and films. He is presently doing a study of the Ingmar Bergman works. Frank has twice been a Fulbright-Hayes Lecturer at the University of Upsala in Sweden and is a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow in Autobiography. He resides in Schenectady with his wife and three children. Congratulations, Frank. If you figure out what The Seventh Seal means, let us know.

In September, Manufacturers Hanover Trust announced the promotion of DonMcCree to head of the North American banking division. Don is now responsible for corporate and correspondent banking in the United States and Canada. A picture of Don looking as young and fresh as a summer day carried a caption describing his various assignments during a career with Manufacturers Hanover that began in 1960. Some highlights include head of the western division in the sixties; operating the London branch; and senior vice president in the international division. Don became an executive vice president in 1980. He lives with his wife and three children in Chappaqua, N.Y.

CBT Corporation announced in September that Dave Payne has been elected vice chairman of the corporation and a member of the board. Dave is an executive vice president and heads the credit and financial group. He is now also responsible for credit policy in general management areas. Dave has been with CBT since 1958. He has progressed steadily up the corporate ladder and in 1971 was elected executive vice president. Equally impressive is Dave's public service. He is a director or trustee of the Hartford Graduate Center; Hartford Hospital; McLean Home, Simsbury; and Church Homes Inc., Hartford. He is also on Simsbury's board of finance and trustee and treasurer of the Westminister School, Simsbury. Dave, his wife, and three children live in West Simsbury.

U.S. District Court Judge Tom Jackson was one of the speakers at Dartmouth in the Law Alumni Day. sponsored by the Daniel Webster Society. He joined a distinguished group of Dartmouth graduates on a legal panel that sought to give Dartmouth students a perspective on the legal profession. The release noted that 12 percent of Dartmouth students plan careers in law the same percentage who plan to enter medicine.

Since graduation from law school, Bob Eleveld has been associated with one of the oldest firms in continuous practice in Grand Rapids. His firm dates back to 1888. The firm of 47 lawyers had a client list that was as impressive as one was likely to see for a city of that size. With Bob as the spokesman, it was announced that his firm has merged with another Grand Rapids firm to become the largest law firm in Michigan outside of Detroit.

Peter Eccles writes that he has become associated with City Corp in New York. A newly-established export trading company will give Peter a chance to attract new business using City Corp's commercial powers in con- cert with City Bank global trading powers. Peter and his wife have a daughter who is a freshman at Wellesley and a son who is a junior at Harvard.

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