1964

Greetings again, classmates. How many broken legs, pulled ligaments, and other injuries have you '64s sustained throughout this 1982—83 ski season? The reason my mind is on skiing is that I just heard an unsubstantiated report about my erstwhile ski instructor, LanceKeeler. The report (and I repeat, it could be a rumor) is that he has once again tied the nuptial knot. You all remember Lance, who coined the saying, "If you don't like skiing you have a screw loose and vice versa."

Bill Martin sent along a nice note that proceeded to make me feel old. He is proud to announce the fact that his son, William Canavan, will be a Dartmouth matriculant this fall. Bill Sr. opened his own export grain brokerage business two years ago in Westfield, N.J., after trading grain for others since college. Bill's wife Kathleen is working on her M.B.A. at Rutgers, and daughter Laura is getting ready for a trip to Egypt. The family parrot, Abe, is assisting Bill at the office.

Richard Neely sent me a note of appreciation for my plug for his book in last October's issue. In regard to the suggestion that Richard is a good candidate for the U.S., Supreme Court, Richard discloses that he is afflicted with the "Charlie the Tuna" syndrome. He is a judge with good taste vis-a-vis a good-tasting judge. He expects to flounder (pun intended) around Charleston, W.Va., for years to come.

N.B.C. announced the appointment of Timothy H. Brooks as the director of their program research department. Tim is now responsible for programming and advertising research on the East Coast, including the testing of prime-time, daytime, Saturday morning shows, series episodes, development projects, and program concepts. Tim has been with N.B.C. since 1970. He co-authored a book, the Complete Directory of Prime-Time Networkt. V. Shows; 1946-Present, which was published by Ballantine Books. This book is an encyclopedia of programs, awards, and ratings since the inception of the networks. Tim won an American Book award in 1980 for the work, and the following year was honored with San Francisco State University's Broadcast Preceptor Award for the same volume. He has also written articles on the history of the record industry and is currently president of the Association for Recorded Sound Collectors. Tim is also an adjunct professor of communication arts for C. W. Post Center, Long Island University, where he teaches courses in television program history and television audience research. (Talking about old television shows, do any of you guys remember the Thunder Riders and Don Winslow and the Coast Guard? Tim, do me and the public a favor; don't let Taxi die. I am presently starting a Louie De Palma fan club in Miami. Louie De Palma should be made an honorary '64. I love Louie De Palma.)

Bill Howey Jr., personnel director of Waddell and Reed, Kansas City, Mo., has been reelected Region 14 vice president of the American Society for Personnel Administration (A.S.P.A.) for 1983- Let's all extend a "WahHoo-Wah" to Bill A.S.A.P. A.S.P.A. is the world's largest professional organization devoted to the advancement of the human resource management field.

Now for some old news but new news to this column. The board of trustees of Worcester Hahnemann Hospital have appointed RobertBennet, M.D., department of surgery, to the courtesy medical staff. (Your secretary has no idea what the courtesy medical staff is all about, but because Bob has always been known to be courteous, it is only natural that he receive this appointment.) Bob was previously a resident in surgery at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle and in urology and nephrology at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital. (I have .often heard the statement, "Let me consult with my urologist," but I have never heard any doctor say "Let me consult with my nephrologist." Next month I will let you know what nephrology is all about. I think it has something to do with reading the bumps on one's head.)

That's it for this month. Bye.

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