1956
In case you missed it, the annual Alumni Fund drive is well underway. Have you made your contribution?
At the last minute your secretary had to skip the Sixth Annual Fun City Fantastic. By all reports it was another outstanding affair. Doug Keare's minutes from the executive committee meeting will appear in the "Wha Who Whisper."
Classmates will have seen in the December issue word of the nomination of Bob Danziger to be an alumni trustee, a well-deserved recognition of Bob's continuing contributions to Dartmouth. In the same issue, Ken Wlaschin was saluted for his selection as artistic director of the Los Angeles International Film Exposition. More will appear in the "Wha Who Whisper." Ken and family will be moving from London.
John Liebman has sent "a live letter' definitely preferable to a libel suit. John reports that he has merged his law firm with a national group to permit himself more time for his California State World Trade Commission activities. He is working with Bruce Brinkema and John Van de Kamp on Dartmouth recruitment. Apparently it extends to the family. Scott '85 is currently on campus. John and Marilyn celebrated their 25th anniversary in 1983 and are looking forward to and beyond the 1984 summer Olympics.
May 1934 birthdays abound, with almost 50 of you. George Becker, a dentist in Patchogue, N.Y., will be serenaded by his operasinger wife, Myrna, on his birthday. Bill Brister will presumably design his own birthday card in New York City. By May, even at the University of North Carolina, the basketball season will be over and Professor Bill Carleton will have to concentrate on writing another book as he turns 50. Chuck Carlson in Buffalo, Dan Codman in Easton, Conn., and Bob DeSantis in New York City will celebrate quietly.
It is hard to do justice to "Cube" Conroy on his birthday. After all the social occasions he has engineered for the class, let's hope some one throws him a party.
In Olney, Md., the seven children of DonDillon should be able to harmonize nicely. Gerry Finkel, a pathologist in Port Jefferson, N.Y., says: "Individuals must become more sensitive to the importance of others to themselves and more aware of their own humanness."
Fred Franz in Midvals, Utah, Dave Gleason in Boston, John Goff in Baldwin, Mo., John Goodman in Lawrenceville, N.J., and George Grant in Towson, Md., will all observe their birthdays with, one would hope, greater enthusiasm than their contributions to "The Book." Out in Cleveland, my old roomie Bill Frazier will turn 50. Some of us remember when he was 20.
The White River VA Hospital will honor Howard Green on his birthday. Attorney Phil Hackbarth will pass the day in Lake Forest, I11. The last address of George Halliday was Pawcatuck, Conn. Maybe the U.S. Navy knows where he is. Leo Harlow, North Easton, Mass., and Ken Hecht in San Francisco will celebrate mightily.
In Hartford, attorney Ed Hennessey will be packing his bag for son Ed's commencement from Dartmouth. "I don't think much about getting older because I don't feel older." Brooks Hughes was last heard from in Ann Arbor, Mich., directing bridge tournaments. In Hovik, Norway, Erik Hvistendahl will turn 50 by skiing 100 kilometers. Roger Joys will pass the day in Grafton, Wis. Chuck Landauer will receive a birthday card postmarked Hanover from his sister, Judy McLaughlin.
In Alexandria, Va., Brad Leonard will turn 50. He observed earlier that he "would like to postpone mid-life crisis and my 50th birthday another 25 years while I get some more government reform, mountain climbing, and loving done. Also establishing universal peace and justice may take a little longer than antici- pated." Go to it, Brad! Harvey Litt will turn 50 in New York City, Ron MacKenzie in Burl- ington, Mass. Out west, in Colorado, HughManchester will receive greetings from four daughters. Dave Miller will probably have a new job, since three years' tenure seems to be his record. Dave Mills, a pediatrician in Pacif- ic Grove, Calif., will receive a lot of hand- made cards from his young patients. In Boston, architect Mark Mitchell will divide his day between a new building for a university and restoring an old house. In Stamford, Conn., Steve Osman will take time from his many charitable community activities to celebrate "if he has time."
The president of Rollic Inc., Lou Pfeifle, will turn 50 in Patchogue, N.Y. In Rochester, N.Y., Bud Roth will spend the day in an easy chair rather than managing his furniture business. Fen Salter will pass the day quietly in Richmond, Calif.
Boston is the home of Dick Scobie, a career social worker. He earlier observed, "The next 20 years will be our generation's most powerful period. For our children's sake, I hope we can do better . . . but we may not have much time." Lucky Shore, an attorney in Denver, hopes "we have taught our children to be concerned enough about society so the course of apathy may be ended in the next generation." John Sears will turn 50 in Wayne, Pa. Skip Sisson will close a real estate deal in New Canaan on his birthday. ZigSuritis, a plastic.surgeon in Syracuse, sums it up for all of us: "We should care."
Ben Taylor, a VP at Crocker National Bank, will turn 50 in Li A. Somewhere in the world A1 Tompkins will celebrate; he was last heard of in the Navy. Another classmate making a special contribution is Dudley Towe, engaged in housing ministry in Cincinnati. About Eric Valentine in New York City: Did he found his own company? Is he editing and publishing books? Bob Wardwell will celebrate his birthday in Lexington, Mass., JohnWelborn as an attorney in Miami.
Injecting a note of humor, Ted Weymouth observes from Stanwood, Ind.: "Where am I headed? Hopefully still above the shoulders." Groan! Finally, Jack Wheatley, an attorney in Brockton, Mass., provides a more serious and optimistic closing: "I am firmly convinced that there is still a large core of people in this country who care and are still guided by the old (not old-fashioned) virtues." Happy Birthday to all!
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