1941

This is the last time we get together in thesie pages until next fall, so here's the drill. We'll finish up the last of this season's news items, and then I'll fill you in on the '41 executive committee meeting in April, where next season's events began to take shape.

The California papers report that Dr. William J. Dignam of Pacific Palisades has been named to a special president's council at Loyola Marymount University, organized to promote the growth and development of its college of science and engineering. Bill is a professor of obstetrics-gynecology at the UCLA Medical School.

A note from Doug Bridge reports an address change from Delmar, N.Y., where He used to be an executive with Albany Felt Company, to Sun City Center, Fla. "Retired three years ago and are so glad we did. Anita and I love Sun City a great place to retire."

Just learned ori the phone from Zeke Bil-lings's wife Dickey that Zeke underwent serious and lengthy back surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital a few weeks ago and will be confined there for some weeks still to come. Then he's in for a summer of convalescence and therapy at home in Saybrook, Conn.

Dick Hill, who has been retiring by easy stages for a year now, cuts his last ties to the Bank of Boston this fall, but it looks as if he already has his plate full. He's been named a director of NYNEX, which used to be New England Telephone before AT&T got chopped up. He's the new president of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. And he's to be chairman of the recently-formed Institute of International Finance, an agency set up by about 120 of the world's largest commercial banks to be, the financial press says, a "super data source that would give large international banks information on loans to foreign countries."

In addition to his job as an editor of Fortune, Roy Rowan has just acquired a new assignment within Time Inc. He's to be managing editor of a new employee magazine that the company says "will report in some depth on our various businesses and on issues of significance to employees and management." In making the announcement, the Time Inc. brass gave Roy quite a send-off: "... a journalist of the first rank . . . With Fortune since 1977, he has produced some of the most distinguished business reporting anywhere." And I have an uneasy feeling that I completely forgot to tell you of another honor-cum-duty that came Roy's way a year ago. He was one of the four members chosen by the Dartmouth Class Secretaries Association to serve on the newly-organized Editorial Board of the Alumni Magazine.

The news of Roy's new editing job came from Dick Krolik, who also suggests that we give a rouse for the fine job George Herman is doing in his new career of providing TV reports for the "CBS Sunday Morning" and "CBS Morning News" shows.

And now to class business. The Executive Committee met in New York on April 20 with President Bruce Friedlich presiding. Present were Red Higgens, Dick Hill, Hugh Kenworthy, Ed Larner, Monk Larson, Dan Provost,Bob Tepper, Steve Winship, Lou Young and his wife Barbara, and Bob Harvey.

Steve Winship agreed to be chairman of next fall's mini-reunion. Mark the date now and keep it free: October 19-21, Friday noon to Sunday morning, featuring Dartmouth vs. Harvard football. Accommodations and social rooms have already been blocked out at the Sheraton North Country Inn in West Leb, which did a fine job for us last fall. You'll get details and program in the mail from Steve in due course.

Lou Young resigned as treasurer and received cheers and thanks for his hard work and dedication in handling our finances ever since 1966. Hugh Kenworthy was appointed to fill out the remainder of Lou's term..

Planning got underway for our 45th reunion. It's scheduled for 1985, an advanced reunion this time (that's a College d'ecision, not ours), and we'll be celebrating at the same time as the classes of 1939 and 1940. Dates are Monday, June 10, to Wednesday, June 12, 1985. Ed Larner will be reunion chairman, with Bill Hotaling as Hanover co-chairman. Monk Larson will handle the program, and Dan Provost will be in charge of a special reunion-gift campaign to supplement the regular Alumni Fund efforts of class agent StaceHill. The rest of Ed's committee will be filled out over the summer.

A principal order of business at that reunion will be election of class officers and the executive committee for the following five years. A nominating committee was appointed, consisting of Dick Hill, chairman, plus Gus Broberg, Tinner Gordon, and retiring officers Friedlich and Harvey, to propose a slate of candidates for president, secretary, treasurer, and a 15-man executive committee. Dick issued an immediate appeal that anyone in the class who is interested in serving or who would like to propose a classmate let him have your suggestions as soon as possible. His address is Sargent Road, Marblehead, MA 10945.

Take a minute over the summer to drop a line. See you in the October issue.

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