1957

Our class had a proud moment during the recent "Wearers of the Green" dinner which was held in late April at Boston's Westin Hotel. This dinner honored Dartmouth athletes who have been national champions, Olympic team members, major league professional athletes, or Hall of Fame members. The list of '57s who met the criteria was both long and distinguished:

George Bixby, who won the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America contest at Madison Square Garden in the 35- pound weights.

Skip Bohn, who was an all-American in lacrosse.

Doug Brew, who was an all-American (top three finishers in the NCAA) in middle-distance running.

Jim Francis, a member of the San Francisco Saints basketball team in the World Basketball League.

Chic Igaya, international ski champion and member of various Japanese teams.

Dick Leavitt, a member of the Dad Vail Regatta-winning crew.

Cal Perry, all-American in lacrosse.

Ken Ragland, another member of that regatta-winning crew.

Dave Vorse, all-American and member of the national championship ski team.

All in all a very impressive list of accomplishments. Also attending the dinner were Bob Macdonald, Bob Shirley, Frank Mooney, Dan Goggin, George Southwick, JoeStevenson, and Dave Orr, who kindly provided me with the information on the dinner.

Jack Tansey has decided that being a hired hand is less fun than being his own boss. Accordingly, after a 25-year career with major companies such as Pillsbury and Black and Decker, he has started a personnel business in Miami. Jack has an executive-recruiting operation which specializes in bankers as well as an employment agency providing office support staff.

Ben Bixby has become a globe-trotting shoe executive and was recently in Australia and New Zealand tying up local hide markets. At the end of the trip he came back via Hawaii and Maui, where he was joined by wife Betsy and his daughter and son-in-law.

One of the fastest growing advertising agencies is Backer and Speilvogel, whose chief financial officer is John Citron. John was a founding father of the firm, after an earlier assignment with another agency and a controllership of Embassy Pictures. He began his business career as a C.P.A. with Arthur Andersen straight out of Tuck. His son Jim is a member of the class of '86 at Dartmouth.

Bob Shirley and Bob Macdonald are taking a canoe trip on the St. Johns River in northern Maine this summer. T. Schwarz, my arch rival and the publisher of that hate sheet, the class newsletter, has successfully lined up first rights to the trip pictures. Incidentally, Tom is not really my rival but a very helpful guy who has provided several items for this column.

Charley Sellman is now re-married, to Debrough Duncan. Following a honeymoon trip to California, they moved into a new house in Dover, Mass., where they live with their combined total of five children.

Peter Dietz's daughter Karen has just been accepted on an early decision basis to enter Dartmouth this fall.

Please send me news on you and/or your classmates. One thing I would like to know is how each of you is planning on celebrating his 50th birthday.

Garvey Clarke '57, second from left, president of the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association,and President David McLaughlin '54, left, recently accepted on behalf of the College a portraitof the late biological pioneer E.E. Just '07. The portrait was commissioned by CIBA-GEIGYCorporation for its Exceptional Black Scientists poster series. The presentation was made bythe firm's president, A.M. MacKinnon, right, at a meeting of the Black Alumni Association inNew York in mid-April; attended by more than 75, the gathering was the first for the groupoutside of Hanover. The portrait will be brought to Hanover, where it will be placed onpermanent display.

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