1938

Bob Reeve, playing from strength, reached into the "Minis" and brought up Dick Francis to chair the 50th reunion. Dick has already lined up the following: Gene Waggaman, yearbook; Dick Sherwin, publication; John Scotford, design; and Ted Thorne, class history. The dates: June 9-12, 1988.

From Charlie Hathaway comes the following contribution: "Russell Wight Dow came to Dartmouth from Woodsville, N.H. He roomed in 10 Crosby when Crosby was very close to falling down without so much as a gentle shove. Russ left Dartmouth after one year. At some point in the 1940s he went to Alaska; he is still there. He lives near Palmer, an agricultural center about 40 miles beyond Anchorage. Charlie Hathaway and bride of 38 years returned to Alaska last spring and tried to locate Russ, but they had no luck.

"Russ is employed by the Eklutna Power plant, which is one of several hydroelectric plants now operated by the Department of Energy. In the course of looking for Russ, the Hathaways were given a tour of the plant by the project manager. The two huge generators are turned by water from a glacial lake roaring through a tunnel that was bored for miles through the base of a mountain. Seems the glacier isn't melting fast enough, and the lake is very low."

Anyway, by the time this is published, Charlie and Martha will be in Florida thinking about all that cold weather in Alaska and whether or not Russ Dow's long flowing beard is keeping him warm under the crackling Northern Lights of the largest state in the Union. A note from F. Fuller Ripley '33 stated that his brother-in-law was too modest to send a clipping about himself, but he had no such scruples. The article is from an April issue of the Concord, N.H., WeeklyMarket Bulletin.

"For many years New Hampshire sheep producers have throught they've done a pretty good stroke of business with a 125-percent lamb crop. Now comes George Kingsbury of West Keene, who has racked up a phenomenal 215-percent lamb crop this year.

"George Kingsbury retired from the business world a few years ago and started dabbling in sheep. It didn't take him long to become one of New England's top commercial sheep operators, using the latest technology and hardnosed management to move ahead. Because of a bad back, he's going to sell his ewe flock and shift to finishing feeder lambs, but his expertise will still be available to serious sheep producers when needed, I am sure." We are a versatile and talented bunch!

After spending almost a lifetime as an executive director with Councils of Social Agencies, Community Chests, and the United Way, we were pleased to read the following in "The Executive Newsletter," a publication of the United Way of America: "The United Way of Central lowa, Des Moines, recently presented its first local Alexis de Tocqueville Award to Robb B. Kelley for distinguished leadership and commitment to the community.

Sandy Mills reports that Bob and CoEmlen visited him at Colorado Springs and "showed us things out here we had never seen before."

The '38 Golf Tour winding down: at the Greenfield Country Club on August 15; host, Luke Nims. A September date was scheduled for Warwick, R. I.; host: ParkerHolden.

Jim Cotter writes from North Falmouth that Jim Sutcliffe "called me today from Dennisport, where he is building a new home. He and his wife run a very fine motel on the Cape." Jim, send us info about the motel, and we'll post it.

Robb B. Kelley '38, left, chairman and chiefexecutive officer of Employees Mutual Casualty Companies, Des Moines, lowa, recently joined the hoard of trustees of theAmerican Institute for Property and Liability Underwriters and the Insurance Institute of America. The Institutes, whosepresident is Dr. Edwin S. Overman, right,are nonprofit organizations offering educational programs and professional certification to people in the property-liabilityinsurance business.

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