1948

One of the pleasures of this job is finding a reason to write about members of the Class of 1948 whose names have seldom or never appeared in this column. A few such names appear this month.

Dr. Bill and Jan Coleman wrote from Pittsford, N.Y., about seven miles southeast of Rochester, where Bill has been practicing medicine for many years and is in fact thinking of retirement. The Colemans have four married daughters and, to date, eight grandchildren. They still have their place in Wolfeboro, N.H., on gorgeous Lake Winnipesaukee, and last summer drove two of their kids' kids to Dartmouth, as the time to think about college has arrived. The Colemans wrote in view of their very close friendship with the late Keith McLoud during the two years Bill and Keith were at Dartmouth Med. Mac often babysat for the Colemans' kids (perhaps part of the reason he became a pediatrician).

The Coleman home in western New York state is in an area where several other '4Bs reside. Eye doctor ChaunceyLevy hangs his instruments and charts in Rochester; Don Briggs, president of Dale Carnegie Courses, has an office in Rochester but has his home in Penfield; further away but perhaps not out of earshot are outdoorsman and teacher A 1 Gustafson in Homer, hospital administrator JohnnyFenno in Canajoharie, builder Jim Garrison in Skaneateles, physician Dr. BobHoekelman in Canandaigua, industrialist Bob Tracy in East Aurora, and lumberman Dick Weaver in Eden. If you've been in the area where these classmates are, you know they live in beautiful country.

A bulletin from Dean Junior College in Franklin, Mass., advises that GeorgeWoods was in October appointed adjunct instructor in criminal justice. This position is in addition to all the other official state and local government positions that George .holds or has held during his long residence in Franklin where he has been state representative and town selectman, member of the Dean Community Council since its inception, member of Lions, Elks, Franklin Finance Committee, and Franklin Bicentennial Committee. He and Mary have five boys and two girls.

Lloyd Krumm reports that on a recent trip to Hanover he ran into John Park on Main Street. We believe John still lives in Upper Montclair and is an officer of a commodities trading firm, but perhaps John will confirm or correct us on this. Lloyd also ran into '4B treasurer Gil Shattuck, who was making an ice cream cone disappear while relaxed and taking in the familiar scene from the sidewalk in front of the C & G House.

The '48 mini-reunion in Hanover over Dartmouth Night and the Yale game weekend in early November seems to have been good fun for all, a time when everyone there enjoyed being part of '48. Barney Hoisington is writing about it in detail in the newsletter, so suffice it to say here that Bud Gedney, helped greatly by president Earl Chambers and Barney, did such a job in setting up the affair that even he had a good time. Among those on hand from a considerable distance were orthopedic surgeon Jack Mahoney and Marilyn from Fort Lauderdale; also manufacturer Bill Hartwig from Milwaukee, who purposefully timed his trip to Hanover so that he could bring his daughter along for an interview with the admissions office. Another welcome attendee was Pat McAllister Reed from Eastman, who kindly offered, as she is nearby, to do some of the local legwork for future similar occasions.

The class of 1948 hereby wishes to acknowledge and thank Ken Young with all our hearts for the great job he did over the past several years as class agent in leading '48 to achieve a much higher level of giving in carrying our fair share for Eleazar's Alumni Fund. Ken devoted tremendous amounts of time, effort, and his own money in organizing that effort to bring us to a position where '48 could more nearly look other classes in the eye concerning alumni financial support for our alma mater. Ken, you were great, and each of us, your '48 classmates, is joined, I'm sure, by Eleazar and all other men of Dartmouth in thanking you for your tremendous service and loyalty! Well done!

In view of Ken's preoccupation with other problems it is now good to welcome Bud Munson, who has agreed to take over the job of '48 class agent. Bud, who works in Washington but owns a house in Hanover Center, gets to Hanover with Barbara fairly often and can build on his earlier experience as agent to keep '48 participation and help for our College at the high level to which Ken has brought us. Let's give Bud the help he needs in volunteering to take on this difficult job.

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