1943

For a third year in succession, Bobbieand Bodie Mosenthal and Barb and BobLiming hosted a class of '43 picnic August 10 at Bodie's rustic hideaway near Corinth, Vt. It was a small but enthusiastic turnout of '43s who spent the afternoon in animated conversation, swimming, eating and drinking. The companionship was never better.

Marge and Fred Stockwell and Lucyand Dick Proctor came together from Eastman, N.H. and vicinity; Phyl andBob Scott wheeled over from South Strafford, Vt.; Nancy and Fritz Geller came up from Keene, N.H.; Ray Colby came over from Montpelier, Vt.; Betty and JohnHyde whisked over from their new, but not yet occupied, home in North Woodstock, N.H., and Electra and I journeyed from Concord for the festivities.

Also for the third year in a row, Bill Craig '44 masterminded the cookery, ably assisted this year by Lil and Howie Hoots from the class of 1945.

Bodie disclosed that only two weeks previous to the '43 picnic, he and Bobbie sponsored a reunion of the Mosenthal clan 63 in all most of the adults Dartmouth graduates. He also announced proudly that Bobbie had won the twomile Shrine race in Hanover for folks older than age 50.

Fritz Geller retired in June as budget director of the Markham Corporation in Keene. He'd been with the company for 27 years.

The August issue of Business/New Hampshire features John Hyde as a broker who specializes in selling islands. The article, titled."The Making of an Island Broker," describes John as a low-key expert on land utilization who is handling about 100 islands from Scotland to Panama, including some in the Great Lakes, with prices ranging from $150,000 to more than $6 million. Wanna buy an island? Call John.

The final figures for the 1986 Alumni Fund drive were compiled in August, and the class came through with flying colors. Among the six classes from 1943 through 1949 (excluding the reunion class of '46), comprising the "Green Derby," our class was tops in participation (66.3 percent) and led all others with 30 leadership gifts, 10 more than the next closest class. We failed to make our $130,000 goal, but class members contributed $95 more than last year, for a total of $121,110. The Alumni Fund office, which disclosed the results, was effusive in praise of head agent FredStockwell.

An Alumni Fund worker who spent some time in Texas during the campaign, Christen Farris, brings word about Charlie (Chuck) Amstein, a Merrill Lynch account executive in Dallas. She said Chuck was in bubbling good humor and telephoned his dozen '43 classmates in Texas on behalf of the Fund. During July, Chuck and wife Barbara took a cruise to Alaska aboard the Royal Princess, and also visited the world's fair in Vancouver. Ms. Farris reports that Chuck, who turned 65 about 10 months ago, is mulling whether to retire.

Speaking of retiring, Nancy Elliott, director of Special Alumni Services for the College, announces in the new alumni directory that she'll retire next year. Nancy, who's been compiling College directories for 20 years, is an honorary member of our class.

And John (Jug) O'Connor has retired as the real estate executive for McDonald's, the hamburger chain. No word yet on Jug's future plans.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Connie Young has been named to the newlycreated executive office of the Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. Connie is president and chief operating officer of the subsidiary United of Omaha.

Bob Field, re-elected as Trustee of the College in May, has been named to the board of directors of Indian Head Banks, Inc., which has a subsidiary, Dartmouth National Bank, in Hanover. Bob is continuing as acting treasurer of the College, and is reported to enjoy it.

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