1934

140 North Broadway #F-12 Irvington, NY 10533

As we start this last column before summer break, here's a reminder: you can start the fall in good fellowship by joining the '34 gathering at Ascutney Mountain Resort in Brownsville, Vt., on September 16 for two days prior to the Princeton game. Bill Wilson is the one to write (RR #1, Box 99, Lyme, NH 03768) if you need more details.

Many have given good service to your communities, but have any of you received an award as citizen of the year at the same time your wife receives a similar award on her own account? This happened to Stan and Barbara Smoyer, contributors par excellence to the well-being of Princeton, N.J., over a long span of years. With columns of text and an engaging photo in the papers, the accolade was part of a United Way dinner for 400 in Princeton. Stan was hailed for heading the Township Citizen Committee, the Bicentennial Committee, his board membership on Princeton Day School, etc., and Barbara for her important work for the Adult School, the Nursery School, Princeton Service League, being the first woman on the Town Board, and as a tennis instructor.

We in '34 can certainly add our own cheers Stan for many years has been the leadership gift chairman for our Alumni Fund drive, and in addition to all else, the Smoyers have been the '34 haven prior to the Princeton games for years and years.

This is the year when some of you will be having a 50th reunion at a graduate school. When Bob Rodman was rounding up the Harvard Law School graduates, we listed, in last September's column, those who emerged with their legal sheepskins in 1937 as well as 1938. Quite a few had their Harvard Business School 50th a year ago: Mickey Bloom, Mac Collins, Dick Houck, Bill Gilmore, Harry Wallace, Bill Rench, and Russ Davis. This year Herb Andresen, Al Baldwin, Bob Balgley, and Brice Banks could raise the flag. The Harvard Medical School gold called Ken Keeley and Fred Sanborn, but 1988 will shine golden for a larger group: Gardner Bassett, Em Day, C. Lawrence Holt, Bob Smith, Junie Kneisel, and Al Yankauer. Maybe Ed Brown will return to Cambridge for the 50th celebration of his Harvard engineering degree. There are a lot of other graduate schools that '34 attended, not quite as many as Harvard, and we'd like to hear about any other golden retreats you attended.

Grandfather-of-the-Month Award goes to Walter Blood. He and Ada welcomed Patrick just over a year ago, Walter's younger son being the daddy, and in his Dartmouth outfit he looks like a future linebacker. Walter figures he might now be oldest first-time grandfather in the class. Any other claimants to the title? Step forward. The Bloods have been happy with their choice of Arkansas for retirementtheir other son has been living in Alaska but returns shortly.

One of the advantages in holding onto a New York franchise: Dartmouth comes to "town again" (don't run girls!). This time it was the coed Dartmouth Glee Club combining with the 45-member Symphonic Wind Ensemble for a thrilling evening in St. Bartholomew's beautiful sanctuary. Helen Davies and family were also there enjoying it all. The Glee Club was en route to giving the Florida folks a spring break.

At our annual Westchester Dartmouth Club dinner, Professor Jim-Wright was there to bring us up to date on Hanover happenings. As a history prof he pointed to changes as the inevitable product of time—now the transition from a small college with men to a small university with men and women. He stressed that the fundamental business at Dartmouth is still learning.

In line with that doctrine, it's interesting to note that many '34s helped others in that process as they moved through their careers. Based on our 1984 Questionnaire, 35 percent taught some courses. Since 10 percent had jobs that were education oriented, that means about one in four '34s taught courses as a supplement to their main work. For example, Ray Vickland diverted from the wholesale drug business to leading a Great Books discussion over a five-year period. Frank Sweetser expanded on his work as a sociologist and demographer to teach social ecology research methods and computer applications. Jack Feth found teaching history, social studies and journalism in high school a stimulating variation to his primary work in hydrology and geology. And more next time.

One final word, the 1987 Alumni Fund drive is coming to a close. If you haven't sent in your gift, get out the track shoes and speed to the post office. Have a good summer.

Jerry A. Danzig '34, center, a retired partner of Chester Burger & Company, was honored by the National Executive Service Corps, a nonprofit organization that provides superior retired executives as consultants for other nonprofits. Danzig has done several NESC consultancies. Also shown here are NESC chairman Frank Pace Jr., left, and NESC vice president Marc Reiss, right.