1949

It was a hot, dry summer in most regions of the United States, but a possible "bright" consequence was that people who usually spend summer months "sneezing and wheezing from allergies" may have found comfort in the weather. At least, that's the message from the June 25 Cleveland Plain Dealer, quoting Dr. Joseph Kelley of the Department of Allergy and Immunology of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Continuing, the good doctor declared: "We are at the point that the grass is burning out and the trees are done blooming." Joe has been practicing medicine in Cleveland for many years since completion of his medical education and resides in Shaker Heights with spouse Ann.

Bill Jones lives in Fort Atkinson, Wis., and runs the Jones Dairy Farm in the same venue. Dick Kamm broadcasts a domicile at Via Dei Panieri, 36 Int, Rome, Italy. SamStone, whom I saw last May at the funeral of "Shrimp" Nelson '50 in New York City, toils virtuously as a lobbyist for the liquor industry in and around the State House in Boston. Nick Sheppard works for Continental Can International Corporation and resides with wife Mary in Chappaqua, N.Y. Shep Robinson, still publishing Manufactured Housing Newsletter in Barrington, I11., requests my "frank appraisal" of the saga of the"new president versus the Dartmouth \Review." That requires some philosophical waxing eloquent which I will reserve for my valedictory column next year. Frank O'Halloran, one of Beta's many good guys, lives in Redfield Village, Metuchen, N.J. Hey, Frank, let's hear from you. In Harriman, Tenn., Union Carbide Corporation maintains an operation with scholar and gentleman Ray Millemann, Ph.D. Tony Lyons of the Chase Manhattan Bank still resides in Queens, at 207 Park Side Drive, Roslyn Heights. Anyone see BillKerr, whose working address is reflected in my records as Foot Culture Shoe Co., 115 West 23 rd Street, New York? I know that Don Scholle (aka "The Tube") is alive and well in Manhattan (I talked to him by telephone in October, 1985). Why don't we hear more about the old left-hander, DickHyman, who still resides in the New Haven area while working his magic for Drexel, Burnham, Lambert, Inc.? And why shouldn't we get the word on Gene "Biz"Howard, the New Trier flash, who works for the Waylite Company in Bensenville, 111., or Bob Horr, who still fights those lovely Watertown, N.Y., winters while billeting in Sackets Harbor, N.Y. That's shorthand for saying that life grows shorter for members of the class of 1949 and we'd love to hear from some of you "low profile" guys.

One of our "low profile" guys is BillMarden, otherwise known as "The Whippet." (That's an insider's nickname for those eight class members who were a sometimes semi-pro-basketball team called "The Schooners" in the winter of 1945-46.) After managing the design and construction of over $100 million in construction for the State University of New York for 16 years, Bill sold his house in Albany, retired, and moved to his camp on Lake Champlain. Wife Joan and he summer at Lake Champlain, travel to the Caribbean in the fall, and wrap up the winter in Florida. They have three children. The youngest, Carolyn, graduated from the University of Virginia and is employed by a Wall Street firm. The oldest, Laura, is the mother of their two

grandchildren. Son Jim secured a doctorate in zoology and now travels in Africa and Central America for the National Geographic, Smithsonian Institute, and the National Science Foundation. Bill's address is RR-1, Box 120 A, Keeseville, NY 12944. He concludes thusly: "If anybody ever tells you retirement is boring, don't believe it. It's great! I only wish I could have done it sooner."

Salutations to the indefatigable BurtProom, head agent, for the fact that the 1988 Dartmouth Alumni Fund Campaign closed the books on June 30, with the class of '49 in the winner's circle. We attained 112.1 percent of our dollar contribution goal, 62 percent in terms of class participation, with 265 donors and first place in the Green Derby (Group V).

Quentin L. Kopp, 68 Country Club Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132