1949

Last fall, as reported earlier, our Gold Pick Axe Award went to Emmanuel"Mike" Metz. The citation went as follows: "Many members of Dartmouth's illustrious class of 1949 can lay claim to interesting and varied careers. The classmate we honor has succeeded in at least three lives and livelihoods: business, the law, and albeit at quite an early stage in his life, government.

"Born into a religious family—his father was a clergyman—Mike Metz first saw the light of day in Pittsburgh. A transfer to Washington, D.C., led to Mike's first important job, when many of us were still several years short of gainful employment. He became a page in the House of Representatives, a position he held for three years while attending the Capitol Page School.

"Politics being what it is, Mike decided not to stay in government and journeyed to Hanover. At Dartmouth he majored in philosophy, was active in the Forensic Union, and turned his hand to writing for both the Daily D and Jacko. But he had already decided to become a lawyer and in 1952 was granted an LL.B. from Harvard Law School. In 1956 he added an LL.M. from New York University's law school. During the interim he served as a legal officer in the U.S. Navy, was on the legal staff of the American Broadcasting Company, and then for eight years was an editor with Standard & Poor's. He finally found his niche in finance. Subsequently there was a stop at Nuveen, and finally Oppenheimer & Co. in 1969. He has been there ever since, a senior vice president and securities analyst charged with creating and directing investment strategies for major portfolios.

"At his side for nearly a quarter of a century has been Janine, who also went to a prestigious college—The Sorbonne—and was a private secretary for an equally prestigious employer, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. We thank her for taking care of Mike, and for getting this event on his social calender.

"Member of the House of Representatives (sort of), lawyer, financier, Mike Metz has made his mark."

Ray Bankert has retired from General Electric and resides in Scotia, N.Y. Patricia and he have six children, including James '77 and Raymond III '79. Doug Parsons sold his furniture store and also retired, in Wolfeboro, N.H. John Daukas advises that brother Toli continues to serve as mayor of Rocky Hill, Conn., after 14 years.

Dave Van Tassel is chairman of the history department of Case Western Reserve University. Can you imagine a 1,127-page, seven-pound book all about Cleveland? It's Dave's The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. He served as senior editor for a group of 250 authors supplying the facts and figures with respect to art, sports, business, and politics. The first printing of 3,000, at $35 per copy, sold out.

Hahnemann Hospital in Worcester, Mass., last fall honored Dr. Lester Felton at his retirement. A member of the Hahnemann staff since 1954, Les now resides with wife, Bernadette, at the Port Royale Plantation, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

A thoughtful '51, Rabbi William Leffler of Lexington, Ky., sent me a note about EdMacburney. Ed and Ann moved from Davenport, lowa to Peoria, Ill, at the end of December. In June 1987, Ed was elected seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy, Ill. The see city is in Peoria. Ed reports that for the first time in his life, at age 60, Ann and he have bought a house. We wish Ed much personal satisfaction in his new ministry.

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