1946

Nort Virgien, looking very Irish with a large green bowtie and green carnation, spotted a most attractive young lady in a forest green Dartmouth-lettered sweat shirt at a St. Patrick's Day business conference dinner in San Francisco. Sure enough, his "wah-hoo-wah" across the room resulted in an enthusiastic response from Jennifer Downs '89, a conference guest of her dad. In Nort's words, "They may have scalped the Indian, but his 'wah-hoo-wah' still lives."

It's now official—our mini-reunion cochairman, Alden H. "Whitey" Burnham, has retired after long and dedicated service to the College as coach and athletic administrator. One of his most significant accomplishments has been to guide the development of the Athletic Sponsors Program into a very important source of support in the recruitment of student-athletes. Whitey's expertise, kindness, loyalty, and unfailing good humor will be greatly missed in our athletic department, but fortunately for us locals and our class, he and Joanne intend to retain their Hanover residence.

Ross Bacon, who attended the Taft School with Lowell Thomas and Jack Sayers, is now retired in Lady Lake, Fla., where he plays golf to an 18 handicap and is #1 in "pickle ball" (??). Ross mentioned surviving three heart attacks, teaching elementary school in St. Croix, New Jersey, and South Carolina, as well as engaging in sales of all kinds.

John Griesberger and son Mark '71 have joined the Rochester law firm of Mousaw, Vigdor, Reeves, Heilbronner, and Kroll after ten years with another firm in that city. Long active in Rochester legal affairs as well as in church and other civic endeavors, John was recognized last October by the United Neighbor Centers of Rochester for his "outstanding contributions to the Rochester community." Congratulations, John, for this latest honor as well as for your many years of service to Dartmouth as an active and concerned alumnus.

Last May, D.F. King & Cos., Inc., the nation's largest independent proxy solicitations/financial communications firm, announced that its executive vice president, John W. Cornwell, had been named chairman of the company. Prior to joining D.F. King in 1966 as a senior officer, John was with IBM for 12 years. He and his wife, Cynthia, maintain their residence in Guttenberg, N.J.

After early retirement in 1986, Paul Engelhart entered the financial management consulting world, becoming involved with such diverse clients as a Wendy's franchise, a new museum center, and a major bank. Following a week with another client, O'- Gara, Hess and Eisenhardt Armoring Cos., Paul returned to full-time work with that firm as its president and CEO. Any classmates needing an armored limo now know the guy to see. Paul reports that the En-gelhart children are scattered across the U.S. and the Caribbean, with two still enrolled in higher education.

Final notice: mini-reunion weekend is October 13-14, Dartmouth Night, and the Yale game. Let's make this the largest fall '46 gathering yet!

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