1935
Here's hoping my typewriter, ties, andmouldy trophies will be lodged for a reasonable length of time at their new home address, namely, 59 East 93rd St., N.Y.C. Hadjust finished transplanting the office, whenthe old homestead on 36th Street was soldout from under us. Scramble for substituteliving space ensued. Very pleased with whatwe found, and all visiting 36ers are cordiallyinvited upon appointment. Amazing the stuffyou can accumulate during a seven-year tenure of residence.
WEST COAST NEWS CLIPS...
Rudy Pacht reports:
Harry Ackerman has been doing the usual traveling, especially' to Mexico, re a new series which will soon debut on CBS. Harry heads up his own company, Ticonderoga Productions, in addition to his usual CBS work. Bill Mumler's patients swear he's the best M.D. extant. Steve Brooks and Artie Deutsch can be found in Beverly Hills, both still in the entertainment field.
Ed Ramsey, as President of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Southern California, is doing the usual bang-up job he does with anything he undertakes. Ed has done well as v.p. in charge of merchandising for the Rexall Drug Co. He's also active in enrollment work here, as I have been, and I recommend this field of activity highly to all our classmates. It is most satisfying and interesting.
Dave Smith phoned recently when he hit town. "Working hard on the Alumni Fund, as usual. Been a long time since we've had the opportunity to visit out here with a vacationing '35er.
From another Californian, Bill Gahagan who says that he has been teaching school in Monterey for three years. Bill is also writing world affairs column for the Monterey Peninsula Herald, plus a TV show called "World Wise." Although active in community affairs, he found time to do a guide book on Peninsula last year which is selling well. He remarks seeing Bob Collins on several occasions, once at his Pasadena home.
STELLAR JOB...
Semon E. "Bunkie" Knudsen was recently tapped for a higher-echelon managerial spot at General Motors. Bunkie left Dartmouth before graduation, bent on specialized courses at MIT. We quote (spottily) from the extensive coverage Forbes Magazine gave to the uniqueness of a guy his age shouldering his present responsibilities:
He first came to GM with a "psychological stigma" — happened to be the son of William S. Knudsen, who had been no less than president of GM, and had gone on to sit high in the councils of U.S. wartime defense. But no Detroit automan now doubts that Bunkie Knudsen won his GM vice-presidential spurs in spite of - not because of - his distinguished legacy. Buffalo-born Knudsen first went to work in a Detroit machine shop. By 1939, young Knudsen had had three years in the shops and enough experience to win him a spot with Pontiac. (Bunkie rose swiftly to posts of increasing responsibility. Last July he was put in charge of Pontiac - Ed.) As boss of the nation's sixth largest automaker, Knudsen is in his element. Says he: "I enjoy the competitive part of the industry."...At Pontiac, Knudsen has been going fast and far. In his first week on the job he logged 40,000 miles of travel, going out to meet his dealers first hand....Though he took over Pontiac's reins only a short time ago, Knudsen has effected many a change in his 1957 product In fact, he set back Pontiac's 1957 debut by three weeks in order to get all the modifications he wanted in the line...even junked the familiar hood ornament...."I guess," says Knudsen whimsically, "I'll go down as the guy who junked all those Indians."
MORE NEW JOBS...
Hall Colton was moved back from Van Wert, Ohio, by Continental Can to New York to become division manager of Industrial Engineering for fourteen bulk corrugated boxes plants and six fibre drum plants Jack Rockwell, our long-lost ex-class president, called from New Jersey. First time I'd heard from him in years. Seems Jack quit Toronto about a year ago, is now president of Rockwell Products Corporation in Newark. ... Ed Offut decided to leave Public Health Service, and now heads up his own department for Smith, Kline and French, the Philadelphia ethical drug firm. Ed lives in Wayne, Pa., but spends considerable time on the road. He reports recently seeing Ted Harbaugh in Chicago, and Dr. John Ross at a convention in Boston. Ross is now head of the blood bank set-up in the Jacksonville, Fla., area.
Reynolds Moulton has been made president of Bradish-Young, Inc., the Portland, Me., insurance firm. He's also on the National En- rollment Committee of the College, and reports getting to Hanover last September for a Lake Morey meeting.
Hank Muller postcards that he's been appointed Chief Engineer, Canadian Westinghouse. Likes it fine. Likes even more the fact that his son, H. N. III, is a Dartmouth freshman.
Bill Krieg advises, advisedly, that you read this carefully: "Since last writing have been appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Inter-American Regional Political Affairs in the Department of State. Took me a month to say the title without gasping for breath." Nice that Bill has the humor to laugh at the cumbersome title. But the work he's doing is serious stuff, important to every one of us.
EDUCATION AND MEDICINE...
Don Hagerman must chuckle wryly when a classmate details current problems with his son. As headmaster of Holderness (at Plymouth, N. H.), Don makes 119 bovs toe the line. He and Ibba frequently run over to Hanover, both to hear the concerts and see such good friends as Don Cameron, George Colton, Link Washburn and Maurie Heller Filling those empty molars sounds like a lucrative profession. D.D.S. Charles Victorine is justly proud of the new Professional Building he recently constructed in Bergenfield, N. J. Has his own office therein, rented the rest, says there's one vacant suite. Any quick bids from a '35er? ... John Gregory has started a Science Advisory Group in Wayland, Mass. Purpose is to study curriculum needs with scientifically trained school staffers and parents. John reports Sandy Brown (physics prof at MIT) gave a recent - and distinguished - lecture to the group.
JOTTINGS...
Newt Hamblet writes from Richmond, Va„ where he's v.p. of Thalhimers — "which is, of course, the finest department store in this part of the country." (Better keep Ralph Lazarus out of Virginia, Newt.) Newt's been made President of the Lewis Ginter Community Building, one of the oldest community groups in the city.
A note from Leon Marantz in Elizabeth, N. J.: "I'm supposed to be an executive.. My business covers aircraft and electronic fields. Airborne Accessories Corp., General Brass and Machine Works, Inc.. National Moldite and some related companies. Normal community participation. On boards of various agencies. Don't see many Dartmouthers but love to read about them."
Dave Goldman is busy piling up lumber sales for the Weyerhaeuser Company in Farmingdale, N. Y....Karl Ullman's offer still holds. A '35er what has a daughter in Smith College, said daughter can have for-free flowers from Karl's shop. Assume there must be some limit on rare orchids....Boston note from Joe Fellows, Jr. who says parties at the North Shore Dartmouth Club are good fun with a good turnout Bill Warren reports he's a farmer turned white collar worker. Look him up in Hartford. Assistant Director, Connecticut Historical Society....And while you're that away, drop in on Jim LeSure, who's working hard for the Certification Office of the Connecticut State Dept. of Education. His efforts make for better teachers.
Marshall Frost's picture appeared in the New York papers a few days ago — he was elected a v.p. of the American International Underwriters Coro.
"Eat more Beef." So advises Bill Eisendrath from his Colorado ranch. The fact that he's loaded with Angus cattle has nothing whatsoever to do with it.
John M. Grimsley: Just as this column was being mailed to Hanover, word arrived of the death of our classmate John Grimsley in Bryn Mawr Hospital at the age of 43. We understand that John had a short but fatal bout with cancer, and passed away February 1. An obituary of him will be carried in next month's ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
Semon E. Knudsen '35 has recently been made a Vice President of General Motors and General Manager of its Pontiac Division.
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