Mea culpa to Bob Torrens and Bob Ogg, as the Class Notes in the March/April issue of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine somehow merged Bob Torrens’ career description into the note about Bob Ogg. Both live in Canada and were part of the reporting on classmates living outside the United States. To set things right: Bob Ogg spent 31 years with Sears Canada Inc. in various merchandise-buying assignments and managing the national supply operation, where he implemented a company-wide recycling program for corrugated boxes, paper and plastic wrap. After his retirement in 1993 he worked with The Canadian General Standards Board, along with other “seasoned executives” on business management and audit standards. As for Bob Torrens, he became a senior partner of Torys, one of Canada’s leading law firms, and served financial firms for merger and acquisitions law and as one bank’s board of directors.


In honor of our 55th reunion Paula and Larry Fredericks donated to the Rauner Special Collections Library the premier issues of Ms. magazine (July 1972) and Omni’s prototype, which was originally called Nova (October 1978—the first publication to combine science fact with science fiction). Paula worked closely with Gloria Steinam, editor of Ms., when Paula was the advertising sales director.


Hartley Paul forwarded a picture of Peter Jarvis in full regalia as the newly appointed chief of Socks Outside Your Pants Tribe of Skiers, formed in 1920. Peter’s main task is to initiate new members from the Tacoma and Seattle area, called Chechakos. The tribal rights of initiation are secret. Peter’s tribal name is Duckabush and Hartley’s is Skookum Wa Wa. When you see them, please ask about the tribal meanings of their names. The tribe has four-day ski outings at famous ski areas. (The picture resides with our newsletter editor.)


To continue from the last column: Harvey Galper—as a visiting fellow to the Urban Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C.—is volunteering at its tax policy center, where with staff economists he is writing on tax policy issues, and at its international and governance center, where he is helping expand its international program. He and Alice try to travel frequently, recently to Cuba to witness its transition to a market economy. Their travel includes visiting two granddaughters in Connecticut.


During our 55th reunion Polly and Dick Sameth will be moving back into their home in Mantoloking, New Jersey, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy.


This past winter Ginny and Bob Foot visited them in Vero Beach, Florida.


At the 55th reunion class meeting Dick Hoehn was unanimously elected as our new class secretary. Dick’s first column will appear in the November/December issue, leaving me with my final column in the September-October issue. This gives Dick time to attend the Class Officers Weekend in September to learn the ropes.


The 55th reunion marks the time when our Class Notes are reduced from 500 words to 350, starting with Dick’s first column.


—Allan Munro, 675 Main St., New London, NH 03257; (603) 526-2176; amunro1@comcast.net