Class Note 1948
Issue
The annual class meeting at our fall mini-reunion was highlighted by President Kim’s visit, when he responded to a variety of questions. He believes it is critical to learn how to execute and accomplish goals in both healthcare and education (historically neither has been run in a businesslike fashion); finding your passion is an intellectual experience; there are pluses in the fraternity and sorority relationships as people like to congregate; the “Great Issues” course will be revived, possibly this summer when the full sophomore class is in session; the Dartmouth Institute for Health Services is a most important source for the establishment and operation of international healthcare systems; and Dartmouth has more information than any other educational institution on the solutions of healthcare delivery. This last opinion was reaffirmed in a conversation with our dinner speaker Charlie Wheelan ’88, visiting professor of economics at the University of Chicago.
Marv Axelrod, while splitting his time between Waban, Massachusetts, and Palm Beach, Florida, is still responsible for his family business, Alps Sportsware Manufacturing Co. Inc., which was established in 1932, during the heart of the Depression. To remain competitive Alps has set up a group of sources in China, but still manufactures a portion of its line in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Marv is working with a personal trainer and plans to add 30 yards to his drive next year.
Don Casey is still fully active in his own firm as a trial lawyer litigating commercial cases. He recently received the Legion of Honor Medal, chevalier rank, from the French government for the bombing raids he made over France in WW II. Don flew 28 missions with the 379th Bomb Group, 8th U.S. Army-Air Force before he was shot down and interned as a POW. His book, To Fight For My Country, Sir, which documents his experience as a 19-year-old navigator, was published last fall and is available on Amazon.com. Don is the oldest member of the Chicago Golf Club, where he has been playing since he was 10 years old.
—Dave Kurr, 4281 Indian Field Road, Clinton, NY 13323; (315) 853-3582; djkurr@verizon,net
Jan - Feb 2010
The annual class meeting at our fall mini-reunion was highlighted by President Kim’s visit, when he responded to a variety of questions. He believes it is critical to learn how to execute and accomplish goals in both healthcare and education (historically neither has been run in a businesslike fashion); finding your passion is an intellectual experience; there are pluses in the fraternity and sorority relationships as people like to congregate; the “Great Issues” course will be revived, possibly this summer when the full sophomore class is in session; the Dartmouth Institute for Health Services is a most important source for the establishment and operation of international healthcare systems; and Dartmouth has more information than any other educational institution on the solutions of healthcare delivery. This last opinion was reaffirmed in a conversation with our dinner speaker Charlie Wheelan ’88, visiting professor of economics at the University of Chicago.
Marv Axelrod, while splitting his time between Waban, Massachusetts, and Palm Beach, Florida, is still responsible for his family business, Alps Sportsware Manufacturing Co. Inc., which was established in 1932, during the heart of the Depression. To remain competitive Alps has set up a group of sources in China, but still manufactures a portion of its line in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Marv is working with a personal trainer and plans to add 30 yards to his drive next year.
Don Casey is still fully active in his own firm as a trial lawyer litigating commercial cases. He recently received the Legion of Honor Medal, chevalier rank, from the French government for the bombing raids he made over France in WW II. Don flew 28 missions with the 379th Bomb Group, 8th U.S. Army-Air Force before he was shot down and interned as a POW. His book, To Fight For My Country, Sir, which documents his experience as a 19-year-old navigator, was published last fall and is available on Amazon.com. Don is the oldest member of the Chicago Golf Club, where he has been playing since he was 10 years old.
—Dave Kurr, 4281 Indian Field Road, Clinton, NY 13323; (315) 853-3582; djkurr@verizon,net