CLASS OF 1917
Business and Professional
While scanning a recent number of a magazine devoted to aviation the following item was noted: "W. T. Ponder of Ft. Worth, Texas, has just taken delivery of a new aeroplane." Considering the initials and the address, we feel safe in assuming that the item refers to our Bill; and that he is going to be in on the ground floor in our newest big industry.
Here's a newspaper item in which we feel safe in assuming that the hero is one of us, although it has not been confirmed. "Johnson City, Tenn., January 19—At an informal dinner here last night to the chairman of the board of the American Bemberg and the American Glanztoff Corporations, it was announced that Charles Wolff has been made plant manager of both the Bemberg and Glanztoff units. The new plant manager is a comparatively young man, but has had wide experience in textile production." These two corporations form one of the largest units in the country producing so-called rayon products, and we offer Charlie our congratulations.
George Clark, now that the worst is over, has decided to try out the investment game, and is associated with Paine, Webber and Company in northern New Hampshire. Nick Carter, you know, is manager for that same company in Springfield, Mass.
At a dinner in the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn, N. Y., in January, a new tenor was discovered. The occasion was the third annual banquet of the St. John's College of Accounting, Commerce, and Finance. I quote here from a New York columnist who wrote up the affair: "Dean Joseph C. Myer finished the speaking with a talk on 'School Spirit.' Not once did he mention his Wall St. scars. On the other hand he was most jovial, even indulging in the blowing of a horn just prior to the soup. (Whose horn?) There was singing before and after the speaking, and I discovered that Dean Myer is a crackerjack top tenorand that's a tip for the producers of Broadway musical shows."
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Marion, Mass.—"You may be interested to know that we have organized a Southeastern Massachusetts Dartmouth Club, have had two meetings, and elected Ted Alger vice-president or something. (I'll bet the writer holds the other offices but is too modest to say so.) I have a boy five years old that I am grooming for the debating team."—SLATS BAXTER.
Ogden, Utah.—"I am making one of my usual swings around this western circuit, and just recently saw Ty Woodruff. You will be surprised to know that Ty, his charming wife, and his famous heir are all in school. Mr. at the University of Colorado Law School, Mrs. doing some special work, and the infant doing the ground work in the grammar school. It takes the stuff they string tennis racquets with to g back to school at our age; and Ty is working like-. Saw Monk Cone at a luncheon in California recently. Had a talk with one of the older alumni in Denver; and he said they are sending ten men to Hanover next fall—and man, they grow them tall and rangy out there. Optimist that I am, I've already started lining up some railroad friends on rates, etc., in hopes some cars or a special can be arranged for the Pow Wow and Stanford game. Think of this—arriving in San Francisco Thursday night, the Pow Wow probably on Friday, the game and a big celebration Saturday, leaving Frisco late that night, and arriving in Los Angeles for lunch and a drive around, then home via the Grand Canyon, Denver, and Salt Lake City. There will be one or two at least who will desert the party for our fair land; but why bring that up."—Ax. SHIELS.
Minneapolis, Minn.—"This note must go down as a record among late answers, as I have here your letter of February, 1929. For some reason it was not forwarded to me in New York, and on my return home for the Christmas holidays I found it. I am glad to hear some of the news, and it is interesting to hear that the old gang around South Fayer is making a mark in the world. Look me up when you are in New York. My address is always on file at the DKE Club. —CHARLIE HEDWALL.
The above is from a man who has been on our lost list for a long time. He is now vicepresident of the Chas. J. Hedwall Insurance Company of Minneapolis, although he himself is located in New York, N. Y.
Secretary, 90 Colony Road, Longmeadow, Mass.
