Class of 1929
And now it's February, so we present herewith several neat bits of composition, the first being—
BOSTON A story in parts By H. C. Ripley
The legend of a Greater Boston persists. The list of names of the Boston tribe of '29 covers from Portland, Me., to Pawtucket, R. I. It's some task to write interestingly of the Old Colony area after the able treatment of Sherburne, Powers, & Needham's F. William Andres, particularly when we haven't even been in Dick Johnson's in months. (Both advts.) Read on, however, and you'll recall a few names that you'd otherwise have missed, perhaps, next June on that Fifth. You might even throw in some news about yourselves with the same thought in mind. Send for our ALUMNI MAGAZINE on how to be popular at reunions.
We last hit Hanover for two days in the week between Christmas and New Year's, and it was so quiet even the mercury had dropped out of the thermometers. The highest temperature noted during our stay was fifteen below, and the owner of that particular bulb hid for shame when he heard what others were doing. Down the valley toward the June a farmer claimed it was forty-seven below on his barn. He couldn't get anyone to go down and argue with him. Another few years and that'll be grown into my tales of my college days for circulation among less hardy friends. You're all welcome to use it. You can add that it was twenty-two below at noon up at Mary Hitch. I can hear that old meteorologist, Monahan, sniff at all this.
Remembering the sententious prophecies of our Sachem Orator five years ago, we interviewed him last night to see if he knew anything that really had happened. He and John Davis are in Brockton, living what appear from the side to be wellrounded lives. John is still with the Colonial Brass Company of Middleboro, and his daughter Jean is undisputed queen of her neighborhood. He has probably forgotten by now that he was ever called "Flub." Dick permits me to quote him as having made what would once have been almost a fortune in the bond business. He's always been the kind of optimist who'd stick his head in and say, "Three for bridge?" He's got the courage to start at this late day to make himself Richard Barrett, LL.B., and is a regular student at B. U. Law. He has an announcement that Elwin Temple Wright is to be married on January 20 at Mt. Kisco, N. Y., to Marjorie Mary McMahon. Ellie used to live in Rockland, but has been up in London, Ontario, in the shoe business with his father the last two years.
Dick Rogers is in Brockton for Proctor & Gamble. We're in town so seldom ourselves we just found it out. Jack Cook writes or drops in from Chicago once in a while. He's cruising the country for his father's Reliable Electric Company with bargains for the public utility world. He keeps in touch with Chuck Darling, who was married and on a new job the last we heard, living somewhere in the suburbs of Boston. We haven't seen Herb McCreery lately, but the newspapers mention him in connection with the Dartmouth Outing Club of Boston. A business call on the Pilgrim Laundry in Roxbury the other day brought us into Doc Stacey, who was running the sales, advertising, and anything else he got his hands into. He and his wife are at 49 Longwood Road, Quincy.
The Boston Globe operator reports that D. Pillsbury can be reached after 7:00, but we didn't quite hear his title. And we have just about as little information about Dinny Dinsmore. His boss in the National Carbide Company in Boston says he's a good man, which is some help. Johnny Quebman married Miss Adelaide King of Brockton last September and is still with the Firestone Company in Attleboro. For the first part we can personally assure you he's doing well by himself.
Your lesser scribe's engagement was released to an apathetic press last November. The gambler is Miss Frances Drake of Brockton and Wellesley. The N. E. Tel. & Tel. Cos. have recently transferred him to 10 Temple St., Cambridge, as Somerville manager. That address is within reach of a two-cent stamp from most of us around Boston, so let's hear any news that comes to mind for the rest of the year. Follows—
A LETTER FROM A SCHOOL TEACHER
"C 21 Abbott CourtRadburn-Fairlawn, N. J.December 6, igjj.
"For a long time, well nigh five years, Ihave been going to write you to let youknow what has become of me. During allthis time I have been a subscriber of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, so I have been followingwhat has been happening.
"Briefly this is my history since graduation.
"My major was education, and that is mywork. The life of a school teacher, for onewho really is interested in education, is afascinating one, although this professiondoes not make particularly rich men out ofits members.
"My first year out of college I was teaching in Windsor High School, Windsor, Vt.
"I had planned to teach English, but asyet have never had an English class. AtWindsor I had all the histories ever written plus American government. All I hadto do there was to teach every period of theday each day of the week. Sort of toughbut good experience, and calculated tomake any other job seem easy by contrast.
"I was there one year and then had achance to work into a system in New Jersey that was in the process of expansion,an excellent opportunity. I took this, andever since have been teaching in Teaneck,N. J. This school is located about threemiles from the George Washington Bridgeand in a purely residential community of17,000. We have a fine school, built in 1929,and about 1800 students. (Perhaps I shouldsay 100 students and iyoo pupils.) Professionally and all it is a fine location as soonas Old Man Depression sees fit to quit thescene.
"My position has several interesting features. I have all the college preparatorystudents in ancient history, which meansthat I get a selected group. This, as anyteacher will say, I am sure, means everyday will be an interesting one in class.
"It means too, that the personal contacts made are of an especially profitablenature.
"Besides this I have charge of the finances and the general business end of theAthletic Association. This makes a greatcontrast with the academic work, bringsme in contact with various other interesting people, and provides valuable practicalexperience.
"In the spring I have the coaching of thetennis team, work which is especially enjoyable because all around these partspeople are tennis enthusiasts and the classof boys and girls who come out for thissport form an excellent group with whichto work.
"We are starting a plan of guidancework in our school this year, and I havecharge of the ninth grade activities in thisline. The purpose of the plan is to haveone teacher for each grade to whom thepupil can go for any kind of guidance andadvice. This includes all maladjustments,schedule planning for their courses, planning for vocations, and several other items,all of which are planned to help the pupilget going in the right direction and torealize the greatest value to be gotten fromwhat the school has to offer.
"you can imagine how interesting this is,when you think that there are about 400pupils in the class and the program of eachone has to be analyzed and approved. Thework brings many parents to school forconference purposes, and men and womenof various occupations also in the vocational planning.
"On December 25, 1930, I made myselfa present of a wife, and at the present timehave one heir (all that I will ever needfor that purpose too, judging in $ and c).We are pleased to be able to say that saidheir is of male make, and I am anticipatingthat the class of '51 will include his name.
"I forgot to say that above-mentionedspouse was engaged in domestic scienceand cafeteria management work before hermarriage. No doubt you can appreciate thewiseness of my selection in this line.
"I very seldom see any class members, asthere do not seem to be any engaged in mywork in the immediate vicinity and the oldpocketbook has not allowed for much expansion in New York City diversions whereI would be meeting them. However, I didbump into Bill Carr '2B the other day. AsI happened to pass through the main officein my school he was seated in the salesman'spew waiting to see the principal. I had thepleasure of a short chat with him.
"In the same apartment group where Ilive I have just discovered that Jim Hodge'29 is also aboding . ... in fact he is justaround the corner. He succumbed to marriage last summer and is now learning theart of keeping house very successfully ....so he says.
"Ken Robbie '2B is a couple of streetsaway, where he and his wife and two-yearold son have an apartment.
"Also nearby are a couple of the members of the class of '22.
"Well, so much for now. And here islooking forward to our reunion this coming June. Let's hope it is definitely forthcoming.
"HERB MORSE."
And—
A LETTER FROM A PINE TREE STATER
"James W. Armstrong, AgentInsurance of all kindsWilton, Maine.
"December 16, 1933.
"Have just finished reading my copy ofthe ALUMNI MAGAZINE, and seeing thatthere is a dearth of news about the boysfrom the Dear Old Pine Tree State I decided it was time to break the silence ofthe stillness of the North Woods and writea line.
"Before I forget it, I am the very proudfather of a son, James Foster Armstrong,born October 26, 1933. Providing the financial situation of the country is in better shape than it is now, he is headed forDartmouth. (You guess the class.)
"Frankie Kenison, who is practising lawin Conway, N. H., spent a week-end withus last spring during the fishing season.Not many fish but some great old bull sessions. I ran into Tom Maynard at Lakewood last summer. He was working in thetheater there during a respite from hisusual work. Win Durgin '3O is in the insurance business with his father in Lewiston. I guess that completes the roster ofPine Tree Staters in this section.
"Extend invitations to all Twenty-ninersto come up to Wilton in the spring andhave a round of golf, fish, or what have you.
"JIM ARMSTRONG."
Now, news items from Morgan, of New York—
"I have been connected with the Fitchburg Paper Company for the past sixmonths and haven't been fired yet. PaulKruming '2B and I are living at 42 ParkAve., N. Y. C.
'Did you know that Pottsy Poetersecretly became a benedict last April? 1can't spell his wife's name, but we callher Jerry. They are living in Newark.Poeter just passed his bar exams. I seeBronse Purdy occasionally. He is still work'ngfor the Fundamerican Corporation. BobSparks, as you probably know, is in Provtdence working for Goodyear Rubber Cos.Si Worth is still selling rope, and drops inon Kruming and me for a spot occasionally.Ted Baer sticks pins in our door buzzerat 5 A.M. from time to time. I don't knowwhere he is working, but he and Mrs. Baerreside in Old Greenwich, Conn. I wish hewould stay home nights, so does Kruming.Tupper, ex '29, works in this building. Heis with P. F. Collier Advertising Cos. He isalso married.
"BILL MORGAN."
More from Kier of Pittsburgh-
"14 Wood St.Pittsburgh, Pa.December 28, 1933.
"On my vacation this summer, Kay and Iwent to Chicago, attracted by the usualmagnet of the Fair. To say that we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves is insufficientwe had a grand time. We stayed in Wilmette with Ken Page's family, and spentquite a bit of time with Ken and his wife,who were then living in a one-room apartment in Chicago. The latter was somewhat difficult at times, inasmuch as Kenwas at that time working at the Fair, andhis duties commenced as early as 6:00 A.M.,necessitating his getting up around 3:30.We did, however, see as much of them aspossible. Ken is well and happy, and stilltalks in his sleep.
"At the Princeton game I ran into LewSchuh and Jim Latham, as well as catching a fleeting glimpse of Kel Clow andJack Knight. There were plenty othersaround, but my association of names withfaces is fierce. Lew told me that JackThompson had been married a short timebefore—to whom he did not know. As tothe game, I need only say that it was wellworth a 400-mile drive through the snow.
"I see Wat Spangler and Herb Simpsonrather frequently in Pittsburgh. Herb isstill with the Blue Ridge lines, and as youknow, has been married. A strenuous session of touch football made Herb a cripplefor the balance of the season. Wat is working for his father in some capacity—whatI do not know.
"There are plenty of '29 men aroundPittsburgh, or at least there were, but Isee little of them other than the two listedabove. Pinky Flannery, I believe, is in NewCastle, and gets down only for functions. Ihaven't seen Bob Beadel for a year. At thattime he was at the Mellon Institute, andwas being sued by a bootlegger—but, however, for an auto accident.
"SAW KIER."
That exhausts the talent for this month, so we will continue with our own efforts, as follows:
Soup Lockwood, our assistant trade commissioner, writes briefly that he has been back in the United States for a year, is now located with the Foreign Service Division of the Department of Commerce, Washington, anxious to get back to Singapore once again.
Lyt Johnston dropped us a few lines with the information that he is with McGrath & McGinness, insurance advisers and brokers, New York.
John Lowell Pratt, publisher, of 67 West 44th St., New York, says that he had a lot of fun this past fall publishing Eddie Dooley's book "Under The Goal Posts," that he is living in Darien, Conn., and is trying to bring up his son to be a gentleman.
Joe Lovell is in the purchasing department of Lever Bros., Cambridge, living at 4 West Cedar St., Boston.
Ted Arliss is practising law in Rockville, Md., living in Silver Springs.
On the twenty-sixth of December last in Charleston, S. C., Johnny Ball married Loti Moultrie Rhett, daughter of Mrs. Edmund Rhett of that city.
John W. Martin received his medical degree from Harvard last June and has been studying in Freiburg, Germany, since then. He will return home in time to enter the Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, on February 1, 1934.
Dick Parshall is with the sales department of the New York Telephone Cos., living and working in Elmira, N. Y., father of Elizabeth Jane, who will have her fourth birthday party on March 2.
Tex Shugart is with Woples-Platter Cos., wholesale grocers, Fort Worth, Texas, married Mary Adams, October 27, 1931.
Jimmy Loveland recently sent us an announcement of the birth of Barbara Wallace on October 27. The proud father is doing legal investigation for the National City Bank, New York.
Bill Hudson is an assistant in the art department, New Jersey College for Women, New Brunswick, N. J.
Al Benjamin is with the Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago.
Hal Beloin is manager of the Globe Clothing House, New Britain, Conn.
Ayres Boal is in the real estate business in Chicago.
Don Childs is an accountant with Henley-Kimball Cos., Boston.
Dr. David Cogan is on the staff of the Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston.
And another of our doctors, Jerry Harris, is an interne at the House of the Good Samaritan, Boston.
Karl Michael remains at his post in New Haven as instructor at Yale and assistant swimming coach.
Freddie Sisson is doing graduate work at Columbia.
Carl Smelzer is manager of the industrial co-operative department, Lever Bros. Cos., Cambridge.
Bill Alexander is doing advertising and sales work for the Modess Corp., New York.
Eddie Chinlund is an accountant with Price Waterhouse, New York.
Ed Coddington is teaching at the Boys' Technical High School, Milwaukee.
Bob Conrad is practicing law in Oklahoma City.
Phil Hoffman married Florence L. Lehman September 9, 1933, practices law in New York.
Earl Lister married Edith L. Hart April 30, 193 a, teaches school in Methuen, Mass.
Danny Luten is teaching at the University of California.
Al Kotchen married Pearl Barbara Goldman March 19, 1933, is practicing law in Hartford.
George Salyer married Margaret L. Loeb November 7, 1931. And that is all the information there was on George's card.
Tom White married Henrietta F. Maynard July 10, 1933, is assistant civil engineer of construction stationed in Aguirre, Porto Rico.
Paul Heftier is a patent applicant examiner with the Patent Office, Washington, D. C.
Al Ross' latest address is Unter den Linden 53, Berlin, Germany.
Another European resident is Carl Norden, who is with the Paris office of the National City Bank of New York.
Al Bellerose, who five years ago this coming May won the Penn meet for us by virtue of his victory in the hurdles, is an interne at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mat Rock married Joan Hayes May 14, 1932, is a merchant at 315 Fifth Ave., New York.
Louis Payne is a public accountant and auditor in Worcester.
Johnny Schabacker is selling for Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Cos.
Dean Swan married Evelyn Remick June 17, 1933, is with the Boston office of the Sun Life.
Gene Davis, smiling Gene, is a casualty underwriter in New York.
Frankie Weeks is a specification engineer with the Commonwealth Edison Cos., Chicago.
Ed Felch is an engineer on the technical staff of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York.
Herb Bissell married Rachel Pfleiffer September 22, 1931, is with N. W. Ayer & Son, Inc., Philadelphia, where he and Carl Bertch, Bob Brinkerhoff, and Norm Bankart have been working since the good old days of 1929.
Gordon Lord is practicing law in Concord, N. H.
Wally Willard is with a firm of public accountants in Hartford.
it is with deep regret that we announce the deaths of two of our beloved classmates: John Walter Scott, who died on the tenth of December last, and James Stanwood Morse, who died on the sixth of January of this year. A fuller notice of Scotty's death appears in the necrology section of this issue. As the sad news of Jim's passing has just come to us briefly by telegram we shall have to wait until next month for a more detailed notice.
Secretary, 89 Pleasant St., Newton Centre, Mass.
