Class of 1932
Hanover handicappers in mid-May adjudged 1932's current Fund performance the best in a number of starts, with the frisky filly definitely out of the Derby cellar division and headed for higher stakes.
At the third furlong, Jockey SHELDON was being applauded for his handling of the mount, while 808 RYAN was keeping the dope sheet straight with more tips than Armstrong's pocket form chart.
By special permission of the copyright owners, JIM TOMLINSON forwards these excerpts from "The Birth of a Baby," with apologies to Life, which after all is responsible: Scene: The modest New Rochelle, N. Y.,apartment of Mr. and Mrs. JamesS. Tomlinson.Characters: The author and his wife; Art Allen '32 and Mrs. Allen.Time: April 9, 1938.8:30 p.m. The "Infanticipating" Aliensarrive for bridge. Mrs. Tomlinsonapprehensively advisesleaving early. "This house,"says Mrs. T., "is not connectedwith the New York Hospitalization Plan."8:45 p.m. Optimistic Mr. Allen anticipates little slam—goes downtwo.9:00 p.m. Optimistic Mrs. Allen anticipates grand slam—goes toUnited Hospital, Portchester,N. Y.11:45 P-m■ "It's a girl—6 lbs. 12 oz.—name,Deborah."
An earlier addition to '32's growing nursery was Edwin Arthur TOOTHAKER, born this past winter.
ED MILLER is married, works with Federal Advertising Agency in New York, and commutes to "End House," Route 1, Westport, Conn. Another recent acquisition of the Nutmeg state is attorney JOHN P. POCHNA, who has returned from Boston to his home town of Stamford, Conn., where he is now located at 59 Myrtle Ave. Active at the Boston bar are CHARLIE RYAN, practicing at 30 State St., and SAM ALLEN, identified with his father's firm. AMBY CRAM and KEN LAVINE are listed among New York's lawyers, while roommates BAT COLLINS and CARL MCGOWAN are involved with Cra'vath, de Gersdorff, Swaine Sc Wood and Debevoise, Stevenson, Plimpton & Page respectively. MORT BURDEN is an attorney in Sewickley, Pa., while BILL BISHOP has a law office at 16212 Kentucky Ave., Detroit.
BILL KENDALL continues his work as engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad on the top of some ridge in Western Pa., and is reported in excellent fettle. Others in the '33 Quaker state contingent include BILL BUCHER, now with the sheet sales division of Bethlehem Steel, who recently moved to 742 Front St., Hellertown. WALT ZIEGENFUSS is with the U. S. Gauge Co. at Sellersville, Pa. Gus WATTS is living at 7400 Brighton Rd., Ben Avon, Pittsburgh, while SHEL PARKER is at 1232 Denniston Ave. in the same city. GEORGE ORCUTT has moved from Cleveland back to 320 Spring St., Corry, Pa., while JOHN BELL can be found at 704 Shady Drive East, Mount Lebanon. DICK CLEAVES, who has been in Lancaster for the past year, has now been transferred by Armstrong Cork Products to their Chicago office.
Back from Beirut, where he taught at the University for two years, 808 BLACK is now at the Friends School, in Wilmington, Delaware. The following yarn, relating one of his experiences, is interesting because it connects Hanover, Beirut and Bethlehem. Bob writes:
"One day in an English class I mentioned Dartmouth, and at the end of theperiod a lanky Arab, whom the boys hadnamed 'Boris Karloff' because of his pronounced resemblance to the movie star,came up to me and said that he had beenin Clark School one year. His father, bornin Bethlehem, had 'adventured' to Honduras, where he had raised a family and afortune; his one desire, however, was toreturn to his native land. There were difficulties—for instance, his three childrenspoke only Spanish. So that they mightlearn English, his children were droppedin America for a year en route to Palestine. That one boy landed at Clark is nomore strange than that the girl learned tofly on Long Island and set sail for the HolyLand with a license in her pocket!
"A year ago this Easter I was in Jerusalem and betook myself to Bethlehem.Outside the Church of the Nativity Ibumped into this boy, who immediatelyasked me to his home. His Arabic andEnglish were equally poor. I was receivedwith due ceremotiy into a room loadedwith sofa cushions by a father who spokeArabic and Spanish, and who could notunderstand why I spoke only English.Optimistic, he kept shouting at me inSpanish and thrusting drinks upon me,thinking that since I was an Atnerican Iwould be able to sip whiskey and champagne at one and the same time. Thedaughter, also speaking Spanish, passedthe crackers. She proved to be rather attractive, although a regular 'thundercloud' in that the English would not lether fly in Palestine.
"When I told this tale to Professor Patterson on a Hanover visit this Spring hesuddenly remembered that Mr. Morganof Clark School-had called one night threeyears ago, when he was not at home, withthe same lad in tow, looking for someonewho could speak and understand Spanish.'Boris' had just arrived from Hondurasand was one lost soul. I hate to think howcold he must have been that winter."
After a season spent putting out one of the country's best winter sports pages for the Manchester Union, DON MACPHAIL and wife sailed early in May for a European vacation. Another trans-Atlantic tourist at this point is JOHNNY CARNELL. MORRY HUBBARD was in Bermuda recently sampling the local hibiscus.
TOM LOTT was married this winter to JANE CADWELL of Detroit, and has opened up his own law firm in that city. Two recent Chicago weddings featured Ev MEAD and DAVE KIRBY in the groom's roles. Latter was married to Miss Adelaide Ball of Winnetka on April 30. DICK TRUE, whose wedding was announced in the April issue, married TOM Foss's sister.
LEON WARNER lives at Lake Minnetonka, Minn., with his wife and three-months old daughter; works for Warner Hardware Cos. in Minneapolis. He reports seeing JACK HOLLERN, JACK MCRAE and CHARLIE DOERR. Charlie is now on the West Coast for McKesson & Robbins, with offices at 50 First St., Sah Francisco.
Others on the Pacific Coast are MAL METCALF, studying physical education at U. S. C., and JACK KING, who is with W. T. Grant in Santa Barbara. DICK CLARKE, who moved up from Texas, is with an advertising agency in Beverly Hills. JOHN SHIELDS has moved to 2046 26th Ave. North, Seattle.
808 MCGUIRE in Washington, D. C., is virtually running his father's extensive undertaking business, the while he dabbles in the management of a new magazine entitled "Flash."
PETE POWER, still with Eastman Kodak, lives in Rochester with his wife and 2i/z year old daughter. FRANK MARKS, active in swing band circles, is living in Jackson Heights, N. Y. HOWIE BRAILLARO, with Shell Oil, is living at 472 Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon, N. Y. JOE PIPE is a sales supervisor for Gulf Oil in Boston and has moved to 80 Perkins St., Melrose, Mass. HANK VOORHIS is doing a fine job with the old Manhattan real estate firm of Dwight, Voorhis & Perry. PHIL BURLEIGH is in the printing game in Boston, and BROWN DICKINSON holds down a job in the foreign department of Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati. WARREN MOORE was recently designated assistant secretary of Eastern Air Lines. JOHNNY WHITCOMB is working for Minnesota Mining and Mfg. in New York. ROLAND LEICH is on the music faculty at Dartmouth.
Eleven in the '32 class are serving as secretaries for their regional Dartmouth clubs. For guidance of those who may be interested, the list follows: 808 ACKERBERG, Chicago; TOM CURTIS, St. Louis; BROWN DICKINSON, Cincinnati; JACK HAMEL, Central New York (Syracuse); JUNIE HAWKES, Georgia (Atlanta); MORRY HUBBARD, New York; DON A. SIMPSON, Northern New Jersey (Newark); ED SMITH, Waterbury; JAY WHITEHAIR, Cleveland; TOM WOLLAEGER, Wisconsin (Milwaukee), and 808 WILLIAMS, Chattanooga.
Present in Hanover at the Secretaries' meeting in Hanover were Simpson and Whitehair from this group, both of whom are in the insurance field. Jay has two boys, and Don two girls, pointing for Dartmouth and Smith respectively.
With a gurgle of contentment we sign off for the summer.
Secretary, 215 Lakeville Rd., Great Neck, L. I, N. Y.
