1938*

Secretary, 151 Farmington Ave., Hartford, Conn.

This appears to be the season for nonentities, and this department takes great pleasure in nominating the following for oblivion—Bob Lang for his pusillanimous newsletters, designed to take all the joy out of an ordinary scribe's life, with its "scoops" and its atrophied humor. That bundle of egotism, Keresey, for flunking the Foreign Service oral exams and for his boring, onesided interpretations of current politics. Warren Fly mi for poking his mug in the Carnival movies, Seidenstuecker for his four-word postal, and Charlie Tesreau for his pegs to third. Joy-Boy Gordon for having become Glum-Dum and neglecting his spirituous imbibings. And others too numerous to mention, which might well include the class.

There were quite a few at the Glee Club concert in Montclair at the end of March —the inseparable Kelley and Boyle, Mosenthal, Keresey, Calder, Russell, Rea, Dave Rugen, Prentice, MacChesney, Harvey, and Dana, hard at work on his Roosevelt take-offs. Harvey is going to be a guard at the World's Fair until September, at which time he's going to Europe with the University Glee Club as guest of the Danish government. Lang, Hanover's own Grover Whalen at large, was supposed to be there, but was resting—mentally, I'll bet. Bill Heydt took the marital plunge, and is still plunging for the Great American Insurance Co. Hal Sprague, ex, is with Ford Motors in Dearborn, and George Johnston is a representative for the Canadian and English branches of the Northam Warren Corp. Johnny Armour, working for Connecticut Mutual in the Zimmerman Agency in Chicago, went to visit Stink with Fox and Hallett, and had to do everything but pass a physical exam before they could get past the jockey downstairs. Mouse is going to play ball with the Glen Ellyn Bears. Jim Miller is a stock clerk at Nash Floor Co. in Washington, Bob Brew, ex, is with Hughes Oil Co. in Chicago, George Mitchell, ex, is with Swift & Co., in Springfield, and Jim Kingery, ex, is with the Moses Paper Co. in Chicago. Lou Kraft reports himself as assistant to sales manager of W. B. Foundations, which, I'll bet any money, is still that corset outfit. Tom Boyan is manager of a rug and carpet store in Washington, and is having new ideas about grass and blanket parties. Sam Caldwell is working in a Cincinnati bank. Duke Wales is with Cyril Johnson Woolen Co., and slowly becoming cannon fodder with the 7th Regiment. Ed Hibler and spouse are looking for new quarters, with Ed changed to the Bristol (Conn.) Bank and Trust Co. "Is there a plumber in the house" can be satisfactorily answered now, for Jim Cotter, ex, has gotten his journeyman and master plumber's license, and is now the James A. Cotter Co., with some plenty neat contracts, besides serving as secretary of the Master Plumbers Assoc. of Boston, and treasurer of the United Electric Controls Co. He was married November 19 to Catherine Eileen Sullivan of New Jersey. John D. Adams writes that he's working for his father in the cutting die business. Herm Holt, ex, after leaving Hanover, transferred to Bard College, where he's been captain of the baseball team and high scorer in soccer, besides teaching a course in cinematography and taking charge of the college movie theatre —hopes to get into the production end of the movies.

Bill Faulkner, ex, cheerily writes, "Worked in a brokerage until Roosevelt's Chicago speech. The next day there was no business, almost no brokerage, and no job. Next was Daily News. That ended two days later with an infected foot. Then Marshall Field, and getting nowhere fast a secretarial course at Bryant and Stratton." THIS IS IMPORTANT. He wants to know "who is the '38 who wears no hat, carries a briefcase, is sprouting a D. Fairbanks Jr. soup strainer, and walks south on the Boul Mich about 3:39 every afternoon?" It sounds like someone from the class of '37, but it must be ours if he says so. El Leyrer ex, has had quite a time. Went to Severn School for entrance to Annapolis and found out he was color-blind. Went to Penna. Military College, where he played varsity baseball, basketball, and football, only to find out a military life wasn't his, and went to Ursinus, and is now at Michigan State taking a course in police administration-would like to hear from Wilhelm, Manegold, Baldwin, Smith, and Davis. Where the heck is Wilhelm anyway? Now the love element.... announce the marriage of their daughter Jane Elizabeth Baxter to Cliff Chester, place Cleveland Heights, time April 15. Sweet felicitations from the diminishing ranks.

The second Boston dinner was March 16. Thirty-five at the Parker House for a good time ended the evening seeing Gus Sonnenberg defeat the "Shadow," who I'm sure must be a '37. Plans are being made for the beer and Softball party in May, which will either be at Dick Francis' or Coke Barton's estate. Beer and music will flow freely, literally as well as figuratively, and it's going to be a mixed party; which for some people's information means girls. Even though women and liquor don't mix very well, it looks like a better time every time we think of it. Carroll and the boys are trying to arrange for everyone to leave Boston on busses, which will be packs of fun. Anybody who misses this is going to be a meatball, and will automatically be marked for oblivion. Think of what joy we'll have on the bus. The New York dance went off in slap-bang fashion. It was like a miniature Green Key, only bigger. Matty's going to try and have another soon.

Here's some more news of ex-members. Frank Kettle is finishing at Columbia this year, has been pres. of Sigma Nu, manager of IC4A, and manager of the hockey team. Jim Leighton is in one of the Boston insurance companies. George Erhard was with Boston-Maine and Central Vermont Airways until July, and is now with Hillview Oil Co. in Beverly Hills.

Walt Averill is still at the Nelson House at Poughkeepsie, though since he's been night clerk, he's been trying his not too deft hand at storeroom work, food checking, mixing drinks, and is now a vegetable cook. Connie Fenn, ex, celebrated his first anniversary in March with the former Jane Hyde of Bath, Maine, and is "Poppa" to five-months-old Diana. He's carrying on in the food business with his own concern. Converse Sales Corp. Says he sees a lot of the Bill McNeils and Bud Chapman, ex, and wife. Bud's managing the Rhode Island territory for Portland Cement. Bev Smith, the pride of Psi U's glee team, has been training at the home office in Baltimore of the Maryland Casualty Co., and by all accounts should be in their Cleveland office now. Ask him about his landlady, who's imbued with the consuming desire to attach her three unattached daughters. Larry King, ex, Malone's own scoutmaster, went to Cazenovia Seminary Junior College after leaving Hanover, and then to the U. of Buffalo Dentistry School for a while. Is now in commercial school in Malone. Tack Fitting, ex, started to work in N. Y. as a junior accountant, then sold air conditioners, and is now at the University of Miami. Think of swimming in a palmlined pool under that beautiful moon. Jack Donovan is still in Detroit, but apparently had time enough to take a turn at Madison Garden March a, finishing in the semifinals.

Engagement of Jim Bonnyman and Mary Virginia Hunter was announced. She's from Columbus and half a dozen institutions. Ed Belknap, ex, is working in the ticket office of the Indiana Railroad in Indianapolis. There was a neat Chicago class dinner at Ricardo's April 8, but I haven't had any more definite news about it yet. Berman writes that he's thinking of taking a third year in England so he can get his doctorate.

This is the second month of the Fund drive, and Walls asks those who have not already done so to send in their contributions. The attainment of our goal of "The Best First Year Class In Alumni Fund History" depends upon the complete cooperation of all of us. It would hardly be the honorable thing to do to let '37 hang on to any former glory they may have claim to in this respect. Remember the words of that immortal poet, Whozis, "Don't gnaw on the hand that feeds you, cross it with silver."

SENIOR FELLOW AT WORK The studies abroad of Fred E. Wagner '38are enlivened by occasional recreation suchas the above with a German actress named"Edie" and a Czech in Berlin.

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