1921*
The following special coverage of Colorado Springs comes to you through the courtesy of one of our most valued Eastern correspondents. "Ralph Ruder is in Colorado Springs, where he makes his home with his fine family, consisting of Mrs. Ruder, one son and one daughter. His time is taken up in the management of several mining properties in that country in which he has an interest. We are hoping to see Rudie on here this year, after a lapse of five years Mick Shoup has made good in a big way. For the past year or so, he has been the nominal head of the Carleton interests, and a couple of months ago, when Mr. Carleton died, Mick became president of all the Carleton companies including Golden Cycle Corp., Gresson Gold Mining Cos., Midland Terminal Railroad, United Gold Mines, Cripple Creek National Bank, Carson City National Bank, Holly Oil Cos., etc
about 40 in all. The first four corporations alone have assets of about $15,000,000. Mick was the outstanding man in the organization and there is no question of his being the logical choice He has become one of the dominant financial and industrial leaders of the West.... and all on his own ability. The class of '21, Tuck School, and Dartmouth can well be proud of him."
Jumping eastward as far as Ohio, Ken Sater is the new Assistant Attorney General of that sovereign state. An inquiry dispatched to the offices of Sater & Sater, 50 East Broad St., Columbus, brought this comprehensive statement: "Ohio General Code § 497: "The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the (public utilities) commission, but shall designate, subject to the approval of the governor, one or more of his special counsel, to perform the services and discharge the duties of attorney to the commission. Such specially designated counsel shall receive such salary as may be fixed by the commission and approved by the governor, such salary to be paid in the same manner as that of the members of the commission. . That's all there is to it. Needless to say, the first part of the second sentence is the most important part. K. L. S."
Through its network of spies, this department has come into possession of a beautifully printed four-page brochure which shows on its front page a photograph of Nels Smith and represents the menu for a "Dinner in Honor of Nelson Lee Smith, St. Botolph Club, Boston, Massachusetts, April 27, 1989." The list of guests, printed on page two, reads like a hand-picked selection from Who's Who in New England. The shindig was given by a prominent Boston banker to celebrate Nels' recent election as president of the National Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners, an accession which Nels, with characteristic modesty, failed to mention in writing that letter last winter about his trip to New Orleans to attend the convention of the group.
.... Seth A. Densmore, C. P. A., is a partner in the accounting firm of Jurgs, Murray, & Densmore, 135 College St., Burlington, secretary and treasurer of the Vermont Society of Certified Public Accountants, and Secretary of the State Board of Accountancy. Reports practically no other '2l men around that part of the country Harland Manchester has written "Dead Men Don't Mutiny!" for the June issue of For Men In a roundabout way we hear that Joe Schultz has gone off the deep end. A letter and a photograph of the young lady are in order, Joe.
Jack and Ruth Hubbell are receiving congratulations on the addition to their family of Jean, born April 18 in Bronxville, N. Y An operative sends this report, without identifying date: "Bob Burroughs made the Boston Herald a week ago with large picture as one of the 'million dollar men' in the insurance game." .... Chan Cavis last fall became associated with the Central Accounting Bureau, Inc., 40 Central St., Boston, "and my associates and I are putting in 24hour days developing this new venture. We are using International Business Machine Corporation's machines and doing general accounting, statistical, and tabulating service. It all looks very optimistic." .... J. William Embree Jr., out in the Windy City, is a candidate for the Alumni Council without opposition in his district and, therefore, will be declared elected for a three-year term at about the same time as you read these notes. Bill informs this department that he's looking forward to being associated with such a group and really doing more for the College than he ever has before.
Don Smith broadcasts from 46 High St., Turners Falls, Mass., that he severed his connection with Keith Paper Cos. on January 1, 1938, and subsequently joined the Equitable Life field force. The inference from Don's letter is that he is operating in Turners Falls, out of the Richards Agency in Springfield Ort Hicks, it turns out, has two offices—330 West 4.2 A St. and 35 West 45th St. The last-mentioned was given you in a recent issue, but class mail should be sent to the 43d Street layout. When in Great Neck, L. 1., make it 76 Nassau Road (which smacks just a little of Princeton). .... Bill Codding writes from the High School Department of Harper & Brothers, 49 East 33d St., N. Y., that he's been selling school books for that outfit for eight years and has now been in the textbook game for 17 years. "I no longer live in Scarsdale, putting in more time on trains to Philly and west and south, than on the Harlem Division. And without appearing to boast, I have no kids." Nice going, Bill—we mean for writing such aninformative communication Herm McMillan explains his move to Garden City, L. 1., as undertaken to safeguard the health of H. George Jr., nearing his seventh birthday. Both Herm and Helen felt that Manhattan was no place for George. During business hours, Herm hangs his hat at Socony-Vacuum, 230 Park Ave., N. Y., except when he puts it on to dash out and sell a carload of industrial oils.
The New York World-Tele gram for May a carried a most interesting write-up and picture of Ralph Steiner under the 5-column head, "New Yorkers Unwitting Movie Stars in Dramatic 'The City.' " Subhead: "a Cameramen Hid Equipment In a Suitcase." It develops that Ralph and his partner spent six months wandering about the Eastern part of the U. S. A. with a camera in a suitcase which had a hole cut in the end for the lens, thus filming life as it really is, unposed and unguided. The City, dramatizing the need for city planning, was to have its first showing at the Science and Education Building at the New York World's Fair, and its cost was "less than half the amount Hollywood spends on a low grade horse opera." ... . From another source we learn that Ralph is president of American Documentary Films, Inc., 11 West 42nd St., N. Y. C J. F. Frederickson checks in with two new addresses in Madison, Wise. He's president and treasurer of Frederickson Lumber Cos., 70s East Main St., and lives at 611 Farwell Drive Paul Mott is also interested in lumber, but only incidentally to his business, and his interest js centered largely in white pine. Paul, is owner of the Mott Funeral Home, 136 North Broad St., Adrian, Mich. The residence, also in Adrian, is 326 Toledo St. Tex Kouns is zone supervising for Devonshire Financial Service Corp. at the 410 Asylum St., Hartford, office; lives now at 35 Milesfield Ave., Milford, Conn. If this department's memory hasn't gone haywire, the Devonshire firm is the installment financing affiliate of the Shawmut Bank in Boston.
As we dash off this batch of notes .... a trifle behind schedule .... we have just returned from the Secretaries meeting in Hanover, which we had the pleasure (and a very real one it was, too) of attending with Don Mix. Don was up as the official representative of the Worcester group. Also in town for the week-end were Nels and Dorothy Smith; Nels was in fine fettle as a visiting lecturer in Economics. Your scribe also had two delightful visits with George Frost, who has just had his title upped to Professor, having served his apprenticeship as Assistant Professor, of English. Visited at their respective charming homes, by this column, were Jack Hurd and Joe Folger. All efforts to contact Frank McDuffee were vain: we heard a rumor (unverified by your correspondent) that Franklin had just bought a new car and was devoting much time to motoring. The week-end was perfect in every waysave for the fact that Ort Hicks and Jack Hubbell were both among the missing. .... In order to forestall a deluge of fan mail asking why George Frost's The Spiritof '2l column is not in this issue, you are reminded that College closed in May, back in 1918. And so there are no notes for June of that particular year. But George promised faithfully, while we were in Hanover, to contribute for next fall another set of notes covering the events of our sophomore year. Watch for the October issue.
In signing off for the summer, and viewing the year in retrospect, your scribe's feelings are mixed. Grateful for the splendid co-operation given him by such a large percentage of men in the class; reluctant to close shop for the summer with so many really worthwhile letters "on ice" and unused. To every '21er, then, Cheerio—and have a fine summer.
Secretary, 718 Drake Ave., Roselle, N. J.
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