1930*
Force of habit, acquired during the last four years, nearly resulted in starting this column with the "Thirty-three" salutation, "Dear Thirtymen." Perhaps that would be appropriate, however, as the class enters its second decennium, with a new set of officers whose aim will be to maintain the same spirit of unity and loyalty that was developed under the former regime. The enthusiasm that was so evident at our historic tenth reunion is a sound basis for the conviction that 1930 will continue as a compact entity in its love and devotion to the College.
The success of our reunion is acknowledged by the record-breaking number of classmates who participated in it. No end of praise is due to Si Chandler and his efficient helpers for the arrangements which made the entire week-end so enjoyable. On top of all that, Si has submitted a financial report that restores our treasury, nicked by the publication of the class report, "Where, Oh Where," to a some- what healthier position. The total receipts from the reunion tax were $1950.70, from which was deducted a multitude of expenses amounting to $1849.54, leaving a balance for Treasurer Hank Embree of $101.16. That is certainly a grand showing considering the variety of events and the small reunion tax.
In future years we shall be able to recall many of the festivities and occurrences of reunion with the latest addition to our class movies, which Joe Golan is editing at the Eastman plant in Rochester. Most of the movie-takers that could be recalled shooting films in Hanover have been requested to send their films direct to Joe, who will have duplicates made and assemble them in a set of reels for our permanent collection. In case anyone who took moving pictures has been overlooked and is willing to add his shots to the class movies, please forward your films to Joe at Huntington Hills, Rochester, N. Y. As soon as the set is completed, the reels will be available for class dinners and other functions which will be resumed this fall.
By the time you read these notes in October, some of them will be mellow with age, but news, nevertheless, to those who are in different localities than where they occurred. The scoop of the summer started with a small Associated Press item in the metropolitan papers on July 27, revealing that Nelson Rockefeller had called the day before on President Roosevelt, at the latter's request, and had discussed Latin American problems. Less than a month later Nelson's picture was on the front page of the papers with the announcement of his appointment by the President to the newly created position of co-ordinator of commercial and cultural relations between the American republics for the Council for National Defense. The recognition which this honor deserved was admirably given by the New York Herald-Tribune in an editorial.
Our Latin American commuter, Bob Bottome, was back in New York last August. Among other things, he was seeking information from a certain fruiterer on the possibilities of marketing Venezuelan bananas in the United States. Bananas and building a hotel in Caracas are only two of the many irons that man Bottome has in the fire August also brought Chuck Faye and his wife to New York for the first time since he left the east in 1930. It wasn't the heat, but the humidity which made the Fayes long to get back to the high, but dry, temperatures of California's San Joaquin valley. Any moment now confirmation of an impending milestone in Chuck's career is expected, and it isn't a blessed event, either.
There are numerous glad tidings to re- cord, nevertheless, plus at least five others whose daddies have neglected to show the proper consideration due their children and classmates Dr. and Mrs. Warren Parish announce the birth of Mary Newton on April 16th And Dr. and Mrs. Bill Putnam, of Lyme, N. H., proclaim the arrival of Judith Choate, April 23, at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital.
....Burt Sherwood's first was a boy, Thomas 8., born May 22 Phil and Liz Peck adopted a son at The Cradle in Chicago last June. Liz returned to Glens Falls with little Johnny just long enough before reunion for Phil to get acquainted and be able to describe him to the boys in Topliff Hall, and no one could blame Phil for being one of the first to leave for home after the picnic Charlie Raymond says "It was certainly considerate of Sally Page to wait until the early hours of June 18 to arrive," as it enabled him to get up to reunion for a few hours on Saturday, the fifteenth Bob Glasgow has an entry for the class of 1962, Harrison Allan Glasgow 11, who was born on June 11, weight 5 lbs., 141,4 oz., which Bob describes as "too light to carry all that name."....
If Roly Belknap, Brad Carnell, Mickey Emrich, Joe Kirkpa trick and Hammy South will confirm the reports of recent arrivals in their homes, the news will be cheerfully recorded in this column and duly entered in the class record books
The latest comes from Anne and John Holme, who announce the birth of John Charles Holme Jr., on August 3 at the French Hospital, New York City.
Leonard Schmitz resigned from the Northern Trust Company to become associated with the law firm of Hoyne, O'Connor and Rubinkam, in Chicago Another engaged in the "general practice of law" is Pudge Hartmann, a partner in the firm of Cleaves and Hartmann, in Boston.
.... John French has returned to New York and resumed his position with Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Gardiner & Reed, while Clark Denney took a leave of absence from the same firm this summer to help organize Willkie clubs.
Most of you, no doubt, saw Red Alcorn's picture in Life last June, with the rest of the Connecticut delegation to the Republican convention in Philadelphia. Red was also a member of the notification committee which was named to notify Senator Mc- Nary of his nomination for Vice President at Salem, Oregon Fred Scribner was one of the Maine delegates at the Philadelphia convention.
Wedding bells continue to toll for Thirtymen, and although it was not a particularly busy summer in this respect, we have received word of the following marriages- Douglas Humphries to Miss Marjorie Nor. ton, of Hollywood, California, on May 28 . . . . Mrs. Wyn Burgoyne Morris announces the marriage of her daughter Marjorie Clare to Mr. George Duffield Tunnicliff on Saturday, the twenty-ninth of June at Edgewood, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Herman Sander, of the Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, was married on August 15 to Miss Alice DeWitt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anson DeWitt, of Montclair. The bride was graduated from the Mountainside School of Nurses and is on the staff at the hospital where Herm is resident surgeon On June 8, in the Church of the Transformation (the Little Church Around the Corner) Miss Marjorie Elizabeth Packer was married to William M. B. Dowell. They are now living in New York, where Bill is with the Equitable Life Assurance Society Nothing has been heard about the reunion rumor that Ray Bernhardt was to be married last June, but we learned from "authoritative sources" that William Edward Stearns and Miss Dorothy Letitia Dillon were to be married in Portland, Maine, on September seventh.
Group subscription rates for the ALUMNIMAGAZINE are increased when a class has been out of college ten years, which is the reason for the slightly higher amount of our class dues this year. Your officers, and the treasurer particularly, fully expect all Thirtymen to pay their dues willingly and promptly.
Secretary, Simons & French Cos., Inc. 99 Hudson St., New York, N. Y. Treasurer, 3500 S. Racine Ave., Chicago, Ill.
