1932*
Hanover looked beautiful in May to this errant recorder and Don Simpson, who visited there for Secretaries' meeting. According to Bruno Saia, who once tried New York for a three-year stretch, we are all suckers for not living there, and there may be something in what he says. At least Bruno is thriving on it, managing the handsomely refurbished College Inn on Main Street, and turning his summer energies to running the Neapolitan, an inn in the Lake Fairlea region, much frequented by the parents of kids in adjacent camps.
Although written a month earlier from Concord, the pastoral New Hampshire scene was likewise extolled by Scribe Ferry. "The Merrimack is tugging at flood level, the wrens are sniffing uneasily at the new paint on my birdhouse, last berries of the bittersweet are dropping in the woods, and sap flows briskly to the maple house through stained-steel conduits I am proselytizing for the better life as represented by New England and the small newspaper."
Down to more mundane matters of the class, Ping reports having seen Frank Peyser in his Rochester (N. H.) haunt. "Peyser has bachelor quarters inhabited by a Harvard, a big phonograph, and a non-stop ice box full of beer. Tiny Giles wanders largely through town, peddling medicaments, and 24 or 42 guys by the name of Joe have been in to see me—all classmates of ours.
From way down East in Augusta, Me., comes word that Ernest H. Johnson, Gardiner attorney, was named field consultant of the Maine Municipal Association. Ernie is a graduate of Northeastern Law School, and was admitted to the Maine bar in 1939.
"Geology Article Attracting Much Attention" is the pleasant relief from war news afforded by a recent headline in the Williamsport ( Pa.) SUN. Tells about DaveLarrabee's piece on The Colored Slates ofVermont and New York, which appeared in the ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. Dave taught for a time at Yale and the University of Illinois before engaging in work privately as a New England geologist.
A first-hand report from Hollywood on the activities of Bob Ryan is forwarded by Ed Judd. The Judds, vacationing in California, lunched with Bob at the Paramount Studios and watched the sceneshooting. "We found," writes Ed, "that in addition to his part as 'heavy' in GoldenGloves, which is to be released in the fall, he is now appearing with Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, at al in NorthwestMounted Police. As I understand it, Bob is one of the redcoats. He is sporting a mustache, which he insists is in keeping with his present part and will come off immediately afterward. We met Mrs. Ryan (first name Jessica) and found her to be very charming indeed.
"A short time later, while wandering in the wilderness of Wilshire Blvd., we ran head-on into Charlie Doerr and wife. We combined forces and had a most pleasant week-end. Charlie is now in San Diego and appears prosperous. He says he is being mistaken for a navy officer these days."
The old mining town of Grass Valley,. Calif., was the scene of the marriage on Feb. 3 of Jack Titcomb to Janet Foote. The bride attended the Katherine Branson School and Mills College. White Star House, her family home, is over the "diggings" of the famous North Star Mine, a rich gold producer that has been in the Foote family since early days. Al Gerould was best man at the wedding. The Titcombs went south on their honeymoon. Jack's present address is Room 1501, 14 Wall St., New York.
Win Smoyer has moved from San Luis Obispo to 528 E, Church St., Santa Maria, Calif., where, to the best of our knowledge, he is still interviewing for the State Employment Service. Bill Kendall and wife were recent visitors to San Francisco.
Our sympathy to Steve Butterfield, Connecticut traffic engineer, who recently lost his father, Ernest W. Butterfield, secretary of the Class of 1897.
Bill Bennett is a salesman for the BehrManning Corp. in Boston. Ev Hokanson is a field investigator for the A. C. Nielsen Co., Chicago. Hal Chinlund lives in Jackson Heights, works as an accountant at 90 Broad St., New York City. Frank Gilbert is to be found at the family hostelry, the Gilbert House, at Dorset, Vt. Jim Hannan is newly settled in Pittsburgh with the claims department of the Hardware Mutual Casualty Co., his home address being 228 Hilands Ave., Ben Avon, Pittsburgh. Steve Harwood sells railroad supplies in Chicago for the American Locomotive Co.
Carl Baker, winding up a teaching year at Princeton, wrote two more articles for the DELPHIAN QUARTERLY. Thomas Wolfe'sApprenticeship and Steinbeck of California appeared in the January and April issues respectively.
Clarence Farr, who left Dartmouth after freshman year for M. I. T., mentions that he met Jim Dillon at church in Wilmington, where they both reside and apparently lead exemplary lives. Clarence has been with "Uncle DuPont" four years in the engineering department. He's now working as assistant project engineer on rayon and cellophane plant design. Chief activity—new cellophane plant under construction at Clinton, lowa. Still plays the piano for his own amazement.
Dick Cleaves sends us the first picture ever taken of Whip Walser complete with shoes, hat and wife. It was snapped at the Chicago airport just as he and Adeline (nee Olsen) were about to take flight for South America via Washington, New York and Puerto Rico. Date, April 19.
To quote from the Babson Brothers house publication, entitled (honestly!) THE TEAT CUP, Whip "will attempt to learn what a Spanish speaking dairy farmer calls a cow that misbehaves." Reports from San Juan indicate that Whip has been riding around the island with his distributor in a Cadillac Town Car, complete with Negro chauffeur. Their selling technique seems to be very successful. Adriano takes his public speaking stance, waves his arms, and spouts French, English and Italian, and Roberto translates into Spanish. Then, quick-like, they clamp the milking machine on a cow and take the guy's check.
Cleaves is hopeful of doing some Great Lakes sailing if Chicago's Mayor Kelly can be induced to give him a mooring. He also reports that mid-west '32s are planning to have another picnic this summer at Ed Eichler's Fin 'n Feather Club, near Dundee. "We are trying to sandwich it in," writes Dick, "between the weddings of some of our classmates, and somewhat before the arrival of several prospective babies, of other classmates." Itinerant Easterners are invited. .
John Sheldon, whose Alumni Fund cam- paign is off to a good start and merits your support, will be married June 22. JohnnieMerrill, in the sales department of Jordan Marsh, will wed Marian De Long of LaMoille, Ill. in August.
Your Secretary, succumbing to the irresistible, will be married June 20 to Margaret Laurens of New York. Miss Laurens attended Wellesley, has studied art here and abroad, once won $10 from Canada Dry, and packs a nifty forehand drive. We could be more ecstatic but space and modesty forbid.
The gayest of summers to you all....
Secretary-Chairman, 215 Lakeville Rd., Great Neck, L. I., N. Y.
Class Agent, Charles A. Stevens and Company 19 North State St., Chicago, Ill.
