1929*

Last June Art Rydstrom took a leave of absence from the Bankers Trust to head up the Maritime Commission's Price Adjustment Board (renegotiation of supply contracts); shortly after, he was commissioned lieut. commander in the Navy and reassigned to the same duties. The old life at the bank now seems like a light round of golf-

Dan Marx, after an idyllic year in Hanover where he was a member of the Economics Department, has been in Washington since last spring as special consultant with the War Shipping Administration where his practical shipping experienceand his statistical and economic training are being employed to good advantage.

Eddie Walsh is in the midst of essential war production helping American Can turn out food containers as well as numerous Ordnance & Chemical Warfare items. He saw Marine Lt. Bill Alexander when the leatherneck was stationed at Quantico, very fit and enjoying the strenuous life. Bill is now in Santa Barbara, with family. Also recently seen by Ed: Polly Parrott, East for the first time since 1929, and Carl Spaeth leaving the Washington station for Uruguay.

Harlan Taylor was in Boston recently in connection with an exploration project in Cape Breton Island. Back in Houston, his present headquarters with the Petty Geophysical Engineering Co., he roomed with Dud Ferguson until Fergie joined the Army.

Chan Bete reports a contented and well-rounded existence in Greenfield, Massachusetts, where he a boy, 6*4, and operating an advertising agency. He tells of Soup Lockwood, now with the Rubber Reserve Corp. in Washington.

Bob Drake says that Lieut. Johnny Minary has acquired one of those impersonal addresses: APO 1094, c/o Postmaster, New York City, and that Capt. Stan Friedberg, M. C., Station Hospital, Camp Grant, Illinois, had several medical publications to his credit during the past year.

In case you didn't read Time, October 19, from cover to cover: "Recruiting Office. In Elizabeth, N. J., County Judge Walter L. Hetfield put a would-be suicide on probation, indignantly pointed out the enormity of his offense: 'This is no time to try to commit suicide when your country needs all its available manpower.' "

Larry Lougee has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant and is now with the 7th Battalion, Company C, Fort McClellan, Alabama.

Eddie Vossler is a lieutenant in the Navy Supply Corps, stationed at the USNR Aviation Base, Olathe, Kansas, where he is commissary officer, feeding 400 aviation cadets and 1400 enlisted men.

That old nine-fingered, nine-toed high-jumper, Maynard, is principal of schools in Wells, Maine, where he lives on the Boston-Portland Pike. "We can look out our upstairs window and see the ocean. Our house was built in 1760, and is only five miles below old Arundel—now Kennebunkport—which Kenneth Roberts describes in his books. The great beaches hereabouts are perfect, and back inland are many interesting and lovely places to visit—if one has a car in normal times. Of course, Maine is my home state and I could write a fair Publicity Bureau circular about any part of it—even those parts unvisited. For example, I found a fine trout brook nearby, deep, dark pools, rocky gorges—but these things really are parts of the Nirvanahs of rosier times. One must develop a compartmental type of mentality to enjoy such delicacies when the world burns. We have two children—a boy, 4½, and a girl, 1½, Our Elliott and Nancy are doubtless just like other children, but, of course, not to us! I became principal; the pupils came; the pupils went home; I was not thrown out a window; so far I am still on the job. I like it and hope to continue so, this year at least. Beyond that it is difficult to envision. Saw Inches Pierce, happy and successful, with his wife and three children in Portland. He is a partner in a bond house. He is just the same—sincere and friendly."

Ted Wash ton practices law in New London, Connecticut, has two daughters, 4.1/2 and 10 months, reports that Pete Boras was recently inducted into the Army.

Bill Mageneau moved from Minneapolis to Norton, Massachusetts, last April; is working for S. M. Howes Co., Taunton, metal machinery plant, making parts for tanks and planes.

Herb Ball has his new Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation plant in operation now in North Chicago, pouring out the much needed Tantalum metal, but spends most of his time in Washington. He's rightly proud of his brother, Major M. H. Ball '33, recently made battalion commander.

Bill White is a lieutenant in the Navy, stationed outside the country, doing airport Administration. He went out with the second class to graduate from Quanset and performed his first assignment at San Juan, Porto Rico.

Jack Hubbard tells of bumping into Bob Leigh in Harrisburg, a few weeks ago and spending a pleasant evening with him, his wife and little daughter. Since then Bob has been transferred by the National Carbon Co. to their factory in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Dick Brown, whose avocation is being secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Detroit, finds Dick Eberline back in Detroit working for the C. M. Hall Lamp Co., in the aircraft division—a good place for a former glider pilot and airplane designer. Jack Brabb still practices law, but the F.C.C. ruined his favorite hobby when it ruled "hams" off the air. Jack has three boys, the oldest of whom is already eyeing that old Barbary Coast trumpet. Jack Angel had a trick in the Army, was sent back to his wife and baby boy; now works in a war plant. Karl Pittelkow continues on happily in the advertising business.

Jim Armstrong reports from Wilton, up in the Maine woods, that his family consists of his wife and three children, James, 9, Richard, 6, and Madelyn, 16 months, and that he is struggling on with his insurance and real estate business, with a half interest in a filling station on the side. He's looking forward to bagging a deer to supplement the family larder again this year as he has done for the past eleven seasons.

The first Christmas card of the season, proudly received for the Class, came from the Royal Air Force Ferry Command, from George Hersam, whose enclosed letter reads: "I got back yesterday and start out again tomorrow. This I expect is only a routine trip to the tight little Isle but other trips these last few months have included points in South America, Africa and way stops enroute to and from England. Exact itineraries would be of interest to the censor as well as to you so I can only be extremely vague. But the new hemispheres I have seen are very interesting and I can recommend them to you when, after the war, you might wish to travel. However, I can say that scenery in Greeland is so uninteresting that I shouldn't wish to return and don't feel anyone would wish to visit that Icebox winter or summer. I am still, of course, at the same job but it now involves travel to any spot on the globe where our 'merchandise' is needed or useful and seems to be an ideal way of touring at Government expense though our stops are short and side trips to points of interest are curtailed. I have, however, seen the Sphinx and Pyramids, Africa's largest negro city, and the original of the Prudential Life insurance advertisements. Since I probably won't write again before Christmas I am enclosing a Christmas card. Greetings to your family and to any 1929 men you may chance to see."

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Secretary-Treasurer, 75 Federal St., Boston, Mass.