1921

Joe Lane is still in there pitching. A recent item from Wood Products (clipping by courtesy of Dan Ryder) reveals that Joe has been elected president of Cavalier Corp., Chattanooga, climaxing a 20-years plus service record with the company. It seems Joe followed the route of salesman to advertising mgr. to one of six asst. sales mgrs. to sales manager to vice pres. in chg. of sales and production to president. Cavalier specializes in bedroom furniture and cedar chests Under a box containing the word PROMOTED, the PensacolaJournal for Feb. 2 runs a photo of Dr. Ben Tenney, chief of surgical service at the local Naval Hospital, with the important news that Ben has been promoted to Commander, Medical Corps, U. S. N. R., from the rank of Lt. Comdr. Another '21er cooking with gas, as the fellow says

Here's one for the book: Van Vechten (Van) Shaffer, pres. of the Guaranty Bank & Trust Cos., Cedar Rapids, lowa, is on the Exec. Comm. of the American Taxpayers Assn., Inc., with hdqrs. in the Munsey Bldg., Washington.

Howie Anger, formerly State Agent for Agricultural Insurance Cos. in charge of suburban business, has been made mgr. of the N. Y. office, which houses the brokerage, service, and suburban departments. The address continues to bs 75 Maiden Lane, Manhattan Tray Higgins has "streamlined," as he calls it, the name of his company. Known to the trade for more than 60 years as Charles M. Higgins & Cos., Inc., the firm is still doing business at the same old stand (871 Ninth St., Brooklyn) but under the new name of Higgins Ink Cos., Inc This change-of-name busi- ness is in the air. Bob Loeb announces as of March 20 the change of his law firm's name to Bate, Curtis & Loeb, from Macfarlane & Monroe, and the removal of their offices to 11 Broadway, Manhattan. Unless our records are screwy, George Carmody has his law shingle hanging out in the same building The Harland Manchester are receiving congrats on the arrival of Susan Stuart Manchester on March 16. Other vital statistics lacking as this issue goes to press.

Over the grapevine comes the good news that Henry Palmer has been promoted to be Assistant to Vice Pres. in charge of Production, Firestone Tire & Rubber Cos. You will recall that Hank for some years had been Chief Chemist of Xylos Rubber Cos., important reclaiming subsidiary in the Firestone group Careful study of Life for April 6 discloses that Allen G. Brailey, M.D., Brookline, Mass., has been having nightmares over the war situation. For further details, cf. letters-to-editor, that issue Jack Hubbell has accepted appointment by OPA to an advisory panel of 36 bedding manufacturing executives. . . . . G. W. (Doc) Beaudox is now heading up as Gen. Mgr. the Electric & Metals Cos., 1300 Canton St., Dallas, Tex., manufacturers and designers of complete restaurant, cafe, and hotel custom built furniture. Judging from his letterhead, chrome furniture is the leading item; or should we say, was the leading item? Best of luck from every one of us, Doc! .... We are indebted to John Woodhouse for the news that Les Lambert has been transferred to Buffalo as Gen. Supt. of that division of A. 8c P. For the present, his domicile remains Youngstown.

Ken Thomas is the official nominee for president of the Dartmouth Alumni Assn. of Chicago as copy for this issue is filed. Nomination being tantamount to election in the Windy City, we hereby extend Congrats to Mr. Thomas. Bill Embree wrote long before the election that inasmuch as the whole thing was "in the bag," Bob MacDonald had already accepted appointment to succeed Ken on the '2l Co-ordinating Committee as head Chicago representative. .... Cliff Hart motored through Washington early in April and broke bread with this department. Item one on the news docket was his receipt of an M.A. degree from New York Univ., which makes Cliff a three-letter man: Dartmouth, Columbia, and N. Y. U.

Speaking of Washington, your scribe now finds himself in the Service & Distribution—Office & Service Machinery Branch of the War Production Board, working on miscellaneous analytical and administrative problems Recently we've collided with Ike Chester and Rog Wilde in the numerous corridors and byways of WPB, and Ex Exnicios in the Univ. Club Locker room; dined several times with Frank Livermore, who's adopted the Capital as his city of residence, and bumped into the so-called "permanent" crowd of Government '21ers on too many occasions to detail. Newcomers to Washington are urged to check in promptly (at least by telephone) with this department. Call WPB, REpublic 7500, and ask Information where this observer may be; our Branch is moving about April 15 to another bldg. and any number we might give will be out of date before this issue reaches you Take it away, George:

IN MAY, 1921 Came the popular elections. The Seniors voted as their favorite outdoor sport, football; favorite indoor sport, mugging (also fourth among outdoor sports); favorite subject, economics; favorite professor, Wellman; favorite prose author, H. G. Wells; favorite poet, Kipling; favorite movie actress, Bebe Daniels; favorite magazine, Saturday Evening Post; and favorite cigarette, Fatima. The greatest needs of the College were: (1) a new faculty, (2) a new library, (3) new tennis courts, (4) the honor system. The Class's greatest regrets were; (1) lack of activity, (2) college too short, (3) wasting time, (4) low marks.

Secretary, 718 Drake Ave., Roselle, N. J. Class Agent, 905 First National Bank Bldg., Chicago, Ill.

THE SPIRIT OF '21 By GEORGE L. FROST