1936*

As all of you are well aware by now, Eddie Chamberlain, our Secretary, was called into the Navy several months ago. Eddie's absence for the duration required the selection of someone to take his place; and as a result, your Treasurer got in touch with the College and the 1936 Executive Committee and submitted a plan for class organization. This plan was approved by both of the above groups, and is now considered in effect. In brief, it calls for the following procedure

In case the Secretary or Treasurer is called into the armed forces, he will not resign his position but will be given a leave-of-absence for the duration. In order to have someone available to fulfill the duties of these officers, the Executive Committee will elect the following officers to hold office until June, 1946: First Assistant Secretary, First Assistant Treasurer, Second Assistant Secretary and Second Assistant Treasurer. These officers will be ex-officio members of the Executive Committee and will succeed respectively any of their predecessors, if the latter are called into the service. As an example, the First Assistant Secretary will immediately assume the duties of the Secretary; while if he is called later on, the Second Assistant Secretary will then succeed to the office. When conditions once again return to normal, the Secretary and/or Treasurer, if they have been in service, will resume their active duties in the class organization; and the assistant officers will revert back to their status as ex-officio members of the Executive Committee.

This plan was devised primarily to eliminate possible continuous elections by the class at large, which might likely occur these days when no one is sure of his civil status for any protracted length of time. Such a procedure would also be time-consuming and costly. Therefore, the above flexible plan was instituted and will remain in effect until 10th Reunion in June, 1946.

The Executive Committee has elected the following officers: First Assistant Secretary—Norbert Hofman Jr.; Second Assistant Secretary—Albert L. Gibney; First Assistant Treasurer—Duncan H. Newell; Second Assistant Treasurer—Arthur I. Appleton.

Therefore your Treasurer now turns this column over to Norb Hofman with best wishes, and an early reminder to all of you to save a few dollars for your dues this coming fall.

Thanks to Jocko for the official sendoff. I realize what you all expect of me; and I want to give you assurance that I shall try my darndest to prove worthy of your confidence. Right off the bat, I want to put in a sincere plea for news. You dished it up nobly for Tithe. Keep it up, won't you, for your own sake.

Okay, let's see what's fit to print. Incidentally, these gleanings are overflows from the Tithe mail bag Lt. Bob Button is with the A.E.F. in Scotland (Lt. Battery H—2o9th C.A. c/o A.P.O. 1038, Postmaster, New York.. . . .Bob Marvin is with the Medical Detachment, Jefferson Barracks, Mo Ben Southivick, chemist for Westvaco, has bxeen married since August of last year to Miss Martha Bunting Dan Barker is interning in Surgery at the Baltimore City Hospital, Baltimore, Md Ed Kendall's father tells us that Ed would certainly appreciate hearing from some of the gang. He's on the U.S.S. (censored) (c/o Postmaster, N. Y. C.).

Other info as to what Ensign Ed is doing or where he is located is not available "even to his old man." .... Gil Portmore, a Lieutenant in the Air Corps, was lately heard from in Australia The U. S. Coast Guard has made Ensig?i Dan Holland Captain of the Port of Sitka (Alaska Naval Air Station) "Bim" Woods will start the Fall semester at Vermont Academy (Saxton's River, Vt.) as Instructor in Modern Languages and Director of Winter Sports Ted Dearborn's father brings us up to date on the whereabouts of and what's what with Ted: He enlisted in the Army in February, 1941; for a while, he was stationed at Fort Bragg. He has since risen to the rank of 2nd Lt. in the Heavy Coast Artillery A.A. And now he's at Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, California. . . . . Jack Smith, architect with the New York firm of Eggers & Higgins, is on a new Naval Training Station Construction job. Fan mail will reach him, temporarily, c/o Tome School, Port Deposit, Md

Jerry King is with Aetna Casualty Co. in Pittsburgh Norm Henshaw's business address is c/o Tacoma Plumbing & Supply Co., Tacoma, Washington Stan Walker gives us an idea of how a lawyer pleads the case for military service. He writes: "About the time Pearl Harbor was attacked I began to hunt around for some place in the armed forces where a lawyer might be able to put his poor abilities to good advantage, only to discover that at the age of twenty-eight I was an old man, and that the lawyers are considered a poor bet. Finally I found that the Coast Guard was giving a ninety-day wonder course that was open to men up to thirty; and, in the middle of February, I jumped in, closing up a fairly successful law practice in three days and telling my creditors to wait until we finish with Mr. Hitler, etc. From that time up to the 19th of June my status was that of a cadet with a theoretical pay of $88 a month of which I sometimes saw as much as ten dollars, but thought myself lucky to get a five spot. At the present, I am taking a one-month course on anti-submarine work, and expect to have charge of one of the new patrol boats going out of (censored) starting about the first of August. This is a far cry from the legal profession, and not nearly as lucrative; but all in all it is both pleasant and healthy as long as it lasts, and if it doesn't last I don't suppose I'll be doing the worrying."

In signing off until Fall, your correspondent wishes to advise that his mail box has been enlarged to accommodate all letters-of-the-months-to-come, exclusives, complaints, literary gems, predictions, etc., that you will be good enough to send along.

ENSIGN AND MRS. STONEY JACKSON '36 The bride is the former Miss Maisie Cow-per of Melbourne, Australia, where EnsignJackson, USNR, helped, his bride cut theirwedding cake after his recent marriage inMelbourne. Mrs. Jackson is using thesword of her brother-in-law, CommanderC. P. Price of the British Navy.

First Ass't Secretary, 315 West 86 St., New York, N. Y. To THE CLASS OF '36: