1926
Well, the biggest news of the month as far as this correspondent is concerned is the arrival on September 28 of Robert Edward Cleary Jr. Today, as I write these notes, he and his mother came home from the hospital, bringing great joy and not inconsiderable excitement to Susan six, and John one and one-half—not to mention his father. Another prospective applicant for the class of 1965!
LETTERS
Some welcome and newsworthy letters have arrived recently. From Ben Zaeder, at 442 Virginia Avenue, Erie, Penn.—
"It has been a long time since I've communicated with any member of our class and I will be glad to tell you what I have been doing since leaving college. As you probably know, I went back to my home town, Worcester, Mass., in 1925. I went to work for the American Steel & Wire Co. (U. S. Steel Subsidiary) that year and I am still with the same company. For three years I worked in our Worcester Mills, and in 1928, went in the Boston sales office.
"In 1930, I was transferred to our Buffalo Sales Office, and I have worked out of that office since that time. I lived in Jamestown, N. Y., for five years as resident salesman. I have been in Erie, Penn., for seven years in the same capacity. My work today is mostly contact, and expediting of materials for defense and I manage to keep very busy.
"In 1932 I married Ethel Pierce, Wheaton College '32 graduate, and we have one boy, John Philip, age seven. You can bet when he is old enough he will go to Dartmouth."
From Flash Fallon, writing on the letterhead of the Brewster Aeronautical Corp., Long Island City, N. Y.—
"Well, I'll try to catch up a little and tell you what has happened in the last year. I left the slumbering little town of Sanford, Maine, September 1, 1942, and cast aside the academic trappings for the more exacting and arduous work of industrial relations. At that time I joined the Waterbuiy Clock Co., working in that field. I stayed there until the middle of August and then joined the staff here in the Labor Relations Department. The work is tiring and quite different from that which I have done for so many years, but I love it. As you doubtless know from an examination of the newspapers, there is a barrel of work in the Labor Relations field in this company.
"My new address is 141-72 85th Road, Briarwood, Long Island, N. Y., Apartment SD-A. That, Farmer Cleary, is an address to end all addresses. Incidentally, I have not yet sent notice of the change in address to Hanover so you won't find it there.
"I had a really delightful experience the other day and I use the word 'delightful' at the risk of being adjudged a sissy. I walked into 'Dolly' Stark's office (he is the recreational director for the corporation) and found there a distinguished gentleman with far less hair than I have, which means that the pate of the lug is utterly denuded. It was Bob Loomis and he is to be found hard ( ?) at work in the Industrial Engineering Department. We are going to get together soon over a cup of tea and go over old times."
And another one arrived a few days ago from Job Menges—
"I haven't forgotten you or your visit during this past summer. I have been quite busy trying to be at several places at the same time.
"Not only busy in the medical and surgical field but have been trying my hand as a political campaign manager. My father is a candidate for reelection for "Mayor-of-the-Town" this fall.
"Some information about myself during the past decade:—Practicing medicine and surgery since 1932. Am an associate in gynecology on the staff of Reading Hospital. Married and have four children —from seven to three years of age, two boys and two girls. Have been back to Hanover on two occasions since 1926—nothing to be proud of, I must admit. Will try to do better."
That Job is busy in his practice I can attest from direct observation. His waiting room that summer morning was jammed with patients.
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN
Tish Hoerner left his practice in Dayton, Ohio, about a year ago, to accept a commission in the Medical Corps. After service at Miami Beach, he was transferred to the Army Air Forces Hospital at West Haven, Conn. Now Tish is a major and since last August, the head of the hospital.
Before joining the large and still-growing Washington contingent, to direct organization and classification for the Census Bureau, Larry Smith was executive secretary of the Connecticut Merit System Association. In September Larry was appointed Chief of Classification for the U. S. Maritime Commission.
From some place in Britain, Maj. Ralph Thomas reports—"Over in England now and enjoying my work—of which there is plenty, a great deal." Dean Chamberlain is sporting on his Army uniform these days the silver bars of a captain."
Once again Bob Salinger reports a year in which the class treasury is in the blacknot by much, it's true, but none the less on the right side of the ledger. Very few realize the amount of time and energy Bob devotes to a thankless but tremendously important job, or the amount of work required to make such a showing. He needs and deserves your help. But Harold Trefethen puts it in a nutshell in a letter to Bob—"I received your splendid treasurer's report today and hasten to send my check along. I am making it for $8 since it is worth about twice as much to one out of daily touch with fellow '26ers. If I ever get into one of the foreign theatres, you ought to get a check for several times that, measured on relative worth."
Tref is now a lieutenant colonel and assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, of the 69th Infantry Division at Camp Shelby, Miss. His job, he says, is different from his previous work in Field Artillery, but interesting.
FOOTBALL PICNICS
Once more we are in the midst of a busy but different football season. Being different, it brings back memories of happier days when the Stadium and Bowl were packed, and when 1926 football picnics were something. Among my most cherished souvenirs, along with several old opera gloves (shoulder length, lefts only), a silk slipper, size 3-A, for champagne drinking purposes, and a wine card from Childs, 14th Street, is the picture published herewith. It is an authentic, unretouched photograph of one of our class picnics at the Yale Bowl.
The following informaton has been received from Bruce W. Eaken: "I noticed in the last issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE that, according to your records, I was still Chief Rationing Attorney for the Office of Price Administration in the Indiana State Office at Indianapolis. I thought you would like to know that since November 1942, I have been in the Cleveland Regional Office of the Office of Price Administration and I am holding the position of Regional Rationing Attorney. Our territory covers the five states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, and the work has been most interesting."
"FILL THE BOWL UP, Fill the Bowl Up"—a 1926 picnic in the Yale Stadium.
BEN ZAEDER '26 and son, John Philip.
Secretary, Welsh Farms, Inc., Long Valley, N. J. Treasurer, United Shoe Machinery Corp. 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass.
