1937
Although this issue of the notes reaches you in mid-February, it is being written in early January, a period traditionally associated with the formation of strong and purposeful resolutions. Infrequently, these forward-looking steps develop into good habits. At the very least, the soul is bettered by the reflections that engender these resolutions. The secretary isn't much concerned with the current state of his classmates' souls, but he is concerned with news. Make a resolution to send in news of your own doings and those of fellow classmates. If this resolution becomes a habit, we'll all be richer. Translate this intention into action before it reaches the limbo of forgotten resolutions.
The fact that so many wives, parents, and friends of '37ers have contributed items, and most of all, pictures, must have been a source of satisfaction to all classmates during the past year. Individual reticence on the part of our classmates in sending in his own picture is understandable, but when weighed against the pleasure it gives other members of the class, it should not be too important a factor. So send along a snap of yourself in uniform and let's take a look at you again.
Harty Beardsley is still burning the midnight oil turning out thread grinders and turret lathes in Springfield, Vt. He reports that his company, Jones and Lamson, is busier than ever at a time when the machine tool industry as a whole is expriencing reduced volume. He reports that his brother-in-law and our treasurer, Fran Fenn, managed a short holiday in Springfield over Christmas. Fran expected to put on a pair of skis at Bromley Mountain in Vermont before returning to Hartford Bill Timbers' son John looks like good, healthy Dartmouth Outing Club material, as he sits on his Kiddy-Kar in a photo that graces his folks' Christmas card. Let's see, Bill, he is about two now, isn't he? ... . Joe Kiernan is now a lieutenant in the Marines Don McKinlay writes from his boat and understandably has not seen many '37ers recently. Don thoroughly enjoys his work and would have no other, but it is a lonely patrol and to him the situation doesn't seem to change much. Same old thing day in and day out Bill Geragbty is now a captain at Ft. Benning, Ga. Many of the men that Bill has trained have gone across and Bill expects to go soon Mort Berkowitz is one of the "old" men on his tin can, the U.S.S. (Censored) and is the first lieutenant, which means he has charge of cleanliness and upkeep of the entire ship except the engine room and a few miscellaneous compartments, and is also in charge of damage control. .... Bill Cash and Mutt Kay are both believed to be on their respective DE's now as gunnery officers.
Don McKinlay spoke of being in a city recently and after signing the college register at the officers' information, he noticed that Major JockFran cine had signed just ahead of him. Don didn't have time to track him down, but a photographer from the Los Angeles Examiner did it for him. Jim Otis sends in a clipping from the December 10th Examiner which shows a smiling Miss Harriet Oliver laughing appreciatively as an equally smiling Major Francine USAAjF sits facing her. The photographer's caption claims that they were talking about the bombing of Nippon, and perhaps they were, for Jock is one of the 156 members of the "I Bombed Japan Club," having been a squadron leader on bombing attacks on Paramushiru, the powerful enemy base. The occasion was an officer's party held at the Beverly-Wilshire Hotel Ens. Bill Pettingill is now at the Naval Ordnance plant at South Charleston, W. Va Uri Munro should have finished his course at Princeton by now Ed Casey has been getting in a few licks at Harvard as a Naval trainee and can be reached at Lionel Hall, Cambridge, Mass.
A recent reunion in Boston brought Bob Sullivan, Gardner Cooke, George Koewer, Earl Cleaves, and Jack Devlin together around a table and a couple of beers at the University Club in Boston. Capt. Gardner Cooke, complete with mustache, was the only service man in the group. His artillery unit is stationed in Oklahoma and Gard complains that although it is" one of the first units formed in the Army, it seems to be one of the last that is going to be sent across. Bob Sullivan, a traveling auditor for the American Oil Co., gets a tremendous kick out of his little daughter. George Koewer is enjoying his new job with the Regional War Labor Board tremendously and with wife Peggy and two children now has a new home in Melrose. Earl Cleaves is teaching in Waltham and has a fine new home for which he had been saving for some time Ed Price can now be reached at the Lajolla Beach Club Apartments, Lajolla, Calif Hal Putnam, as a new ensign in the Naval Reserve, has reported for indoctrination at Princeton. His two-year-old daughter Wendy won't see much of her Daddy for a while John T. Follett is now a lieutenant (jg) The U. S. Army Forces in China, Burma, and India wished your secretary the Seasons Greetings by V-mail. The V-mail transcription was signed by Bob Aylward Bill Carhart is now a major. . . . . Lt. Bob Marschalk is now engaged to Anne Wynne McKay of Northfield, Mass., Seminary, and Southington, Conn. Bob recently returned for duty in New Zealand Ens. Gordon Wise is now married to the former Feme Hunter Demarr of Los Angeles. Gord attended the Columbia School of Architecture and after graduation in 1941 did architectural work for the Government in Panama. He is now stationed at the Naval Air Station at Anacostia Joe De May is now a captain Lt. Dayt Morgan until recently an instructor in the Department of Tactics at Fort Sill, has been transferred to the Springfield, Mass., Ordnance District. Dayt studied accounting at Columbia after graduation from Dartmouth, went with Scovell-Wellington until induction in 1941. Since then, he has been at Dix, Bragg, and Ft. Jackson before his most recent assignment Pete McLane is still at sea, as far as is known Harry Cooke managed a recent quick vacation with his wife at Stowe, Vt. He is teaching at Westminster School at Simsbury, C0nn..... Rumor has it that Ben Eskesen had a reunion with six or seven '37ers recently at some undisclosed Mediterranean port Franny Gray has elected to leave wife and baby in Melrose for the duration and has accepted a commission in the Navy.
DON'T FORGET THAT GOOD RESOLUTION!
Marine Aviator JIM OTIS '37 is now equal in rank with Major Don Otis.'37, whom he hasn't seen in 3½ years. Jim is stationed on the West Coast.
Secretary, 94 Stone Rd., Belmont, Mass. Treasurer, Sunset Farm West Hartford, Conn.
