1935
We are beholden to Don Cameron for the following very interesting letter:
It has been so long since you have heard from me that by now my card must be resting in the dead file. However, I have been reasonably busy these last few years and as you may have already learned, on October 1 returned to Hanover to work with Mr. Neef in the Personnel Bureau of the College. The work that I am to undertake is that of the Vocational Program. I have just returned from a jaunt around the country talking to alumni groups on this problem with particular emphasis being given to the returning servicemen.
In my meanderings I did bump into a number, of our classmates and thought you might be interested to hear about them. Bob Naramore is still in Bridgeport with the Bridgeport Fabrics and is very busy turning out all types of webbing for the Quartermaster Corps. Willy Ogg, whom I saw in Worcester and with whom I spent an evening, is still with the Norton Grinding Co. as sales engineer, and what that boy does not know about all types of grinding equipment and methods is not worth writing about.
In Detroit I had lunch with Bud Steinle who has been kept very busy with machine requirements in the Detroit area. At the luncheon at the Chicago Club, Bob Collins appeared, and we had a most enjoyable visit together. He is now a captain in Ordnance with the Army and is stationed in Chicago. Moving on to Omaha, I saw SamRees who is with the Foster-Barker Co. He showed me a great deal of Omaha in the short time I was there, and my visit was very enjoyable. In Minneapolis, while I missed seeing BobbChaney who was ill, I had lunch with GeorgeHoke and spent part of an afternoon with him observing his terrific energy in spark-plugging the Minnesota-Dewey Committee, as assistant chairman. He was spending a lot of time on this work and certainly had the energy to handle the work of five normal human beings.
In San Francisco Dave Smith, who is with the War Production Board, had Grant Herman, DonCobleigh '23, and myself to dinner at his home where we spent a most enjoyable evening. Grant is now a lieutenant (jg) and was holding forth in San Francisco in a pool waiting shipment to some Pacific Island. In Los Angeles I met LawPeck and spent an entire afternoon with him as he took me through the Emsco-Derrick Co., one of the largest producers of oil derrick equipment and supplies. Lew is now personnel manager of this organization and has a full job with turnover, labor relations and all the other phases of personnel work that come to him.
On my way back, I spent some time with BoydRogers in St. Louis. 'He has just returned from service in the Army and is now busy as a manufacturer's representative in Missouri. Bill Chapman who is secretary of the St. Louis Club was out of town so we were unable to get together with him. The day before I had also met FrankCornwell who with Boyd is a member of the St. Louis Committee on the Vocational Program. Frank has been doing an outstanding job with Brown Shoe Co., where he is now advertising manager.
In Atlanta I spent some time with Harris Dawson who is to head up the Vocational Program in that area. He is now the Regional Director for eight southern states in the Bureau of Labor Statistics and as such knows something about every organization in that area. We had several luncheons together and were able to get the vocational work well organized for this district. While trying to get reservations at Grand Central to get home, I ran into George Colton, and like all Grand Central meetings, it was short so we had very little time to talk.
Up-to-date I am very enthusiastic about the work the College is planning to do on this program I am working on, and my trip throughout the country has impressed me with the enthusiasm that the Alumni are demonstrating and which they will turn into very definite assistance for any of the men who may come to them for suggestions. Along with that, it has been most enjoyable to meet so many of my classmates after so long a time away from them.
NEW ADDRESSES ....
Capt. Robert M. Morse, APO 357, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco Capt. John Wallace, APO 417 c/o P.M., New York City Robert R. Ferry, 40 Millard Rd., Bronxville, N. Y Ensign Gardner Cushman, Fleet Post Office, New York City Capt. Herbert L. Shuttle-worth, 2nd, 6377 31st Place, N. W., Washington 15, D.C Ensign JohnA. Davis, 5 Garfield St., Jamestown, N. Y Lt. (jg) Edward L. Whytlaw, 129 Centre St., Freeport, L. 1., N. Y David T. BofingerJr., Haworth Ave., Haworth, N. J., and Atlantic Commission Co., Inc., 10a Warren St., New York City..... Lt. Meyer. Feingold, 912 Fifth Ave.. New York City 21..... G regoireKarch, 643 Lincoln Ave., Maywood, N. J Reynolds E. Moulton, Box Oakhurst Ave., So. Portland, Me., and c/o John C. Paige Cos., Insurance, 463 Congress St., Portland.
RESCUED OFF LEYTE, Lf. Robert G. Young '35 USN had been serving as gunnery officer on the craft sunk by the Japs.
Secretary-Chairman
Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington 25, D. C.
