1939
This month's installment will be strongly tinged with a metropolitan New York flavor,, which may be OK for the boys around the Big City, but is hardly representative of the class. Obviously the reason lies with a dearth of information from the mid-western, southern, and western portions of the country. To keep the record straight we received not one letter from a classmate, other than a few down-right solicited requests. We can hardly be expected to sit down and write six-hundred and twenty-five requests for news each month! And what about a few snapshots maybe an informal shot of the family, a father-and-son-or-daughter snap, or a quick one of the boys at an informal gathering?
HF.RE AND THERE: Bob Catherine is busy pursuing the admirable goal of digging out the silt and mud of the Hudson River as it washes into the choice berthing spots of the luxury liners in New York Harbor. Of course he is drawing a salary from Henry Du Bois Sons Co., Inc., at 17 State St., N. Y. C. We strongly suspect that some of this salary was used to purchase a compact Cape Cod house in Harrison, N. Y., which may be called "home" to Bob and wife Jeanne Bill Tucker is reported sharing his time between Cleveland and New York, while in the employ of some Oil Company, the name of which we haven't learned Dusty Rohde, complete with wife Happy, sons Rocky and Jimmy, and daughter Robin, are just about getting settled in their new home in New Canaan, Conn John Horn can be seea commuting daily from his home in Greenwich, Conn., to Lord & Taylors, N. Y. C., where he is the assistant buyer of fabrics Roy White is in the advertising department of the American Express in N. Y. C.
George Mcllroy, the "King of the Pots and Pans" in Macy's basement; sneaks across the Gowanus Canal nightly to discuss the fate of the late-great Brooklyn Dodgers with wifePat, and daughters Pamela (4) and Barbara (2) If you were to walk across Park Ave. around 57th St., N. Y. C., you'd see some feverish activity in connection with some new construction of the latest in office buildings.. There's a big sign in front of the construction telling all who are interested that Tishman & Co. are doing the work. And if you guessed that Al Tishman was part of the outfit, you'd be right Bill Webster recently left his- home in Scarsdale, N. Y., with wife Bunny, and sons, Bill Jr. and Tommy, for the Mirimar Hotel, Santa Monica,- Calif. He'll be there for five or six months, overseeing the conversion of some DC-3S on behalf of a new International Airlines with which he is connected While vacationing in York, Maine, your secretary looked out of his bed-room wind ow and watched Don Wheaton take one set in a losing singles match against nationally ranked Hal Surface in the August Maine State Tennis Championships. Don later went on to wallop Surface and partner in doubles. More current information puts Don somewhere in the south, conducting a traveling job for the Central Hanover Bank.
If you think you can write, submit your proof to Editor Jerry Beatty of Coronet. Jerry is one of the two associate editors of the magazine Jim Anderson returned to his pre-war job with Hafela-Webster Co., producers of the finest hosiery Dave Smith currently lives in some apartment in little old New York and spends his days with the law firm, Breed, Abbott, & Morgan. Dave reports having briefly seen Bill Carter also with a law firm in New York Joe Hoover is reputedly busy singing the "Hoover Sweeping Song," and incidently doing a bit of vacuum cleaner selling in Chicago Danny Dyer is with his Dad's firm, B. W. Dyer & Co., 120 Wall St., N. Y. C. They are sugar economists and brokers Tom Brooks has recently been transferred by the Kendall Mills Co., from Boston to New York, and when last heard of was, of course, looking for a place to live Van Lee is with a Du Pont Pigments plant in Newark, N. J.
Seen at the Chicago Alumni Annual Picnic, Jim Garnett, Tom Vent, Bill Buge, and Bob (R. M.) Sullivan Lou Highmark is with Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd, Attorneys at Law, Indianapolis, Ind Dick Weil works with the largest direct mail outfit in the country—R. L. Polk. Dick bought a house in Great Neck, N. Y., about six months ago, and shares it with his wife and daughter Linda If you read the funnypapers, don't miss Dick Brooks' "Elmer Squee" which made a triumphant debut into the world of funnies early in September. It is distributed by Kings Features, top in the field of comics AI Wolf was recently named assistant director of guidance and student personnel at the Junior College of Connecticut Bob Kalaidjian was appointed employment manager of CBS last July 15th Seen at the Hanover Inn during August: Robb De Graff and wife, Jack Vincens, Bob Bryant and the Mrs., Bruce Gillie, and Doctor and Mrs. J. Wally Davis.
DOWN THE AISLE: George (Montie) Gray married Margery Hesford Coffin in the chapel of St. Paul's Cathedrai, Boston, August i. They now live in Portsmouth, N. H Bill Lee married Natalie Mansfield of Clinton, Mass., sometime in September. Bill is a doctor, associated with Dr. Howard M. Cluti of Boston Rod Albright married Priscilla Oakleaf, September 27, at Sherry's, N. Y. C. The lad performing the ceremony was none other than our own Rev. Johnny Evans. Rod is studying at Yale Graduate School, 1 and John is now the Methodist Minister at Sharon, Conn. John's family now includes wife Mary Ann, and daughters Priscilla (3) and Nancy (8 months).
FOLLOWING THE STORK: Bob and Helen Achorn now have a son John guesstimated to be about four months old. Bob is with Morton Salt Co., Chicago Ev Woodman and wife Ruth produced daughter Betsy in July. Ev is teaching at Colby Junior College, and spent the summer working as a laborer in New London, N. H., to toughen himself for the rigors of fatherhood Hugh McLaren and wife recently had a daughter Nancy. They are living in Hollis, L. 1., N. Y George and Ginny Neiley presented their daughter Cynthia with a brother, June 27. His name, George F. Neiley III of course. George is with the John Deere Co., producers par-excellence of farm implements in Moline, Ill.
THE CLEARING HOUSE: One of the most important positions in the class organization is that of Class Agent. Without going into details, it is evident that such a position should be filled with a capable and energetic man. Your class officers, in conjunction with the College, have appointed Dune Farr to assume the responsibilities from Pem Pleasants. To Pem, go the profound thanks of the class, for a tough job ably handled, especially under the trying conditions of maintaining a traveling job during the busy Fund campaign months. To Dune goes the complete support of the class officers, and I'm sure the support of the entire class. To assist Dune, with timely editorial support, Jerry Beatty has succeeded President J. Moreau Brown as editor of the newsletter "Thirty-Nine Out." Jerry has already written his first installment, which speaks for itself. Once again, thanks are in order for Brownie, who spent many long years, and much personal time to keep us up on the news. With his present duties as Director of Admissions, at St. Lawrence University, he has earned a well-deserved respite from '39 editorial work.
AT THE '39 BEER PICNIC during last summer's Reunion were, left to right. Dusty Rohde, Betty Wolfe, Hank White and Ted Wolfe. Behind and to Ted's right is the 1946 streamlined version of Jack Cumming.
Secretary, P. O. Box 953, Round Hill Rd., Greenwich, Conn.
Treasurer, P. O. Box 897, New Canaan, Conn.
