1931

400 W. Madison St., Chicago 6, ILL.

We have just received word that Charley Marx, captain in the Army Air Forces, India- Burma area, has just been awarded the Bronze Star. The rest of the details are lacking, but we're pleased to announce this in the column and to give Charley our best congratulations.

Got a good letter from Jack Warwick the other day:

On a trip last week I stopped off in Dayton, Ohio, and visited with Bob Oelman. Bob is now Assistant Vice President of National Cash Register and truly one of the moving spirits behind one of America's greatest businesses.

I was so impressed with his operation that I thought you might like to know something about it to pass on to the other '31ers.

Ten thousand employees who have skilled tasks to perform, and who must make and assemble over 7,000 different parts for typical cash register machines are working in a kind of atmosphere that is conducive to the making of such a complicated precision instrument. They are provided with handy meals at cost. They are given the latest movies during their lunch hour. There is a swimming pool and playground available in season. And everything is done to make their work enjoyable.

One of the most illuminating practices is having some 400 men lunch together, equally representing management and labor. The executives of the company dine regularly with the foremen of the various manufacturing departments. It's pretty hard to imagine a more wholesome method of achieving harmonious employee relations.

Bob is not only one of the key men in this fine model of American business, but I also learned that he is extremely well regarded by all his associates. It's a fine record of achievement and I am sure you join me in feeling very proud of Bob.

Thanks, Jack, for your letter. Another good letter from Bob Wallace, bringing us up to date on his Own activities after a long time no hear:

I have been meaning to write you before this to bring you up to date with developments since our hasty meeting last fall on Madison Avenue.

I became associated with this organization, Hopping-Phillips Motors, Inc., the first of the year as its comptroller or chief financial officer. Although a brand new dealership, we have every reason to believe that it will prove a mighty big outlet for both Dodge and Plymouth cars and Dodge trucks. In addition, I am rapidly becoming familiar with real estate and building problems inasmuch as I am also involved in the development of our building (Newark Center Market), which, if you know Newark at all, has the finest of locations (between the Pennsylvania Station and Broad Street) but has never been properly utilized. As you know, I had quite a time when I got back from overseas in October trying to decide whether to go back to the Guaranty Trust Company, practice law, or go into industry, but in the short period I have been in this current picture I am more than pleased with my decision.

Incidentally, for the class records, I might add that while on terminal leave I was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel.

A clipping from the Baltimore Sun announces that Dick Thursfield has been made associate professor in the College for Teachers at Johns Hopkins University. Dick joined the Hopkins faculty in 1939 and received his doctorate in education from the Columbia University while teaching at Baltimore.

One of the surest ways that I have found as secretary to get an answer from youse guys is to get caught off base by not announcing marriages or children, and this was borne out again a short time ago with the following letter from Chuck O'Neill.

Can I get married legally in the '31 notes? It's been going on since August 10, 1945, in Paris, when Connie Rockwell and I stood up in the 9th Air Major's office and then at the American Em- bassy Church, with Major Dick Crosby (thirtysomething) as best man, Mary Louise Sullivan of Worcester as fourth and Bob Powell training for his own ceremony by serving as official photographer and blesser-in-chief. Connie was Cornelia Rockwell, red-headed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvard Rockwell of Minneapolis, and was Smith, Minnesota, Inter-American Affairs and OSS, as you should have known if the wedding announcement sent you ever got delivered. Yours, and about two dozen others whose addresses I didn't have handy in the ETO, were sent to the Registrar in Hanover by the Rockwells, with a plea that they be forwarded. McCord said you hadn't heard when we saw him in New York in January, so I take it none of the via-Hanover announcements got through. If so, this will have to be your official apprising.

I got out of the Army in December and we're in California at the moment, not too far from Hollywood and Vine, but the Bridgeport address still serves as forwarding point till plans and housing get a little more solid.

Thanks, Chuck, from here on out it's legal.

The College has a new system of sending us down the cards of any of the fellows who stop at the Hanover Inn, and last month we received cards for Dr. and Mrs. Ollie Hayward and son, Ed Studwell, Bob and Mrs. Powell, Sher and Mrs. Guernsy, and Johnny Martin, all of whom had recently been to Hanover. It's a great thing, the way we all seem to head for Hanover when we get the chance.

And speaking of heading for Hanover, your Reunion committee consisting of Bill Shuldenfrei, Dick Holbrook, Bob Dilley and myself, have gotten things pretty well lined up. So you can start to make your plans now to head for Hanover for '3l 's 15 th over the weekend of July 19, 20 and 21. We're breaking from tradition by eliminating a lot of planned activity and keeping the weekend free for you to do pretty much as you please. The actual schedule of events runs like this:

Friday evening President's reception. Alumni Dance. Saturday After lunch swimming party (providing we can find the right spot). 5:30 cocktail party at the Tent. Drinks will be served for everybody (in the class of '31, wives included). Hors D'oeuvres and light sandwiches put up by the Inn so that we won't fall flat on our faces the minute we leave the tent. Saturday night Entertainment at Webster Hall. Sunday morning Memorial services. Sunday noon Picnic at the Inn garden (along the lines of the one we had at the Tenth).

There is plenty of leeway in the program. As you notice, we've done away with the class banquet and put the cocktail party in its place. The reaction we have had from everybody to whom we've mentioned this has been good, and we hope the rest of you will like it too.

Bill Shuldenfrei is arranging for costumes and you've all had letters to this effect and asking you to return the slip with your size to Bill. We couldn't urge upon you too strongly to get this in as soon as possible as these have to be made up to order, and Bill has to have the time to work on them. The tax of twenty bucks alone, or twenty-five with wife, we would like to have in advance so that it will help us with our planning. It will cost you an extra buck if you don't let us know beforehand, and wait until you show up in Hanover to tell us you are coming. The College is going to be pressed for accommodations and with the difficulty in making other arrangements, it makes it almost imperative that we hear from you in advance. That way only can we be sure things will be set to take care of you when you get there. There will be a swell gang, and a swell time; and it's been a long, long time! 'Nuff sed!

Secretary, 224 Beverly Rd., Scarsdale, N. Y.

Treasurer, Rm. 2119