1939
Once again we're forced to start our column off with bad news. Word comes of the death of William Jones who drowned ott Guam while in charge of a Seabee unit doing construction and repair work. We have also learned of the death of Joseph Egan, killed in action over Europe. Captain Egan was first reported missing in July 1944.
A letter from Mai Wallis explains the reason for his long silence—"cut off in the Atom City." Mai who studied physics at Hanover went to Oak Ridge as a physicist along with, as Mai describes it, "the most unusual collection of people,—engineers, physicists, chemists, to say nothing of hundreds of secretaries, business men and professional men from all over the country." Mai bumped into Fred Richardson while in Tennessee, and is still down there hoping that any wandering Hanoverite who gets near Knoxville will look him up.
Bert MacMannis dropped us a line complaining about two things. First, Bert says the Navy sent the ALUMNI MAGAZINE to the Atlantic when his ship was in the Pacific and to the Pacific just after he got back from Tokyo Bay. Second, Bert relates that he lunched with Dusty Rhode and his first greeting was "You owe five bucks class dues Anyway, Bert is back working for Conde Nast publications, having joined (this isn't bad) "their Glamour sales staff." Bert went on to explain that Glamour is a fashion magazine for the career girl. Now we Know. Bert, Dusty, Bill Webster and George Neiley, the great farm machinery king from the West, all had lunch together several weeks ago. Which reminds me that I think I caught a glimpse of Bill Webster skiing up at Bromley over Washington's birthday. Am I right Bill? Bert s letter continued in part as follows, "At a cocktail party at Curt Anderson's house in January, he and I formed a partnership that seems to be blossoming into a sizeable venture. Our first product, a beautiful handpainted lamp that can be used anywhere as a decorative and useful light will appear in the advertising columns of a national magazine soon (not Glamour)." You see there are all kinds of ways to make a living. Rumor has it that the Andersons and the MacMannis' are eating tremendous quantities of canned tuna fish which may or may not be significant. Oh yes, I've got to include this. The lamps will sell for only $12.95.
Faithful correspondent Bob Clymer came through again with his usual interesting sidelights on conditions in various parts of Europe. Speaking of Germany Bob says:
To rehabilitate anything or anyone, whether a drunkard or an old suit of clothes, usually requires a specialized knowledge. Our military government has not been, in the main, made up of men with such knowledge. Those few who have the savoirfaire have been hamstrung by a hodge-podge of directives from commanding generals, the War Department, the State Department, and anyone else that could get a finger into the delicious task of reforming something. The people judge their administrators on the basis of the ones they can see. Many, in fact most, of the town majors throughout Germany are run-of-the-mill officers, previously bank clerks, Indian chiefs or iconoclasts, devoid of experience in government. They were selected, some by their own interest in the subject, and a minority by the forced volunteer system. They have had an intensive training of about six weeks in the problems of governing a conquered people and are usually wholly dependent on their interpreters for the substance of any conversation with their constituents.
Newsbriefs—ht. Harold MacGilpin married Jeanne Staples of Scranton, Pa., in October. They are living in Boston at the moment. Lt. Philip Sanborn married Virginia Rice in January. They are making their home in Providence, R. I. Lt. John Finocan married Marilyn Collins of Gloversville, N. Y„ in January. Norfolk naval base will be their home temporarily. Major George Hanna and Shirley Garfield were married early in February.
Seen in Hanover recently were—Vern Taylor, Les McMillin, Art Bright, Dr. and Mrs, Andrew Ruofl and Bob Van Slambrouck.
Don't forget .to send in your ideas about our Reunion. Let me have your opinion on some of the questions raised in last month's class notes. And for you men living around New York—just a reminder that the annual Dartmouth dinner is being held on April 11 at the Commodore Hotel.
SKIER TURNS ACTOR as Steve Bradley '39 (center) and his wife Ann, leading lady, go over their parts for "The Philadelphia Story" with Warner Bentley, COSO Director. Soon after their appearance before the Winter Weekend audiences the Bradleys left campus life and Hanover behind them for points West.
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