1929

By the time these notes appear in the June issue, the Alumni Fund will be in its final stretch drive and our Reunion in July will be only about six weeks away. Because our performance in these two events will provide the most apparent measure of what the Class is, it might be well for a moment to consider one aspect of our alumni status which perhaps has been overlooked these past few years, and that is the tendency to continue to evaluate our abilities to contribute to the College at the same level each one of us fixed when we first were called upon to share in the building of the College through the means of the Alumni Fund. Too many of us have let our Alumni Fund gift become nothing more than a habit, being content to give again this year what we gave the last. I am sure that if each one of us were to measure his gift each year, not by last year's, but by his current standard of living, recognizing that his gift to the College might properly be considered to be in some fair proportion to the various other factors and expenditures which he incurs, his contribution to the Fund would be more intelligently determined and in most cases substantially larger.

A letter written in Frank Foster's atrocious doctor's handwriting and mailed from Annapolis reports him en route from Texas, "bag, baggage, kids, and a horrid recollection of Texas where we were for ten months after Alaska." But it's all over now and the Fosters will soon be settled in a new home on Sargent St., Newton, Mass., whence Frank will go each day to the Lahey Clinic in a new and better position than when he left.

Hank Stein is also back from the war, having just sent out an attractive engraved card announcing his return to private practice specializing in matters pertaining to the courts, agencies and departments of the Federal Government. During the war, Hank was chief counsel of the Surplus War Goods Office and senior attorney for the Paper and Paper Products Branch of the OPA in Washington. His new offices will be at 27 School St., Boston, and 1822 Jefferson Place, Washington.

Up from Virginia comes an announcement that Wen Barney has been elected president o£ the Winchester (Va.), Chamber of Commerce. This tops a long and active interest in the affairs of the community, including chairmanship of the War Finance Committee for Winchester—Frederick County—during which the last six War Bond Drives were executed successfully. Wen has also served as SecretaryTreasurer of the local Rotary Club and been first vice president of the Junior Board of Trade.

A1 Welch married Miss Jean Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cook, in Omaha, Nebr., on February 23. A1 served in the Army and attained the rank of captain. He and his bride will live in Evanston, Ill.

A recent letter from Hal Leich from Washington is so good that it follows in full:

Back at the old stand after three years in the Navy. I was lucky enough to be a member of the last indoctrination class at Hanover in the spring of '43. A month of skiing followed by a month of whitewater canoeing wasn't hard to take! Then further training at Miami, where I used to see Johnny Bryant and Ed Heister in the same school, and Bob MacMurray on the outside. Joe O'Leary was around New Orleans that winter while I was waiting for a sub-chaser to come down the river. After commissioning we had convoy duty in the Gulf and the Carribbean, and then I had some more training for damage-control work aboard a DE. I joined the Thornhill (DE-195) at Casco Bay in October, 1944, and served aboard her for just a year. Most of the time we were on convoy duty in the North Atlantic, 'making five trips to the United Kingdom. Frequently we cruised the New England coast, within sight of Mt., Washington and. the other familiar summits. Saw Harry Baehr in Brooklyn when we put in to the Navy Yard between trips. A bunch of us got to London a few days after V-E Day, and on V-J Day we were making our first convoy run to the Marshall Islands. After that we served as guard ship over a Jap garrison at Jaluit Atoll, said to be the most heavily bombed island in the world. At Pearl Harbor, Everett Bulkley came across handsomely with a jeep for three days. (He was Chief Transportation at a Supply Depot!) I finally landed in Washington a few days after Thanksgiving via the Norfolk boat, after five weeks on a Liberty ship from Eniwetok. Cora was down on the dock to meet me with Harold Mclver, age three months. At my age it was really something to get used to the idea of offspring, but the transition seems to have been made successfully. I'm back at the old job with the Civil Service Commission, in the Administrative Placement Unit, sharing an office with Clyde Hall '26. We'd be glad to talk with anyone who is looking for a connection in the Federal service, and might be able to give some leads. Joe O'Leary is back in town with OPA. Saw him at the Dartmouth Dinner the other night, along with Stan Johnson, Marv Braverman, and Percy Russell, who did a swell job of organizing the event. Duke Barto is busier than ever at the Telephone Company. We all miss Bob Mooahan, and hope the Forest Service will send him back one of these days.

Bob Drake reports on class doings around Chicago:

John Clements and I organized a party after the annual banquet of the Chicago Alumni Association, and in attendance, in addition to John Dickey, were Ken Page, Norm Bankart, Skipper Ed McGibbon, Charles Jackson, Jack Meany, Lew Clarke, Hal Ripley, A1 Benjamin, Charley King, Jim Kelley, now with the Earle Ludgin Advertising Agency, Stan Friedberg, back in civilian practice, Frank Weeks, back from Washington and now with General Cable Co. John Dickey called up Si Snider, who could not come.

The reactions to the Reunion plans are 100% enthusiastic, and in addition to the general assurance that the boys will certainly arrive in Hanover in time for Friday evening's banquet, the following items have come in:

From Larry Lougee (N. Y. C.): "Bob Collins stops in here occasionally and I think he is doing contract termination work with offices in the Corn Exchange Bank. Walter Wilson is still with Hope's Windows and he tells me that O. P. A. prices and priorities in building construction are certainly a headache. Ray Hedger continues on with the Corporation Trust Co., and is one of the best friends to us practitioners. Frank (Tux) Small is now a partner in the accounting firm of Pagson & Peloubet and his work takes him all over the U. S. and into the mining districts of Mexico."

From Ed Chinlund (Pittsburgh): "My status and the status of the Chinlund family is exactly as I outlined it about a year ago, except that I am probably 3 years older."

From Phil Fitzpatrick (Plattsburg): "My activities are hardly news-worthy, but I can report the arrival on April 15 of a son, 'William Francis,' who brings much needed support to the old man after so many years in a household comprised entirely of females, to wit: my wife and two daughters, ages ten and seven. I am still employed at the same old stand up here on the shores of Lake Champlain, where, as Brisbin puts it, 'We earn very little but live a lot.' "

From Jim Hodson (Seattle): "I will halve to miss the Reunion for I am going East the end of this week and will be gone two weeks, and cannot justify another trip to the Atlantic Coast two and a half months hence. Hessie and I are going to Washington, where I am a delegate of the Seattle Safety Council to the President's Highway Safety Conference, and will then go to New York and Waterbury for a day or two before coming back."

From Jim Hodge (N.Y.C.): "You ask for news, a difficult request because you must have picked up a large crop of information at the New York Alumni Dinner, leaving me to toss in just small scraps—-which is a good notion because I can then tie this to the New York Club for advertising purposes. The Club is a good place to meet people, there being a class nucleus almost every lunch of Jack Blair, Harry Enders, Jack Gunther, Jack Hubbard, Karl Pittlekow, and myself. Blair, Enders, and Hubbard are all wearing nice sunburns with which to boast of their recent spring vacations. The tan of the winter vacation hardly wears off before that spring jaunt forces one away again. Not every day, but very frequently we see Fred Adams, John Cornehlsen, Cliff Purse, Mat Rock, Fred Sisson, Joe Walsh, and Oats Winsor. John has just landed in New York and is engaged in that lovely pastime of finding a house for his family. I understand that Trunkie Brittan helped discover a house for the Cavanagh family in Englewood where they now live while Ellie snatches rabbits at Women's Hospital.

"When I travel the late train I see Lyt Johnston approaching work in his cautious way; and twice lately I have spoken to Ed Heister on the streethealthy, happy, and living in Montclair. Once 'in a long while Dwight Allen comes to town, calling on us at the office. Back at the Club there was a time when Bill Alexander could be counted on at lunch, but someone lured him west. The other day Morgan Baker was roaming around seeking crockery and chairs for his new inn near New Haven. Then just last week I was able to say a rapid greeting to Bob Brinkerhoff, who was in town on business and had very wisely discovered how convenient a non-resident membership is for those who drop in for a few hours or a few days. Even wiser is Herb Ball, who is living at the Club while he settles down to his job with the Pal Blade organization and finds an apartment or house. Herm Liss was living at the Club, but I haven't seen him in so long that he must have left the Navy and returned to Boston.

"About every two weeks Dick Barrett comes in, there being some story about offices in Boston and New York, and Dick always could tell a convincing tale when he meant something entirely different. There was a time when Bill Morgan of highseas fame was a regular visitor, but a full time job seems to have kept him away lately. Back during the winter I stayed in town for dinner and very luckily ran into Phil Mayher whom I depend on seeing at Reunions and never anywhere else; once more showing the power of the New York Club as a meeting place. A few weeks ago I was involved in business at Macy's and discovered that the man for whom we were waiting was Dick Owsley. He looked fine, and I swear he is about to become a great merchandiser.

"Now if you consider this advertising, Bill, I am perfectly willing to admit it, because a free chance like this is not to be tossed away—and I believe that I have a case for the Club when all- of these classmates are to be seen there."

From Jack Brabb (Detroit): "My partner and I have resumed our practice upon being released from the service and have been working pretty hard getting things going."

Ollie Holmes announces that '29 weekly luncheons have started at Monte's, 54 North Street, near Faneuil Hall Market, every Wednesday at 12 noon. Among those present at the first two luncheons were Ollie Holmes, Bill Andres, A1 Finlay, Squeak Redding, Nick Panoras, Dick Barrett and Herm Liss.

Secretary, : 75 Federal St., Boston, Mass. Treasurer, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn 383 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y