1943

NOW HEAR THIS! Does that sound familiar to most of you fellows? Well, it's to bring several things to your attention. First, that yours truly is now running this Column and sincerely hopes that he can keep you well posted on the affairs and gossip in general of the Class of 1943.

Next on the program comes theREUNION. I wrote up the other day for my reservations, how about you? Johnny outlined the plans in last month's column and Stan's newsletter discussed it in more detail, then too, I'll keep you posted on any new developments. Stan has been getting good returns on his questionnaire; quite a few of the fellows are planning to come back.

Enough for reminders—now for some news. I have a few marriages to report—some a couple of months old, some recent: Ann Farnsworth of Darien, Conn., late of Smith College, to Sargeant Warner Grubb; Rosamond Rosholt of Eau Claire, Wise., to Dr. James Capps; and Anna Walsh of Oxford, England to Oakley Curtis.

Finally, we get to "Stockwell's Scribblings" (no relation to Allen's Alley) for a look at the news and views of all of "youse." I've collected some material from Stan and some from Kos so it ought to give me a pretty good start.

Might as well start right in the "Bean Town," known lately for its particularly hot Red Sox. (Oh yes—if any of you fellows are planning to come here to see the World Series, let us know.) Stan Priddy, Don Miller and myself have started the ball rolling on a Boston luncheon group. So far the response has been good and it looks like a definite function of the future. Any one that we may have overlooked please drop a line and I'll send the particulars.

Just in case some of you fellows hadn't heard, "Jug" O'Connor became the proud papa of a boy last February. Duke Dushame, his running mate, is working at present for Raymond Holdsworth Co., Public Accountants. Herb Gordon, up in North Adams, is in the General Construction Business working for his Dad.

We've got lots of lawyers—or should I say potential lawyers in our Class. At Haavaad (sometimes spelled Harvard) we have George Monroe, Bill Seidman and Larry Johnson, that I know of. Bill Remsen and Miles Lasser are at Columbia Law, Bob Barnum is at Cornell, and "Rockey" Rockwell and Jim Oppenheimer are at Yale. Jim has his wife and child along too.

Down Texas way I hear that Ed Tuffly is the proud Papa of two boys (I don't know how those little fellows do it, must be that Texas air) and is working in a shoe retail store in Houston. He reports that fellow Texan Bill Thaxton is in the Insurance business.

"Mike" Thurston, back in Maine again, is working for J. A. Thurston Co., learning the dowel business. Sorry I missed you in Manila, Mike. Holden Waterbury, recently discharged from the Navy, is married to Olivia Martin of Ireland, no less. Speaking of foreign brides, we have quite a few of them. Bob Kerwin, about to study at the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D. C., was married in Istanbul, Turkey, to Evelyn Tucker, an English girl, the daughter of a British Embassy officer. He reports, too, that John Odeneal was married in Istanbul shortly afterwards.

Ged Carrington is an assistant accountant executive for Hill Blackett & Co., advertising agency, in Chicago. Rog Gaskill is over at Chrysler as a Mechanical Engineer making "cars and stuff." In Williamsport, Pa., Joe Hurley is a purchasing agent in the Electronic Division for Sylvania Electric Products Inc. Any one wanting to know about Penicillin can consult Ted Haskell; he's working for the Winthrop Chemical Co. in Rensselaer, New York, doing research work on "the miracle drug." Gerry Peterson, in St. Louis, is a sales representative for International Business Machines. Gerry Shattuck is interning at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N. Y., and, by the way, is married to Mary Richards, a Registered Nurse of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Gerry is specializing in Pediatrics, so if any of you proud papas up that way need a Pediatrician, just call on Gerry. Other Doctors in the class are—Bob Liming, a full fledge Doc with Uncle Sam, is at present stationed in Tacoma, Washington, and Dave Hoffman, in the Medical Corps of the Navy, is stationed at the Philadelphia Naval Base "repairing smashed fingers."

Bud Hall, on terminal leave, is undecided as to his future. I've been trying to get him out of the corn stocks and back here to look over the prospective field in this part of the country. Bud is married and has a daughter who will celebrate her first birthday in July, I think. Tom Schroth is working for the Washington Bureau of Time Magazine, while brother Ray is still sweating it out with Uncle Sam. Other service folk include—Jim Heenahan, still in Japan, and Bob Ehinger, at Newport, in the Surplus Material Division of the Navy.

Jim Adams reports a new address: 341 S. Saginaw St., Flint, Mich. Jim is with J. C. Penney Cos., and by the way he and Clarisse expect the stork late next fall—nice going, Jim. Howie Leavitt is teaching at Portland, Maine, High School, at present and plans to go to Teachers College in the fall. Kos handed me two very interesting letters, one from Bill Burr who wrote from Tokyo and another from Ed Bock also in Hirohito's back yard. Bill must be home by now, or I'd tell you two to look each other up. Ed's out of the Army and is staying on in Japan doing research work on Japanese political parties for the government. His address is awful long—anyone wanting it drop me a line.

That about exhausts the news for this month. Next month I'll list some of the new addresses that I have. Before I close let me remind you to drop me a line—l'll need lots of news, and pictures too!

AN AFS AMBULANCE given in memory of Robert Hill Chase '39 provides the background for a picture of Robert C. Hill '42 (right) and J. Forbes Amory taken in Rangoon, Burma, July 1945. Chase lost his life in March 1939 when the Chinese junk, Sea Dragon, of the Halliburton expedition sank in a midPacific typhoon. Amory, cousin of the late President Roosevelt, made a special request to drive the ambulance.

Secretary, 11 Eliot St., Belmont, Mass. Treasurer, 201 Chase, Hanover, N. H.

1944 AEGIS Extra copies of the 1944 Aegis, ordered and reserved especially for veterans who were then away from College, are available to all members of the class and to others interested. They are priced at $5.00 and may be obtained by writing to C. E. Widmayer, 305 Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, N. H.