1938

Frank Frey, who is chairman of an Alumni Council Committee on Class Organization, got a group of people together in Boston on the morning of the Harvard game to discuss ways in which our own class organization could be improved. It was the sentiment of the majority of those present that more active class groups should be organized in the metropolitan centers (New York, Boston, Chicago, possibly Minneapolis—St. Paul and the West Coast and the South). Charlie Hitchcock and a group of interested people in Boston are going to prepare a written report embracing their conclusions and suggestions for improvments in our general class organization. The idea is to keep more people in touch with each other more often. As soon as they have given me their report, I will pass it on to you. A group in New York is also interested in the same thing. Bill Lyle, who was at the Boston meeting, is going to consolidate the New York views.

One of the matters discussed was this column. The minutes of that meeting state: "There was criticism of the class notes appearing in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, especially the repeated mention of the same names.' The criticism is undoubtedly valid. It prompted me to compile some statistics on the question, covering all the class notes since I have been writing them, commencing with the October 1946 issue of the MAGAZINE. During that time the names of 270 members of the class have appeared in the notes. Of those names, 196 have appeared once, 55 have appeared twice, 8 have appeared three times, 8 four times and 3 five times. This includes the names of class officers and chairmen of committees, whose names of necessity appear more often than others. During that same period, not including correspondence with other class officers and committeemen, I have received 17 letters, 1 post card, 1 letter from a class wife, and a few announcements of births without any further comment. Only one of the persons attending the Boston meeting has written during this period. The conclusion to be drawn is, to me, obvious.

Johnny Emerson, by way of refuting my argument that no one ever produces any news, writes from St. George's School in Middleton, R. I.:

"I am occupied being a GOOD influence twentyfour hours a day at wages John L. Lewis should hear about. However, it's interesting work and never a dull moment During the summer, various and sundry 38's paid me visits (at his farm in Hanover Center) varying from Fran Reilly's marathon mooch of a week to a short call one evening from Shadow Stone, who is on the road for the Stanley Works out of New Britain. The Shad reports that Rod Washburn is very much the family man and stay-at-home, having now, as I recall, two small Washburns to care for. He is still with the Plainville Casting Co. Reilly, the mad Irishman, is content to settle down in a "small" law practice in Worcester where he won't be able to make much more than a million. He is gaining weight and looks more and more portly every day; however, his capacity for free food' and drink is undiminished.

"Brownell, who was invited to spend some time, stayed a couple of weeks at the farm. He is becoming more and more indispensable every day both to his companions in sin and the B. and M.'s legal department. Foochow Belcher is also with that disreputable freight forwarding company as a claims man and is very much the family man. I saw Fran and Beth very briefly during the summer in their place in Melrose. According to my latest hot dope, Brett is still living in Needham but refuses to speak to his friends. He did attend one party at Brownell's with me but didn't seem to pay much attention to anything but a blonde. (Ed. note: That shows good judgment) C. Francis Tesreau, of the Hanover Tesreaus, appears to be in fine fettle, being the legal eagle of Lebanon and Hanover. Stan Brown checked into Hanover this summer almost every weekend and is now in Boston again, living in Belmont, with the same outfit."

The Post Office has been working overtime and just produced a letter from John Smillie, in Minneapolis:

"Since reunion I have been running down epidemics from the Public Health Service's Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Was recently reassigned here as epidemiologist and to study under Gaylord W. Anderson '22, Mayo Professor and Director of Minnesota's School of Public Health. Thanks to Paul Loudon 'l4, and three days after contacting him, managed to lease a nice home here in the face of the desperate housing situation."

Thanks to John and John, the rate of recession of my hair line has decreased somewhat this month. Does anyone else know how to write?

Al Boerker has moved to Kents Hill, Maine. .... Tom Boy an has a new address in Amsterdam, New York Roy Chamberlin is now at the Shanks Village Protestant Church in Orangeburg, New York Fred Seaver is with Star & Crescent Oil Cos. in San Diego Bill McNeil is living in Narbeth, Pa Dr.John Godfrey is at the Veterans Hospital in White River Junction, and you ought to know what state that's in It is rumored that Dutch Holland is currently frequenting Greenwich village Al Pettoruto is practising law in Lawrence, Mass Jim Seaver, who is in the advertising business in New York, is living in Darien, Conn EricVaughan, is engineering in and around Bristol, Conn Bob Lansdell, a contractor, is operating around Hackensack, N. J JimLeighton is a tennis professional in Lowell, Mass Johnny Heil is living in Berea, Ohio .... and Dick Webb in Brookline

Dick Nelson and his wife were recently visitors in Hanover The engagement of Howie Van Bomel to Gloria Shoninger, of Rye, N. Y., was announced in October, and the wedding is to be in December.

Don't forget that REUNION is coming up in June. All you wives (I know that at least one reads this stuff, for she wrote once) better start getting in shape for the potato race.

And don't forget to send any suggestions for our Class War Memorial to Bob Reeve,Stearns MacNutt or Charley Keyes. WrightMallory is chairman of the nominating committee, and he is taking nominations for class officers and members of the class executive committee, all of whom will be elected for the 1948-1953 period at reunion. You can also get a lot of news on a penny postcard, and the address is 4 School Street, Concord, New Hampshire.

Secretary, : 4 School St., Concord, N. H Treasurer, Suite 1160, 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 4, 111.