1937

Jack Morrison writes from Menlo Park, Calif., on Beechnut Packing stationery and states although he admits he has not been a very loyal correspondent with class affairs, he certainly does hope he improves with old age. .... Bill Bretinger, now living in Drexel Hill, Pa., managed to get to a few foot ball games last fall. After leaving the Air Corps, he went to work for Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, and is at present handling the Accounting Affairs of the Flying Red Horse PhilRobertson displays very attractive stationery advertising "Hillwinds," Franconia, N. H. He states that Pete McLane and John Chapman live near him and are getting along very comfortably Joe De May is in business for himself at 28 Water St., New York City, as a Manufacturers Agent doing both foreign and domestic purchasing Fred Laughton's wife, Rachel, directs that all of Fred's mail go c/o Mrs. Dayton G. Hopkins, Railroad Ave., New Egypt, N. J. Fred is now attending Ohio State University studying Civil Engineering and is having house-hunting troubles. Short letters received from both Les Bratton and Dave Taylor state that everything is going along fine with them.

Warren Hund states he has nothing much of interest to report, except his intention to go to Reunion in June, and he will have a hearty welcome at 242 Round Hill Road, Roslyn Heights, Long Island, for any one that can visit him .Frank Danzig writes from 1725 No. Gower St. in Los Angeles saying that California is wonderful, and that he thinks we are all missing the boat back here in the snow. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young reported the birth of a son, Franklin Woodrow Jr. last October, and the announcement has escaped us until now. If all goes well "Woody" will make his first visit to Hanover at Reunion in June JohnMilne writes from Yale Med School he is enjoying his work very much, but he finds commuting to Pawtucket on week ends to his wife, Jean, and his children, the most important thing he does.

"Chick" Koop writes from The Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, where his office is located on the sth floor, and states his intention of being with us at Hanover in June Bob Aylward is sorry that his plans will necessitate missing Reunion. Bob took the foreign service examinations in October and, probably, will be out of the country by June Al Romanow drops a note from Boston, where his paper business is progressing nicely Al if Terry Mayer, of Longmeadow, Mass., would be glad to introduce any visiting '37er to their three little Indians, and provide open house at 139 Wenonah Road any time a classmate is in the vicinity Tom Mclntyre, of Laconia, N. H.; Charlie Pingree, of Concord, Mass., and Bob Woodruff, of Wilmington Del., all drop short notes expressing an interest in Reunion plans and enclosing their class dues Jack Richter writes from LaPorte, Ind., where he is trying to catch up on his professional work. He is having a great time as a civilian and is still single, which status he is afraid is getting habitual Ed Duffee is now located in Riverside, R. 1., at 77 Rogers Ave. His telephone number is 4336-W, and he would appreciate any classmate in that vicinity getting in touch with him RogGraves writes from Toledo, Ohio, 301 Bell Building, and is connected with the Bethlehem Steel Company Sales Office. So far, he is not having much luck locating any '37ers in Toledo, but he does get back to Chicago once in a while and is working on a Reunion group there. He feels he has not accomplished much in the last nine years in the way of a family, but admits he is a good prospect.

Another meeting of the Reunion Committee is scheduled for the end of March, and it looks as though plans are materializing for a splendid and full xoth Reunion Round Up Harty Beardsley's latest bulletin reports a very good response from the cards sent out with the following count at the time of writing: 109 positively will attend, 127 more probably will attend and only 41 definitely will not be able to attend. Several thoughtful letters have been received from various classmates concerning Reunion suggestions Gary Lowe writes from West Hartford, Conn., with a very detailed analysis of the problem involved in memorializing Class of 1937 War Dead. His letter is being passed on to a Memorial Fund Committee headed by Art Ruggles, and consisting of Art, Mort Berkowitz and Fran Fenn. These three fellows are canvassing Class opinion on the matter of a Memorial Fund and in conjunction are seeking to integrate class money raising activities in order to present a concrete program for the consideration of the class at our meeting in June.

Carl Ray writes from the Underwood Corp. at Park Ave., New York City, and states that he is willing to take on the additional responsibility of the Chairmanship of a Resolutions Committee. Helping Carl out are Latta McCray and Bill Geraghty. Carl and his committee are canvassing classmates to get the viewpoints of as many individuals as possible on certain aspects of College and Alumni activities on which the class might like to express an opinion at our meeting. There are certain things concerning which we can take no direct action, but if we as a class can make a concrete proposal and recommendation or present an opinion, it might be helpful to those responsible for direct action Latta McCray writes expressing the hope that extreme care should be taken to ascertain and appropriately honor those who are no longer with us, and he as well as other classmates will find that this is in the hands of the above mentioned Memorial Fund Committee. The very important job of selecting a slate of Officers for the consideration of the class in June is in the hands of a Nominating Committee headed by Carl Amon, of Boston, and the two other members of his Committee are from other sections of the country: Crazvf Hinman is from Pelham, N. Y. and Harry Schultz is from Cleveland, Ohio. Any suggestions on any of these matters may be directed to the secretary at the above address, where they will be promptly re-routed to the chairman of the appropriate committee.

Kitty and Art Hislop announced the birth in February of Arthur Allan Hislop Jr. who checked in at 6 pounds 9 ounces Editorial comment has been voluminous on Jim Gray's recent acquisition o£ the Albany (Georgia) Herald and local Radio Station. The Savannah (Georgia) News comments:

James H. Gray, Editor and Publisher of the Albany Herald, which by the way is one of the most progressive and one of the most independent newspapers in the State, in a stirring address before the Rotary Club of Savannah was northern in his viewpoint in his accent only. As Charles A. Dana might have said with a flourish in these dramatic times: When a Southerner says something good about the South, that isn't news; but when a Northerner praises Dixie, that is news with a vengeance. A native of Massachusetts, and a graduate from Dartmouth College, it would be difficult to find a young man presumed to be more deeply rooted in the traditions of the North, and especially of New England. But, Mr. Gray had a fortuitous experience which was a turning point in his life. He served his country in the army, and was assigned for a considerable portion of his time at Fort Benning. Before that he had studied abroad, and, being a close student of American history, he was impressed by the fact that English and German professors held the belief that the Southland is and has been one of the most important sections of the United States, culturally, economically, militarily and politically, symbolized by the characters of such men as Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, to name a few. Deciding to make his home and rear his family in Albany, Mr. Gray felt that it would be an excellent idea to let his newly acquired fellow-Southerners know what prompted him to settle in this section, and so his speech, entitled "Why I Came South" resulted. The South, he believes, holds the greatest future promise of any section of the Union in its business and industrial potentialities. "Statistics show," he said, "that before 1900 the South had been without industry. Almost all Southerners farmed for a living. By 1940 Southern industry had increased sevenfold; the rest of the country had moved ahead industrially only fourfold. The high significance in this," he added, "is that during the depression years of 1929 through 1939 Southern industrial payrolls went up 12 per cent and the rest of the country fell off 7 per cent What is of particular moment, however, is that the South's industrialization was being realized through modest factories, processing strictly native materials, and developing the home market. It will continue along this path." The speaker revealed how the Southern climate first attracted him, how he was impressed, too, by the "scenic luxury of the state"; but, above all, how he came to "admire the Southern character." The South's "innate friendliness and neighborliness, combining to form a kind of community awareness which is' quite foreign to the larger cities of the North," appealed to him greatly. Of impressive significance was the vigorously advanced opposition in his talk to such "force" measures attempted against the South in Congress as the anti-lynch proposal, the anti-poll tax bill and the iniquitous FEPC. "These are explosive issues," he declared; but he warned his hearers that Southerners themselves must "keep their heads and work out their difficulties," so that there will be no question as to whether or not "outsiders" or ill-informed Congressmen and Northern South-baiters will succeed in pressing upon this section undesirable federal legislation. In regard to the race problem, he advanced the opinion that "social equality cannot be legislated into being. We are capable of dealing with that in our own fashion," he said. "We know that a dual system is the only workable solution to the problem, that there has to be a line of demarcation between the two races, and no amount of legal justice dispensed by outside authorities can do anything but aggravate conditions. The important thing is, however," he warned, "that we must show that we are capable of making our own decisions, of handling our own problems." Finally, he held that the South, through "its prosperous communal life, based comfortably on small industry allied closely with agriculture, can teach man how to master and live in ease with his mechanical marvels." The speech was a welcome appraisal of the South's problems and of her potentialities, and Mr. Gray is to be warmly congratulated for being not only so richly aware of the real situation, but also for his courage and forthrightness in expressing his views! What he said, as the great Dana might have told us, was indeed, news and good news at that!

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