1930

Your secretary had the pleasure during this last month of seeing, or at least talking, with several 1930 visitors to Boston and hopes that this is only a forerunner of many more of you who will "report in" in the near future. JackHodges took time out from a strenuous (at least from the standpoint of Jack's part as host) business convention to report that things were going well with him in Detroit where he is Assistant Sales Promotion Manager of the Strand Steel Division of Great Lakes Steel Corporation Dr. Art Olson and his attractive wife Yelena stopped off in Boston for several days where Art, as a representative of the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minn, (his specialty being, so far as we could determine from the complicated medical expressions involved, internal medicine with further specialization of the chest area), was visiting and lecturing in Boston clinics and hospitals with such a strenuous list of appointments that it was only with difficulty that we were able to arrange an evening together. Notwithstanding his accelerated program in Boston and the fact that he was scheduled to appear, on his way back to Rochester, at a medical meeting in Chicago, Art did arrange to spend a weekend in Hanover, his first since graduation in 1930. Art reported that there is a very active Dartmouth group within the Mayo Clinic itself and that when any Dartmouth Alumni affair is scheduled in Minneapolis, there is a caravan which suddenly deserts the Clinic in Rochester Charlie Ranch, who is with Drexel & Co., recently stopped over in Boston and we had the good fortune to spend an enjoyable evening with him.

During April Charlie Widmayer was the official College representative at a dinner meeting of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Eastern Pennsylvania at Reading, at which Milt Schultz, as President of the Association, presided. Milt is Sales Executive of Berkshire Knitting Mills and at the time of Charlie's visit was on the receiving end of telephone calls from all over the country concerning the Easter rush. Charlie's peerade from Hanover also took him to Washington, where he contacted Win Stone and Wayne Van Leer over the telephone. Win continues teaching English at George Washington University. Wayne is District Manager for the Great Lakes Steel Corporation in charge of a territory stretching from Washington to Florida (and with JackHodges, see above, with the same company, it ought not to be too difficult to obtain some of their fancy alloy steels if any of you are in the market for that product). Charlie reported that Wayne was off to a sales meeting that night but that he talked with him long enough to get a highly favorable report concerning the ex-banjo-strummer himself and about his wife Grace and four year old daughter Betsy. .... Dick Tilt and his wife Eleanor recently found occasion to spend some time in Hanover where they stopped at the Inn A recent address change indicates that Art Hayes is now with Automatic Electric Sales Co. at 21 East 40th Street, New York City, living in Briarcliff Manor Chick Sherburne is now the New York Office Manager of Bacon Whipple & Co., a Chicago brokerage house, with his offices at 1 Wall Street.

April 5 was a banner day for Pete Lillard when his wife presented him with twin daughters, Marianne and Susan. Pete's family now includes five children, with the girls outnumbering the boys four to one. Pete is with Sun Oil Company and is living in Sharon, Mass. .... Dick Barnard acted as Godfather at the christening ceremonies of Wally Wasmer's second son, Kenneth Allen Wasmer, who was born last November. Dick is himself now planning a four-week automobile trip through the West, leaving Boston about the 21st of June, with California as his goal. Those of you on the route may well look forward to a call from Dick (we didn't inquire what route Dick plans to take, but we doubt if he is as provincial as the Bostonian who took the automobile trip to California and who, upon inquiry as to the route taken, replied that he went by way of Dedham).

Prior to the recent annual meeting of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Chicago, at which Nelson Rockefeller was the principal speaker, a reunion of Thirtymen was held which included Bob McClory, Hank Embree, Newell Rumpf, George Geiger, Chuck Simmons, Jack Moore, Fred Schmidt, Mac Horwitt, Alex Harroun and Fred Uhlemann. Bob asked Nelson what he would like to have him say in connection with introducing him to the Chicago Alumni and Nelson replied that the best thing Bob could say was that Nelson "was a member of the class of '30 the greatest class in the history of the College." Bob called our attention to the fact that Alumni luncheons in Chicago are held every Monday at the Chicago University Club and that he would appreciate getting in touch with any Thirtymen who might be in Chicago for any of those luncheons Stan Osgood is now reported to be with R.K.O. Pathe, Inc., at their New York office at 625 Madison Ave., although we have not been informed of the exact work Stan is doing in this new business association.

As vice president of Consolidated Flour Mills Co., Cupe Burns has been continuing his barnstorming tours around the country and with such relative speed that recently he had dinner in Atlanta, Ga., and slept in his own bed in Wichita the same night. Cupe reports that he is envious of those of us close enough to Hanover to get up for a weekend now and then and that he would like nothing better. Relative to his family Cupe said, "Have stopped producing after finally breaking the jinx with a boy, after three girls. Of course, out here big families are a decided asset being brought up at an early age to 'do the chores.' Our last addition was Frederick E. Burns, born June 24, Marsters was recently appointed General Distribution Manager of American Optical Co. As such, AI will assume the responsibility for all functions pertaining to the distribution of American Optical's products, particularly as they relate to facilities, expenditures and personnel in the branch organization and he will be responsible for customer and trade relations. Al first became associated with American Optical Company in 1942 in their Legal Department.

By the time this issue of the MAGAZINE reaches your homes and offices, there will be only a comparatively few remaining days within which to take part in this year's Alumni Fund. Let's all make sure to do our part and help out Jack Rich and his class agents who have spent so much time and effort on this cause which is yours and mine. Our best wishes to all of you for a most enjoyable summer.

Secretary, Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley & Ketchum 1 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Treasurer, 24 Jennys Lane, Barrington, R. I