1935
Here we are again for another year. It's always a pleasure when tackling the opening issue to sit down with a two-foot stack of mail, notes, clippings, etc. Gives a guy confidence. Too bad it only lasts for one issue. Well, maybe this year will be different.
We begin on a sad note. The necrology section of this issue carries a notice of the death of Bob Lovegrove. Although he had been ill for some time, his passing comes as a shock to all of us who knew him. The class extends its deepest sympathies to his wife, Sylvia, and the three children.
Last May 10 brought a daughter, Anne Perry, to Bud and Eileen Cahoon who live down Harwich way on Cape Cod. And Al andJean Sherwood welcomed their first arrival, Stephen Custer, on August 11 in New York City. Not to be outdone in the baby department, Ralph and Trudie Specht also made it a boy, Ralph Jr., on August 5 in Collingswood, N. J.
Curt Lamorey, who is stationed in Casa Blanca with the Texaco Oil Cos., sent his recent French bride back to the states for the arrival of their first, so that he would be an American citizen. She stayed with Curt's family in Barre, Vermont, where Daniel Hayes Lamorey was born about June first, and took olf for Africa six weeks later.
The New York papers carried announcements on June 1 that PhotoMetric Corp., Sven Karlen, Vice-President, had supplied Richard Bennett, N. Y., custom tailor, with its innovation in fitting men's clothes by photography. By photographing a man from all angles, clothes can be tailored perfectly without the necessity of fittings. The idea is considered terrific by those in the trade.
Congratulations to our Hanover contingent on a couple of promotions. Bob Hage leaves the Memorial Fund to George Colton who now becomes manager of all fund-raising activities of the college. In turn Bob has been named Assistant Director of Admissions under A 1 Dickerson. Hage has also found himself an apartment, finally, on West Wheelock, where he keeps bachelor quarters and an open house for all visiting '3sers.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Van Vranken of Orange, N. J., announce the engagement of their daughter, Ann. to Robert E. Neill of Morristown. Best of luck and good wishes to you both.
The Grange Mutual Fire Insurance Cos. of Rochester, N. H., has announced that CharlesW. Varney Jr. has been named President of the organization, succeeding his father who headed the firm for 32 years and who died last spring. Charlie has been with the company since graduation in 1935, becoming Treasurer in 1942. He has also been elected a trustee and treasurer of the board of trustees of the First Methodist church in Rochester.
Swanee Dawson, who for the past five years has been regional director of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in Atlanta, Ga., has accepted a two-year assignment with the American Military Government at Frankfurt, Germany. He will serve as chief statistician for the Export-Import Agency of the British, French and American zones. His good wife and three children are going with him.
Bill Krieg, 2nd Secretary at Caracas, has been transferred to the Dept. of State. Since entering the Foreign Service of the U.S. Government in 1938 Bill has served in Stuttgart, Milan, Lagos, and Accra. Don't ask me where they are but they certainly sound foreign. Some day he'll write his memoirs and let us in on it.
Jim Dickinson, that old Dean of Men at Carnegie Institute, spent three weeks this summer answering the call of the Navy. He served on the faculty of the NROTC Training School at Northwestern University.
Among '3sers who visited Hanover via the Inn this past summer were Mr. and Mrs. Roger G. Flynn of Wilton, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Colson Hillier of Penn Wynne, Pa.; the Doug Leys of Belmont, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moon of Pleasant Ridge, Mich.; and AI Brush and wife from Chappaqua, N. Y. Guil Richmond with his wife, Ruth, and daughter, Cynthia, spent a day on the campus last August. Guil is Manager of the Northampton (Mass.) Credit Bureau and this was his first visit since the 1940 reunion.
Although the "Tear Bag" reported BillGahagan's presence in Hanover this past summer, Kugler neglected to tell all you good people that Bill is spending the coming year there as a student, completing his senior year which was interrupted in 1934 by an automobile accident. That's quite a stretch—16 years between Freshman and Senior—and I, for one, envy him the opportunity of spending another year in school when he's old enough to appreciate it.
Ralph Colby and his family took, over the Andy Marshall home in Hanover for the month of August—an ideal way to spend a summer vacation.
A note from Pedro Espaillat to Rudy Pacht written from Rome: "I am still single and childless, and right now I seem to be sort of unemployed, so I thought it would be a hell of a nice occasion to give Europe the onceover before getting involved in some other occupation. As it is, life in this part of the world may be very bad for the natives, but for a traveler life is still unbelievably pleasant and I'm having the time of my life. Please give my best to all the fellows around."
Harry Ackerman, who joined the CBS Network in January as executive producer in New York has headed west to become network programs director in Hollywood.
Al Sherwood has volunteered to head up the New York class dinners this winter and the following dinner dates are for the information of all who may expect to reach New York during the coming season: Oct. 5, Dec. 1, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 9, April 7. May 10 and June 8. Meet at the Dartmouth Club from 6:00 on. We will also have another cocktail party to end all cocktail parties for classmates, wives and friends on Saturday, November 6, probably beginning around 4:30.
Somewhere on this page there should be a picture of Bob Sellmer nursing his latest disguise (he used to hide behind a 46" waistline). Credit for the picture goes to little MacMcCarty who dragged Sellmer into town, plied him with liquor until he was smiling at the salt shakers, and then swung a photographer in front of him. Taken completely by surprise, Bob forgot to duck behind the bush, so his eyes and nose are -quite visible. The old Jacko funnyman has been turning out a lot of serious writing these days, including several articles for Coronet Magazine.
A final note on the Fund. Congratulations to all 517 of you who helped the class set a new college record for largest number of contributors. We set a new record for the class in both dollars and contributors and exceeded our objective with 101%. Special congratulations to Bob Naramove who worked like a dog to kick us over the top.
1 How about you guys sending in some more pictures? See you next month.
Secretary, Compton Advertising, Inc. 630 sth Ave., New York 20, N. Y. Treasurer, 1001 North Eye St., Tacoma, Wash.
