1938
The temptation for a new secretary always is to declare a complete "New Deal," compliment his predecessors for the job they did, and plead with the constituency for more news items. This is all so obvious that I shall not bore you with such a screed beyond stating that I am taking steps to get the class records in a little better shape, the exigencies of the war having made it impossible for accurate files to be kept when the secretary was forced to move from place to place and when members of the class were roaming the world at Uncle Sam's expense. Further than this, whatever news appears in this column is going to have to come from members of the class, despite the very conscientious news gathering service the College provides. Let me merely plead with you to drop me a penny postcard if you pick up any good news items. It is sometimes difficult in the extreme to sit down and write a letter, involving as it does sealing the envelope and putting a stamp on it; just jot down, in code if you will, whatever you pick up and drop the card in the mail.
To wind up what is now old business, the semi-final figures on the Alumni Fund are now at hand. The Class of 1938 finished 54th of 67 classes on Participation Index, as 378 members of the class contributed to the Fund out of a total scoring base of 567. The Class contributed a grand total of $4473.37 of its goal of $6390 or 70% of the objective. For which record all credit goes to those members who gave and especially those who worked to squeeze the dough from reluctant pockets, and of course primary bouquets to Bob Carson for heading up the organization. If you feel that we could have done better, don't gripe about it; get in and pitch next year. We can always use "free lance" workers on the Fund.
Top news honors of the month go to HowieCasler, whose appointment as export manager for the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company (Vaseline, etc.) has just been announced. Before the war, Howie was credit manager with Proctor & Gamble; during the war was supply officer aboard the U.S.S. Boise in the South Pacific; is married and has three children; and lives in East Orange, N. J.
Bill Ganter sent along a clipping, in the manner suggested above, pasted on a postcard, recounting a testimonial program presented in Lawrence to Albert P. Pettoruto, who has been appointed fourth assistant district attorney of Essex County. Among Al's honorary affiliations are: president of the Holy Rosary Holy Name Society, past president of the Italian College Club and the Professional and Business Men's Club, and a member of the Lions Club and the Lawrence Bar Association. Sometime we ought to compile statistics on the organizations to which members of the class belong and of which they are, in many cases, officers and leaders; I have an idea the list would be most imposing.
Stearns MacNutt reports a visit from JohnTower of the Newton Towers, now a resident of California and still slaving as publicity manager for Lockheed. On the domestic front, my source reports he is expecting an addition to the family circle, exact date unpredicted. From Hanover comes word that Dr. John Godfrey of White River Junction (guess where?), at present a resident physician at the White River Veterans Hospital, has been appointed instructor in clinical medicine at the Dartmouth Medical School. This brings the total of 1938's in Hanover well up, including C. F.Tesreau, Karl Hill, Ted Hunter, Earl Ward, JohnHirst, John Rand, and John Harmon.
"Sox" Calder also breaks into print in the metropolitan press this month, although of course not exactly rivaling Bill Remington yet, by being elected a director of the Union Bag & Paper Corporation, having previously served in the sales department and as assistant to the director of industrial relations; at present he is assistant to the vice president in charge of sales. Incidentally in the course of a "high tea" at my place in Etna a week or so ago, Ed White's spouse revealed to me the full title borne by that worthy, namely Assistant General Ice Cream Manager for H. P. Hood & Cos. Ed is working in Boston and living in Watertown, now has three offspring to keep the house from being too quiet.
Hans Barber has just been appointed to the West Virginia field by American Insurance Cos. of Newark; his headquarters will be in Charleston.
Society Section: Miss Margaret Clair Plaut of 10 Park Avenue (N.Y.) was married to Jerome Jay Hochberg of East Orange, N. J., on July 5. The bride attended Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In Covington, Virginia, Mary Jane Landis became the bride, on July 17, of Robert Malcolm MacGregor. From Newark, N. J. comes word of the engagement of Miss Elsie Matheke to Dr. Franklin Lynch; the wedding will take place in September. The bride-elect was graduated from New Jersey College for Women and the Child Education Foundation in New York; the groom-elect is on the house staff of Babies Hospital in New York (Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center).
So far as I have been able to gather from very fragmentary reports submitted by my not-so-reliable agents, the Reunion was a huge success, even including the vast quantity of caustic soda dispensed by Friend Mann. Judging from the results of the Class meeting, not all the energy of the class was devoted to the "Lost Weekend" Department. Most of us have been in agreement for some time, I think, that some sort of geographical organization was desirable. And so it is with great pleasure that I greet the new Executive Committee. As soon as the mad whirl of summer social activity settles down for the grind of Fall Term at School, I shall get busy with the duly elected representatives on the War Memorial project. I shall also be trying to find my own successor as editor of the Pace-Setter, and shall welcome suggestions from any and all members of the Class on that subject. I have a sneaking suspicion that perhaps the best deal would be to talk one of the Hanover contingent into the job, since then we could get the flavor of the College first-hand; let's hear what you think.
Pending the graciousness of my Boss, I shall see some of you at the Harvard Game and also I hope a little of the constituency at New Haven, if I can sneak down there for the afternoon. If any of you get as far into "America's only City-State'' as Providence, call me from the Bacchante Room; the waitresses still wear you-know-what.
Lucky People who stayed at the Inn this summer: Mr. and Mrs. 1.. M. McChesney of Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Roberts of Worcester, Mass.: and Dr. Robert J.Cataldo of Waltham. Mass.
HARVARD GAME GET-TOGETHERThe traditional 1938 pre-game reunion will take place Oct. 23 in the Empress Room of the Hotel Somerset, Kenmore Square, Boston. The informal program, arranged by CharleyHitchcock, will include ample refreshments, at individual expense, and luncheon. From the Somerset the safari will adjourn to the Stadium.
ADVANCEMENT: Howard Casler '3B is new export manager of Chesebrough ("Vaseline") Manufactur- ing Cos. Father of 3 girls, Casler hails from N. J.
Secretary, St. George's School, Newport, R. I. Treasurer, 609 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
