1943
This, gentlemen, is my "Swan Song as your Class Recorder of news, views, and all that stuff. The next column, a report on the Reunion, will be written by your new Scribe. The time is growing short—hope you have all made your plans, arranged for rides, baby sitters, put in supply of aspirin, etc. See youin Hanover June 18!
Here are some more fellows that have indicated that they'll be at reunion: Tom Redstone, Ken Sorlien, Ray Schroth, Bob Williams, Duke Dushame, Norm Askey, RalphEntwistle, Bob Freedberg, Don Miller, DickMartens, Jack Meleney, Fred Wallis, Paul Enz,Bill Whitmarsh, Dick Rudolph, and possibly Larry Austin.
Typical enthusiasm over the approaching Reunion is aired by Ted Hopper in a letter.
"No sense beating around the bush about the news, for the big news is JUNE 18-20 .... HANOVER, N. H. This is something my wife and 1 have been looking forward to since November 1944, which is when we were married."
Ted goes on to mention that Walt Howe, in Batavia, Java, with the American Foreign Service, was married to an English girl a while ago.
Speaking of foreign countries—l have a report from Ed Ingraham, who is also with the American Foreign Service—in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He'd like to make reunion but there's a matter of 4,200 miles between him and Hanover. Ed went so far as to send some news about himself-Army, three years-London, Paris, Charleroi, Munich, etc., then back home as assistant to the editor of Moody s StockSurvey and anally into the Foreign Service in July, 1947. He calls Cochabamba a "Shangri-La with donkeys"—donkeys referring to the antiquated method of transportation.
Still off U. S. soil—we move to Chile where Norton Grubb is situated. Norton and family, including a son born down there in January, are being clothed and fed by the Standard Oil Company. Fred Worthen is in the neighborhood and
"has been responsible for helping to set several new relay records during the past year for his swimming team."
Might as well continue out of the countrythis time from Bill Whitmarsh, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Bill has really had a busy year. Last October, he finished a training course with a securities firm in Boston and went to the Company's Providence Office as a salesman. He liked it, but after Christmas decided to change into the wholesale lumber business to go with his uncle. He worked in a mill in Virginia in February and March, then out to the West Coast. He has additional training to take but will end up as a salesman in the Rhode Island and Connecticut areas.
I've been saving one letter from outside the U. S. for last because I think it is such an exceptionally interesting and enlightening one. This one is from Howie Thomas, and I want to tell Howie right here how appreciative of the letter I am and I'm sure you, too, will be! Let's have more, Howie. I wish I could quote from the whole letter, but I'm limited to a quota of words, so I'll get in as much as I can. Howie sees Guy Mallet and his wife quite often. Guy is a traffic agent for T. W. A. having come down from Paris last fall.
"Missed the Olympics," says Howie, "financially impossible coming so soon as the Xmas holidays
"Here in Geneva I am working for the Diploma or the Institute which is more or less equivalent to a two year graduate degree. This consists principally in papers for seminars and one longer paper for publication. Next fall I now plan to return to the states and go back to the School of Advanced International Studies, where I was last year where I hope to get my doctorate in another year. I've done all the travelling I've been able to over here. At Christmas time, I skied for. about ten days at Zermatt down on the Swiss-Italian border and right near two famous peaks—the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa. Also went to Paris for a few days. Then about a month ago I spent two weeks in Spain principally around Barcelona and learned a little more about the Spanish situation first hand. For my Spring vacation that I have just returned from I went to Italy (Milan, Florence, and Rome) and to the Riviera-Cannes, Nice and Monte Carlo. This summer I have more great plans, most of which may never materialize. I hope to spend about ten weeks biking around. I plan to start with Southern France (Aries, Nimes and Avignon) that I haven t seen as yet, then back down to Italy to Pisa, Sienna, Assisi, Florence again and Venice, up to Austria (assuming that I can wheedle a visa out of the Allied military authorities) to the Salzburg music festival and then up to Prague. Since I haven t poked my nose behind "the curtain" as yet, this latter appeals to me pretty strongly—I hope, however, that nothing happens in the interim to prevent my getting into Czecho. After that across Germany to Heidelberg, then down the Rhine to Holland where I may attend the Academy of International Law at the Hague for a couple of weeks, also hope to take a short cruise around the Dutch Islands and the Zuider Zee. Then down to Paris via Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp (Belgium). In France I plan to bike around the Chateau country along the Loire and see Mt. St. Michel and Chartres. Then over to England for a little more travelling—London, Sw. England, Oxford and Scotland before I sail for home in September. Sounds pretty grandiose, doesn't it?"
Now for some bits of news from here and there. Tom Redstone, executive assistant, Time, Inc., New York City; Ken Sorlien, salesman General Mills, married with a son; RaySchroth, district manager, Dodge Brothers Corp., New York (Ray —Dick Rudolph is at 17 Hedge Place, Kingston, Pa.-he'll be at reunion); Ralph Entwistle, salesman for Remington Rand Cos., Boston; Bob Freedberg, salesman for Federal Stationery Cos., Bostonmarried, with a daughter; Don Miller, credit department, First National Bank of Bostonmarried, a daughter; Dick Martens, assistant to General Manager of Hart Manufacturing Cos., Hartford, Conn.-single; Jack Meleney, Law student, Yale; Fred Wallis, Navy officer, Dubuque, lowa (has ride to reunion open for anyone from that area); Paul Enz, representative for Graham Paper Cos. in Arizona. Paul is also driving to reunion and would be glad to pick up anyone on the way from ArizonaKansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, etc. Larry Austin, obstetrician; Paul Hackstedde, Century Machine Cos., Cincinnati—married and three children; John Smedley, student at St. John's College in Annapolis, married with two children; Ernie Ball, Grace Line, New York; and Ted Haskell, working for doctor's degree in Physiological Chemistry at Ohio State University—married.
Dick Rudolph sent a letter to tell of his engagement April 10. The lucky gal is Marilyn Coughlin of Kingston, Pa. Dick went to Washington, D. C., May 1 to Tom Schroth's wedding to Colette Streit—daughter of Clarence Streit of Union Now fame. This engagement, Dick points out, was announced in Walter Winchell's column a while ago.
Doctor Bob Craig, surgeon-to-be, in Chicago, sent me a newsy letter. The occasion that brought the letter was a concert by the Glee Club. The following familiar faces were seen: Hal Lindley, Jim Olsen, Conner Shaw (father recently), John Pater, Fred Lent, and Carl Russell. Bob has seen Bill Davies, PaulSchroeder, Jim Dewey (planning a trip to California soon), and Bud Younglove, and heard from Paul Weinbrenner that Paul is leaving for South America soon.
Chet Roche—one of my Miami Beach Basic Training buddies—is joining the glad ranks of the "better than bachelors" group. The future Mrs. Roche is Betty-Jo Roy of Paterson, N. J. Chet is with the Collier-Keyworth Cos. in Gardner, Mass.
The Alumni Fund Drive is moving along but not fast enough to suit Johnny Koslowski. This is a big year for us so let's really try to make a good showing. John and his assistants put lots of work into this drive and don't get much credit for the job they do;—let's goover the top this year!
Recent Boston activities include "Dartmouth Night at the Fights" at the Boston Garden, the Harvard-D baseball game May 5, which the Big Green won, and soon, Dartmouth night at the Pops.
Last on the agenda is the list of nominations that will come before you at our Class Meeting at Reunion (already brushing up on my pai liamentary procedure to get in practice for the meeting). I will list each name and a sentence or two about each, pointing out things the nominating committee picked them for. Remember, too, that nominations from the floor will be in order. The committee is made up of John Koslowski, George Munroe, and Maurice Danipier, and this is their list of persons nominated for Class Officers:
Sparky Adams, helped Class Secretary as "regional reporter" and active in Alumni activities; Stan Priddy, edited Treasury Yell and active in class activities; Bud Kast, loyal alumnus and well-known by all; Bud Hall, chairman of War Memorial Committee, active alumnus; Emil Mosbacher, active in New York alumni activities; Chuck Feeney, active in class activities in various places; Ted Hopper, active as assistant class agent; Fritz Cellar, strong alumnus, active in class affairs; JimElleman, good worker for class affairs; HarrySemmes, interested in class activities; "Doc"Fielding, always active and ready to work for class; "Jug" O'Conner, active in class affairs; Doug LeResche, active in New York class affairs; Elmer Stevens, Reunion Committeecharge of publicity, resident of Hanover and excellent liaison man to present class officers; Walt Powers, active in class affairs; Ed Lider, active in class affairs; Bob McQueen, interested in class work and good worker; VarnumMead, assistant to class agent and active in class functions; Bob Thede, good worker and active alumnus; Paul Parker, member Class War Memorial Committee; John Reps, active in class affairs; and Bob Garuie, also a loyal alumnus.
From this group and any nominations from the floor, we will elect a Class Secretary-Chairman, a Class Treasurer and a Seven Man Executive Committee to serve as our officers for the next five year term.
That's all fellows—see you in Hanover for Reunion!
In closing I just want to say that I appreciate the letters and pictures you've sent, the co-operation in answering my letters, and your help in general in making this column possible. I've enjoyed writing the column but will be very happy indeed to turn it over to my successor.
Secretary, 11 Eliot St., Belmont, Mass. Treasurer, Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, N. H. Class Agent, _ Belmont Hill School, Belmont, Mass.
