1937
It seems that only on the calendar is the summer drawing to a close with the prolonged heat but football season is well underway and the fall foliage is beginning to get attention so we must accept the facts.
A number of things have occurred since the last publication; among them was the gatheration in Hanover of Al Bryant, Art Ruggles,Pete McLane, and yours truly for the annual class officers and club secretaries meetingplus a nominal amount of whoopdedo after business hours. On the way to Mac's for a milkshake one afternoon we heard somebody inquire of a lad carrying a senior cane "Say, fella, where can I get a shoe shine?" The answer, with no hesitation—"Dunno, never had one." Also, for any one who ever ventured a Peerade to Boston or points south, and who recalls that near New Canaan was a sharp right-angle turn with an overhead blinker and a chicken farm alongside, there is now a new straight road—no more curve or blinker for bleary eyes and they say it cuts 8 seconds off the driving time to Boston as we knew it.
And now for those who have won their letters this summer. A 7 lb. 6 oz. "D" (for Diaper) was awarded to John and Mrs. Hoffstetter, named Celia Jane, in Erie, Pa., on June 29. Another 8 lb. 2 oz. "D" to Jean and BillBreitinger, named Tom on August 14. Congratulations are herewith extended.
Among those seen visiting in Hanover during the summer were Mr. & Mrs. Frank Davis and also Frank Robin.
Ham Mathes has resigned as Assistant Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Mass. to be appointed as Lecturer on Italian language and literature at Tufts College beginning this fall. He is also completing his studies for his Ph.D. at Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Ham was with the Univ. of Mass. for three years.
Bob Areson has opened an office for the practice of internal medicine at 153 Bellevue Ave., Montclair, N. J. Recently he was reported in as resident with the Pratt Diagnostic and Gushing Vet's Hospitals in Boston. Good luck to you, Bob.
Apparently the Alcan Highway has done some good. It got a note all the way Stateside from Phil Johnson in Fairbanks, Alaska. Quoth he
"You will be interested to know that on June Ist a group of local boys and myself bought the Bank of Fairbanks, and I am now President. I also just bought a house here so I guess I am stuck in the frozen North for a good many years to come. When I get the Bank and my house paid for I'll be coming outside to see how people live. Business is very good and I'm getting bald and paunchy just keeping track of it. I have 15 employees and about 3 1/2 million in deposits but we have bigger things in mind when we build a new Bank building next year. Why don't some of you jokers come up and see me sometime? Now have an extra bedroom, a new station wagon, and can be counted on to scare up a case or two of good old Ballantine's."
Thanks to the alert eyes and willing indulgence of Cap Palmer '23 we have two items from California, to wit—Hayes Goetz was married last June to Martha Stevenson Kemp. No other details. The other item has to do with Frank Danzig. It seems that Television is so new that it does not have much in the way of regulation in its live shows, so Frank, as Chairman of the Television Producers Association Code of Ethics Committee, has drafted a self-censorship code to be sent to NY headquarters for approval. (We were beginning to wonder where our kiddies were picking up those dirty stories. Thank you, Frank.)
We have our final note from the traveling Bob Ewings from Brazil. Seems that after years he severed connection last June with the Brazilian Air Force, and he and Jerry boarded the R.M.S. Alcantara for Southampton, England, with stops at Lisbon and Cherbourg. They planned to tour about Europe for the summer with passage booked on the Queen Elizabeth for arrival in New York September 19. In the future he will be hard at work in the family-owned Dept. Store, A. E. Ewing Co., Olean, N.Y. (Thanks to Art Ekirch for sending along the above).
A word from the front office of the Mohawk Carpet Co. in Amsterdam, N.Y. signed Don (Duke to house) Dumont signified that he and Polly are house hunting there and plan to be in Hanover for the Holy Cross and Cornell games this fall.
The class may well pay homage to its two recently elected members to places of prominence in the Alumni Association of Long Island, N.Y. Rog Allen as Secretary and BillBell to the Executive Committee. Rog takes his duties so seriously that this column's cup runneth over with the following tasty tid-bits gleaned from the final N.Y. dinner last Junewe quote the following from him:
"There wasn't much real news out of the affair as most of those attending had been at the last dinner or at the big NY affair during the winter. However, the entrance of Myron {Mike) Wright caused some eyebrow raising as no one had seen him since graduation. He is now doctoring on the staffs of Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University. The same evening the staff over at Life Magazine gave Wayne Ballentine a farewell cocktail party—he left for Los Angeles to serve Mr. Luce's sunny Calif, office. Dave Taylor attended both affairs. Wes LaCour and Bill Bell were the last to leave (they claim) and ended up with Wes going home to Sands Point with Bill. The absence of Ray, Berkowitz, and Camerer for totally unrelated reasons made it almost unofficial, saved only by the presence of McCray. Bill Sayre is responsible for getting the word around that Bill Storck made what started as an innocent detour to Florida enroute to duty at Pearl Harbor, and ended up by taking a brand new Mrs. Storck across the blue Pacific. Camerer ran into Al and Terry Mayer on sth Ave., (and I ran into the three of them standing there batting the breeze) during a recent week-end in the big town. Over a resultant round of Old Fashioneds at the Brass Rail (Al twisted until we agreed) we found the Mayers hope to move into their new home in Longmeadow, (Mass.) very soon. According to Bill Falion, Paul Wentworth is apparently applying for a State Dept. job somewhere as the FBI has been calling for character refs. Sheldon Wagner and Carl Noyes, the butter and egg boys, handled the details of the last dinner." Thanks, Rog, we could use a letter like that about twice a month.
About that Bill Storck, the facts on the above fact. Married on April 29 to Nan Davidson of Annapolis, Md., at Daytona Beach and now at home at Star Route 127, Kawailoa Beach, Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii (people usually pronounce these names with a mouth full of pineapple). This is off the record but she probably married him for that beautiful aluminum ironing board he won at the 10th Reunion raffle.
Last June 17 we Bankarts moved from West Newton to 10 Colby Road, Wellesley, Mass., and so far our mail box has had nothing but big fat bills—now WAIT a minute, put that check book down, we'll pay those—what we need in that mail box is
BIG FAT LETTERS with BIG FAT NEWS ITEMS and BIG FAT PICTURES
NOTICE TO THOSE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE HARVARD GAME
A committee is attempting to drum up some kind of class get-to-gether the night before the game (Friday, October 22) so watch the mails for notification.
Secretary, 10 Colby Rd., Wellesley 81, Mass. Treasurer, 17 High St., Greenfield, Mass.
