1930
On January 5 Jack Keating took the oath of office as Judge of Probate in Stamford, Conn., to which he was elected in November. Jack has a background of experience which particularly qualifies him for his new office. He has practiced law in Stamford since graduation from Yale Law School in 1933, and was Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of the Stamford City Court until his resignation in April 194 a to enter the Navy. He was appointed Prosecuting Attorney of the City Court of Stamford in July 1947 and resigned upon his election as Judge of Probate. Jack is following in the footsteps of his father, John F. Keating, of the Class of 1897, who was Mayor of the City of Stamford and also Judge of Probate. A picture of Jack taking the oath of office, appearing in the Stamford Advocate, was twice the size of that of Chester Bowles who was shown taking the oath of office as Governor of Connecticut.
On a hurried trip to Washington during February I found time to contact Harry Casler just before lunch hour and enjoyed luncheon with Harry who took me to one of the capital's more famous but out-of-the-way eating places. Harry is doing a herculean job for the State Department in its program of educating the world about this country. I am afraid that I took too much of Harry's time in asking questions and looking at some of the things he has done.I couldn't escape the conclusion that a little self-education at home about our country, along the same lines Harry is doing for peoples abroad, would be well worth while.
Johnny French continues as Chief, Import Branch, of the Joint Export-Import Agency in Frankfurt, Germany, but a card from the Inn indicated that Johnny and Nelson Rockefeller were in Hanover between the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Johnny was author of an article on "German Imports" in the December 28 issue of Information Bulletin, the magazine of the U. S. Military Government in Germany. Harry Condon moved his business affilia- tions on January 1 to Massachusetts Investors Trust in Boston, where he is research analyst. Russ Gray was recently promoted to the office of Commercial Survey Engineer of the Eastern Division (Maine) of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company.
In reporting the meeting of the Class Executive Committe in New York in the January issue of the MAGAZINE your Secretary has discovered that he inadvertently failed to record Carl Hafjenreffer as being present. How this oversight occurred is more than I can determine. All of you know of Carl's interest and activity in Class affairs and, most particularly, he made the arrangements for our luncheon meeting. Yes, indeed, Haffenreffer was there (make a note on your Reunion calendar to have Carl tell you the alligator story!).
Alumni Councillors George Parkhurst and Hughie Johnson were in Hanover in January for the Alumni Council meeting. Earlier in that month Bob Walker also partook of the Hanover scene Fred Bowes was elected a Director and Treasurer of the Public Relations Society of America at the last annual elections of the Society Bill Blanchard was elected President of the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey in January and a picture of Bill and story concerning his election was published in the Newark SundayNews of January 23 On January 29 AdRugg was married to Miss Jessie Hale in the Chatterton Hill Congregational Church in White Plains. During the war Ad's bride was a senior recreation worker with the American Red Cross and was assigned to an Army Tenth Hospital at Liege during the Battle of the Bulge, and more recently has been an occupational therapist at the New York Hospital, Westchester Division.
Sports writer Arthur Sampson of the BostonHerald has recently been running a column entitled "Spotlighting the Stars of Yesterday." On January 18 the article was devoted to HalBooma with the headline "Hal Booma, Dartmouth's clever pass catching end, remains slim and trim as United Shoe executive." Hal is now Assistant Director of the Research Division of United Shoe in charge of the Shoe Machinery Division. On January 25 the HalBooma, Rollie Booma and McFarland families found themselves seated together at the Boston Arena and thoroughly enjoyed the victory of Eddie Jeremiah's hockey team over Boston University. Herb Chase and Mem King and their wives were other 1930 representatives at the game.
By this time you have probably received word from the Reunion Committee on Reunion plans. Charlie Rauch was in my office recently and gave me some of the highlights which are worth repeating even if spelled out in greater and more accurate detail in the Reunion Committee's mailing piece. Because of the reinstituting of the Alumni luncheon on Saturday noon of our Reunion weekend, which was a part of all reunions prior to the war, the Committee has decided to forego our annual Class banquet on Saturday night and we will have an afternoon and evening picnic (with steak, we hope) at Bob Keene s place in Hanover Center which is only a short hop in a car from Hanover. In the event the weather is against us and it rains Saturday afternoon and°evening the picnic will be moved indoors to Jeremiah's hockey rink which has been signed up if the occasion demands. Sunday mornings of reunion weekends have usually been somewhat of a letdown but the Committee intends to keep the spirits up this year with a milk punch party at our Reunion tent adjoining our assigned dormitories. This year's Reunion tax has been set at $15 for an alumnus and $10 for a wife, which includes cocktails and a buffet supper at the tent on Friday evening, the Saturday afternoon and evening picnic, the milk punch party on Sunday, costumes, tickets to the Players and the alumni dance, etc. While this tax is slightly higher than that for the Fifteenth Reunion in 1946. it is still low compared with that of most other classes, as we have Carl Haffenreffer and Sam Adams to thank again for their usual bountiful contributions. The Reunion Committee is especially anxious that more members of the Class bring their wives with them this June Recent letters from Art Olsen in Rochester, Minn., and from Van VanDerbeck both close with "See you in Hanover in June." Don't miss it!
The New York gang held a most successful 1930 dinner at the Dartmouth Club on February 3, of which details will appear in the next issue of the MAGAZINE. Another New York dinner, looking forward to reunion and with the latest news on reunion plans, will be held on Thursday, April 7. All those in the general New York area make note now.
CONNECTICUT JUDGE: In the recent election, John P. Keating '30, former Prosecuting Attorney for Stamford, became Judge of Probate following in the steps of his father, John F. Keating '97.
Secretary, Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley & Ketchum 1 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass.
Treasurer, 24 Jennys Lane, Barrington, R. I.
Class Agent, Burns, Blake & Rich, 10 Post Office Sq. Boston 9, Mass.
