1935

Another month, another column, another deadline. Having just returned from a week's business trip we're already overdue and the editor is probably framing a nasty telegram to ask me if we plan to be among those present in March. What the heck—even Walter Winchell and Lippman must be late now and then.

Don Cameron sends us our first news this month. "In December General Electric visited Hanover to recruit February graduates. Their representative proved to be none other than F. Wiley Hubbell. Wiley is now Chief Accountant of the Fitchburg Division of G. E., and his duties require full responsibility for all the accounting and cost procedures of three branches of the firm doing 22 million dollars annually."

And here's some more from Don. "Bill White gave up teaching last year to enter business for himself, running a general store in New Hampton, N. H. During the fall he returned to New Hampton Academy to coach their varsity football team, a job which he had held for several years before entering the service. Bill has just been called back to the Atlantic Air Academy at Rye Beach, N. H., where he taught for one year during the war. He is now serving as Commandant. The job is one of great re- sponsibility and I believe the fact that Bill has been picked to help out this school indicates the success he has had." Congratulations, Bill. Just don't come around looking for us. We're very happy in these baggy old civies.

Another Hanover correspondent, Robert theHage, tells us that "a letter from Fred Atkinson brings word that he has a son now approximately two months old, by name John Frederick Atkinson. He is making application for Dartmouth." By a little complicated figuring we would guess the son and heir arrived about the first of December. How about you future fathers dropping a date of arrival on your notices so that the college and the class will have a date to record for posterity. Regardless, Fred, we're pleased to get the news.

The following beautifully engraved announcement arrived in our mail the other day: "Dickinson, Wright, Davis, McKean & Cudlip announces that Mr. Charles R. Moon has this day become a member of the firm. Detroit, January 1, 1949." According to our records Charlie has been associated with the same law firin since graduating from the University of Michigan Law School back in 1938, with three years out to serve in the Navy. He's been married since 1939 to Miriam Robertson of Dayton, o., and they have two boys, Charles III, five years old, and William, two.

Another announcement: "Milford Childs,M.D., (finally) announces the opening of his office at 74 Linwood Ave., Buffalo 9, N. Y., for the practice of Obstetrics and Gynecology." Bud adds "not much news except this announcement and 18-months-old Rapid Robert Childs. '35ers are always welcome at the above address even though their wives aren't distended. There's a wee bit of booze at 49 Highgate, for guests, but not for the thinning Doc." Well, if it has to be drunk, there's still a few of us left who can help you out, Bud.

And, by Joe, still another: "Karl M. Dollak, formerly Assistant Counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers, and since 1943 an Associate in the law offices of John C. Gall, and the offices of Gall and Lane in the practice of Corporate and Industrial Relations Law, Administrative Law before the Agencies and Courts of the Federal Government, and the general practice of law, announces the opening of law offices in the Securities Building, 729 Fifteenth St., N.W., Washington 5, D. C." That just about covers everything except how he likes his eggs in the morning.

Dick Montgomery recently ran into a couple of people we know. "While in St. Louis I called Boyd Rogers, and had a very pleasant chat with him on the phone. He tells me that PhilHemphill has taken a new job and is now sales manager and sales promotion manager for Wype (I think that's the way you spell it) . It's a fast-drying auto enamel, which Boyd says accomplishes miraculous results. In any event, Phil is supposed to have a pretty good deal with them and is very happy about it."

The Bakers Weekly boy, Art Bamford, writes us after a recent business trip: "Received a letter from Don Rogers up at Atkinson Milling Co. in Minneapolis who said he may be here New York in time for the next class meeting, February 8. While in Chicago last weekend I talked with Ted Huck who saw the item published in the ALUMNI MAG about the little get-together in Chicago.... our friend BobMorris, who is seldom in print, was mighty surprised as he felt that the "New York Clique" always gets the call. I told Bob that the only reason is that Reg just doesn't hear from another darn soul! Right?" Right! Therefore—write! Believe me, I don't have a thing against anyone. I'll print anything.

The New York Alumni Dinner (Don't swing at me. No one has reported any others.) was held at the Commodore on January 26. We turned out fourteen gents for the food and entertainment as follows: Richter, Eberhart,Millstein, Fisher, Gerson, Chuck Brown, Fitzhugh, Fraser, Nicoletti, Hattenbach, McCarty,Stern, Spring and Bankart. Newly-wed McCarty spent most of his time around the head table since he had the terrific job of running the whole shebang. Dick Stern reported the birth last August 18 of a daughter Lizebeth Kate, their first child after ten years of mar- riage. I'll bet she's a mighty welcome little girl.

Gardy Spring was quite a surprise. He just happened to be down from Syracuse for a Lumberman's Convention with his good wife, Karoline. She picked up the paper that afternoon and noticed that Pres. Dickey was to talk to the alumni in the evening. So brother Spring hopped over. He is with the Syracuse Glass Company and sells sheet glass for windows, mirrors, etc.

Here's more news about Johnny Wallace and the Shawmut National Bank in Boston. Last fall we announced his promotion to Assistant Trust Officer. As of the first of this year he was elected Assistant Vice-President.

Word comes from Ralph Colby, Dick Muzzy and the other faithful in Boston that all members of the class residing in Eastern Massachusetts—or elsewhere for that matter—are invited by Dan Cotton to a cocktail party at his home, 27 King Street, Cohasset, Mass., from 4 to 6 on Saturday, March 19. Reports on these periodic class parties held around Boston in the past have made them sound like a lot of fun. Better save the date and tell Dan you'll be there.

And now—lower the boom, stop the presses, fill the shaker, there's astounding news tonight! Headlines from the Boston Herald: "MISS POLLY WILBAR ENGAGED TO MR. MUZZY!"

Polly Jane Wilbar was graduated from the Agnes Irwin School, Wynnewood, Pa., and from Briarcliff Junior College. For eighteen months during the war she served with the Red Cross in New Guinea and Australia. As for Mr. Muzzy, aside from being vice-president and general manager of the Daggett Chocolate Co. in Cambridge, Mass., he has spent the last fourteen years of his life being a very confirmed bachelor who always managed to show up at a party with the cream of the Powers models.

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bell, Booneville, Mo. agriculturists, started the new year right by adding Charlotte Rotan Bell to the family. She was born January 4 and weighed over eight pounds. Apples aren't the only thing they raise on that farm, I take it.

At the opening of the present session of the New Hampshire Legislature Dick Upton was made Speaker of the House. Last fall we reported that he was in line for it. (This is just to prove that we occasionally follow through on a hot lead and confirm a rumor with fact.)

While we're on the subject of rumors, we hereby publicly berate Ted Steele for passing along the most comprehensive collection of mis-information we've ever reported at one time. Rocky Rockwell was not made an Assistant Professor in Government at Williams this fall. He's been one for the last good many years. His new baby is named Winthrop and does not look like Rocky except that neither one has any hair. Jack Parfitt is not an Orthopedic Surgeon—he's an Osteopath. Apparently the only part of Ted's report we can believe is that he did have a shaker-full of martinis. Nuff said. However, Prof. Steele has more than made up for all this nonsense. Out of the kindness of his heart he volunteered to spend his Christmas vacation (in a Canadian ski resort) preparing the class directory for publication. Not only did he work on it but he managed to complete the whole job starting from scratch. As soon as one final check is made for recent address changes we'll be ready to go to press. And about time, too, since I originally promised the directory all of one year ago.

There's another rumor floating around that Frank Specht has given up politics and Washington for good and is now in Columbus, 0., lining up a new future. Anyone who can confirm or deny this, please let us know.

We have now run out of squibs and squabbles and the folder for next month is as empty as last week's pay envelope. But what the hell, if there's no news, we always have Ted Steele's rumors. See you in April.

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