1933
In the January issue our next-door neighbor in these Class Notes, Mike Cardozo, gentle soul that he is, gave his constituents the needle just about as gently as we've ever seen it done, saying that while it was his policy never to complain in his column about lack o£ news, if any of his boys wanted to know just how he felt about it let them read one of the adjoining pieces. That's us, of course, and we plead guilty. Put it down to the turn of the year or something, but his comments made us feel real contrite and in an effort to expiate our past sins we pledge ourselves to limit our whines and agonies on this subject to no more than two or three paragraphs like this one in each issue.
The rest of the space we'll fill in somehow with whatever printable stories come our way, like this one: A Congressman from a "dry" State out west told this one about a couple of his constituents. It was in the middle of a hard-fought political campaign when the issue of repeal had once again worn tempers to a frazzle and everybody was in a dither, and one of these birds said to the other: "You know, Al, feeling is so tense on this issue that I've had to cut my drinkin' way down. I'm down to a quart a day now." His pal, visibly shaken with sympathy, extended a trembling hand, and said "Hell, Bob, I spill more than that!" Then there's the one about the two psychiatrists who met on the way to work one morning. One said to the other: "You're fine this morning, Bill. How am I?"
Well, it's time we got back to our complaining again, but before we do we'd like to express our thanks and appreciation to those of the faithful who sent us Christmas cards. Among these was a nostalgic "Joyeux Noel at bonne at heureuse annee" from DrewDudley at his new quarters, 67, Rue de Lille, Paris VII, France, where he recently took up his new duties as Director of Public Relations for Europe for the World Bank. As you know, Drew headed up Public Relations for the Bank in Washington before his transfer this past fall to a new theater of operations.
As the College's admissions problems became acute and the source of many perplexing difficulties in the postwar years the administration turned to alumni for increasing help in dealing with them. We were surprised last year to learn from Al Dickerson of the extent to which alumni participation in this crucial phase of the College's operations had increased. Even within a single class it is amazing to see how many people are actively engaged in this work. We do not have the space here to give all the names of those at work in our class. Just to give you an idea, though, here is a list of those who are as chairmen of alumni interviewing committees: Jus Stanley has the biggest job, serving as Alumni Councilor in charge of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. Ed Foley is Regional Chairman for Northern New Jersey. The following men are serving as Committee Chairmen: Dr. Myron H. Ball,William G. Bates, Robert L. Dickson, RobertDoscher, Willard L. Doyle, Wood R. Foster,Whitefield F. Kimball, William H. Lang,Ford Marden, John S. Marden, James P. McFarland, James A. Noonan, Henry B. Pierpont, Lynford P. Shollenberger, MansfieldSprague, Robert L. Thornton Jr., Robert S.Turner and N. Page Worthington.
One of these days we may get around to implementing another resolution for 1950. We're rather curious about some of you quiet guys. Walt Benzanson, for example, is now a professor of English at Rutgers. The last time we saw Walt he still had scrambled eggs on his hat and was working for the Navy. What's given in between, Walt? We're going to needle one Paine Knickerbocker, out in San Francisco. Paine is in the newspaper game, but we'd like to know more than that about it. Is it the Chronicle, and what do you cover—the waterfront?—we'M ask him. And what does Randy Valensi import in his importing business in New York? And how come Weldon Brown gets two books reviewed at once in the January ALUMNI MAGAZINE? How come he wrote two books at once, and how does he do it? That's one trade secret we'd like to pry out of him. It might make it a little easier for us to get out one.
And just what is the corpulent Mr. Gaynor doing in Texarkana, Texas? And has anyone seen or heard anything of T. Lupton White since he disappeared in the mazes of SoconyVacuum Oil, Inc.? And what is Henry Weitz up to in the Psychological Services Center at the University of Delaware, and the Rev.Theodore V. Purcell, in industrial relations research in Chicago?
Some of these gentlemen will get the needle shortly, if they don't come through. This is a deadline, gentlemen, sure as Uncle Sam and the income tax.
Secretary, 20 Valley Rd., Hanover, N. H. Treasurer, 2812 Grant Bldg., Pittsburgh 19, Pa. Class Agent, The Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn.
