1937
Right now you're talking to a happy guyBiggest reason is the large and pendulous stack of letters and postcards you gents have doled out in the past month. An incidental reason is that evening is well along and our two cowboys—whom we will merely identify here as "Hammer" (7 years) and "Needle (41/4), have finally settled into their doubledecker sacks after a quiet day at the foundry. These are the precious few hours nature provides parents in which to inspect the house foundations and speculate whether they will last another day.
This issue of the MAG corresponds with theopening of the 1950 Alumni Fund Drive. Youjust MIGHT hear this from another sourcebut the goal this annum is $400,000 and forour class objective $7,780. If your name wasnot in last month's list of last year's donorshow about giving some thought to getting itinto this month's list of this year's.
NEWS FROM SOUTH AMERICA
The first news on the docket came "viaaerea" all the way from Buenos Aires andsigned by Les Garvin. He is now a submanager with the BA branch of the National City Bank of NY and says,
" have been married for over seven years to a Smith gal (Class of '41) and have three children, Diana, Larry and Judy. The National City Bank has taken up almost 10 years of my time since graduation, all of which has been spent in BA with the exception of a few trips home on furlough. In addition to being a sub-manager I am a member of eur loan committee but am concentrating most of my time on exchange problems. Incidentally, the Garvins are due home on leave next May. We are going North by boat up the East coast and will spend about three months in the States with headquarters in Westfield, N.J. The Dartmouth Club in NY will be one of my ports of call and hope to run into some '37 men."
Thank you, Les, for the long newsy letter, here much abbreviated; will try to use your interesting observations in a newsletter.
The magazine Publisher's Weekly in its Feb. 4 issue (page 799) has an article, complete with picture, of Bob Cheney who has been with Harper Bros, since 1946 and has now been appointed art director in charge of book design. He is also a member of the Typophiles, operates a small private press and is an instructor in the Graphic Arts Workshop in the American Institute of Graphic Arts. After graduation Bob was with the Rumford Press in Concord, N. H. Congrats, old man.
Charley Blaisdell zooms to the fore and his letterhead reads Blaisdell & Dunne, Counsellors at Law. During the past four months he has expanded his law practice and has added two new associates, also moving to 347 Madison Ave., still in NYC. The record shows that he and wifey Alia have two youngsters, a boy 6, and girl, 3, and Charley says "if these two are an indication of things to come, TWO'S ENOUGH!" (Second the motion, Ed.) (Third the motion, Mrs. Ed.) In November of 1949 Charley was elected national president of the Society of former Special Agents of the FBI which has over 1600 members and 27 chapters. He speaks of former roommate Jim Wise who is presently very active as an architect in NYC and showing great promise.
Fortunate recent visitors on the Hanover scene were Bob and Mrs. Wagner up from Hastings-on-Hudson, Hick Cooper and spouse, and Dr. Bill Mauran.
WINDY CITY HEARD FROM
We asked Fred Castle if he could dig under the duckboards a bit around Chicago for some local mud and up he pops with a class luncheon and the following. ParkJohnston "a big life insurance tycoon" with the great and good firm of Marsh & McLenan (Fred steals their stationery too) and has acquired the designation of C.L.U. during the past year. For the layman this means he really knows his insurance. Still a father of one. Fred Asher, listed as Advertising Manager for Consolidated Book Publishers. Ever since taking a year at the U. of Wisconsin Agric. School he has longed for a farm but is apparently going to make two or three million before retiring. There is also alleged to be a new Asher in the world but we await official notification. DonO'Brien, known as Doctor O'Brien and doing a significant job as assistant to the present head of the A. M. A., Dr. Irons. EdPrice, who has been with Wrapper Corp. as a district representative, is rumored to have new news coming up. Gale Compton, former Farm Editor for the Trib is now a big TV mogul with the formal title of Program Director, Lewis G. Cowan & Co. Even tho' Butch failed, as usual, to make the luncheon, Fred says he was not entirely among the missing as you can see his socalled face on TV at least once a week. Asher's only complaint is that Compton does not pay enough for his amateur talent, namely Butch Jr. and Ricky Asher.
Thank you, Fred, for your unflinching service beyond the call of duty. You are herewith awarded an honoray C.L.U., whatever that is.
After the effort of a year, 27 cents worth of various postage, character besmirchment, beguilation, etc., we finally drugged some big chunks of horse meat and trapped the leopard of Wilbraham, Mass., Marsh Roper, into saying a few words. He is alive, sports two kiddoes, Johnny, 61/2 and Janie, 2, says business is good and would I be interested in buying some boxes? For anyone passing through, the Rope lives ½ mile off the Boston-Springfield Road.
A number of classmates are actively engaged in key roles in interviewing potential candidates for Hanover as Councilors, regional chairmen, or committee chairmen and deserve recognition for their important contribution. They are: Mort Berkowitz, BruceManternach, Sherm Murphy, Tom Reck, BillRotch, Dave Taylor and Tom VonTacky. Other classmates are also active in this work serving on committees.
Another old confirmed bachelor has weakened. A recent announcement from Greenwich, Conn., tells us that Fred Forsch and Lillian Sagar are now engaged but nothing said as to when the big day would be. She is a graduate of Vassar. Congratulations are herewith extended from the class.
The very interesting Bob if Meg Aylward newsletter dated Dec. 3 last is at hand. They have certainly been having a time surrounded by war in China. There will be more on it in a Mint Bag later but recent cables have announced the arrival on Feb. 15 of a son, David Killian, to be added to their daughter Anne, in Peking. Once the baby had arrived they were expecting to be transferred, probably to some other oriental post, but not back to the States yet as he must have a minimum of 2 years' foreign service for that and has only been away 18 months. For this news we are indebted to Bar Mosely and Meg's mother. Incidentally, Bar quotes himself as having no new wife, no new job, spent some time last fall following the football team including a weeks in Hanover and a fine visit with Hart Beardsley. He is located in Wilmington, Del.
The big Boston Alumni banquet found the following present: Al Bryant, WhiteyFuller, still living in Beverley, Mass. and now a sportswriter for the Boston Record-American, Crawf Hinman, Fran Grey, Monk Amon,Les Barrett, Ralph Griffith, Art Tucker and Yours Truly. Al distinguished himself by leading an Alumni Glee Club in a few songs that were enthusiastically received. Also there was a true rumor about that Jack Devlin and Charley Collis (not attending) had bought a new building 400 feet long to care for their increasing business and now have 325 people working for them.
DON'T FORGET THE FUND
LEGAL LIGHT: Charley Blaisdell '37, member of the New York law firm of Blaisdell and Dunne, is national president of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, numbering 1600 men.
Secretary, 10 Colby Rd., Wellesley 81, Mass. Treasurer, 17 High St., Greenfield, Mass. Class Agent, 1121 Park Sq. Bldg., Boston 16, Mass.
