1924
Before these words appear in print, the Big Green Team will have been in action, College will be in session, and fall will definitely be in the air. In this "kick off" edition of the Alumni Notes, there can be no better way of starting things than to toss a whole armful of gorgeous fall foliage at Chick Austin and his gang of hard-working assistant agents who so successfully led the Alumni Fund Drive of 1951. Under their able leadership 1924 set a new high for giving with a total of $12,947.10, which is a source of real satisfaction to us all. While that figure is somewhat short of our assigned quota, it is nonetheless true that our dollar contributions ranked well up in the list of classes and aided materially in achieving the fantastically successful, over-all result. It is a privilege, and a source of genuine pleasure for your Secretary to extend, on behalf of our Class, our warm and sincere thanks to Chick and his loyal workers for the tremendous job they did. Well done.
Since banging out the last batch of notes,letters have been trickling in from classmatesall over the country, so once more the file isfull of news—more, probably, than we canhandle in one issue. Accompanying a checkfor the Alumni Fund, Bevo Beers sent alongone of his always welcome letters giving usthe low-down on activities around his hacienda in Santa Marta, Colombia. Bevo says,
"Several times I have been on the point of writing you, especially when I scored a 38 on our new golf course after years of trying to break 40. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The 19th hole must have stopped him that time.) I set today as the dead-line, and you can imagine my undiluted joy when in today's mail I received notices from both my son's and daughter's schools in the U. S. that beginning in September the tuition has been raised a hundred bucks each.
"My Chewy (ARACATACA) is still on the wharf at Baltimore where I left it last November. I am still waiting for a permit from the Colombian Government to import same. I have just about given up all hope of ever seeing it again. We do not expect to get to the U. S. this year, but will be ready for another big blast in 1952 if I can get my ample noggin off the grindstone.
"The biggest mistake I made during my last vacation was leaving the nice, soft chairs of the Lodge back of Etna and going up the hill to sit on that cold, hard rock with you and listen to the hard luck stories from the board of directors. Enclosed check includes rent for that rough rock you assigned to me. Would be delighted to toss off a few 'penultimos' with any of the brethren who might wander hereabouts."
There's an opportunity for any of our world travellers, for you won't find a more gracious or sincere welcome anywhere than at the Beers establishment in Santa Marta. Thanks for your letter, Bevo, and the best to you and Quecha.
Butts Lamson sent word that he is still struggling manfully with the duties of President of the American Mason Safety Tread Co., and that the present shortage of metals only serves to increase his consumption of aspirin. Aside from business cares, Butts reports everything proceeding at a normal pace. His elder daughter Nancy has graduated from Wheaton and is now teaching at a nursery school in Washington. Eleanor, the younger daughter, is still using up the old man's funds as she enters her junior year at Wheaton this fall. Butts celebrated his 50th birthday last spring, and apparently the old armchair has him, for Harriet claims she is now a TV widow. Anyone wishing to join him is welcome to come in and pull up a chair at 18 Saunders Terrace, Wellesley Hills, Mass. The beer is always on ice.
Another letter that has been kicking around our files all too long came in from Ned Mansure. Ned is what we would call a busy lad for, aside from operating an active business, he finds time to serve as chairman of the board of the Illinois Manufacturers Association, perform numerous civic duties, and maintain an active interest in politics. He failed to say what he did in his spare time! In connection with his duties with the Manufacturers Association, Ned travels pretty much all over the country making speeches to various groups, and admits getting East occasionally in the course of his travels.
Ned writes,
"Have served three terms on the State Pension Commission, being appointed first by a Republican Governor and re-appointed by a Democratic successor. I am on the State Revenue Commission and am now chairman of the State Unemployment Advisory Board. This is most interesting work, but you feel like you are treading on eggs all the time because it is a nine-man commission, three public members, three labor members, and three employer members. I was appointed as an employer member, but labor members nominated me for chairman.
"Am still interested in politics and am Secretary of the Republican State Finance Committee. Last year I was chairman of the Cook County Republican Campaign Committee, and on the whole we did a pretty good job, carrying the County for Senator Ev Dirksen and the four principal County candidates."
The above is just a boiled down summaryof our friend's many and varied activities.With all this galloping around the country,Ned ought to be appointed as a travelling representative of the Class, just to make these trips official. Let's hear from you again, Ned.
One of the most welcome letters to be received during the summer came in from Allen Vincent. Allen will be remembered as one of the prominent members of the Dartmouth Players during our years in Hanover. This love of the theatre apparently stuck, for Allen has been associated with the stage and more recently the screen, ever since he graduated. He says, "Have been spending the last few years writing moving pictures, of which only one, Johnny Belinda, attained any special mention. At the moment Cap Palmer 23 and I are both at the Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios. He's just finished the screen play for County Line and I am in process of finishing Bowery to Bellevue for June Allyson. Hope to have a play on in New York next fall. Allen has just moved to 11714 North Almont Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif. Should any of the brethren be out that way, with a yen to see something of the movie industry, there's your man. Many thanks for writing, Allen, and the very best of luck on that new play. If it hits New York we'll don the mantle of Drama Critic, and make a report to our constituents.
Odds and Ends from Here and There— Dave Campbell, for the past 11 years secretary of Beacon Milling Company, Inc., of Cayuga, N. Y., has recently been elected secretarytreasurer of the company. Dave joined Beacon Milling in 1930 and has been a director since 1941. He had been in charge of the Beacon credit department and trustee of the employes' retirement fund. Nice going, Dave, and good luck-While on the Cape this summer your secretary found himself in a hot bed of '24s. Doug Craig, Doug Graham, RoilyBarker and Ed Winsor were all there with their families, the Pete Wheatleys dropped in for a week-end visit and one evening we chanced to meet Ted Learnard and his wife who were having dinner with a party of friends which included none other than Pudge Neidlinger '23. It all seemed quite like Qld Home Week, and it may be safely re- ported that a good time was had by all.—That about winds things up at the moment. Keep your eyes open for your '24 friends at the games this fall. Send in word on whom you see, and whom they were seen with. See you later.
Secretary, 328 Orchard PL, Ridgewood, N. J. Treasurer, 1312 Greenleaf Blvd., Elkhart, Ind.
