1934
For the expatriate, the meek and the down- trodden, may we render a short report on how things look in Hanover, before getting down to the main business of the day? We went up to the Fordham game with one of the original blocks o£ granite from Cavanaugh's canvasjacketed wonder teams of the thirties, and found ourselves murmuring words of consolation as the block of granite wept bitter tears over the low estate of football in the two currently involved institutions.
We did not join the block of granite in bitter tears. We are not used to the best. We saw only that a lot of character was built, nobody got hurt, and that the Green this year will not have to take any back talk from Harvard, Yale or Colby Junior.
There are a few signs of change in Hanover. The spacious hospital lawn is now covered with the handiwork of brickmasons, plasterers and architects, which it is reasonable to assume will eventually turn out to be an attractive modern wing for the Mary Hitchcock. There's a new and truly flashy Nugget. There are a lot of young kids in green beanies running around town, who, from their extreme youth, must go to some prep school. And in the basketball cage, the basketball floor is already in place. It is possible that the floor was put down only to give the carpenters practice, but a possibility also is that "Doggie" Julian has found a few swish-masters who could explain the Einstein theory, in Sanskrit, to the satisfaction of the admissions office.
Last month we ran out of space for our MEN OF DISTINCTION, so let's get to that in a hurry—for instance, numerous clippings tell us that Robert M. Williamson as of July 16, 1951, was advanced to general agent at Rochester, N. Y., for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Cos. For the past three years, he has been assistant general agent at Denver and this appointment came in recognition of his record in management work. He first joined the company in 1939 with the Chicago agency founded by his father. During the last war, he served in the Navy as a lieutenant. Bob has three children, Bill, 7, Laurie, 4, and Tom, 2. From the hills of Pittsfield, Mass., the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Cos. announces that Harry B. Gilmore has been advanced to treasurer of the company. From 1935 to 1949, Gilly was associated with the Bank of New York as investment counsellor. He joined Berkshire Mutual in 1949 and was elected assistant treasurer shortly thereafter. .. .In New York City, McCann, Erickson, Inc. has appointed Arthur L. Grimes associate director of the agency's international division. For the past eight years, Art has been with the international department of the J. Walter Thompson Cos. He will have his headquarters in McCann-Erickson's New York office.... Still with the admen, the election of Gail M.Raphael as vice-president of Ruthrauff & Ryan was announced in July. Gail started his advertising career with Lord and Thomas, leaving to enter the navy where he attained the rank of lieutenant. He joined his present firm after the war and has been identified with such campaigns as those of American Airlines, Brown-Forman, Motorola and AutoLite. .. . Back to New Hampshire and a clipping which announces that William L.Wilson, administrator of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, was elected president of the New Hampshire Hospital Association at its annual meeting in Wolfeboro. ... In Dayton, 0., Dr. William S. Emerson (who was early named our vice-president in charge of obtaining more palatial accommodations for next reunion) has been named assistant director in charge of organic research at the Monsanto research headquarters. Bill, who took his Ph.D. at MIT in 1937, taught chemistry at the U. of Illinois from 1939 to 1941 and then joined Monsanto as research chemist. He became a research group leader in 1944 .. . and in case it has escaped previous notice, GroveBlood, long identified with South America, early this year returned to the USA as assistant vice president of Grace Line.
VITAL STATISTICS.. .Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Bennett of Bristol, England, announce the engagement of their daughter Mrs. Jane Davis to Mr. Charles H. P. YallaleeJr., of Montclair, N. J. Mrs. Davis is the widow of Flying Officer Horace Davis of the Royal Air Force. She attended West of England Art School. Bud is with Corn Products Sales Company, New York ... and from Beverly, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Allen announce the birth of a son Thomas Cleaveland, born September 13.
HANOVER VISITORS during September, at least those who registered at the Inn, include Harry Wallace, from Riverside, Conn., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marcy Jr., of Fayetteville, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hart, of New York City, Seymour B. Dunn from Geneva, N. Y., and Dr. and Mrs. Frank J. Lepreau Jr., of South Westport, Mass.
From the address changes, too, you can learn some interesting things . ... you find, for instance, that Ray Snow is manager of the New England Tel. & Tel. exchange at Camp Edwards, where he can start a club with JackLynch.... that Bob Allabough is now enmeshed in the depths of the Pentagon, but as he is in G-2, he undoubtedly knows his way out. .. and that as a captain in the Arctic Test Branch, AFF, Phipps Cole is probably enmeshed in something much warmer by way of APO 733, c/o PM, Seattle.... some more of the boys have made some long journeys, tooDana Redington is now following the profession at The Cate School, Carpinteria, Calif....
Ed Hill, for many years, according to the book, in engineering work in Puerto Rico, is back in the States and residing in Needham, Mass. ...John McCoy is now located in Birmingham, Mich., with Fort Industry Cos. ... Other names come back out of freshman year: Charlie Evans, who was a pretty good ball player for Haselton, is with the Athol Manufacturing Cos. in Athol, Mass., as a salesman.
... Paul Pelletier, in Detroit, is assistant controller of Gar Wood Industries.... We find also that Hulsart has been joined in Chappaqua, N. Y., by Mac Collins, who resides in that metropolis on Whippoorwill Rd., not far, we imagine, from the other's picturesque location on Hardscrabble Rd. (my, my—Ed.)
20 YEARS AGO in Hanover there was a fire at the nurses' home and a bunch of the boys took off cross-country (slight pause while we rearrange our notes). Pardon! on second look there is no evident connection. The boys were in cross-country competition for a gold watch which was won by Cook, with Ed Brown 2nd, Dubay 4th and Erickson, Rolfe and Lepreau well up in there.... Elected to the board in the final Dartmouth competition were Adam,Banks, Dick Barrett, Diamond, Smoyer and War dwe11.... Hot dope from the soccer outposts on Chase Field was that Bob Allabough was outstanding in scrimmage, while LeftyBrabbee was steady and distinguished (stet).
. .. JACKO's first edition featured a story by S. H. Silverman, art work by C. B. Hess and verse by W. T. Adams and R. G. Newman.... on the football field our boys were working into the varsity picture, but Sammy Fishman ran into his first bit of tough luck and was on crutches. ... A. D. Noble went down in the finals of fall tennis after displaying some flashy backcourt play. ... The Hanover School District meeting had a little trouble with an opposing steamroller and voted to adjourn until some time when the student body was not in town.. .. An ad in the Dartmouth read, "gifted writer will compose difficult letters, essays, speeches, toasts, etc. reasonably and confidentially." .. . And the Rogers Garage advertised, "for the Yale Peerade—Chev Sedangood condition—$45."
All of which goes to show how far you could go for your money in those days. Which reminds us that the Princeton game is only a couple of weeks away and we would like to suggest that you fellows down around Noo Yurk give some thought to scheduling things a little differently this year. All that elaborate accompaniment to the football game is not really necessary to impress the folks from the country. We're all going to have enough trouble climbing up to those sky-view seats where the AA's jolly boys, knowing us as a virile class, always place us—so let's call off any hurricane. OK?
JUST BEFORE THE SPEECHES: 1934 representatives at the alumni officers' meetings in Hanover last May. In the picture are (I to r): John Gilbert, class treasurer; John Foley, class secretary; George Copp, class agent; and George Thomas, secretary of the Connecticut Association.
Secretary, 12 Berwick St., Worcester 2, Mass.
Treasurer, 13 Parkman Rd., Reading, Mass.
Memorial Fund Chairman, 954 Gladstone Ave., S.E., Grand Rapids 6, Mich.
