1914
Congratulations to Jesse Babcock on his election as a vice-president of the Hooker Electro-Chemical company. The election was announced February 14 by R. L. Murray, president of the firm. He is in charge of development and research. Babcock started with Hooker in February 1916 as a research chemist, working in the Washington, D. C., laboratory of a consultant for the company. During World War I he transferred to Buffalo where he developed a process for manufacturing picric acid, and was superintendent of a government- owned plant for its manufacture.
Chlorinating benzene was one of the early processes of the company and Jess was instrumental in developing a means for separating and purifying the crystals of paradichlorobenzene.
In 1933 he became manager of research and, ten years later, manager of development and research, in which capacity he had supervised the development of many new products. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and has a number of patents issued in his name. A Wah Hoo Wah for Jess Babcock!
Ellsworth Buck has been on a long trip the past few months, which included Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, Siam and Singapore. He should be home about the time this appears in print, by way of Cairo and Naples. Elly should have some interesting stories after a trip like that. We would love to see his movies and color slides.
Speaking of travel, Lay Little was in Manila during February and as of the middle of March, in Formosa. He is expected home before this appears, i.e., sometime in the mid- dle of April.
From the daily News Record of April 2, a publication of the textile trade, comes the following quote regarding Matt Hallett of Kendall Mills:
"A man who has succeeded in every walk of life; a perfectionist. He weighs carefully and fully every proposition before making a decision. This is a very important attribute for a man who is placed in line for the presidency of ACMI, representing one of the biggest industries of the country, and employing such a large percentage of our population.
"The president of the institute could cost the industry millions and millions of dollars by writing a letter frivolously or thoughtlessly, but this is something H. K. Hallett would never do.
"We must have men who are wise and cautious and are known for their outstanding ability, unquestioned integrity, and unblemished character . . . and all of this applies to H. K. Hallett."
For the record, and in spite of its previous publication in the News Letter! Rufus L. Sisson Jr., on February 27 was elected president of the Racquette River Paper Company at its 59th annual meeting. Rufe was formerly executive vice-president in charge of pro- duction and sales.
The Alumni Fund is in full swing and is forced to ask for a 25 per cent increase over last year. There is no doubt in my mind that it will be reached or that 1914 will end with its usual good record, but it is up to you, and you, and me. We can't let down the bars for a moment, and we've got to give more, so if it is a question of giving up something else, let us do it. Dartmouth never asks a man to sacrifice anything of his family needs or his church needs, but both you and I know that a few extra dollars can be squeezed out of the pleasure item.
On March 7 the State Department named a committee of 11 leading United States business executives to help the Government carry out its world information program through the Voice of America and other projects. We are pleased to note that Sigurd S. Larmon is a member of that committee.
The following address changes should be noted:
Edgar H. Elkins, 1387 Main St., Room 910, Springfield 3, Mass.; Spencer A. Howell, 410 S Grand Ave., Pasadena 2, Calif.; Harold T. Johnson, Holderness, N. H.; Paul L. Aplin, 724 Meadow Brook Rd., Jackson, Miss.; Louis I. Corliss, 321 Slater Rd., New Britain, Conn.; EdmundW. Bowler, 126 Northampton Road, Amherst, Mass.
Bert Herring has returned from a winter vacation in Florida where he had several 'l4 reunions. He spent a day with Enders Vorhees, in his new home at Hope Sound, and visited George Young in Dclrav, also spending an evening with Bob Hopkins and the Larmons at Palm Beach. Speaking of Palm Beach, we wonder if George Tilton, the perennial winter resident of Palm Beach, has returned to Littleton.
Now for a personal note. After eight weeks in a cast, the old left wrist is on its own pretty weak, a,nd with a fragment that slipped in the cast, it looks like a corkscrew. Corkscrews have their use, and the owner has no intention of being untwisted. For Lize Wheelock's benefit, I can cut my own meat, but that does not include the stewed mocassin that Sisson passed off as bear meat. He might have gotten away with it, too, if it had Sot been for the mouthful of small beads, thread, and colored porcupine quills.
Many interesting items cross one's path which can't be made into a paragraph, but should be mentioned. One is a picture of the ore carrier Enders M. Vorhees, together with a picture of E. M. Vorhees, chairman of the Finance Committee at a stockholders meeting of U.S. Steel. We would really like to publish that one. Also, in TelephoneTopics for March, 1951, is an intensely interesting highly illustrated article on Hanover; many winter scenes; pictures of the college; John Dickey, Hoppy, Max Norton, Chief Andy Ferguson, Earl Hewitt, the hospital, John Piane's fire department, Dave Storrs and many others. If you can get a copy, do so and read it.
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Treasurer, 165 Marlboro St., Wollaston, Mass.
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