1937
Let's start the ball rolling with a short plug for the Fund and let it go at that. By now we are well past the shock that the goal is a half million and many have doubled their contributions with that in mind. The fact genuinely boils down to this, that if we care enough to sustain the college known to the world as Dartmouth it can only be done financially by the support we alumni freely give to the Fund. All colleges today are faced with the same spector of remaining solvent but we as a group shared our early experiences together in this particular one and we now hold the balance sheet as to whether or not it will continue to function as heretofore free and independent. If it would produce one clearheaded, self-thinking president of the U. S. sometime in the future it would be worth more than we could ever give to the support of the Alumni Fund—and as long as the college exists as is, the possibility is not remote.
Let's find out what's been happening this past month. Incidentally, the questionnaires have been dribbling back into this HQ in a semi-constant flow, enough to be encouraging that we will finish the year with a bit over for next fall, but don't fail to send one in sometime.
Mort Berkowitz has changed jobs. He left the American Weekly April 1 to commence work with Woman's Day, the A & P magazine, which Mort says has had a steady growth to now be bought regularly by four millon women. He is on the NY advertising sales staff. Mort also reports (in a nice newsy letter) that the recent Glee Club concert held at the 7th Regiment Armory found '37 represented by himself, Dave and Muriel Camerer and Carland Ruth Ray. Also the latter distinguished himself shortly thereafter as toastmaster at the annual C&G banquet. Among other associates Mort sees Ted (the) Bruce and Ben Cardozo around the neighborhood every so often. His new address for any unknowing New Yorkers is 19 West 44th St. (business).
To get back to Dave Camerer for a moment: he is now with McCann Erickson Advtsg. Agency as a special sports consultant wherein he helps make arrangements for their sports broadcasts, although still free-lancing for Esquire Mag, and living in Norwich, Conn.
Other New York doings find Bill Coe embarked on a new career, left U.S. Rubber as of March 1 to be VP in charge of manufacturing for the Autograf Brush & Plastic Cos. in Albany (Watervliet). This is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Bill's new home address is 2085 Grand Blvd., Niskayuna, N. Y., which is near Cohoes.
This department figured to be on the receiving end of a wedding announcement the other day and couldn't figure it from the outside; we're long forgotten now with such invites. It turned out to be a wedding in a sense—a plushplush engraved job saying that Chuck Bassett had on April 1 been made a member of the law firm of Hancock, Dorr. Ryan, & Shove, with whom he has been associated since 1941, in Syracuse, N. Y.
There will be another real wedding coming up sometime as a note in the N. Y. HeraldTrib points out that Lou Valier has become engaged to Marjorie Goodale of Summit, N. J. She went to Hollins College and is now on the faculty of the Far Brook School in Short Hills, N. J. No wedding plans were mentioned.
In St. Louis it seems there was the start of a boom in the GOP to get Walt Ross into politics as a candidate for Congressman from the nth district to fill a vacancy recently created. It came to him as quite a surprise and he thoughtfully turned down the honor with "deepest appreciation." Walt is the son of the late Charles G. Ross, president Truman's press secretary, in case you didn't know.
As we occasionally mention—this job has its rewarding moments. Now take Pat O'Sheel. Up until this week we would have said "You take him." We've pleaded and begged him for a word but he answered not a syllable, just like an O'Sphynx. But now look, AND WEQUOTE:
"What are you going to do with a guy who replies in April to an October letter? I can at least report that even when you guys get no response you give us all bad consciences.
"Here's a brief fill-in on my time: 1937 worked for Texas Oil Co. in NYC. After joining the unemployed for a spell went to work as an editor of a medical magazine. Left to re-join the Marine Corps in Feb., 1942, served in Washington, New Zealand, Solomon Islands and NYC as a combat correspondent and PRO. Edited a book of war stories, Semper Fidelis published in 1947. Joined the staff of Life Mag in 1946 as aviation and transportation editor, and, 14 months later went to London as Life Bureau Chief. After a year there returned to NY and soon after left the magazine to join the US Information Service for another shot abroad. Delay in clearance (6 months) meant supporting a family on no income, from which I am still in the red. Finally got shipped (Feb., 1949) to Glasgow, Scotland, as what they call a public affairs officer. Now, two years later, have been moved to London as labor information officer at .the American Embassy.
"I am due for home leave in a couple of months and will be very glad indeed to catch up on the USA, but will probably come out overseas again if possible to Yugoslavia, Italy or some such. Chances are I'll be back in this misty somewhat gloomy (in the winter) island. Have made the inevitable side-trips from here to Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, France, Italy. Believe that America has in its hands whatever hope there is for a decent future for the western world, perhaps (tho' I am too far away to guess) the East as well. Believe we have also so far fulfilled our world leadership role magnificently. It is a source of great pride to see what the Marshall Plan has done. Believe we have won and are winning the peace, and pray to God we don't panic into throwing it all away for lack of patience or for the sake of party politics at home.
The thing I miss most is the New England parade of seasons, each distinct, each rewarding. In Britain (to exaggerate only slightly) there are but two seasons, the rainy and the wet.
Would appreciate your trying to get a note out of Jack Morrison whom I've lost track of. See you at the 25th if not before. Be glad to welcome you here, if I do return this summer, and that goes for any others of the tribe."
To get back to the U.S.A. again, specifically Albany (again) the Knickerbocker News has some interesting notes on the life and loves of one Jack Daniels which we will glean from. He went into state service 12 years ago as a research interne, fresh from a year's fellowship at Harvard. Now he's handling million dollar accounts as an associate budget examiner. He likes budgeting as a career (altho' he admits there's no system to family accounting) because it's the very center of government. Jack's job is to help prepare the annual budgets for the Health and Social Welfare Depts. and several smaller state agencies. On the side he presides over meetings of the Capital District Chapter of the Amer. Society for Public Administration, and at home devotes some time to oil painting plus being a volunteer fireman in his home community.
Spot Shots
Jake Mosser reports a new daughter, Mariana, and a new position at the Winchester (Mass.) Junior High School.. . .Fran Fenn has been announced as a Life member of the Million Dollar Round Table by that organization's executive committee. This honor is conferred by selling a million dollars or more of life insurance each year for three consecutive years.. .. Lucky Bob Crawford found himself some trumped up but good excuse for a short stay at the Hanover Inn the end of March... . Torn Mclntyre ended his term as Mayor of Laconia, N. H., as of last month. ... Ham Mathes received his Ph.D. from Harvard Graduate School at their midyear term... .
Service Shots
Dud Meredith is back in the Navy as a Lt. on the USS Maynard, APO 201, c/o FPO, San Francisco Bruce Manternach is standing by awaiting orders to return into the Army.
Have a good summer, write a letter sometime to the above, and that's all we know.
Secretary, 10 Colby Rd., Wellesley 81, Mass.
Treasurer, 17 High St., Greenfield, Mass.
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