1930
The above was the headline news which emanated from the November 1 meeting of 1930's Executive Committee at the Dartmouth Club in New York, at which 21 present and past members of the Executive Committee were in attendance. The Executive Committee was faced with the problem of finding someone to take the place of Dick Bowlen, who has established such remarkable Alumni Fund records during the past two years, but who found it necessary to forego continuing with the office of Class Agent for another year. The Executive Committee was most enthusiastic in its choice of Ed Schuster and Ed was given assurances by the members of the Committee that he could look forward to the whole-hearted support and cooperation of each member of the Class in undertaking this important job for the Class and for the College.
After considering various other matters of importance in connection with Class affairs, the Executive Committee group adjourned to participate in a dinner meeting with the 1930 New York-New Jersey group at the Dartmouth Club, at which Director of Admissions Al Dickerson was the principal speaker. Chairman and Toastmaster for the dinner was Al McGrath, who expressed the feeling of each man present when he said, "What a lot of lucky individuals we are to be here collectively." It was a miniature 1930 reunion,—but with 52 Thirtymen in attendance it was not so "miniature" after all. Indeed, it was a real treat and occasion to be able to see so many classmates at a single time. Those in attendance included the following: Stark, VanDerbeck, Art Hayes, Page, Bud French, Chilcote, Kip Chase, Hillson, Fisk, Tilt, Condon, Rauch, Tiedtke, Dickerson, McFarland, Al McGrath, Barker, Chittim, Golan, Jim Mitchell, Day, Schneebeli, Chandler, Scribner, Reinhart, McDonough, Schuster, Buhler, Eldredge, Mclnnes, Kindermann, Sigler, Blakey, Borella, John French, Embree, Warner, Jessup, Rich, Ed Cole, Callaway, Bowes, Ackley, Johnes, Behal, Wooster, Osgood, Allyn, Rockefeller, Haffenreffer, Wasmer and Browning. Those in attendance at this gala occasion also had the rare treat of listening to an intimate talk by Al Dickerson on admissions problems and situations which are constantly being faced by his office in Hanover. The next '30 Class Dinner at the New York Dartmouth Club will be on January 10.
An award to the person coming the greatest distance was easily captured by JohnnyTiedtke who was sitting in his office in Florida on the morning of the dinner when he was called on the telephone by Al McGrath. When Johnny learned of the potential size of the group who would be in attendance at the dinner he needed no more persuasion and managed to get space on a 1:00 plane which brought him into New York just as the group was foregathering at the Dartmouth Club. The next dinner of the New York-New Jersey 1930 group is scheduled for the Dartmouth Club of New York on January 10.
On November 15 Western Union Telegraph Company announced the election of JackRich as a Director of that Company. Jack is a member of the law firm of Burns, Blake & Rich of Boston and New York and is also a Director of Goodall-Sanford, Inc., the Newport Gas Light Company and Algonquin Gas Transmission Company. ... At about the same time came word of the election of Vic Borella as a member of the Board of Directors of the Music Hall. .. . And to continue with the growing list of 1930 Directorships, Pat Weaver has been elected to the Board of Directors of NBC, which is further evidence of the job Pat has done as Vice President in charge of all television for NBC.... And during the month of November Harry Dunning was promoted from the position of General Operating Manager to that of Vice President of Scott Paper Co. Tom Peirce wrote that he and Harry were planning their annual pilgrimage to Princeton's Palmer Stadium, and we trust that Harry's additional responsibilities did not prevent the keeping of that tradition.
A postcard received from Les Godwin, mailed from Japan, indicates that Le.s is back in uniform as a Lt. Colonel, U.S.A.F. Les wrote that during the three-week period commencing October 14 he had been to Bermuda, the Azores, Iceland, Scotland, London, Paris, Germany, Greece, Italy, Turkey, North Africa, Saudi-Arabia, India, Thailand, Indo-China, the Philippines, Okinawa, Korea and Japan. We understand that Les is headquartering, however, in Washington D. C.... Boof Perkins clipped and forwarded an article from The Standard, an insurance weekly published in New England, about Bob Glasgow, together with a story of his having left Chicago on October 25 for a trip to London on behalf of Continental Casualty Co., of which he is Superintendent of Aviation and Travel Accident Operations, for the purpose of conferring with Lloyds' leading underwriters in respect of further expansion of Continental's rapidly growing aviation accident and special risks division. ... Sam Stayman is also traveling afar, this time as one of the four representatives of the championship American contract bridge team which was journeying to Rome to participate in the world championship.. . . A recent enjoyable visit with Harry Caster in Washington, D. C., indicated that Harry would be leaving soon on a round-the-globe trip in connection with his duties with the Department of State.
A welcome note from Snub Poehler, who is Principal of the Wilton Junior High School in Wilton, Conn., not only renewed his standing invitation to Thirtymen to make a slight detour from the Merritt Parkway and have lunch with him at the school, but also produced the news that Ranny Hobbs had been re-elected Chairman of the Darien, Conn., School Board.. . . Kels Moore had a summer cabin built on Long Island on Lake Winnipesaukee last summer and decided that he and his wife would do the painting. Kels now knows that 20 gallons of paint covers a large surface Word from Sandy McCulloch is to the effect that his electrical business keeps him more than busy and that he is wiring everything from automatic bowling alleys to laundries and factories. In addition, however, Sandy is Cub Master of a Cub Scout Pack, is a handicraft instructor at his church, is studying electronics at night, but does occasionally find time for a bit of square dancing PaulFreeman writes from Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., that he was recently made Chief of the Test Construction Branch of the U. S. Air Force Extension Course Institute.
Charlie Adams wrote from Seattle, Wash., that Stu Seidl visited him during October on one of his flying trips but that they had time for dining and a bit of night club life before Stu continued on his way via plane Ted Wolf, with a home base in Niagara Falls, is doing consulting work with St. Regis Paper Co. and West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. This keeps Ted on the road most of the time other than weekends, traveling from Kalamazoo, Mich, in the West to Watertown, N. Y., in the North and as far South as Charleston, S. C. During the year 1951 up to the middle of November, Ted had covered 34,000 miles in his travels During November EddieJeremiah was the principal speaker at a meeting of the Alumni Association of Northern New Jersey in East Orange. The news comes to our ear to the effect that Eddie overslept the morning of his scheduled speaking date, missed the train from White River Junction, and accordingly had to drive all the way from Hanover to East Orange in order to make the dinner. But, as you might guess, Eddie made it, much to the delight of the Thirtymen present, who were Bill Blanchard,Bud French, Ave Raube, Hos Allyn and VanVanDerbeck.
Secretary, Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley & Ketchum 1 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass.
Treasurer, 56 Jennys Lane, Barrington, R. I.
Memorial Fund Chairman, 42 Wall St., New York 5, N. Y. Ed Schuster is 1930's new Class Agent.
