1929
Herb Bissell, Director of Merchandising atMinneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co., writes:
"I don't think that any real Dartmouth man ever loses the nostalgia of Hanover and what the campus means to us over the years. It certainly has been true with me and many of my friends as well. As a matter of fact, up here in Minnesota with the lakes and the temperature five degrees on November 1, New Hampshire is closer than ever before, in spite of the 1500 miles to the Nugget. This is a great Dartmouth town. The Alumni Association has plenty of bounce under very strong leadership and good Monday luncheons in one of our hotels. I am now carrying 44 years on my not too broad shoulders and the Minnesota winds are whistling about my balding pate. Carol is 15 and Joan 11, both excellent prospects for enterprising Dartmouth men. Unfortunately, there aren't too many '29ers in this area so I must look forward to our 25th reunion, which I will make regardless of fire, flood or budget. And if you print any of this, I would like to think it serves to say hello to my many friends in the class whose names I see now and then but whom I have not had the wonderful pleasure of saying hello to for many moons."
Dr. Eugene Davis, Optometrist, of Manchester, Conn., and a member of the Connecticut State Board of Examiners in Optometry:
"Ray Talbot comes out of the woodwork with the threat to be on hand at the Twenty Fifth. He is Secretary of the Stamford Federal Savings & Loan. Phil May, that smiling fellow, asks me to visit his new home, and encloses a map for me to find my way. Phil is Assistant Secretary of the Aetna Insurance Group in Hartford. . . . Over 22 years, Billy Boy, and some of us can still climb stairs. Oh, the old days of '29 on Wall Street, lunching with Tom Maynard and Bill Keyes. Then the plunge into the abyss of the thirties, meeting EdPlumb at the Stadium Concerts, right before his first big break . . . seeing that Insurance Tycoon, Lyt Johnston, who already was inuring himself to rye and water, horrible thought. . . . Frank Williams singing in all of them beautiful glee clubs and choirs Karl Pittelkow coming East to do well in the world of advertising. .. . Ed Chinlund reversing the procedure and hieing to Pittsburgh. . . . Fifth reunion coming up, with a nice turnout and no paunches held back. .. .Ted Baehr outside of Madison Square Garden looking for all the world like a handsome young actor . . . seeing a lot of '29ers in Boston, many of whom practice law, among them number two iron Barrett and handsome Andres, as well as the really-lamented GusHerbert, always a grand classmate. . . . Bernie Berman now the,svelte Ophthalmologist, and BingCarter the owner of a chain of Howard Johnsons. . . . Charlie Goldsmith of MGM, formerly of the Whitehall Hotel at 100 th St. and Broadway. . . . AlBellerose, a highly-thought-of medical man in Rutland. . . .Dr. Ellie Cavanaghnow a Northampton Squire . . . once again back in Hanover, and enjoying Duke Barto and Cal Soriero and Lyt Johnston, and on another occasion seeing that Industrialist Johnnie Cook, he of the soft voice and sparkling eye. . . . New Haven, what I recall of it, with Man-of-distinction Gunther and Hal Hirsch discussing the Class Gift . . . still feeling the sense of loss occasioned by the sad news of our HenryPutnam . . . feeling so proud of the Class's contribution to Dartmouth: Johnnie Dickey, DudOrr and those erudite Hanoverians Bob Carr,Maurie Mandelbaum, Dan Marx, Bob Monahan and various others. . . . I've omitted many, and will think of them after this goes out. . . all in all, the memories are good, and I hope the next twentytwo and a half will be better."
William F. Coles of the firm of Coles & Valera, Caracas, Venezuela: "David Coles was born in Caracas on May 28, 1951. He is therefore a Venezuelan as well as an American citizen. (If I am not mistaken, you yourself are an Egyptian.) David Coles is a very fine and robust young gentleman. However, unlike his two brothers, Christopher and Jonathan, both of whom are bi-lingual, he does not yet speak either English or Spanish, nor has he expressed any preference as to where he should go to college. He is still pretty little. We had a pleasant month in Barbados where we rented a house in the country by the ocean and lived like retired Englishmen. Then I managed to get to New York for the World Series and back here yesterday by way of Houston. All are well and happy and send our best."
Lewis D. Clarke, Esquire, of Snyder, Clarke & Dalziel, Waukegan, Ill. writes: "I am still practicing law in Waukegan and have been since finishing law school. We have two boys, 15 and 9. The older boy is at Culver in his second year and has already made application for Dartmouth. . . .We spend our summer vacations on Lake Michigan which appeals to the boys but keeps us from visiting a lot of our friends. If you are in Chicago the sailing season, let me know and we will get in a sail."
George S. Case Jr., President of The Lamson & Sessions Cos., of Cleveland reports: "I have seen Jack Ackley and found him well and active. He showed me the new photographic lab at Time, the last word in photographic developing equipment. . . . Kay and I paid a visit to Gusand Peggy Wiedenmeyer one Sunday last month. It was like old times as Gus and Peg were very kind to me when I was stationed at Earle, N. J., during the war. ... I see Morrie Hartman occasionally although not as much as when our Company was borrowing money from his bank. I caught a glimpse of IValter Bergstrom during the last snow. He was pushing the unpleasant stuff around with a tractor. He has a very nice house and he needs that tractor to clear his long-length driveway. Of Bill Strangward I catch only occasional glimpses. . . . With us things go about the same. Our oldest is a sophomore at Dartmouth, and our youngest is 14, so that our holiday season now has a much different complexion than it did ten years ago—no toys to assemble and no late-hour work as Santa's helpers. As a matter of fact, the kids do most of the work now themselves. I kind of miss the hectic days of old. I am glad you fellows are getting a running start on the Memorial Fund. I am sure that we will make a respectable showing, but it would be nice if '29 could have a fund that would be up among the tops."
Robert O. Beadel, Syracuse, N. Y.: "My job continues as General Sales Manager for the A. H. Pond Cos., Inc., producers of Keepsake Diamond Rings and this keeps me busy with sales meetings, sales training and travelling around the country about one week out of each month during the spring and fall selling seasons. This August I ran into Paul Woodbridge in. the airport limousine on the way to Cleveland Airport and we had a very fine visit. He looks much the same as he did in College and was bubbling over with enthusiasm about his farm just outside of Washington, D. C. Paul also writes script for movies such as industrial films, training films, etc. ... The family side of my life is completely taken up with trying to keep on even terms with five lusty youngsters ranging in ages from 13 years down to 11/? years (two boys and three girls). When the going gets too rough I can take off on a business trip to collect my wits-Vera has better nerves than I have. My little exemptions give me great pleasure and I hope some day one of the boys will make it to Dartmouth."
John A. Ball of Nashville, Tenn.:
"I, my wife, daughter and two sons are all putting on years and weight. Have been with General Shoe since 1931 (20 years)—with five years spent in the AF during the War—and am still here. The South is pretty well fed up with the National Democratic Administration so far as I can seemight even break loose next year, at least in some states. . . . Read that Johnnie Bryant had moved to South Carolina—will look him up next time I'm over that way. That boy shows good judgment! How about some more of you down-Easters moving in too?"
William Henry Davenport, Professor and Editor; Acting Head of the Department of English at the University of Southern California; Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer at other Universities, including N.Y.U. where he will be at the Graduate School next Summer; A.M. Tufts '31; PhD Yale '38; attended Grenoble, Harvard, Munich; author and editor of various publications—the latest Nine Modern American Plays; still plays a lot of piano and tennis and spends most of the time with twin girls (how many do we have in the Class?); appendicitis—final exams and war work have interfered with Reunions; sees Joe Ruff, Fran McGinty, Ed Plumb, JohnDickey and Carl Spaeth regularly when McGinty puts on a fine show and gets the '29ers together. More of Spaeth: the Ford Foundation has recently announced his appointment as Director of their Division of Overseas Activities on leave of absence as Dean of Stanford School of Law.
Bill Morgan, newly-elected President of Dartmouth Monmouth Club, furnished a clipping from the Red Bank (N. J.) Register reporting that Roland A. Niverson of Ridgewood Field, representative of the Red Bank office Life Insurance Company, had been awarded the degree of Chartered Life Insurance Underwriter at a luncheon in his honor in Newark. Nivy served in the Pacific theatre during World War II and holds a commission as Infantry Captain. Before entering the life insurance field, he was in the investment banking business in New York.
The Russ Goudens have a son Frederick Philip, born last October 9.
Al Bellerose reports that the most important news is his baby girl, born last May, completing a family of two girls and one boy.
It is with deep regret that we record the death of Gordon S. Lord in Concord, N. H., on December 3. An obituary appears in the necrology section of the MAGAZINE.
FOUNDATION AIDE: Carl B. Spaeth '29 (second from right) is on leave as Dean of Stanford Law School to serve as director of the Ford Foundation's overseas program, including economic activities, in India, Pakistan and the Near East. Dean Spaeth, shown above with some of his law students, was formerly engaged in international work with the State Department.
Secretary, F. 75 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Treasurer, 1728 Beechwood Blvd., Pittsburgh 17, Pa. Memorial Fund Chairman, „ Air Reduction Co., Inc., 60 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y.
