1938
Biggest single news story of the month, courtesy not of any letter-writing members of 1938, least of all the subject himself, is PatGorman's change of business from Advertising Manager of Philip Morris to Assistant to the President of Vick Chemical Cos. Undoubtedly this comes as a substantial and wellearned advancement for Pat, who is somewhat in the running for Class Father with four offspring. Already mentioned is the advancement of Tom Boyan to Personnel Manager of Mohawk Carpet.
Word from the, scribe of 1937, one Bankart, reveals Wendell Lake living in Marblehead and working for White Motor Cos. Not even my old companion Brownell had sent any word on that subject. News in New Hampshire too travels rather slowly. A New Year's Eve gathering including Charley Moses,"Crusher" Seidenstuecker and Tesreau of the local bar rocked the social foundations of North Conway. Butch's football team wasn't one of the best of his career, and his basketball squad outlook is not too bright either. Otherwise all goes well on that sector.
On the social side of 1938, Miss Gene Beverly Grace of Rouses Point, N. Y., is engaged to Mr. John William Sinclair of Glen Cove, L. I.; since the date set for the nuptials was December 8, we must presume that the young lady is now Mrs. Sinclair. Mr. Robert A. Jones of Lebanon, N. H., takes pride in announcing the arrival of Miss Deborah Anne Jones on November 29.
Jim Bonnyman is now listed as a boat builder with an address at Sea Island, Ga., a very pleasant place to be especially when Hanover has alternated the past couple of weeks among fresh powder snow, slush and ice, much to the consternation of all inhabitants and skiers. Paul Feakins is now with George Degen & Cos. in New York, importers. Marty King is doing public relations in N.Y.C. Jim McKenna is a security broker with the National State Bank in Boulder, Colo., where no doubt the winter weather is slightly more predictable than here.
Dr. Franklin Martin Jr. checks in from the University Hospital in Ann Arbor, where there is a rumor of the existence there of some university or other which played Cornell recently. Paul Barber is superintendent of the maintenance department of Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Cos. in Paducah in the Blue Grass country. Another doctor, John McGreevy, is at the Mt. Alto Hospital, in Washington, D. C.
John M. Donovan, recently reported as zone manager for General Motors in India, was spotted recently in, of all places, the bar of the Dartmouth Club in New York, presumably en route home to Lawrence. He claimed to be on a three-months leave from the Indian country.
Gerry Hvchberg is a jewelry manufacturer in Chicago, if anyone has any surplus funds left after the holidays or betting on Dartmouth basketball. Dick Tisdale is membership secretary of the YMCA in Louisville, a lovely spot inhabited by one Vic Johnson and various people who manufacture an expensive but sometimes welcome product usually prefixed by the word ''Old." Dana Lowell is a designer and builder, presumably of houses, living in Wellesley, Mass.
Among the members of the class whom I detect with a military connection, since the last such survey, are: Jim McGovern, Com East Sea Frontier, 90 Church, N.Y.C. (why 90 Church St., N.Y.C., can be a "frontier" is more than I can see, certainly not according to the criteria established by Foley's Cowboy History Course); Ist Lt. Sidney Hogerton, address given as care of his mother; Dune Buttrick, Ist Lt. USAF, 54th Strategic Reconnaissance, APO 334, San Francisco; and John A. Knight, Finance Office, Fort Ord, Calif.
In Boston, the 1938 luncheon of December 7 included only the Old Faithfuls: Ganter,Main, MacNutt, Soule and Stoughton. Here in Hanover our January get-together included Lansberg, Tesreau, Jones, Emerson, Rand,Tanis, Hirst and Ward. Earl Ward is harassed by the rush, hurry, and natural dismay at running a bargain sale in his emporium. In fact all the Hanover Merchants greeted the returning students with a terrific array of AMAZING BARGAINS, including various "package" ski deals designed to trap the freshmen into investing in that expensive sport. It's really fabulous how much you can spend now on equipment as contrasted with the time when we were patronizing the 10%off artists.
As mentioned before, we are still proceeding with plans for putting out a 1938 directory for the 15th reunion. McMurtrie has examined the proposed questionnaire and after only a few months of delay has sent it back with suggestions; Mallory is now giving it a going over. When I have enough comments to think it suitable, I shall shoot it out to all and sundry and hope the class will return same without undue delay. McMurtrie's candidate in the Indianapolis elections, incidentally, came in in a breeze, so the class funds are, temporarily at least, safe again, and might even be augmented slightly, although Bill doesn't mention that, probably counting on our not thinking of that possibility and pocketing the profits.
The Holiday Season in Hanover, quiet as it usually is, was livened greatly by the arrival at the Inn of one George Porter, of the Shoe Porters, and charming wife. At least for the secretary, this made a very bright spot, since his wife was in Burlington. It always seems that when members of the class get the chance to sit and chat, College affairs take a prominent place in the discussion. It was no differ ent in this case, and we had a really good talk about class and College matters. Some of my contacts in recent years and the tenor of the conversations have indicated that perhaps at the 15th we might have some really serious business sessions with regard to class organization, the Memorial Fund and other matters which many of us have more or less taken for granted over the years. In view of changing world and college conditions, some of our ideas may well require modification to meet the times.
Secretary, Admissions Office Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, N. H. Treasurer, 4721 Capital Ave., Indianapolis 8, Ind.
