1934
At about this time each year ye sec seems to sit himself down to his little Simplex Jr. all set to fill up Widmayer's book for him, only to feel suddenly a strange kinship with that character later called "flat-top," who in the midst of a fancy full gainer off a high board recalled that he had forgotten to fill the swimming pool. This condition is evidently a combination of circumstances—dues payments are not streaming in any longer, our bright, er, young men are gathering themselves for the spring splurge of activity, and, as a class, we used up all our three-cent stamps on the Christmas cards.
That might call for a retreat to the old sociology strategy where the less you know, the more you write, but for the minute let's tackle this problem inch by inch and see how far we get.
First in the order of business might be the annual Boston dinner at which we were represented, we can say with the customary humility, if not in quantity, at least in quality by counselors Ike Powers and Bob Rodman, DocWin Watts, insurance tycoon Dick Emerson, and the keepers of the class secrets, if any, Gilbert and Foley. In comparison with classes around our time, this was a respectable showing. In addition to President Dickey, the speakers of the evening were Myles Lane '28, that Boston fellow they had to send down to straighten out New York, and next year's football captain, Pete Reich, who, in the understatement of the year, spoke of the recent agreement on spring football among the babes in the sports wilderness as a little "overemphasis of de-emphasis."
In Worcester during February, we also saw one of the best-coached Dartmouth basketball teams in a long while give Holy Cross a very fine workout before running out of the manpower to match that of the other bench. Chick Evans drew the tasty assignment of throwing his freshmen against the HC junior varsity, which is the place where they put the boys who are only good enough to make any ordinary college varsity. Chick gave some thought to recruiting Jake Edwards out of the stands, commenting with his customary dry humor that Jake, to him, would look good in therefor about ten minutes. That is not to imply that Edwards is beginning to resemble a butterball, as are some others we could mention if this were not to be kept on a high plane, for Jake is classed with the top-notch basketball officials in this area, as well as running the Little League in his home town, Southbridge, neither of which activity is likely to allow much suet to accumulate.
From the clippings, we might at about this point accumulate our MEN OF DISTINCTION for the month .. .we read that AldenH. Clark has been appointed manager of the college department of Henry Holt & Company. Starting as a college traveler for Holt from 1938 until 1942, he joined Foundation Press, publishers of legal and business books in the latter year and in 1944 became head of thcollege division of the American Book Company. Since 1945, Hod has been associate manager of the Holt college department.... DavidA. Hill, chief quality engineer for Hughes Aircraft in Culver City, Calif., is the author of an article on "Control of Complicated Product" published in the January IndustrialQuality Control magazine.... Seymour D.Lewis has been elevated to partnership in the well-known New York law firm of Rosenman, Goldmark, Colin and Kaye. After several years with the U. S. Department of Justice, Sy joined this firm in 1947. .. . One of OrvDryfoos' "friends," we suspect, has forwarded a copy of the January issue of the Wells College Bulletin which is largely devoted to a report on a speech delivered by the aforesaid at the college convocation. Being a little weak on Wells, my guess is that this is an all-female institution, for the reporter seemed to looupon our Mr. Dryfoos, assistant to the publisher of the New York Times, as a Sinatra with flesh. We will spare the details which might be embarrassing, as it is now our policy to embarrass no more than one customer per month. Orv's very interesting talk dealt with the history and background of our favorite newspaper, as well as the answers to some pertinent questions regarding the newspaper business, including why the Times doesn't have comics.
VITAL STATISTICS this month are brief ... the marriage on February 4of Mrs. Laura Russell Lincoln of Shaker Heights, Cleveland, to Frank C. Heath, also of Cleveland is announced in the press of recent date. Mrs. Heath is a graduate of Smith College and Frank, in addition to his more important duties as a member of the executive committee of this class, is an attorney with the Cleveland firm of Jones, Day, Cockley and Reavis.
HANOVER VISITORS since the last reading of the roll include Al and Joan Marks,Dick Fowle and Don Crowther. Crowther was probably body-snatching for insurance peddlers and is to be congratulated that he does not have to look for engineers.
Speaking of Hanover, and even if you weren't, try and stop us, 20 YEARS AGO this time the sophomores had just elected as president, Bob Miller, v-p Dave Hedges, secretary Marty Dwyer and treasurer Bill Sellerman ... in the college boxing finals at 125 lbs. Louie Marrero defeated Em Brown on a decision and at 145 lbs. J. W. Knibbs III fought a four round draw Psi U won the college basketball championship with R. S. Wilson as their star... the first semester list of "Distinguished Scholars" included, at 4.0: J. Axelrod, E. Day and J. B. Roberts; at 3.8: D. G.Allen, S. B. Dunn, W. S. Emerson, B. N. Rippe and D. M. Schuyler... . Nick Bielanowski won the college handball championship A.E.H. '34 collected a mass of bruises through Vox Populi because of his instructions to the townspeople on proper concert etiquette . .. sophomores winning D's were, in basketball, Edwards, Kraszewski, Miller and Strangle; in boxing Sarajian; in swimming Ballard, Banfield, Leveen and Meigher; and in winter sports R. S. Emerson, Mahoney and J. A.Shea... the musical groups were preparing a tour with S. A. Abercrombie on the xylophone among the specialty acts .. .in the College wrestling finals Ben Blair won the 135 lb. finals, Maurie Burns won the 160 lb., BradApplin beat Stubby White at 175 lbs. and the übiquitous Stubby, then listed as '34, turned around and beat Bob Peters in the unlimited class Jacko featured a cruise story by R. G. Newman .. . and the first baseball lineup included sophomores Edwards ct, Snow ss, Arthur rf and Miller p.
From the RANDOM HARVEST DEPT. ... add to our picturesque addresses, AttorneyBill Hastorf, who now lives at 4 Sunset Lane, Port Washington.... Herb Jackson, in Cincinnati, reports that he is now teaching aquatic biology for the U.S. Public Health Service with particular reference to water pollution abatement programs ... from HughJohnson, upon our recent use verbatim of a news clipping, we struck a spark and we quote,
"Mr. Johnson, no less! It's my own fault, I realize, for staying under wraps for 17 years, and, in a resolve to come out into the open and stay there, I herewith remind my Class that I was called Hugh in Hanover and have been called that since, that I have not been called Hubert since Dean Laycock took me to task for abandoning a Ford coupe on the sidewalk in front of the chapel, and that I have a wife Polly, a son Paul, and a daughter Pamela—the children four and two years old respectively. And that I haven't abandoned any kind of a car in front of any chapel since 1930." (Welcome home, Hugh.)
If we gave the filing system a real going over, this thing might go on forever, but we've a News Letter on hand which we'd like to read and it's a rule of this department never to touch one while in the throes of composition. The distinguished editor of that journal works his side of the street and we work ours, and if ever the twain do meet it is only the coincidence of happy association as in the case of the two fleas who met on Robinson Crusoe and after exchanging chit-chat took leave of each other with the parting "So long! I suppose I'll see you on Friday." That's all, brotherl
Secretary, 12 Berwick St., Worcester 2, Mass. Treasurer, 13 Parkman Rd„ Reading, Mass. Class Agent, 370 Central Ave., Orange, N. J.
