1943

For the past two years there has been in existence a small and excellent volume published by the College's Class Secretaries Association which tells class secretaries what they should know and do. Among the words of advice contained therein is the suggestion that the class secretary should find out as soon as possible who the class baby is, i.e. the first baby born to a member of the class.

Realizing that we had been negligent in our duties in this respect, we made a study of class records last month to find out who that little fellow is. At the outset we knew that lack of information on some members of the class might throw our calculations off. But this is a risk which we felt we should take:

Those with good memories won't have to be told who is the class' first born, for she arrived before any of us had received our degrees even under the wartime accelerated program. And she is no longer a little fellow. The winner (to the best of our records) is 9-yearold Christine Kast, born September 6, 1942, to Bud and Angela Kast. (She spent much of that fall on Memorial Field while father practiced with the football team.)

The runner-up and the first born after the mid-winter graduation is Don and JudithMiller's daughter Janette, born February 9, 1943. Three others, Paul Hackstedde, TussHand and Henry Townshend, became fathers in 1943. Paul Hackstedde Jr., born November 1, 1943, appears to be the first boy and hence the first candidate for the class of 1964 or thereabouts.

At least two members of the class, EdTuffly deep in the heart of Houston, Tex. and Robert Straub high in the forests of Springfield, Ore., have four children.

And at least 21 have three children, including Dr. Forbes Delaney with triplets. The others are Bob Alesbury, Chuck Dorkey, Dick Eyeman, Harry Gustafson, Paul Hackstedde, Dave Hoffman, Robert Holder, William Hunt, Church Leonard, John Muchemore, Alex Nagle, John Paidar, Ed Porter, Gail Smith, Fred Stockwell, Henry Townshend, Joaquin Vallarino, Larney Waterman, Hud Wilson and Ed Younglove.

Of the above, two (Harry Gustafson and Alex Nagle) are fathers of twins. Others with twins are Charlie Does, Herb Nolan, Bob Pelren, Lee Romanow and Elly Sweet.

And while we're still on the subject of children, we'll report the latest arrival which has been called to our attention—Dorothy Blanchard Mead born February 19 to Jan and Farmer Mead.

Turning to the world of business, we have news this month of Harry Gustafson, JohnShaw, Fred Stockwell and John Walton. Beginning March 1 Harry has been field manager, bulk shortening division of Procter & Gamble's Boston headquarters. Gus was formerly a P & G salesman in New Jersey. The latest information we have on the move is that he had found a buyer for his newly acquired home in Metuchen and has been house hunting in suburban Boston.

The word from J. Shaw is that he has been transferred from the New York to Chicago offices of the U.S. Rubber Co. and is now residing in the Windy City at 1838 Lincoln Park West. John Walton has been transferred by General Electric from Bridgeport, Conn., to Louisville, Ky. The home address is 94 Dorchester Road, Route 1, Anchorage, Ky. (John can sip mint juleps now with that other '43 Louisville resident, "Colonel"George Eady.)

Fred Stockwell has been promoted to a vice president's position and directorship of R.M. Bradley & Cos., New England's largest real estate company with headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. (He joined the firm in May, 1950). Fred recently returned from Minneapolis, where the company is developing a shopping center. On his way back he saw Young & Rubicam Executive Bud Hall in Chicago.

Seen at the annual Boston Alumni Dinner in February were Fred, John Koslowski, Paul Hanlon, Bill Glovsky, Ted Miller and Ted Driscoll. Our reporter, unfortunately was unable to pump anything newsworthy out of them.

Russel Karlen is now at George Rider's old stamping ground, Kern General Hospital, Bakersfield, Calif. Russ was formerly a radiologist at the Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City.

A hot tip which we received from well-informed sources is that Walt Howe's next foreign service assignment will be in Luxembourg.

Further news this month of CAB Attorney Bob Gray concerns the announcement of his engagement to Anne Skinner of Bronxville, N. Y., a Skidmore graduate.

Among the persons registered at the Hanover Inn in February were Mr. and Mrs. William Wolf of Mount Wolf, Pa., who were in town the 16th and 17th.

Four inter-state moves reported are those of Bob Brown (from Indianapolis to Memphis), Charles Bradley (from Chestnut Hill, Mass., to South Norwalk, Conn.), GeorgeBackner (from Baltimore to Montclair, N. J.) and Bob Wight (from Winchester, Mass., to East Kingston, N. H.).

Our final item concerns a little research we recently did on the men's clothing business. We had asked the manager of a local store who originated the styles in men s suits. He observed sadly that styles never change much. Any innovations at all come not from London's Bond Street but from the Ivy League. (Please don't tell a certain Chicago newspaper publisher about this.) He gave as an example the current trend towards less padding in the shoulders, less exaggeration in the waist, and fewer pleats in the trousers. "A lot of our business," he said, "comes from what we call the college trade—men who've been to college. They may be 45 years old but they still dress like college men. You know the type I meam."

We said we did. Later, when we had left him, we began to wonder if he considered Dartmouth in the Ivy League. Perhaps he had only seen Dartmouth students on houseparty weekends.

Anyway, it's just a bit of sociological comment which you might bear in mind when you buy your Easter suit.

Secretary, 12 Berkshire St., Worcester, Mass. Treasurer, 48 Salisbury Rd., Brookline 46, Mass. Class Agent, 211 Kenilworth Rd., Ridgewood, N. J.