1937
First news for a long spell from ConnieSchuck, erstwhile Assistant Professor of English at Buffalo State Teachers College and residing in Snyder, N. Y„ nearby, claiming three boys for a family (our records show no kiddles yet which indicates slothful and dilatory tactics of secretary's dept.) Connie took his whole family to Hanover this past summer to impress the progeny with some local atmosphere but no comments for the record. He mentions that Warren Meredith dropped in to see him, now married to an English (British) girl and working for American Express, last known to be stationed in Trieste. Also occasionally sees local talent in the forms of Tom Veling and Bill Donaldson, lumber man and investment broker respectively. Connie has taken up an active interest in dramatics and little theatre work in Buffalo, having appeared in eight plays in the past three years as well as quite a bit of TV acting.
Word arrives from Jack Hopwood that they are expecting their fourth child next September and that he fully expects to make our fifteenth reunion in '53. Says he's in as good shape as ever, still known as "hard as nails" and can still lick Mutt Ray with one hand tied behind his back—plus Camerer and Blake in one bundle. (Come June of '53 that will be an interesting side-event provided we can persuade Mutt to put down that big silver beer mug.)
Others in the baby dept., Bob and Lois Areson with another son, making four small fry total; and Phil and Betty Johnson with another Vassar candidate named Susan, making their total five. Jack and Janet Richter are hereby credited with their first and only daughter Mary Jo, now almost a year old.
Bill Douglass was moved last year by General Electric to their general offices in Schenectady where he is now on Priorities on the Staff of the VP of Manufacturing, also labor relations, and is tied up with GE's Knolls Atomic Power Lab in the sub-contracts section. Reports, too, that Bob Turner is connected with the latter operation in management and finance.
Al Mclntyre, who was much in evidence for his complete sobriety last HD weekend in Boston, has sent out a formal announcement that by request of WCTU and AA he has resigned whatever elective position it was he had taken with them and is now once again popping champagne corks with his usual éclat.
From Cleveland Warren Crumbine states he opened a new branch of the National City Bank last year as manager, and that his oldest boy tried out for bat boy of the Cleveland Indians but without success. Re the coming election, Crummie says the best reason for changing horses is that it takes a while for the new horse to find the feed box!
Pat Uhlmann, as VP of Standard Milling in Kansas City, which makes Ceresota and Hecsers (whatever they might be), says business is unsharp and desires that we all go buy some (wherever you get them, or it, or such). New daughter for the Uhlmanns, too.
If 1937 doesn't do any more to rate publicity we should certainly be noticed for prolificity, we got a million of 'em.
The Mary A. Burnham School for females in Northampton (same place) is having its seventy-fifth anniversary this year, and plunk in the middle of it all is business manager Jim Emerson getting up publicity, pageants and all the other myriad things it takes to put over such an enterprise.
We mentioned at one time that Les Koenig had a side business of a record company, with no other information. As a result of that crack we are now looking at a brochure sent by him to us saying the name of the company is "Good Time Jazz Record Co.," and you can purchase these pressings at your local music emporium on all three speeds. As the title denotes they specialize in various forms of jazz, no long- hair.
Elsewhere near this colyum you will see a most excellent picture of the Lou Valier family with a background familiar to his oft-reported wanderings. Also we quote from his letter:
"I was so busy getting married last year I believe I failed to send in my contribution which please note I have forwarded direct to Hanover.
"I was married about a year ago in San Francisco to Mrs. Marjorie Livingston Good ale, of Summit, N. J., and spent our honeymoon in Honolulu. We liked it so well we bought a house and moved out here—now located at 146 Wailupe Circle, Honolulu. Have a job with a large retail concern—Von Hamm Young Co., Ltd. My had two daughters, Tina and Peggy, ages 10 and 5, who are just as enthusiastic about our new home as we are. Also we still have my sailboat Tere and all of us enjoy sailing on it weekends."
This past weekend was the annual class officers' meeting in Hanover which was attended by the Rugbugs, Bryants and yr. obt. svts. On the day of departure a sudden and unexpected virus hit the Rug household causing consternation and schism but it became solved by Mr. Bug donning his 1902 duster, hopping aboard his new motor-bike, and putting the distance from Greenfield to Hanover—and we don't mind saying that he looked like the March Hare upon arrival. And with the new addition he now claims to be a "two-car family."
The weather was a bit chilly and the various meetings will receive later treatment but we did mange to pick up a few news items.
Dud Meredith's Dad filled in that his son had moved his family to California and is now at 3705 Louisiana St., San Diego. Apparently sea duty is over with as he is now teaching communications for the Navy Amphibious Warfare School in Coronado. Also, Dud received his promotion to Lt. Commander as of the first of this year.
We dropped in to ask Prof. Harry Schultz of Dartmouth's English Department if he would kindly act as Hanover representative for our 15th Reunion Committee (which he willingly accepted), to find he and Mary expecting number three in the not-too-far-near- distant-future. (At least there's ONE news item we'll have ready for next fall.) Further enquiry revealed that Lynn Marr is getting along nicely in his own business south of Boston selling equipment for raising chickens
Bar Moseley is now with the Jones Lamson Machine Tool Co. in Springfield, Vt., and still single Russ Stearns of the teaching staff at Thayer School has purchased recently deceased Prof. L. B. Richardson's house on North Park Street. Russ has been quite sick lately and spent some time in Mary Hitchcock Hospital but seems now to be definitely on the mend.
May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and enjoyable summer, be sure you have done your bit for the Alumni Fund, and take copious notes of all activities to be forwarded to your secretary who, for the past two months has been taking a course on "How to Make Hands look Attractive without Fingernails."
NOTE TO BOSTON GROUP: Keep an eye on the mailman as there is a movement afoot to launch another CLAMBAKE at BillBrown's in Gloucester in June.
IN HONOLULU: Lou Valier '37 shown with his wife Marjorie and stepdaughters Tina, 10, and Peggy, 5, aboard their sailboat "Tere." The Valiers live in Honolulu.
RECOGNITION OF SERVICE: A "Certificate of Appreciation" was awarded Robert P. Kenney '37 for his work with the Business Advisory Council for the Department of Commerce, by U.S. Secretary Charles Sawyer. Last year Kenney aided in the organization of the Plastics Branch of the National Production Authority. He is with the sales force of B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co.
Secretary, to Colby Rd., Wellesley 81, Mass.
Treasurer. 17 High St., Greenfield, Mass.
Class Agent, 1121 Park Sq. Bldg., Boston 16, Mass.
