1937
Another summer passed and by the time you are reading this many will have seen the Big Green team at least once. Early prognostications have them near the top of the Ivy League so order your tickets, meet your classmates and write your secretary all about it.
A summer note from Art Ruggles outlining the financial position of the Class warrants publishing. Up to June 1, Rug has received dues from only 350 individuals out of a potential 621. We have never had 400 dues payers in any year. The annual expenses are approximately $2200, $1900 of which goes to pay for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE which is mailed to each member of the Class, and the remaining $300 is split about equally between mailings, miscellaneous and Class Officers' expenses to Hanover. As you can readily see, with dues at $5, it takes 440 to balance each year. This year Rug had to borrow from the reunion fund to pay the bills. If each of us doesn't recognize his individual responsibilities as a member of the Class, it will be necessary to raise the dues to approximately $6.30, putting still more of the load on those who have been loyal enough to pay their obligation. Participation was good on the Alumni Fund this year - let's balance our budget for '55 and pay as we go.
Rowley Bialla did a fine job on the Fund but has been amply rewarded. The congratulations of the Class are extended to Rowley on his marriage to Mary Sherwood Wilson on August 21. They are now at home at 77-02 Thirty-fourth Ave.,, Jackson Heights, N. Y. Sherry was graduated from Connecticut College for Women in New London in 1940 and has been teaching, dividing her time between Lake George and Ormand Beach. We know that they will be very happy as are we with our new co-agent.
The Bill Storcks are happy to report the birth on June 9 of their first son, Jonathan. Father, mother and son are all doing fine and mighty pleased to have a boy to keep their year-and-a-half old daughter company.
This is no longer news but Bib's letter didn't arrive until after we'd gone to press. Dot and Carl Amon, Sherry and Al Bryant,Kay and Bib Bankart, Fran Gray and Eileen and Crawf Hinman had a choice table on the annual Dartmouth night of the Boston Pops Concert.
Early in the summer Anne and I had a pleasant surprise when Rog and Jean Holler, up from Orlando, Fla., called and we all got together for dinner and a delightful evening catching up on seventeen years.
A bit of mis-information in this column last year finally dragged a letter out of John Follett who reports that he keeps regular hours and runs his own department store business in Herlong, Calif., one hour's ride from Reno. Says he hasn't seen a classmate for many years but keeps up to date through this column.
Thomas Ham '96, secretary of his class and recognizing our mutual problems, has sent in word that his son-in-law Frank Irwin has been re-assigned to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where he is attache to the American Consul. We had previously reported his assignment to La Paz, Bolivia, last May.
Fred Castle has been appointed vice president in charge of sales for the Robert F. White Co., Chicago, tabulating and statistical service organization, Robert F. White, president, announced. Fred was formerly office manager and director of personnel for Marsh and McLennan, Inc., general insurance agents and brokers in Chicago.
Richard F. Cooper has been chosen chairman of the New Hampshire Republican state committee. This marks the second time that Dick has taken over the chairmanship of the state committee.
Willis Gleed Coe has been selected as vice president in charge of manufacturing for Personal Products Corp. of Milltown, N. J., a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. Bill was formerly a director and V.P. in charge of manufacturing of Autograf Brush and Plastic Co.
The Don Millers, Ed Smiths, Jim Timsons and Hank Doremus all managed to get back to Hanover and a few nights at the Inn this summer - certainly envy them.
Secretary,100 Park Ave., New York 17, N. Y.
Treasurer, 17 High Street, Greenfield, Mass.
