1943
There is an old saying something to the effect that the older you get the quicker time flies. Since that date in the year has rolled around where it is the hour to accumulate clippings, letters, and gossip for the news column I can readily realize how true this expression is. It seems that it was only a few days ago that I wrote the last news column. However the summer is about gone, the Bermuda shorts must find their eventual winter resting place, the hammock in the backyard is eventually to be taken down, and the golf clubs and tennis racquets will soon find hibernation and have a chance to recuperate and mend their many scars.
In looking back it is hard to realize that a year has passed since our 10th reunion and it will not be too long before we gather for the 15th.
As is only natural I have received but a few direct communications from any of the class members. However, there was one that I received that seriously objected to the contents of the June column, which was devoted to the Alumni Fund campaign. At this time I wish to publicly apologize to anyone who took offense to my needling. The thinking behind the June column was to present a factual but cold-blooded pep talk in hopes that it would stimulate our activity and participation in the Alumni Fund drive. At the time that the column was written for the June issue our class was ranked in sixth position within our group. However, through your splendid efforts we were finally able to bring ourselves into fourth position overall. I think we all should give Bud Silverstein a much deserved pat on the back for his untiring efforts. In addition to Bud's fine work, Kelly Coffin deserves a big hand as well as all the agents who participated in the fund campaign throughout the country. I am sorry that I do not have a list of everyone who contributed their efforts since I feel that it would be a worthy thing to publish.
As for news concerning individual members of the class I was fortunate enough to see several during the latter part of May. At this time I was participating in a sports car race at Atterberry Airforce Base just south of Indianapolis and Mouldy Behringer did an excellent job running my pit for me. It wouldn't be too surprising that if in the near future we all see that Mouldy makes big headlines driving a 4.5 Ferrari. The day following the sports car races Mouldy Behringer and I watched the Indianapolis 500, and after an exciting but rather tiresome afternoon we were much revived at a delightful cocktail party given by Jack Holliday. It was really a big turnout and there were a number of Dartmouth fellows there, graduates of other classes. However the fort was being well held down by our own famous Colonel Eady, who was busily engaged in rallying backers in order to promote ex-O.P.A. Boss Mike DeSalle to run for dogcatcher of Indianapolis. This was the first time I had seen the Colonel since 1942 and for those who have not seen him he is still the same and hasn't changed a bit. His delightful and most attractive wife Eleanor was with him. As time went the party seemed to grow, but unfortunately I was unable to see it through since I had to drive back to Springfield with four burned-out main bearings in the car and my own physical fitness was just about shot. Any of you who happen to be in the vicinity of Indianapolis, don't fail to look Jack up.
Russ Sherburne writes from State College, N. M., the following:
"In this second report from the Las Cruces Alumni Club I would like to enlist your aid in a membership drive. My efforts have been to such little avail that so far I have not attracted a visitor. Perhaps if you could publish this address again and maybe extol the wonders of New Mexico somewhat, we might be able to make a 100% increase in the membership here.
"Since the last letter from here our family has added a daughter, Constance. This gives us now a grand total of one boy and four girls.
"With regard to your pleas for regional re- porters I gladly offer my services. At the present I do not know who might be in this neck of the woods but let it be known that I shall be glad to handle any messages coming this way. Also, what happened to the directory idea? I would still like to see it developed and will be glad to help in any way that I can."
Among the assortment of news clippings that I have received there are a number of interesting items, and possibly some of you have seen them, since a few of them date back to the summer months.
Now that the Army-McCarthy hearings are past history it might not be news, but JohnKimball made numerous headlines as the person to replace Mr. Fisher on the legal staff of Mr. Welch. John graduated from Harvard Law School and was a Marine pilot in World War II. He was recalled to active duty in August 1950 and flew with the Marines on the aircraft carrier Sicily in the Korean waters. He was associated with the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for awhile and then joined the staff of Hale and Dorr in April 1952.
From Belmont, Mass., comes the news item that Fred Stockwell was elected a corporator of the Charlestown Savings Bank of Boston. Fred now resides with his wife and four children at 2 Cabot St., Winchester. At the present time Fred is a vice president and director of R. M. Bradley and Company, Inc., realtors. Gus Rosenthal took the big step in July when he married Marcia White of Downers Grove, Ill. The wedding took place at the Church of Christ at Dartmouth. Gus has been an associate in zoology at the University of California at Berkeley, from which he received his Ph.D. degree.
Alfred Crowley has been awarded an LL.B. degree from Boston College Law School. Al and his wife Anne Marie reside at 60 Porter Terrace, Lowell, Mass., with their two children.
That about winds up the column for this issue, and as I have said before news is always welcomed, so please drop me a line concerning yourself or anyone else in the class.
CLASS AND CLUB AFFAIRS were comfortably discussed by '42ers Earl Poe (l) and CarlHolekamp, when the Dartmouth Club of St.Louis held its annual picnic at the Poes.
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