1954
During the November off-season elections a few of our pollsters have reported in with samplings of '54's campaigning trends. Unfortunately, however, there are still a great number of precincts yet to be tabulated.
Harbingers of the political situation generally emanate from Maine, and word of class activities in "Vacationland" are encouraging. Johnny Parker and Don Swanson stumped the state's baseball leagues this season and both turned in commendable performances, Swanny played regular shortstop with Farmington of the Down East League and batted .346 in runner-up position for the league's batting crown. Farmington, incidentally, won 23 of its last 27 contests to capture the league champion- ship, and Swans himself was offered a contract with the Phillies. However, Uncle Sam and the AFROTC squelched the deal. Don is anticipating a December summons.
Political raisfortune is expected in off-season elections but few have had as many "upsand-downs" in recent months as Ted Everett. Ted looked after college interests this summer as brakeman on Mt. Washington's Cog Railway.
The Economy
This month's economic picture appears considerably more encouraging than that of October -"prophets of gloom and doom be- ware. From Peterborough. N. H., we hear that Bob Clark is employed by the First National Bank there. But rumor has it that Uncle Sam is waiting. Bob Oxford with a year of freedom from army rule is working with Olin Industries in New Haven. Everett Murphy became pastor recently of the Talcottsville Congregational Church in Talcottsville, Conn., making him the first official churchman turned out by '54.
Back to his old love is Paul Martin, who stepped from the staff of The Dartmouth to a reporting position for Lancaster Newspapers, Inc., in Lancaster, Pa. It's nothing new for Paul as he has been active in the organization for several summers. Ozzie Conlin, who turned in a number of excellent golf tournie performances this summer in New Hampshire, is currently working for a manufacturing firm in his home town of Nashua. Pollster Dick Danforth was observed a number of weeks back conducting a National Association of Nurses survey on institutional nursing. Dick, it is reported, is research associate of Prof. George Theriault of the Socy Department.
Defense
Defense continues to be one of the predominant issues in the current '54 platform - at least that is the impression of Rollie Haynes,Dick Franklin, Dave Fitch, John Gillespie, KevSullivan and George Fitzgerald, who are off for Observers Flight Training and Basic Observer School at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Before leaving for Texas, George made a hurried whistle-stop in New Hampshire after his summer excursion to Europe. Following a casual summer trip to Flor- ida, Betty and Jimmy Mannion have also headed for Texas where Jimmy will join the "observers" at Lackland.
Another quartet of Uncle Sam's goodwill representatives were recently graduated from Naval Gunnery School in Washington, D. C. Ken, or Artie, Patterson, Dick Perkins, ChuckHooper and John Fairfield wound up a very enjoyable "tour o' duty" in the nations capital before reporting aboard their respective a gun, but really saw the city.) Patter, who rates Washington's, female population a solid 4.0, nearly lost sea-legs and stomach on his first week aboard while riding out Hurricane Edna outside Norfolk on the oiler Canisteo. Pat isn't superstitious but he notes that the ship's name contains all the letters of the now notorious Caine.
Also in the fleet and back from Europe after a midshipman instruction cruise is Ky Lewis. Ky is ship secretary of the U.S.S. Rush - the same position occupied by Fenn Shrader on the U.S.S. Turner.
Coexistence
Currently a schism is being created in our party's ranks over the question of coexistence. One faction feels that class members must not yield to alien importunations, while the more radical and insurgent "young colts" junto
aims to strengthen the ranks with increased relations. And this ever-rising married bloc is continuing to unseat a goodly number of incumbent batchelors. Already there is evidence that the follow- ing former isolationists will throw their hats into the martial, or rather, the marital ring. Bob Silverberg, who is engaged to Robyne Home of Syracuse University and Jamaica Estates, N. Y.; Ed McHugh, engaged to Janice Carey of Northampton and the University of Mass.
Other betrothals included that of Dorothy Ann Phillips to Herb Hillman. Ann, a graduate of Mount Holyoke, is from Scarsdale, N. Y. Colby Jr. has triumphed over Kev Sullivan, who is engaged to Virginia Wilson Darling of Eggertsville, N. Y.
Betty Ann Feldman of Wheaton and Cranston, R. I., received a unanimous vote from Sheldon Woolf, and Hugh Nolin has given up his freedom to Deborah Ward Graves of Smith. Another engagement announced was that of Seav Peters to Sally Ann Stanford of Melrose, Mass., a junior at the U. of Maine.
The more radical members of the married bloc advocate a rigid support system in contrast to the flexible supports. In this group are the newlyweds. In Greenwich, Conn., last June Schuy Grey and Georgia Hendrix knotted nuptial ties. Georgia is formerly of Briarcliff. A Smithie, Lorna Stewart Laroe unseated BenBowden in a September marriage at Beverly, Mass. Ben and Lorna have set up housekeeping in Wigwam Circle while Ben finishes his second year of Tuck. In Piedmont, Calif., Joan Hagey, also of Smith, was married to JimMiller.
From Manhattan comes the marriage announcement of Sonia Rauch of Wellesley to Neal Sibley; and from Haddonfield, N. J., news of Mary Jane Erdman's marriage to Herb Syle.
Phil Christophe led Carol Hunter of Colby to the altar in Needham, Mass. Phil and Carol are residing in Sachem Village while Phil completes Tuck. Additional marriages included those of George McLaughlin to Elizabeth Martin of Scituate, Mass., and BobWorkum to Nathalie Gianis of Bedford Hills, N. Y.
Stumpers
For some the education campaign continues. Joe Smutnik is back in Hanover with a teaching fellowship in the Geography Department. George Haskins bones up on business at the Indiana University Business School, and LeoMurphy is getting down to business also at Stanford. Lee Kualnes started this fall as a teaching assistant at the University of Minnesota School of Chemistry, and Wes Dingman is at the Rochester Med School.
A few members of the clan were spotted in Hanover earlier in the fall. Al Pitzner and Yngvar Hvistendahl were seen meandering about the campus. Bob Daly was observed ordering a training meal at Teddy's prior to the not-to-be-forgotten Holy Cross game. Bob and Bob Pallatroni worked on Cape Cod during the summer. Whistle-stopping in Chicago this fall was George Hitchcock with the Naval Air Cadet choir.
That's about all we can squeeze into November's campaign report. Jon Moore has already turned out the first issue of the class Newsletter containing additional information of class interest. Again, we'd appreciate hearing from anyone and everyone who has the time to write.
Secretary, 56 Ring St., Putnam, Conn.
Treasurer, 126 Wigwam Circle, Hanover, N. H.
