1938
It's not too often that the secretary is able to pick up items of interest from the financial section of the New York papers, but not so long ago appeared the smiling face of Alexander Calder Jr., along with a story of his selection as a trustee of the Bank of New York. "Sox" is executive vice president of the Union Bag & Paper Co. He is also a director of the Citizens and Southern National Bank of Savannah, Ga., and of the Central of Georgia Railway Company.
Also via the public prints comes word of a new research project at Herrick Memorial Hospital, Berkeley, Calif., under William. D.Simmons, research administrator. One hundred over-weight women will participate in the program of a weight-control study: "The research will climax three years of intensive study and fact-finding on the problems of overweight, and will make a point of testing methods previously developed by the researchers." Funds for the program come from the United States Public Health Service through the State of California Health Department.
From the Denver Post comes an account of Bob Lang's address to various groups in that city on the subject of Radio Free Europe, of which he is director. Since Bob's part in this vital anti-Communist activity has been rather fully covered in an article in this MAGAZINE, I shall not elaborate further beyond the fact that he was first retained ,as a broadcasting consultant by the National Committee for a Free Europe to survey possibilities for development of "exile stations" to broadcast to the Communist-dominated countries in Eastern and Central Europe. Lang recommended that the committee build its own transmitters. This recommendation was accepted and he was named director of the new station in May 1951-
Still on the subject of public relations, drama, and the higher arts, Norm Holland is reported as author, director, and producer of The Old Canal, a Girl Scout revue to be presented at the Cheshire, Conn., High School at the end of last month. As mentioned, Norm wrote the book and the music. He has been a director in summer stock in Washington, Baltimore, New York, and New England, and is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.
The virtues of misrepresentation or what have you almost convince the secretary that each month he should publish at least one intentionally false item to draw responses. From Jack Slattery comes the following correction and information:
"I read in the April or May issue mention of my name as still being associated with the Royal Insurance Co.... I left them last September and am now with the above firm (Founders' Insurance Co. of San Francisco) in the capacity of Marine Manager." Having just run across said letter, I now notice the date as of June last summer; how time flies; and what a horrible filing system 1938 has!
Still in the field of business, Al Bliss has been named assistant counsel of the Irving Trust Co. in the Big City.
Through its travelling representatives who have recently toured the South and Southwest, the College sends word of the worthwhile activities of Dune Dobie and Lou Fortuna as host and chairman respectively of the highly successful southern regional conference in Atlanta. Henry Beck and Stu Whitman attended similar meetings in Dallas.
Ganter sends in the usual Boylston-SchulVerein card with a report that Morgan Marshall is now with H. A. Johnson Hotel and Restaurant Supplies. Bill comments on reading constant reports of new appointments to the legal staff of the B. & M. RR and wonders if that means that Brownell was doing the work of three or if it means that it's going to take three to clean up the mess he left.
Stan and Nena Broivn, of the South American Browns, announce the arrival, in November, of Frederick Addison Brown. It will be some family to transport North again whenever the State Department wills it!
A couple of weeks ago (many weeks ago by the time this gets into print), Scotford, accompanied by a renegade '37 yclept, as the Daily Dartmouth used to say, Bialla, dropped in on the Emerson menage. Scotty is full of ideas and doing a wonderful job on the Alumni Fund, and the bite is definitely on. The sooner you kick in, the easier it is for him. I have heard several reports from those more closely in touch than I with the actual mechanics of the Fund of the outstanding job he is doing, so it's only fair to send him off on his first year at this terrific job with a banner amount of the old green stuff and a new high in participation. If Congress is nice to you, why not pass along a little of the old good will to Scotty and his corps of agents?
Along with the encouraging plans and inspiring enthusiasm he brought with him came also the sad news of the sudden passing of Graham White's wife. The Class, through Scotty, has sent flowers, and I am sure every member of 1938 joins with us in our sincere and deep sympathy to Graham and his three children.
Secretary) Trinity-Pawling School Pawling, N.Y.
Treasurer, 406 Peck Rd., Geneva, Ill.
