1929

The month of February, just departed, would be a proper candidate for an honorary membership in the Class, a nomination that would be gratefully presented by a special committee composed of Editor Ramage, Co-Chairmen Gunther and Redding, and Reunion Chairman Barrett, and eloquently seconded by Chris (the "Goad") Born. Yes, it's a small month, but there are those who love it! First of all, perhaps, Ramage and Born, for the mounting stream of Class Book material that the first week brought in; and hardly less ardently, Richard Francis Barrett, for the spectacular response to his Reunion questionnaire card which indicates that attendance at this all-family party is going to set delightfully fantastic records for participation and enthusiasm. Why, just the other day Kathryn Black, Mrs. Dick Black, of LaGrange, Ill., wrote us a nice letter asking for more detail about the plans and program and expressing great anticipation. It's quite apparent that the Blacks' interest and impatience are typical and that there will be more red caps worn in Hanover next June than are seen throughout the entire countryside during the deer season.

Early in the month the Class Book Committee met in New York and was given a very good report of progress. With the biographical material crisis licked and over, "the book has been taking shape fast; and it is now safe to acknowledge that the goal we set for a volume of real substance and high quality is going to be met in full. But what a job it has been. Then, we closed the month with an all-night session on the combined Fund. Jack Gunther flew over from New York on a late afternoon plane, Squeek Redding quit being a Winchester town father for an evening, and NickSandoe drove down from Hanover. Result: the perfection of plans and organization for the balance of the drive - even to the detail of the presentation of the $150,000 combined gift to John Dickey at the family dinner party on Saturday evening of Reunion.

And while we're talking about Squeek it should be announced beyond the borders of Winchester that George Barnum Redding has been elected a selectman in a hotly contested fight, a job which he won on many counts, not the least of which was his past service and performance as chairman of the town's finance committee.

Any information concerning the whereabouts of Carl P. Haseltine would be appreciated. Our last address is 77-12 35th Ave., Jackson Heights, L. I., N. Y.

Mai Mather is executive vice president and secretary of the Allen Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Conn. Before becoming associated with the company in 1942 Mal was with a local investment firm. In addition to his interests in various charitable and civic organizations, Mal is an ardent photographer, specializing in colored slides. The Mathers have two children, Susan, 13, and Richard, 10.

Ben Stacey, industrial analyst of the First National Bank of Boston, and instructor in business economics at Northeastern University has been addressing various civic and business groups on the state of our economy.

Art Nighswander has retired from the presidency of the Laconia Chamber of Commerce, one of the many civic responsibilities he has fulfilled with distinction these many years. Like everything else he has had anything to do with, the Chamber prospered under his leadership, enjoying a 50% increase in membership and a revitalized program. In the meanwhile, Art's favorite project, the Golden Rule Farm for Boys in Tilton, prospers, just recently breaking ground for a new dormitory, with President Nighswander wielding the shovel.

A tribute to Ray Hedger appeared in an issue of the Oyster Bay, N. Y., Record & Pilot, commending him for his services as Public Safety Commissioner and listing the great number of accomplishments he had achieved for the improvement of the community. Following administrative positions with Standard & Poors and the Corporation Trust Co., Ray is now with the sales department of Sorg Printing Co., New York. In World War II, he entered the services as a private and rose to an Air Force administrative post.

Leonard Doob has been a member of the Yale faculty since 1934. He received his M.A. from Duke University in 1930, then studied for two years at the University of Frankfurt in Germany and taught one year at Dartmouth before returning to study at Harvard where he received his Ph.D. in 1934. He served in several capacities in Washington during the War, notably with the Military Intelligence section of the Army and later with the Office of War Information, where he supervised much of the planning of propaganda directed abroad. During the summer of 1952 he was one of four Yale professors who travelled to Africa for special research work under the auspices of the Carnegie Foundation. Leonard as the author of numerous publications, including Public Opinion and Propaganda, ThePlans of Men, and Propaganda: Its Psychologyand Technique, and Social Psychology.

Prof. Dan Marx is undertaking a research program, under a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, to determine in what ways and to what extent ocean transport affects the economic development of under-developed areas of the world. This two-year project will examine the North Coast of South America, especially Colombia and Venezuela. This study actually had its beginnings in the period 1931-36, when Dan was associated with the Pope & Talbot Steamship Lines in San Francisco as a shipping executive. Much of his research since that time has been directed toward international trade.

Shep Stone accompanied John McCloy, chairman of the Board of the Chase National Bank, on a recent business trip to Germany. Shep, who is now with the Ford Foundation, served on Mr. McCloy's staff when he was U.S. High Commissioner in Germany.

Johnny Bryant of Spartanburg, Ga., and AlStarrett of Atlanta attended the highly successful southern regional conference of alumni in Atlanta and Bob Sanford of Winchester, Ark., attended the equally successful southwestern regional conference in Dallas.

Art Rose writes from Istanbul that he and his wife are enjoying life in Turkey, where Art has been for the past year working for the Turkish National Railway.

Kingsbury Nickerson became chief executive officer of the National Bank of Jersey City with the recent retirement of the chairman of the board. Nick has been president since March 1953.

A couple of sons doing well at Kimball Union are David Michael, football and winter sports star, and Arthur Bergeron Jr., manager of varsity soccer.

SIXFOLD TREASURER: Charles V. Raymond '30 has been elected Treasurer of Builders Iron Foundry Industries, Inc., in Providence, and four subsidiary companies. He is also Class Treasurer.

Secretary, 75 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass.

Class Agent, 10 Cranston Rd„ Winchester, Mass.