1934
We, and the we is not the editorial but the marital, have just returned from the annual Hanover strawberry festival for class officers and are still feeling that rosy glow which, as distinguished from other rosy glows, comes from meeting so many nice people in such pleasant surroundings.
Under such an influence we are determined to act for once like the efficient class secretary. Get the facts, write them up and never mind any spiels about the Alumni Fund and how-much we want you fellows to get your contribution in - because that is for the pen of Bill Scherman. In fact, if we do mention it by mistake, forget it. That is, forget we mentioned it - don't forget to get under the deadline, because this is the year we're due to beat the bejeesus out of sundry conglomerates who infested the Hanover area about our time.
Fine start, you say! Well, anyway, to get back to the meetings, you might be interested in knowing that President Dickey feels the College has a real problem in the increasing tendency of students to get away from Hanover practically every weekend. We had noticed the place looked deserted, but figured with everyone getting 4.0, or 5.0 now, the students took long weekends to visit other centers of culture.
One social note — J. Gilbert again wound up with bloody fingers and the deep appreciation of the assemblage for a long stint on the Ski Hut piano. And now the facts.
The ADDRESS CHANGES, for instance, tell you that. .. Al Tawse has come back out of the West to Keene, N. H. . . . Karl Weber, listed last with a "Lt." before his name, has evidently completed the second round of service and is now living in Canada at Islington, Toronto. ... Bill Knibbs is now located in Bonita, Calif... . and in case you're dropping by, Les Littlefield can now be located at 48, avenue Victor-Hugo, Paris XVI, France.
Nels Krogslund reports a visit from JockoStangle in his new location at Middletown, N. Y. Happen you missed it in the rival news sheet, Nels now has the agency, Krogslund Motors, Inc., in Middletown and is in the enviable position of not being able to satisfy the demands of his customers for new cars. Stangle probably bought two, which would still more increase the demand. Nels also tells of the purchase of a place in the country with 26 acres, a trout stream and a swimming hole, all of which he had no particular interest in, but which will be a great spot to hold a class picnic sometime in the future.
HANOVER VISITORS Mr. and Mrs.T. J. Fraser from far-off Boise, Idah0.... Perk Bass, of whom more anon - this section comes from information supplied by our agents in the Inn who report everyone who, like Washington, Slept there ... and Mr. andMrs. William A. Eddy, who come under the heading '34H and should be duly recognized because he sure had to work for that "H" - he had to teach us.
All of which might take us back 20 YEARSAGO, when ... Roseland advertised Ozzie Nelson's band with Harriet Hilliard ... and the Barbary Coast, under the direction of H.Rigby '34. played for the annual Fireman's Dance of the Hanover Volunteer Hose Company....dates for comprehensives were announced....Prof. Jim Richardson offered help to fledgling '34's in entering politics.... D's were awarded in lacrosse to H. Allen,Britten, Frankel, Page, and Shea in dorm baseball finals South Mass. beat Lord, although T. Flemming fanned eight for the losers... seemingly all the college rose in wrath as Russ Davis, outgoing head cheerleader offered a plan for revising the selection process.... "Germania" visited the German cruiser Karlsruhe in Boston and the visit was reciprocated... in fraternity baseball Beta beat the AD's in the finals with a battery of Ed Davis and Bill Clough, with Powers behind the plate for the losers.... At "Wet Down" ceremonies Dave Hedges, senior vicepres., made the traditional presentation of the Senior Fence to the Junior class... in track, D's were awarded to Hine, Hooper, Kahn,Maxam, Nissen, Rodman, and Woodbury Em Day was awarded the Barrett Cup.... LesLittlefield won the Grimes Prjze in English composition.... Babe Shea was picked as Ail-American lacrosse goalie.... Neidlinger succeeded Laycock as Dean ... with J. M. Carter as chairman, the Commencement Ball signalled the opening of the 165th commencement...which closed with the largest graduating group in the history of the College, 456 gentlemen and scholars, all showing up to receive their diplomas in the Bema.
NAMES IN THE NEWS...and a picture, too, showing "Perkins Bass, of Peterborough, candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress from the second New Hampshire district, held one of his coffee hours in Hanover. Bass, who seeks the seat now held by Norris Cotton, has held about 60 coffee-hour political discussions, introducing a method of campaigning new to the Granite State." ... And from the program of the Fire Insurance Conference held in New York in late April, we find that I. K. Besse, secretary of the Mutual Fire Inspection Bureau of New England, addressed the engineer's session on "Inspecting for Windstorm Hazards".... William L.Wilson, administrator of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, was inaugurated as president of the New England Hospital Assembly at the group's annual meeting in Boston. Wilson, who was named president-elect in 1953, also served as program chairman for this year s session which was addressed by Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary of health, welfare and education in the Eisenhower cabinet....And top executive appointments at Niles-Bement-Pond Co, West Hartford, Conn, manufacturers of machine tools, announced recently, included the appointment of Richard W. Banfield, to the newly-created post of executive vice-president. Banfield, it says, joined Niles in 1935 as a special apprentice and has held the posts of assistant secretary, secretary, treasurer and vice-president. He will continue as manager of the company's. Pratt and Whitney Cutting Tool and Gage Division.
Thus, by the grace of God and a sturdy typewriter ribbon, we have managed to complete another magazine year. Next year we start beating the drum for a reunion, so you might as well give up now and plan to go.
This year we might have tried to finish strong with a plug for the Alumni Fund, but since we weren't going to mention the Alumni Fund, you fellows who have already contributed can forget that we ever mentioned it. Now the rest of you - well, try to have a good summer anyway.
Secretary, 12 Berwick St., Worcester 2, Mass.
Class Agent, 370 Central Ave., Orange, N. J.
