1927
After a lapse of 27 years, your secretary finally managed a winter visit to Hanover in January, the occasion being the meeting of the Alumni Council. Previous visits having been confined to the other seasons of the year, I was anxious to see if the winter weather was as remembered, and for the benefit of those of you who haven't been there in the winter lately, it was, though the covering of snow was not very thick, and the temperatures were on the plus side of zero, rather than minus. It was a little ironic to get back home and encounter a week of zero and below, temperatures. The Class of 1927 delegation at the Council meeting was smaller than at Chicago a year ago, CharlieBartlett and Gus Cummings having come to the end of their terms, but we were still represented by Howie Mullin and your secretary.
Howie had come to Hanover from Washington, where he is extremely busy as director of the Iron and Steel Division of the Business and Defense Services Administration in the Department of Commerce. When he went to Washington last October Howie expected to be able to return to St. Louis for long weekends, but things haven't worked out quite that way and with a couple of exceptions, the weekends have been spent on the job, not in St. Louis, but in Washington. In spite of the pressure of this extra work, Howie is continuing to carry on as Class Agent, proving again that if you want to get a job done pick a busy man to do it. All of you can make his job much easier by sending in your gifts early, thus relieving him of the necessity of prodding those Of YOU Whose loyalty to Dartmouth should express itself without prodding.
Howie and I had a visit in New York with Roe Bury, another busy guy who is heading MO the Alumni Fund drive for the Class for The New York area, during which plans were worked out which should increase the already fine contribution of the New York gang to this year's Fund. Rog had a very interesting, though at the same time, harrowing, tale to tell of having sailed his boat through the hurricane last fall. While he made it all seem like great fun, it wasn't hard to see that there wasn't very much separating success from disaster, and if any of you are yearning for the adventures connected with owning a ketch, I'd suggest that you have a conversation with Rog before you do anything that you may regret.
Lt. Col. Al Byrne USAF writes from Germany, where he is stationed, and probably the best way to pass on his news is to quote his letter:
"I am overseas with the 7330 th Flying Training Wing (MDAP) - MDAP means Mutual Defense Assistance Program — at Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, about fifteen miles from Munich. We are right in the heart of Bavaria and it is a wonderful country, reminding me somewhat of the Hanover country. Our mission is to train NATO pilots. We have Turks, Portuguese, Spaniards, Greeks, Dutch, and have also had some British. It is a jet primary school and very interesting. There is a lot to be done and have only just about implemented our program. A greater program is in the making. Peggy, my wife, and two sons - Robert 17 and Don 15 - are with me and both attend Munich High School."
Al might appreciate letters from his old friends - his address is 7330th Maint and Sup Gp (MDAP), APO 208, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.
John Reynders has been elected manager of the Hill Division of the U. S. Envelope Company, in Worcester, Mass.
The Boston Herald of January 31 published a picture of Charlie Bartlett, chairman of the board of the Massachusetts Heart Association, with Governor Herter of Massachusetts, as the Governor signed the proclamation designating February as Heart Month.
Harry Dey, who is superintendent of Staunton Military Academy, was one of five graduates of Central High School, Washington, D. C., who were honored by the school's alumni association at its annual reunion on December 27.
Josh Davis, chairman of the board of the investment banking firm of Blair and Co., has been elected a director of Thompson-Starrett Company.
Stew Schackne, who has been with the public relations department of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey since 1943, has been appointed manager of this department.
Frank Polachek was married on December 31, in Springfield, N. J., to Miss Marianne McNeill Gregory. The bride is a graduate of Wheaton College and has a Master's degree from Radcliffe. Frank was an executive with the War Production Board in Washington, just prior to World War II and served in the Army during the war. He now heads F. B. Polachek Co., in New York.
Bruce McKennan, who lives in Palo Alto, Calif., and is Pacific Coast manager for Salomon Bros, and Hutzler, investment bankers, writes that his older daughter, Peggy, hopes to carry on the family tradition by enrolling at Middlebury next fall, this being the next best thing to Dartmouth. I would like to quote from Bruce's letter, but it is mostly about the Alumni Fund, and I have been accused of making too much use of this column for Fund propaganda, so I guess that I'd better skip it.
Don't fail to make your plans to attend the 1927 fathers and sons weekend in Hanover the end of April. For those fortunate enough to have sons there it's a must - for the rest of you it's an opportunity to visit with old friends. Remember that families are most welcome.
ATTENDANCE PRIZE goes to the Class of 1928 at the Dartmouth Club dinner in Philadelphia,January 25. Those at the Merion Cricket Club who won the three bottles of champagne were,front row (I to r): Mesdames McLaughlin, Heston, Pasfield, Williams, Flanagan, McAvoy. Backrow: John McLaughlin, John Heston, Ernest Wright, John Phillips, Herman Schnepel, JohnFlanagan, William G. Williams, George Pasfield, Albert Fusonie, John McAvoy, and RichardFrame.
Secretary, Pine Hill Farm, West River Rd., Perrysburg, Ohio
Treasurer, Box 1927, Pittsburgh 30, Pa.
Bequest Chairman,
