1954
Just finished reading President Dickey's article in the April Atlantic, "Conscience and the Undergraduate." It's well worth the reading reminiscent of a Convocation address. The Atlantic's cover painting brought pangs of nostalgia, too. Dartmouth Hall is the familiar background. And if you check close enough in the picture you can even make out South Fayer. Reminds you that a year ago this month we jogged down Dartmouth Row as undergraduates for the last time.
This month's copy is our final issue this year. It's really gonna be a squeeze as we have lots of news with far too little space. We'll begin with an invitation from California. Tommy Thompson, who just wound up his first year of molar molesting at Georgetown Dental School, has a standing invitation to all '54s for a few "California cheers" in Portuguese Bend, Calif., this summer. If you're out that way, give Tommy a buzz, as he is promising "blondes and water-skiing" to all comers. (I'd be careful about an offer to fill cavities.) The Thompson phone responds to the dialing of FR 7-1066.
Tommy passes along the word that FrankCaswell is at Camp Pendleton, and that Maurice Wilkins was a Carnival casualty. Seems after the trainride from White River, Red coiled a diamond around the finger of Zelda Weldman of Arlington, Va., a '54 at William and Mary, now working for the Air Force in the Pentagon. Maurice, Hap Syle and JoeMesics took off from basic school at Quantico and pulled in for pre-flight training at Milton Field, Fla., the abode of Pete Geithner.
Also hear that Chuck Koivun is working for a Master's in Zoo at the U. of Chicago and that Ed "Thurgood" Rowland is a 2nd It. stationed at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas.
Smoke Signals from Hartford, Conn., reveals that ,54's Bruce MacIvor, Ev Murphy and DanNeiditz have been seen about the luncheon tables of Ryan's Restaurant in the Insurance city ...
On the other side of the continent in Hollywood, Calif., Clyde Smith, always at ease about the easel, is taking both day and night courses in story illustration, painting and advertising.
Down in the Pan Handle State where the February Carnivaliers gave Governor Shivers the shivers, Don Swanson, taxiing about the flight line (he's in a plane, not a Yellow Cab) at Hondo Air Force Base, sends mucho news on our Green machine. Bob Drawbaugh, TomCampbell, Bill Sherman and Don are all in pre-flight at Hondo. Oyer at Murana AFB, Arizona, says Swans, are Howdy Russell, BillGmelin, and Dyke Ketlehut, along with several others who made the offshore oil boil last month.
Tommy Sayles and Jimmy Milkey are in Observer training at Waco, Texas, and DickMajor is about to complete Cadet pre-flight at Lackland. Another at Lackland is 2nd It. and future jetster Bob McCartney. John Titus and Don Descombes are at Lackland pre-flight and Stan Klippi and Bill Daley are eyeing-in at the Texas Observer School.
A few boys who seem to be slightly out of the medium of their respective services are Stan Clark and Bill Jenkins. Army clerk-typist Stan loaded his Underwood on some driftwood and set sail for Eniwetok Atoll of Atom fame. Bill, a Marine Pfc., has sea duty aboard the carrier Oriskany.
More on the Air Force covey. Jim Hoeven has completed pre-flight at Lackland and PaulMackey and Skip Abbey are in the same program at Mariana AFB, Fla., as is Herb Bates at Stailings AFB in North Carolina. Ted Werner operates out of Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Anything to be near the ladies.... Bud Addis is selling women's shoes for Lord & Taylor in Philadelphia. However, that heel Uncle Sam has a grip on the poor shoe-salesman's "sole."
After "unconditionally surrendering to Local Board #3" last August Bob Buchanan wound up at Fort Kobbe in the Canal Zone. En route, i.e., during a "pilgrimage" to Dix, Bob observed Jay Davis, Fred Holland and Hugh Roberts being "reduced to interchangeable parts."
Ens. Harry Rockefeller has just completed an extensive tour of the Mediterranean and its environs, chaperoned by Uncle Sam. Harry, getting checked out both at sea and in the air, did a bit of air-controlling from the new Navy Constellations recently.
Skip Grinton hauled out of Ft. Lewis on the West Coast and headed for Eighth Army Headquarters in Seoul. At Ft. Carson, Colo., and recently wedded to Connie Browning is George Shaw.
Getting his signals crossed at Camp Gordon, Ga., is Pvt. John Cunningham, attending the Army signal school. Recently a snapshot arrived revealing John and Army cohorts NelsPutnam, Fred Holland and Dick Page all looking very disheveled. Dick apparently catches his shut-eye in the barber chair. His G.I. cut was a virtual tonsorial memorial.
Last word from A.F. Second "Louie" JoelLasky placed him at Water AFB in Roswell, N. M., as intelligence officer for the 509th Bomb Wing. Also down there in the Southwest is Dick Barker. Dick used to think Hanover was "out in the sticks" until he hit the proving grounds at White Sands. From Salzburg, Austria, comes word that Judith andBruce McAllister have arrived. Bruce is a maintenance officer in the 7601st Area Command.
Lieutenants Walt Clarkson and Dick Grassey are down at Camp Lejeune, N. C., after departure from Quantico. Dick recently won his gold bars. Believe he and wife Marilyn have a pair of young 'uns to go with them.
Jack Godfrey was among the first Marine officers to graduate from the new post-grad Administrative course at Quantico. Presently Lt. and Mrs. Godfrey have pitched tent at Camp Leieune.
On overseas duty with the Ford Motor Company is George Csiky. Ford reports George as Material Control Technician in the Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ford Plant.
In these last few inches we'll try to bring you up to date on the class marital picture. Ens. Bill Kass and bride Joanne Schenker (Cedarhurst, N. J., and Skidmore) honeymooned in Bermuda after their marriage in April. The Kasses plan to set up shop in Newport, R. I., this summer while Bill works off his naval term aboard the U.S.S. Sturdevant.
Charlie Keller found a peach in East Orange, N. J. - Barbara Ferguson. Barbara graduated from Skidmore nursing and is presently employed by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York State. She plans to join Charlie in Europe soon. Dix Bain handled the ushering chores for the Kellers.
Dorrit Licht, a Smithie '55 from Mount Vernon, N. Y., took her vows with DeanHildebrandt. Dean's still at Tuck, but plans to tramp through Aberdeen this June as an Army "second john."
On April 16 in Manchester, Conn., EdQuinn placed the gold band on Suzanne Robb, a Connecticut College product. Among the Hanover band handy were best man PeteBarker, ushers Lyon Greenberg, Bill Pierce, and Dick Pearl. Also stumping and stumbling in the champagne campaign were Bill Bonneville and Dave Briggs.
On their way down that last mile is the ever increasing tribe of engagees. Proof that med school is not all grind comes to us directly from Hanover, where in the case of Ed Horton, Cupid's arrow cut deeper than the sharpened scalpel. Seems that for Ed, Elizabeth Lee Duffett from Concord, N. H., and a recent grad of Mary Hitchcock med technician's school and a student at UNH was just what the doctor ordered. At any rate Miss Duffett is to be the remedy for Ed's life-long case of bachelorhood this fall.
Jane Miller, from Smith and after a Smith, announced her engagement to Reul Smith. Jane's a '57 at the Northampton institution and a product of Evanston, Ill. Reul's in bliss at Fort Bliss. Lt. Lew Milkey, U.S.A. Ordnance Corps, bears the betrothal banner with Nancy Joan Lee of Pine Manor, and Ned May was washed away by Mary Waterfall of Gros.se Pointe, Mich. Mary and Ned are studying at the U. of Michigan grad school - she in Political Science, he in Business Administration. This month Ned heads for Aberdeen as a 2nd Lt. in the Ordnance Corps.
This concludes our '54 reports for this year. We'll pick them up again in October. In the meantime, keep the news coming, sit down and pass along the word on yourself and any other classmate you have information on, do your bit to bolster the Alumni Fund, and if you are harboring a "Class Boy" in your shelter, turn in his name. Very best to everyone for a fine summer. And as you have so often heard before: "We'll be with you all the way and.good luck."
It was just as our column was going to press that we learned of the tragic death of RodCoit, who was killed in an automobile accident just south of the Colorado-Wyoming state line. A second lieutenant in the Air Force, Rod was returning to Fort Warren after spending the weekend with his parents and fiancee at his home in Denver.
Rod's college record is one of the finest in the class. He received highest distinction in Government and was recipient of the Woodbury Law Scholarship. To all who knew him, Rod was a devoted friend, with a deep sense of personal loyalty. His death creates another great gap in the class ranks.
A 4 GROUP meets at Camp Gordon, Ga.L to r: Dick Page, John Cunningham, BillRogers and Nels Putnam.
FOR AN OUTSTANDING RECORD,Thomas L. Tyler '54 (r), a student at ThayerSchool, won the 75th Anniversary StudentAward of the American Society of MechanicalEngineers. With him are David Briggs '54(I) and Prof. James A. Browning '44.
Secretary,USS Basilone (DDE-824) c/o Fleet P. O., New York, N. Y.
Class Agent, 3337th Training Squadron, Box 553, Scott A.F. Base, Belleville, Ill.
