1932
It seems strange to be sitting here on one of the hottest days of an otherwise cool summer writing a news column which will appear during the football season in cool October. I hope each of you had a good summer and a pleasant vacation which has served to rejuvenate you for the winter ahead. Much has happened since my last effort in May, but I think it only proper to pay tribute to the very fine job turned in by Red Drake and his 80 assistants on the 1956 Alumni Fund. As Red said, "This has not only been Dartmouth's greatest year, but '32's greatest year as well." We added 28 contributors this year for a total of 382 for a new record which augurs well for the 25th year Memorial Fund. Congratulations go to Red and the 80 men who made this record possible!
A news clipping announces that Red Drake (the same), a former executive of H. R. Drake and Sons, Palmyra (N. Y.) paper box manufacturers, has become assistant to the treasurer of Commercial Enterprises. His duties will be to assist the treasurer in the analysis of accounts and records and recommend specific policies regarding the numerous financial problems of the Newark (N. Y.) industrial organization. It is nice to know someone else has problems, and I may call on Red to help solve some of mine. I know that Red was hoping to make this connection and now that it is a reality, we wish him well in his new endeavor!
At the last meeting of the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia, George Hahn, our Newsletter Editor, was elected President. Congratulations and best wishes for continued success!
Dick Allen, nationally known pistol authority and Special Agent in the Boston office of the F.B.I., conducted a course in the use of firearms for the police in the Cape Cod area last May. Special attention was given to the use of firearms under emergency conditions drawing and firing at close range; firing from behind a barricade with either hand; and firing while sitting or lying down. The course was reported to be oversubscribed and will probably be repeated.
Announcement has been made by Norwich University of its expanded curriculum in education courses. The goal is the preparation of more young men for positions as high school teachers, especially in science and mathematics. Dr. Clarence F. Willey will remain as head of the Department of Education and Psychology and, as such, will head the expanded program. New subjects planned are Educational Administration, Guidance and a workshop in Educational Tests and Measurements.
From Bill Steck '3l we received a clipping announcing that Bob Gould has been appointed brand manager for Red Cap Ale by the Carling Brewing Co. Bob was formerly marketing manager for Pabst Brewing Co. and before that was with General Foods. Thanks for the clipping, Bill, and best luck in your new assignment, Bob!
Ed Smith, executive vice president of J. E. Smith & Co. of Waterbury, Conn., has been elected a director of the Lumbermans Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Boston. Ed is also a director of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce and the Lumbermans Merchandising Corp. of Philadelphia.
Johnny Sheldon reports that Howie Pierpont, our Memorial Fund Chairman, is being promoted and moved back to New York by the Equitable Life Assurance Society. More onthis when we hear from Howie. For now,suffice it to say — Welcome back to the N. Y.area!
For those of you who do not see any of theWashington newspapers, I think the followingarticle by George Dixon in the WashingtonPost of June 26 may prove interesting:
"Rep. Thomas B. Curtis of Missouri had to make a split-second decision the other night. He was writhing on the greensward in a Washington baseball uniform and they wanted to remove him to a hospital. A crowd in Griffith Stadium watched anxiously and sympathetically as the GOP Congressman waved away would-be stretcher-bearers. The lawmaker declared he wasn't going to any hospital in this get-up; he was going to get out of the monkey suit, into his street raiment, and go home.
"The reason Rep. Curtis was making unparliamentary gyrations on the grass was that he was the catcher for the Republicans against the Democrats in the annual baseball classic. The five-inning contest was in its near-final stages when Rep. Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.) came charging home from third base and knocked the GOP catcher kicking. Many of the spectators rechecked their scorecards because they felt that if a McCarthy came charging into anybody he wouldn't be from Minnesota. It turned out, however, that there are two McCarthys in Congress, but you can tell them apart, because one is not named Joe. The Republicans finally triumphed, 8 to 7, thereby prompting GOP National Chairman Leonard Hall to issue new predictions of a Republican triumph all down the line. Rep. Curtis went to the showers under his own power, and a physician, who happened to be in the crowd examined the GOP catcher and issued a series of bulletins, the gist of which was that Rep. Curtis had a dislocated shoulder, that it was not recurrent, and that the office-seeker could not only walk, but run. As he was leaving the stadium, Rep. Curtis confided to Minority Leader Joe Martin why he had made such a quick decision not to go to a hospital. 'I was afraid they would look me over and then release me,' he explained, 'and I would be trying to get home in a Senators uniform without any money. I knew that if I told anyone I was a Congressman from Missouri they would send for the butterfly Gets and take me to a different kind of hospital.' "
Hope Tom's dislocated shoulder has been relocated and that all is well again!
Toward the end of May I received a clipping from Howie Sargeant announcing that Forrest Fraser had been appointed Vice President in charge of Marketing by the American Optical Co. On July 17 I received the news that Forrest had suffered a fatal heart attack. This sad news comes as a great shock to his many classmates and friends and sincerest sympathy is extended to his wife and son. Details in the obituary section of this issue.
More doleful news is the report of a recent heart attack suffered by Jim Swartchild. After several weeks in the hospital, Jim returned home and, at last report, was doing nicely and will recover fully. We sincerely hope so!
On July 20, I, your secretary, resigned my position as N. J. manager of the Charles F. Hubbs & Co., Div. of Hubbs Corp., large coarse paper distributors, after more than 16 years. Joining with three of my former associates, we have formed our own company, known as Charles J. Slicklen, Inc., with main offices in Long Island City. As Vice President of our new enterprise I am concentrating on the New Jersey area, working on industrial packaging problems and selling packaging materials to industry. This is much the same as I did before except that our new lines are more specialized. Thus far things have gone much faster than anticipated and, barring something unforeseen, we should have a successful operation in a few years. I have written about the changes made by other fellows during the past years I have been your secretary, but never realized the tremendous stimulation of one's energies a move such as this causes. Maybe I was a bit envious of some of the other fellows who had the courage and the oppor- tunity to change. At least we know that the pioneering spirit is not dead!
Kimball Flaccus '33, poet, this fall took uphis new duties as Associate Professor andChairman of the English Department atGreensboro (N. C.) College. He is currentlyengaged in writing a critical biography ofEdgar Lee Masters.
Secretary, 27 Hamilton Dr., N. North Caldwell, N. J.
Treasurer, 144 Brixton Rd., Garden City, N. Y.
