1941

Brace yourselves! Here it is — the first communique from your new Class Secretary. I can think of 110 better way to begin my new role than to take up where the incomparable Frank Hall left off and devote a substantial portion of this issue to that wonderful June weekend in Hanover. It certainly was an event that the many members of our class who were able to attend (and their wives) will long remember. For many of our busy classmates, Reunion was probably their only vacation of the summer.

The first correspondence I received as new Class Secretary was from modest Dick McCornack to the effect that Barbara and he feel that full credit should be given to Fran and Snuffy Smith for planning and running the Reunion. That is very generous of you. Dick, but our thanks go to everyone who played any part in making the Reunion a smashing success. This includes Felix Lilienthal for the classy hats and all our former officers who beat the bushes to assure the excellent turnout.

In spite of it all. there was one unhappy man at Reunion. George Sexton could be heard bemoaning the fact that the cooler at the class tent was well stacked with Coca-Cola instead of Pepsi-Cola. George recently returned to his native state of Massachusetts to open up a Pepsi bottling plant and he assures us that come "the Twentieth," there will be a change in the weather in the soft drink department.

Mention of Reunion compels us to give a hearty vote of thanks to the retiring members of our Executive Committee — Chairman Dick Hill and Secretary Frank Hall for their untiring efforts of the last five years.

Congratulations also to Head Class Agents, Bruce and Kathy Friedlich, and to all the subagents for their great contribution to the 1956 Alumni Fund, the most successful in the history of the College. Through their efforts, 1941 reached 90 percent of its participation objective and 95 percent of the dollar objective.

With your permission, one more bouquet to Al Gordon who came all the way from Omaha to head up the Nominating Committee which is responsible for your Executive Committee for the next five years.

Which reminds me! Frank Hall asked me to give you a complete list of the new Executive Committee in this issue. But as was so frequently done in San Francisco and Chicago recently, I'm compelled to "pass" at this time, preferring to wait for the official list before circulating the same.

It certainly was difficult for all to acknowledge that Reunion weekend had passed so quickly and to leave the Hanover Plain to return to demanding employers, unpaid bills and "our little darlings." Some undoubtedly lingered en route in order to recuperate, and others probably took a circuitous route in order to get in a little extra vacationing and some sight-seeing. Jean and I had the pleasure of visiting Genie and Russ Garfield and their daughter Debbie in Hinsdale, N. H. They have a beautiful home, high on a hill, overlooking the Connecticut Valley. Enough to make all 40' x 100' suburban property owners green with envy. Russ is the manager of a paper mill in his hometown.

Now for some news of the gang who were unable to attend Reunion:

Bill Steel is the new Secretary of the Dart- mouth Alumni Association of Long Island. He has recently moved from Levittown to Bright- waters in order to keep an eye on his new real estate business in Bay Shore which prevented him from attending Reunion.

0 Clayton Gray recently wrote from his new address in San Francisco that June graduation from the Command and Staff School of the Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base at Montgomery, Ala., interfered with his at- tending Reunion. Clayton is now a Major in the Air Force, and he is commencing a tour of duty in an operational capacity in Tokyo, Japan.'

Gordon Ide was undoubtedly kept from attending Reunion by his recent transfer from St. Paul, Minn., to Irvington, N. J., to take over the duties of Product Development Manager for the Irvington Chemical Division of the Irvington Division of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., a company with which he has been associated since 1944.

Jim Curtis was recently elected Assistant Treasurer of Milwaukee Forge and Machine Co. Jim doesn't like commuting, so he lives in Milwaukee with his wife Betty and five children (at the last count).

After years of noteworthy professional service in Ontario, Canada, Dr. Willard Wilson has returned to Hanover with his wife and four children to accept an appointment as a resident in Anesthesiology at Mary Hitchcock Hospital.

Charlie Kazaross finally took the plunge and became the groom of Miss Merri Lee Wolven of his hometown, Pawtucket, R. I., on June 16. We are all looking forward to meeting the girl who could snag you after all these years, Charlie. See you at the "Twentieth."

Ted Wachs was recently appointed manager of the Public Relations Office of Corning Glass Works in New York City, an appointment merited by a distinguished public relations career. After serving five years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1941 to 1946, Ted was associated with "Vogue," "House & Garden" and "The Hotel Monthly" magazines and with W. & J. Sloane department store. Later he helped organize the Blue Cross Hospital Plan in Tennessee, directed the public relations program for Connecticut Blue Cross, and was a press relations analyst for the General Electric Company. Congratulations, Ted, but please, no more changes of scenery for awhile. The Assistant Secretary, my wife, has typist's cramp and is threatening to resign already.

This summer certainly seemed to pass with unusual haste and without favoring us with an abundance of sunshine, at least in the East. Now it is fall again and time to take in a football game or two. Last year 1941 was well represented at the Yale game. Prior to the game, we all assembled in the far corner of Eli's practice football fields, on the quonset village side, for a picnic. So come on, fellows -grab your wife, dust off your picnic basket and fill your little brown jug, and join us again this year on November 3, at the same location. We have just the man for the welcoming committee, Hugh Murphy, who is now in the employ of the Chamber of Commerce at New Haven. Coach Bob Blackman is hopeful of having a strong first team, so a good game should be in store for all who can come.

Taking over from Frank Hall as Class Secretary is like pinch hitting for Mickey Mantle. If I am going to begin to measure up to the standards set by my predecessor, I am going to have to depend on everyone keeping me posted on promotions, marriages, births, changes of employment and address, and news of fellow classmates. I am looking forward to hearing from many of you during the next five years and hopeful of being in touch with everyone.

Dr. Joseph K. Hill '41 has been named Executive Secretary of the downstate Medical Center, in Brooklyn, for the State University of New York. He is responsible for all operations other than the teaching departments.

Secretary, 3 Nassau Rd., Great Neck, N. Y.

Treasurer, 1140 Wightman St., Pittsburgh 17, Pa.