1934
There's a wealth of news again this month and not nearly enough space to squeeze it all in.
Lunched with Harry Brague and BillScherman. We discussed pet project number one for the Twenty-Fifth Reunion—the publication of a book containing biographical material about each member of the class. Harry is with Scribner's and digging his way out of a series of mishaps which make Job's pale in comparison. After recovering from an automobile crack-up in his sports car, he had to have his son Ben operated on to remove a peanut from his windpipe and now Harry faces minor surgery on his eyes. Despite these misfortunes Harry is as cheerful as any fellow can be who is looking for a new house in upper Westchester. Ray Hulsart please note. Ray is finding the commuting from the New YorkTimes to Chappaqua so burdensome that he and Shirley are dickering for a place nearer New York City. .
Press clippings about; Alfonz Wallace in the Amesbury News. Calls attention that 25 years ago his poem "Heynal" was chosen for publication in the New Anthology of College Verse published by Harpers. . . . Mike Bloom who has been promoted to vice president of O'Donnell-Usen Fisheries Corp. in Gloucester, Mass. Mike graduated from Harvard Business School and has served for several years as an officer of the Gloucester Fisheries Association. Russ Davis, another of our Harvard Business School graduates (having served on its executive council since 1953) as recently been appointed an assistant vice president of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. This clipping comes from the News-Tribune in Waltham. Russ started with the company in 1937 and entered the Army as a lieutenant colonel in 1942. Out in 1946, he has been promoted by the company through its group accident and health departments to his present eminent position.
From Orono, Maine, comes word that Dr.Russell Smart, head of the department of child development and family relationships at the University of Rhode Island, was a guest speaker. His topics were 'Is Discipline Old-Fashioned" and "How to Live With Your Teenager" and since he and Mollie have three children of their own and have both authored several books in the field of family relationships and learning to live with children, he qualifies as an expert. Guess most of us are four-star in this general vicinity.... In the Bernardsville (N. J.) News we read that LeslieLummis has filed for one of the two Republican nominations for borough council. Before the war Les was associated with his father in the design, sale and service of glass containers. Now he is a home builder in Morris and Somerset Counties, active in the Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge and until recently an Assistant Scoutmaster.... Another candidate is Ed Hill up in Needham, Mass. He bursts into print with his platform for election to the Town Planning Board. He is a registered professional engineer and was in the U.S. Army Engineers for sixteen years with the responsibility for the planning of flood control work in the New England area. His Thayer School training certainly came in mighty handy last winter.... The Winchendon Courier carried the picture of our other famous public official-Congressman PerkBass. His speech delivered before an attentive audience on the topic of "America Looks at Indo-China" was well received. Perk was an air combat intelligence officer in the 14th Air Force of General Chennault in China. He was awarded the Bronze Star for outstanding service and he received from the Nationalist Government of China the Yun-Ma Medal for meritorious work, so he can certainly talk with authority on this particular topic.
The Middletown Press twice reports the progress of Bill Judd. Once as secretary of the North and Judd Manufacturing Co. as well as assistant general manager of Wilcox Crittenden, and a second time for his chairing the industrial section of the local Red Cross. Bill graduated from Harvard Law School and went with N. and J. in charge of industrial relations. He and Margaret have five children, one boy and four girls. Bill also finds time to be president of the Family Service of New Britain, a director of the Council of Social Agencies, and treasurer of the New Britain Nursery School.
Readers of the Bridgeport (Conn.) Telegram saw Ben Benoit's picture in the paper when he became assistant works manager of Underwood Corporation's Bridgeport works. He joined Underwood after graduation as a member of the production control staff. He also held the position of coordinator of Underwood plants in Canada and England before taking over as assistant works manager in 1953 at the Hartford works. Ben and Margaret and their three children now reside in Wethersfield, Conn. One final comment on Jack Dineen's picture in the Boston Herald, where the Tiger discussed music trends at the annual meeting of the National Ballroom Operators. Remember how Professors McWhood and Don Cobleigh used to instruct Jack in Beethoven and Brahms? As we said above about Perk Bass, so now again about Jack: "He is well qualified to discuss this particular topic."
A glance at the Hanover Inn Register shows that Don Crowther slept there over night. Did you see his picture in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE with former greats of the hockey team? Don participated in the annual Alumni-Varsity game and his boy Duncan played a between-periods game along with other sons of alumni. Also Kay and Harry Wallace were in Hanover. Harry of course is the advertising manager of C. F. Hathaway Co., fabled in gag and story for its eye-patched man in the Hathaway shirt. The man appeared in the September 22, 1951, issue of the New Yorker but the company dates back to 1837 in Waterville, Maine. I learned from the former Headmaster of the Horace Mann School that Harry and Kay served dinner for a group of guest speakers at the high school in Riverside, Conn. Ed Hall from Montclair registered with his son and judging from Edward Ill's age he must be thinking of matriculating at Dartmouth next fall.
Lunched last month with Ben Rippe, one of New York's leading attorneys. He was full of news about two former roommates of his, Bob Newman and Mule Kluge. Bob is director of the Berkshire Athenaeum and one of Pittsfield's leading scholars and citizens. He spent a recent vacation in Nassau, B.W.I. Mule lives at 18 Nathan Hale Drive, Huntington, N.Y. Ben spent a summer in Europe combining vacation and a cook's tour. He likes food almost as much as I do. But draws the line at squid in my bouillabaisse. Spoke to VanThome, who is in public relations with General Motors Corp. and had a comment of his printed in Business Week on the "Change in Auto Selling." Van ran into Bob McCloskey in San Francisco. Bob is in customer research for Frigidaire and between Bob and Van they are making G.M. a billion-dollar corporation.
Our final class dinner brought out the following staunch souls, Nick Nanos, Roily Morton Sey Lewis, Dick Gruen, Harry McCann, Bob Kolbe, George Copp, Marty Dwyer, Bob Smith, Gail Raphael, Jeff Jackson, Walt Blood, Len Harrison, Bill Scherman and Harry Gilmore. It was well worth it because Dick Gruen arranged to show films of the 15th and 20th reunions and the picnic at Nels Krogslund's beautiful place. The films in color were taken by Nick Xanthaky who gave them to HarryGilmore to be shown. It was good to see a lot of familiar faces and sad to see some that have departed. Among the latter were Al Marks and Ann Krogslund. Incidentally any of you who would like to contribute to the Al Marks' memorial fund please send your checks to me and I will forward them to Hanover. Some members of the Class started the fund at a recent class dinner and Al's mother matched the sum which we raised. It's reached $1,000, and we hope to do better to honor a fellow who lived and breathed Dartmouth.
Hope to see a lot of you at Nels Krogslund's picnic on June 16. All are welcome, and after seeing the aforementioned movies of the last get-together this should be a fun affair. After that, a happy summer vacation to all.
Vacationing in Nassau, this spring were (l to r): Mrs. Houck and Dick Houck '34, Robert W. Smith '34 and Mrs. Smith.
As good as a trip to Hawaii were the sport shirts and leis supplied to his classmates by Fitz Donnell '35 (center), shown with Tom Lane (left) and Al Conklin in New York.
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