1939
Our old friend Address Changes tells us that we missed a few classmates during our recent cruises around the country: Steve Bradley in Boulder, Roy Hassrick in Denver, and KeithAnderson in Englewood, Colo.; Dick White in Los Angeles, Jay Diffenbaugh in Riverside, Bob Fletcher in Rolling Hills, Harry Kersey in Sacramento, and Charlie Swan in Tarzana, Calif.; Hod Mecklem up in W. Vancouver, B. C.; and Jack Parkhurst in Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. White is laboratory assistant at the Flintkote Co. What the others are up to is anvone's guess.
Bob Chase, an artist, lives up on Pumpkin Hill West, Calabasas, Calif., painting pictures of Pumpkin Hill East.
Others with addresses hinting at the pleasant life:
Dick Ruebling at the Y.W.C.A. (sic) in Joliet, Ill.; Henry Conkle at Delray Beach, Bun Cotton at St. Petersburg, and Whit Cushing at Palm Beach, Fla.; Dick Varey at Christmas Island Cottages, Laconia, N. H.; Alike Ellis at Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa.; Rodney Stebbins on R.R. 5, Oconomowoc, Wise.; John Litchfield at Country Living, Inc., Spring Park, Minn.; JohnnyLee, European Representative of Schenley International Corp.; Bill Goodman at the Felt Body Corp., Bethel, Conn., and Jack Sinclair on Pleasant St., Attleboro, Mass.
A few interesting changes: Bill Deal, downfrom Canada to Merion Station, Pa.; Dr. BillLee, out of the Navy and getting ready for thebangtails at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; JackSullivan, up from Talladega, Ala., to Bay Village, Ohio; Bob Timbers, from registrar at West Point to IBM Corp. in Bethesda, Md.; Bud Clifford, down from the Bronx to the Battery as automation expert for Bell Telephone; Jim Fuller, up from the City to a couple of acres in Ridgefield, Conn.; RalphHolben, ICA Economist, from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to The Hague, The Netherlands; JohnMecklin, Time-Life correspondent, from Indo-China to Beirut, Lebanon.
Also a little difficult for creditors to catch:Jim Parks, with Mobil Oil Congo Beige, Leopoldville, Belgian Congo; Arnie Childs, vice consul, Naples, Italy; Col. Bill Morris, with MAAG in Vietnam.
Alive and well when last seen: Jim Anderson, jay-running, not walking; Dick Schumacher, sedately promenading on the sidewalk; and Bill Webster, comparison shopping, all on Fifth Avenue. Hugh McLaren and HerbHirschland comparison shopping in the Dartmouth Club bar, and Bob Alpert, following a big black cigar into Grand Central Station.
Migod, a letter! Over the signature of BertMacMannis, who dashed it off just before leaving for his spring vacation:
"After having worked four months for the Reader's Digest I was informed I was due for my winter vacation; so we took off Friday, March 16, on a BOAC plane in the midst of the big blizzard. Although the first few hours were fairly rough, the Britishers saw to it that there were plenty of liquid refreshments; so by the time we reached Montego six and a half hours later nobody was feeling any pain. Since the Jamaican Development Board has a quaint custom of loading one up with daiquiries while going through customs, one is usually forced to forego any other social activity the first evening there.
"We rented a little Hillman Minx and spent our two weeks roaming the island. They claimed we hit the rainy season which meant that from time to time it would rain hard for maybe an hour and then be beautiful for the rest of the day. We all agreed it was the most relaxing vacation we have ever had.
"Ran into Bill Mason on the train last week. IBM has moved him from Springfield to New York headquarters; so they moved to Darien. Also see Junie Merriam a couple of times a month. He's been kept busy with constant trips lately. Called Jack and Betty Cumming last week to ask them down while Jack and I played in our memberguest at Wee Burn, but unfortunately they were taking a vacation then. See Bill and Bunny Webster from time to time. He still dabbles around a lot in photography and took some wonderful pictures of us. Dusty Rohde is in Florida all this week at a drug convention - and he admitted that since he's going with his client it will definitely not be all business! He'll probably be shooting in the 70's when he returns."
Honor and Advancement: The president and directors of the New England Life Insurance Co., quivering with pleasure, announce the appointment of F. Russell Fette, C.L.U., of St. Louis, as co-general agent for the company in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. The directors of the Schultz Dredging and Marine Corp. of Hoboken, N. J., patting each other's back, announce the appointment of Robert M. Catharine Jr. as the new president of their company. Shaking hands all around, John Sexton and Company, internationally operating wholesale and manufacturing institutional grocers, announce the appointment of William C. Sexton of Kenilworth, Ill., as vice president in charge of sales.
Recently in this space we tagged Joe Urban as auditor of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. The tag is now obsolete. Joe is no longer auditor but comptroller - "the youngest comptroller in the entire Bell System."
We are indebted to the Progress-VeronaNews, which is neither in Progress nor Verona but Caldwell (N. J.), for the news that LorenT. Wood, prominent New York attorney who lives not in New York nor even in Progress, Verona or Caldwell but Essex Fells, has been named president of the Community Chest, not in Essex Fells but West Essex. In his spare time Loren is secretary and director of Dover Mfg. Co., which is, to be sure, not in West Essex, N. J., but New Haven, Conn. When not commuting, Woodie pitches his tent in Essex Fells with wife Elizabeth and their four boys, John, Howard, David and Douglas (15, 13, 10 and 9).
Society Notes: Peals of laughter, squeals of delight, the pulsating beat of the tom-tom, and the tinkle of the friendly glass raised on high, all combined to shatter the rustic stillness of New York's Murray Hill on the night of Friday, April 13, when 200 members, give or take a hundred, of the Dartmouth classes of '37, '38 and '39 went into training for their joint reunion in Hanover come 1958. Among those seen tripping the Cha-cha and stuffing themselves with food and their pockets with napkins and sugar lumps were: Lucky and Dick Marton, Sidney and Al Ley, Billie and Jack Coulson, Dot and Walt Darby, Mary and Dick Jackson, Patty and Rodg Harrison, Ginger and Don Wheaton, Phyllis and DickBrooks, Glenn and your secretary, and unescorted wolves Irv Naitove, Bill Carter, JackHaverfield, and Clem Burnap.
A li'l ol' savings account, drawing interest at 3%, compounded quarterly, has been started at the Bronx Savings Bank for Craig Elliott Cunningham, who arrived in Eastchester, N. Y., on Wednesday, March 7. Craig's father Bill is assistant treasurer and public relations director of that sturdy institution and makes his home in Tuckahoe with Lois, and Craig's big brothers, Bill III and Todd (5 and 4).
Henry Hastings, prominent Moscow, Vt., bird-call designer and manufacturer, entertained the Rotary Club of Stowe, Vt., at a luncheon concert on March 12, last. Mr. Hastings was ably assisted on stage by his pet parakeet, Herman.
Travel Notes: Recent rockers on the Inn Porch: Hugh McLaren, Dave Reid, JackTreaduiay - and your Executive Committee chairman, your treasurer, your class agent, and your secretary, while attending the annual Alumni Officers meeting, May 4 and 5. Always zealous to advance the welfare of the Class, your officers, with the exception of the treasurer who had been shipped off to Battle Creek for obvious reasons, stayed over for an extra day to hold a brief business meeting at the home of Jane and Howie Chivers. Over the milk and doughnuts, Mr. Chivers agreed to assume the post of Hanover representative of the reunion committee, when it's appointed, in lieu of serving as Memorial Fund chairman. Mr. Chivers also has decided to look for a new house, the location of which he will keep secret.
Thus far this Academic Year. Have a good summer. Send your Secretary lots of news for the October issue. And don't forget the ALUMNI FUND!
Bill Carter '39 (r), president of the Dartmouth Club of Northern New Jersey, chats with guest speaker Bob Blackman at a dinner at the Hotel Suburban, East Orange, April 16.
Secretary, American Bankers Association 200 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y.
Class Agent, 225 St. Stephen's Lane, Scotia, N. Y.
