1940
The list of those planning to attend the forthcoming 1940 Reunion in Hanover on June 15-17 is growing steadily. The turn-out promises to be a big one. For those of you who have not yet made your plans to attend, it's still not too late to line up that baby-sitter or surprise the boss by begging oft just a wee bit early from the job. It's going to be a gala affair - one that you won't want to miss. So get going! Let's see you in Hanover!
While Fred Porter and his industrious committee have been hard at work polishing the final arrangements for the party, the preliminary returns from Diz de Sieves' Indian Drum questionnaire asking for advance word on attendance have brought in many messages to serve as grist for the publication mill. Diz has been good enough to share a few of these with this somewhat news-starved correspondent, so I'm taking full advantage of the coverage.
A very informative letter from Ned Jacoby on the letterhead of Perine/Jacoby, Advertising Art, 29th Street, Newport Beach, Calif., states that he and wife Mary are settling themselves at the beach where they are getting underway in the supply of advertising design to Orange County's rapidly increasing industrial needs. Ned's firm have been working on a series of photographic Christmas card designs for California Artists, Inc., and other greeting card designs for a Los Angeles card house. They are also producing a series of silkscreen prints of marine motifs which they hope to distribute nationally under the name of Gull Harbor Prints. Ned still teaches advertising design at Chouinard Art Institute and serves this year as an officer in the Art Directors Club of Los Angeles. He hopes to use the occasion of a trip to New York to represent the last mentioned society in June as a means to get back to Hanover for reunion. If many more come from as far away as California, who's going to get the prize for coming from the greatest distance?
Maybe Joe O'Hare can take the honors for distance travel to reunion. He is now piloting transport planes for Meteor Air Transport in the Arctic area for three months in connection with the establishment of the famous DEW line (Distant Early Warning radar line) in northern Canada. This is strictly a short term mission, flying in supplies and equipment until the ice and snow get too soft to support aircraft landings. Joe hopes to finish up this stint in time to get back to reunion - unless, as he says, he is stranded on an iceberg!
From elsewhere, recently-married BillWrightson writes:
"Just returned from Florida where Jeanne and I spent ten days or so fishing off of the Bimini. Caught two white marlin and raised five others. From there we went to West End, a place on Grand Bahama Island, for more fishing. Groupers and Wahoo (fish) ranging from 40 to 60 pounds were just part of the fun. While in Florida the early part of March, saw Don Schott and wife in Miami Beach. Don drove down from his home in Ft. Lauderdale for the occasion. He now owns a liquor store with a bar in the rear, plus running his drug store. Says he will be in Hanover this June."
Nearer Hanover, Ken Arwe sent his questionnaire in from Keene, N. H. where he lives with his wife Dorothy and children: Karen, 3½, and Michael 1½. Local neighbors are all medicos: Drs. Ellie Foster and Howie Oliver. Ellie is with the Keene Clinic and Howie is pathologist at the local hospital. Nearby, Percy Mclntire is in general medical practice in Marlboro, N. H. Ken is busy practising law but plans to get to reunion, too.
Robert Levine, wife, Dorothy Clair, and children: Ruth, 4½, and Barbara, 1½, are ensconced in Pittsburgh where Bob is located in the Chemistry Dept. of the Univ. of Pittsburgh. As an associate professor of organic chemistry, Bob is teaching, directing the Ph.D. research of nine graduate students and, also, is serving as chemical consultant to the Monsanto Chemical Co. and the Schering Corporation. The Levines will definitely be at reunion.
A quickie from Bill Duncan confirms the reference of our May column to his being with Pickands Mather & Co. in their Chicago office. He's bought a house in Deerfield, where Rau Dau also lives. Bill and Lois are Hanover bound. As an Alumni Fund Class Agent, he recently glimpsed Bob Raclin and Jack McDonald at the Chicago Fund kickoff dinner.
Bob Marshall, one of 1940's insurance and estate planning men in New York City, writes that he's still unattached but is under consideration by several young ladies. Escaping one of New York's late-season blizzards by attendance at the St. Patrick's Day dance at the Dartmouth Club, Bob partied with that omni-present life of the party, Bob Hewitt. He's also seen Bill Bumsted.
Creight Holden and wife Jean have added a fifth child to the clan: Heather Holden, born about April 8. Apropos of the new arrival, Creight writes: "Still open for name suggestions. Wags have already suggested 'Careless', and one friend says if it's a boy call him 'Nashua' because he finished fifth the other day!" Creight is still innkeeping at the same old stand, the St. Clair Inn, St. Clair, Mich., and expects to transfer his hospitable activities to Hanover on June 15.
From our Florida reporter we understand that At DeRonde also is piloting for Meteor Air Transport, but in a different clime than Joe O'Hare, Apparently, this is a non-scheduled cargo carrier operating many places. Al has just gotten back into the flying game after having had years of experience with Pan-Am. He was firmly rooted for awhile but just couldn't stay out of the wild blue yonder. What he would really like to do is to fly for a company which operates an executive plane or fleet thereof. (All '40 prexies and veeps please note.) Al still looks young and healthy, except for a slight thinning of the hair. He is happily married and spends his time when home either in upstate New York or, between flights, at the Zeta Club in N.Y.C.
In the news: Malcolm A. Cross, director of industrial relations for Dan River Mills, Inc., spoke recently on the Taft-Hartley Law to a management group in Lynchburg, Va. PowellW. Holbein, at Syracuse, N. Y., for the Esso Standard Oil Co., has been selected as top assistant district manager in the New York division. Rev. Lawrence L. Durgin was guest speaker during the Lenten season at a series of united youth services held in Fall River, Mass., sponsored by the local Council' of Churches.
This column being your scribe's swan song in the editorial chair, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the members of Forty who, directly and indirectly, have contributed to the newsbag over these past six years. The task of writing something out of nothing is not an enviable one - nor is it very interesting for the reader under those conditions - so I hope that my successor will have your solid support for news coverage of classmates and '40 activities in the next few years, also. Meantime, make your plans for the Festive Fifteenth in Hanover - and don't forget to put your ante on the old check stub for the current Alumni Fund campaign efforts of Hugh Schwarz and company. They're a dedicated lot, urging your continued financial support of the College, so do your bit - handsomely!
Comdr. Robin M. Hartmann '40, who served as Public Information Officer with AdmiralByrd in Antarctica, is shown at Little America last December.
Secretary, 322 Canterbury Road, Westfield, N. J.
Class Agent, Minute ISlaicl Corp., Plymouth, Fla.
