1939

Secretary, Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. 1 Madison Ave. New York 10, N. Y.

Treasurer, 15 Meridan Pl., Huntington Station, N. Y.

Boy! Haven't had such a short summer since last year. Only yesterday it was two weeks after the deadline for the June issue, and now here it is two weeks beyond bright Autumn's first deadline. With a tear in my eye and a sag in my shoulders, I go dutifully back to my ever-large pile of announcements and newsclips.

Announcement No. 1. Your Executive Committee last June hearkened to the plea of Alexander Hamilton Coulson, your Treasurer, that, with rising costs in an inflationary cycle marked by a short supply of duespaying members of the clan, he just couldn't make ends meet. With barely more than a murmur of dissent, the Committee voted to raise the annual class dues from five dollars to six. As you know, that six dollars covers the cost of your ALUMNI MAGAZINE as well as the oil that keeps our class machinery running smoothly at all times (Oil). As a comfort to you and a tribute to your Treasurer, let it be' noted that we are one of the last of the classes to take this step. Most of the others raised the price of admission to six bucks some years ago.

Announcement No. 2. Your Executive Committee, meeting on a sultry August evening in New York, accepted with regret the resignation of J. Moreau Brown as Class Agent for the Alumni Fund. Plumb overwhelmed by our sterling support of the Fund for the seventeenth year in a row, Brownie turned in his suit and took off for the top of Old Smokey where he still remains, cutting paper dolls and talking to himself. The Committee has asked me to express here its appreciation of Brownie's efforts in what seems to be a perpetually losing cause, and its sincere wish that time may heal his wounds and restore his equilibrium.

Announcement No. 3. One sultry evening in August your esteemed classmate and Executive Committeeman, Irv Naitove, being hung by his thumbs from the chandelier of the Executive Committee meeting room, with the great toe of his left foot meanwhile inserted in the socket of a bridge lamp, offered to serve as Class Agent until Reunion. His offer was accepted.

Announcement No. 4. One sultry evening in August your Executive Committee invited your esteemed classmate, Walt Darby, to attend a meeting as its Special Guest. Mr. Darby attended. In the flickering light cast by the bamboo splinters burning 'neath his fingernails, Mr. Darby offered to serve as Reunion Chairman. His offer was accepted.

Announcement No. 5. In case you've forgotten, come next June our great class will mark the nineteenth anniversary of its passing out into the cold, cruel world by holding its Twentieth Reunion. You will soon start receiving the details from Chairman Darby. In the meantime start planning your vacation to include Hanover in June. This is, after all, the last reunion you'll be young enough to enjoy.

Society Note No. 1. By way of practicing for Reunion, a serious-minded group of classmates gathered at the Dartmouth Club of New York one evening last May to play Lotto with equally serious-minded groups from the hardly less distinguished classes of '37 and '38, who also will be in Hanover for their reunion, also come June. Present and counted: Evie and Andy Ruoff, Joan and Dick Monahon, Marj and Lou Merriam, Penny and Skip Morse, Dot and Walt Darby, Florence and Irv Naitove, Ginny and Bill Carter, and the unattached Edwardians, Jack Haverfield and Herb Furlow, each accompanied by a member of the John Robert Powers organization.

Society Note No. 2. Seen floating around on their inner tubes at the Second Annual Wienie Roast and Salt Water Dunk of the Greater Metropolitan Literary and Dunking Society, held at Gilgo Pavilion, Jones Beach, N. Y., one Sunday in June: Trudy and Hugh McLaren, Vi and Jack Kuhlke, Florence and Irv Naitove, Julie and Sid Curtis, Billie and Jack Coulson, Pattie and Rog Harrison, Dot and Walt Darby, Ann and Obie Boldt, and Jack Haverfield and a member of the John Robert Powers organization. Also present were scads and scads of little McLarens, Kuhlkes, Naitoves, Curtises, Coulsons, Harrisons, Darbys, Boldts, Haverfields and members of the Powers organization. It is not that I don't remember your names, kiddies, I just don't know how to spell 'em.

Lost & Found Dep't. Dear Fred Doll, Jud Foster, Phil Sellinger, Dick Varey, Roger Baird, Dick Cornelius, Charlie Davidson, Gustavo deBetancourt, Buddy McLaughlin, Charlie Obermeyer, Jim Pringle and Les Smith, you are lost. The College knoweth not where to find you. It has you tucked away in a special little niche entitled "Addresses in question. Temporarily removed from Mailing List." Please come home. All is forgiven.

Courteous, Thoughtful Gesture No. 1. It has been suggested that the College has a vast amount of high class material that it's eager to print in this issue in lieu of certain possibly less high class material. Never one to pass up an easy way out, I shall take the hint. Adios!

William F. Bennett '38 has been promoted toComptroller of Colgate-Palmolive Co., withwhich he has been associated since 1940.