1941
Realizing that this is the month that Uncle Sam breathes down our necks, some of the folks have decided to beat Uncle to the punch and get under the wire with another exemption or two.
My principal source of mail in the last month, exclusive of bills, has been announcements of new additions to the '41 family. On January 26 a red-headed girl, Jayne Marjorie, was born to Betty and Dick Darby. Carol and Hank Childs, not to be outdone, sandwiched their latest arrival in between Lincoln's Birthday and Valentine's Day. Cynthia Marie arrived on February 13.
Kathy and Bruce Friedlich really went patriotic on us by announcing the arrival of James on February 22. They didn't name him "George"! That's heresy!
Through the grapevine I recently learned that before returning to Boston, Fred Begole sired a second child, a son, who was born in Hamburg, Germany; and that about a year ago a girl was born to Jupe Lewis and his wife in Switzerland. My apologies, Fred and Jupe and Mesdames Begole and Lewis, for not being able to fill the folks in on the details. I received the information second-hand via Henrietta and Frank Watters who journeyed from Hartford to Long Island in January to visit old roommates.
Some folks have tried to soften the income tax bite by increasing the multiples of 600 that they can take advantage of, while others have been fortunate enough to win recent promotions and with them, more cash in the till, presumably. Lew Johnstone has stepped up from assistant director of purchasing to director of purchasing at the Champion Paper and Fibre Co. of Hamilton, Ohio.
Doug Bridge has recently been elected assistant secretary of Albany Felt Company of Canada, Limited, of Cowansville, Quebec, a subsidiary of the parent company of Albany Felt Company of Albany, N. Y. Doug's principal job is credit manager of this parent company, the world's largest manufacturer of paper mill felts. Doug recently purchased an old farmhouse on about five acres of fertile Albany County soil in nearby Slingerlands. He wants to make sure that his three children - Leigh, 13 years old, Ted, age 10 and Andrew, age 2½ - have plenty of space for stretching their legs.
Did any of the observant ladies notice the sunglasses worn by Gregory "Heartthrob" Peck at Humphrey Bogart's funeral? They were made at Stu May's factory in Woodside, N. Y. Stu informed me during a recent interesting tour of his establishment. Stu has been one of my most reliable roving reporters lately. He brought back from his recent trip to the West Coast news of Hank Hibbard and Norm Jones. Like Doug Bridge, Hank believes in the wide open spaces. He is sheepranching in Helena, Mont. Norm Jones is still duck-shooting from the door of his hardware warehouse on the banks of the Mississippi in Burlington, lowa - that is when he is not busy giving a helping hand to Mary Ad with the three children.
Roving reporter Bob Taft recently encountered Tom Trump in Chicago in connection with business. Tom lives in Milwaukee and works there as a food broker.
Before Bob Taft left on his recent business trip, I supplied him with a list of classmates living in the several cities that he was going to visit. I'll be glad to do the same for anyone else who would like to call upon fellow classmates in a locale to be visited on business or pleasure trips. There will be a fee for this service, payment of which can be deferred until the recipient of this service returns home. The remuneration that I will expect will be detailed news of the classmates visited.
At the 1940-41-42 cocktail party held at the Dartmouth Club of New York on January 25 our representation was excellent despite the wintry weather. Doctors Joe Hill, George Simpson and Karl Blume were on hand to render emergency treatment to casualties. The other stout-hearted souls who braved the snow and sleet to enjoy a very pleasant evening engineered by Ed Acker were Marston and Nancy Gibbs, Lee and Nancy Trudeau, Walt and Doris Lipman, Jack and Dorothy McMillin, Stu and Audry May, Dave Nutt and Mills Ten Eyck. Mrs. Acker and Kay Blume accompanied Ed and Karl to see that they stayed in line and George Simpson, still a bachelor, was accompanied by a very attractive date.
The Greenwich Village bachelor, Mills Ten Eyck, of the Dramatists Guild, gave me the scoop about Jim Andrews' new play. So I wrote to Jim in Mt. Gilead, N. C. to get all the details. Jim's reply was prompt and newsy. The name of Jim's play is "Last Days of a Young Man." The plans for Jim's prospective Broadway production are for rehearsals to begin in August, to go on the road in September and open on Broadway in October. The play has already received high praise from such dramatic experts as Audrey Wood, who handles Tennessee Williams and William Inge. In addition to obtaining the backing of a first-rate agent, his director is to be Jose Quintero, the director of Eugene O'Neill's play, "Long Day's Journey into Night" and "The Iceman Cometh." One of his producers has produced "All My Sons" and "Death of a Salesman." With this array of talent supplementing your experience and talent, Jim, I'm sure it's going to be a real hit. Best of luck! Our Wah-hoo-Wahs are all with you.
Prior to this undertaking, Jim attended Yale School of Drama, took a fling at movie work, taught for two years at the University of Georgia and two more years at Reed College in Portland, Ore. Then Jim took the plunge and returned to North Carolina to his grandfather's cotton plantation to write. It looks like perseverance is reaping its reward. One thing is sure. On opening night the front row will be occupied by Nancy Andrews and the Andrews trio, James Whitmore, Jr., age 6, Stephanie, age 4 and Charles, age 2. Nancy is a Bennington graduate, Class of '48.
Word comes from Vermont that Hall Buzzell is an assistant professor of mathematics at Norwich University. Hall's prior teaching tenures were at the University of Massachusetts, where Hall received his master's degdee, St. Johnsbury Academy and good old Clark School in Hanover. During the college year, The Buzzells reside in Northfield and for the summer months, Hall, Mrs. Buzzell, Gerald, Timothy, Kenneth and Nancy jump over to Hall's hometown of Newport, Vt. where his father recently retired as assistant postmaster after completing 45 years' service in the Postal Department.
When this issue reaches you the 1957 Alumni Fund Drive will be under way. Class Agent, Bruce Friedlich, and his sub-agents have their sights set on topping 90% participation for the third year in a row and an increase in individual contributions. An early, generous contribution by all will relieve them of a great many worries.
Gathered together before departure for home after a 1941 Dartmouth-Yale Game Reunion at the Connecticut summer refuge of Bruce and Kathy Friedlich are (l to r): Dan Provost, Pat Stillman, Dick Hill, Bruce Friedlich, Bailey Provost, Bob Tepper, Polly Hill, Don Stillman, Kathy Friedlich and Winnie Tepper.
Secretary, „ 3 Nassau Rd., Great Neck, N. Y
Class Agent, Bache and Co., 36 Wall St. New York 5, N. Y.
