1946
Notes from a trip West and South - Al, Ginger and I have just returned from a 3½ week auto trip throughout the "wild and wooly" West and home through the deep South. On that trip we naturally ran into some Dartmouths. Our first attempt was in Tulsa where we tried to call Dick Pringle, but couldn't reach him. Three years ago on another trip West we spent a pleasant day and night with Dick in the oil capitol. After leaving Hanover the ex-Big Green golfer studied petroleum engineering at both the University of Okla. and Tulsa University and then went into the oil business (as does everyone in Okla., it seems) and has done well. He has a charming wife, a lovely home and is busy raising a family. Old red head, Bob Glass '45, is in Tulsa and has a very thriving trucking business — saw him then too. On to Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. During our stay there I looked up Dr. Wayne Frerichs. We had a very pleasant get-together and our Class's only native Arizonian seemed sincerely glad to see someone from '46. After finishing Medical School at the University of California, a residency at Yale Med, internship at Mary Hitchcock and three years in the Army Medical Corps, Wayne has settled down to fast becoming one of Phoenix's most prominent ear, nose and throat men. He has two children and while Arizona is "home" - he yearns for "The Plain." Wayne filled me in on other 46's out that way — Ed Cummings is with the First National Bank of Phoenix and Hal Bowman and Joe Donahue are both with the Tri State Natural Gas Company in Dallas. Hal (Wayne's old roommate) is Vice President of the firm and evidently inveigled "Smiling Joe" to come along.
On down through southern Texas and Corpus Christi and up to Houston and New Orleans via the booming little town of Orange, Texas. There we spent an evening with Bob "Coach" Burke '45 and wife Andy. Coach is a regular Chamber of Commerce for his community there while juggling the test tubes for duPont. He promises to send Dartmouth a 210-pound half-back who runs the hundred in 10 flat. On home through Birmingham and Memphis but no more Dartmouths. However, the day after I returned a phone call brought the deep Southern drawl of Sam Smartt, brother-in-law of Jim Kennedy. Sam and I got together that night and he brought me up-to-date on "Shuffling Jim" and "Smokey Joe" Davenport, Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain's contribution to '46. Sam and Jim are Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively of Cherokee Warehouses, Inc. From the sales portfolio Sam showed me, Jim is evidently using every spare building in southern Tenn. to warehouse northern goods. Jim is married to the former Dottie Hillerstadt of Chattanooga and they have three little Kennedys. My other old roommate (can you imagine rooming with two different guys from one southern town?), Joe Davenport, is a real picture of business success. He is fast stepping into his father's foot steps as Executive Vice President of the Davenport Hosiery Mills and is active in all kinds of civic affairs including being President of his golf club and Secretary of the Chattanooga Dartmouth Club. Incidentally, I'll bet we could claim more hosiery manufactured by '46 than any other class - Joe Davenport's famous "Hummingbirds" and Mush Judson's well known Mojud line. Anyway back to Joe - he and Alice have either five or six children (Sam wasn't sure). Joe stopped through here a couple of years ago on a peddling tour and we sure would like to see him again.
The Mail Bag - Trudy Pert (Mrs. James H.) writes that Dr. Jim is an internist at the New York. Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology and has been doing a number of speaking engagements on his research projects. Already this year he has been in Columbus, N. Y., Colorado Springs and Atlantic City. The Perts have settled for the time being in Closter, N. J., and announce the arrival of Hilary, their second daughter along with one son, Jim Jr. - thanks, Trudy Old Skier, Schuy Cross (how about that alliteration - English I, Prof. Watson) writes a very newsy letter to tell me that Frank O'Neill and I evidently got a few of the Denver '46s mixed up professionally. To set the record straight - Fletch Thomas is not a doctor, but is an attorney practicing with his brother as Thomas and Thomas in Denver. Goose Brusse is President (not Vice President) of Rocky Mountain Metal Products Company, manufacturers of specialized dental equipment on an international scale and Schuy praises their plant operation and size. Marty Hamilton joined the company two years ago as East Coast representative. Schuy himself is in the general insurance business with two other Dartmouth men as partners and he and Melba announce their fourth child and second son, Jeff in December of 1956 - Thanks to you, Schuy!
In the News - Dr. Milt Cooper has recently-opened an office for the practice of internal medicine at 881 Lafayette St. Milt continued his outstanding academic achievements in medical training which included stints at Cornell Med, Mary Hitchcock, pathological work at Columbia Med and a residency in internal medicine at the State University of New York, in Syracuse. He then served in the Army Medical Corps in Japan and Korea where he received the Bronze Star and returned to Mayo Clinic where he did specialized work. Milt is married to the former Lilla Blumenthal of Newton Centre, Mass., and they have two sons.... Jimmy Pulliam, known better in college for his pole vaulting prowess, is an architect and has recently been named to head the land planning section of Welton Beckett and Associates, world-wide firm of architects and engineers. . . . Also in the Bridgeport area out in Norwalk, Warren Kealey has opened his own law office. Warren attended Georgetown Law School, graduated from the University of Conn. Law School and spent several years with Keene and Lyons, Norwalk, before opening his own shop. Warren and Alberta have three children. ... Ralph Hersey continues his interest in athletics as manager of an amateur baseball team in Norwood, Mass. Ralph is starting his seventh year as manager of "the Braves." He is now a Trust Officer for the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company and has been very active in many community projects. ... Old Herman "Obie" Obermayer has had his dreams come true. He is the new owner, President and editor of the Monmouth County Publishing Company, publishers of the "Daily Record," in Long Branch, N. J. Obie had been in New Bedford, Mass. and it seemed had always wanted to own and run his own "tabloid" - congratulations and good luck, Obie!
Kudos and a Wah Hoo Wah - John Eddy, Des Moines attorney, has been elected to the board of directors of the State Bank of Des Moines Pete Millard, New Haven architect, whose work along with others was recently given an award by the magazine, "Progressive Architecture," for the design of the Fine Arts Center of the University of Buffalo; this $5,000,000 complex of buildings was just recently completed. Pete and one of his associates have now set up their own firm and are currently working on the construction for New Haven State Teachers College and the Watertown, Conn., Library... . Bill "Dusty" DeStefano received his Masters degree in education from Harvard in March. Bill is a teacher at Ipswich, Mass., High School. ... The Rev. George Razee received the Apostolic rite of Ordination to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood at special ceremonies in Bridgeport in April. George is rector of Christ Church (Episcopal) there.
Wedding Bells - Milt Fromson, the old footballer'from Cleveland, has finally taken the big step. On March 15.. Milt and the former Gloria Benovitz of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and the University of Michigan, tied the knot. After a wedding trip to Nassau, they are back home in Shaker Heights.
Hither and Yon - Brad Morrison of Camp Hill, Pa., recently attended a ten-day management seminar in' the Boston Home Office of the Liberty Mutual. Brad represents the company in the central Pennsylvania territory as sales manager of the Harrisburg office Also in the insurance field, Don Foukal has been appointed brokerage manager for the Connecticut General in Cleveland. Don and wife Lois are living at 3223 Rocky River Dr. in Cleveland Still in insurance, but in the Home Office, Dick Hartman has been appointed Assistant Investment Secretary of the Massachusetts Mutual Life in Springfield, Mass.. .. Don Fitzsimmons, our Congregational minister, has resigned as assistant pastor of First Church of Christ in New Britain, Conn., to return to institutional ministry. He has not announced his new appointment as yet.... Recent Visitors to the Inn - Dr. andMrs. Walt Carver, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Silberstein and Bill and Bev Riley and Dav.
Just returned from Hanover for the Class Officers weekend. Weather was delightful, Hanover pleasant and much news about the Fund and the Hopkins Center plans. I was the only representative from '46 but did talk to Dr. Chan Bowen who's on a Pediatrics residency at Hitchcock. He and Fran and two girls (second, one month old) are heading for Colorado in July to set up practice.
Alumni Fund - Contributions are coming in but we're still behind our other class competitors. Bill Sch ulting and Dave Weld are doing a grand job - why not sit down today and send in your gift if you haven't already done so. - See you in the fall.
James G. Pulliam '46, master planner and architect, now heads the land planning section of Welton Becket and Associates in Los Angeles. He will be in charge of city planning and master planning in his new position.
Secretary, 505 Third National Bldg. Dayton 2, Ohio
Class Agent, 635 Main Ave., Passaic, N. J.
