1948

Another football season is again underway and I hope that all of you have had an opportunity to see Dartmouth play at least once this year. Since fall is once again upon us and we are inclined to think again of our happy college days, I want to remind all of you to send me any news you might have about new jobs, promotions, babies, or new addresses for both the college and your classmates are interested.

Though the month has flown by, I have managed to collect a little news about the '48's. On August 24 the press reported that Mel Neisloss married Helen Klein of Jamaica, N. Y. Since Mel is from Forest Hills this was really a home-town wedding. Helen graduated from Vassar in 1955 and has been teaching ever since. It seems as though quite a large proportion of '4B brides are schoolteachers so I am sure we will have some very bright progeny in future years. Mel is a graduate of Yale Law School and is now associated with one of the more prominent New York law firms, Mudge, Stern, Baldwin, and Todd.

I reported Walt Cairns' engagement last month to Mary Connolly of Marblehead. Walt and Mary said "I do" on September 20 and are planning to live in Boston.

It was very interesting to hear that Wid Washburn, who some of you might remember as a stalwart tackle on Tuss's football teams, is now an instructor at William and Mary and a fellow of the Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg. Wid has specialized in the history of Virginia during the 1600's since he received an M.A. and a Ph. D. at Harvard. He just published a book entitled "The Governor and the Rebel" which sets forth a new interpretation of Bacon's Rebellion. Soon Wid and his family are moving to Washington where he will be acting Curator of the Division of Political History at the Smithsonian Institute.

It was wonderful to hear of Bob Mohrbacher's promotion. Bob has been named Assistant Superintendent of the Bar Mill Department at U. S. Steel's National Tube Division, Ellwood, Penna. Bob was also elected president of the National Management Association of the Ellwood Works and he and Emma are looking forward to a trip to Los Angeles for the N.M.A. Convention.

Leonard Sullivan, who has been living in Morristown, N. J., and working in personnel for Bell Telephone Laboratories is also taking a trip across the country, but his will be a permanent one. Leonard is going to be assistant to the president of Fluorescent Fixtures of California. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School. Leonard and Catherine have two daughters, one six years old and the other two, and also a little boy who is a year and a half. Should any of you be travelling to the San Francisco area, you will find the Sullivan family at 192 C West 36th Avenue, San Mateo, Calif.

Living near me in Harrison, N. Y., is Don Gilmore. Don is working for the Council For Economic Development for one year on leave from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Don and Cathy decided to try suburban living during their stay in the New York area.

Jim and Peggy Nicholson are residing in Mount Vernon and Jim commutes to his job with Corn Products Refining in lower Manhattan. A graduate of St. John's University Law School, Jim is in the legal department and specializes in tax work. Peggy is a Wellesley graduate and a classmate of my wife.

John Becker, Alice, and their son Scott, now two years old, are living in Larchmont, N. Y. John keeps very busy in sales administrative work for Reynolds Metals Company.

In addition to moving to a new home in Clifton, N. J., recently, Bud Gold discontinued his own business and has become a securities salesman with Hirsch and Company in their 7th Avenue office. Bud also reports that he and Rickie had another daughter, Laurie, last summer. It will be tough for the boys if Bud trains her to run as fast as he used to run when in Hanover.

Ferd Obrenski is currently head of the Art Department at the H. Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square, Long Island and lives on Mulberry Street in Garden City.

I notice that my old friend and fellow townsman, Hugh Kerwin, has moved from St. Louis, where he has lived all his life to Dallas where he will be sales manager of the Southwestern division of Edward Petry and Co., Inc., national TV station representatives. Hugh's office is at 211 North Ervay Street, Dallas 1, Tex.

Tom Kent who has been in the textile business for quite some time has moved back to Philadelphia from South Carolina. The Rents have a home in nearby Radnor, Penna.

George Woods has moved from Rumson, N. J., and can now be found at 64 Revere Beach Parkway,- Chelsea; Mass.

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