1940

This month's column begins with the announcement of a metamorphosis! In the January 4 issue of the Saturday Evening Post, an article entitled "How I Became A Reactionary" appeared written by none other than Tom Braden. In it he hilariously recounts how his point of view changed when he stopped working for the government and began running his own paper, with the problems of meeting the payroll. To all who may have missed it, I recommend that you obtain a copy of this magazine and read the article. A recent note from Tom says that he, Joan and their four girls and one' boy took a trip East this summer and stopped for a pleasant cruise up the Mississippi in a launch skippered by Ted Ellsworth, a launch manned by an all-Ellsworth crew consisting of four girls and one boy.

Creight Holden, still the debonair host at the St. Clair Inn and Country Club, reports that he has recently been elected president of the Michigan Hotel Association. He had the pleasure of having the Eb Cockleys,Scott Rogers and Don Foxes for a week-end at his hostel.

A note from Scott Rogers informs us that the annual Christmas luncheon of the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland had a turnout of 1940's which must have been a record outside of Hanover, New York or Boston.

In connection with the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland's Annual Christmas luncheon last month, 1940 people became very active. Club President John Moore and Club Secretary BobMacMillen trumped up a "Fiftieth Anniversary" theme, and it was a great program for alumni, applicants, undergraduates, fathers, et al. The college's speaker was Tommy Dent, and, to honor him and his wife Ellen, the Class of 1940 turned out strong. At a special party to honor the Moose (Tom Dent), these people attended in rousing fashion: Dave & Carol Davenport, Hank and Louise Haserot, Sid and Kay Morley, John and Sue Knutsen, Eben and Mevie Cockley, Bob and Crosbie Mae Miller, Herb and Mil Foster, Bill and Jane Huffman, Bob and Trudi Williams, Walt and Pat Kelley, Lee and Marty Bassett, Karl and Ginny Bruch, John and Kay Moore, and Scotty and Loomie Rogers. The Dick Goulders were on the West Coast and the Jack Ingersoils had to miss it, unavoidably.

Ray Unangst is still with American Airlines, managing the Chicago reservations office from the 16th floor of the Prudential Building. He reports that pay is only adequate but that there is the important fringe benefit of having 250 young women reporting to him.

Earle Reingold is busy with his furniture business in Concord, N.H., but manages to visit Hanover frequently. His children consist of three boys ages 11, 8, and 6.

Bill Joseph reports that he has been a full time sculptor and painter for the past 17 years, has never earned a dime at it, and that he is still goaded on by the challenge to do a first rate job in a profession where so much baloney is being done. He is planning to exhibit in a national art show soon. He sees Ben Fuller in Cincinnati where Ben is doing a fine job with his own glue company.

John Willets recently spent an evening in Chicago with Bob and Didi Gensel and KenElliott. He reports that Will Pitz and NatSample are among the Wisconsin alumni working actively on enrollment. Gordie andMary Friedlander have recently moved into a new house in Milwaukee and among the housewarming guests was Bill Kieckhefer.

Bob Jordan reports that he moved to Hamilton, Ohio, about a year ago, having previously lived in Chicago and in Pennsylvania where he worked for iron foundries. He is now Assistant Vice President of the Hamilton Foundry and Machine Company. His family consists of wife, Marcia, and one son, age 6½.

Another newspaper editor, Chappie Wentworth, writes from Dunsmuir, Calif., and bemoans the fact that no 1940's have visited him since he has been in California. However, he recently had a most enjoyable reunion by phone with Ben Bacon, Bob Gensel and Dick Bowman calling from New Haven. For the benefit of the skiers in the class, he says that there is a new 7,700 foot double chair lift on Mt. Shasta in the new Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl. There is also a $200,000 ski lodge, all of which makes Squaw Valley look ant-size.

Bill Duncan is still selling pig iron foundry coke and alloys for Pickands Mather in Illinois. He says with relief that starting in February his traveling days will be over as he undertakes administrative work in the company's Chicago office, a new task which he hopes will enable him to plan ahead and attend a few more Dartmouth functions in the future.

Dwight Meader has been in New York for about six years with General Electric where he is now acting as a consultant on compensation. He lives in Tarrytown with his wife and 5½-year-old son and gets back to Tuck School regularly as guest lecturer.

Greek Mahoney, a partner in the insurance firm of Hadley and Mahoney, spends his time trying to satisfy his clients and to appease his companies who are apparently losing their shirts. He reports that the only 1940 he sees regularly is John Peacock, but that Carl James had just moved to Indianapolis with one of the insurance companies. He is also anticipating the visit of Lee andMartig Bassett for the Indianapolis 500-mile race next May. The Mahoney family consists of wife Ann, Marilyn 10, Mike 8, and Jack 3.

John McMahon of Glen Rock, N.J., has just been appointed director of public information for the State Charity Aid Association of New York, a state-wide voluntary organization in health and welfare. John has been on the staff of the New York Daily News since 1940 and most recently has been administrator in the editorial promotion department. It is interesting to note that he supervised the Daily News straw polls from 1947 on and correctly forecast the results of four state-wide and two municipal elections, in all of which the News was the most accurate of any published in the state. The mayoralty poll in 1950 conducted by John received a Polk Award for outstanding journalism and in the 1956 presidential election, he predicted the prescise percentage of the vote that Eisenhower would receive in New York City and had a state-wide deviation of only 1.6% from the actual vote.

Don L. Tenney '40 has been appointedManager of the San Francisco service officeof the Life Insurance Co. of North America.

Secretary, Hemphill, Noyes and Co. 15 Broad St., New York 5, N.Y.

Treasurer, 88 North Main St., Concord, N.H