1934

March was a busy month indeed. Attended the annual meeting of the Dartmouth Clud of the Bahamas. The meeting was held on the afterdeck of the sleek sloop Malabar X. present were Edie and Bob Smith, Marge and George Copp and Joan and Steve Briggs. The 'smiths and Copps were casting off the anchor to sail the outer islands. Steve and Joan are living in Nassau and building a beautiful house at Lyford Cay. I read in the local magazine:

Notable British and American dignitaries have already purchased ocean front and bayfront property at Lyford Cay. The Earl of Dudley has begun construction on his ocean front home. Viscount Astor of Cliveden and Viscount Feversham have purchased property. American executives who have bought beach front land include Roy E. Larsen, President of Time and Life and Stephen A. Briggs, President of Outboard Marine International S.A. ('Johnson and Evenrude Outboard Motors'). Mr. Briggs has begun construction of his house.

Steve took us to dinner and told us about his 21-year-old son, Steve Jr., who is about to graduate from Babson. I was most impressed with his new air-conditioned office and his busy schedule as director and officer of one of the fastest growing companies in the United States.

Liz and I had a wonderful vacation in Nassau. The weather had been so cold down there they told us you had to put on the No-burn and sun tan lotions with your gloves on to keep from freezing but by the time we arrived it was glorious hot summer weather. Our room reminded us of those two gags of Benny Youngman: "I don't want to say it's small but the other day I put my key in the door and broke the window and I called down for room service and asked them to send up a room."

On my return to the city of Manhattan I went to the meeting of the 200th Anniversary Development Program at the Biltmore. The pictures of the growth of the college and a Trustees' meeting were just great. Orv Dryfoos was prominently photographed as one of the trustees. He then was introduced at the Biltmore and was the sole speaker, giving a clear and concise progress report. I sat next to Bud Hart and Bob Mann. Haven't seen Bud in quite a while. He and Sara live up in Larchmont with their sons, Bud Jr. and Kirke. I also saw Jeff Jackson, Em Day, Wil Maynard, Roily Morton and Aurelia and Van Thorne. Van called to my attention that there's quite an article about Dick Houck in the March 24 issue of Time Magazine. It's an IBM story replete with pictures of Dick and his experiences with the Ramac computer. Also heard from Walt Crandell's brother that Walt was in New York briefly for a medical meeting. Walt's in excellent health again.

Les Reeve picked out some names for me to contact in the capital fund drive. Les is very active in the campaign. In addition he has recently been elected president of the Glen Ridge Board of Health. He's been in the investment banking business for 25 years and is a member of F. H. Smithers & Co.

Thanks to Marty Dwyer I received an article from the January issue of Food Business about "Waxed Paper as an Advertising Medium." It was written by Laury Herman, the executive director of the Waxed Paper Merchandising Council and carried a picture of him.

While I was vacationing in sunny Nassau I saw a newspaper item about the Holderness School skiing team. They won the Eastern Prep School championship at Dartmouth this year. The team captain is John Clough, Bill Clough's son. John is the New Hampshire state junior giant slalom title holder and went to the National Championships at Winter Park, Colo. Bill is a full fledged ski instructor, having attended and graduated from the Mont Tremblant instructors' class. "Doctor Bill" founded the New London (N.H.) Yuting Club in 1946 and was president of it tor six years.

Bill Wilson sends me a note from GeorgeBeal who has moved from Georgia to c/o New York Terminal Warehouse Company, 60 State Street, Boston 9, Mass. He writes: "Have been transferred back to Boston after six years in Georgia. My company has given me the fancy title of Assistant Vice-President in charge of operations. Seems to be an inverse ratio between length of title and size of salary, however. Saw Dick Houck in Chattanooga before he went duck hunting on the Tennessee River. When I got back to Boston I ran across Ed Marshall and spent an evening with Jack Gordon in New York.

Dick Wells sent a picture of himself, Helen and Bill in front of their new home with the following cheerful note: "To report our new address (260 T Chevy Chase Drive, Route 2, Wayzata, Minn.) but also to wish you well and all the boys in the city you might bump into. After a couple of years of bouts with hospitals, I can record good health and a fighting weight of 173 pounds (same weight as of age sixteen). Spoke to Frank Heath when I was in Cleveland. Hope Howie Gussenhoven is alive in Caracas. I pine for some Ivy League football."

Bill Cahn sent us some great reviews of his new book "Laugh Makers." It's selling very well. Hope you read our favorite historian's critique of the book in the March issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Allen Foley reviewed it and I think Bill could have found a place for Allen in his tome. All of you who attended our Twentieth will remember witty Allen's superb toastmastering.

Names in the news: Joe Lehmann, executive director of the Wilmette Family Service Association, spoke at the Central School parent-education meeting. His subject "Conformity versus Individualism." Since graduation, Joe has taught English in Puerto Rico and travelled overseas doing social casework. He was executive director for American Relief for Korea and was instrumental in organizing CARE. He obtained a master's degree from Columbia and his graduate work was done at the New York School for Social Work; Nick Xanthaky was appointed to the faculty of the State Teachers College of Salem, Mass. His new department is business education. Nick received his master's degree in Business Education and Accounting from Boston University and has taught in high schools in New Hampshire and Massachusetts; Merrill Heald was appointed senior general attorney of U.S. Steel Corporation. Merrill received his law degree from Harvard and prior to his employment as an attorney in the law department of U.S. Steel of Delaware in 1938, he was associated with the Pittsburgh law firm of Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay.

Before the basketball season is laid to rest in the Valhalla of the record books, a loud cheer for Doggy Julian and his Ivy League champions. Where once Captain Henry Kraszewski, Jake Edwards, Jocko Stangle, BobMiller and Goose Goss dribbled and poured them in, we have a new group of heroes. Only the other day, I saw a picture of Bob in the East Orange Record. As Faculty Manager of Athletics of Clifford Scott High School he was shown presenting a basketball to one Pete Avallone who has scored a 1000 points in four years of high school competition.

This may be the last column which you will receive prior to June 21. Due to Commencement in Hanover, the appearance of the June issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE is delayed a bit. So remember Nels Krogslund's party. We had a great turnout last year at Middletown, N.Y. I shall send directions and other details later. You can save me some work by dropping me a line now and letting me know that you are planning to come with wife and children.

Dick Wells '34, Vice President of the Minnesota Rubber Co., reports an address changein this photo fashion, which has the advantage of showing wife Helen and son Bill.

Secretary, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N.Y.

Class Agent, 1750 Elm St., Manchester, N.H.