1935
As chronicler of '35 news, it is our sad duty to record the passing in Paget, Bermuda, on April 17, of our classmate, Robert R. Ferry. Bob had had a heart attack about two years ago, but had apparently recovered and been working at his profession of advertising in New York City. He and his wife "Butter" had gone to Bermuda for a vacation, and it was there that he suffered a second attack, with the end coming quickly. Bob's obituary will be found on one of the back pages of this issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
Bob's death marks the 48th for our class. Of the 696 who entered as freshmen in the fall of 1931, 6 passed away before graduation, 9 men died between 1936 and 1940, 11 during the war years of 1941-1945, 9 between 1946 and 1950, and 6 between 1951 and 1955. Since your correspondent began keeping the class records in 1955, it has been our sorrow to report the deaths of Loring Siegener, Murray Beiley, Carl Heye, Bob Alter, JohnGrimsley, Dave Pierce, and now Bob Ferry.
JOBS AND HOBBIES
From Mount Morris, Ill., Grant Herman reports that he's been out "in the corn country" in the publication printing business for more than five years. Grant is with Kable Printing Co. as assistant to the vice president of manufacturing, and writes thai he has recently been remodelling a 125-year-old house for a growing tribe of three girls and one boy, with an addition expected this July.
Bill Clark was elected president of the National Ice Hockey Officials Association at their recent third annual meeting.
We learn that another classmate has become a mayor of a city - namely John Bell, out in Boonville, Mo. A card from John reports his new official duties as follows:
Like the mess treasurer's job in the Navy - he who gripes get the work — my dislike of city administration waste weakened my willpower to the extent I suckered into running for mayor. First taste of politics. Not as rough as expected, but certainly wearing. To the amazement of all, I got elected, plus a clean sweep of Republican councilmen. A great help toward solving some terrific problems in this fine, but stagnating, little city.
From the campus of Hamilton College in Clinton, N. Y., we learn that Rocky Rockwell is chairman of the department of government, a post he has held for the last eight years. Rocky says he's just finished a "new and very modern" house. He thought skiing on the new Whiteface Mountain development superb this past winter, and reports that Otto Schniebs owns the ski shop there. Rocky has a sabbatical coming up next year, and plans to do some writing, and then go to the University of Texas as a visiting professor, teaching graduate courses in constitutional law and political theory.
Charles Benton Jr., it was recently reported in the New York press, has received another appointment at this time as general manager of the Military products division.
New York tax counsel Al Sherwood was recently made president of the Town Hall Community Theater in Eastchester, N. Y., and will act in the unit's first production, "Teahouse of the August Moon." Al's wife, Jean, and their two children are also in the cast. Both Al and Jean have been extremely active in civic work, and in this theater project they have found a way of keeping together during the evenings and at the same time solving the baby sitter problem.
A half-page article carried in the Boston Sunday Herald several weeks ago featured the Daggett Chocolate Co., and included a picture and numerous authoritative quotes by the firm's vice president-treasurer, our own Dick Muzzy. The Daggett firm is the third largest packaged candy manufacturer in the U. S., and Dick has been an important factor in the company's continuing growth and prosperity.
LETTER FROM HOLLYWOOD
From out West Coast way, active alumnus and movie lawyer Rudy Pacht sends along a letter reporting on several of our classmates. Rudy writes:
Harry Ackerman now is vice president of Columbia Pictures in charge of all of their television productions.
A week ago President Dickey was here for four days, and we had the privilege of spending quite a bit of time with him. As president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Southern California, I chaired a banquet for him. Attendance was approximately 200. We also had a special luncheon of the group for him and arranged a number of meetings with key people in the area. Sara, wife of our classmate Ed Ramsey, was in charge of the group of wives who handled many of the arrangements for the banquet. She and her girls did a real fine job. Mary Ackerman was one of the group helping Sara. Ramsey, by the way, has just been named a vice president of Rexall Drug.
LETTER FROM URUGUAY
Thanks to Bob Hage in Hanover, we havea recent letter addressed to him from HowieCroninger, who moved with his family fromPuerto Rico to take up a new post with General Electric in Montevideo. Howie writes asfollows:
We have been down here for just a year now and like it very much. "We quickly found a nice place to live in Carrasco and shortly thereafter were able to purchase a small Jaguar in the price range of the Ford and Chevrolet for the equivalent of some U. S. $7,800. Fortunately, good meat and fresh vegetables, while by no means cheap, are at least available. Recreational facilities in the way of swimming, golf and tennis are exceptionally good. By and large the climate is mild and enjoyable. Skipper is in the British Schools here and seems to be getting along very well.
One thing that we have enjoyed particularly here in Uruguay is the international character of the community. We have had the opportunity to become fairly well acquainted with the British and American ambassadors and various members of their staff as well as to know many of the diplomatic personnel from other countries.
I am already starting to plan for my home leave in two years with the thought that I can make it fit into our reunion schedule which, as I remember, comes in 1960.
Early last month five members of our class journeyed to Hanover to attend the annual class officers meetings. Chairman Reg Bankart; Treasurer Fran Chase; Memorial Fund Chairman Ted Steele; newly appointed Reunion Chairman Ralph Specht, and your Class Secretary. Our classmate George Colton, Director of Development for the College, was principal speaker at one of these meetings.
And with that we bid all classmates in '35 adieu for this academic year. Have a good summer, each and every one of you. We will be back with the next column in October.
1935 class officers who attended the annual meetings in Hanover on May 2-3 were (1 to r)Milburn McCarty, secretary; Reg Bankart, chairman; Fran Chase, treasurer; Ralph Specht,reunion chairman; and Ted Steele, memorial fund chairman.
Secretary, 17 East 45th St., New York 17, N. Y.
Class Agent, 1129 Willow Road, Winnetka, Ill.
