1924

Written on a dark, rainy morning before the Brown weekend, with hope that that gala event will enjoy suitable weather - and especially hopeful that the foliage will not have been spoiled by these rains, for it was not at its peak on the third as Margaret and I drove down through Franconia Notch (and walked through the Flume, which I had not done since back in student days) on the second. We'll report later on the Brown game weekend, with many signed up for motels and with the Class cocktail party at Morins and dinner later at the Norwich Inn. It will be good, regardless of weather. Plan now on next year; it will be better than ever.

Some of you readers of the sacred Times may have missed this tidbit: "Albert Brown, who has been with the Best Foods organization for 35 years, has been named to head the department. He was Vice President for advertising of Best Foods. This development will effect the present agency lineup handling the company's products." Best Foods and Corn Products merged a year ago and now their advertising is estimated at more than twenty million dollars annually. That's a big job, and in competent hands.

Going back to the first paragraph, perhaps we ought to repeat the classmates who constitute your newly elected Executive Committee. (They will meet after the Brown game for new business.) They are: DanaBent, Putty Blodgett (whose son is running the family farm and also coming back to Tuck School as a student), Gordie Bridge (our Hanover representative), Frank Harrington, Butts Lamson (who does such a good job with the Class Letter), Ted Nilsen, Jim Rutherford (and his '24 bow tie), Fred Shanaman (past-master destroyer of neckties at festive occasions), and Charlie Wood. Nine good men and true, to go with the four class officers. A lucky thirteen?

Seen at the Holy Cross game, although I'm sure there were others in addition to the Hanover group: Larry Marshall, from Thoreau-ville (Concord, Mass.) and the Tuppers. Registered already for motels for the Brown game: the Craigs, Spauldings, Hartshorns, Wheatleys, Van Huycks (determined to make up for having missed the party last fall because of his aching back), Harringtons, Herseys, Bowmans, Rutherfords, Woodses, Nilsens, Winsors, Whitneys, and Pop Fosters. Also coming for the party, but not staying over, are the Bob Fendersons from up in Saco, Me., and one of many new faces in recent years. Let's make it more next year. I know of others who hoped to come: fuller report later via Class Letter.

Many of you are interested in knowing the names of sons of 1924 who are here as freshmen this year to make the largest class (see October ALUMNI MAGAZINE). Here is the list as Robin Robinson, our Registrar, gave it to me: Bill Diehl, son of Fred (not his uncle, "Dutch"); Cole Letteney, son of Russ, who died in 1950; Bob Stephenson, son of Otis (and long-time-no-see or hear), and Theodore C. Morehouse III, son of Theodore Jr. That's a smaller group than usual. Must be we're getting older.

Graduated last June were these sons of 1924: Don Bartlett Jr., with Don still in Japan on leave from the College; Dave Campbell, a Tuck-Thayer major, son of Dave G.; Pete Collins, one of my students, father deceased in 1956; Larry Kugelman, son of Larry J., who had to miss reunion; Dave Patten, son of Bill; Herb Gray, son of Don; Dick Watson, son of Art.

Among our many distinguished physician-classmates none is better known or respected than Tony Cipollaro. One of my Boston spies saw the news report of a recent honor given to him by the Italian-American Charitable Society. This was at their annual Columbus Day dinner at the Statler-Hilton (will be "was" by the time you read this, that is). He was paired with the Bishop of Springfield. Tony was given their Gold Medal, which the Society awards annually to an outstanding Italian-American "who has contributed notably toward the progress and welfare of the United States." Further details may become available for the next column, but meanwhile an unofficial Wah-Hoo-Wah for this outstanding dermatologist and classmate.

Thanks to Ed Wood of Gloversville, where Bill Hatch formerly lived and worked, we have a copy of the local newspaper obituary. Therein we are told that Bill had complained of chest pains while at work in the morning, had returned home before noon, and died there while resting. As to his record, one item we missed was included: That Bill had been mentioned for All-American football honors on his college record.

The Arts: Stu Eldredge, whose design for our birthday cards is much admired, exhibited one of his paintings last July-August in the nearby Woodstock Inn. It was donated to the Vermont Vassar Club for the benefit of its scholarship fund for a qualified Vermont girl. Might be one of his own! Ralph Jones, of Westfield, Mass., spoke on "American Pottery" at the fall opening meeting of the Pioneer Valley Antique Dealers Association on September 1 in Northampton. His expertspecialty is hand-crafted home objects of early America, as collector and dealer ever since he graduated from Dartmouth with special strength in American pottery. He concentrates on pottery from the Atlantic sea-board, but includes obscure and short-lived forms from the Midwest and far West of post-colonial days. He finds the story of America well-told in its pottery and other homely objects used in everyday life by our ancestors here.

Harry Holmund is well known as president of Scrantom's Book and Stationery Co., but now we find him a trustee of the Monroe County Savings Bank. He lives in Rochester with his wife and two sons, Bill and Ed. And speaking of "living," Butts will bring you up to date on address changes in his next Letter.

Secretary, 2 Brewster Rd., Hanover, N. H.

Treasurer, 29 Woodside Rd., Winchester, Mass.