1934

As a result of somewhat premature paeans of last month, we Indians encamped in the vicinity of Worcester are forced to emulate that famous inpecunious aborigine, Lo (not '34), and go underground for awhile. Accustomed as we are to a calm but forceful discussion of the relative merits, academically and athletically, of our school, it is useless to face the genus Holy Cross in full cry. From past experience, however, we know this present condition lasts only until HC drops one when the boys will promptly turn the hose upon the coach and we Indians can once more sit with dignity before the bar.

The disaster at least gave a basis for the gathering of a quorum of the executive committee of this great class under Chairman Stan Smoyer, but for a reporting of the deliberations of this group we will depend upon that now-famous newsletter known among the intelligentsia as "Scherman's Sheet." First, because we haven't yet readjusted to taking notes instead of enjoying ourselves and, secondly, because he'll do it anyway.

You'd like to know that on that same weekend during a conducted tour of the Library a display of 1959 Honors was pointed out which included Peanuts Davies' son in Government and Chick Chickering's boy in English.

Not in the Library (no hypocrite he) but at the football field Ye Sec crossed paths with the old infantryman Bob Webb with his boy, who at the time was also expecting to see Holy Cross creamed.

Before leaving the HANOVER SCENE, Jamie King reports that he dropped off his sophomore son at Hanover before proceeding to New Brunswick to teach the salmon a few things. Laurie Herman's son played in the practice game with BU as a sophomore. And Jim Wendell personally delivered young Jim into the ranks of the pea-green freshmen.

Still close to the Hanover scene, a very fine letter drifted in from Doc Lepreau, not on a prescription blank but nicely typed, which would be of interest to many of you. It isn't often you get an MD articulate in the direction of this corner, so let's quote:

Last August three of my daughters and I spent a few days on the Presidential. First person I met there was Don Allen whom I had not seen since 1934. He had just spent the night out solo camping on a nearby lake on a trip up to get one of his boys from camp. (Frank next mentions Don's position as leading legal eagle for that great New England Electric System, but modesty forbids slipping a plug in the back door — ye sec.) We looked through some old log books, battered, weatherbeaten and with the ink smeared, but we found the signatures of the following on the senior Mount Washington trip March 10-13, 1934: Don Allen, L. G. Rockwell, R. L. Snow, F. W. Parmalee, A. J. Seitner, R. H. Houck, W. P. Clough, W. S. Emerson, R. N. Campen, H. W. Jackson, R. W. Williamson, Harry Espenscheid, W. G. Gilmore III, and R. W. Griffin.

As a dividend, Frank throws in the information that Paul Magnuson, leading nose and throat man in New Bedford for many years, is moving his practice and entourage of wife and four children to Falmouth, Mass., on the Cape.

VITAL STATISTICS we have decided to continue as a feature of this deathless prose, because . . . Al Hine reports the birth on September 25 of a daughter, Percilla Wells Hine . . . and George Kimball proudly presents a granddaughter, Pamela, born on September 5 to Lt. Lawrence and Mrs. (Leah Kimball) Scott.

Next NAMES IN THE NEWS from those beautiful clippings which many times are the only things between us and direct quotes from the Encyclopedia Americana . . . that same George Kimball crops up again in close concert with entertainers Gary Merrill and Jerry Vale, as well as Gov. Wesley Powell of N. H. who in some circles, we hear, is not considered entertaining. Affair was a benefit for the Strawbery Banke (what was that again, George?) of Portsmouth, of which he is an officer... while still in the Granite State, another clip boldly proclaims "600 Fete Mr. Hampton Beach" who turns out to be old Tiger Jack Dineen. Many distinguished citizens spoke very highly of Jack's work for the beach and in his industry and we will try to sneak into the Mag a pic which shows the principals, including Nick Xanthaky, Jack Corcoran and Bill Clark, one of the younger boys....We go back a little, but it seems that out in Chicago under the auspices of The Chicago Bar Association. Daniel M. Schuyler presented a lecture "Should We Abolish The Rule Against Perpetuities." Haven't heard how it came 0ut.... Out on the Coast Robert Marcy Jr. has been named sales engineer in the Southern California area for Capewell Mfg. Co.... Stu Campbell has been promoted to Trust Investment Officer at Second Bank-State Street Trust Company in Boston.... Among members of the U. S. Forest Service honored for outstanding achievement recently was Lewis R. Grosenbaugh "for notable contributions in forest management and for exceptional leadership in the conduct of forest management research."...

Jim Ballard, branch manager for Diebold, Inc. of Orange, N. J., makes a very fine pictorial appearance as chairman of the Montville Township Committee for Better Education.... Chet Birch got mixed up in some pretty fast golf at Winged Foot during the summer in the finals of a top tournament which he and his young partner just barely dropped to a pair of ranking Maryland youngsters. .... Attorney W. Langdon Powers is among fourteen attorneys, all tax specialists, recently added to the Boston University School of Law faculty to staff the school's new graduate program in the field of taxation.... Bob Offenbach has been named general manager of David's specialty shops in Rochester, N. Y., and environs ... and there are a few more, but we'll hold them as a kicker.

Besides which in such an active class there hasn't been time for a new boy to read the ground rules on this job and the editor may be up there on Hanover Plain standing poised, like Charlie Meeks stalking Whip Walser, ready to blow the whistle any moment. And speaking of the incomparable production of said editor, when you lovingly inscribe your signature on the check which pays class dues, including above-mentioned incomparable production of the editor, remember that the reverse side of the bill is especially designed for pithy comments, clever chatter and just plain statistical info, all of which make the rheumy eyes of this plodding scrivener light up like those heavy counts on your favorite pinball machine.

Ted Gregory '34 (r) couldn't get to Hanover for the 25th reunion, but he marked the occasion in Claremont, Calif., by gathering on an appropriate corner with "Spiff" Little '41, who is assistant to the president of Harvey Mudd College.

Secretary, 12 Berwick St., Worcester 2, Mass.

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