1926

Little news is good news, this month, since it gives us space for a detailed report on one of our far-away classmates, Bill Hughes, who was recently home on a three-months vacation from two-and-a-half years of directing Public Relations for Mobiloil, in Istanbul, Turkey. In Chicago, Bill was guest-of-honor at a '26 luncheon (hosted by Dick Gunthorp) and was a responsive captive to an eagerquestioning audience.

In addition to hiring and training eastern Europeans for jobs with Mobiloil, Bill teaches Business Administration at Istanbul's Robert College, and heads-up the U.S.O. in that same city. In the course of two hours of "talking Turkey," we learned that Bill's assignment offers the advantages of: - an apartment on the Bosphorus, with company yacht at beck and call; regular business-trips to Vienna, Paris, London; Turkish and American holidays; a gay American-set social life; low prices on everything, particularly servants; and year-'round mild climate. "And to think," said Bill, "they give me a bonus and three years pension credit, for taking this job in a 'hardship area'!"

He admitted some disadvantages, too: - undependable utilities (kerosene range pinchhits, whenever the gas konks out); even less dependable taxis; unflinching youngsters who block the streets, daring taxis and cars to hit them; dampness (three days to drip-dry); the complete unavailability of conveniences we take for granted (i.e. refrigerators). Before the Gunthorps visited them, Bill and Palmer cabled; "Bring us all the bouillon cubes and grated parmesan cheese you can smuggle in." Dick and Jo's debarkation picture could have been titled: "The Cheese-Stuffed Topcoat" or "The Bouillon Bulge." Bill and Palmer are now back in Turkey for six more years, including one more three-month vacation. After that, it's Back to New England ... their hardship (?) over!

Closer to home, the Daily News Recordreports that "Robert M. Stopford, merchandise head of the Forstmann Men's WearDept., has been named to the additional postof promotion co-ordinator for the Woolen andWorsted Men's Wear Division of J. P. Stevens& Co., Inc.:

Whitney Stevens, vice-president of Stevens, said that in this newly created post, Mr. Stopford would be responsible for the promotional development of new markets and the creation of promotion plans for all areas of the Woolen and Worsted Men's Wear Division including Forstmann, Worumbo and Hockanum. He also will coordinate promotions with manufacturers and retailers.

Courtney ("The Irrepressible") Brown madenews again last month, and more than once.First, he was pictured as runner-up for thechampionship of the Scarsdale Golf Club.Last, and not least, he was awarded thehonorary degree of Doctor of Laws at Miami(Ohio) University. The citation given Dr.Brown read as follows:

Upon you, Courtney C. Brown, educator for business administration, public servant, corporation executive, proven friend of all higher education, by vote of the Board of Trustees and under the authority granted by the State of Ohio, Miami University confers the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, in token whereof it is my pleasure to hand you this diploma and to have you invested with the hood appropriate to your rank.

We are grateful to Hub Harwood for this account of the Boston College game festivities: - "The bright-spot of a sad football day was a small class reunion at our house after the game. Since we live within a stone's throw of the B.C. field, our class parked in the drive here, and walked back and forth to the game. Sharing consolation with us were Don and Dot Nostrand, Dutch and Do Hall, Russ and Dot Clark, Syl and Jane McGinn, and Jim and Dorothy Sullivan. Hal Marshall, Bob and Dot Salinger and Perley Merry were also at the game, but were unable to tarry."

For any of you who might have missed Chip's fine account of the Brown game gathering, the following '26-ers were in attendance (with Stu Orr doing a fine job on arrangements): - Chuck Abbott, Joe Batchelder, Chip Chipman, Russ Clark, Don Church, Dan Drury, Harry Fisher, Dave Harriman, Hub Harwood, Sid Hayward, Tom Herlihy, Dick Mandel, Hal Marshall, Charley McKenna, Steve Mitchell, Russ Newcomb, Don Nostrand, Walt Rankin, Herb Redman, Jack Roberts, Dick Sagendorph, Bob Salinger, Charley Singleton, and Herm Trefethen.

As we assemble these notes, between the interruptions of "trick or treat" Hallowe'en doorbells, it's hard to realize that this issue will arrive with the early Christmas cards. May Santa bring you-and-yours everything you're wishing for ... including the gift that seems to grow in importance each year: - the gift of good health. A very merry Christmas to you all!

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