1937

It hardly seems possible that the summer has already passed. But I guess it must be so. For already the sports pages of the newspapers have long articles on football prospects, and already I am staring straight at the first fall deadline for this column. How many letters I was going to write this past summer, to you in the class, seeking news items to use here and now! And what did I do about my letter writing? Nothing, nothing at all! The only cure for my feelings of guilt would be a flood of notes from you, with word about promotions, trips, new inventions you have dreamed up, or any other sort of printable stuff.

We are fortunate in having a few extremely faithful correspondents who keep us supplied with material. For example, a letter from our mid-continent reporter informs us that he talked to Bob Aylward who was en route to the West Coast, and thence to Hong Kong, where he will be stationed for the next three years as Consul, in charge of the refugee program. What a monumental task when one considers that there are about 100,000 refugees each year, filtering into Hong Kong from Communist China. By now Meg and the three children should have joined Bob in the Far East. By the way, I heard somewhere that while Bob was in Hanover this spring, the College signed him up as a visiting lecturer for several days. Judging from the wonderful year-end letters that I get from the Aylwards, Bob's lectures must have been quite stimulating.

We have one less bachelor in the '37 clan. A brief newspaper clipping reports the wedding in June of Patricia I. Ryan of Brooklyn, N. Y., to Bob Olson. At last report, Bob was an attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D. C. Bride and groom are living in Alexandria, exact address unknown.

We have a number of promotions to report. Bill Cash heads the list with two to his credit. In May he was made director of flour and mix products marketing for General Mills, and in June he was elected a vicepresident of General Mills. Warren Crumbine was elected vice-president of National City Bank in Cleveland. Another of our banker group, Viv Edwards, was elected vicepresident of the Northeastern Pennsylvania National Bank. While yet another banker, Jerry Golding (vice-president and director of Sterling National Bank), was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the Riverdale Country School in New York. Congratulations to you all.

Early this summer a picture of a familiar face appeared in the book section of the New York Herald Tribune. The story beside it was a review of Walter Johnson's most recent book, "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," a study of the American Presidency since 1929. Walter (Brud) is chairman of the History Department at the University of Chicago. After all his political activity in 1952 and 1956, I wonder where we will hear from him this fall?

Enough for this column. At football games this fall, be sure to take along notebook and pencil, and write your poor secretary as to whom you saw at the game, etc.

Secretary, 25 Old Stamford Rd. New Canaan, Conn.

Treasurer, 17 High St., Greenfield, Mass.