1932

Your executive committee has reluctantly accepted Jim Tomlinson's resignation as class agent, an assignment which he has diligently and conscientiously fulfilled since 1957 As you may recall, Jim is president of the General Abrasive Co. at Niagara Falls, and he and Connie have their home in nearby Lewiston Heights. We all want to thank Jim for the work he has done, particularly for his leadership throughout the Capital Gifts Campaign, and hope that we can call on him again when the going is tough.

Taking over as class agent is Bob Reinhardt, assistant treasurer of General Motors Acceptance Corp., 1775 Broadway, N. Y. C. Bob and Nancy live at 95 Browning Rd., Short Hills, N. J. Their daughter Ann and her husband, a member of the Air Force, are settled in Las Vegas, and Bob tells us that he has been a proud grandparent for almost a year now. He is no stranger to fund raising, having previously served as assistant class agent and assistant agent for the Class Memorial Fund, but is stepping in at a particularly difficult time as the annual drive tries to gain momentum following the all-out Capital Gifts effort. It behooves us all to give him our most loyal support in order that '32 may continue to contribute its full share to the growth and development of the College.

If any one of you wants to find out for sure whether those antiques which your wife picked up for a song last summer are worth what she paid, it is suggested that you get in touch with Harold Sack, an expert in such matters. Hal began to know American antiques in his early teens by taking weekend trips through Maine and New Hampshire with his father in search of fine things in their original family settings. He has since written a number of articles on colletting, and is adviser to several well known collectors. He has also testified in court cases of alleged fraud and arbitrated disputes on authenticity and value in insurance cases. Community groups interested in his specialty eagerly seek him out as a lecturer, and he recently gave a talk at the N. Y. Metropolitan Museum of Art, on methods in determining authenticity.

Bob Cowden, secretary and general counsel for the National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio, has been elected a director of Firemen's Mutual Insurance Co. Bob received his law degree from University of Michigan, and has been with National Cash Register since 1943.

Bill Kendall, president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, will head the Kentucky Heart Association's 1960 annual statewide drive. Bill is a director and executive committee member of numerous organizations both in and outside the railroad field.

Oscar Noyes writes from his home in Cape Elizabeth, Me, that he and Janet have two boys in college now, Peter a junior at Norwich and Larry a freshman at Middlebury. Os is special agent for the Merrimack and Cambridge Mutuals for the State of Maine. His headquarters office is in Portland.

A recent issue of the Princeton Alumni Weekly carries a story on the Root Alumni Preceptorial which furnishes insight on an extracurricular activity of one Carlos Baker. Carl, as you know, holds the Woodrow Wilson Chair of English Literature at Princeton, once occupied by Robert Kilburn Root. He has also assumed another responsibility of the famous dean: three times a year he acts as preceptor of a gathering of alumni from both academic and business circles, and leads discussions on books previously assigned for reading. These assignments apparently cover the gamut, from Chaucer to T. S. Eliot, and engender many lively discussions notably enriched by the diverse background and experience of the participants.

Secretary, 341 West End Rd. S. Orange, N. J.

Treasurer, Valley Bank and Trust Co., 1351 Main St Springfield 3, Mass.