1942
February 1 provided a pleasant reunion for Rusty Hartranft and myself as Ad Winship arrived in New York City on official college business and found time to join us for lunch. This followed a busy weekend in Hanover as the class agents and newsletter editors met for their annual meeting. Dick Lippman spent Thursday night at Warren Kreter's before going on to Hanover the next day and you can be certain that the combined efforts of Krete and Lipp will make this year's fund activities as lively as ever. Just to make sure these two didn't get lost around town, Charlie Brown drove up from Carlisle, Mass., with Diddy who joined Margaret Kreter and Kiki Winship while their husbands were busy at meetings. According to Ad, Kiki is thoroughly enjoying their life in Hanover and is most busy trying to keep one lesson ahead of her pupils in the Hanover Ford Sayre Memorial Ski School.
Another returnee to Hanover is WallyFarr. According to Krete, Wally and Bobby have rented a house in town, creating a temporary residence from their home in Bradford, Vt., so their daughter, Sherry, could attend the high school.
Have you been wondering where to stay when you vacation in Florida? Ad Winship tells me your troubles are all over since Bob and Mary Kirk of West Hartford, Conn., have purchased a home in Delray Beach which will be available for rental. This I assume will be the case as long as the Kirks are not vacationing at the same time for I imagine that Bob, as manager of the Southern New England Milk Division of National Dairy, is planning on spending some time away from milk products and will place a priority on Mary's reservation. I understand that George and Louise Clark have made a hobby of rebuilding and decorating with the latest accomplishment involving an old farm house they acquired in Bradford Center, N. H. Since selling ownership in "Dexter's" in 1957, Dex Richards, after spending a while vacationing, acquired a local grain business which he subsequently sold and now owns and operates a chain of laundromats in the Sunapee area.
I know you all enjoyed John de la Montagne's letter in Lipp's January newsletter and should like to pass along a few other comments John made to me such as, "There isn't much to say about our activities which would sound different from what has been said for the past fifteen years. Mountains, rocks and skis it is now, and as usual we are thrilled with living in this country." With regard to one phase of his work,
I am now on the hot seat as one of the few proponents (for) closing a part of Yellowstone Lake to motor boats, promoting the idea that wilderness values of the lake are best realized through the medium of human effort in a canoe. Maybe some of the class better come out and try a paddle to see what it is all about.
I called Bate Ewart on the phone in Winnetka the other night and enjoyed a long talk with him. He was on leave from his work in Gaza . . . and could be cited, I think, as doing one of the most unusual jobs in the class in running the UN show over there for the refugees. He deserves a lot of credit and Posie along with him. We also enjoyed the rare treat this summer of a visit from Bud and Fran Dutton (Bud is executive director of the American Institute of Planners) about the first time a classmate has stopped in out here since we graduated. ... I'd like to have this (record) remedied if anyone has a mind. About the only other '42 in the state is Buck Jones. I see him once in a while at Dartmouth meetings and plan to go over to see his ranch in the spring, but right now as I look out in his direction, it seems like a long trek in the snow.
Included in John's letter was a most interesting brochure on the Forest Products Pavilion at the Oregon Centennial Exposition last year in Portland. Among the unique buildings of the last decade, it was designed by Portland architect, John Storrs. John was given the task of designing a building at once striking and useful, and in the process, adapted the mathematical concept of the hyperbolic paraboloid to his purpose. If you don't know what that means, I can understand why, but you should see the picture to really appreciate the job John did. The result was an imaginative structure of sweeping lines and dramatic upward thrust, built almost entirely with lumber and wood products. The acoustics are of top quality and artists have commented on the quality of light available anywhere beneath the vaulted ceiling. The building, donated as a meeting and exhibition hall for the 4-H youth organization with the addition of walls for yearround use, continued to serve the community after the exposition ended. I suspect we can look for other dramatic works of John as the years progress.
The sixth annual tax clinic of the Northeastern Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Accountants was held at Wilkes College in December at which time John Kelsey, manager in the tax department of Price Waterhouse and Company in Philadelphia, was a guest speaker on the subject of "Important Tax Aspects of Reorganizations, Mergers, Consolidations, and Loss Carryovers."
Among recent wedding announcements is that of Frank Faruolo to Lois Fasso in January, with Matty Bride acting as best man. Following a honeymoon at the Cloisters, Sea Island, Ga., the Faruolos returned to their home in Albertson, L. I., as Frank resumed his law practice in Brooklyn, N. Y.
As a sharp reminder of how much time has passed since graduation, Bob Rodgers, MMC Sales Manager with NBC Television, writes that his daughter, Terri, has been accepted on the "early decision" plan to enter Bryn Mawr this fall, class of 1964. It won't be long before a lot more of us will be sharing this experience.
Bob Hill, who has been making diplomatic history as the popular U. S. Ambassador to Mexico, has been honored by Mexico City College with one of the first two annual Fraternitas Awards, which will go to the two persons judged each year to have done the most to promote good relations between the United States and Mexico. At a special convocation on October 28 Bob received a medal and a citation which read, in part:
"In a little more than two short years the Honorable Robert C. Hill has come to be recognized as one of the most notable diplomats now serving the American people. In the extremely important post of Ambassador of the United States to Mexico he has shown himself to be friendly, tactful, industrious, dynamic, open-minded and forthright.
"Ambassador Hill has made friends whereever he has gone. As an exponent of the new type of diplomacy which emphasizes the 'person to person' approach he has made a truly outstanding contribution to the warm and cordial relations which now exist between Mexico and the United States."
An amusing letter from Paul Vaitses starts off with, "You keep making noises in that gossip column of yours in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, as though you would like to hear from us once in awhile." Yes, we would Paul, both Lipp and myself. This past fall saw Paul present at the home games, as well as a few others and thoroughly enjoying his "three roles of bachelor, banker and politician." In January, he was elected president of the Board of Aldermen of Melrose, Mass., for i960, pledging a "year of strict economy" for the city. With the numerous classmates in the Boston area, he frequently sees Dick Lee and Ira Berman, whose offices are close to his in downtown Boston; Ralph Morrison, who pops into town from Lawrence occasionally; Bob Taylor and Ed Pirigree, who are friendly competitors in the investment business, and Sid Bull, who is immediate past president of the Melrose Dartmouth Club. "Now and then, of course, I get a blast from my Democratic political rival, Ed McLaughlin, who was recently reelected president of the Boston City Council. He may have a bigger city to help govern, but I have an eleven man board to bang the gavel on, while he only has nine to shout down! Now and then I run into Andy Wood, who is making great strides in the law. Last December I saw Swifty Barnes, also a politician, who is serving on the city council in Newburyport, Mass. Another commuter on the B&M to Boston is Paul Breck whom I see quite frequently."
We regret at this time to report the sudden loss of John W. Smith Jr. on January 3, 1960. John succumbed to a heart attack at the Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Mass. A memorial service, held at the First Congregational Church in Marion, was attended by George Clark and Fred Worthen representing the class of '42. Further information on John's career will be found in the In Memoriam section of this or next month's MAGAZINE.
Paul S. Vaitses Jr. '42 (left) takes oath as president of the Board of Aldermen of Melrose, Mass., from City Clerk Greenlaw.
Secretary, : 209 Beech St., Cranford, N.J.
Treasurer, 34 Thaxter Rd., Newtonville 60, Mass.
