1934
The first year of Scipio the Scribe, otherwise ye sec, is drawing to a close and Scipio is making the last hundred yards pretty much on his hands and knees. There seems to be some close affinity in this glorious class between middle age and a tendency towards illiteracy, modesty, or a breakdown in personal public relations. Perhaps this is something that a good secretary can overcome by a little work and horrible though the word may sound, we may be forced to bear down before the next year rolls around and beat the bushes, or even Albuquerque, Peoria and Salem Willows.
Names in the news, however, should give us some mileage along with interesting information about interesting people. ... BillJudd, for instance, was recently elected president of the greater Middletown (Conn.) Chamber of Commerce. Bill is secretary of North and Judd Manufacturing Company. . . . Frank Wardwell has been appointed to the management consulting staff of Ebasco Services Inc., coming into this work from the faculty of the University of Louisville, School of Business.. . . Ernie Barcella, to repeat, was named the winner of the Foreign Coverage Award of the National Headliners Club for his reporting of the Nixon trip to Russia. ... U. S. Representative Perkins Bass made his expected bid, it says, for renomination to the House. He was first elected in September, 1954 and will be seeking his fourth term as Congressman from the Second District. Perk is a member of the House banking and currency committee and of the science and astronautics committee Leon T. Lindheim, senior vice president of the Continental Bank of Cleveland, was recently elected president of the Hebrew Free Loan Association, which lends funds without interest and without regard to race, color or creed and which last year disbursed more than $80,000 for what have been called "small, just loans." ... Ike Powers is perpetuating his fame as the successful defense attorney in the Van Rie murder case by talking to groups on "Now It Can Be Told." ... Sol Jacobson is press representative for the prospering play, "Toys In The Attic," at the Hudson Theatre in NYC ... and the Herald-Trib raises its eye-appeal several notches with a photo of Mel Gunst's daughter, Margaret, who is engaged to be married to Mr. Bruce Warwick of Bronxville, N. Y.
An editorial from that other New York paper, Orv Dryfoos' Times, is worthy of at least partial quotation. "Mayor Wagner has made such an excellent choice in J. Clarence Davies Jr. to be temporary chairman of the newly created Housing and Re-development Board that we have little doubt the appointment will become permanent. A real estate man with a heart, Mr. Davies brings to this job the integrity, the experience, and the energy essential to the meeting of a challenging responsibility. Mr. Davies will be on leave from the Commissionership of the Department of Real Estate."
'34's travelers make us feel a little chairborne. Shorty Thomas drops a card off a Cunard Liner, but not in a bottle, which proves he's been in Caracas, Venezuela. He was in the process of tracking down Gussen-hoven and reported seeing Steve Briggs in Nassau on the way down.... Scouts also report that Bob and Eadie Smith and Hankand Liz Werner were in Nassau and Hank did his usual thorough job of checking out the news sources. He visited Steve also and passes on the dope that the Briggs' home is one of the most magnificent on the Island and that Steve's son is married and living in Belgium keeping up the traditions of International Outboard Marine.... Another famous traveler, Bud Yallalee, is now living in Hollywood and associated with the sales division of Fabulous Salton Riviera. Bud has met Bill Eldridge a few times and reports Bill Adams has moved down San Diego way to an ad agency there.
And so as the sun fades into the West, we rest our weary two typing fingers for the balance of the summer just in time to pick up a paint brush before the snap of the overseer's whip comes dangerously close to that portion of the anatomy most faithfully employed by vegetating elderly gentlemen. Hope you, too, have an interesting and useful summer.
The class of 1935 has set a goal of $326,000 for its 25th Reunion gift to the College. Classofficers preparing for the June reunion are (1 to r) Milburn McCarty, secretary; Ted Steele,chairman of the 25 Year Gift Committee; Ted Harbaugh, head class agent; Ralph Specht,reunion chairman; and Reg Bankart, class chairman.
Secretary, 12 Berwick St., Worcester 2, Mass.
Class Agent, 131 South Third St., Orlean, N. Y.
