1934

Labor Day, in spite of some rumors to the contrary, is really dedicated to the lazy or inefficient class secretary who uses it to try to beat the deadline for the October issue. Usually this is not a horrifying experience, because by said day the battered old tall silk hat, once discarded by Ted Lewis, and appropriated by Jeff Jackson, and passed on to us as the class "In" basket, is filled to overflowing and all you have to do is locate the "I" key and go on from there.

This year YeEd, from his ivory tower in Hanover, has thrown a curve in the form of instructions that "The class newsletters exist to siphon off the class chit-chat." We who have been chitting and chatting for some eight years now, off and on, are going to find it hard to distinguish chit from chat, to say nothing of chit-chat from whatever else there is.

A good start, though, might be to tell you that 1934 is again planning to gather in solemn conclave on the weekend of October 13-14 in Hanover. By the time this reaches you the word should be around, but you can probably still make it by trying the Calumet Lodge in Lyme.

Then to some old business, to report that memorial contributions have been made to "Dartmouth operation Africa" in the name of Bud Hall and to Dartmouth Medical School in the name of Kirk Spitler.

And speaking of old business, there are a couple of news items which arrived too late last May. For instance, for those who have been in deepest Africa until recently, OrvDryfoos in May became publisher of The New York Times. Then out in California, and specifically Beverly Park in Los Angeles, the enterprising owner-operator, DaveBradley, has installed a closed-circuit television camera in his dark ride, Haunted Castle, that shows reactions of the children to parents and friends who stand outside.

Then about as far East as you can come another amusement center entrepreneur, Jack Dineen, "Mayor of Hampton" and operator of the Hampton Casino, a conglomerate of 23 separate businesses, is extolled in the press for the unequaled finesse with which he handles this enterprise.

Other NAMES IN THE NEWS. .. . Ernie Barcella is chairman of the National Press Club charter flight committee whose jet charter flights to Europe have become a resounding success. . . . Dr. Bill Reid, of the Hyde Park (Boston) High School, was presented the 1961 Valley Forge Classroom Teachers Medal for outstanding work in behalf of responsible patriotic citizenship. ... Ed Corson has been appointed general credit manager of the American Smelting and Refining Co. Ted has been with Asarco since 1934 in Chicago, St. Louis and most recently San Francisco where he was credit manager of the Pacific Coast division. . . . Dr. Ed Marceau, Burlington. Vt., ortho- dontist, was installed as president of the Vermont State Dental Society.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. announces the election of Russ Davis as vice president. Russ has been with the company since 1937 and is manager of the group accident and health department. . . . Gail Raphael has been named a vice president of the Lawrence C. Gumbinner Advertising Agency where he is a copy chief. . . . Bob Newman has been elected a trustee of Shaker Community, Inc. which is a Shaker Village located about five miles from Pittsfield, Mass. It is being restored and furnished as a museum and will exemplify the Shaker way of life . . . from the Maiden (Mass.) News, Bernie Cushman catches a little reflected glory by way of his brother, Edward, who is vice president and chief negotiator for American Motors. The News points out that Bernie is also a standout figure in labor relations as chief counsel for the Amalgamated Assn. of Street and Electrical Motor Coach Employees of America.

This may be a little risky, to say nothing of sensitive, but on reliable authority we hear that sons of the following fellows were accepted in the class of 1965: Ed Brown, Em Brown, Sam Carson, Joe Dolben, George Engel, Dave Hedges, Herb Heston, Tack Hinsman, Henry Kraszewski, John Metzger, Ace Miller, Walt Reichert, Herrn Spitzer, Charlie Strauss, Jack Tobin, and Dick Wells. Of course, at the moment we don't know which of these younger fellows, through lack of proper indoctrination or parental discipline, may have decided to go to Youwho U., or even Harvard.

Then there's the other good thing about finishing a column early in September, we can go soak our little warm, fat head in the ocean. Which we shall proceed to do!

The editor breaks in to report that JohnFoley has been appointed director of labor relations for the New England Electric System. In his new post '34's dependable secretary will be responsible for the labor management activities of the system and for the interpretation and administration of all labor agreements. John has been with New England Electric since graduation and prior to his new appointment was personnel counsel in the firm's Boston headquarters. In 1954 he was honored with the annual Berlin Award presented by the Holy Cross Institute of Industrial Relations for significant contributions in industrial relations.

Secretary, 12 Berwick St. Worcester 2, Mass.

Treasurer, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.