1934
Secretary,12 Berwick St., Worcester 2, Mass.
Class Agent, 131 South Third St., Orleans, N.Y.
Comes this time of year and the toughest part of our job is getting the copy paper into the machine, not because of mechanical ineptness, or even bifocals — but undoubtedly a hangover of daydreams of our old Hanover Spring girl-friend, Inertia.
Seems only yesterday we promised ourselves that this month we would meet the deadline with these notes; in fact it was only yesterday, and it was understandably the stimulus of bumping into a blonde or perhaps we could more accurately but less pleasurably describe it as meeting a young lady who admitted that she read this stuff that did the trick. Along with the Foley family, for whom it is required reading, and the MAG staff who comb it for libel, this constitutes quite a public and ye sec feels he should reciprocate, if he could spell it.
Somewhere nearby, if the presses could stand the strain, is the promised photo of the gathering of the clan at Gerry and BillScherman's wedding. That slightly stoned Scandinavian did pretty well, because barring Drs. Day and Stern who were oft splitting a fee or something, and Hulsart, Dryfoos and Maynard who didn't dare try to fit on the staircase, everyone else seems to be there - albeit starry-eyed, or glassy-eyed - there!
Another item for the matrimonial section, "Mrs. Everard Ferguson Perkins of Washington has announced the marriage of her daughter, Miss Virginia Perkins, to Mr. LewisHarry Brague Jr. Mrs. Brague is an artist designer and art director of Selinger Textile Corp. Mr. Brague is a director, vice-president and editor of the publishing firm of Charles Scribner's Sons."
Other NAMES IN THE NEWS, include ... Frederick L. Rath Jr., vice director of the New York State Historical Association, who at the annual Medal Awards luncheon of The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society was presented a Certificate of Citation for "noteworthy and continued contributions to the field of Historic preservation". ... From West Point, N. Y." MajorEdward H. Germann, one time French language interpreter to such notables as Generals Alfred Gruenther and Lauris Norstad, and presently an associate professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the U. S. Military Academy, was promoted to the grade of lieutenant colone1.... Dr. H. E.Hawkes, professor of mineral exploration at the University of California, spoke in Chicago on "The Modern Prospector." Dr. Hawkes, a geochemist for Bear Creek Mining Co., is considered the country's leading authority in geochemistry... . Donald J. Moir, director of personnel and employee services at the Hyatt Bearings Division plant of General Motors in Harrison, N. J., was installed as the new president of the West Hudson Chamber of Commerce.... Trustees of the National Geographic Society promoted ThomasB. Beers to associate secretary, it was recently announced by Melville Bell Grosvenor, president and editor ... and somewhere in the annual March assembly of the Greater Springfield (Mass.) Chamber of Commerce, which assembly takes the theme of Old Erin, they took note of the distinguished service of Gordon Kibbe, new president of the Visiting Nurses Association. Gordon is a trust officer of the Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Co. He is also treasurer of the Safety Council of Western Massachusetts and a corporator of the Wesson Memorial Hospital.
You might be interested to know that thirty years ago this time The Dartmouth and Mayor Curley of Boston were all wound up in a death struggle over the site of the Dartmouth-Stanford game. After reaching the climax of a head which read "Curley bird gets the worm?" the parties resolved their differences and Jim was allowed to go his merry way into the pages of "The Last Hurrah!" unfettered by the scorn of The Dartmouth... and the 136-year-old White Church burned down in the most spectacular blaze seen in years ... the sets for "The Mikado" were being prepared with the able assistance of W. A. Craig and W. W. Winchester, both of '34 ... the D.O.C. summer crew for Moosilauke included Banfield and Hill of 1934.... Officer Ferguson and the "feds," on a tip, captured a car with 360 quarts of beer and ale. The car was smashed ... and an indestructible member of the class of 1931 fell to the ground from the fourth floor of Topliff while trying to get into his room. The resulting slight headache might have been due to any of several things including overstudy.
Then from HERE AND THERE ... and the Garden Spot of America, which means, of course, Art Moebius from Aurora, Ohio, we get a clipped column from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the info, "Had lunch with Leon Lindheim, and thought the Class might be interested in the fact that besides being Senior V.P. and Secretary of the Continental Bank in Cleveland, he is a rabid numismatist and author of a weekly article on coins for the Plain Dealer. If any '34's have coins of unknown origin or value, Leon is able to and very happy to give them the scoop." ... then to the West Coast and peripatetic Bud Yallalee, who says: "Still with Merchandising Associates - at present trying to land some new accounts from the East. Figure there are many such firms, either in food or non-foods, that could profit with distribution in the growing Los Angeles market. Actually, we cover from Santa Barbara to San Diego in major food chains, drug chains and discount houses. Current accounts are Lily Tulip, General Foods Division of Holly Pack, Claire Cones, and party supplies which we handle on a rack basis. We can give a helluva push to any new product and enough likely prospects from the East gives me a chance for a quick trip that way." All of which brings us, if not to the end of the franchise, at least to the beginning of ingenuity. Rather than succumb, we will just point out in closing that the early May which brings this MAGAZINE also brings the annual Hanover fight talk for class officers. We have wrapped a heavy pair of pajamas around a reasonable quantity of Kentucky Tavern, against the chills and vapours of the Hanover Plain, and are prepared to protect the interests of '34 at all times. Wish you were here.
A large group of classmates turned out for the wedding of Gerry and Bill Scherman '34. Bill (left front) was given support by his future brother-in-law Reg Bankart '35, who was' best man. The two men were already fraternity brothers in Delta Kappa Epsilon.
