1940

By the time you read this reunion will be nearly upon us. It's not too late to come to the best one yet. The dates: June 16, 17, and 18.

An eight-page Sunday supplement in the Boston Herald describes in detail the services and abilities of Herman, Inc., a rack jobber of beauty and health aids, owned and operated by Larry Herman and his brother. The elaborate advertisement was run in conjunction with the opening of the company's new $300,000 warehouse in Avon, Mass. For you who may not know what rack jobbers do, they set up and operate departments in grocery stores and are completely responsible for stocking, pricing, etc. Herman's is now a leader in its field in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, and its growth since its founding in 1949 has been spectacular.

Beezie Smallwood reports that daughter, Lacey, is doing very well at Colby and that she sang a solo at the last Dartmouth-Colby joint glee club concert.

American Cyanamicl boasts John Bertrand as its Lederle plant manager in Montreal, Canada, with whom he has been associated for 21 years. John and Janie's two boys are at McGill. He regrets the lack of classmates in the area and had to go all the way to Seattle to see Dean Hanscom.

Smock Thompson will be at reunion, and he reports that Doc Aulman and recent bride will also be on hand. Smock reports that North American Philips-Con. Elect, recently bought his company, Thompson-Hayward. The new parent is affiliated with Philips Lamp in Holland, so now Smock has become very internationally oriented.

From Madison, Wise., Nat Sample bemoans the fact that he will not make reunion. In a more pleasant vein he reports that ten top notch boys from his area plus two transfer students have applied for Dartmouth. Bob Austin is also very active in enrollment work in the Boston area. His committee looked over 28 prospects. Bob says that BillSquier is doing an outstanding job as president of the Charles River Dartmouth Club.

Rowland Hall moved from Grand Rapids to Winnetka last fall to take the job of director of purchasing for the Packaging Corp. of America. He has two sons at New Trier, the alma mater of several classmates. Rowl sees Art Sullivan frequently.

In Cleveland, Keith Benson is with Pickands Mather in the iron ore, shipping, pig iron, and coke business. He is secretary and general counsel of this large company and has recently been made a director. He and Jean have two daughters, Karen sixteen and Paula 14. While in Europe on business this spring, Keith met Harry Howard at the Lido in Paris.

Ben Bacon writes that a '40-'41 pre-reunion cocktail party at the Dartmouth Club in New York was well attended. He remembers seeing the Hewitts, Martins, Warners and Gensels there among others. Ben still retains a tight rein on the Bacon Printing Company. Misfortune struck the Bacon family in February in the form of a $21,000 fire in their house. That's one way to get redecorated! The Bacons and Gensels are planning a two-week cruise on Long Island Sound in early June just to get in shape for reunion. Jordan Van Cleve and Bill Bumsted are also planning a pre-reunion warm-up in the form of a week's golfing in Hanover.

Recently Fred Pillsbury, a vice president and executive committee man of the Bar Association in Springfield, Mass., was nominated for Member at Large on the State Bar's Board of Delegates.

Herb Porter writes from Los Angeles that he is general sales manager for Bekins Van and Storage Company in Los Angeles, which is the pre-eminent company of its kind in the west and growing fast in the east. His wife, Gita, is English. He met her in 1940 and subsequently married her in 1945. They have two boys and a girl, aged thirteen, nine and seven respectively.

See you the weekend of June 16-18 in Han- over!

Secretary, 21 Old Farm Road, Darien, Conn.

Class Agent, O.D.M. Inc., New Canaan, Conn.