1937
As a brand new class secretary we are finding out right away that one of the problems is to meet an early copy deadline and still write class notes that sound like “news” when they appear in print. Take the matter of the New Hampshire primary elections. Tom Mclntyre is campaigning up and down the state seeking the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat now occupied by the successor to the late Styles Bridges. While there seems no doubt at all that Tom will win the nomination, he may face any one of four GOP contestants in the big match in November. Tom, a former mayor of La- conia, N. H., lost the congressional election eight years ago by only 397 votes, throwing a scare into the Republicans which they have never forgotten. Tom has an uphill battle in a traditionally Republican state. Not hurting his chances at all, however, are frequent news photos of his wife Myrtle campaigning in his behalf.
As we write this, we are awaiting a visit from Bob Ayiward and his family, enjoy- ing a vacation in the States before returning to his State Department post in Hong Kong.
Dick Chase, author and English professor at Columbia University, died of a heart at- tack on August 26. Further details appear in the In Memoriam section of this or a subsequent issue.
Want to make money? More specifically, would you like to know where to put your money for maximum return on capital? Dick Rush has the answer. The New York Times carried an advertisement recently of Dick’s new book, “A Strategy of Investing for Higher Return.” Published by Prentice- Hall and selling for $l5, it purports to ex- plain “step by step the methods used by the author to amass a sizable fortune, and how an investor, starting with limited capital, may do the same.”
Boz Bosworth, after a magnificent record as Head Class Agent, has turned the reins over te Jerry Low with the plea that: “if the class agents as the Class at large will all give Jerry the same wonderful support given to his several predecessors, his fund- raising activities will be both happy and successful.” Boz, incidentally, has been made president of Will Ross, Inc. in Mil- waukee, manufacturers and distributors of hospital supplies and equipment.
Some of us felt a bit envious of DaveCamerer at reunion time, buzzing around the campus in his MG; it looked like fun to drive. Apparently his neighbors feel the same way, for two weeks later the Stam- ford Advocate carried a story about police apprehending youngsters who had stolen Dave’s car twice the same night, and finally wrecked it. This confirms our suspicion that a sports car should be classified as an at- tractive nuisance.
Labor Day weekend was spent by the Rotch family climbing in New Hampshire’s Presidential range. At the Lakes of the Clouds hut, operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club, we were served a turkey dinner by a rugged and efficient crew which included Chick Koop’s son Allen ’65. This reminds us that when the Twenty-Five Year Book was printed the name of Collin Mac-Carty’s son Bob was omitted from the list of ’37 sons accepted for the Class of 1966. Incidentally, there are a number of the Twenty-Five Year Books left over; if any- one would like another copy, speak up. First come, first served.
My wife was elected president of the New Hampshire Smith College Club recently, which would be of ho particular significance here except for the fact that (1) the list she received of New Hampshire girls entering Smith this year included the names of Can- dace Cooper, daughter of Dick and LibbyCooper and Helen Taft, daughter of Win and Jane Taft, and (2) she climaxed an Au- gust meeting at Squam Lake in New Hamp- shire by spending a night with Will andNat Brown at their cottage there. She re- ports that the photogenic Briggs Austin family was vacationing there, but that BudButterworth and his family had left their summer home on Squam to spend two weeks with the Eskimos near Point Barrow, Alaska. This venture should merit some ex- planation from Bud in next month’s issue.
Chuck Hotaling sends along a sketch of his magnificent Hotaling Boatyards at Toms River, N. L, and a picture of himself and his wife bonefishing in the Florida Keys. “The boat is a test model of a fiberglass boat I am building for bonefishing,” Chuck writes. “Best catch in six weeks was a 75 lb. sailfish on a 10 lb. test line and spinning rod.”
A 1 Bryant did such a good job of cover- ing reunion news that there is little more to say, except to express a determination felt by everyone there, I am sure to keep alive the friendships with classmates, de- spite the handicaps of time and distance. Fran and Mary Fenn went downriver to Springfield, Vt., right after reunion and cele- brated another 25th, this time a wedding anniversary. Joining the party was Mary’s brother, Harfy Beardsley.
A 1 Bryant has turned over a number of items, some of which pre-date reunion, but are still timely. Among them: Bill Heroy, president of the Geotechnical Corporation in Dallas, Texas, is the new president of the Council of Scientific Societies of the Dallas- Fort Worth area. Bill Dwyer, president of the Orange County Community College in Middletown, N. Y., is described in press notices as “a well-known authority on com- munity colleges, noted for his interesting and informative talks on the subject.” MuttRay is treasurer of Family Service of West- chester, a non-sectarian family counselling group. News from American International College in Springfield describes ProfessorRobert H. Bohlke’s participation in a sym- posium on the work of the late C. Wright Mills, critic and sociologist. Russ Stearns, one of ’37s anchors in Hanover, is taking time from his Thayer School responsibilities to serve on the board of the Lebanon Air- port Authority. Bill Spears is writing tech- nical journals at State College in Pennsyl- vania, and Tom Wilson is the head of Multi- Tool Inc., a new company as of last June, making machine tools for the automotive and aircraft industries.
It occurs to us that the biggest hazard in writing these class notes is that they will be dominated by New England news. This can be offset if you classmates who live in the territories west of the Hudson will co- operate with a postcard or note from time to time, and please remember that in this field modesty is not a virtue.
Dave Camerer ’37 and sportscar faredbetter at the 25th reunion than soonafter in Stamford, Conn., where autowas stolen twice in the same evening.
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