1937

Last month I mentioned that there were quite a few of us with sons in this year's freshman class. I didn't realize just how many, for, lo and behold! there are fourteen sons of '37 in the class of 1965. Here is the entire list:

1965 Carl H. III Charles Jr. Timothy C. Robert Jr. Mark T. George F. II Allen V. Robert Jr. Peter L. Arthur H. Roger W. Alan C. Bruce S. Edward Jr. 1937 Carl Amon Charlie Blaisdell Al Bryant Bob Crabb Elsom Eldridge Tom Jacobs Chick Koop Bob Koury Augie Paeschke Dave Rainey George Snyder Wayne Stewart Sheldon Wagner Ed Wynot

Quite an imposing list, I must say. And to give us a head start for next year I have a happy, relieved note from Pat Uhlmann stating that his son John has already won early acceptance for the class of 1966!

Back in the January column I mentioned a get-together we had here in New York this fall. Well, we had another function a few days ago when our money men, Fran Fenn and Boz Bosworth were in town. We had a real fine turn out for lunch at the Essex House to hear Fran and Boz explain in detail the ideas behind the concept of "25 Year Giving" mentioned in Wayne Ballantyne's letter of January 9. Those appearing for the festivities included Jerry Low, Bob Turner, Bill Coe, Bill Ashe, Frank Robin, Mai Merritt, Dave Camerer, Mutt Ray, Don Miller, Les Garvin, Al Gray, Roily Bialla, Mike Wright, Bill Falion, Boz Bosworth, Les Bratton, Lanny Moore, Wayne Ballantyne, Charlie Blaisdell. Rog Allen and Fran Fenn.

Bill Leonard, whose post at CBS took him back to Hanover for some television work recently, has been named executive producer of a new CBS television and radio election unit. The permanent unit will handle the 1962 Congressional and state campaigns and elections and will plan for future election coverage. Bill joined CBS in 1945 and for twelve years produced and broadcast the prize-winning radio show. "This is New York." More recently he has been correspondent and producer of the highly successful "CBS Reports" series.

I came across a clipping the other day about a talk Oliver Butterworth recently gave in Hartford on the subject "What is Good Children's Literature?" The article mentioned one of Bud's books called "The Trouble With Jenny's Car." Since we have a ten-year-old in our household, we found a copy for her to read. It must be good, for for three days we weren't able to get her to take her nose out of it until she finished it. And tonight when I came home, she commented how much she enjoyed reading about Jenny, the girl whose ears heard other peoples' thoughts. She commented "Your classmate must have a very imaginary mind to write like this!"

Bill Rotch is still looking for letters, pictures, and biographical information for the 25 Year Book. Have you sent in yours yet? Time's awasting, so send yours off in a hurry to ye editor. Which reminds me that Bill recently sent me a picture from a newspaper, which unfortunately will not reproduce well enough to use here, showing Dickand Libby Cooper and their daughter Candace who was one of the honor award winners in the nation-wide Westinghouse Science Talent Search.

Several quick news items. Bill Cash has been appointed Director of Marketing, responsible for the entire grocery products division at General Mills. Ed Sterns has been named secretary, fire and marine underwriting department at The Travelers Indemnity Company. Ed joined Travelers in 1938 and has steadily worked his way up through various departments to his present position. HalPutnam has been named general counsel and director of government relations by Servo Corp. of America, a rapidly growing electronics company with plants on Long Island and in Los Angeles.

Boy, what an operator this Don McKinlay is. In the mail this week comes a long outline of the lectures and seminars he is planning for Thursday evening and Friday morning of reunion. It sounds real good until you get down to the qualifications he is looking for in moderators for the seminars. And there tucked in among the other papers is a little note which says "Al, you are going to be one of the moderators!" Oh well, a 25th comes only once in a life time.

Latest count from Bob Turner on returnees for Reunion: Yes, 122; questionable, 37; no, 57.

Come on, let's get some more YES returns in the works. Make your plans now to be on hand, with mamma, and the kids.

Present at a pre-25th Reunion dinner ofthe Class of 1937 in New York duringNovember were (front, l to r) Betty Dixon,Fern Coe, Bill Coe; (rear) Al Bryant andBill Dixon ... all '37s.

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