1941

"The ides of March are come .. . but not gone," so it will not be long before Pop will again be spending his weekends in the garden and putting a fresh coat of paint on the trim. Also, it will not be long before the 1962 Alumni Fund campaign is underway. As it will have started before the April issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE reaches your mail boxes, I am taking the liberty of using this opportunity to appeal to all to give our new head class agent a rousing send-off in this mammoth undertaking by making your contributions early and by making them as sizable as circumstances will permit.

More on Arnold Bartlett and Ed Stone: Within weeks after Arnold took over his new duties last December as principal of the Glen Ridge, N. J., High School, the energetic principal had the entire school system and the community which it serves fired up with his views on modern education and his interest in experimental school programming and the more expeditious utilization of teachers. He embarked on his new assignment by sitting in on classes and holding frequent staff meetings to become acquainted with his new domain. Arnold has a few other interests besides education. He belonged to little theater groups in previous communities and he is a boating enthusiast. His favorite extracurricular activity, however, is duplicate bridge. Arnold and Jessica are still looking for a home for their ten children in their newly-adopted community. Wonder if they build them that large? In the meantime, maybe Bob Taft could prevail upon the College to loan them the reunion tent.

Ed Stone's only accomplishment of 1961 was not just the display of dexterity he evidenced in forestalling a robbery. The general opinion around Narragansett and Rockingham Parks in the waning days of the 1961 New England thoroughbred racing season was "that Stone must have something on the ball." He saddled three winners on one afternoon at 'Gansett to boost his total to ten at the meeting. This feat was just a combination of the skill he has shown as a trainer, although only in racing since 1956 and rated as a comparative newcomer in the sport. The first mare purchased by Ed in 1956 for $400 at Suffolk Downs dropped a filly which won $12,000 in purses for Ed. From that point on Ed began expanding. He added several prominent patrons to his list. A recent claim made by him at Lincoln Downs came back to win three straight races, practically bringing back most of his claiming price. Another horse claimed by him won twice the amount of the claiming price for his owner. Ed's uncanny knack for claiming the right horses is not the result of luck. He is a dedicated student of the chart books and he spends hours on end searching and scrutinizing horses in which he may be interested or in their breeding.

NEW FACES OF 1962.

The first page of the financial section of the first Sunday edition of the New York Times for 1962 pictured Felix Lilenthal displaying better dresses to out-of-town customers. Felix's organization, one of the top resident-buying offices in New York City, will mark its sixtieth anniversary next year. Felix became president of this family organization of Felix Lilenthal and Co. in April, 1955, after the death of his father, the founder. His concern primarily services independent, privately owned retail stores of all sizes in all sizes of cities here and abroad. Our diminutive colleague is the champion of the "little fellow." By buying goods for small member stores he prevents them from being outrun by discount and chain competition.

Bill Lewis has become treasurer of Rodway Realty, Inc., of Portland, Me. Bill was with Beechnut Packing Co. for many years, ending as northern New England division manager. He then spent two years with Medomack Canning Co. as its sales manager, followed by a year's tenure as vice president of the food brokerage concern of Kenneth Cole and Associates Inc. Ray Seabury inaugurated the new year with an announcement of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the Longmeadow, Mass., Planning Board in the forthcoming town primary. As a native of Longmeadow, Ray is fully conversant with the growth and planning problem of his community and therefore highly qualified to make a substantial contribution to his community in this capacity. In business Ray is manager-of-engineering administration for Package Machinery Co. He is also active in numerous civic, church, and organizational affairs. Good luck, Ray!

Other newsbits from the Bay State: AustyBaker was recently promoted from Assistant Vice President to Vice President of the Wellesley National Bank, in which capacity he will head the credit department of the bank. Jason Baker recently moved from Lynn to Ipswich. Jack Bolten is now with the Geneva Foundation in Andover. Hyannis is Charlie Stanley's base of operations as a building contractor. Howie Wilson has forsaken Hartford, Conn., for Boston. George Denny is Vice-President of the Dartmouth Club of Berkshire County for 1962. Ab Coombes and Tony Guerrieri were on hand for George's election to this post in November and I am sure that they both did their share of stuffing the ballot box. Ed Martin is turning in a first-rate performance as Secretary and member of the Executive Committee of the Charles River Dartmouth Club. BobO'Brien is the new President of the Mystic Valley Club and Art Hills is on its Executive Committee.

Secretary, 84-39 126th St. Kew Gardens 15, N. Y.

Treasurer, Room 2820 525 Wm. Penn Place, Pittsburgh 30, Pa.