1935

Before anything else, I had better clear up this matter of hypsophobia inflicted on Charlie Lafazanos last month by some sorcerer's apprentice at the ALUMNI MAGAZINE in Hanover. Poor old Charlie, to my knowledge, never had hypsophobia (fear of height) at Mt. Athos but something much more-necessary and useful in these times- "an acute attack of hysuchia." In case this is a new word for your collection, it means stillness, quietness or peace. I'd like to give it to you in Greek, but I doubt if the Magazine has a Greek font. In any event, hysuchia be with you Charlie - also Widmayer, if he's listening.

My authority for all this is that erstwhile Greek major, Fritz Hormel, now solon for the Interchemical Co. I caught him unawares today with this hysuchia business and he came up with the answer immedi- ately, helped by a Greek lexicon which just happened to be at his elbow. Fritz moved from manager of the personnel department of Interchemical into its legal department where he now has particular responsibility for international affairs of the company, which are numerous and growing. As a result, he is looking forward to a European trip this summer. Anyone interested in having him bring back a Mercedes for their account can get in touch with me as his agent.

Another class lawyer came into the news recently as "potentially the most powerful GOP candidate" for Governor of New Hampshire. The Hanover Gazette had this to say of Dick Upton's chances for nomination: "Upton is a brilliant, unassuming and very capable man with the dignity and upbringing one would hope to find in the chair occupied by a chief executive. ... Here there would be real leadership which the Democrats with any candidate, even Professor Herbert Hill of Hanover, would be hard put to defeat." Dick is the son of a former U. S. Senator from New Hampshire and has had an outstanding career in politics already.

Another New England lawyer, HarryReynolds, of Goodwin, Proctor and Hoar in Boston has been banging his way along in Republican politics too. Some years ago he was nosed out of a race for the Governor's Council by Christian A. Herter Jr. after a spectacular race in which Harry campaigned from a loudspeaker-equipped helicopter that hovered over the crowded railroad stations all the way up to Lowell. Described recently in the Boston Globe as that "young-looking Reynolds," Harry has an impressive list of political and civic credentials. He is a former Town Meeting board member in Belmont and a former member of the Newton Republican City Committee, was assistant attorney general for four years in which he represented the Commissioner of Corporations and other state bodies before lower courts and on appeals before the Supreme Court. He also served as president of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Greater Boston, an officer of Newton Highlands Improvement Association, executive secretary of the Massachusetts Civic League, and many other posts.

Wakefield, Mass., also boasts a classmate who has thrown his hat in the political ring. Henry Orcutt announced his candidacy for the Planning Board having become interested in this subject through his chairman- ship of the Transportation and Sidewalk Needs Survey Committee. In the course of this work, according to the Wakefield newspaper, Henry "learned a great deal about the Town of Wakefield." If the transportation and sidewalk problems in Wakefield are like those in most suburban communities, by this time he ought to know all about the town. Count on us for support, Henry. Who needs sidewalks?

With the political situation in hand, perhaps we should turn to finance. Doug Hamilton left the Colonial Trust Co. in New York some years ago to go with the Meadowbrook National Bank in West Hempstead, L. I. where he was in charge of the consumer credit department. Our employees at a corrugated plant in Lakeview no doubt used all he had to offer. His roots were in New Jersey, however, where he had started a time sales department in an Elizabeth, N. J., bank just after the war. Accordingly, he seized the opportunity to go back to Jersey with the Trust Company of Morris County in Morristown. He has just been made an officer of that bank and has been placed in charge of consumer credit activities. If you are going to buy a new ice box he is the man to see.

Ernie Draper is leaving New Canaan, having been promoted to manager of the advertising office of Fortune Magazine in Philadelphia.

Dero Saunders has been promoted to the post of senior editor of Forbes Magazine, where in addition to his own writing he will work on the organization and assignment of editorial content. The pictures accompany, ing this announcement in the January 15 issue of Forbes didn't really have to be so glum, did they, Dero? You all look as if you had eaten green persimmons.

Dick Wells '34, his wife Helen and sonBill, showing family life in the northMidwest winter of Wayzata, Minnesota.

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