1920

I'm not sure that I like Florida, but I sho' do like the climate and what it does for my aches and pains. When you read this our nonpareil Reunion Chairman and your Class Secretary will be closing in on Fort Lauderdale where we expect to hole up (in a very posh apartment such as only Gerald Starr Stone would be happy in) until late April. The latchstring will be out for all and sundry Dartmouths.

That reminds me .. . this is the time of year when Albert Wesley Frey's pompadour is apt to become more white, or is it gray. So, put five bucks on the line and make life that much easier for the best class Treasurer extant. Al has piled up a wonderful record of class dues payments percentagewise ... so get it out from under the mattress and send it on to Al. The price is so low - five bucks - that I'm ashamed to mention it.

Last week Jerry Stone and I drove 30 miles or so into rural Connecticut to see the Columbia University football team put on a special scrimmage session for the newspaper sports writers. Columbia has a quarterback, Archie Roberts, who can kick, run and pass. He throws only strikes... so keep your eyes open for that boy this fall.

Tommy Thomson says I don't read good! Seems he was due in California in mid-September and will be coaching the U. S. Marines' Track Team at Camp Pendleton, Ore. At any rate, I'll miss the old guy when I go South this fall. He's quite apt to be out there for a year or so at least before he comes East again. Well, Tommy, best to you and Ann from all of us, and don't stay out there too long.

The Investment Dealers Digest carried a picture of Sam Stratton a while back. When I first saw it I thought it was one of those things you see in the Post Office along with fingerprints and a detailed description under the heading "Wanted." On reading the article I was delighted to learn that after twenty years as President at Middlebury College Sam had landed on his feet in a fine new job. Here's the article:

Noted educator and consultant in economics and finance to both Government and industry. Dr. Samuel S. Stratton, has been named vice president for education of Prentice-Hall, Inc., it was announced by Richard P. Ettinger, chairman of the board. For the past twenty years Dr. Stratton has been president of Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. In addition to his new duties in Prentice-Hall's program of research and development in education, Dr. Stratton will serve as consulting director of the New York Institute of Finance, a recently acquired subsidiary of Prentice-Hall. In this latter capacity he will assist the president of the Institute in strengthening and expanding the Institute's educational program.

It is always painful to write of the passing of one of the Twenties. This time it's particularly tough to tell you that Vince(Breg) Breglio has gone to his reward. Characteristically, he died at the piano which even in undergraduate days had been so much a part of him. An In Memoriam appears in the latter pages of this or a subsequent issue. To his sorrowing family and his legion of friends 1920 extends deepest sympathy.

Russ Keep, handsome son of Phi Psi, is liking retirement which he finds very pleasant and enjoyable. However, he is still a board member and thus occasionally rubs shoulders with them Tycoons. He is a golfer and so challenges Mel Merritt, Dick Watts, Ben Ayres, Laddie Myers, Dan Bender and any of the other Joes who think they can play the game. He spent last April in Naples, Fla., and October in Ponte Vedra. Fla., thereby ignoring the Stone-McGoughran axis.

As Al Foley reported, Danny Bender was in Hanover early this summer and brought Isobel along. That was his first visit since 1917. However, he'll have been back for the Brown game ere this is in print. Although Dan is fully retired from his old firm, Benedict and Benedict, insurance brokers, he's one golfer who does not use a cart. (Please note you golf derelicts.)

This seems to be the month for magazine articles bearing photos of the brethren. I wish you could see the "likenesses" of H. Sheridan Baketel and "prepare to mount" Frank Brockett Morey. I can say only that the photographer must be a gent who failed to be bid Beta. Baketel looks like a guy on the inside looking out, while Morey looks like he was still in the field artillery but had lost his horse or his boots or something. At any rate, both of these distinguished members of Twenty and of Beta Theta Pi are throwing in the towel and retiring from active business. Seriously they have both had distinguished business careers. Frank has been with the New York Telephone Company practically since the telephone was invented, while Sherry introduced insurance to Philadelphia. Good luck and many happy years to both of you slugs.

Gugger Fiske politely insists that Jerry and I look up his old friend (and mine, too) George Loehr whose native habitat is Fort Lauderdale. Will do, Gugger!

Fred Buschman has had a leg amputated and is resting quietly at home. The apparent cause was an infection. Drop him a card or a note at 102 Elm Street, Westfield, Mass.

The sad and shocking news of the passing of Norman B. (Norm) Richardson on September 14 strikes indeed a doleful note in the hearts of many a classmate. Few won the affection of his classmates as did Norm. Apart from his active participation in all things pertaining to Dartmouth, it will be remembered that he was an honors student, a member of the freshman football team and one of the best loved undergraduates of our time. Norm was class treasurer sophomore and junior years, chairman of the Winter Carnival Committee junior year, and a member of the Outing Club Council, while at the same time he was piling up grades that resulted in his election to Phi Beta Kappa. To his wife Doris and their two sons 1920 sends deepest sympathy. An In Memoriam appears in the latter pages of this or a subsequent issue.

By this time you will have received JerryStone's letter briefly outlining our plans for Twenty's Fabulous Reunion on June 15, 16, 17 (Monday-Wednesday), 1964. He has requested that you return the postcard which he enclosed advising whether you plan to be with us. You will be most helpful to him and his committee if you will get the postcard back to him pronto.

Bun Harvey, Ben Ayres and Stone met in Worcester during early September to nominate class officers and the executive committee to be voted on by the Class at reunion. They were joined by Doc Miller and the wives of all three of them and discussed plans for reunion.

The various Reunion Committees are all hard at work to make the Reunion in 1964 the most exciting ever. The tax of $l5 for a stag and $30 per couple is at an all-time low. It covers all expenses of the Reunion except the cost of dormitory rooms. BillCarter as vice chairman is watching over our Reunion needs in Hanover. Art Smith is handling publicity.

Hazel Macomber is heading up the Womens Committee. Your wife will be hearing from her or someone on her committee urging her to see that the old man is present when the Fabulous 45th Reunion convenes. Hazel's Committee will be on hand to welcome you when you arrive.

Come back in June 1964. Come back and enjoy yourself - it's later than you think! Save those dates — June 15, 16 and 17, 1964.

We plan to have a 1920 get-together next February or March in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with those of you who are avoiding the rigors of winter in the north, as well as members of the Class who live permanently in Florida. Drop me a card and let me know whether we can figure on you being present and whether you think the gathering should be in February or March.

A happy Thanksgiving to one and all and write when you can.

Secretary Sinclair Oil Corp., 600 Fifth Ave. New York 20, N. Y.

Treasurer, Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 13, Pa.