1954

World Series time is here again in New York (where else?), and for the second year in a row it's an East Coast, West Coast series. It's also a somewhat confusing time of the year for the sports staff of all newspapers as football keeps trying to shove baseball out of the headlines and vice versa. After the Big Green's narrow escape against Bucknell this past week and the prospect of facing Penn (victor over Lafayette 47-0) this coming Saturday in Philadelphia, we are a litttle apprehensive about this being a long fall. For those of us fortunate enough to be in or near New England there is, however, the promise of a most beautiful and breathtaking autumn countryside to be enjoyed.

Taking advantage of some lovely mid-September weather, a number of members of the class in the New York metropolitan area got together in a beautiful setting on the Rockefeller estate at Pocantico Hills for a pre-reunion picnic for the second year in a row. Because of its continued success the idea of a fall picnic may well become an annual event. There were too many classmates present to list them all here, and in any case, Jim Fisher has already described the affair in the newsletter in more detail than I can in this column.

The mail from India containing information about class members accumulated byJack Christy arrived too late for inclusion in last month's column. While some of the news is not exactly current, I am sure it will be of interest to all of you.

Certainly the youngest and most promising legal figure in the state of Delaware must be E. Norman Veasey. Norm at the end of last year was named Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Delaware. On June 1 of this year he became a member of Richards, Layton and Finger, a Wilmington law firm. He is currently intelligence specialist and judge advocate with the Delaware Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. Norm and his wife, Suzanne, have two sons, Andrew and Douglas. The law firm of Nyburg, Goldman and Walter in Baltimore, Md., announced on Feb. 1 that Robert E. Levy, formerly a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division, U. S. Department of Justice, had become associated with the firm.

Ernie Dahl moved back this past summer to Denver, Colo., where he is working at the Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Denver. Ernie is hoping to complete his work for the degree of Ed.D. in Guidance, and reports that the Dahls much prefer the climate of Colorado to Minnesota, where they had been living previously. John H. Freund was elected president of the Horace Mann Alumni Association at the last meeting of the Alumni Council in May. John, who is well qualified for the position, is a loyal alumnus whose interest in Horace Mann and its progress has grown greater through the years. He, his wife, Pat, and daughter, Elizabeth, live in New York City.

Undoubtedly most of you read about the terrible earthquake in Skoplje, Yugoslavia. An interesting news item concerning MajorBruce LaFollette appeared in the New York Times this past August. One of the victims of the earthquake had suffered spinal fractures and dislocation. An operation was performed by Bruce, and it was so successful that the patient was able to walk out of the hospital ten days later with his head held straight in a plastic collar. Bruce, an orthopedic surgeon, was with the U. S. Army's Eighth Field Hospital, based in Germany, and his unit set up their tents on an abandoned airfield in southern Yugoslavia. The hospital group gave specialized emergency care and performed 34* major operations.

A few classmates have reported the good news that there have been additions to their families. Cliff Feakes and his wife, Sue, announced earlier this year the arrival of a son, David Russell. Sue writes that they are now living in Pensacola, Fla., where Cliff is a merchandise manager for C. J. Gayfer and Company. Little Dave, who is now nine months old, is their third child, joining Kate, five, and Laurie, three. George Haskius wrote earlier this spring about the birth of his second child, and second son, Steven David. George is still at Eastman Savings and Loan Association in Rochester, N. Y., as assistant secretary and senior appraiser. He and his wife, Barb, are leading very active lives with church and political activities, bowling, and their do-it-yourself suburban living.

The word from Hanover is that William A. Jenkins was elected to the executive committee of the General Alumni Association of Dartmouth College. Bill lives in Mexico City. Another worthy selection is that of Dave Mandelbaum to the executive committee of the Class Treasurers' Association.

Speaking of Dave Mandelbaum, I would like to echo the congratulations and sentiments expressed in his appeal for class dues. Your loyal participation and cooperation are unmatched, and I know his pride as class treasurer will be further reaffirmed by your continued support.

Secretary, James T. White and Co. 101 Fifth Ave., New York 3,N. Y.

Treasurer, United Audit Co. 450 Seventh Ave., New York, N. Y.