1934
At the risk of some of the class accountants sending a suspicious sniff in the direction of an expense account junket, we are once again taking advantage of the late winter quiet of Hanover as this column is chiseled out of the oft-sung granite of our brains. As pointed out before, all the nickels snatched for the class coffers go to good works, like the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, and charity, undefined. This trip is for rest, relaxation, and the chance to get a little more grist for this mill in the Ides of March which is the doldrums of this particular ye sec.
The powers that be arranged for the usual display of light drifting snow which is a feature of this annual visit, but this year from the vantage point of the fourth floor of the Inn the light fluffy stuff with lights thrusting up through it from the glass roof of one of the Hopkins Center components is truly a beautiful winter scene.
As for the rest of the Hopkins Center, we found that wandering casually through is not the answer, for us. About all we could fully comprehend were the "No Smoking" signs. Then in one of the subterranean recesses we met Prof. Ed Brown and wife Barbara just completing an undoubtedly expertly guided tour for friends.
But let's get to NAMES IN THE NEWS, for instance ... from New Haven. "ClydeSeney, management consultant with offices at 205 Church Street, has been named director of the Greater New Haven area by Partake, Inc., international marketing service headquartered at Oak Brook, Ill. As a Partake director, Seney will seek out and provide career counseling services to men and women interested in establishing businesses of their own." .... From New Hampshire papers, "Perkins Bass, New Hampshire's Second District Congressman for the last eight years, announced that he is returning to the practice of law. rejoining his Manchester firm of Sheehan, Phinney, Bass, Green, and Bergevin." Perk was the unfortunate victim of some rather savage infighting among his fellow Republicans according to my informants, and lost the senatorial election after winning the nomination ... and from several sources, peacelovers all, clippings about the NBA game where Celtics' coach Red Auerbach and referee Sid Borgia had one of their usual differences of opinion, thus, "Both raised their fists while arguing in front of the scorer's table, but Celtics' publicist HowieMcHugh and Tommy Heinsohn stepped between them." Heinsohn we can see, but unless Mac's buttons are becoming untethered, he must have in some way been wearing his old goalie equipment with one of the new masks, also.
Then from HITHER AND YON ...in what we consider the finest of friendly sentiments from Jake Jacobson, "Have come to the belated conclusion that your material certainly doesn't come out of thin air. For what it's worth, have just returned from a two-week business trip (J. P. Stevens & Co.) through the Midwest, up to Seattle and down the coast to Los Angeles. My old (stet) roommate. Maury O'Connor (better known as the Judge), lives in Pomona, Calif., so as usual we managed to have a little reunion at the O'Connor estate. We had a great Saturday night, but Sunday was perhaps one of the longer days of the year. Maury is fine, as is his wife, Ann. Their daughter is about to transfer from Stanford to U.C.L.A. My family status is the same with my son working for B.O.A.C. in NYC and my daughter at Wells College up near Ithaca" ... then a short note, from BriceBanks, in Calif., "Not too much to relate. See Jerry Fries now and then, and watch the resonant Hewitt on TV" ... and Al Hewitt at the first of the year returned to Hollywood for more of the same ... while a card from Lois and Moe Frankel tells of two wonderful weeks in Italy, their third week in Germany ending with a lecture at Frankfurt on "Economic Education in American Schools," and upcoming time in France, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and England with home scheduled for the middle of May ... and a short report from Jamie King pointing to the '63 graduation of #3 son, Richard Johnston King, after #2 son, John Van Rensselear King, graduated in 1957 - the year of his grandfather's 50th reunion.
And speaking of reunions, which everybody should be doing frequently about now, the score looks pretty good, with the young folks' turn-out so promising that the joint committee is beating the bushes for a second dance band. With about 75 early and fairly firm commitments Gillie Gilmore got returns from many with comments which might be of interest ... for instance. BillAdams wants the reunion moved to Southern California.... Stu Anderson is still in Brazil.... Steve Briggs thinks he has an outside chance of making it.... Dave Hawes writes from San Mateo, Calif., that he can't this time, but is counting on the 50th.... Col. Grant Healey will be touring the British Isles in June, prior to returning to the U.S. in July, from Turkey.... Dave Hedges said his family's trip to the Princeton game was "it" for a while.... MikeMenchel, one of the younger fellows, says his children will still be in school, otherwise they would all come.... Bill Mock writes that New York Regents Week prevents him from attending until after retirement (what is that) ... and Dana Redington writes from California that three of his family hope to show up, but that he can't count on it definitely.
And looking back at some of that 30YEARS AGO stuff, we find that just that ago, now, an April snowstorm, measured by Prof. J. M. Poor at 21½ inches, buried Hanover as well as many unfortunates beating their way back from spring vacation.
Secretary, 12 Berwick St. Worcester 2, Mass.
Class Agent, 3 Shelwood Dr., Rochester 18, N.Y.
