1952
Undergraduates are supposed to be fervent, idealistic, and espousers of sometimes unpopular causes. But for the most part the "old boys," when they've put on a few years and a little girth, are willing to settle back into respectability and leave the crusading to others. All the more noteworthy when one of those old alums keeps right on working toward making our tired and nasty world a little easier for others to take.
Such a one is '52's Coleman Dorsey who was named Young Man of the Year for 1962 by the Wilmington, Del., Junior Chamber of Commerce. All the things to which Cole Dorsey has contributed his efforts are too numerous to name here. Suffice to say that he is chairman of the Delaware Advisory Council of the U.S. Civil Rights Association and that the Wilmington Evening Journal described him as "a crusader for human rights, particularly those of Negroes." The award was made January 24 and though it may be a bit belated I add my congratulations to all those you've already had, Cole, and hope the others of our class will want to do the same.
As is evidenced by this story about Cole Dorsey, most of the items reported here are usually so old one can hardly be justified in calling them news. Thus it is with chagrin that I confess I really blew a chance at a "scoop" last month. One of those in attendance at the '52 soiree at the New York Dartmouth Club, reported on here last month, was Roy Abbott. The party was held the latter part of February and so I could have gotten the news of Roy's brand new twin boys, Ken and Bill, into last month's MAGAZINE. But I stuck the Vox Clamantis In Deserto napkin on which I'd penned the information into my wallet and forgot it until now. Birth date was February
Another birth announcement comes all the way from the Philippines where Dean Doc Dey, on loan from The College to the Peace Corps, is father of a new son born March 1. No name reported at the writing.
This month the full Wah Hoo Wah goes for Jack Foster out in Detroit. Jack was recently named sales manager of the Detroit plant of Joseph T. Ryerson, Inc., leading distributor of steel, aluminum, industrial plastics, and metal-working machinery. Jack's been with Ryerson all of his business life, so perseverance does pay.
Jack's old roommate is doing all right, too - that is we hope he is. Have you ever heard of the Quantum Motor Car Corporation of Hudson, Mass.? Well, it's not pushing the Big Three for leadership yet but then it's still young. Matter of fact, it was formed just this year by a group of youthful entrepreneurs, among whom is Jack's former cellmate, Chet Wiley. Chester is not only the general manager of the Hudson operations of this company he's the man who designed the new "Quantum III" car, which is, to quote Chet, "a lightweight, front wheel drive sports car of unparalleled performance." The body is molded fiberglas. It utilizes the Swedish Saab engine, and sounds mighty good to me. What was the list price on that, Chester?
Up in Springfield, Mass., Brewster Sturtevant has been elected secretary of Mutual Fire Assurance Company. Bruce joined the company in 1956 and had been assistant secretary and assistant treasurer since 1957. We always seem to be getting news about '52s who are candidates for public office but we never hear the outcomes of those elections. Such is the case this month with Marshall Smith and Jay Stahl.
Marsh who is the owner of a group of book stores in the Boston area - called appropriately the Paperback Booksmith (BookSMITH, get it?) was running for Town Meeting Member in Brookline, Mass. Marsh has been active in state and local politics for some time, but this was his first try for office.
Jay, on the other hand, ran for the top spot: Mayor of Monroe, N.Y. Jay had been active in the Monroe Republican Club and as a member of the town's Zoning Board of Appeals. He works for Union Carbide Nuclear Company. I'm sure we'd all like to know now the outcomes of those two elections. Till we do, we'll be pulling for both you fellows. (Editor's note: Stahl was elected.)
The biggest wahoo of the month, however, comes from the pages of Time Magazine. Those of you who follow that magazine are undoubtedly wondering, as I am, about the progress of SINA, The Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, and particularly to the fortunes of SINA president, G. Clifford Prout Jr. All parents of young children will naturally applaud the efforts of classmate Prout to curb the indecent nudity of animals. throughout the land. But having raised the ire of all the smug, insensitive livestock raisers, Cliff is sometimes forced to pass picket lines under the alias of Buck Henry or Buck Zuckerman. I'm sure he would welcome your support in this commendable undertaking, even just a note of encouragement.
With good weather here at last I hope a lot of you New York guys will feel like taking strolls at lunchtime now and then. If so why not stroll over to Bellevue Hospital. In particular, stroll to the Rehabilitation Center right at the corner of 34th Street and East River Drive. There on the fourth floor you'll more than likely run into Al Reich wheeling up and down the hall. Stop and have a chat. You'll surely find it enjoyable. Al looks good, remarkably so to me, and before long he'll be one of the foremost American authorities on the works of lan Fleming, thanks to the contribution of nine James Bond thrillers by Jim Fowler.
By the time this appears I will have been up in Hanover to the annual class officers' meetings. I'm looking forward eagerly to hearing those bells ringing out from Baker Tower and watching the kids crowding into Commons. I'll see if I can't bring back a few of those "hill winds" and transmit them to all of you out there. So be sure to look for that next month at this same time, in this same spot.
Secretary, 168 Riverside Ave. Riverside, Conn.
Class Agent, 2295 Chatfield Dr., Cleveland Heights, Ohio
