1932

Our first direct report on the Hanover summer comes from Leon C. Warner who says "Mary and I attended the Dartmouth Alumni College in August. It was great! Only other '32er was Carl Bang. He and I had a little difficulty recognizing each other right at first! Have two Smith College daughters who are married. One living here and other on Westover AFB. Youngest daughter is a Junior at U. of California at Berkeley. 17-year-old son at high school here after two years at Hebron Academy. I am still in the hardware business and we live on a farm — resisting the suburban explosion as much as possible." Keep resisting, Leon. Reminds me of a fellow I know of in Northern Virginia near D. C. who resisted until he sold his farm (minus a small corner) to a real estate developer, retired, then sat in his corner laughing at the suburban explosion.

Heard Bob Ryan narrating the CBS-TV series on World War I. His calm, direct diction provides an excellent background to a review of news-reel type material that amazingly shows what happened 50 years ago.

"Chuck" Riley offers good traveling advice: "Returned recently from trip by car around the central European countries including the corridor through East Germany to Berlin. Had some difficulties with East German border guards getting out of Berlin — to the extent that I would advise anyone visiting West Berlin to fly in and out. Went over by Dutch freighter and back by Norwegian freighter. Best way if you have the time. Expect to see most of the football games this fall."

En route to Colombia, Don Marcus says he hopes to "have a long chat with Alex Christie in Bogota." I'll pass his interesting analysis of the economic effects of volcanic ash on to Baker, who has more space. He concludes: "Ellie and I dropped Don Jr. and his gear at Hanover. We ran into Chuck, Elizabeth and John Maxwell doing the same thing. Looked for Whip Walser but didn't find him. As you might suspect, Hanover looked just great!"

Al Gerould says: "Spent a night in Hanover last Saturday for the first time since our 25th. Took my boy Steve ('75) up to put him in school on Canaan Street. Had him on a canoe trip with the Sierra Club the week before."

Over the years, I have observed tapping in a Vermont sugar bush, the bell-ringing quorum calls on the Hill, the rise of the Missouri at Three Rivers and of the Ohio at the Golden Triangle, cricket at Williamsburg, the incoming boats at Fisherman's Wharf, curling in St. Paul, the chopping season in the Panhandle and the burleycue at Scollay Square, but so help me, Al, I cannot identify "a canoe trip with the Sierra Club." Sounds as though we might appreciate more details.

I enjoy reporting on the accomplishments and stati of our classmates. In contrast, Ed Judd reflects modestly: "Very few classmates venture out this far. Heard from RodHatcher a few months ago."

Vic Ruebhausen has been distributing roofing materials for 9 years in Alhambra and San Bernardino, Calif. He reports that he has two granddaughters, ages 6 and 3, but omits reference to the intermediate generation. May be ectogenous. He then tells us about his avocations: "Have been racing some thoroughbred horses for ten years and have had lots of fun and some fair profits. Went to New Zealand 2 years ago to visit some ham radio operators I have talked with from my home radio station for some 20 years and we liked it so well we are returning for a second visit in March and April of 1965." Vic - why don't you send me your call letters and whatever information our other ham-classmates might need to contact you. You might also let me know when one of your nags is good for a twobuck bet.

Milton Wheeler gives us a full and interesting note: "Presently I am employed as Deputy Regional Counsel for the New England States and New York State with the U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency with offices in New York City. Have an apartment in Washington Square Village and still maintain my home in Portland, Me., where my wife Mildred is busily engaged in politics, having successfully won the primaries last June for the democratic House of Representatives. One married daughter, Judith Cerel and two grandchildren, Raleigh Jo, age 6 and Adam Wheeler, age 4, who reside in Natick, Mass."

Joe Byram sends us a thoughful point as well as some news: "I think a lot of fellows are hesitant about sending in news for fear someone will think they are desirous of some publicity." (Sec. note: I hope you all disagree!) "This is too bad as we would like to hear news of old friends we seldom see. While on vacation my wife and I toured around Western Connecticut and Massachusetts and through the Catskills. ...”

E. B. (Jack) Hall reports "You haven't heard from the Halls before because of our judgment that 'nothing exciting or worth reporting has transpired.' I'm still at Kodak in charge of industrial motion picture film production. Each year for the last half dozen has seen us holidaying in Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, or Austria. This spring we added Jugoslavia to the list and found the countryside magnificent on the Adriatic coast; the government, of course, leaves much to be desired. We recently became grandparents and are delighted with that." Nothing worth reporting, indeed! I suggest that Walser ought to chair a committee of you world-travellers to prepare a book entitled "'Round the Girdled Earth They Roam." It would outself Halliburton or Michellin.

Enjoyed all-too-brief chat with HowieSargeant, Carl McGowan, and Mike Cardozo recently, arranged by Mike when Howie was in Washington for a day or so. While Howie did not suggest this to me, I believe that some of you might want to consider active support of the Radio Liberty Committee "supporting Radio Liberty and the Institute for the Study of the U.S.S.R.," of which he is the president. Much of its work is beyond that officially possible by governmental agencies. Incidentally, the Committee has as Honorary Chairmen Mr. Hoover, Mr. Truman, and Mr. Eisenhower, the only living ex-Presidents at this date of writing.

E. S. Mather gives a good summary of current status: "After 31 years with the London & Lancashire Ins. Co. Group, it was brought up and merged with and by the Royal-Globe Ins. Cos. in NYC. Consequently, I was transferred to the N. Y. office and left Hartford on June 30. I am now secretary of the 13 Cos. in the R/9 Group. I live in Huntington, Long Island - 3 Baywood Place — so you can change your address records. Daughter Susan married, daughter Terrie in nurses' training in Burlington, Vt. Son Richard in second year in Colby."

Ev Mead likes Cleveland after 8 years where he operates the Statistical Tabulating Corp.'s computer and data processing center. Two of his three daughters are married, and one (of the two) has two sons. Ev continues: "This leaves us with an 11-year-old at home, and she is, I'm sorry to say, a complete Beatle nut. Our fondest hope is that this will pass but soon!" Ev, our 14-year-old Jane also screams on occasion. But I remember when Jim, before he knew he might be a member of the Class of '63, thought that Bill Haley, the earliest rock-and-roller, was the most! And who is Bill Haley?

Paul Leach, my fellow-occupant of Reed Hall 35 years ago, reports in from Tripoli, Libya, where he and Thelma recently went to live in a villa 150 yards from the Mediterranean. His new address implies the more practical objective to their trip: 7272 Flying Training Wing, Box 1735, APO 231, New York, N. Y.

Boothbrace sent me a line anent Prexy Hopkins: "We will always miss his forthright and incisive statements, devoid of obscure verbiage. Am I wrong - did he not espouse the concept of 'the aristocracy of brains,' snobbish though it may appear, but essentially the recognition of the need for well-educated and inquisitive minds in order to attain worthwhile progress, whatever the endeavor?" I believe Boothbrace has been guilty of some "obscure verbiage" himself, but some of you may wish to comment historically or conceptually.

Bob Fendrich, our treasurer and veep of the Howard Savings Institution in Newark, N. J., traveled 3,000 miles in England, Wales, and Scotland this last summer with his family in a Ford Corsair. I don't recognize the model, Bob - does it have wheels or a propellor?

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