1947

Hugh Chapin's September "Squaw-ker" contains a magnificent letter from a fellow classmate with Time, Inc. in San Francisco who either a) wrote anonymously, or, b) Hugh left his name out, or c) most probably, ye editor has turned blind. But, whoever it was, said that he kept reading in these notes and the News Letter only about our most successful graduates. Thought it was time to explain that due to lack of letters from all you out there, we do get a great deal of our news from press clippings. Since this means that someone has done something noteworthy enough to make the papers, the news tends to become slanted so, the more you write, the more everyone can be kept up to date.

For all of you who claim membership in SAACI (Salesmen's Association of Allied Chemical Industries for the uninitiated) we pass along this report on fellow member Jim Lynch: he is now with Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. of White Plains, N. Y., as a sales representative in the metropolitan New York area for RCI's line of inorganic chemical pigment colors to the paint and printing ink industries. He was formerly associated with the Glidden Co. Jim and family live in New York City.

The Ryerson Steel Co. has appointed Robert T. Harvey as general manager of the Boston Service Center. Prolific Bob was assistant general manager of sales since last January and before that served as the national marketing manager at Ryerson's home office. Ryerson's is the nation's leading distributor of steel and metal working machinery.

As our lives become more complex it's phasing to note that Hal Moulton has been promoted to director in the life insurance data processing division for the Aetna Life Insurance Company and can thus keep tabs on all of our comings and goings. Bob lives in Glastonbury, Conn., and has been with Aetna since 1948 after getting his master's degree from Columbia. He is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the Hartford Actuaries Club.

Free enterprise had another note struck for it when William Kennedy, who, for the past eleven years worked for Peerless Tube Co., opened his own office to practice law in Winchester, N. H. Bill served two years in the Navy and then attended Boston College Law School nights. He earned his law degree in 1952 and entered the New Hampshire Bar - we have been in a few of those - plus practicing before the United States District Court. While with Peerless, he was elected to the city council of Keene, N. H., in 1953 and is a former past commander of the American Legion's Gordon-Bissell Post in Keene. Bill is married to the former Ellen Luoma Walker of Harrisville and has three children and two step-children, all of school age. The family continues to live at 45 Hyde Street in Keene, N. H.

EDITOR'S NOTE: As a surprise to secretary John Fuller when he first opens his copy of this issue let us report here that John has been appointed field sales manager of Ladies' Home Journal magazine. Before joining the Journal in 1952 as a New York sales representative, he was with Boy's Life, Cue, and Street and Smith. This is his fourth consecutive annual promotion to greater responsibilities. John and Deanne, Curtis, 13, and Robin, 3, live in Bedford Village, N. Y.

One of our Navy brethren. Everett A. Nordstrom, has just made the news with his appointment as business manager of the New Hampton School, outside of Laconia, N. H. After attending Dartmouth and receiving his degree at Clark University, Ev taught accounting and coached soccer and basketball for two years before becoming Dean of Men. In 1951 he was named treasurer of the Peerless Tool Company in Bloomfield, N. J., and then coordinator for professional placement at the Bendix Corporation. Ev is married to the former Mary Cummings and the couple has five children.

Our sympathy goes out to Ted Platz who lost his father, who was only 60, in August.

Met Arnie Weber on the train to Philadelphia recently and he mentioned that he and Julian Sayer were thinking seriously of going into business for themselves. Certainly hope they have the details worked out by the time this issue arrives. "The Bear" has also been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Long Ridge School in Connecticut for a three-year term.

One of our presidents, Joe Marsh, President of Concord College in Virginia, has just been named by the U.S. Department of State and the American Association of colleges for Teacher Education to participate in a study tour of the United Arab Republic. The party departed from New York in October and will spend a full month in the U.A.R. The primary purpose of the trip is to promote good will and understanding, as well as to provide a representative group of presidents and deans from the United States to study first-hand the educational information exchanges. Joe will extend his stay abroad until mid-December, using an extra month at the conclusion of the official study tour for personal travel in India and the Orient, completing a journey around the world.

Another General Electric promotion has made Arnold E. Boomer manager of the newly established Providence sales office for the computer department. Arnie will be responsible for the sales, product service, and application engineering for all of Southern New England. He lives in Barrington, outside of Providence, R. I.

The Rev. DeWitt Mallary presented this summer at All Saints' Church in New York City, a "Jazz Missa" which included eight instrumentals augmented by a choir of twelve. The instrumentalists include some of the nation's most outstanding jazz performers. The theme of the service was "The Whole World in His Hands," which is based on the swinging spiritual "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." Mr. Mallary said today's church music is a result of 19th century misconceptions. "We have turned ourselves into a society of antiquarians. Romantic, neopietist church music has been stripped of all possible drama and association with the secular in an escapist search for mysticism and purity." He added: “Jazz represents a valid contemporary approach to the worship of God." Would be interested in hearing from our other Episcopal minister, Al Colton, and his reaction to that.

Just a last note to remind you that HughChapin has moved to 3 Juniper Place, Lexington, Mass., and that we'd like to hear from Eric Swenson in Japan and RolandRouthier in Italy who have what sound like very exotic addresses.

Until next time.

Secretary, Guard Hill Rd. Bedford Village, N. Y.

Treasurer, 14 Fen Court, Madison, N. J.