1930
Starting this column with greetings from far corners; from Harry and Rosemary Casler who returned to their post in Kuala Lumpur near the end of the year after a AV2 months' leave in the States. No word as to whether Harry's work has changed, but his sphere of activity has grown to cover all of the new nation of Malaysia, comprising what used to be known as Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo. Their oldest son, Christopher, is a student at Hotchkiss, the other three children are in British Army Schools in Kuala Lumpur. Then from Jess and Barbara Lichter who are still in Mexico City, but showing a new address at M. Escobedo 692-51, Mexico 5, D. F.; their oldest daughter is at University of Arizona, the other two girls in schools in Mexico City. Jess comments that all is going nicely, but that he is nearly exhausted trying to cope with government regulations.
A friendly word is a pleasant thing to receive when ill; means even more when one is invalided, and with the idea that they would be delighted to see any classmate who might be in their respective vicinities, or hear from any who would write, we mention that at least the four named below are incapacitated and unable to carry on ther former normal workaday activities:
Paul M. Freeman, 364 Franklin Ave., Princeton, N. J.; David Rubin, 148-48 88th Ave., Jamaica, N. Y.; Louis L. (Kel) Richards, 605 Locust St., Winnetka, Ill.; Douglas E. (Buzz) Whitelam, 25 Eden St., Framingham, Mass.
His assignment on the Niagara Power Project finished, Gene Magenau has returned to Washington, is with the architectural and engineering firm of Chatelain, Gauger and Nolan, and verifies that he has joined the rapidly growing roster of 1930 grandfathers. We were well posted concerning another grandchild incident involving a deal of fingernail biting, wherein Bob Barker '60, son of Bob and Mae Barker, became a father at 12:20 A.M., January 1, 1964, thereby losing a 1963 tax exemption by a 20-minute whisker, but on the other hand, picking up the loot attendant upon the first child born in Syracuse in 1964 (1960 column please copy).
Len Schmitz, chairman of the board of Acme Visible Records, Inc., was kind enough to send me a copy of that company's annual report, a well done publica- tion showing profitable operations and a rising sales trend, and I am sure that Len would be glad to send a copy to any financially or analytically minded classmate on request to his office in Crozet, Va.
We have heard from Bill Reinhart who could not attend our November class dinner in New York because he was presiding that same evening at the annual dinner of the Federal Tax Forum, of which he is president.
A classmate whose years have been spent in education is Bill Bragner, now engaged in the most challenging assignment of his career, in the position of administrator of the Beverly School for the Deaf. According to Bill, the average child entering first grade is in command of 4,000 to 5,000 words, whereas the "profoundly deaf" child is fortunate indeed if he is even able to say or understand the words "mother" or "dad." Some hundred or more youngsters in the North Shore attend this school and it is found that they develop a fierce desire to learn, for they realize they have a tremendous challenge. Important procedures have been developed by specially trained teachers in the problems of teaching the deaf child, and truly remarkable strides are being made in this school.
A couple of elections to note: Dr. HeinieStewart has been elected president of the Santa Barbara County Medical Society, an organization of somewhat over 200 members. Earl Seldon, whose normal occupation is as president of Seldon-Watts Seed Company in St. Paul, was elected president of the Western Seedmen's Association at the Kansas City annual meeting in November.
Cotton Holmes continues his activity in Naval Reserve and has received a new command, now known as the Group Commander 6-3 (S) - senior active reserve officer in command of all Naval Reserve units supported by the St. Petersburg Naval Reserve Training Center.
The 100th anniversary dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston will be held January 22, marking the first occasion of any alumni group to reach its centennial. Les Godwin is president this year and will be chairman of the evening. One of the goals of the event, in addition to honoring Presidents Hopkins and Dickey, is an additional effort to expand the scholarship fund of the association. Hope to have something more about this meeting for next month's text.
Possibly as a sort of challenge to HankEkstrom, about whom we had a paragraph a month or two ago, Hughie Johnson has let it be known that on his way to or from a mutual funds conference in Miami, where also he happened to run into Fred Page, he participated in the USGA senior amateur golf championship, result unstated.
And that, dear classmates, takes me to the very bottom of the folder of notes; said folder tends to overflow in the fall and to be quite low in the winter months, and therein lieth the cause of the brevity of this script. You may not yet have noticed that ArtBrowning is going to be class agent again this year; I call it to your attention and venture to suggest that you get in touch with him at an early date, bulging checkbook at the ready.
Secretary, 30 Boxwood Dr. Stamford, Conn.
Treasurer, 6 Emerson Rd., Wellesley Hills, Mass.
