1948

Once again we all have completed those delightful summer vacations, which with the advent of the new jets, are ranging farther than ever these days. I hope all of you enjoyed yourselves whether it was a trip to Europe, a nearby lake or seashore, or just sitting in the backyard and perfecting your culinary ability on the barbecued chicken. The usual build-up of class news occurred during the summer, but I did not have an opportunity to see any of you, with the exception of a very pleasant day spent here with Marv and Buzzy Axelrod during which Marv and I had our annual battle on the links.

During a short business trip to Alabama, it was great talking to Ed Shipper on the phone. "Ed is now in the building supply business in Florence and things are going very well in his new venture. He and Cheri have two boys and three girls with their youngest, Susan, now fifteen months old. Ed is active in the Democratic Organization in his area and had Dick Donahue come down for a talk. Incidentally, the influence of the Kennedys is stiil with Dick and Nancy as they won't let Bobby get ahead of them - they each recently had their ninth child.

While on the subject of children, it is time to report that Rita and Shorty Johnson now have a two-year-old daughter, Claudia, after six sons previously. That's one girl that should know how to handle men! Shorty is Superior Court Judge in Boone County, Ind., and lives in Zionsville, the county seat.

After living in Los Angeles, where he taught religion at Occidental College for six years, Dick Bredenberg is moving to St. Petersburg. Fla., to become Associate Professor of Education and Director of Teacher Education at Florida Presbyterian College which Dick describes as "only five years old, but has captured the highest calibre student body of any Florida institution."

The college is partly experimental, which Dick prefers, and he will be spending part of his time in Administration. Dick and Huldah say they would love to have someone who lives in Vermont exchange houses during Christmas vacation as the Bredenbergs would like to continue skiing, even though they live in Florida.

A few days ago Lou Perry visited EarlChambers in Providence, where Earl has been a trust officer with the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company. Earl told Lou that even though he and Nancy will miss Rhode Island, he had accepted a fine offer to become trust officer of the Marine Midland Trust Company of Rochester, N. Y. They will be moving to the very lovely Rochester suburb of Brighton to live very soon.

Although I haven't heard much else about Bob Kennard, it was discovered that he is now living in Brookline, Mass.

Wendell Griffith has joined Heidrick and Struggles, New York-based management consultants specializing in executive training, as an associate, according to a recent news bulletin. He was formerly with another management consultant firm, McKinsey and Company, Inc., and prior to that had a long term of service in industrial engineering with the Colgate-Palmolive Co. He lives across the river and over the flats in Short Hills, N. J.

Once again Oscar Mayer & Co., the large meat packers, have promoted and transferred Hank Mueller. Hank is now manager of the company's distribution center in Pittsburgh. Formerly Hank was assistant sales manager at the company headquarters in Madison, Wis.

Announcement has been made by the West Essex, N. J., Regional Board of Education of the appointment of Mai Simpson as head of the Mathematics Department of the high school where he has taught for four years. Mai has a Master's degree and is also on the staff of the Newark College of Engineering. Mai and Betty live in Livingston, N. J., and have two sons, Drue, twelve; Matthew, ten; and a daughter, Beth Ann, five.

Last spring Jerry Werber became men furnishings buyer in the Asbury Park, N. J., store of Steinbach's. Previously, Jerry had been manager of their Red Bank branch store. Jerry and Margaret and their three children live in Rumson. He has been very active in community affairs in the area, being a director of the Community Chamber of Commerce, Youth Employment Service, and the Salvation Army.

Shant Chebookjian should be very happy and much wealthier these days with the Polaroid stock making new highs. Shant is assistant to the vice president of the X-Ray Products Division of the company. Recently he was named to be Regional Vice President of the American Society for Quality Control. He has been with Polaroid for 13 years.

Moving right up the ladder at Travelers Insurance Company is Paul Liscord, who has been with the company since graduation in 1948. Paul was named to be second vice president in the Casualty and Fire Actuarial Department. Paul lives nearby in Windsor, Conn., and has three children.

The Carnegie Foundation has a program aimed at familiarizing liberal arts professors with the work of law schools and Jerry King was one of the four selected nationally for study this year as a Harvard Fellow in Law and Political Science. Jerry is an assistant professor of Political Science at Williams and has had several of his works published. We are proud and want to congratulate Jerry on the outstanding achievement.

We now find Major Dave Karukin assigned as liaison officer to the Thai-U.S. Joint Intelligence Department in Thailand. Dave was third in his class at the Defense Language Institute where he learned Thai. It must be easier than Dartmouth, but nice going anyway, Dave.

I hope to see some of you before you read next month's news. That's about all I can squeeze in now.

To Bob Zeiser '49 (r), class chairmansince graduation, successor Bob Aldenpresents a silver bowl from the class.

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