1927

'27ers in the news this month as reported by your classmate correspondents. Les Battin sends along an issue of the Advertising Week with a Page 1 story reporting PaulHannah's address before the Association of Industrial Advertisers on "How Current Government Contracting Encroaches on Management's Responsibility to Manage." Page 2 tells the interesting story of the Donald W. Gardner advertising agency and how it has become a pre-eminent authority on advertising in the Yellow Pages.

Stuart W. (Red) Cleaveland has been elected President of the 82,000-member Connecticut Motor Club, AAA. The Torrington, Conn., Register also reports that in addition to Job #1 as President of W. W. Mertz Co., Red is president of the Litchfield County Credit Rating Bureau, a trustee of Suffield Academy, a corporator of the Maria Brooker Seymour Memorial, the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, and a member of the Community Committee of the Psychiatric Clinic. He holds, or has held, directorships in Chamber of Commerce, National Retail Merchants Association, and is treasurer of the Small Stores Division. Numerous clubs and officerships make Red a candidate as one of '27's busiest.

Ben Bell was inspired by the last '27 column to provide us the following report on the Bell family. While spending two weeks in Hawaii and outer islands, Ben caught Bill Neilson on the phone after missing him at his Kahului Airport office. Ben's entry in the grandchildren derby is three grandchildren in 23 months from his eldest daughter (yes, includes twins). Daughter Rachel graduates from Syracuse this June and Charlotte finishes her sophomore year at University of Vermont where she is a class skier and swimmer. Ben's wife, Miriam, recently received her Master's in English at Breadloaf (Middlebury College) and is teaching Latin and French in high school.

"I'm approaching my 25th year in the general insurance business. We still hike in both winter and summer with the Green Mountain Club (a carryover from four years in Cabin and Trail) - nice to hear of George Friede's trip to the Iron Curtain satellite countries. George may not remember it but he was the first one I met and talked with in matriculation line in September 1923 at Dartmouth." Thanks, Ben, for a most satisfactory and full report and we hope this in turn will inspire more of the same from others and yes, be sure and tell us the first classmate you met in Hanover.

Charlie Townsend says, "I'm starting my fifth year at American University (Washington, D. C.) and can't believe I've been retired from the Air Force that long. Hoping to get to Hanover for the big 40th."

Another Charlie, Charlie Gibson, "Now have 4-7/9 grandchildren. My son is a junior at Dartmouth and is enjoying Theta Delta Chi and C & G. Talk to Hoot Owl occasionally."

About a year ago had a note from GeneSullivan that he had a new Hatteras 34 called "Bobbar II" and was planning a summer in Long Island Sound and was heading for Florida in the fall on the boat. Does anyone know whether he ever arrived?

"Look on Page 120 of the March 5 Life and you'll see the view we had from our balcony and at the right corner of Page 123 the boy who dove for our lunch." This is Coggy Broer reporting from Cozumel where he and Sue spent a couple of weeks beachcombing after visits to Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Taxco, Merida, and the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza. Sounds great, doesn't it?

And what do you know - just got a nice long note for you from none other than Cookie Cook. "The past three years have been a whirlwind. First a heart attack, nervous breakdown, a trip around the world, then over and through Africa and when I returned last spring, got hit between the eyes with a stroke. Have been recuperating since. I would say now 98% well. So I would say the heavy strain and heavy drinking of my past years wore me down enough to hit me, but pickled me enough to preserve me ... see you at the 40th." Wow, what a three years! We all trust, Cookie, your 98% goes right on up to 110%.

Further encouraging recovery reports a line from Art Lyman, "Am feeling fine again - at long last." - '27ers are a rugged lot with much bounce-back capability.

In effort to get a word out of John Pfanner, John III is good enough to report that his mother and dad are on an eight months' overseas vacation, now in the Middle East. John, will expect a full report on your return.

A nameless correspondent from New York City, suspected to be Joe Russakoff, sends in a clipping from New York World Telegram of March 29 picturing a very pretty lass, Ruth Swift, Norm Swift's daughter, and reporting her engagement to Captain Kenneth Zike, USMC.

Address change from Hanover has FredFellingham now at 4780 S. Lafayette, Englewood, Colo. What's up, Fred?

Mike Choukas finally gives a little with some news of the Choukas family. His son, Michael, has just been appointed interim Headmaster of Vermont Academy where he has been teaching and coaching baseball' and hockey. Mike Sr. was named Alumnus of the Year by New York's Columbia Grammar School. Hope to get more to you later about Mike; incidentally his new book on propaganda is being published this spring. Tried to pry name and publisher out of him for a plug here, but he was reluctant apparently, or modest, or didn't write soon enough.

Off to meet Sam Wormser and his team at New York Alumni Fund Dinner. Should get some news for next time, but need a couple more Ben Bell letters; you're next.

Dean Chamberlin '26 (I) and Mrs. Krystyna Swieciki meet with the director and stu-dents of an art class in the Palace of Culture in Warsaw to explain the USIA ex-hibit, "Graphic Arts USA," now touring Poland and to see art work by the class.

Ken Murray of New York and ChuckBaker of Ohio at a Class of 1927 party.

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