1950
Somehow the final Alumag column this year has taken longer to gestate than most, and you'll quickly determine that paucity of news may have been a contributing factor. It could also well be ascribed to the mixed emotions which occur when terms like swan song, farewell, and last round-up pop into mind as themes for the issue. Comes fall we'll be happily awaiting monthly tidings here under a new author whose name, rate, and skivvy size to date are unknown. If he has a tenth the enjoyment and half the co-operation which have made the task such a rewarding and pleasant experience for me since graduation, he's a lucky man!
It would be an ungrateful and churlish scribe who failed to acknowledge publicly his thanks to each and every one of you who have made the past fifteen years' stewardship as secretary for 1950 thoroughly enjoyable. Many of you will recall and some may be surprised to learn that during most of the three years from 1951 to 1954 your punctual birthday greetings were dutifully sent by my mother whilst Uncle sailed me around the world in his Navy. No doubt the sporadic nature of those cards in the past couple of years has made you wonder why we didn't get back to the old system! For the past decade (less a. week as we write this) my lovely bride has used the blue pencil to translate gibberish and jargon into more or less meaningful prose. To each of the Mrs. Olins, thanks! THE LAST ROUND UP. One could hardly conceive of a greater honor than in recording for his reunion class as they gather in Hanover the fact that Frank Gilroy won the Pulitzer Prize for his drama, "The Subject Was Roses." The story of how hard Frank worked to get the funds, actors, director, etc., will be fascinating reading for those who get his book recently published by Random House. Kudos and plaudits and Wah Hoo Wahs are in order!
Yes, 'tis a small world. In a span of ten days we ran into Jay Buck at a Houston hotel where he was staying while trying to give away dollars for the Northern Trust of Chicago. We can save you a lot of travel money, Jay, if you'd just learn charity begins at home! On the next junket we saw Bob Funkhouser heading for a D. C. flight as we dashed to catch the plane to Charleston in the early morning scramble at Pittsburgh. Bob is a veep for Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn's local office. Looks like it agrees with him though we were sorry to learn reunion seems unlikely.
Speaking of Reunion, you should be packing your bags and heading for the hills soon. Bill Turino tells me the Eric Miller forces have forged a fabulous frolic and the attendance cup may well be ours. Some 150 members plus an equal number of wives, children, and thirsts make it likely we'll shatter the old standards. Hard to believe but true is the fact that more Texans are expected than Chicagoans! Guess we Windy City residents need to beat the bushes for our cronies.
Jack Beatty recently checked in at HQ with a new address and now has formed a partnership called Silvestri & Beatty in San Francisco. If you want a better publicity release, Jack, fill in the details for us. .. .
Also assuming partner status of late is DaveReier whose firm is The Bull Metal Products Co., Inc., in Middletown, Conn.
Bob Oliver appears to have set up a shop of his own to help businessmen help themselves improve sales and profits. Olly's the prez of Marketing Services Inc. in Doylestown, Pa. ... Joe Boutaugh is newly located in Detroit in the agency department of Aetna's office there. ... George Carpenter is now general sales manager for Central Broadcasting in Des Moines.
Sounds like we have a bunch of hustlers, troops. Let's give 'em a big hand!
Spif Kerivan has been appointed vice president, central region, of the Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation. As announced in this column last December he was previously central region manager. The family will continue to live in Detroit.
AUF WIEDERSEHEN. No doubt you've heard that most amusing interview of the 2000-Year-Old Man and his cogent advice to you. He admits it's been a pretty good old world and he's enjoyed it. As we wrap up this final column we need to join him in thanking you for being such a wonderful bunch of people to be with and write for and remind you to support the Alumni Fund and ...
... eat a nectarine every day!
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