1943
'43s are roaming around the world in a fantastic pattern of occupations becoming more amazing each year. Interesting what has happened to 600 people all more or less following the same way of life for four years then scattered by graduation and war. Arts, science, religion, education, industry, and the professions are all represented actively by classmates with success not necessarily indicated by wealth or title. For instance, consider Father Jim Malley, S.J. After starting a brilliant law career, he began and completed the long study for Jesuit priesthood and reports in a recent letter the tremendous task of a missionary in Brazil, where Jim feels a more solidly Christian social order must be established to counteract a turn to the radical Left. Jim had an illness this past year, forcing a return to the States for medical treatment; at this writing he probably is back in Brazil. You can write him care of Rev. Fr. Provincial, 297 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 02115. I'll send his letter to Kelly Coffin for further reporting of his interesting vocation.
Henry Bolster, associate professor of the Harvard Graduate School of Education since 1959, is also an instructor of social studies at Newton High School. One of eight Newton teachers appointed, Henry will be a resident supervisor to head experimental teaching centers at Newton, supervising Harvard student teachers and working with staff teachers on curriculum development and inservice training programs. Henry holds a doctorate from Harvard, also taught in Grosse Pointe and Pelham school systems.
New Hampshire has two good newspapermen in Elmer Stevens and Tom Gerber. Elmer always remembers material for a column like this is in short supply, carefully clips items for your secretary about peripatetic '43s. He included a photo of Bus Mosbacher at the New York boat show and an article about Johnny Koslowski's fabulous indoor tennis court in Winchester. The Kos looks in good shape with no great problems other than accommodating all the people who want to play on his courts. The other New Hampshireman, Tom Gerber, was elected vice president of the New England Society of Newspaper Editors at its December convention in Boston.
Dick Pierce, around Hanover in recent years, is manager of Hildreth-Travel, Inc., a travel bureau chain, in Springfield, Vt. Dick was with the Paris office of American Express, studied Japanese at the University of Michigan under the Military Intelligence program, and spent extensive periods overseas. He speaks French, German. Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Flemish. Dick is another former resident of illustrious College Hall, which at various times housed Bunny McCormick, Roily Higgins, Johnny Krol, Sam Bullock, Gordon Carter, Jeremy Blanchet, Howard Bates and other assorted characters in various states of confusion.
Remember a smooth senior fellow in our class noted for his taste in excellent sports jackets? That's Walt Daggatt, who finally caught up with me 23 years later. Walt's wife Marge certainly was the prettiest girl in Hanover when they married in 1942. His temporary position with the Rubberset division of Bristol-Myers lasted thirteen years, but the call of the Northwest was too strong. In 1957 Walt moved to Seattle, where he joined the Skinner Corporation (Ned Skinner '42), a diversified company, with Walt wearing several hats. His ten-gallon job is president of Alpac Corporation, in the soft-drink business in Seattle, Tacoma, Alaska, and Tokyo and commercial real estate development in Honolulu. Marge and Walt lost their first son fifteen years ago, the second now casting collegiate glances eastward, and the others 13 and 10, temporarily, they hope, Beatle-infected. If that son does come east to college, let him bring Marge and Walt back with him. It's been too long.
Ernie Ball has been named president, Elizabeth River Terminals, Inc., a subsidiary of The Borden Company, in Norfolk, Va., and the principal bulk cargo facility in the Port of Norfolk. Ernie is chairman of the Norfolk Marine Terminal Association and the Middle Atlantic Ports Dockage Association.
. . . Fred Stockwell has been appointed to the executive committee of R. M. Bradley & Co., Inc., Boston, well-known real estate firm specializing in business and industrial properties. Fred is a member of the Board of the Charlestown Savings Bank, the Winchester Trust Co., Oliver-Tyrone Corp., Pittsburgh, Tyrone Hydraulic Co., Corinth, Miss., and the Winchester Hospital. He is the husband of the well-known skier and golfer, Marge Stockwell.
Jim Elleman and I attended the winter Alumni Council meeting in Hanover. First winter visit to Hanover in many years. Interesting watching the college in operation - students crowding Baker's reference rooms, the Hanover symphony practicing in Hopkins Center, a musical comedy in rehearsal for Winter Carnival, Prof. Flint, now emeritus, en route to a poetry reading, SnuffySmith telling Elleman to avoid Hanover next Princeton game unless he wants to sleep on the sidewalk. So it goes. A busy and exciting place, much changed from what we knew and somehow pretty much the same.
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