1932
In February, our president, Bo Went worth, sent me a card from Venezuela, where he and Ginna were on a holiday "partially spent visiting the mine and port facilities of the Orinoco Mining Co. (a subsidiary of U.S. Steel) in the southeastern part of the country and part spent in Caracas and the nearby seacoast."
Warner Hammond writes from Syracuse: "Hazel (wife) keeps busy with various volunteer community activities; Paul (son) Wesleyan '65, Ensign commission (Mar. '66) with duty assignment for the Far East; Douglas (son) Univ. of Rochester ('67); Ann (daughter) senior in high school — awaiting decisions on her college applications. I keep busy with teaching in Anatomy Dept. at Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse. We had a very enriching experience during 1964-65 with an A.F.S. student from Thailand who is now back in Bangkok attending college there. Having such a student in your home for a year is very rewarding and worthwhile on both sides; highly recommended!"
Everett Mead reports that he has been for nine years operating the Cleveland Data Processing and Computer Center for the Statistical Tabulating Corporation. Ev's two older daughters are married (one to a "soldier" in Viet Nam) and have sons.
Frederick L. Ashworth, who was with us for a year and then joined the Class of 1933 at the Naval Academy, has been appointed Commander of the Sixth Fleet which operates in the Mediterranean. He is now a vice-admiral.
Did you ever note that there never has been an admiral who has become President of the U.S., although a number of generals have? A Navy captain friend of mine claims this is logical because such a step would be a come-down, almost a demotion.
Dr. George Hahn writes us a letter with many interesting facts: "Our family has had a most busy year. My daughter Tootsie was married, she is working with Sun Oil Company in Philadelphia. She attended the University of Pennsylvania and the Katharine Gibbs School. My twin daughters Anne and Elizabeth graduated from Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing and are working at Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. My son Alan is a sophomore at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Penna. He ran on the varsity cross country team and is out for swimming at present. My daughter Cynthianna, a Connecticut College graduate, had been working at the Greenwich, Conn., Y.W.C.A., recently completed four months of training in Puerto Rico and is now in Panama with the Peace Corps. My wife is working as school nurse in Lower Merion Township, actually her nursing involves the Parochial schools in the Township.
"I have been busy with the practice of medicine, teaching and trying to do some clinical research. The middle of January I leave for Nicaragua for two months of service aboard the "S.S. Hope." Included in this will be teaching at the National University and also working at the hospital in Managua and Chenango. The ship itself will be docked in Corinto, Nicaragua. All these cities are on the Pacific side of Nicaragua. I am just completing the immunization for the trip and as a physician I must say that multiple injections given over a short period of time begin to get bothersome after a bit." George is due special recognition for this effort - carried out with 'considerable personal sacrifice of effort, time and income.
Franklyn Marks updates the record: "Happy to announce premiere performance of new work 'The New World' by Stan Kenton's Neophonic Orchestra at LA. Music Center March 7. I am now in my 11th year as composer and orchestrator at Walt Disney Studios, working on TV and feature pictures. Wife, Willie, and daughter, Carolyn, are both studying cello. Older daughter, Kathleen, is busy bringing up our two grandchildren while continuing her career as private tutor and night school teacher."
I received a kind note from Julius A. Brown, secretary of the Class of 1902, telling us that his son, Dr. Francis Brown, has been elected president of the Merrimack County Medical Association. Our congratulations to the great-great-grandson of Francis Brown, the third president of Dartmouth College.
Gus Zimmerman reports that he is still at H. K. Porter, Trenton and living in Princeton. He was recently in the hospital as a result of an accident.
A few lines in my March column provoked the sage and rebel of Santa Barbara, Ping Ferry, into chastising me. Thusly: "Why didn't you come right out with it? Why tantalize us with the idea that you might have some sharp and well-based opinions on Honolulu, and then decline to state? Had I not a longtime fondness for you I'd certainly never read Class Notes. All of them, 1932 included, have two things in common: first, the understanding that there is never to be anything in them even lightly touching on issues or smelling vaguely of intellectual or social concern; second, total preoccupation with trivia-vice-presidencies, grandchildren, golf hadicaps. The damning thing to be noted is that these Class Notes could be written about the Class of 1932 at Union Carbide or DuPont or the Post Office Department just as well as they can about our own associates. Is this the kind of relationship with one another four years of higher learning is supposed to inculcate, or lead to? If it is, colleges and universities are in sad, sad shape, wouldn't you say?"
Obviously, I agree with Ping - in part, at least - or I would not occasionally try to slip an idea or an issue into the column. I would hope that each of us, even in our aging mid-50's, would want to exercise his vox clamantis once in a while.
The Plan, however, calls for the Class Newsletter to furnish this outlet, limited 'though it is in audience. This column has to present the "vice-presidencies, grandchildren," (but I hope not—) "golf handicaps." One of my able predecessors, Mike Cardozo, tried valiantly a few years ago to provoke some discussions, but was criticized, not just for his questions, but for the read-into implications of his questions.
I'll try to accommodate to the Plan, but, given space, would like to encourage your reaction to an issue, a controversial idea or a nonconforming thought from time to time.
Better still - please initiate; don't wait for me.
Secretary, 3154 Kenney Dr. Falls Church, Va. 22042
Class Agent, Route 3, Box 3331, Issoquah, Wash.
