1930

Nine members of the Class met at the Hartford Club on March 23. Meade Alcorn, who' called the meeting, reports: "After two thoroughly delightful hours of reminiscing we left with the determination to meet again and frequently - and to exert every energy to prevail upon those who could not attend to be sure to make the next meeting."

The meeting produced the following information concerning those in attendance. Dick Butterfield is still "head man" in his architectural firm and has won renown throughout this area as an outstanding designer of schools. Dick is president of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and a Fellow of the American Institute. The esteem in which he is held is suggested by the fact that a couple of days after the luncheon he would deliver a lecture to a distinguished group on "Christopher Wren Churches." Dick and his wife find their greatest relaxation in travel especially in Europe - and he then indulges his hobby of taking pictures of churches and schools which typify the work of other architects. Greece will be the scene of his next expedition. As of the date of the luncheon, he had three and a half grandchildren.

Arch Clarke is vice president of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company. While paddle tennis and skiing claim some of his time, he confesses that fishing - with an occasional change of pace to golf - has gained the ascendancy to such an extent he and his wife have for several years taken fishing and golf vacations in the British Isles. He has also bought a piece of a fishing club in Canada where last year one of his cronies established some kind of a record in netting a lb. trout. Along with all these activities Arch has found time to serve as a director of the Connecticut Horticultural Society, the Hartford Rehabilitation Center and many others.

Carl Jenson has become Real Estate and Home Editor of the "Hartford Courant," having been with the paper for 27 years. He is vice president of the National Association of Real Estate Editors and has been honored on four occasions for his significant service in this field. Carl and his wife are completing a new home in Wethersfield, Conn. His son is a freshman at Hobart. Carl is a retired Air Force colonel. During the luncheon he gave an exceedingly touching account of his meeting with the father of our late classmate, Fuji Fujiyama, in Tokyo while Carl was stationed there after World War 11. Carl undoubtedly is one of our better yarn spinners.

Warren Phinney is now Mortgage Secretary of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company. Warren reports that he plays golf only "when people aren't looking or counting." He and his wife are enthusiastic hikers and have seen Connecticut and this part of New England in an exceedingly interesting and intimate way. Warren has six grandchildren.

Art Schwartz after experience in the real estate business became Relocation and Management Officer of the New London Redevelopment Agency. Upon him has fallen much of the responsibility for success of a substantial renewal project in his home city. Art reports that baby sitting chores for five grandchildren doesn't leave much time for golf which is his principal sporting interest.

Al Shurts heads a successful real estate counselling and appraisal firm in New London. He is a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers and of the American Society of Real Estate Counsellors. When he is not golfing or fishing, he is devoting his spare time to a variety of civic activities including service as treasurer and as trustee of the New London Public Library, a corporator of the Bank of New London, etc. Art has four grandchildren.

Rip Vogt gave assurance that 90% of his time is devoted to his law practice but some doubt about this was raised after he regaled the group with an account of his extracurricular activities. Believe it or not, he is the author of a work entitled "Tryology for Tellurian Deipnosophy." He describes it as "A Beginners Study for Earthdwellers who like to talk while they eat, philosophize while they feast, or chin while they chew." He admits all this will probably never hit the best seller list, but he seems undaunted because he is now working on another opus. He says he hopes to have this finished in "about ten years." In April he and his wife will go to Japan to see their older daughter (and incidentally gather some material for that new book). The daughter they will visit is teaching English to Japanese junior executives and on the side teaching Chinese to the Japanese. She got her training for this at Wellesley and a Master's at Yale. Rip's other daughter is in Brazil with the Peace Corps. At the luncheon the classmates present informally nominated Rip as our next reunion speaker on that subject of "A Beginners Study of Earthdwellers."

Howard Weinstein is a Materials Review Engineer at United Aircraft in East Hartford. He wowed all of his aged classmates with the disclosure that hardly a day passes without a lengthy session on the squash court or a hard game of paddle rackets Howard seems determined to keep himself in the pink for our 60th reunion. Meade concludes: "No written report could possibly convey the warmth and spirit of this '30 luncheon."

Without question our hardest working class officer is Bud French who dedicates several months each year to this most important service to the class. At the middle of May he found little to cheer about in our progress towards reaching the class goal of $54,000. As you read these notes, we want to point out that time is running out on the 1967 Fund and that you have a responsibility to meet before the end of the month, if you haven't yet contributed. JackDean is living in Clearwater, Fla., appearing to have joined the sunshine set, which bodes well for the Scribner-Tiedtke effort to make Florida a rallying point for 1930 fellowship. Randy Snow, after many years in sales and advertising, is now editor of the East Orange, N. J., Record. Fran Horn, retiring president of U. R. I., has been inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.

Frank Wallace died suddenly in Beaumont, Texas, on April 5. Our sympathy is extended to Lois and their children.

This is class officers weekend, and Eleanor and I will have the triple pleasure of visiting Hanover, meeting with 1930 class officers, and seeing Alan who is finishing his junior year. Although no spring has visited New England, we wish you a pleasant summer.

Secretary, 56 Jennys Lane, Barrington, R. I. 02806

Class Agent, c 99 Hudson St., New York, N. Y. 10013