1939

Things are picking up. We received a second reply to our postcard entreaties. This from Hass Warrener, who reports the formation of Rust-Warrener & Company in January 1968, a dispenser of life and general insurance plus mutual funds. Haas also chronicles the death of his wife Floss (June 3, 1969) after a long bout of lung cancer, and his subsequent marriage to Mary Jane Stair of Princeton, N. J., a friend of some 30 years.

We have missed Bill Carter at our fall reunions of late, but it took our faithful president and our best correspondent, Bert MacMannis, to give us the reasons why. Bill has a son who is the star quarterback on the local high school eleven, and knows where his loyalties lie. We may have to wait until the youngster makes it to Hanover, where we can all lend our support.

The busiest artist in the class, Whit Crushing, made headlines in a Florida journal heralding an appearance before the monthly meeting of the Delray Art League in February. Whit has a distinguished educational background having studied at The Museum School of Boston, The Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, the Norton Art Gallery and the Terry Institute in Miami. There is a permanent hanging of one of his paintings in the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, for any of you lads who take the sun on the posh East Coast.

A note of sadness persists among our number. David Henry Tishman, the son of Al and Peggy Tishman lost his life in a tragic auto accident in early March. We took the liberty of expressing the sympathy of the Class to the Tishman family. On the same unhappy note, we have learned of the death of Mr. E. V. Yeuell, the father of our late classmate Bob Yeuell (who died in World War II). Mr. Yeuell, who died just before Christmas, has been an honorary member of the Class, and an interested and avid supporter of Dartmouth and things '39. Although we have never had the pleasure of a personal confrontation, we vividly recall a pleasureable correspondence in the yesteryears when we served some earlier terms as your secretary. Our sympathies go to his wife, Bob's mother, on Mr. Yeuell's passing.

The degree of our inefficacies is available for all to see if you just but glance at the heading on this column. Our Class Agent, Dusty Rohde, has indeed changed his address from 360 Greenley Rd., New Canaan, Conn. 06840 to a spanking new house at 392 Greenley Rd. Since Dusty is our brother-in-law, you'd almost think we'd have scooped the College on this one. Truth is, after a serious back operation last year, Dust has rounded into shape and celebrated his new mobility with a bit of golf out in Scottsdale, Ariz., earlier in the year. We could give you a run-down on his seven issues (as of a week ago) but they move too fast, and are in too great number to allow your scribe (with a month-long lag between draft and publication) to guarantee accuracy. Problems are compounded, you see, with a handful of grandchildren who are also on the move. C'est la vie.

John Gaul has moved from Cape Coral, Fla., to Fort Meyers, Fla., and can be reached at Box 142, Tropicanna Dr., R-5 with a 33901 zip. Don Lawder eschews suburbia, in Weston, Conn., for 168 Dean St Brooklyn, N. Y. 11217. By jing, George Boswell is on the move again. This time he goes from rue de La Victoire, to 10, rue Talma, 75-Paris 16e, France, no zip.

We have a new member in our class. Wilbur L. (Bill) Goyer Jr., 6300 Olson Highway, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440 has been officially adopted through an enthusiastic vote of your executive committee. Bill is a good friend of Dartmouth, and you Tuck School guys will probably remember him as a special student, who was in attendance at Tuck during our senior year — your first at Tuck. Bill is currently general counsel for Pako, a manufacturer of graphic arts, X-ray, and motion picture equipment. He might be better known in Eastern circles as a top squash player for the Dartmouth Club of New York, where he led the Class B team to a city championship a few years back.

Ah, ha, at press time, we get a nice letter from Jim Corner, from his home on Horseshoe Hill, Hockessin, Del. Jim suggests that our lack of mail is not so much by design, as by the fact that the daily routine saps the initiative of willing respondents. He reports that he and wife Dorin, are enjoying good health, having just celebrated 25 years of married bliss. Son Roger (23) has just completed basic training as an Army reservist, and is now putting in four months at Ft. Sill, Okla., after which he looks toward getting back with IBM in Raleigh, N. C. Donald (21) gets his sheepskin from Dartmouth this June, and like most guys his age, is ruminating over the best direction in which to head following graduation day. Daughter Carol (17) is anxiously awaiting results from her college applications, and longs for a good word from one of her choices in New England.

You know, Jim seemed a bit apologetic passing on the info about his youngsters. It is our impression though, with the fire burning lower as we '39ers bound past the half-century mark, that the big news in each of our lives properly might rest with our young, who still cook with that hard jet-like flame and thirst for life. These kids are an extension of our lives and following the age-old tradition of the establishment, you would probably have to agree that most of us carry a secret desire that our young will somehow develop a life that is more meaningful, and yes, even happier than the one we've been busy trying to live. Time will tell, but in the meantime, we think it's jolly to hear about sons and daughters of '39ers. There might just be a president of the Yew-nited States hidden somewhere in the crowd, and it's not too early to grieve for such a man who aspires to a job of such awesome responsibility.

About the time you read this piece, your class officers will be part of the annual Class Officers weekend in Hanover, as official representatives of your interests — and we hope, having a jolly time to boot. We'll give you the complete fill-in in our next. 'Til then....

Secretary, 777 West St. Pittsfield, Mass. 01201

Class Agent, 392 Greenley Rd. New Canaan, Conn. 06840