1936

The College news-clipping service, the friends and classmates who send along letters and news items concerning members of the Class, and tidbits passed along verbally all seem to be missing this month with one exception. That is a picture and article from a recent issue of The New YorkTimes about Dr. Norman Simon of New York. The article concerns a new cancer treatment device which he designed and patented. The Simon Afterloader, as it is called, is being manufactured in Long Island and being used in hospitals for the treatment of cancer of the uterus.

In case any of you missed the item in Tithe concerning plans for next years "1936 in Greece" being planned by Bill Wyman for two weeks starting next May 4, you can contact him at P.O. Box 128, Concord, Mass. 01742. A total of 20 couples on a first-come basis. It should be a great trip in a fascinating part of the world.

Most of you know Gene Tamburi, our noted New England Innkeeper and caterer (or rather, supervisor of the catering) for '36 Reunions and other events involving the Class. Gene and Catherine still operate the "Yankee Pedlar" in Holyoke, Mass., although they have disposed of their other Inns. If you are ever in the vicinity of the Pedlar, you should make an effort to go there. Not only will you be treated to excellent food but can also see Gene's latest addition - The Opera House. Gene has been gathering wood paneling, chandeliers, windows, doors and molding, and other fittings appropriate to the late 19th century. He has installed them in an octagon-shaped two-story room attached to the Yankee Pedlar. The upper floor is a balcony looking down on the first floor which has a beautiful old polished wood bar and a dance floor and tables. Great place if you ever want to have a big gathering of friends.

Dick and Jean Brierley live in Madiera (Cincinnati), Ohio where Dick is president of the Stearns & Foster Company. Their four daughters are all married and they have six grandchildren. Dick doesn't report any hobbies or other activities, but does enjoy being chief executive officer of a fast growing company in bedding, furniture, and nonwoven textile business.

Dick Gidney, who has referred to himself as the "oldest potash peddler" in the industry, has been made executive vice president of the potash division of Ideal Basic Industries, with headquarters at 630 Fifth Ave., NYC. Dean has in fact been in the potash industry since 1937 (with the exception of five war years in the Navy) when he joined U.S. Potash. He is also a vice president of Ideal Basic since this past July.

Among the many members of the Class involved in the insurance business is John Sevey of Wilbraham, Mass. who is a vice president of the Mass. Insurance Co. John and Mildred have two daughters, Linda, who teaches at Dana Hall School and travels all over the world, and Pam who is married to a U of Va. law student.

With Travelers Insurance Co. IN Hartford is Ken Langler. He and Shirley have two married daughters, and their son Donald '72 graduated from Thayer this year. Up in Montpelier, Vt., are Richard and Dorothy Allen where Dick is a computer programmer for National Life Insurance Co. They were scheduled to spend a month in Japan with the Experiment in International Living and it should be very interesting to hear of their experiences if they could take the time to write us.

The president of the Appleby & Wyman Insurance Agency in Concord, Mass., is our well-known tour leader Bill Wyman, but he reports that he is devoting less and less time to the insurance business and more and more to the travel agency which he started three years ago. With his two daughters married, he and Anna travel extensively.

Tom Parker has retired from the Remington Arms Company and he and Jean have moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where one of his first tasks will be to organize a golf outing for '36ers sometime early next year. More on this later when plans are more advanced. Incidentally, Tom is a good example of what is becoming a bigger and bigger problem for those of us trying to keep track of people. Tom has had three different addresses this year. As we grow older as a class, there are more retirements and moving to warmer places.etc. We already have 21 changes in the addresses in the directory sent out this summer so we will publish a change sheet in a forthcoming issue of Tithe.

The Class of 1937 includes an unusual number of collectors of fine art, thereby enabling theHopkins Center Galleries last month to open an exhibition of30 works selected from its permanent collection, all donated by '37 alumni. One of four large paintings given to theCollege by Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Rush is "Baptism of Jesus," by Pietro d'Cortona(1596-1669). here in the Beaumont-May Gallery with Senator and Mrs. Thomas McIntyre(l) and Mr. and Mrs. Rush of New York and Connecticut.

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