1950
It's frustrating. Reports from the North Country lament conditions combining limited cover with bare patches and frozen granular. Typically New England. Bad, but better than nothing. Then five subordinates hie away to Munich for 20 odd days of work and weekends. One escort among the hosts is a native of Innsbruck who revels in reminiscences about the Hafelekar chute, a lunchtime run from the center of town. His invitation to test some favorite slopes remains open. A casual perusal of Ski magazine tempts with visions of powder in Jackson Hole or the vistas of the Italian Alps. It's frustrating to watch our only inch of cover this winter wash away in flooding torrents of rain. The Passaic floods again.
Some little bit of envy creeps in with each reading of the Newsletter. Joe Medlicott presumes to work. His comments hint of daydreams. Imagine one of us whisked away for a semester, even a trimester, with an office in Sanborn and a constant view of the campus. His field of vision is evidently bounded on the south by the Inn, yet surely Ascutney is visible from that fourth-floor office on one of those crystal clear winter days. One curiosity: Hopkins Center fails to enter the picture Joe evokes. An oversight!
His medium is the documentary, but Don Hyatt has transformed it into an art form. The start came in 1951 with NBC's Special Projects and a series that won almost every major award in broadcasting. Little more can be said about "Victory at Sea." Later the growth of the nation was recorded on film from photographs, illustrations, and pieces of art all forged into memorable programs such as "The Great War," "The Jazz Age," and "Life in the Thirties." Our heritage, movingly portrayed. Don followed with a series on the coming of Christ, which critics claimed gave a sense of the immediate to the timeless. Then a hiatus as hard times in the form of lost cigarette advertising and special programming rules hit the networks. Now Don has a reprieve and a five-year assignment, commissioned by American Airlines. The series on the "American Experience" commemorates our country's 200th anniversary and runs through 1976. The first episode, "The Fabulous Country," chronicled the nation's transformation from small beginnings to great world power with Walter Brennan as story teller. Look for the sequels.
Part of the info about Don, who retreats to a house on the Sound with a panoramic view of the Connecticut coastline and seascape, came from Charles Palmer '23, executive producer for Parthenon Pictures. The rest came from Ed Tuck who also noted that "To Tell the Truth" featured an ersatz travel agent named Gerry Sarno. Surprisingly, Gerry was unable to convince anyone that he was the agent. Apparently, the real agent was equally unconvincing.
The relatively new divisional vice president for 'Per, Jaftray, and Hopwood, Inc., a inneapoiis-based brokerage firm, is Fred Gamble Jr. He returned to PJH, where he had learned the ropes as a registered representative from 1952 to 1960, after a long stint with Bache and Co. With Bache he had been a vp and manager of the Minneapolis office. Fred has many activities associated with investment bankers, brokers, and securities dealers as well as the usual social and civic clubs. The most intriguing is the Minikahda Club. But what's in a name; it's probably the local retreat for golf and sundry related relaxations. Wayzata is where he lives with Carol and their three children. An old, old note from Fred mentions Amie Oss and Tom Warner, two-thirds of a line today's hockey varsity might still use productively.
Vance, Sanders and Co., Inc., has announced that Lloyd Woodbury has joined the Boston-based firm. He will be involved with the management of the bond portion of the portfolio of Boston Fund and of the bond accounts of Beacon Advisors, the investment-counseling division of Vance Sanders. Lloyd, a chartered financial analyst, moved from a similar position with Merrill Lynch.
Tidbits here and there: last fall Dick Vaughn was elected to the board of trustees of Smith College. An interesting fact is that Dick's daughter Carol is a member of the Class of '76; rumor says that another is a soph at Williams. Hardly anything in filmland escapes the touch of Phil Chamberlin, the new chairman of the LA International Film Exposition. Stan (Shrimp)Nelson, reveling in two young sons, recently moved to Dean Witter as manager of investment management services. A ten-day trip down the Colorado by raft is highly recommended by Pattyand Gene Carver and their three girls.
Al Livingstone, missing since 1950, recently moved from LA to the Bay Area (Alameda) as he moved up to vp of sales for Pacific Pumping Co., a subsidiary of Merck and Co. Tom and JanotRuggles entertained John Knapp and his new bride Joan soon after their wedding last summer. JimMcCrum, another old roommate, has just return- ed to his digs in New South Wales after a long combination work-vacation trip to the US of A. Jim missed Dick Wallace during his last trip down under but sends him belated greetings anyhow. A model of brevity, Charlie Peskin simply announced his new association with Shearson, Hamill in LA. The family owned H. Bockstruck Co. is 89 and has a new president, Arnie Bockstruck. The suspense list is short: Larry Huntley.
Deep winter was snowless. Perhaps some good spring conditions will develop by March. If not, a jaunt to Nassau may serve to re-groove a rusty golf swing. Enjoy the new season, and relax.
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