1946

We were delighted to receive from Ben Moats an attractive brochure displaying the facilities of Brunswick Hospital and Clinic, of Memphis, Tenn., of which Ben is president. Brunswick is a leading institution, providing effective rehabilitation programs for occupationally related emotional problems and behavior abnormalities. Ben kindly pointed out that his sending of the brochure has no "personal implications," but that "as a passing observation, out of our total 1946 Class, assuming we are statistically average, approximately sixty (60) need this type of rehabilitation as of now."

Ben's youngest son Kevin enters his junior year this fall at Yale, and is heading toward law school. We'll be seeing them less than a year from now at the GTHES (Greatest Thirtieth Hanover's Ever Seen).

We have received belated word, via the Hartford, Connecticut Times, that Art O'Hara has been elected a director of the Northern Connecticut National Bank, in Windsor Locks. Art is president of Olympic Sales Club, in nearby Enfield; he lives in Wilbraham, Mass., across the border.

Herman Obermayer has come through with a delightful publication: Editor's Viewpoint - aCompilation of Editorials from the NorthernVirginia Sun (Second Year). It doesn't seem like a full year since we received edition number one, and passed along a few tidbits of Obie's wit, wisdom and philosophy. Here are a few of the current gems:

(The Olympic Ban on Pros) "No man should have to apologize to his peers for honest labor. A superbly good athlete - one who is so good that other people will pay to see him perform - should not be excluded from athletic competitions. He should be welcomed with open arms ... It makes no sense to say that an athlete can represent his country in the Olympics even though he's a pimp, a forger, an embezzler, or a gigolo. He can be any kind of no-good or bum he wishes to be, just so long as he's not a professional athlete." (Amnesty) "If the draft dodger and the draftee, along with the hero and the deserter, are to share equally in the rewards of our new era of peace, I believe the resentment and bitterness of those who served honorably will be overwhelming. Amnesty will open more wounds than it will heal."

(Price of Ecology) "Improving the 'quality of life' is a complex matter involving many diverse factors, only one of which is environmental . . . When job opportunities go down and prices go up, the 'quality of life' deteriorates in many American homes. Quality control without cost control is ultimately self-defeating."

(Censorship) "Everyone who is concerned with the obscenity problem should ask himself a simple question: Which places my children's future in greater jeopardy, smut or censorship? To me the answer is clear. A country where they showed "Deep Throat" at every neighborhood movie house and made illustrated copies of 'The Happy Hooker' available at every newsstand would be a better and healthier country, than one which allowed town councils and state legislatures to become the censors and regulators of all thought - political, ecomomic and scientific, as well as sexual."

Keep tellin' 'em, Obie. This will be the last edition of class notes until the autumn, but we'll be stockpiling all the news about yourselves, families and classmates that we receive. Keep those cards 'n' letters rollin' in.

'46 UP!

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