1944

More of those job changes, promotions, that kind of thing.

Phil W. Brown, formerly in Hartford, Conn., with a marine and industrial hardware outfit, has been in Providence, R.I. since 1973, and he is now president of Metalart Buckle Co. But if your pants are droopy, don't call on Phil for a buckle; Metalart manufactures zinc die castings. Phil and Mary's three oldest kids are out of college (including Dave '67 who is married); son Ted is at Bates College, and son Tom is still in high school.

Bucky Brandt must be breathing easier these days, too, with all five of his boys college degreed: Herb Jr. from Adelphi, Peter from Hobart, Dave from Rider, Dennis from Hartford, and Dan from Eckerd. As for the Buck himself, he left Revlon in January 1975 to become executive vice president and general manager of the Perfumers Workshop. It's at 1 East 57th St., NYCity, if you're thinking of a little giftie for the nifty little woman.

And while he didn't ask for equal time, he gets it: Renshaw Smith left Weyerhauser in Paris (France, not Maine) and formed his own perfume company, Parfums Jacomo. Ren and his wife Edie live just up the street aways, on East 75th, but divide their time between Manhattan and Paris (France, not Missouri). Ren's daughter Sandra is married and living in Montreal, and daughter Melinda is working for AVCO in Stamford, Conn. Ren is president of Cercle Francais in Paris (France, not Texas).

I like the salt-spray sound of what GeorgeCornell is up to these days. Since 1973 he's been a mate on the Washington State Ferries system on Puget Sound. He obviously got some good training for it back in WW II when he was a lieutenant (jg) in the Pacific. He was an accountant with Boeing Aircraft before taking the ferry job. Two oldest sons went to San Francisco State, a third died in 1971, daughter Sue is in Highline Community College, and Andy is in grammar school.

Speaking of colleges, Fred Brandenburg was made president and treasurer of A. W. G. DeWar, Inc. in 1970, and what DeWar does is provide student insurance plans for colleges and private schools. Brandy has been with DeWars since 1941, with time out for three years in the Air Force 1942-45. He, Fran, and the five offspring are busy boaters and tennisers during the summer from their South Weymouth, Mass., headquarters.

Over there in Randolph, Vt., Carroll Holman said so-iong to the L. W. Webster Co. in 1971 to become an instructor in building trades at Randolph Union High School. He's long been active in the community and is now chairman of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Carroll and Arlene's six children are all married; three of them graduated from the U. of Vermont, one from Northeastern, and one from Drake.

As for Jack Sterling out in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., he became president of Enterfour in 1970, a publishing house with varied interests. Clients include the Football News,Basketball Weekly,Saturday EveningPost, and Athlon Publications, and Jack is now working on the production of a TV sports show starting in the fall. He is active in Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America, the Detroit Golf Club, and the Detroit Advertising Assoc. Jack and Delores are grandparents one time around.

Scrap metal magnate Bob Hirschfield has it made out in Bay City, Mich. He joined the family company, H. Hirschfield Sons, in 1946 and he was made president in 1974. He thus heads one of the largest scrap iron and metal yards in Michigan, along with a lumber and a steel division. He and Nancy also head a fine gaggle of girls: Dorothy graduated from Green Mountain Junior College, Alice from Emerson, and Cynthia from Washington U. in St. Louis. Caroline is in high school.

If you had any sense when you were in Boston last September, you took in Volney Croswell's latest exhibition. He is an artist and printmaker as well as a senior designer for Houghton Mifflin Co. in Beantown. He left free lancing in Woodstock, N.Y., in 1972.

Then, an announcement from Colgate Palmolive informs that Jack Grimm has been moved over from v.p. of the firm's International Division to vice president and general manager of a newly-formed division of Leisure and Entertainment. That includes racket sports, footwear, golfing equipment, and women's sportswear - all in all, a tidy little grouping.

Nice note from Jim Lang in Santa Clara tells us that he is still with Wescom Inc. as product manager for its microwave division. "Unfortunately," he says, "this assignment doesn't get me back to New England. I wish I'd known that John Roberts was in DeKalb, Ill. We put in a lot of telephone communications for a farm show there last year and I would have liked to have seen him."

Finally, a confession. I've been bought. Binny Tower '43 offered me a double Martini if I mentioned here that he and his son-in-law had opened a first-class restaurant and bar, The Barley Neck Inn, in East Orleans on Cape Cod. But there's something in it for you guys, too - a drink "on the house" to all Dartmouth men. Run, don't walk...

That's it. Blessings.

Secretary, 309 Crosby Hall Hanover, N.H. 03755

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