1952

Let's hope that spring has come and gone without too many of you or your kinfolk having been washed downstream. Did you ever see so much water?

In checking the galley proof of the last column, I see that my word processor slipped a cog (actually, the cog that slipped was that part of the anatomy that controls the two fingers that hunt and peck the keyboard). Lest you confuse the restaurant Louise Jr. with "that billion dollar conglomerate" with which Fred Forni is associated, let me set the record straight. The conglomerate is U.S.I. Sorry, Fred.

If you have perused the May 2 issue of Business Week, you saw Charlie Clough all decked out in surgical attire, holding the widget that is going to reverse the fortunes of the Nashua Corporation. You can surmise from the article that Charlie, as c.e.o., is busier than a paperhanger in a high wind. Good luck, Charlie.

A recent note indicates that Fred Merrill has left Racine, Wise., and moved to New Orleans. The food is certainly better there, Fred, but drop us a line to let us know what you are up to. Fred was with the First National Bank and Trust Company of Racine. His new letterhead is of the First Homestead Federal Savings and Loan Association in New Orleans, where he is senior vice president.

Speaking of New Orleans, Don and Pat MacLeod's son Scott, as co-captain of the Tulane sailing team, won the South Eastern Intercollegiate Singlehanded Championship for the second time and also the North American Intercollegiate Singlehanded Championship. Scott is taking the year off to train for the Olympics. He is soliciting tax-deductible contributions to the U.S. International Sailing Association (U.5.1.5.A.), P.O. Box 209, New- port, R.I. 02840. Earmark your contributions for the Scott MacLeod Sailing Fund.

It appears that the Finertys have moved to Hong Kong, where Ed is training all the Southeast Asia I. B. M. 'ers to keep driving the price of the stock up. The Finertys' new address is Apartment 21A, Hollywood Heights (can you believe it?), 6 Old Peak Road, Hong Kong, B.C.C. The Finertys will, be able to hold a reunion with the Binswangers, who are "just around the corner" somewhere between Kobe and Osaka. (You will be pleased to know, Ed, that this column is being written on one of your PCs.)

From the place where Tony Bennett left his heart comes the good news that Gil Ellenberger has been appointed to the post of senior vice president of the Crocker National Bank. Gil is a vice chairman of the San Francisco-based bank's credit policy committee and was most recently the senior credit manager for the corporate banking division. Not bad for a lad who started out in Lakewood, Ohio!

Andy Stern was the recipient recently of the George Polk Award, one of the highest awards in journalism, for writing and producing the T. V. documentary, How Much is Enough: Decision Making in the Nuclear Age. The one-hour program was run nationwide last year on P.B.S. Andy is director of the broadcast journalism program at the University of California in Berkeley.

Ken Roman was recently elevated to be one of Ogilvy and Mather's three vice chairmen. It should also be noted that Ken has been appointed to the board of overseers of the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum of Art. Congratula- tions on all counts, Ken.

It's that time again when Dick McDon- ough will be asking us to turn our pockets inside out for him. You can help the class save stamp money by mailing in your huge donation upon the initial solicitation. Also, if you are aware of a classmate who, for one reason or another, hasn't tossed something into the pot for a while, work him over for a contribution

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