1952
And now there's a class newer than us. The year went almost too fast and yet, in a way, not fast enough. The Tuck and Thayer men have graduated and those in school now have been reduced to the professional prospectives. In short, the formal education has ended for about 85% of the '52s. In another year there'll be a few of us coming back to school after another education of a different type than the one we just completed. On the whole, there'll be no regrets save that it was almost worth it. Specifically, it's again a time for prospect not retrospect. And yet the class is two less than it was a year ago. Jay Gintel and Sam King are names to remember only now. Gone and missed, but not forgotten by us. The class is well represented in the armed forces and will be more so by summer's end. Yet I think it has been a successful year on the whole and well lived. About three hundred of us, more or less, are married or engaged, and nearly an eighth of us parents or nearly so. A few of us have seen action in Korea, more of us have been exposed to the battle that is business ... and indeed the business of living and making same. We have established ourselves as a well-rounded class with our share of scholars, Rhodes, Phi Betes, etc., prospective doctors, lawyers, politicians, businessmen and what have you. In short we are off to a fast start with a record to live up to, and be proud of. But we are challenged.
Bob Curtis writes that he's on his way to Germany, having just graduated from the Third Armored division Leaders Course, Fort Knox. He also mentions that Jim Chapin is awaiting orders for duty with the armored army if he hasn't received them already. Jimmy Binder writes of news of the New York, or more specifically, the Columbia contingent. As I have it from him the social life is a little more varied in New York than in Hanover and there is more of it. Connie Carstens is at the Columbia School of Journalism, Al Bond is at the Graduate School of Sociology and EdBlair is at the Law School. The latest that I have on Ken Gallant is that he was at the Columbia "B" School until the middle of last fall and then dropped out. Marsh Smith and Jim are at the "B" School as well. GeorgeSherman attends the Russian Institute, FranChisdes is working for his Master's in Greek, and Steve Lazarus is suspected of doing graduate work in English there at Columbia in addition to a job with an advertising agency, if my source of information is correct. Not far away, at the Union Theological Seminary, George Howard can be found, still single. TedCoolidge and wife also live on that campus. Understand that one night last winter their icebox blew up and that it took a sizable representation of the New York Fire Department to take rare of the situation. No serious damage, though. Pat Sullivan is down at General Seminary, and Jim says that he wanders up to the Heights on occasion for a hello when the crew is not down at the G.A. for a few beers. Neil McMahon is with the Hoyt Advertising Agency on 5th Ave.
Al Gschwind finally came across with a few lines and a story or two of real interest to some of you at least. It is not my place here to wage unrelenting war on your other correspondent, Dick Watt, but there follows here a story that must be told. Seems that one evening last summer Dick and the other officers of the McCard went ashore in Newport for a Happy Hour session at the club. When it came time to return to the ship they all proceeded to the dock where, after a few minutes' wait, Dick went up to the C.O. and said, "Sir, I believe. I hear the motor launch coming." What the Captain said I don't know, but I have it on the best authority that so sure was Dick that he heard the boat that he took two steps in the general direction of the edge of the dock whereupon those who were there testify that only his hat floated. Several of the multitude of officers and whitehats leaned over and pulled him from the drink minus his dignity. To add to the fun, his division aboard ship presented him with a set of beautiful water wings shortly thereafter. How true all this is remains to be seen, but I understand that Dick is in the market for all old shower caps any of you have around. Gschwind is now with Linde Air Products Co., a Division of Union Carbide, in New Haven.
Our indefatigable Class Agent joins the Navy in May according to a note from him recently. He's pleased with the way the Fund is going with our class but says that we have a long way to go before we are finished. If any of you haven't spent a few minutes on the subject by the time you read this it would be appreciated if you would send along a contribution either to Bernie or directly to the College.
I received a short but interesting note from Ronnie Feinburg a few weeks ago. According to his letter, he was discharged from the Navy last summer, re-entered Dartmouth last fall, and will graduate this June. He has his own business, the Manufacturers Marketing Corp., wholesalers. "We deal in flatware, umbrellas, women's belts, shoulder bags and cars." DekDavidson writes that he got a letter from JohnFancher, Pfc presently serving in Korea. He's working in the Pusan Dispensary and finds it a far cry from electrical engineering.
Dick O'Neil is a member of the 364 th Infantry Regiment's basketball team at Fort Dix. The team had a record of 28 wins and 4 losses. Dick entered the Army last fall. Al Davis is now at Ordnance OCS at Fort Benning, Ga. A "NavCad," Ronnie Scott recently graduated from Pre-Flight School at Pensacola and is now at Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. Charlie Allen, has recently completed a 13- week course in communications at Fort Dix. At the April meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College A.B. Degrees were awarded to the following '52s: Tom Wheeler Allen, Edward Morgan Christie Jr., Hugh Walter Lefkowitz, Wayne Carl Linman and Donald Martin Unger (cum laude). Congratulations, you five.
Before I get into the final part of this column, several of you have asked what I have been doing with my time as Ensign, USNR. When this goes to press I will be in the Med as Operations Officer of the Nasty Nan. Of the past four months, we have spent approximately one month in port and have been operating constantly with the fleet when we are out at sea. On May to Pat Rich and I announced our engagement. Pat is a Pine Manor graduate and is with Liberty Mutual in Boston. No official date has been set for the nuptials as yet. The Navy life is, for me, an interesting one but not so interesting that I will make a career of it. As a result I expect to become a civilian in June of 1954. I'll save the sea stories until another time.
Engagements and Weddings Walt Simons and Mary Sullivan announced their engagement on April 18. She is '53 at Wellesley, and Walt is doing graduate work at NYU.' Dick Boege and Mary Quincy are engaged. She is attending the Boston Dispensary School for Laboratory Technicians. Susan Rivoire, Colby '53, and Ens. Charlie Fisher announced their engagement on April 4. He is stationed on the carrier Leyte. On April 3 in Utica, N. Y., At Gschwind and Jan Laver announced their engagement. She graduates from Skidmore in June 1954 and . shortly thereafter, as plans have it now, they will be wed. . .
As for weddings, Sam Wdllis was married in Victoria, Tex., on March 21. Mrs. Wallis was Pixie Prince. She graduated from Westfield State Teachers College, and Sam is presently with the Air Force. Ken Roman married Ellen Fischer on March 27. She was a Cornell under- graduate and graduates from Ballard College this spring. Pat Faris and Johnny McWilliam were married on April 4 in Toledo. She is an Ohio University graduate, and John is attend- ing the University of Toledo Law School. In St. Albans, Vt., on April 7 Andy Stewart and Eleanor Maun were married. Andy is a Lieutenant in the Marines and they are living on the West Coast. She is a graduate of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. And on April 3 Bill and Dottie Price became the parents of Patricia Jane Price, weighing in at 8 pounds 15 and one half ounces.
That's it for this year. See you next fall. Could use some mail over the summer for the October issue
Secretary,USS Nantahala (AO-60) c/o FPO, New York, N. Y.
Class Agent} 70 Roberts St., Portland, Maine
