1938

Not so long ago, some 23 years to be almost exact, Tom Lane in retiring from the editorship of The Dartmouth gave forth with the prime example of the "Gravy-Boat" technique. Dating this head to June, here in the still-muddy confines of Vermont makes me realize that this is the last one of these things to come off the antiquated Royal.

To some extent it will be a relief not to have to fill the pink copy sheets from an empty shoe box or face the wrath of Crosby Hall, but at the same time, I shall miss the chance to keep up with things. Lord knows, there's little enough gravy to this detail, but the satisfaction of keeping you posted on what goes on in the Class and with the Class. Ten years is enough, though, so here's the wind-up.

It cannot be the purpose of this column to go into all the details of the Reunion; the Reunion Committee will keep you apprised of all that. Two things should be emphasized, however, - the auction at Keene's, and the business meeting. For the auction to produce what it should in the way of the old moola, we must have something to auction, - difficult to appreciate, perhaps, but sadly true. So if you have any weird or valuable items cluttering up the attic or your showrooms, send it along for furious bidding.

The business meeting is going to be crucial, since we shall be organizing for our 25th, and this is a critical period for 1938. I have not made any survey of the present slate of class officers, but some of them, along with me, will be resigning. The Executive Committee will present a new slate for your approval, but of course nominations will be welcomed from the floor. Furthermore, there is feeling within the class that we should adopt the new form of class organization recommended by the College in its model constitution for alumni classes. This proposal merits the fullest possible discussion and consideration. There are various other proposals for class action which will be brought before you. All of which point up the importance of thinking ahead a little bit.

Otherwise, Reunion plans are going ahead full speed. Direct publicity will keep you abreast of developments; get your room reservation in early so you won't be sleeping in a tent on Balch Hill.

One further item concerns the small fry; we are committed to the entertainment of children with a planned program including hiking and other physically tiring activities. One suggestion for placing them in the Frozen Food Locker Plant has been seriously considered and rejected, as the cost would be exorbitant. A hayride has been suggested, and it has been proposed that Vincens '39 be appointed head chaperone for all girls over 18. Seriously, though, there will be accommodations and supervision for the small fry; bring them at your own risk.

Indirectly through people with connections I have heard from Stan Brown in Washington that all goes relatively well in his bailiwick. On my recent visit to Hanover for the Class Officers meetings, I encountered SquireTesreau, complete with Buick four-holer and golfing cap to go with same. During the course of the weekend's busy calendar, vonPechmann, Walls, Marty King and I managed to hash over class affairs, - the results of which discussion will come to you direct via the Pace-Setter. You will be, of course, completely free to question or reject the conclusions of the smoke-filled room, but we hope we can at least lead off with some ideas for the future of the Class.

My brother in California reports Tanis in fine fettle there; join the Development Council and see the world, - Scotty's in Brussels! I'm warning Hull that the Emerson tribe will hit the sunny shores of Southern California sometime around the first of July. He'd better have the red carpet out or else.

This marks the final clearing out of the shoe-box; from now on it gets used for the storage of cancelled checks until the Statute of Limitations runs out. Dr. Danny Bell is now practicing in Boston and living in Watertown. Seymour Ellis proudly terms himself "restaurateur" at 415 Sixth Ave., in the Big City.

Fred Baker has now risen from assistant vice president of the Irving Trust Co. to vice president. He is in the Mid-Continent District and has specialized in the southwestern states. He's been with the company since 1946.

The Waban (Mass.) Improvement Society, as if Waban needed any improvement, played host to Don Guy, Associated Press correspondent, who talked on the Antarctic. Don is editor of the newsphoto and wirephoto service for New England, and his assignments have taken him from the North Pole to the South. Other assignments have included covering the Duke of Edinburgh's tour of the Canadian Arctic, the first four-minute mile, the Hartford circus fire, the "mercy killing" trial of Dr. Sander, and sailing on the Mayflower II.

Those of you who find your house decorated with band-aids of assorted colors and shapes can now thank Bob Frese, product director in charge of plastic bandages, splints, and allied products for Johnson and Johnson. All of which, significantly enough, comes from the Milltown, N. J., paper.

Paul McLaughlin, who has been an under-writer for the Rhode Island Mutual for the past several years, was elected assistant vice president at the recent annual meeting of the directors. Paul served in the Navy duringWorld War II and the Korean War but mostof the rest of the time since graduation hasbeen with Rhode Island Mutual. He was oneof the founders and the first president of theCasualty Insurance Underwriters Associationof Providence.

W. Atherton Fuller, "Attorney at Law" ofEllsworth, Me.:

Professionally I have an active one-man practice with all that means in a rural and vacation country seat - City Solicitor, Secy-Treas. of the Bar Association, Church treas., Rotarian, etc., etc. After two terms as Country Attorney, I've forsaken the prosecutor's table and taken up my seat on the other side of the bench as Probate Judge for Hancock County.

The five children range from Grade 3 to High School freshman; and in the Hanover tradition I have had the thrill of watching them play follow-the-leader down the local ski slopes. Dad still keeps up with them. A little over a year ago we acquired a house in town with lots of rooms. The latch string is out when classmates are in the Bar Harbor area of Vacationland.

Well, that cleans it all out for good. See you in Hanover in June.

Frederick W. Baker '38, with the Irving Trust Company, New York, since 1946, has recently been made Vice President of the bank.

Roy B. White Jr. '39, owner of Lexington Broadcasting Corporation, has acquired Radio Station WLEX in Lexington, Ky., and has moved there from Ohio to assume active management of the station.

Secretary, Peacham Academy, Peacham, Vt.

Class Agent, 39 College St., Hanover, N.H.