BROWN
ALUMNI MONTHLY
OCTOBER 1955
SUCCESSION IN
THE PRESIDENCY:
Keeney and Wriston
BROWN
ALUMNI
MONTHLY
OCTOBER
VOL. LVI
1955
NO. 1
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SINCE THE 18th CENTURY, the bell in the cupola
of University Hall has punctuated the days of Brown
University. It has summoned the student to class and dis-
missed him; it has marked the opening of College and an-
nounced the Senior's last sing on Class Night; it has helped
celebrate victories on the gridiron and in the theatres of
war; it has saluted great visitors; it has rung for every mem-
orable occasion of state and significance on College Hill.
The bell rang at 5 o'clock on the afternoon of Aug. 16 to
welcome the election of a new President of the University.
He is 40-year-old Barnaby C. Keeney, who joined the
As the Search Got Under Way
At that 1954 meeting the Corporation provided for a
committee to implement the transition from President Wris-
ton's administration to the next. The committee, consti-
tuted with Chancellor Tanner as Chairman, had the rather
general designation of "Committee on Tenure." In addi-
tion to Tanner, a Providence attorney, the committee in-
cluded the following: John Nicholas Brown, Providence
business man and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
a descendant of the family active in the early support of the
University and giving its name to it in consequence; Dr.
The Brown Corporation Found Its Man
Right on Campus and Named the Dean
BARNABY KEENEY
12TH PRESIDENT
Brown Faculty in 1946, inspired its students as Professor,
and later counselled them as Dean of the Graduate School
and Dean of the College. There could not have been a more
popular choice. Dr. Keeney is the 12th in the succession
which began with James Manning in 1765 and continued
through the administration of Henry Merritt Wriston, who
on that same August afternoon became President Emeritus.
At the meeting of the Corporation in June, 1954, Dr.
Wriston called attention to the approach of his 65th birth-
day when he would become "eligible" for retirement. "The
situation is favorable for a transition," he had said, a point
he dwelt on at some length. Moreover, new decisions were
in the making for the future of the University (more ap-
parent as the year continued), and the man who would be
charged with carrying out programs should be a leader in
their planning.
THE COVER PHOTO shows the University's new Presi-
dent, Dr. Barnaby C. Keeney, and his predecessor.
Dr. Henry M. Wriston. Upon his election on Aug. 16,
Dr. Keeney also became a member of the Board of
Fellows and (photo on facing page) took his engage-
ment as such from Senator Theodore Francis Green
'87, senior Fellow. Oct. 31 is the inauguration day.
W. Russell Burwell '15 of Cleveland, a former Dean of
Freshmen at Brown, now Chairman of the Board of Brush
Laboratories and other companies; Arthur B. Homer '17
of Bethlehem, Pa., President of Bethlehem Steel Corp.; W.
Easton Louttit '25 of Providence, President of the Louttit
Laundry Co.; Donald G. Millar '19 of Greenfield, Mass.,
President of the Greenfield Tap and Die Corp.; James L.
Palmer '19 of Chicago, President of Marshall Field and
Co.; Fred B. Perkins '19, Associate Justice of the Superior
Court of Rhode Island; Mrs. Gilbert Verney '28 of
Dedham, Mass., civic leader and prominent Pembroke Col-
lege alumna; and Thomas J. Watson Jr. '37 of New York,
President of International Business Machines.
It was a conscientious committee. Active since last Fall,
it redoubled its activities through the Spring but had not
completed its investigations at Commencement time. Nearly
100 persons were commended to the committee for con-
sideration or discovered by it. Its members travelled widely
for personal interviews with some of those most favorably
regarded.
There is a theme which recurs in folklore, fiction, and ex-
perience about searches for diamonds, bluebirds, and other
treasures. At the end of long and adventurous journeys, the
quest ends with the return home to find there what is sought.
So it was with the committee looking for a President for
Brown University.
PRESIDENT KEENEY
Under Consideration from the Start
As Chancellor Tanner told the Corporation in making
his report in August, "it is now appropriate to disclose that,
from the time of our first meeting, we have had under active
consideration the name of the person whom we will now
recommend. Our continuing research has been based upon
our determination to subject this person to critical compari-
son with all qualified persons discovered by us or suggested
to us.
"At our request, we were guided in our deliberations and
helped in our inquiries by Dr. Wriston, who has, however,
consistently refrained from expressing a personal opinion as
to anyone under serious consideration. His generalizations,
made in his statement to the Corporation, were, however,
continuously before us: that the Faculty would appreciate
the leadership of a scholar, that a prime qualification is the
possession of energy, that character, as an index of trust-
worthiness, is an essential, and that a profound commitment
to this University as a life purpose rather than as a stepping-
stone to something else is the best manifestation of such
character.
"With enthusiastic unanimity, we recommend the elec-
tion of our present Dean, Barnaby C. Keeney, to become
the 12th President of Brown University. We have found no
other person who is in our judgment as well qualified to
guide the immediate future destinies of our University or
as able to assure a successful and orderly transition from the
present to a new administration."
The "enthusiastic unanimity" of the committee was re-
peated by the Corporation in accepting this recommenda-
tion. Judge Perkins left the meeting, went downstairs to
the second-floor office of the Dean. Dr. Wriston also ac-
companied them before the Corporation, where Dr. Keeney
took his engagement as a member of the Board of Fellows
from Senator Theodore Francis Green '87, the Senior Fel-
low. (The President "shall always be a Fellow," says the
Brown Charter.)
Before presiding over the balance of the Corporation
meeting, President Keeney bespoke his faith in Brown and
its liberal atmosphere, and accepted his office "with hu-
mility, gratitude, and confidence, confidence in the strength
of this University, which has never attained a higher state
than under the leadership of Henry Merritt Wriston. . . .
I hope that I may grow into his gown," he said.
Praise from His Predecessor
Dr. Wriston said of the Corporation action: "This is an
admirable appointment; Dean Keeney meets all the specifi-
cations for the office of President. He is a man of high
character, with moral stamina equal to his war-tested physi-
cal courage. He is a true scholar, trained in one of the most
rigorous disciplines, and has shown himself to be a first-
class teacher. At Brown for nine years he has gained experi-
ence in the classroom, as Dean of the Graduate School, and
as Dean of the College. He is already familiar with many
of the vital problems in education. In all his work he has
revealed unusual insight, and has shown marked originality
of mind and expression. He has been primarily responsible
for the notable increase in the percentage of boys who suc-
cessfully complete their degree requirements. The constit-
uency can rely on him to maintain and improve standards
and to forward the University program with resourcefulness
and wisdom.
"Mrs. Keeney has wide acquaintance within the Faculty
circle and the community; she will meet her many new re-
sponsibilities with competence and great charm."
The new President will be installed on Oct. 31. Dr.
Keeney and his family of five will have moved into the
President's House at 55 Power St. by the time this issue is
read, for the move was planned for early September. The
Corporation's action with respect to the installation was
worded as follows, based on a recommendation "that at
an appropriate time later in the year 1955 a ceremony of
installation of the new President before selected guests
shall take place and that a committee to have charge of
such an occasion be appointed by the Board of Fellows in
consultation with the Chancellor."
In presenting the name of Dr. Keeney, the "Committee
on Tenure" ofi'ered some estimates of him, in addition to
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some formal facts of biography: "Qualified commentators
in fiis field of scholarship assert that there are few, if any,
persons in the field who are his equal. His progression
through the various posts of Associate Dean of the Grad-
uate School, Dean of the Graduate School, and Dean of
the College at Brown University is of course familiar to
members of this Corporation. His associates in administra-
tive office testify that his work is superlative.
"In recent years he has represented the University with
great distinction, according to reports from many sources,
in intercollegiate academic conferences. In 1949-1950, un-
der a grant in aid of the Carnegie Corporation of New
York, he visited about 20 American universities. He has
been singularly successful in negotiation with Foundations
for financial support of scholarly projects at Brown Univer-
sity. He knows thoroughly the problems, strength, and weak-
nesses of our University and is enthusiastic and confident
concerning its future. We have carefully investigated his
resources of physical and nervous energy and believe that
they are adequate to the demands which we and he realize
would be made upon them. We are assured that his elec-
tion would be greeted with enormous enthusiasm by the
present student body of the University. (The alumni know
him and like him, too, the Chancellor added.)
"Finally, realizing that emergencies will occur in the fu-
ture at Brown University, we gain from his very impressive
war record some assurance as to the fortitude and resource-
fulness of the gentleman whom we recommend. For ex-
ceptional service under fire in World War II, during which
he advanced from the rank of Private to Captain AUS, he
was awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal, and
the Silver Star. The citations* accompanying the latter two
make stirring reading for any American citizen."
The committee's choice of Dean Keeney as its recom-
mendation for the presidency was a well-guarded secret.
Under the circumstances, the task of the Brown University
Public Relations Office was a most delicate and confidential
one as it prepared for the probability of his election. Al-
though messengers were dispatched to New York, Boston,
and Hartford to be ready with information for press, radio,
* "citation for the silver star: To Captain Barnaby C.
Keeney, 01041809 (then First Lieutenant), Headquarters 35th
Infantry Division, for gallantry in action in Holland and Ger-
many from 2 to 6 March 1945. Captain Keeney, commanding
Mil Team 427G, accompanied leading elements of an infantry-
armor task force which moved swiftly through Siegfried defenses
before the Rhine. Frequently advancing on foot and under fire,
he obtained information of enemy disposition through skillful
interrogation of civilians and prisoners of war. When he learned
that a building on the highway east of Straelen was serving as
a German forward observation post, he moved forward under
fire, accompanied by three infantrymen, and captured nine
Germans, including two artillery observers. His intrepidity,
zealous devotion to duty and skillful questioning immeasurably
aided in the swift advance of his unit to the Rhine. Entered mili-
tary service from Massachusetts."
—GO No. 26, Hq 35th Inf Div, 12 Apr 45.
"citation for the bronze star medal: To Captain Bar-
naby C. Keeney, 01041809, Headquarters 35th Infantry Divi-
sion, for meritorious service in connection with military opera-
tions against an enemy of the United States in France, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Holland and Germany from 13 December 1944
to 9 May 1945. Throughout this period of combat opera-
tions. Captain Keeney has performed his duties as officer-in-
charge of Mil 427-G in an exceptional manner. His leadership,
initiative, devotion to duty, and aggressive ingenuity have con-
tributed materially to the success of the Division through his
prompt reception and dissemination of intelligence data. Captain
Keeney's outstanding service reflects credit upon his character
as an officer and is in accord with military tradition. Entered
military service from Massachusetts."
—GO No. 41, Hq 35th Inf Div, 5 Jun 45.
and television there, in addition to local releases in Rhode
Island, releases were held until word of the Corporation
action. The widespread publicity given the election was a
tribute to the thoroughness of the preparation. This mag-
azine was also kept informed of developments by the com-
mittee, but we have made use of the complete material as-
sembled by Howard S. Curtis, Director of Public Relations,
and his staff. The following biography draws heavily on
their work:
As Schoolboy and Undergraduate
Dr. Keeney is the son of Robert M. Keeney and the late
Maud Barnaby Conrad Keeney of Farmington, Conn. His
father, who was born in Somersville, Conn., was an en-
gineer in metallurgy whose work took him to various sec-
tions of the country. Barnaby Keeney was born on Oct. 17,
1914, in Halfway, Ore., while his father was employed there
as engineer for a gold mine. Later the family moved to
Chicago, then to Denver, and in 1928 returned to Con-
necticut where the boy entered the Hartford Public High
School.
As a high school student Keeney was active in sports and
other extra-curricular ventures. He was elected President
of the Student Council in his Senior year. His greatest
success as an athlete was as a State champion quarter-miler.
In his Senior year he was captain of both the track and
cross-country teams. Keeney had an excellent scholastic
record and was graduated near the top of his class. A Boy
Scout, Keeney achieved the high rank of Eagle Scout.
Upon finishing high school in 1932, Keeney entered the
University of North Carolina, and four years later was
graduated as the top man in his class. His major field of
study was in Ancient History with a minor in French
Literature. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and during
his Junior and Senior years was President of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina Chapter. Keeney continued his in-
terest in track and during his Sophomore year made his
letter. He joined Sigma Chi fraternity, and as a Sophomore
was elected Vice-President of his Class.
Obtaining a fellowship to the Harvard Graduate School,
Keeney began work on advanced degrees at once. The em-
phasis of his study was upon Medieval History, and in June
1937 he was awarded a Master's degree. He chose as the
topic for his doctoral dissertation "Judgment by Peers."
This dealt with the development of the protection of an in-
dividual's life and property against an arbitrary state. He
was awarded the degree in June of 1939. The most sig-
nificant of the various fellowships he held was the Sheldon
Travelling Fellowship for research in England.
Remaining at Harvard, Dr. Keeney was appointed an
Assistant in History during the academic year 1939-40 and
from 1940-42 was a Tutor and Instructor in the Division of
History, Government, and Economics.
Military Service Included Combat
On Dec. 8, 1941, Dr. Keeney volunteered for service in
the U. S. Army and in January, 1942, at Cambridge, Mass.,
was inducted as a Private. He was put into an anti-aircraft
artillery unit and sent to Fort Eustis, Va., for basic training.
Upon completion Corporal Keeney was ordered to Officer
Candidate School at the anti-aircraft school at Camp Davis,
North Carolina, where after three months he was commis-
sioned a 2nd Lieutenant, completing the course with num-
ber one ranking in his class. Keeney stayed at Camp Davis
for a year teaching gunnery. In August 1943 he was trans-
ferred to Fort Bliss, Texas, as a staff officer in an anti-air-
craft group.
At this point Keeney's language ability in French and
German was recognized and in December, 1943, he was
OCTOBER 1955
again transferred, this time to the Military Intelhgence
Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Md. Here he took the
training courses in interrogation and then was assigned to
the teaching staff for several months.
In September, 1944, Keeney went overseas, where he
later joined the 35th Infantry Division as officer in charge
of an interrogation team. His duties included the question-
ing of civilians and prisoners and carrying out the general
intelligence program of the Division. Keeney saw action in
the Battles of the Rhinelands, Ardennes { Battle of the
Bulge) and Central Europe. He was separated from mili-
tary service in October, 1945, with the rank of Captain.
Resuming the Scholar's Life
While still in the Army Keeney was awarded a John
Simon Guggenheim Post Service Fellowship for further
study in History. He expanded his doctoral subject, which
became the basis of a book by the same name.
Having joined the Brown University Faculty in Septem-
ber, 1946, as an Assistant Professor of medieval history,
Keeney was appointed Associate Dean of the Graduate
School two years later, at the age of 34. The following July
he became Dean. In this capacity Dr. Keeney worked to-
ward broadening the financial support of the Graduate
School and was successful in obtaining several grants from
Foundations. At that same time, July, 1949, he was pro-
moted to an Associate Professorship, given a Brown A.M.
degree ad eiindem, and received a grant from the Carnegie
Corporation of New York to study graduate education
throughout the United States.
During this period Dr. Keeney resumed his connection
with Harvard University. He taught History during the
summer session of 1947 and was a Visiting Lecturer and
Examiner in History during the academic year 1947-48.
NOTIFIED of his election as 12th President of Brown University, Dr.
Bornoby C. Keeney was on his way to the Corporation meeting Aug. 16.
But he stopped long enough to let us get this photo of him with Judge
Fred B. Perkins '19, who had gone to notify him in his capacity as
Secretary of the Corporation, and Dr. Wriston.
EW PRESIDENT was presented to the Faculty
ately before his acceptance speech to the Cor-
At left, he is shown on his way from U.H.
nning with Chancellor Harold B. Tanner '09
escorting him.
THE KEENEY FAMILY, shown here with the new President, includes his wife, the former Mary
Critchfield of Hartford; 12-year-old Barbara; Tommy, 9; and Elizabeth Barnoby, 2 next January.
At the left, on informal portrait of Dr. Keeney at home.
In June of 1951, with the newly-acquired rank of full
Professor at Brown, Dr. Keeney took a leave of absence
from the University for service in Washington, D. C, with
the Central Intelligence Agency. He returned to the Brown
campus in the spring of 1952 to resume his duties as Dean
of the Graduate School and, in addition, to assume those as
Acting Dean of the College. The latter post had become
vacant with the appointment of Dr. James S. Coles as Pres-
iflent of Bowdoin College.
In announcing the appointment of Dr. Keeney in the
dual capacity. Dr. Henry M. Wriston, President, said at the
time, "It is extremely important to have an experienced and
seasoned administrator thoroughly familiar with all the
Brown procedures and a recognized leader in the intellec-
tual life of the campus." The following year Dr. Keeney
OCTOBER 1955
relinquished the Graduate School deanship and became
full-time Dean of the College.
With a few interruptions for military and government
service Dr. Keeney has taught History over a 16-year pe-
riod. He has taught Freshman courses in general European
History, as well as conducting courses for upperclassmen
and graduate seminars. As a medievalist he has concen-
trated upon the history of Europe in the Middle Ages and
the constitutional history of England in the Middle Ages.
In the Conduct of University Affairs
At Brown Dr. Keeney is a member of numerous key
Faculty committees that are fundamental in the control of
the University's academic life. He is Chairman of the Board
of Admission and the Committee on Academic Standing; a
member of the Committee on Curriculum, the Athletic Ad-
visory Council, the Commencement Committee, the Faunce
House Advisory Board, and has served on the Committee
on Scholarly Publications and the Board of Governors of
the Faculty Club. He has been an active participant in in-
formal groups set up for "shop talk."
He is the author of a book and numerous articles and
reviews dealing with medieval history and educational sub-
jects. Among them are: "Petitions in the Parliament Holden
at Westminster, 1327-28," published in the Huntington
Library Quarterly in 1942; "Military Service and the De-
velopment of Nationalism, 1272-1327," appearing in Spec-
ulum in 1947; "The Mediaeval Idea of the State: The Great
Cause, 1291-92," published in the University of Toronto
Law Review, 1949; "The Two-Chambered Ivory Tower,"
Phi Kappa Phi Quarterly, 1953; "Peaceful Relations Be-
tween Faculty and Business Officers," College and Univer-
sity Business, 1953 (reprinted in Brown Alumni Monthly);
and the book "Judgment by Peers," published by Harvard
University Press, first printed in 1949 and now in its second
printing. A forthcoming article, "A Dead Horse Flogged
Again," will appear in Speculum.
Dr. Keeney has delivered a number of papers before vari-
ous learned societies. On two occasions he has been invited
to give the principal address before the Mediaeval Acad-
emy of America. His subject in 195) was "The Political
Ideas of the English Baronage in the 13th Century," and in
1955 "Some Observations on Mediaeval History and His-
torians." The latter was at Chapel Hill, where the returned
alumnus was cordially greeted. In 1945 he delivered a paper
before the American Historical Association entitled, "De-
velopments Toward Nationalism in the 13th and 14th Cen-
turies," and in 1953 before the same group commented on
the papers on medieval English history. Last spring he re-
turned to his Alma Mater for meetings there of the Medi-
eval Academy of America.
Brown's New "First Lady"
Dr. Keeney married the former Mary Critchfield of Hart-
ford on June 27, 1941. They have three children — Barbara
Alice, who will be twelve in October and enters the seventh
grade at the Mary C. Wheeler School this fall; Thomas
Critchfield, who will be nine in September and enters the
fourth grade at Moses Brown School; and Elizabeth Bar-
naby, who will be two next January.
Mrs. Keeney attended the Oxford School in Hartford
and Russell Sage College, Troy, N. Y., graduating from the
latter in 1937. At college she had a major in Physical Edu-
cation and a minor in English Literature. For three years
after college she taught Physical Education at the Green
Vale School at Glen Head, Long Island.
In community and campus affairs Mrs. Keeney is active
in the Children's Concert Program of the R. I. Philhar-
monic, and a member of the board for Nickerson House.
She is a Past President of the Parents Association of the
Mary C. Wheeler School and a former member of the
School's Board of Trustees. Mrs. Keeney has also served
as an officer in Brown faculty wives' associations.
Although Dr. Keeney's life as a Dean and Professor has
been a full one, he finds time for outside interests. He has
a garden and raises vegetables for family use. He is an
avid salt water fisherman, favoring surf casting for stripers
and tautog. (There are a few Faculty colleagues who insist
he is not as successful a fisherman as they. This running
argument has been settled to no one's satisfaction.) For a
year or two he has spent considerable time building addi-
tions on the summer cottage. From his high school and
college days Dr Keeney has retained a strong interest in
athletics and for a number of years has been a member of
the University's Athletic Advisory Council. He follows the
progress of all Brown teams and with few exceptions has
seen every home football game since coming to Brown.
Dr. Keeney has been a member of the American His-
torical Society and Mediaeval Academy of America since
1939 and is at present on the Executive Committee of the
Council of the latter. He served as Assistant Editor of the
journal Speculum from 1947-49, and has been on the Ad-
visory Board since 1951. A Trustee of the Mary C. Wheeler
School in Providence for the past several years, he is also
Brown's representative on the Board of Trustees of the
Rhode Island School of Design. During the past year he
was elected a Trustee of the Moses Brown School. He also
serves as Secretary to the Administrative Board of the
George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation. Dr.
Keeney is a member of the Central Congregational Church.
He is a member of the American Association of University
Professors, the Rhode Island Historical Society, the Provi-
dence Art Club, and the Providence Review Club.
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5 Homecoming Program
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
4:30-
6:00*
Coffee Hour, West Lounge, Faunce
House.
6:00-
7:00-
7:00*
7:20*
Fraternity Poster Display, Wriston
Quadrangle.
Football Rally, Faunce House Ter-
race.
7:30
7:30
Homecoming Football Dinner, Sharpe
Refectory.
Ladies' Dinner, President's Dining
Room, Sharpe Refectory.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
9:00-11:00*
Pictorial History and Athletic Dis-
play, West Lounge, Faunce House.
11:00*
Varsity Soccer, Brown vs. Penn, Al-
drich Field.
11:00-
1:45
Picnic Lunch under the Big Top, Al-
drich Field.
2:00
Varsity Football, Brown Field.
4:30-
6:00*
Coffee Hour and Reception, West
Lounge, Faunce House.
5:30-
5:00
7:30
Fraternity and Dormitory Receptions.
Buffet Supper, Sharpe Refectory.
* Events starred are free to Homecoming guests.
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BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY
TO MAKE THE FALL FESTIVE;
The Biggest Homecoming
ELECTION of Edward N. Robinson 96, Brown coach for a quarter-cen-
tury, to Footboll's Hall of Fame will be marked by a reunion of his
former players as a feature of the 1955 Homecoming Dinner. Among
them will be members of the Rose Bowl squad. The photo, from Brown
OCTOBER'S for reunions, too. The biggest and best
Homecoming ever planned for Brown alumni is in
prospect for Oct. 7 and 8, built around a banner football
attraction, the Dartmouth game at Brown Field. The pro-
gram is more ambitious than at any time since the war, in-
cluding a Homecoming Dinner Friday night in Sharpe Re-
fectory but stacked with events appropriate to the festive
weekend.
The fall reunion on College Hill is the gayer in that it
embraces the whole family in its hospitality, bigger in that
it covers more than the afternoon of the game. With ample
precedent in the thrilling upsets of Holy Cross and Princeton
in 1953 and 1954, the Brown Bear's supporters will be
hoping to make it three in a row. Dartmouth rooters are
making this their major New England rallying point away
from Hanover and will join the Brunonians in the Friday
night dinner on the Hill. The coupon on the back cover of
this issue makes your reservation all the easier.
The old grad will get his first welcome Friday afternoon
in the West Lounge of Faunce House, where a coffee hour
is scheduled from 4:30 to 6. A special exhibit will be on
the walls, with pictorial highlights from University history,
including its athletics. Members of the Pictorial History
Committee will be on hand to describe some of the items and
in general explain what their new project is. Complete in-
formation about the weekend will also be available at the
door.
Archives, shows the eleven lined up early in the 1915 season on Aldrich
Field: line, left to right — Joshua Weeks, Mark Farnum, Wallace Wade,
Ken Sprague, Edgar Staff, Ray Ward, Edmund Butner; backs— Clair
Purdy, Capt. Harold Andrews, Harold Saxton, and Fritz Pollard.
More than ever before, the alumni will be able to look in
on undergraduate specialties for the weekend. The "posters"
built outside the fraternity houses in the Wriston Quadrangle
will be ready for inspection and judging between 6 and 7.
There are always some ingenious animated entries in this
annual competition where rivalry is keen. At 7 the football
rally sponsored by the Brown Key and the Cheerleaders will
get under way on the Faunce House Terrace, with the
alumni invited to show the students some of their old-time
enthusiasm. Following the rally, the Brown Band will escort
the dinner guests to Sharpe Refectory.
Specially invited to the 1955 Homecoming are members
of the Brown Varsity squad of 1915 on the 40th anniversary
of the season that led them to the first Rose Bowl game op
New Year's Day, 1916. Sharing the honors with them will bf
Dartmouth's famous 1919 eleven, one of the best in Han-
over history. It was knocked out of a Rose Bowl bid by
Brown's upset victory that fall. These two squads will bf
presented to the crowd at the rally and have places of honor
at the Dinner.
The first annual Homecoming Football Dinner will have
celebrities at the head table from both Brown and Dart-
mouth. Thomas F. Gilbane '33, center on the spectacular
1932 eleven and Alumni Trustee, will do the honors as
toastmaster. Principal speakers will be Bill Cunningham,
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OCTOBER 1955
REPLACEMENT IN SIGHT: A new building for Brown's eminent Department of Psychology will supplant the Waterman St. makeshifts shown above.
FOUR MILLION MORE FOR BROWN:
Another Rockefeller Gift!
THIS TIME there was no Commencement throng on
the Brown Campus to cheer the magnificent news.
Only the Advisory and Executive Committee of the Corpo-
ration was on hand, convened in mid-July in special session,
to learn that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., '97 had made a new
gift to the University — four million dollars. This gift, the
largest single benefaction in the University's history, fol-
lowed within six weeks an earlier one of one million, both
unrestricted as to their use in the donor's generous intent.
At the Alumni Dinner on June 2 the assembly in Sharpe
Refectory had jumped to its feet to cheer and applaud the
action of their fellow alumnus. The new gift was reported
by letter to President Wriston during the summer calm on
College Hill, similarly without advance notice. But the
prominence given it in the nation's press swiftly spread the
word to the public, and Brunonians "far and near" did their
shouting individually at the news.
Of the new gift, made in the form of securities, $750,000
will go toward the construction of a badly needed building
for Brown's distinguished Department of Psychology. To
date, the Department's program of instruction and eminent
research has been conducted in a sprawling group of three
converted frame residences on Waterman St., with addi-
tional quarters on Brown St. in Appleton House. Seldom
has so remarkable a program been so ill-housed for so long,
and everyone rejoices in the new prospect.
The Endowment Funds Will Benefit
The balance of the second gift, it was determined at the
July meeting of the A. & E. Committee, will be allocated
to endowment funds for the •general purposes of the Uni-
versity. At its June meeting, the Corporation had voted to
use the first gift of a million toward the development of a
new quadrangle in the area owned by the University
bounded by Benevolent, Brown, and Charles Field Sts.
Mr. Rockefeller said in his July letter: "On June 2nd I
wrote you making a gift to Brown of securities having a
market value of approximately $1,000,000. To that gift I
want now to add, for the same general purposes, securities
having a market value of substantially $4,000,000, to be
used, both income and principal, for any of the corporate
purposes of the University." The June donation had been
accompanied by a splendid tribute to the leadership and
achievement of President Wriston during his term at Brown,
nearly 19 years.
Commenting on the new gift of $4,000,000 and the pro-
posed use, Dr. Wriston said: "This gift comes at a singu-
larly strategic moment, when the administration of the
University is in transition from a management which has
been in charge for nearly 19 years. It is, therefore, a mark
of confidence in the inner integrity of the institution itself
and an evidence of faith in its stability, program, and pur-
pose which is uniquely appropriate at this time.
"A New Age oj Enlightened Giving"
"Moreover, a gift of these dimensions, completely unre-
stricted as it is, will hearten all those who believe that inde-
pendent gift-supported institutions are an essential element
in the vast and varied pattern of American higher educa-
tion. It is evidence also that the days of significant philan-
thropy are not over, but rather that a new age of enlightened
giving is dawning. It gives assurance that individual giving
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BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY
upon an adequate scale will be ever more available to but-
tress and strengthen institutions which, by their standards
and prior achievements, have demonstrated their worth in
the public interest. This has already been made manifest
during the last few years by the significant increase in the
thoughtful, proportionate support given institutions by their
alumni as well as by the remarkable change in giving by
business corporations and by the communities in which the
institutions are located.
"Mr. Rockefeller's recent gift of $1,000,000 was, by
vote of the Corporation on June 4, assigned toward the con-
struction of a new quadrangle for the men's college, esti-
mated to cost $2,500,000. Land for the site has been as-
sembled, plans are being drawn, and construction will start
on their completion. Such an assignment was possible be-
cause the University, through an increase in tuition, had
already increased Faculty salaries. These new dormitories
will enable the University to maintain and increase its
present residential character. The balance of $1,500,000
required for the new quadrangle is being raised in con-
tributions from other sources.
"At its meeting (in July) the Executive Committee of
the Fellows and Trustees assigned $750,000 from Mr.
Rockefeller's second gift of $4,000,000 toward the cost of
erecting a building for the Psychology Department. The
balance of $3,250,000 was placed with the endowment
funds for the general purposes of the University.
"Wider Scope for Distinguished Teaching"
"The Psychology Building, to which part of this gift is
now assigned, has been in the development program of the
University for a considerable number of years and was
marked in the course of the last two years as the academic
building with the highest priority. The selection of Psy-
chology for a building is occasioned by the fact that Brown,
under the leadership first of Dr. Leonard Carmichael (now
of the Smithsonian Institution), then of the late Dr. Walter
S. Hunter, and now of Dr. Harold Schlosberg, has had one
of the most distinguished Departments of Psychology in
the country but has been housed in old and ill-adapted
wooden buildings. It will give much wider scope for the
distinguished teaching and research of the Department."
The gift was made on July 7. Announcement was de-
ferred in order to give the Officers of the University and the
Executive Committee of its Fellows and Trustees ample
time to review plans and make decisions based on adequate
consideration. This latest benefaction from Mr. Rockefeller
thus came almost in the last month of Dr. Wriston's ad-
ministration and gave it one more extraordinary mark of
attainment, even on the verge of the Corporation's action
to name a successor to him.
In his first letter to Dr. Wriston Mr. Rockefeller had
written: "The years during which you have been President
of Brown University have marked one of the most signif-
icant eras of its long and distinguished history. Under your
leadership the University has made phenomenal growth on
the physical side and, at the same time, has been as signally
stimulated and refreshed in its intellectual life. Your broad
outlook, your progressive spirit, your courage and your
ability to command the confidence and the respect of the
students, the faculty and the alumni, as well as your bril-
liant powers of head and heart, have all combined to en-
hance still further the stature which Brown has long en-
joyed among the educational institutions of the country.
"As an alumnus, in recognition of these achievements,
also an expression of my high regard, admiration and es-
teem for you, it is my pleasure at this time to make a gift
to Brown of securities having a market value of $1,000,000
more or less."
Homecoming Plans
(Continued from page 9)
former Dartmouth star who is now columnist for the Boston
Herald, and Furber Marshall '19, former Brown player and
coach, both popular in the after-dinner spot. The rival
Athletic Directors, Paul F. Mackesey '32 and Red Rolfe of
Dartmouth, will round out the speaking program. The
music will also have an intercollegiate aspect with the ap-
pearance of two double-quartets: the Jabberwocks of
Brown and the Dartmouth Engineers.
Tickets for the Homecoming Dinner are available at
$3.50 each. In addition, the alumnus may bring with him
his son, grandson, or other sub-Freshman and pay only
$1.50 more for his guest. In other words, the host of a boy
can pay the fare for both for only $5.00.
While the men are enjoying their dinner in the main hall
of the Refectory, the ladies will gather for their own meal
in the agreeable setting of the President's Dining Room of
the Refectory. The Jabberwocks plan to serenade them, too.
Tickets for the ladies' dinner will be on sale at the door, at
$2.50 each.
For the morning interlude on Saturday, the pictorial
history display and athletic trophies will again be on view
in Faunce House from 9 until II. At the latter hour, the
athletic program begins with Brown meeting Penn in an Ivy
League soccer game on Aldrich Field.
The Big Top on Aldrich Field will also be the rallying
point during the luncheon hour, following the pattern of last
year's popular innovation. This year, however, it's a picnic
lunch; you can buy a spread for the whole family. Set-ups
will be provided, although many prefer to spread a blanket
beside the playing field and watch the soccer while eating
lunch. Prizes will be given away at the Brown tent: a Brown
Chair, a Brown Mirror, and a set of the new Brown Glasses.
Refreshments will be available. There's plenty of parking,
of course, across Elmgrove Ave. beside the stadium. The
big appeal of the box luncheon is the opportunity to find
your friends and be together informally at noon.
The football kickoff is scheduled for 2 o'clock, and out-
of-Staters should be reminded that Rhode Island will still
be on Extended Daylight Time. The bandsmen will provide
pre-game color as well as leading off in the half-time
specialties. The undergraduates seem to want to pick them-
selves a Homecoming Queen again this year, and she will be
introduced from the field.
The Homecoming Committee plans a coffee hour after
the game in Faunce House to provide a general meeting-
place on the Campus. Fraternity and dormitory receptions
are traditional, too, at this time. The weekend program ends
with the traditional Refectory buffet supper served from
5:30 to 7:30. No reservations are needed for this annually
popular event, for tickets may be bought at the door
($1.00).
The Homecoming Committee, appointed by the Presi-
dent of the Associated Alumni, Robert H. Goff '24, includes
Jackson H. Skillings '37 and Robert T. Engles '40, Co-
Chairmen; Alfred J. Owens '36, Treasurer; Eben S. Church,
Jr., '40, advertising; and John F. Barry, Jr., '50 and Richard
W. White '50, executive assistants.
By the way, if you haven't made your application for
football tickets yet, don't wait to mail your checks to the
Division of Athletics, Brown University, Providence 12,
R. I. Reserved seats went on public sale Sept. 22 at $3.50
and $2.00. There are children's tickets at half-price. You
should add 25^ for insurance and mailing.
OCTOBER 1955
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So named by Corporation vote Aug. 16
Henry Wriston
REMARKS
on RETIRING
12
I MAY SEEM rO IREAT the present situation casu-
ally," said Henry Wriston on the evening of Aug. 16.
"If I do, it is something of an act. When I am filled with the
deepest emotions, I can survive by pretending I don't no-
tice."
That afternoon, with the election of Barnaby C. Keeney
as 12th President of Brown University, Dr. Wriston's own
term in office had ended. He had continued for more than a
year after reaching the age of voluntary retirement and after
notifying the Corporation that he wished to take advantage
of that option, partly for reasons of health. He had com-
pleted more than 1 8 years as President, leading the Univer-
sity forward and far. Of that, more another month.
It had not been an easy month for Dr. Wriston. There
had been the vast routine of closing out files and enter-
prises in anticipation of leaving Brown, of leaving a home
and an office ready to welcome the new incumbent. His
father, with whom his relationship had always been a won-
derful one, had died on July 3 1 . For the moment at least,
BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY
his attitude told you, the less attention paid to his leave-
taking the better.
He called the Corporation meeting to order at 4 on the
16th, in the familiar room on the third floor of University
Hall, whose reconstruction he had inspired. He was given a
fond ovation as the meeting began. He left the meeting
shortly, returning as escort to his successor.
Within the hour he came out of U.H., grinned at a pho-
tographer, returned the greeting of someone else, crossed
the College Green, and passed through the John Nicholas
Brown Gate onto George St., walking alone. There, instead
of continuing down Brown St. to 55 Power, he turned left
to go to join Mrs. Wriston and his daughter at Gardner
House, the University guest house. He had finished his job
at Brown, turned over his keys and his duties, made way for
the next President. As he left the Campus on that lonely
walk, a movie camera followed, from the close-up at U.H.
to the long-shot at the gate. On television that night over
WJAR-TV, it made a memorable sequence. You shared
his feelings.
On George St., Dr. Wriston looked across the way at the
new Quadrangle, in the provision of which he had been so
deeply involved. The University Corporation had just voted
to name it "The Wriston Quadrangle." A simple thing,
giving a name — but it had not been done lightly. In grati-
tude, too, was the designation, too, of Dr. Wriston as Presi-
dent Emeritus.
That Night at Dinner
That night the Trustees and Fellows heard him express
some thoughts occasioned by the day's developments, dur-
ing a Corporation dinner at the Hope Club: "The presi-
dency of Brown University is a peculiar office," he said.
"The Charter defines hardly any powers, though it tells how
the President may be fired. The best definition of his func-
tion that I know of is still Marjorie Nicolson's: 'A College
President is the recipient of the ultimate buck.'
"A President gets credit for what others do — that's im-
portant. I've received credit for what has been done at
Brown by a wonderful Faculty and a great team of Admin-
istrative Officers. But my most precious memories, I think,
are centered in the groundsmen, the carpenters, the elec-
tricians, and the plumbers. I respected their ability and con-
sidered them good friends, too.
"I didn't discover Barney Keeney. It was Jim Hedges who
rammed him down my throat. Our relationship has been less
personal and more official than in some cases at Brown.
There was the age gap: he was being graduated from col-
lege about the time I came to Brown as President. But there
has been a growth of affection which you can't escape if you
work with him. He came highly praised as a scholar, the
first medievalist we had had in some years. He became a
superb teacher — I know that from the words of his pupils,
who tell how he inspired them.
"Now, Barney and I see things differently. You should
guard against comparing us. His mistakes will not be mine;
his achievements will not be mine. If he were to imitate me,
that would be bad. But he won't try — he's too original for
that. He has a philosophy of the liberal arts which is fresh
and vivid, even in dealing with a concept which has been
worn threadbare and dulled by the cliches of those who
would support it. The need of the hour is not to water it
down but to make it a vigorous intellectual experience, to
prepare a man for life in the world in which he lives. There
is no one in the United States to whom I would so readily
turn as an expositor and champion of the liberal arts.
"I have known many you have had under consideration,
and for many I have a great and profound respect. I didn't
know them all. But I don't think any one who was men-
tioned is to be compared with the man you have chosen.
"College officers also happen to be human beings. One
thing which has left a mark on my life has been the problem
of telling others that it was now time for them to retire. It
is difficult for many men to know the proper time for them
to quit what they are doing. When faced with the necessity
of telling myself the time had come for retirement, it was
the same struggle. It is not easy to tell yourself this — to re-
tire now and like it. But it needed doing.
The "Hurried Patience" Required
"And now you have a 12th President. He is first of all a
scholar, as befits a scholastic institution. He knows rigorous
disciplines, their rewards and dangers. He has been a first-
class teacher in a teaching institution. Brown is an institu-
tion in which there is no substitute for scholarship, which
includes both teaching and research. Barney knows both;
he would perhaps prefer to pursue them, untroubled, but
the call is otherwise. A College President requires above all
else a hurried patience, a patience tempered with pressure.
It's a difficult art, which Barney possesses. He has always
pressured me with patience.
"Your 12th President is a man of moral courage. I never
saw his war citations until the other day, for he wouldn't
have produced them except under duress. The war has left
its mark on his attitudes. He has both physical and moral
courage. As a Dean, it was the latter he most often had to
call upon; he will need it even more as a President. The
pressures on a President are often subtle. It is a temptation,
for example, to achieve good causes by shoddy means.
There's the test, for means and end are the same in the long
run. Barney has shown he could take responsibility, not
with calmness but with inner turmoil, even personal agony.
He will meet the test.
"Barney also showed his greatest sense of fitness in sur-
rendering to the right girl. We all know and recognize the
fiction that the man pursues the girl, but we are all aware of
what really happens. Barney surrendered to a girl of tact
and charm and grace. It was evidence of his passive wisdom.
"A President enjoys the taste of power sometimes — not
often. Barney is your choice to preserve the great objective
of our Charter, the building of true character, to stimulate
minds, to nourish mature scholarship and great teaching.
He will use his powers with skill and charm and address.
And, as you shall learn, he can beg, with the best of them.
"I take my leave with full confidence in him, and with my
heartiest wishes."
Dr. Wriston's Future Plans
The next morning Dr. Wriston left for his summer home
at Marston's Mills on Cape Cod, which he plans to make
his principal residence from now on. In New York, how-
ever, he and Mrs. Wriston will also have an apartment this
fall when he undertakes his next work, which was subse-
quently identified.
Later in the year the Corporation proposes to hold a
dinner in honor of the President-Emeritus. Other groups
will seek the opportunity, too, particularly since Dr. Wriston
sought to avoid reference to his impending retirement at
many of the alumni meetings where he was a guest last
spring.
Although it was suggested that he might retain an office
in University Hall, Dr. Wriston did not wish it. Remaining
on the fourth floor of U.H. is a substantial reference library
and personal records. Under the care of the secretary who
came with him from Lawrence College, Miss Ruth Sand-
bom, this collection rests there at his pleasure. The other
relics of Henry Merritt Wriston, less measurable, are every-
where on College Hill.
OCTOBER 1955
13
HIS SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE:
A Presidential Pledge
BROUGHT before the Corporation on Aug. 16 follow-
ing his election as the 12th President of Brown Uni-
versity, Dr. Barnaby C. Keeney made the following re-
sponse :
"I accept this high office with humility, gratitude and
confidence, confidence in the strength of this University,
which has never attained a higher state than under the lead-
ership of Henry Merritt Wriston. Man for man, our Fac-
ulty compares favorably with that of any institution.
"As a result of the recent increase in salaries, our Pro-
fessors have been freed of many of the personal worries
that distract members of this learned profession, and the
University has been relieved of part of the worry of holding
them in a highly competitive situation. They are diligent in
their research, and devoted to their teaching, so much so
Wriston to Direct
American Assembly
DR. WRISTON'S PLAN for future activity was an-
nounced late in August. He will become Executive
Director of the American Assembly, sponsor of the famous
"Arden House" meetings, and will continue as President
and a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations. On
the Council for Financial Aid to Education he will remain
as a Trustee.
The Assembly was founded in 1950 by President Eisen-
hower when he was President of Columbia University. It
is a non-partisan, educational organization which conducts
conferences on current national problems. It brings together
from both political parties influential representatives of
business, labor, agriculture, education, government, and
other walks of American life, representing a variety of
viewpoints. The facts and findings of these conferences are
disseminated on a national scale and, because they represent
the concurrence of diverse interests, have had significance
for national policy. A by-product of the Assemblies is the
mutual respect and understanding which have emerged
from the discussion of conflicting points of view.
Dr. Wriston will resume his directorship immediately
after the Eighth American Assembly, which is being held
at Arden House, Harriman, N. Y., Oct. 13-16 on "The 48
States: Their Tasks as Policy Makers and Administrators."
His appointment was announced by Clarence Francis,
Chairman of the Assembly's National Policy Board, and by
Columbia's representative in the administration of the As-
sembly, Courtney C. Brown. It sounds like a post lively with
opportunity and compatible to his background and inclina-
tions. President Kirk of Columbia said;
"The American Assembly is indeed fortunate to obtain
the leadership of such an outstanding man. His breadth of
interest and wide association with the leaders of the nation
cannot fail to enhance still further the Assembly's work."
that Brown is recognized as one of the models of undergrad-
uate instruction. We have an administrative strength here
that has no equal, and our resources of personnel are both
broad and deep.
"Our students, men and women, graduate and under-
graduate, are well-selected and represent a broad cross-sec-
tion of the best of the qualified population. The undergrad-
uates have developed an intellectual awareness and vigor
that is unique in my experience. Our libraries and labora-
tories are splendid. Our physical plant is the best kept that
I have ever seen.
Successes and Problems
"In brief, the University is in remarkably fine condition.
Yet each of our successes brings with it a new set of prob-
lems, and almost all of our present problems are the result
of our success. This does not make them any easier to deal
with, but it does make them more pleasant to approach.
As we solve them together, we will doubtless produce new
ones.
"It would be idle for me to enumerate in detail our vari-
ous needs, for you know them as well as I and better. It
would be foolish for me at this time to lay out a detailed
program of action until we have worked out priorities and
have together approached solutions.
"Our intellectual, our spiritual, and our material re-
sources are presently enormous. It is only because of our
abilities and our potentialities that they are almost all
strained. Only a little while ago, shortly after the war, many
were sure that private education could not survive without
direct Federal subsidy. Many others were as sure that this
was not so. Our tremendous growth in strength here at
Brown is ample refutation of this first view. We have found
sources of support that were hoped for, but not expected.
"I have never been alarmed by our financial situation, nor
am I now. I have always felt that when the excellence of
Brown was fully recognized by her alumni and others that
support would become available. The success of annual
giving, the interest of the Foundations and their support,
and the magnificence of Mr. Rockefeller's two gifts indicate
that I have been right. I do not think that we have ap-
proached our potential in attracting funds. If we continue
to develop as we have, we shall continue to acquire new
and greater resources. I hope that we will never have so
much, however, that we will not have to think carefully
about the use of our income.
In a Liberal Atmosphere
"Throughout all its years, the purpose of Brown has re-
mained steadfast. It has been to produce men and then
women of learning, quality, and integrity, some of whom
will be leaders, some of whom will be creators, most of
whom will be 'duly qualified for discharging the offices of
life with usefulness and reputation.'
"I do not know any other way to fulfill Brown's purpose
than to continue what we are now doing and always have
done, but to do it better. The educated man must have de-
veloped intellectually, emotionally, and physically; he must
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FIRST TEAM: On the day of President Keeney's election, he posed with
the other top University Hall administrators. Left to right: Vice-President
Thomas B. Appleget '17, Dr. Keeney, Provost Samuel T. Arnold '13, and
Vice-President F. Morris Cochran.
have attained proper perspective and balance in these as-
pects of his person. We are in the business of helping people
to learn to think, to feel, and to act in a balanced way. It
does not make any difference whether the individual is go-
ing to be an engineer, a businessman, a poet, or a clergy-
man. He should have all of these capacities. The best place
I know to develop them is in a liberal atmosphere. Our ex-
perimental curriculum and the developments that will grow
from it promise to give a new vitality to the liberal tradition.
"All of these questions are simplified by the simplicity of
the University. There is none in the world that has less
built-in distractions in the form of vocational training than
does Brown. Our undergraduates, our graduate students
and our Faculty are united in a single purpose — to study
and to teach the liberal arts and the sciences, both pure and
applied. The character of our instruction and of our re-
search is such that the sciences at Brown are truly liberal
arts. I for one see no reason that we should be distracted
from our present integrity, our aim should be to develop
greater excellence within our present purposes.
"This Corporation has traditionally been one of the
model Corporations in American university life. I do not
think that you know how proud of you and how grateful to
you our Faculty has always been; grateful for what you have
provided, and proud of your steadfast refusal to permit in-
terference with the free pursuit of learning and free in-
struction. Our instructors are well aware that this freedom
imposes serious responsibilities on them.
"No one could succeed to Mr. Wriston's office without
comparing himself unfavorably with his predecessor. In the
period I know best, the 13th century, the highest compli-
ment that could be paid a knight was the epithet, vir
streniius et nobilis. He has been a strenuous and noble Pres-
ident. The clarity of his perception, the vigor of his leader-
ship, the courage of his decisions, and the integrity of his
purpose have made Brown what she is today.
"I hope that I may grow into his gown."
To Follow the School Year
Now ALUMNI, TOO. can follow the school year with
the handsome new BROWN UNIVERSITY CALEN-
DAR, published by the University Store. It's a handy-sized,
1 12-page engagement pad running from September through
August, with a picture of Brown for every week in the year
and a couple more besides. There's a big map of the cam-
pus included, too, along with a schedule of important events
throughout the 1955-56 academic year. Pictures of sports,
social activities and classroom life at both Brown and Pem-
broke are among the 56 pictures included.
Don't miss out on cmy part of the campus year — order
your BROWN UNIVERSITY CALENDAR now by send-
ing $1.50 plus $.10 for mailing ($1.60 in all) together with
your name and address to Box 1878, Brown University,
Providence 12, R. I.
OCTOBER 1955
15
A MEETING
OF FRIENDS
NO CONGRATULATIONS meant more to the new President of Brown
than those of his Faculty colleagues. From top to bottom: Lawrence
Wroth of the JCB; Jess Bessinger, temporarily bearded; W. Freeman
Twaddell, that week returned from a Fulbright year in Egypt; Sharon
Brown '15; and Registror Milton E. Noble '44. Candids by Annette
Gregoire, Brown Photo Lob.
THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY had a tip that some-
thing was afoot when a special meeting was called for
Manning Hall at 5 o'clock that August afternoon. On two
days' notice. Department Chairmen spread the word, and
a group, remarkable for its numbers (about 200), as-
sembled, leaving summer research on campus and else-
where and various nearby holidays. Shirtsleeves and antici-
pation characterized the scene.
The bell on U.H. had stopped ringing when Chancellor
Tanner and Dr. Keeney entered by the west stairway to the
upper hall. While still walking toward the center of the
area before the platform, the Chancellor said simply: "Gen-
tlemen, it is my privilege to present the 12th President of
Brown University."
Dr. Keeney's colleagues stood and applauded, as he sat
down behind a small table. It was not an exuoerant out-
burst, for the element of surprise was missing. One man
said, "Why didn't I bet more than a dollar?" But there was
a great contentment with the choice and a great friendly
pleasure in the greeting.
President Keeney looked up and grinned. There was a
collective grin in response — an audible grin, if such a thing
is possible.
"We wanted you to know about this before you read it in
the papers," the President said. "It will be on the radio and
TV tonight." Now that the moment was here. Dr. Keeney
was having a little trouble expressing what he had had in
mind to say. The words were not memorable, but the mo-
ment was, with all its cordiality and sincerity, on both sides
of the table that now separated him from his colleagues.
"I couldn't ask for a better Faculty to preside over," he
continued. "I look forward to working with you. I con-
template no dramatic changes. None is necessary. No body
bears the mark of Mr. Wriston more than this Faculty. His
policies are sound; some may be modified a little, and some
new policies may come into effect as the situation demands
in future. I know we'll work this out together. That's all I
have to say — this is not a regular meeting, and no motion
to adjourn is needed. That's all, unless someone has some-
thing to say."
There was applause again, even heartier than before, and
people started forward. Each shook Dr. Keeney's hand, of-
fering congratulations and best wishes in an impromptu
reception of a sort. The men left the hall, grinning and chat-
ting. It was the shortest Faculty meeting on record, if it's
on the record. The Manning Hall custodian remarked, "I
took a couple of hours to set the place up. I lighted a cig-
arette outside, and it was over before I had a chance to
finish it."
Dr. Keeney posed for a few pictures outside, then re-
turned to University Hall, going this time not to the second
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floor office of the Dean but to the President's Office. He
found the key on his enlarged key-ring and walked in for
the first time in his new capacity. It was no longer Dr.
Wriston's office. A newspaperman was with him for his
first interview.
In his pocket, unused, was a little statement he had pre-
pared to read to the Faculty. "I was too choked up," he ad-
mitted later.
Here's what it said: "I could not have accepted this posi-
tion if I were not completely confident of the general qual-
ity of the Faculty and the Administrative Staff. We know
each other very well. This, of course, will make some things
easier and some things harder.
"When I became Dean of the Graduate School, Paul
Buck (then Provost of Harvard) wrote me a piece of advice
which I have always remembered and frequently reread
(two or three times a year, he later told us) . Mr. Buck said,
in effect, that he thought I would get along all right so long
as I continued to think like a Professor. I hope that I shall
be able to continue to do so.
"I should be very foolish if I laid out a detailed plan for
the future at this time, nor shall I do so. . . . When I came
to Brown in the fall of 1946, I soon came to the conclusion
that this was a wonderful place, yet it has become much
better. I do not see that there is a necessary limit to our
continued improvement. By improvement, I do not mean
growth, though I do not exclude growth either. I shall need
a great deal of help, and I shall not hesitate to ask you for it.
I shall need a great deal of advice, though I do not suppose
that I shall take all that I am given.
"We all know that Mr. Wriston's hand is more evident
in the composition of this body than in any area of the Uni-
versity. He has left the University in such condition that I
see no need for rapid change and none for change for
change's sake. . . . We are in the happy position of being
able to work from a position of great strength."
THE PRESS WAS PLEASED :
Some Comments on Brown's Choice
NEWSPAPER COMMENT on the election of Brown's
new President combined cordial approval of the
choice and renewed appreciation of his predecessor. In
Providence, the Journal and Bulletin said, under the head-
ing, "New Hands Take the Helm at Brown":
" 'With enthusiastic unanimity we recommend the election of
our present dean, Barnaby C. Keeney, to become the 12th Presi-
dent of Brown University.'
"And those who know Dean Keeney by his performance dur-
ing nine years at Brown, by his general reputation in the scho-
lastic world and by the bright promise he holds, will share both
the enthusiasm and the unanimity of the Brown Corporation's
10-man presidential selection committee.
"The wisdom of not going beyond the confines of Brown
University for the new President is confirmed in the solid record
of Dean Keeney's achievements. That record had to stand the
rigid test of comparison with those of nearly 100 educators who
had been weighed as possible candidates in the thorough, na-
tion-wide search.
"The criteria used in the selection of Dr. Wriston's successor
were naturally based on the qualities of Dr. Wriston himself,
as the best guarantee that the policies which have given Brown
University a new distinction and prestige would be maintained.
"Dean Keeney's brilliance as a scholar, his quiet efficiency as
an administrator and his mature faith as an educator, together
with strong personal character tested and proved in the armed
services, carried their own recommendations of suitability and
would have been sufficient in themselves. But for nine years
Dean Keeney has been associated intimately with President
Wriston, during which time he has worked into the core of the
University and is familiar not only with the problems of Brown
in constantly critical times but with the manner and spirit in
which they need to be handled.
"No finer keystone to his administration could have been
fashioned than Dean Keeney's statement to the Corporation
upon his accepting the presidency: 'Our aim should be to de-
velop greater excellence within our present purposes.' That con-
cise expression sums up the character of Dean Keeney and the
hopes of his administration.
"Dean Keeney's field of scholarship has been the mediaeval
period, but its attractions have not confined him to an ivory
tower in the 13th Century; he is as contemporary as the front
page of a daily newspaper, and alertly sensitive to the clamor-
ous world around him. As an administrator, he combines the
large vision so essential to successful policy with balanced re-
gard for execution and details, carried out with courtesy and
the quiet manner of assurance and self-possession. As an edu-
cator, he hews firmly to the traditions of Brown, so vigorously
strengthened by Dr. Wriston: dedication to the truth of the
liberal arts and sciences as the way of the cultivated and
rounded man in a democracy.
"Personally, Dean Keeney has the attractiveness of good
manners in the highest meaning of that word, a sympathetic
consideration of the views of others that betokens the genuinely
liberal mind, and a pleasant approach to men and affairs that
reflects a warm heart. In so many temperamental characteris-
tics, he is reminiscent of the late E. Benjamin Andrews.
"Dean Keeney's fine taste for the apt and his sincere respect
for his distinguished predecessor were both admirably illus-
trated when he told the Brown Corporation:
" 'I hope that I may grow into his gown.' "
To Continued Eminence
In Portland, Me., the editorial in the Press Herald had its
theme in the headline: "Keeney Takes Over Where Wriston
Left Off." It said:
"A University is no better than its President.
"Brown University's eminence in the academic world is a
direct product of the brilliant and courageous leadership of
Henry M. Wriston, President from 1937 to 1955. He became
known as one of the best university Presidents not only in New
England but in the nation.
"His successor at Brown is 40-year-old Dr. Barnaby Conrad
Keeney, Dean of the College. Keeney's challenge is to do as
well as Wriston, but the new President's background of scholar-
ship and leadership indicate that the Trustees knew what they
were doing in making the selection. Brown can look forward
to continued eminence."
Time magazine's report included this reference: "It was, as
blunt Henry Wriston said, 'an admirable appointment.' A tough-
minded scholar with often unattainably high standards, Barney
Keeney has long seemed marked for success. . . . Though an
erudite specialist on the 13th century, Keeney proved early that
he was a talented administrator. But more important, he also
turned out to be much the same sort of plain-speaker as Henry
Wriston. . . . But he has made himself one promise that, if
kept, will make him a rare sort of president indeed. 'In 1949,'
says Keeney, 'Provost Paul Buck of Harvard wrote me that I
would do all right as an administrator as long as I continue to
think as a professor. That's the spirit in which I intend to carry
on.' " The leading story in the Education section, it was ap-
propriately headlined "The Professor."
Newsweek's report on the "Promotion at Brown" also noted
that the 40-year-old scholar had also been judged a "superla-
tive" administrator and was "an energetic man with a forward
spirit." The concluding sentence: "He has a subdued sense of
humor: 'It is a vital requirement of scholarship that it be com-
municated on every level, and it must be clearly understood
that the scholar does not lose dignity by being intelligible.' "
OCTOBER 1955
17
BARNABY C. KEENEY: He hopes to continue to "think like a Professor."
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JS he had done when Henry Merrill Wrislon first
_^^ arrived in Providence as Brown University's 11th
President, Selig Greenberg came up the Hill again to inter-
view Barnaby C. Keeney, the new designate, for his news-
paper, the Evening Bulletin of Providence. Busy taking
candid portraits throughout much of the period was Thomas
Stevens, Bulletin photographer.
"Take one of Mr. Greenberg, too, will you?" Dr. Keeney
requested. "It will be a souvenir for me, and 1 can stick pins
in it if 1 don't like what he says."
There will be no pin-pricks in that photo, for the sympa-
thetic report of the conversation surety must have pleased
the President. We take the liberty of printing the interview
as it appeared on Aug. 18. At the end of his article, we add
some comments of Dr. Keeney which are perhaps of more
interest to Brunonians than to the general public.
KEENEY:
The Man and
His Philosophy
By SELIG GREENBERG '27
DR. BARNABY C. KEENEY took time off from his
first full day as president of Brown University yester-
day afternoon for an interview.
The interview, held in the tradition-laden President's Of-
fice in historic University Hall was an informal and stimu-
lating affair.
Tall, slim and with a boyish smile frequently lighting up
his face, Dr. Keeney sat in his shirt-sleeves under the por-
trait of solemn and bewigged Dr. James Manning, the first
President of Brown, and talked with charm and vigor for
nearly an hour and a half about a great many things.
The conversation ranged all the way from his hobbies
and his skill as a carpenter and gardener to such weightier
matters as his educational philosophy, the influence which
schooling as a medieval historian has had in shaping his
views and personality, the difference between training and
education, the future of Brown, and the manner in which
universities can best contribute toward the preservation of
individual liberties in the United States.
The Intervieiver Was Tempted
Inevitably, there was the temptation to compare Dr.
Keeney with his dynamic predecessor, Dr. Henry M. Wris-
ton.
Such comparisons are usually risky, and it would cer-
tainly be misleading to describe the 40-year-old new Pres-
ident as a younger edition of Dr. Wriston. Dr. Keeney is a
strong individuahst, and the last thing he may be expected
to do is to try to imitate his predecessor.
But according to people who know both men well, they
have much in common. Both have a great deal of charm
and are forceful and outspoken, sometimes to the point of
tartness. Both are devoted and vigorous exponents of the
crucial role of liberal education. Both are a rare combina-
tion of scholar and administrator, with a lively interest in
contemporary affairs and a disdain for any academic ivory
tower. Both have pronounced views on many subjects and
rarely hesitate to express them.
Dr. Wriston and Dr. Keeney also share a common en-
thusiasm for tinkering with tools. The new president of
Brown has papered and painted every room in his large
house on Creighton St. and in the last couple of years has
built additions to his summer home at Little Compton with-
out any outside help. He describes himself with a deprecat-
ing air as "a pretty good rough carpenter on anything where
it does not matter whether you're a quarter of an inch off."
He is particularly proud of his garden at Little Compton,
where he raises much of the family's supply of vegetables.
"I wish you'd say," he insisted, "that my vegetable garden is
even better than the one Jim Adams has." There is appar-
ently quite a bit of friendly competition on that score be-
tween him and Dr. James P. Adams, former Vice-President
of Brown and new Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
State Colleges, who is now living at Little Compton year-
round.
Just as Dr. Wriston did. Dr. Keeney comes to his new
job with two other advantages. Born in Oregon and edu-
cated at Chicago, Denver, Hartford, Chapel Hill, N. C, and
Cambridge, Mass., he has, like his predecessor, an unusually
broad view of the size and variety of the United States.
And, like Dr. Wriston, his training as a historian has
equipped him with a keen sense of perspective, of seeing
things within their context.
Dr. Keeney feels that his training as a specialist in me-
dieval history has profoundly influenced his thinking and
attitudes. "A medieval historian," he said, "has to deal with
evidence that doesn't have a very firm basis and is never
complete. That strikes me as a very good preparation for
dealing with people."
Furthermore, he thinks that the dissertation for his de-
gree of Doctor of Philosophy he wrote at Harvard 16 years
ago on the development of protection of an individual's life
and property against an arbitrary state has a marked co-
gency for our own times. His doctoral thesis, entitled "Judg-
ment by Peers," was a study of the process, starting as far
back as the second century, whereby the courts came be-
tween the ruler and his subjects in Western Europe in an
effort to curb the executive's unlimited powers. This process
of trying to control arbitrary government powers, he thinks,
is "still going on and is to some extent as much of a problem
today as it was at the time of King John."
Dr. Keeney, who has long decried research feeding upon
trivia and scholarly gobbledygook, recalled with obvious
pride that his doctoral dissertation was the second shortest
ever accepted in the history department at Harvard. He said
it ran for only 115 pages, including 50 pages of footnotes
and bibliography. "But I think," he added ruefully, "that
this conciseness was in part due to the fact that I had broken
a small bone in my right hand just before I started writing."
The Future of the University
When the conversation turned to the plans he had in
mind for Brown, Dr. Keeney proved to be both frank and
careful.
He said he had worded the statements he made to the
University Corporation and to the Faculty immediately
after his election on Tuesday "very carefully in order to
avoid commitments as to the future."
OCTOBER 1955
19
The new President had told the Faculty that while he be-
lieves the present University policies are "sound," he will
in time "undoubtedly modify some and produce some other
new ones."
Asked to elaborate on the changes he might be contem-
plating, he replied that "the policies we have right now are
designed to take care of circumstances that exist now. I'm
quite sure that we won't change any fundamental objectives
but I'm equally sure that we will find other ways of meet-
ing them as circumstances change." In this connection, Dr.
Keeney described himself as a man who "likes to take a
long time reaching a decision and then carry it out as
quickly as possible."
As to the question of what the proper size of the student
body at Brown might be in the years to come, he said, "the
Presidents of Bro-wn University
1765-91
James Mannmg.
1792-1802
lonathan Maxcy.
1802-26
Asa Messer.
1827-55
Francis Wayland.
1855-67
Barnas Sears.
1868-72
Alexis Caswell.
1872-89
Ezekiel Oilman Robinson.
1889-98
Elisha Benjamin Andrews.
1899-1929
William Herbert Perry Faunce.
1929-37
Clarence Augustus Barbour.
1937-55
Henry Merritt Wriston.
1955-
Barnaby Conrad Keeney.
proper size is the number of well qualified students that we
can properly take care of." Noting that the number of male
undergraduates at Brown has increased by about 15 per cent
in the last three years, primarily because fewer students are
flunked out, he said there was no doubt in his mind that
"we will continue to grow as long as the pressure of desir-
able applicants continues to increase and as long as we can
take care of them properly."
His own feeling, he emphasized, is that "we have an ob-
ligation to give a first-rate education to as many people as
we can." At the same time, he said, "I don't think this is
ever going to be a big place. But then, I suppose, the tend-
ency is, when you look at a place that you're extremely fond
of, to say that this is about the right size."
There are two factors. Dr. Keeney observed, which might
force a limitation on enrollment at Brown. He listed the first
as the difficulty of recruiting a faculty of sufficient size and
caliber and the second as the danger of losing cohesiveness
in the student body. "But at the moment," he declared,
"neither point has been reached."
Teaching and "Helping to Learn"
"The sole purpose of a university is to profess — which
means to act as a professor. A professor has several func-
tions. He teaches, he helps people learn and he expands
human knowledge. That's what a university is for. That's
the difference between teaching and helping people to learn,
the difference between training and education. It's a very
simple matter to take a person with normal intelligence and
teach him a body of material. It's a very complicated prob-
lem to take that same person and similar material and to
help him to learn to think about it, to put evidence together,
to draw conclusions, to express these conclusions and, if
appropriate, to act upon them."
Dr. Keeney also observed that "the only reason to go to
college is to learn how to think and to learn something to
think about. It is impossible," he said, "to educate anyone.
All that one can do is to put him in a position where he can
find an education. It is obvious that a great deal of what is
to be expected of the school used to be expected of the fam-
ily, and it is equally clear that a good deal of the deteriora-
tion of the schools is the result of their effort to replace the
family, because they cannot do it, no matter how hard
they try.
"A student who is well-motivated usually gets his motiva-
tion at home, either from his parents' interest in learning or
from their ignorance and ambition that he himself rise
above them. If the student's father is contemptuous of in-
tellectuals; if the most elevated reading matter around the
house is the Reader's Digest and other popular magazines;
if the student never sees his parents reading a book with a
stiff cover; if he never hears them discuss serious matters
not directly connected with their own affairs, it will be very
hard for him to put himself into a frame of mind where he
can be educated."
One major problem confronting American education. Dr.
Keeney declared, involves "the misapplication of democ-
racy to education." "Every American citizen," he said,
"should have equal opportunities to education. But it should
always be remembered that he can use these opportunities
only within the limits of his abilities. This has been forgot-
ten. The result is that the level of a good deal of instruction
is set so far down that the abilities of the ablest people are
seldom exercised and never tested."
Hoiv to Attract Good Teachers
Another problem "of utmost seriousness," he said, "is to
make teaching, both in schools and in colleges, attractive
enough as a career so that enough of the ablest people will
take up education as a career and stay in it and thus provide
a sufficient number of first-rate teachers. This can't be done
with money alone. One of the keys to the problem is the
financial position of teachers. But other key factors are un-
derstanding, sympathy and independence for teachers."
Dr. Keeney asserted that the best way in which the liberal
arts colleges can contribute toward the solution of the
teacher shortage problem "is by being themselves attractive
as an environment and by having instructors whom students
admire enough to want to be like them." He said the reason
he himself had gone into teaching was admiration for sev-
eral of his professors at the University of North Carolina.
Universities, he added "can and should do a great deal to
help teachers who are already teaching in the community
to improve themselves."
From the discussion of the meaning of liberal education
and the importance of giving college students "a chance to
experiment with ideas" the conversation naturally switched
to the American obsession with internal security in recent
years and to its effect in eroding the Bill of Rights.
Several years ago, when it took a lot more courage to
say so than it does now. Dr. Keeney had said in a speech in
an obvious reference to congressional investigations that
"the character of the men who initiate investigations leads
me to believe that their purpose is not the one they pretend,
but rather to induce conformity and stultify free inquiry."
The situation appears to have improved materially in re-
cent months, he said, because "the U.S. Senate finally de-
cided to police itself and because some people, notably Dr.
Wriston among them, had enough guts to stand up and op-
pose the infringement of our liberties and the presumption
that a person is guilty without due process of law."
The universities can best help preserve freedom of speech
and opinion. Dr. Keeney declared, "by turning out people
who know what they are talking about and can express
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themselves clearly." The universities, he said, "have to im-
press upon people that whenever they say anything they're
open to criticism and to convince them that there are some
things a man has to fight for at the risk of secondary things
and that he has to save his fighting for these vital things.
In doing this, the college has got to avoid identifying itself
with any faction. It must stand on fundamental principles.
"As for members of the Faculty, it is very well and
proper for them to hold their speech until they know what
they are talking about. But it is very evil for them to hold
their speech when they do know what they are talking about
or when they have something relevant to say, whether it is
popular or not."
The President at Home
Although he is not a chain smoker. Dr. Keeney smoked
quite a few cigarettes in the course of the interview. He said
he smokes "more than a pack a day" and conceded that he
had been smoking more than his usual quota in the last
day or two.
Aside from his gardening, carpentry work and other
chores around his home in Providence and summer cottage
in Little Compton, Dr. Keeney is an avid salt water fisher-
man. All of these activities, he commented, provide him
with just about as much exercise as he wants. "When I got
out of the army," he remarked, "I made a formal resolution
that I'd never take any exercise. As far as I'm concerned,
walking is a good way to get from place to place."
The Keeneys don't have a television set, and the only
time the new Brown President listens to the radio is on his
way to and from work in his car. He probably will not be
using his car to get to work after he moves with his family
to the President's House at 55 Power St. (This move was
made in September.)
Aside from his professional reading and the newspapers,
he reads spy stories, detective stories and a few novels and
is a regular follower of the New Yorker magazine, along
with most issues of the Atlantic and Harper's.
When he was asked if he reads the comics, he nodded his
head vigorously in the affirmative, observing that "I have
to keep my finger on the pulse of the nation."
He used to be pretty good at bridge but gave it up a few
years ago because it was taking too much time. "I spend a
great deal of time just sitting and thinking," he said. "That's
my favorite relaxation."
RAYMOND C. ARCHIBALD: the Brown emeritus, internationally renowned
as a mathematician, died July 26 at Sackville, N. B. An appreciation of
his life will appear in our next issue. The photo shows his portrait at
the time of its presentation to the University.
MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM C. CHASE '16 retired in July as commander of the
U. S. Military Assistance Advisory Group in Taiwan. He had been with
the Chinese Nationalists since 1951 and built their defensive strength.
Free China gave him a great sendoff as he returned home.
Another thing Dr. Keeney said which is likely to have an
important bearing on his regime at Brown was this: "Col-
leges, faculties and student bodies that are not getting bet-
ter are getting worse. They cannot stand still."
Our Oxvn Postscript
It was the Editor's good fortune to be present during the
above interview, a fine synthesis. We have little to add, but
some of our notes suggest a postscript:
One factor in determining the size of a university, he
said, was the availability of a good faculty. President
Keeney said Brown was now able to take its pick of the
good young men just out of graduate school for its junior
teaching and research posts. They like to come to Brown
because of its quality and reputation, the able students in
their classes. "They have people to talk to among their col-
leagues, and they are left alone to teach, with a minimum
of committee duties." "There is always a danger that the
Administration will devour the Faculty — even at Brown. I
don't intend to let the Faculty be eaten."
"No institution should grow beyond the point where its
student body loses its cohesiveness," he continued. "Brown
is not yet at that point; the student body is more cohesive
than ever. The Quadrangle has helped, we have experienced
people dealing with the undergraduates, their own leader-
ship has improved — it's a happy place, both as it affects
professor and student." As for student survival, a factor in
Brown's growth during a period when admissions were rela-
tively stable. Dr. Keeney said Dean Bergethon should re-
ceive more credit for this situation.
When talking about the individual's freedom to think and
speak. Dr. Keeney said he had been concerned a few years
ago because students felt the general restraint that was in the
air and hesitated to be outspoken, even in class. Once again,
however, they seemed ready to speak up again, as the na-
tional atmosphere had improved. That was as it should be
on a college campus.
OCTOBER 1955
21
A SECNAV GUEST GIVES
A REPORT
ON ABLE
Riding a Midshipman Cruise,
The Editor Found It a Lively
Atlantic for the Task Force
MIDSHIPMAN JOSEPH J. MILUSKI, USNR, below, one of three Bruno-
nians aboard the USS Columbus for Cruise Able, gets the feel of a
three-inch gun as he peers through the telescopic sights. The Scranton
Sophomore was one of 3000 future Naval Officers who took training ciur-
ing the two-month exercises. Bock on the Campus, he's a candidate for
the 1955 Brown football Varsity. (Navy photos)
ONCE UPON A TIME I was a V.I.P. You don't have
to take my word for it — the Navy said I was. It
stamped my baggage check with those very letters in big
purple ink. They were an inch and five-eighths tall — I
know, for I measured them. I'd never seen anything so
beautiful before, and no one had ever said such a nice
thing about me. But all the time I kept wanting to say,
"Shucks, I'm just a little old magazine editor, even if I do
get to go on a Midshipman Cruise. Really, I'm not even I,
let alone V; I'm just a P."
It was another of those polite, hospitable fictions like
saying I was a guest of the Secretary of the Navy, who
doesn't know me from a hole in the ocean. But the Navy
was playing the game. Throughout the month I was aboard
the USS Columbus as an observer on Cruise Able, I got
the V.I.P. treatment (although it was friendlier than that).
From the moment I reported to that fine skipper, Capt. J.
Donald L. Grant, the welcome seemed genuine and the
favors unmistakable. It was a month I shall never forget,
building a strong respect and regard for the Navy, partic-
ularly for all aboard the Columbus, who know their jobs
so well and were sharing their knowledge with the Mid-
shipmen.
Still, I couldn't understand my privileged status until one
day in the middle of the Atlantic somebody heaved Oscar
over the side. Oscar floated there on the waves, wearing his
life-jacket in the middle of a yellow stain that showed you
where he was while he drifted farther and farther behind
the Columbus. Someone had hollered, "Man overboard,"
and there were various alarms. The big heavy cruiser
stopped doing however many knots it was, and we waited.
A crew had run to a lifeboat, it had been lowered over
the side, and took off after Oscar. Back they came soon,
and the last I saw of Oscar was his being carried away in a
chicken-wire stretcher called a Stokes litter. Oscar, of
course, was a dummy, although a thoroughly wet one by
now, and they were being expeditiously careful with him.
The Columbus began doing knots again. We were stand-
ing around at the place we'd been sent so they could count
noses and make sure it wasn't one of us instead of Oscar
who had been tossed overboard. Everybody looked pleased
because the watch and the boat crew had been on the job
and the dummy had been rescued in short order. The men
had done it before and knew how.
Another of these SecNav guests asked an officer, "Don't
you feel a little silly going to all that fuss to bring back a
dummy?"
"No, sir," said the officer, seriously. "Even if it's just a
drill, you play the game." He said "play the game" as
though there were quotes around the phrase, and you knew
it wasn't the first time the attitude had been expressed. It
was probably an order, standard procedure. And it was,
of course, the only way to go about it.
What It's All About
It was all serious business, this training of 1500 Mid-
shipmen aboard a task force of up to 20 ships for these two
months. They were the V.I.P.'s, for they are future officers
of the Navy, preparing to take their places beside the
veteran officers who are also V.I.P.'s. Some of the Midship-
men were from the ROTC at Brown University, and that is
how I happened to be aboard as a very privileged indi-
vidual.
Of the thousands of permanently commissioned officers
of the Navy, about one half are Naval Academy graduates.
But, even if the Navy were radically reduced, the output at
Annapolis would probably be insufficient to maintain the
officer strength required. The principal source of the other
officers is the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps pro-
gram.
"This program, known as the Holloway Plan, was in-
augurated soon after World War II with a view to obtain-
ing a segment of the officer corps from especially chosen
graduates of the nation's outstanding colleges and univer-
sities." I'm quoting from a booklet of general information
given the guests on the cruise. "The young men are se-
lected in accordance with strict criteria of proficiency, apti-
tude, moral and physical qualifications; and are chosen as
those best suited to adjust and correlate their choice of
civilian undergraduate training with the requirements of the
Naval Service. Fifty-two seats of higher learning across the
nation participate in this program. . . ."
Brown University is one of the 52 and had an ROTC
unit even before the Holloway Plan. Each year at Com-
mencement you see 70 or more Brown graduates change
from cap and gown into the uniform of Ensign (or Marine
Lieutenant), those who have completed their requirements
in Naval Science and Tactics and get their commissions.
"Each candidate, after selection, must fulfill the entrance
requirements of the institution to which assigned; such
assignment being made insofar as practicable in accordance
with the candidate's expressed preferences. Similarly, after
entrance, the curriculum followed is of the Midshipman's
own choice within the boundaries imposed by certain re-
quired courses and training periods administered by the
Department of Naval Science. . . .
PETER B. HOWARD of the Naval ROTC Unit at Brown mans his watch
in the engine room of the USS Columbus. A straight-A student and
wrestling star during his Freshman year at Brown, Howard visited Spain,
England, and Cuba along with the other Midshipmen on the 1955
Cruises. His father is Herbert A. Howard '28, head of the Math Depart-
ment at Loomis School.
"The Junior Officer upon reporting to his first duty has
acquired his basic education and has been well grounded
in the fundamental principles of the naval profession. The
NROTC and Naval Academy graduate are on equal foot-
ing. They are given responsibility and advancement com-
mensurate with their demonstrated ability and willingness
to build upon their initial basic knowledge and to benefit
and develop from the experience gained from their ship-
board assignments."
They Look Forward to the Cruises
A cruise similar to Able is conducted each summer to
train these future officers, one of a series of three which
each Midshipman completes during his undergraduate
training. (Because of its location Brown is also able to work
in a short destroyer cruise in the spring recess.) This past
summer there were three practice squadrons, Cruise Able
being commanded by Rear Admiral R. E. Libby, COM-
BATCRULANT, which, as far as 1 know, means Com-
mander of Battleships and Cruisers in the Atlantic. Able
was regarded by men better qualified to judge than I as the
best Midshipman Cruise ever conducted by the Navy.
Since they'd left the States while the Brown Commence-
ment season was at its height, the cruise was half over
when I reported aboard the Columbus at Torquay, Eng-
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MIDSHIPMAN JOHN J. ROACH '57 took navigation training as one of
the aspects of his work on the heavy cruiser USS Columbus. He leans out
1o compute the ship's position in the official Navy photo above. Operations
was o major phase of training on Cruise Able, along with engineering,
<tunnery, end deck seamanship. Roach, from West Hartford, played
Freshman boseboll at Brown last Spring.
land, on July 5 (5 July, their time). But there was plenty
left for me to see, and the three Brown Sophomores aboard
could "fiil me in" on what had already happened.
They'd come aboard at Norfolk early in June and been
assigned to quarters, drawing upper bunks in the tiers of
four since they were "third-classmen" like the Annapolis
"youngsters." They'd found that their uniforms and gear
would actually go into their lockers, had gone through the
line for their first meal, had tours of the ship, and been as-
signed to their divisions. A submarine had put on a demon-
stration for them, with the Midshipmen topside to observe.
There was no time lost, for the Navy had a lot to show
them.
Their schedule had gone something like this for their
first full day, just as the weather was beginning to get rough
on the stomach: Reveille sounded at 5:30, with a public
address voice identifying the bugle call in case there was
any doubt about it. That's when they commenced striking
bells, too, and the ship's bell gets a full-bodied wallop.
At 0545 (might as well get used to the military time of
day) the voice said, "Turn to. Scrub down weather decks.
Sweep down compartments. Empty trash." Simplified, that
meant work. At 0630 it was breakfast. And we'll testify
right here that the food was generous and good. That was
true not only in the officers' wardroom, where you'd expect
it, the warrant officers' mess and chiefs' mess, where I was
honored with hospitality, but in the crew's mess, too. The
Midshipmen took their meal before the regular ship's crew,
and I shared one dinner with the Brunonians.
At 0815 came the first of four to six hour-long daily in-
struction sessions for the Midshipmen. Generally these were
in the three major fields of operations, gunnery, and en-
gineering, where they continued what had been started back
with the equipment in Lyman Hall and the counterparts on
other campuses. If the class was on deck, they sat with
shoes off so that the rubber heels wouldn't scuff-mark the
immaculate planking. (In my innocence, I thought it was
just for comfort, at first.)
The Way They Learned
This continued until the noon meal, dinner, at 1130. Un-
til 1300 (I never did get over the necessity of subtracting 12
to find out the p.m. time) there was a free period. This was
one of the chances to shop at the amazingly stocked ship's
store, use the crew's lounge and library, take a nap, try the
soda fountain, or start work on that monster, the cruise
log. In the log they had to write out the answers to ques-
tions based on the day's drills or instruction. There was
more instruction in the afternoon, including on that first
day a session at the guns when aircraft came over to give
the crews practice in tracking them. The Midshipmen
"knocked off" ship's work at 1615, had supper at 1700,
saw a movie at 2000, and were ready for a night's sleep at
2200 — unless they had watch, star-sights, or other late
chores.
THE EDITOR rode the high line to a destroyer
in mid-ocean and found more Brunonians
aboard her. He ended the 1955 Midshipman
Cruise as an impressed witness and "honorary
Commodore."
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Each day the routine continued, fixed in its format but
infinite in its variants: division and unit tactics, ship han-
dling, surface and anti-aircraft traclcing, loading drill, gun-
firing training, a smoke-screen demonstration by the de-
stroyers in the task force (archaic stuff in view of modern
radar, they thought), engineering and damage control drills,
general drills related to fire, abandoning ship, and collision,
communications exercises with lights, flags, and voice radio,
standing watches. There were zone inspections in opera-
tions, gunnery, engineering, navigation, damage control,
propulsion, and supply — Captain's inspection of personnel
and living quarters, too.
There was the hard work involved in that deceptively gay
phrase, "titivating ship." The name "field day" that pre-
pared for inspections also had an ironic sound to it — it was
no clambake outing. The Regulars in the ship's company
entertained the Midshipmen at a "happy hour" smoker, the
Midshipmen reciprocating later with their own program.
They learned how to take a Navy shower: wet down,
turn water off, soap up and lather, rinse off quickly, get
out. "The Army moves on its stomach; the Navy moves on
water. Conserve fresh water and insure an adequate supply
for all. Underway, water is made by the ship's evaporators,
which must also keep up with the demands of the steaming
boilers." The latter, incidentally, require far purer water
than is standard for drinking. One day 7000 more gallons
of water were used than the distilling units made, and there
was a threat of "water hours."
They were reminded of the difference between "Aye,
aye, sir" and "Yes, sir." In answering "Aye, aye, sir," you
indicate you understand an order and will carry it out.
Yes is a simply affirmative answer. "A good sailor will not
interchange the two." The published Plan of the Day in-
corporated such hints, along with an order not to lean on
lifelines — "it's unseamanlike, slovenly, and dangerous."
Electric lamps were not to be unscrewed nor removed
from the sockets to reduce illumination. Ammunition con-
tainers and cartridge cases were accountable equipment, not
to be diverted for personal use. There were small points,
along with the big points.
The hard work of learning to be an officer continued.
But there were welcome respites, the holiday routines of
Saturday afternoons and Sundays at sea and especially the
liberty ports. The latter were anticipated and afterward
savored again in recollection.
Making the 'Most of "Liberty"
If seeing the world is still one of the rewards of a Navy
career, the Midshipmen are introduced to it on their cruise.
That first glimpse of Gibraltar was one example of it, but
a week in Spain and a week in England gave them a chance
for real sight-seeing under the best of auspices and in the
best of uniforms for the purpose. Nothing was planned nor
USS COtUMBUS and
her skipper. Captain
J. Donald t. Granf.
He's "good people,"
likes his officers and
all aboard her.
handled more impressively on the cruise than the provision
for tours on shore.
An admirable booklet given to all took 150 pages to tell
of history, national customs, attitudes, points of interest,
theatres as well as museums, restaurants as well as cathe-
drals. It offered simple phrases in the foreign tongue (in-
cluding England's English), lists of reliable shops and
cafes, transportation, tipping, advice, and appreciation. Ap-
propriately, the first pages described the historic waters in
which the task force would be sailing. But it was more than
indoctrination; it was also an introduction to pleasures and
human relations as well as sites. I've never seen a guide-
book so sound, so illuminating, so helpful, such good
reading.
Excerpts are never comparable to the cumulative effect,
but here are some random samples of its tone: "(In Spain)
it is futile to become impatient. The only things that un-
failingly begin on time are the bullfights. So relax, even
if you have to struggle to do so." "In this area (Paris) you
will be frequently badgered by women. Don't flatter your-
selves that they are merely impressed by your uniforms."
"In no other country are there so few regulations; yet the
British obey the rules." It was a companionable book rather
than a preachment.
Money could be exchanged aboard ship, and there were
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lessons in "practical Spanish," as there were later classes in
French for those going on the quick jump to Paris. Tours
were arranged at modest fees, including accommodations
in Madrid. A military mass was held for the whole fleet
in the 13th century Catholic Cathedral of Valencia, with
the Archbishop officiating. It was an impressive experience.
Two-way entertainment was cordial and continuous. In
return for hospitality ashore, visitors aboard included mem-
bers of a cultural society, underprivileged children, daugh-
ters of the town's first families, and 30 native dancers who
gave a performance on the fantail. Good will was definitely
in the making, with a fine friendliness on both sides.
There was fun, in the holiday spirit. One Midshipman
sustained a bon-ton wound when a champagne bottle ex-
ploded and cut his ankle. And there were the bullfights.
I've never had so vivid a description of them in Hemingway
as I got from a seaman. Souvenirs had been brought back
as well as memories, although men were warned away from
Spanish shawls ("probably made in China"). "Personnel
who attended the bullfights and have in their possession any
bandarillas (darts) with bull's blood on them are warned
that they are extremely dangerous, can cause blood poison-
ing, and should be disposed of immediately."
They Made Friends Everywhere
All this I missed, joining the cruise at Torquay in Devon.
But I could imagine what went on from what I saw in Eng-
land. What had happened to the old British reserve? They
were taking warmly to the Midshipmen, and the Americans
to the English. In London, the Midshipmen were every-
where— at evensong in Westminster, in groups around
Morris dancers in the square, in the galleries, at the Tower.
You were proud of them and the way they made the most
of their $31 tour. People liked them.
On the steps of St. Martin's in the Fields I joined a group
awaiting the arrival of a group of Russian clergy, the first
such visitation in England in many years. When I men-
tioned Brown University to a reporter from the Manchester
Guardian, I said I supposed he'd never heard of it. He in-
troduced me to Midshipman David Labowitz '58 of the
Brown Daily Herald, who was in on the proceedings as
"working press." He wasn't missing a bet, and there were
hundreds like him.
Back in Torquay, the British and the Midshipmen were
hitting it off famously. (There'd been no celebration of the
Fourth of luly out of deference to their hosts, but the 21-
gun national salute had been a reminder.) Honorary mem-
bership was provided at the Torquay Ex-Service Men's
Association and the YMCA. There was a Rotary Club gar-
den party in Torre Abbey gardens, a nightly dance in the
Town Hall under Royal Naval Association auspices, an-
other at Oldway, Paignton ("for 100 enlisted men — volun-
teers preferred"), special services at "Abide with Me"
Church and others, a regatta at the Britannia Royal Naval
College, invitations to cricket. The town was theirs. A sign
on the quay said "Welcome, You Guys."
The Columbus did its entertaining, too: the Lord Mayor
and Mayoress, the City Council, Red Cross people, air
cadets, sea scouts, kids from homes for boys and girls.
Pretty girls came aboard 100 at a time for receptions given
by the Midshipmen. One lad had 19 letters from Torquay
waiting for him when we reached Guantanamo. Their con-
tents were cordial, I was sure, judging from the way he en-
joyed smelling the envelopes. (A sullen shipmate accused
him of mailing them to himself.) At any rate, it was good
liberty, all agreed, and the English were, in that flattering
Navy phrase, "good people." As a gesture of appreciation,
the ship's company turned over to the Chaplains their left-
over English silver; the $365 went back to Torquay for
charity, part of it for a television set for an orphanage.
The newcomer aboard felt welcome but not yet "at
home" on the first day at sea, July 11, Cuba-bound. The
first morning there was smoke just outside my quarters,
followed by a great business of bugle, bell, squawk-box
and bustle. Sailors whh hose, extinguishers, masks, and
efficiency moved in, and the "fire" was soon officially out.
I later learned that I should have been out on deck at an
assigned station for all emergency situations. But, not know-
ing, I stayed where I was and had a front-row spot for the
action.
The next day there was a repeat on the drill. They
wouldn't catch me this time: I showed up where I belonged
— but too soon. We weren't supposed to move until an as-
sembly blew, thus giving time for the fire-party to reach
the scene without having to buck the traffic. A day later the
drill was for man overboard; I did nothing wrong this time
except to try to go the wrong way against one-way traffic.
My only mistake the fourth try was to show up when the
call didn't include me. I began to think the SecNav guests
were aboard either to provide comic relief or to make every-
one else look good.
Fueling operations took place at sea several times. This
secret weapon of World War II has been developed to a
simplicity where the most spectacular thing about it is that
it's so unspectacular. They even break out the band to
spell the monotony. We had a bag-piper from the Naval
Academy who got a great hand from the tanker.
You get used to the sounds of the ship rather quickly —
the bells that signal the turning of turrets, the clatter from
the loading machines, the roar of the blowers. But gunfire
you treat with respect, and it's no disgrace to plug the ears
with cotton. Gunnery, you suspect, is the heart of the
matter, for the major errand of a heavy is to deliver fire-
power. Almost every day had its drills, and by now the
Midshipmen were ready for their firing.
Their Gunnery Was- Good
Anti-aircraft had the first workouts and the most. The
first targets were "bursts," the tiny clouds of black smoke
that were tracked visually. (I wasn't the one who asked
whether radar could spot this nothingness, but I might as
well have been, in my general ignorance.) In another ses-
sion balloons were released to provide the target. Then a
plane from the aircraft carrier towed a sleeve down the
line of heavies, only to have the target shot down before
our crews had a chance; the same thing happened on a
second run from the rear of the column.
The most impressive targets of all are the "drones,"
pilotless planes which manoeuvre around the ships in the
most realistic fashion. We had the ideal view of this for the
drone officer and his crew were aboard the Columbus, and
they operated the 10-foot planes for each of the other ships
in turn. Later, when nearer shore, we had a go at the big
drones, full-sized fighter planes controlled from a pair of
control planes which can give the target more life-like
evasiveness. On an early run, however, the big drone was
so banged up that it would not respond to control unless the
other planes were nearby. The pilots seemed reluctant to
continue on that basis.
That was one trouble with the firing: the gunnery was so
good that the operations were shorter than scheduled. Those
Midshipmen, well coached in those short weeks to use the
marvels of today's devices, shot well. Later, at Guantanamo
when the main batteries fired at a tow-target on the surface,
the splashes seemed all about it. Someone photographed
the bursts on radar and caught accurate bracketing by the
big guns.
For a spectator, the most beautiful show was the star-
shell demonstration one night. The ships lined up in two
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columns about 7500 yards apart, illuminating each other
with a steady burst of lights. The trick is to shoot beyond
so that the target will be silhouetted, and our patterns were
excellent, well-placed and constant. It was the Fourth of
July we didn't have in England, but there was nothing play-
ful about it.
It's a Busy Ocean
It's an entirely different ocean that you see from a Naval
task force. With 20 ships changing formation and carrying
out their exercises night and day, it's a busy ocean. Some-
thing was always happening. There were few idle hours,
even for a mere spectator. "Long sea, no time," one of
them expressed it.
A few events were unscheduled. One of the destroyers
dashed off to get a seaman on a freighter who needed an
emergency operation on his appendix. The dental officer
was roused to extract an ulcerated tooth of a seaman
brought aboard from the supply ship that came to meet us.
And the big change in plans came, of course, when the
squadron dispersed to take up station along one of the
routes that President Eisenhower might have followed on
his return from Geneva. For a day, we paced slowly back
and forth on our post, all by ourselves, until the recall
came. And how we travelled then. At the Midshipmen's
smoker, one of the jokes was that Captain Grant had out-
done "SO-Knot" Burke by at least half a knot. It got as
good a laugh as the old standby: "Now the duty chicken
lay below to the galley and run through the soup."
Nothing was more impressive at sea than the evidence of
vast planning and meticulous detail involved in keeping
a squadron effective. There was the single item of replen-
ishing supplies at sea, for example. Seamanship keeps the
supply ship and its customer steady on their parallel courses
60 to 80 feet apart as the cargo nets come over the high
line between. But you were also aware of the designing,
the packaging, the storing, and the handling of 50 tons of
supplies that came over in their 100-pound cartons. You
could be enthusiastic in your admiration because you were
not one of the 250 men in the Columbus' working party
that had to lug the stuff off to storage at all levels.
There were just two casualties: A crate of oranges was
dropped with force enough to break it open. There was
more than a hint that this "accident" happens every time,
and only the working party gets the oranges. The other
banging was not in the script for the carton that smashed
held dozens of eggs. That many eggs can be very fluent.
Riding the High Line
Sunday saw another use of the high line. The destroyer
Wilson came near us so that the Chaplains could cross over
for services there. Did I want to go along? Remembering
the eggs, I wasn't sure. But the ocean was level and the
line taut. I'd never have another chance to hang out over
the water in a bosun's chair in the middle of the Atlantic.
Snug in a life-jacket and strapped in the steel frame, I was
up and over the water in no time, hardly long enough for a
look at the two ships to neither of which I seemed to be-
long. For some reason, I thought of those little coin-boxes
that used to be shot to the cashier in the old department
stores. Then I was gentled down, quickly relieved of my
casing, and being welcomed by Commodore Kelly and
Captain Suggs.
The word was passed for any Brown men to come to the
wardroom, so that I had Sophomores Horsman and Mc-
Eachren as guides around the can. They were a little con-
temptuous of the "floating palace" I'd left. These destroyer
men are quick converts to the infectious loyalties of their
ships. The two Brunonians said they were glad to see me,
and I know McEachren was, for he'd been inside a boiler
when the summons came.
Sundays it was a little startling to hear Church Call fol-
lowed by the order over the ship's speaker: "Knock off all
card games, turn off all radios, smoking lamp is out in the
vicinity of divine service." But there was nothing incongru-
ous over the worship in the bright sunshine of the deck
nor in the sight of the Captain and an enlisted man taking
Communion side by side before the little altar near the
turret.
From Top to Bottom
A big ship like the Columbus takes a lot of knowing. The
introduction was easier following the inspection trips with
the Captain or Commander Pridmore, the Executive Offi-
cer. It was a revelation to see the amazing use of space. A
cruiser is not only a big town, a big factory, a big dormi-
tory, a big weapon. The lockers show the complexity of sup-
ply, the reserves of food, paint, electronic tubes, clothes,
arms, tools, ammunition, and power. The ship must be
ready for any season, too, and there was nothing really in-
congruous in coming upon the shelves of jungle helmets,
ponchos, galoshes, and snow-shovels along with everything
else. It was even more impressive that the Supply Officer
could locate everything.
No obstacle course was laid out more fiendishly than the
inspection parties' routes through tiny hatches and up lad-
ders (they always went up), from the sand locker at the
very bow to the after steering. I had no need to carry
flashlight and towel to be sure corners were clean; my
clothes would have picked up anything as I squeezed my
way around, but they didn't gain a spot. It's a well-earned
reputation the Columbus has for good maintenance and
good shipkeeping.
But it's the men who make a ship more than a hulk, who
make it proud, human, and purposeful. It was they who
made you welcome: Officers who spoke of President Wris-
ton's remarkable addresses at the War College or who
wanted to be remembered to Admiral Durgin and others
at Brown. Men who went out of their way to take care of
the greenhorn, who responded to your interest in their job,
knowing it was well done. Men who talked frankly of Navy
problems. Men who showed you their handiwork whether it
was a turret, a pizza, or a bit of Macnamara lace. The
seaman who grinned and said, "Tell us a sea story." The
officer who made you sing "Happy Birthday" when the big
cakes were produced for the collective anniversaries of the
month. The thoughtful ones who saw that you were "in"
on everything, including that grand Exec who "made"
Captain the week after the cruise was over. "Good people,"
each one.
I saw many details from close-up and yet got some per-
spective on the over-all mission of the Navy. Of course,
the vast investment in the machines of the sea and air is
overwhelming to a layman. But the investment in man-
power is as great, and it was impressive to sense the com-
petence of the men involved. I have sincere admiration for
the leadership and procedures (like this Midshipmen's
Cruise) which can take so many personalities, preserve
them as individuals, unite so many talents from so many
backgrounds, and convert them into one great, smooth,
purposeful whole. Rust didn't have a chance on the Colum-
bus, either on metal or on a man. It's a great Navy, if the
Columbus is typical.
As a citizen, I resent military costs the world over. But
I don't begrudge a nickel that my country must spend under
the circumstances. I think I understand better now where
the money goes and why. And I'm proud that Brown Uni-
versity through its ROTC has a share in the vital program.
OCTOBER 1955
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A ROLLCALL
OF REUNIONS
THEY WERE from everywhere, and
they were of every age, the Brown
men who came back to revive friendships
and memories on the Hill during the re-
union season of 1955 last June. Forty-two
reunions, major or minor, are here re-
ported on the basis of reports from Class
Secretaries. They covered the College
generations from 1893 through 1950, a
span of 57 years, while the alumni out
more than a half-century had their con-
solidated reunion in addition to those
for specific Classes.
50-Plus
Brunonians more than 50 years out of
College had their own luncheon on Com-
mencement Day when the senior alumni
met in a private dining room of Sharpe
Refectory with their wives. The company
counted nearly 70. The group, which has
no formal organization, each year wel-
comes the newest "50-plus" grads, who
might otherwise be without official re-
unions.
Headquarters for "50-plus" men were
the Theatre Lounge of Faunce House,
where they began to drop in Saturday
afternoon. The pace was leisurely, the
talk good, and few of the alumni have a
better time at Commencement than these
elders.
1893
Ned Aldrich's 38th Squantum Bake for
'93 and friends of '93 was covered pic-
torially in the July issue. It was among
the best of such reunions. For the record,
we merely note the fact here that Jones,
Corcoran, Aldrich, Magill. Weeks, How-
ard, and Brown were the '93 representa-
tives. Jones was also, as usual, host at the
Commencement morning breakfast to the
Class, another tradition of long standing
and renewed pleasure.
1897
Paced by William B. Peck, who came
all the way from St. Petersburg, Fla.,
eight members of the Class of '97 re-
turned to the Campus for their 58th re-
union. They gathered for a cocktail hour
in the Alumni House on Saturday, June
4, followed by a Class Dinner in the
Sharpe Refectory. Those returning were
Dr. Marcius Merchant, George L. Miner,
Paul R. BuUard, Daniel F. Holmes,
Frank O. Jones, Issac B. Merriman, Wil-
liam B. Peck, and the Rev. Joseph C.
Robbins.
1899
For a year in which no major reunion
was scheduled, the Class of '99 did itself
proud. Under the direction of Chairman
Bill Duffy, a Class Dinner was held Sat-
urday, June 4, at the Wannamoisett
Country Club. The previous evening at
the Alumni Dinner, 17 members were
present. Included at this affair were
Baker, Bannon, Barber, Beale, Davis,
Duffy, Farnham, Gallagher, Gates,
Goulding, Grim, Littlefield (Hon.), Loud,
Sheldon, Shaw, Smart, and Vose. In addi-
tion, 1 1 members, including Baker, Bar-
ber, Card, Colwell, Duffy, Farnham,
Goulding, Grim, Howard, Loud, and
Vose were present at the 50-Plus gather-
ing. The ranks thinned out a bit when it
came time for the Monday morning Com-
mencement March, with only six mem-
bers making the long trek down the Hill.
These sturdy fellows included Farnham,
Goulding, Grim, Howard, Loud, and
Vose. Bill Duffy, who did such a great
job this year, was elected Chairman for
the 1956 Reunion.
1900
On Monday, June 6, 12 members of
the Class gathered at the Agawam Hunt
Club for a Class Dinner, the highlight of
the Commencement weekend. At this af-
fair were Armington, Bacon, Bass,
Brown, Capron, Case, Frohock, Patton,
Perry, Richardson, Robinson, and Rick-
ard. After the dinner, an election of Class
officers was held with Robert C. Robin-
son replacing Charlie Richardson as
President, but with Willard Bacon and
Herbert Armington remaining as Secre-
tary and Treasurer. The officers plus
Arthur Perry, member at large, compose
the Executive Committee. At the meet-
ing, the question of putting the important
class records on microfilm was discussed.
No definite decision was reached on this
matter, and it was referred to the Execu-
tive Committee for further study.
1901
On Monday afternoon, after Com-
mencement, 10 members of the Class
gathered at the Agawam Club for a Class
Luncheon. Those present included Ban-
croft, Beaman, Brand, Day, Hart, Hull,
Low, Midgley, Read, and White. Henry
C. Hart was appointed Chairman in
charge of plans for the big 55th Reunion
next June.
1902
Twenty-three members of the Class re-
turned to the Campus for their 53rd Re-
union. Most of them were in attendance
at the Alumni Dinner Friday night, June
3, but the highlight of the weekend was a
Class Luncheon held Monday, after the
Commencement exercises. Robert Smith
was the Chairman in charge of the affair,
and he was assisted by Dr. Calder, J.
Cunliffe Bullock, Everett J. Horton, and
Lewis Milner. Others back for the week-
end were Atwood, Bates, Burdick, Craig,
Fish, F. W. Greene, Jr., Hardy, Haslam,
Holmes, Hunt, Metcalf, Paine, Pope,
Powers, Richmond, Saunders, Wilmarth,
and Wilson.
1904
Twelve members of the Class returned
for this off-year reunion, the highlight of
which was a Saturday Class Dinner at the
University Club. Although there were no
speakers listed and no formal program
planned for this affair, the success of the
dinner was assured with the appearance
of Col. Albert Baker '87, retired lawyer,
who just happened to be in the Club at
the time. Upon invitation, he joined the
lads of "04 at their table, reminiscing
about the old days on the Hill. The time
flew by too quickly. The same officers
were re-elected for another year, and
James McCann was chosen Chairman for
the 1956 Reunion. A Sunday dinner at
An Attempt at Explanation
WHAT IS A CLASS? It is a thing of
the spirit, not of the flesh. It is a
fusing of hundreds of diverse individuals
into a composite unity. Each member is
different; yet in one sense all are alike,
at least in their devotion to each other,
in their pride in class achievements, and
in their love of Alma Mater.
Like an individual, a class has a dis-
tinct personality. Every man in it contrib-
utes something to its character and its
soul.
It is born when, from countless cities
and towns, hundreds of youngsters first
foregather on a lovely campus and begin
to study not only their textbooks, but
each other and the university of which
they have become a part.
As the four golden years measure out
their allotment of unforgettable days,
these youths learn that the University is
not only gracious buildings, ancient elms
and charming Gothic vistas; it is not only
dedicated scholars and gifted teachers,
able administrators and a cherished honor
system.
It is something more than all of these.
It is a spirit that pervades every member,
a feeling of being part of a family, close-
linked in the bonds of mutual devotion —
a sense of belonging to something endur-
ing and priceless. . . .
— irom "The Bull," a publication of the
Princeton Class of 1913 in its 42nd an-
nual issue.
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BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY
WHEN THE CLASS OF 1905 was posing for its
Senior photo, young John Nicholas Brown ap-
peared on the Campus. He wos the great-
grandson of the Nicholas Brown for whom the
University was named and the grandson of the
man for whom was named the John Carter
Brown Library, on the steps of which they were
assembled. Young Brown, persuaded to join
them for the picture, was mode an honorary
member of the Class and has always prized
that association.
Last June the honorary member, now a Fel-
low of the University, was again with the Class
on its 50th anniversary. The photos show him
In the center of both groups. In the older pic-
ture. President Faunce is behind him to the
right.
In the 1955 photo, again on the JCB steps,
were: First row, left to right — Woodsum, Cronk-
hite, Towne, Dorn, Robinson, Anthony, Burr,
Alexander; 2nd row— Maxfield, Jennings, Bellin,
Greene, Thurber, Price, Harkness, Goodrich,
Johnson, Allyn Brown, Schwinn, Ingalls, David-
son; 3rd row — Woodin, Frank Marble, Towns-
end, Broomhead, Slone, Hewlett, Latham, New-
ton, Wescott, Seamans, Brooks; 4th row — Crane,
Smith, Richards, Robert Marble, Allen, John
Nicholas Brown, Cady, Howard, McWebb; 5th
row — Gordon, Stuart, Goodwin, Bugbee, Steph-
ens, Bullock, and Deal.
Johnson's Hummocks Grill was another
social spot of the weekend, and nine
wives showed up for this affair. The men
who returned included Arnold, Bailey,
Barber, Boone, Braun, Briggs, Esten,
Heckman, Jones, McCann, Mowry, and
Salisbury.
1905
"The best ever" is the way most mem-
bers of the Class of '05 feel about their
50th Reunion. The Golden Anniversary
celebration began Friday afternoon with
informal gatherings at Buxton House, the
reunion headquarters for the weekend.
Then, more than 30 men attended the
Alumni Dinner at the Sharpe Refectory.
The Broomhead Dinner and Luncheon
on Saturday was one of the highspots of
the entire weekend. At the Class Dinner,
silver dishes were presented to Broom-
head and Davidson, and an outright gift
of paid-up life insurance policy in the
amount of $25,000 was presented to the
University. This gift was supplemented by
several additional thousands. Speeches at
this dinner were by Provost Arnold and
John Nicholas Brown and were "unusu-
ally good." The Garden Party including
the wives and Pembrokers of '05 as guests
of the Broomheads was "delightful and
delicious," a perfect climax to a perfect
reunion.
George Bullock was elected 2nd Vice-
President to replace W. G. Meader, de-
ceased. Otherwise, there was no change in
the officers of the Class. The next reunion
was scheduled for 1956, and Dave David-
son was elected to act as Reunion Chair-
man.
On Monday, a large contingent was on
hand for the traditional Commencement
March. College Hill seems a bit steeper
than it formerly did, but the Class carried
on the tradition. The final event was the
Commencement luncheon in the Sharpe
Refectory, for which another good crowd
turned out.
Present for all or part of the weekend
were R. A. Marble, Richards, Townsend,
Goodwin, Cady, Alexander, Brooks, Rob-
inson, Judge A. Brown, Howard, John-
son, Price, Schwinn, Bugbee, F. E. Mar-
ble, Cooke, Dorn, Davidson, Cronkhite,
Anthony, Crane, Broomhead, Ingalls,
Latham, Harkness, Woodin, Newton,
Deal, Towne, Goodrich. Thurber, Bellin,
Smith, Gordon, Burr, Bullock, Stephans,
Allen, Hall, Seamans, Jennings, Webb,
Woodsum, Greene, Westcott, Maxfield,
Slone, Hewlett, Costello, Holmes, John
Nicholas Brown, Wells, and Cox, Of
these men, five came from the Pacific
Coast, several in spite of illness.
1906
Anticipating the big 50th Reunion
which will be celebrated next June, 29
classmates got together during the Com-
mencement weekend to make preliminary
plans. An off-year Class Dinner was held
Saturday, June 4, at the Squantum Club,
and the committee that laid the plans con-
sisted of W. A. Kennedy, Chairman, and
Dr. Emery M. Potter, B. J. Lindemuth,
S. R. Bellows, and C. D. Mercer. A group
headed by Dr. Potter visited the Green-
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ville Reservation Saturday afternoon and
was very favorably impressed with the
beauty of that piece of Brown property.
The Class has the objective of aiding in
its future development.
Those who returned for the weekend
were Banfield, Bellows, Briggs, Brown,
Burgess, Carpenter, Chase, Claflin, Corc-
oran, Driscoll, Field, Hamilton, Hill,
Hobson, Jackson, James, Kennedy, Linde-
muth, Mercer, Pattee, Porter, Rackle,
Roberts, Smith, Swaffield, Tingley, J. G.
Walsh, E. R. Walsh, and Wright.
1907
Sixteen members of the Class took
part in their 48th Reunion starting Fri-
day, June 3, and continuing through Mon-
day. The program got under way with a
gathering at the University Club Friday
afternoon. The Class Cup went the
rounds, with a special salute to Frank
Cummings, home again from Hawaii. The
Secretary also had on hand many letters
and postcards from Classmates around
the country. President Clark told of the
award of the Class Scholarship to John
T. Houk, Jr., '55 of Sea Island, Ga.,
called by a University official "the best
candidate we have had in the past five
years." The meeting was closed with a
moment of silence in memory of Class-
mates Graves, Brooks, and Lane, who
died during the year.
The Class was very well represented
at the Alumni Dinner, with over two
tables being filled. On Sunday evening, all
gathered at Al Gurney's house where Bob
Curley showed colorful motion pictures
that he took on his recent trip around the
world. Present for the weekend were
President Clark, Slade, Knowles, Chafee,
Burnham, Streeter, Harris, Church, Cur-
ley, Cummings, Josselyn, Affleck, W. W.
Reynolds, Branch, Eddy, and Gurney.
1908
A Class Dinner in Sharpe Refectory on
Thursday of Commencement week was
the feature event for the Class in this off-
reunion year. Robert Burgess, Classmate,
and Chet Worthington '23, Editor of the
Brown Alumni Monthly, were the chief
speakers at the dinner which was attended
by Rev. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, Nor-
man Case and Mrs. Case, LeRoy Grin-
nell and Mrs. Grinnell, Dean Rivard,
James Murray and Mrs. Murray, Nor-
man Sammis, and Frank Mason.
1909
Twenty-six members of the Class re-
turned for a Saturday afternoon and eve-
ning get-together at the Agawam Hunt
Club. Herbert M. Sherwood was the
Chairman in charge of the 1955 off-year
reunion plans. Those in attendance on
Saturday, June 4, included Barrett, Boyce,
Buffum, Bugbee, Burgess, Buss, Chace,
Chafee, Cook, Crossley, Dodge, Gorman,
Henderson, Hollen, Kirley, Leach, Nash,
1910 HAD TWO REUNIONS, one on each Coast, and three men at-
tended both. The larger picture shows the Squantum Club group on
June 4: front row, left to right— Oakes, Creelman, Spicer, Dwyer, Muir;
2nd row— Colmetz, Comstock, Horton, Freeman, Kolberg; 3rd row —
Round, Greene, Farnsworth, Hortigan, W. P. Burnham '07, Meredith,
Trover, Field, Hennessy, Post, Munson; 4th row— Fenner, Barus, Mercer,
Ward, Young, Morse, Gould, Norton, Babcock, Fales; 5th row— Wood,
Tandy, Mansur, Roquet, Palmer, Shoeffer. On May 1 the following met
at the home of Morris F. Conont in Los Angeles: front row— Field, Co-
mont. Trover, Bliss; second row- Oakes, Shoeffer, Carpenter, Field, Shoef-
fer, and Trover crossed the country for the reunion on the Hill.
Ross, Sherwood, Sweetland, Sykes, Tan-
ner, Tinkham, Turner, Ward, and Wells.
1910
"A REUNION every year from now on"
was the considered opinion of the men of
'10 after they finished one of the most
enjoyable reunions on record. The officers
of the Class will be pleased to arrange a
similar program every year as long as suf-
ficient interest can be maintained.
The cocktail party at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Post on Friday after-
noon, June 3, signaled the start to this
gala celebration. While the men joined at
the Alumni Dinner, the ladies were the
guests of Mrs. Edward S. Spicer at the
Providence Art Club, after which they
attended the performance of "Road to
Rome" by the Sock and Buskin Alumni
Association in the Faunce House Theatre.
On Saturday, the whole group had
lunch at the Squantum Club, and then
the ladies were taken on drives by wives
of the Committee members. The I^eunion
picture was taken at the Squantum Club
late Saturday afternoon. A cocktail hour
was then followed by the Squantum Bake.
Later, there was a Class Meeting which
was addressed by Capt. Laing of the
Naval Unit at Brown. Meanwhile, the
ladies were being entertained at dinner
by Mrs. Horton in the beautiful surround-
ings of her Barrington country home.
On Sunday, all drove to the Muen-
chener-King Hotel in Newport where an-
other cocktail hour and dinner was held.
The Monday Commencement March with
the usual fine turnout by '10 closed the
glorious weekend.
Five persons came all the way from
California to attend this 45th Reunion.
They were Malcolm S. Field, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward J. Shaeffer, and Mr. and
Mrs. Frederic L. Trover. A complete list
of those who returned includes Atwood,
Babcock, Barus, Bucklin, Caswell, R. Col-
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BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY
Contemporaries
Whatever the college in-
volved, there is a special quality
about its Class Reunions. The fol-
lowing excerpt is from a letter to
the Alumni Office at Rutgers, but
its message is universal:
"At the very outset there was no
reason for having stayed away so
long. There was none of that syn-
thetic back slapping, no invidious
comparisons of acquired wealth.
Instead, there was honest good fel-
lowship, a sincere interest in what
had happened to friends we hadn't
seen in years, a renewal of ac-
quaintances that might lead to
latter-day friendships.
"It occurred to me driving home
that our class does take on a par-
ticular significance in our lives . . .
in the sense that the class is the
largest group of contemporaries.
We've all had about the same start
in life. The class average is a sort
of standard by which to measure
our lives. It comes as a comfort to
know that we are all in about the
same boat — married, have two kids,
yearning to buy a house, still striv-
ing for expression, frustrated by
the inability to participate more
intimately in the events that shape
our lives.
"The link of the class is not only
in the past. Our closest bond is
that we shall grow old together
and share basically similar experi-
ences in the future. . . . Because
we have common origins, we find
ourselves evaluating these experi-
ences more meaningfully than we
could with almost anyone else.
These reunions can be an oppor-
tunity for rich and cooperative ap-
praisal, and they can be points of
re-orientation and re-direction."
metz and Mrs. Colmetz, A. Comstock
and Mrs. Comstock, Rev. and Mrs. A.
Creelman, W. Dyer and Mrs. Dyer, Fales,
Farnsworth, R. Fenner and Mrs. Fenner,
W. Freeman and Mrs. Freeman, Gould,
Greene, J. Hartigan and Mrs. Hartigan,
J. Hennessy and Mrs. Hennessy, E. Mor-
ton and Mrs. Horton. Howland, Kalberg,
F. Mansur and Mrs. Mansur, Mercer, M.
Meredith and Mrs. Meredith. Morrissey,
Morse, A. Muir and Mrs. Muir, R. Mun-
son and Mrs. Munson, W. Norton and
Mrs. Norton, Cakes, Oslin, Palmer, C.
Post and Mrs. Post, Pyle, Raquet, G.
Round and Mrs. Round, L. Round and
Mrs. Round, E. Spicer and Mrs. Spicer,
Swaffield. H. Taber and Mrs. Taber,
Tandy, Ward, Wood, and Young.
1911
A Class Dinner Saturday, June 4, at the
Agawam Hunt Club featured the 44th
Reunion of the Class. However, most of
the talk at this dinner was on the possible
plans for the big 45th Reunion next June.
Judah Semenoff told of his recent trip to
Europe, and Arthur E. Staff described his
visit to Alaska. A gift also was presented
to retiring Secretary, Brent Smith, in ap-
preciation of his fine work over the years.
Earle B. Arnold was appointed Acting
Secretary. Back for the weekend were
Anderson, Arnold, Brown, Carpenter,
Easton, Franklin, Gleason, Heydon, High,
Hinckley, Holman, Montz, Murphy, Pil-
ling, Richardson, Semenoff, Smith, Staff,
Swanson, Wilson, and Yatman. Assisting
Chairman Wright Heydon on the arrange-
ments were John Anderson. Earle Arnold,
Alfred Corp, John Hinckley, Orville
Richardson, G. Fred Swanson, and Ellis
L. Yatman.
1912
As a preliminary to the Alumni Dinner
on Friday, June 3, Classmates gathered
at the home of Kip I. Chace in Harmony
for cocktails and a bit of reminiscing.
Nine members were present at the
Alumni Dinner: Bumpus, Brown, Bur-
gess, Burroughs, Conyers, Miller, Perkins,
Robertson, and Tanner.
1913
Although no formal off-year reunion
was held, a few members of the Class met
at the home of George Metcalf for cock-
tails before the Alumni Dinner. Those at
this get-together included Sam Arnold,
Wally Snell, Al Lemon, Tom Roberts,
and Harold Grout. The present officers of
the Class will continue in office indefi-
nitely. They are as follows: President —
Duncan Langdon; Vice-President — Ben
McLyman; Secretary — George Metcalf;
Treasurer — Pret Arnold.
1915
Those who returned to Brown for
their 40th Reunion had a grand time. Fri-
day afternoon parties started things off
right, and then the Alumni Dinner, al-
ways a colorful affair, held sway early in
the evening. At the same time, a special
dinner was held for the ladies, and free
tickets to the Sock and Buskin presenta-
tion of "Road to Rome" were passed out.
The Campus Dance completed the day.
Saturday was spent at the Rhode Is-
land Country Club with swimming, golf
and general relaxation the theme. Then,
Sunday, all journeyed to the Squantum
Club for a clambake, considered by many
to be the highlight of the weekend.
Those attending at least one of the
weekend festivities included Abbott, A.
W. Anthony and Mrs. Anthony, G. Bliven
and Mrs. Bliven, W. T. Breckenridge and
Mrs. Breckenridge, R. Burwell and Mrs.
Burwell, Campbell, Clegg, Copeland,
Cram, S. Clifford and Mrs. Clifford,
Cross, M. Crowell and Mrs. Crowell, M.
Edinger and Mrs. Edinger, Fagan, F.
Hunt and Mrs. Hunt, H. Jackson and
Mrs. Jackson, Greene, Kelly, Falk, Gotts-
hall, H. Kline and Mrs. Kline, Littlejohn,
E. Luther and Mrs. Luther, Sullivan, Jen-
ney, E. Staff and Mrs. Staff, G. MacLeod
and Mrs. MacLeod, W. Stewart and Mrs.
Stewart, W. Sheffield and Mrs. Sheffield,
THE 40-YEAR REUNION of 1915 mustered these men at camera time;
front row, left to right— Clifford, Kelly, Folk, Abbott, Hyde, Newcombe;
2nd row— William Thurber, Breckenridge, Copeland, Cross, MacLeod,
Burwell, Bliven, Edinger, Cram, West, Terry, Littlejohn, Kinne; 3rd row—
Waterman, Campbell, Scofield, Luther, Stewart, Anthony, Gottshall,
Greene, StafF. The picture was token at the R. I. Country Club.
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Thurber, Tucker, G. Waterman and Mrs.
Waterman, Hyde, H. Newcombe and
Mrs. Newcombe. J. Scofield and Mrs.
Scofield, C. Terry and Mrs. Terry, B.
West and Mrs. West, Graham, and Lamb.
1916
On Friday afternoon, June 3, the mem-
bers of the Class of 1916 were guests of
Ruth and Stan McLeod at a most delight-
ful cocktail party in the garden of their
home at 15 Freeman Parkway, Provi-
dence. When time for the Alumni Dinner
arrived, the men journeyed to the Sharpe
Refectory to partake of some good food
cooked the "Bill Davis" way. Those pres-
ent included Aim, Arnold, Ballou, Bos-
worth, Brady, Brower, Burton, Cashman,
Dunn, Feinstein, Graham, Heathcote,
Houtman, Hughes, McLeod, Moore,
O'Brien, and Smith.
Realizing that next June will be the
40th Reunion, this long-awaited occasion
was the main subject on the agenda. It is
expected that a Reunion Committee will
be set up shortly to arrange the details.
1917
The Alumni Dinner was the feature at-
traction this year for the men of '17. An
THE TRANSFER of the 25-Year Shaker each June adds to the reunion tradition originated by the
Classes of 1912 and 1913. This year it was 1930's turn to receive and use the trophy. The previous
June Howard Eastwood and Roger Shottuck acted as agents for 1929 in accepting custody of the
shaker. This time they were on hand (right) to turn it over to 1930's representatives: Maurice
Hendel and Ralph Anderton. All reunion photos ore by the Brown Photo Lab.
appropriate number, 17, turned out for
this "Reunion of Reunions" and enjoyed
the fine spread prepared by Bill Davis
and his staff. The usual cocktail party was
held before the dinner, and some mem-
bers went to the Campus Dance later in
the evening as a windup to the Friday
schedule. An extra good turnout was on
hand for the Monday morning Com-
mencement Procession in honor of the
Class of '55. Those returning for the
Alumni Dinner included: Appleget,
Brown, Cambio, Corkum, DiLeone,
Farnsworth, Flanders, Foote, Fritsch,
Hall, Homer, Hughes, Jordan, Keach,
Tomlinson, Knights, Leighton, Morein,
Pearce, and Williams.
1918
Despite the fact that this was an off-re-
union year, 18 members of the Class re-
turned for the Commencement activities.
A cocktail party was held at the Univer-
sity Club Friday, June 3, just prior to the
Alumni Dinner, which, incidentally, was
well attended by '18. Then, on Monday
morning, before the traditional march
down the Hill, Classmates received their
fortification by enjoying the fine Com-
mencement Breakfast at the Sharpe Re-
fectory. Those back to Brown for the
weekend were Edwards, Phillips, Colley,
Chafee, Marshall, Tomlin, Adams,
Parker, Flanders, Moskol, Dean Durgin
(Hon.), Malone, Adler. Hall, Williams,
Bliss, Wilson, and Jemail.
1919
A Sunday afternoon Class Dinner at
the Agawam Hunt Club was the feature
function planned by the men of '19 this
June. However, most of those returning
to the Hill came early Friday afternoon
and stayed through Monday, thus taking
in many of the weekend activities. At the
dinner, the Class accepted an invitation
from W. Chester Beard to reune at his
home in South Attleboro next June on
the Sunday ■ before Commencement.
REUNION PHOTO OF 1930 was taken at the Wannomoisett Country
Club: front row, left to right— Shapiro, Lerner, Sugormon, Adrian Smith,
Anderton, Rawlinson, Farrell, Kemalion, Hendel, Lepman; 2nd row —
Marks, Disraelly, Kaufman, Bloomstein, Bosquet, Rubenstein, Merrill,
Cutler, Levitt, McGowan; 3rd row — Sittler, Hart, Leonard Brown, Watelet,
Bennett, Roitman, MacDonold, Alper, Flynn; 4th row — Sullivan, Harold
Brown, Curtis, MacGregor, Chaplin, Carton; 5th row— Friedman, Soule,
Scott, Beattie, Munroe, Herbert Smith, Ribner.
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THE WIVES were on the sidelines when 1945 posed at Henry Sharpe's Monroe, Breeding, Smith, Brown, Tolivaisa, Coogon, Lewis, Altenberg,
farm in Taunton. First row, left to right: Campbell, Arnold, Siener, Fur- Downes; 3rd row — Snow, Michelman, Starkweather, Yando, guest, Pretat,
long, Luther, Edwards, Barton, Walker, West, Ehrlich; 2nd row— Gunn, Woods, Fairchild, Parker, Lillibridge.
Those who enjoyed one of Brown's great-
est reunion weekends were Beard, Boyle,
Campbell, Chick, Clauss, Edwards, Hind-
marsh, Jenks, Lanpher, Johnston, Levy,
McSweeney, Millar, Moulton, Mullane,
Murphy, Nelson, Perkins, Scott, Searles,
Temkin, Wilder, Tannenbaum, Flaser,
Scott, O'Brien, Haley, Black, Howland,
Fuller, and Skerry.
1920
In observance of their 35th year out
of college, the men of '20 jammed a full
weekend of fun and frolic into their re-
turn to the Hill. C. H. Lawton was host
to the men and gals at a cocktail party
Friday afternoon at his home. Following
this, the men journeyed to the Alumni
Dinner, while the women enjoyed a buf-
fet supper at the Lawton home and then
saw the Sock and Buskin presentation of
"Road to Rome" at the Faunce House
Theatre. Several Class Tables were pro-
vided for getting together at the Campus
Dance later in the evening.
Saturday's feature was a Steak Roast
at the home of Lou Fieri. On Sunday, it
was Myles Standish who played the host
and treated the members of their Class
and their wives to a delicious New Eng-
land style Clambake. Monday morning's
Commencement March finished the pro-
gram, but the number of out-of-town men
who remained for this salute to the Class
of '55 was a tribute to the spirit that al-
ways has been a part of the Class of '20.
Present at at least one of the events
were: Adams. Albert, Albright, Arm-
strong, Aylesworth. Barlow, Beck, Besser,
Black, Bogle, Brigham, Campbell,
Crompton, DeWolf, Dore, Dorin, Farrell,
Fleming, Fulton, Gilford, Greene, Grim-
met, Herriott, Hopkins, Hoving, Hylan,
Jenckes, Kittredge, Lawson, Lawton,
Lindsaw, Litchfield, Lonergan, Loven-
berg, Lownes, MacDougall, Mrs. John H.
McGhee, Milton, Paulson, Fieri, Podd,
Ratigan, Rooney, Schoenweiss, Searles,
Sinclair, E. W. Smith, J. Smith, L. Smith,
Standish, Sweet, Vance, Watt, Whipple,
White, and Wolfe.
1923
A Friday afternoon cocktail party at
the home of Class President E. John
Lownes, Jr., started the usual busy Com-
mencement weekend for '23 off on a rous-
ing note. Most of the men then went on
to the Alumni Dinner, while the ladies
dined at the University Club. Several
Class Tables were set aside at the Campus
Dance to provide rallying points for the
remainder of the evening. This has been
the standard '23 program since the 25th
Reunion in 1948. Then, Monday morn-
ing. Bill McCormick and J. D. Jones, Jr.,
gave their annual Commencement Break-
fast for members of the Class at the Uni-
versity Club.
A list of those who returned for all or
part of the weekend activities included
Braitsch, Beede, Lundin, Summerfield,
Smith, Jeffers, Lincoln, Henshaw, Worth-
ington, Allen, Chase, McCormick,
Paasche, Hummel, Harris, Lanpher, Sod-
erback. Van Hoesen, Carberry, O'Brien,
Troppoli, Lownes, Smith, and Klivansky.
1924
The Friday afternoon exercise "Under
the Elms" was perhaps the feature attrac-
tion of the Commencement weekend for
members of the Class of '24. Bob Goff,
President of his Class and President of
the Associated Alumni, was invited by
Daddy Could)i't Come
It happened at Princeton, but
it could happen anywhere. The
Chairman of the 20-year Reunion
Committee was thrown for a loss
by a telegram he received last June.
It read:
"Sorry, Dad can't make it. Mom
not coming either. But my two
brothers and little sister and I are
arriving Thursday for the whole
weekend."
the Seniors to eulogize the late Dr. Bruce
M. Bigelow, a fellow Classmate. A large
delegation from the Class turned out for
this part of the weekend activities. A
gathering at the home of Everett Wilkins,
Jr., followed, and then 16 members at-
tended the Alumni Dinner. The Campus
Dance later in the evening and the Com-
mencement March Monday, June 6,
closed out another reunion weekend.
Those at the Alumni Dinner included
Gordon E. Bigelow, Coolidge, Fletcher,
C. Goff, L. Goff, R. Goff, Inman, Lu-
brano, McGregor, Miller, Morris, Pol-
leys, Sanford, Sims, Smith, and Wilkins.
1925
The 30th Reunion was one the Class
of '25 will long remember. The weekend
was crowded with activities, and, to most
members of the Class, time just seemed
to flow by. The cocktail party on the ter-
race of the Delta Phi house Friday after-
noon served as the kickoff. This broke up
when the men headed for the Alumni
Dinner and the wives for their buffet din-
ner at the University Club. Everyone
found his way back to the Class table at
the Campus Dance later in the evening,
however.
A cocktail hour and buffet luncheon at
the Providence Art Club started Saturday
off in grand style. Later on, the lads and
their lassies journeyed to the Warwick
Country Club where another cocktail
hour, a Class Dinner, Class Meeting, and
Class Dance were held. At the meeting,
Adolph Eckstein retired as President of
the Class and was made "President Emer-
itus," despite his objections that he wasn't
old enough for such a title. Harry Hoff-
man, Cleveland banker, was elected Presi-
dent, and the remainder of the slate lists
Bill Louttit as Vice-President, Shirley
Elsbree as Executive Vice-President,
Johnny Kilton as Treasurer, and John
Pemberton as Secretary. George Kilton
was named Reunion Chairman for 1960.
Sunday, the men and women went to
the Brown "Vacht Club on the Seekonk
for a cocktail hour and brunch. Except
for the Monday morning march down the
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Hill, that completed the 30th Reunion.
However, just before breaking up, it was
unanimously voted by the men of the
Class that the gals, who were with them
for the four days, aren't such a bad sort,
after all.
Those back for part or all of the re-
union were R. H. Annan, Dana Arnold,
W. B. Bainton, A. R. Beil, Wilton Brown,
R. J. Conly, S. W. Elsbree, A. W. Eck-
stein, D. G. Fanning, W. E. Fanning, M.
G. Ferguson, Philip Goldberg, Paul Hay-
den. Dempster Hobron, H. L. Hoffman,
J. H. Kazanjian, R. W. Kenny, G. W. Kil-
ton. J. B. Kilton, Ralph Lockwood, W. E.
Louttit. J. B. Lord. H. H. Macintosh. W.
D. Oldham, J. E. Pemberton, W. V.
Ploettner, G. W. Richardson, Ben Roman,
R. H. Sweet, J. D. Tuckerman. Phil Voel-
ker. Bill Wagenknecht. Bill Waring,
Henry Welch, J. H. Wilson, Walter Whit-
ney, and Harold Zantow.
1926
A cocktail party in the game room of
the Wayland House in the Quadrangle
Friday afternoon, June 3, started the
Commencement weekend off in grand
style. Following this affair, a group of 12
men journeyed to the Alumni Dinner.
Uppermost in everyone's mind through-
out the whole weekend was, of course,
the 30th Reunion for next June. A Reun-
ion Committee will be appointed in the
near future. Those in attendance at the
Alumni Dinner included Austin, Bab-
cock, Brown, Crosby, Halliday, Keach,
Lewis, MacDonald, MacKay, McElroy,
Temkin, and See.
1928
The men of '28 had no big plans for
Commencement weekend this June, but,
perhaps as an aftermath of the great 25th
Reunion two years ago, a large number
turned out for the Class Banquet on Sat-
urday, June 4. Jack Heffernan was elected
Chairman for the off-year reunion next
year, but Classmates were advised to be
thinking ahead to the 30th Reunion which
isn't too far away. At the Class Dinner
with their wives were Bolan, Pett, Miner,
Howell, Lewis, Evans, Matteson. Solin-
ger, Presel, Trenholm, Faubert, Murphy,
Owens, Hodge, Lisker, Heffernan, Litch-
field, and Towle. Also attending were
Earle Leach. Earle Leach, Jr., Caslowitz,
Conlong, Smith, Lawrence, and Miss
Gertrude Mahan.
1929
Reunion plans for the Class were brief
but successful. Friday afternoon, at the
home of Roger W. Shattuck in Rumford,
there was a cocktail party, and then, Fri-
day evening, there was the Alumni Din-
ner and the Campus Dance. Back to "Re-
une in June" were Ken Carpenter and
Mrs. Carpenter, Roger Shattuck and Mrs.
Shattuck, Lester Shaal and Mrs. Shaal,
Edward Sulzberger and Mrs. Sulzberger,
Harold Markol and Mrs. Markol. Clark,
DiMartino. Hanson, Harris, Hodsdon,
Luft, and Scott.
1930
The 25th Reunion started out in tra-
ditional fashion with a Friday afternoon
cocktail party. This was followed by the
Alumni Dinner at the Sharpe Refectory
for the men and a dinner and the Sock and
Buskin presentation for the women. The
usual Class table was reserved at the
Campus Dance, and, despite the cool air,
everyone seemed to have a good time.
The Wannamoisett Country Club
opened its arms to the Class on Saturday
afternoon. A buffet luncheon was served
at noon, and a Class Meeting followed.
Then, for those who like the links, there
was Golf on the greens. In the evening,
the men and their wives enjoyed a Clam-
bake at the Squantum Club. On Sunday,
local house parties took over for some,
while others seemed to prefer staying in
bed. A large group marched down the
Hill Monday morning as a special salute
to the Class of '55. The University
Luncheon at noon in the Refectory closed
out the weekend.
Winner
At the 25th reunion of Dart-
mouth's Class of 1930 last June,
Nelson Rockefeller won a prize in
the Class raffle. It was good for
one guided tour of Rockefeller
Center.
Seventy-three men returned for their
big 25th, and there wasn't a complaint in
a carload. Everyone was kept busy from
start to finish, and the latest reports indi-
cate that some Classmates would like to
have similar plans every year.
A list of the men returning includes
Alper, Anderton, Andrews, Anthony,
Arnold, Beattie, Beckford, Booth, Bos-
quet, Bromage, Brown, Bullock, Carton,
Carpenter, Chaplin, Cutler, Disraelly,
Dorer, Drew, Farrell, Felderman, Flynn,
Freedman, Gates, Hackett, Hall, Hambly,
Hendel, Henry, Henschel, Horn, Jacob-
son, Jeffers, Kaufman, Kerner, Leonard,
Levitt. Lipman, A. Macdonald, W. Mac-
Donald, McFadden, Marks, McCabe, Mc-
Fadden, McGregor, Merrill, Moat, Mun-
roe, Paine, Peterson, Pollock, Prescott,
Rawlinson, Ribner, Roitman, Ruben-
stein, Russell, Sanborn, Senella, Scott,
Shapiro, Sittler, Adrian Smith, Herbert
Smith, Sohegan, Soule, Southworth, Su-
german, Sullivan, Uhl, Vigo, Watelet, and
Wells.
1931
Eight members of the Class gathered
at the Alumni Dinner on Friday, June 3,
to start the ball rolling on plans for the
25th Reunion next June. Those at this
affair included Moulton, Thurrott, Mona-
han, Buonanno, Eddy, Bakst, Galkin, and
Tyng. The usual table was reserved for
the Class at the Campus Dance, and all
those present joined the Commencement
Procession on Monday morning to pay
honor to the Class of '55.
Wes Moulton, Bernie Bernanno, Norm
Silverman, and Clint Williams have been
named Co-Chairmen on the Reunion
Committee. This group hopes to have
most of the plans completed by the end
of the summer, and Classmates are asked
to watch the Brunonians Far and Near
column in the Brown Alumni Monthly
for further details.
1932
Final score. Married Men 23, Single
Men 22!!!
1935
Reunion activities for the Class
brought 44 members back to the Campus.
The program included a Friday, June 3,
dinner and cocktail hour at the Warwick
Country Club, to which the wives were
invited, and a Saturday and Sunday of
relaxation for the men on Cape Cod at
Popponesset Beach. Monday morning,
most of the men joined in the Commence-
ment March down the Hill. Just previous
to this there was a Class Breakfast for
the lads and ladies at the University Club.
Those attending some portion of the
reunion program included Swartz, Bender,
Connor, Alexander, Matteo, Bauman,
Bloomingdale, Gleason, Joslin, Blanch-
ard, Considine, Patchen, Karaban (old
no. 12), Daly, Dunn, Ward, McLaughlin,
Jackson. Taylor, Croome, Nickerson,
Harris, Lyman, Rigelhaupt, Conner, Wal-
burg. Hall, Stein, Bourgault, Mignone,
Kaminsky, Hart, Gammons, Spiro, Daren,
Zalkind, Broomhead, Batchelder, Ferry,
Burt, Brodsky, Cave, Samdperil, and
Woiler.
1936
No reunion was planned for this June,
although there was a large delegation
back to participate in the Commencement
activities. Talk, generally, was on the big
20th Reunion only a year away, and work
on this project will get started in Septem-
ber when a Chairman will be appointed.
1939
A Friday afternoon cocktail party, the
Alumni Dinner later that evening, and a
Class Dinner and outing Saturday, June
4, at the Rhode Island Country Club were
the high spots of this off-year reunion.
Gale Wisbach was the Chairman in
charge of all arrangements, and he was
assisted by Emery Walker and Pete Davis.
On the links, Stan Mathes had the High
Net, while Pete Davis had the Low Net
and Charlie Reynolds the Second Low
Net. At the Class Meeting, plans were dis-
cussed for ways and means of raising
$25,000 as a Class Gift to be presented at
the 25th Reunion.
Those present at the cocktail party at
Sears House included Stan Mathes and
Mrs. Mathes, Charles Gross and Mrs.
Gross, Stuart Sherman and Mrs. Sherman,
George H. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, Gale
Wisbach and Mrs. Wisbach, David Hull
and Mrs. Hull, Tom Peckham and Mrs.
Peckham, Fletcher, Jaburg, Horton, Rob-
erts, Dupouy, Knowles, Davis, and Lewis.
At the Country Club on Saturday were
Mathes, Jaburg, Wilson, Wisbach, Davis,
Barrett, Truman, Reynolds, Hartley, Gus-
tavesen. Brown, Mochnacky, DiClemente,
Lambaise, Minuto, Walker, deMatteo,
Comstock, LeValley, and Macgillivray.
1940
The 15th Reunion was one that the
46 members of the Class who returned to
Campus will not soon forget. A cocktail
party at the Faculty Club before the
Alumni Dinner on Friday, June 3, got the
program under way. Then, while the
males attended the Alumni Dinner, the
females had a meal of their own at
the University Club. A table was reserved
at the Campus Dance, and many couples
ended up there for the remainder of the
evening.
Saturday afternoon there were games
and then a clambake at Chopmist Hill.
Then, on Saturday evening, there was a
dance at the Faculty Club. A prize was
given for the couple coming the longest
distance, and Sam and Ruth Anderson,
from Rockford, 111., walked off with the
honors. Al Curtis et ux. took the family
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honors with six children (FIVE boys!).
Reunion Chairman was Dexter Chafee,
and his committee consisted of Bob Tra-
han, Rudy Jaworski, Herb Lewis, and
Herm Goldstein.
Those returning were Church, Wil-
liams, Trahan, Becker, Perry, Buxton,
Giunta, Jones, Pfautz, Field, Chafee,
MacDonald, Lewis, Goldstein, Linde-
mann, Axelrod, Jaworski, Martland, Cur-
ran, Viall, Resch, McCullough, Mc-
Laughry, Fuller, McCuUoch, Pontes,
Cummings, Curtis, Ashamn, Nickerson,
Carmack, Goodwin, Murray, Amidon,
Marshall, Schwartz, Doherty, Smith, Klie,
Kaczowka, Clem, Anderson, Graham,
Uhle, Starett, and Cheever.
1941
A series of informal get-togethers was
the order of the reunion weekend for
members of '41. It was noted that the Big
15th is only 12 short months away, and
it was decided to have a reunion Commit-
tee named and in motion by the fall. A
large number of Classmates paraded
down the Hill in the Commencement
March in honor of the Class of 1955.
1945
Those back to the Campus on Com-
mencement weekend to "keep their spirits
alive and reune with '45" had a fast-mov-
ing and thoroughly enjoyable time. As is
usually the custom, a social or cocktail
hour got things in motion. This was held
at Olney House, Campus headquarters for
the entire four days. While the men
marched off to the Alumni Dinner, the
gals were treated to a dinner at the Uni-
versity Club and then the Sock and Bus-
kin performance of "Road to Rome" at
the Faunce House Theatre. Later in the
evening, there was a meeting of the sexes
at the Class of '45 Table for the Campus
Dance.
Brunch at the Sharpe Refectory was
the first order of the day on Saturday.
Then, all headed for Laneway Farm in
Taunton for the Class Meeting, Softball,
a cocktail hour, a clambake, and, finally,
a barn dance. Sunday was the day for
open house at the home of Joseph J. Mac-
ioci in Newport. Then, breakfast at the
Sharpe Refectory and the Commence-
ment March closed out the weekend.
At the Class Meeting, an election of
oflicers was held with James Starkweather
being elected President; Peter Quinn,
Vice-President; Dan Fairchild, Secretary;
and Knight Edwards, Treasurer. It was
also voted to hold a Friday cocktail party
next June prior to the Alumni Dinner and
Campus Dance. No Chairman has been
elected for this project as yet.
Those returning were Altenberg, S. Ar-
nold and Mrs. Arnold, Barton, D. Bell
and Mrs. Bell, Breeding, C. Briggs and
Mrs. Briggs, Brown, D. Campbell and
Mrs. Campbell, J. Carroll and Mrs. Car-
roll, R. Coogan and Mrs. Coogan, L. De-
Angelis and Mrs. DeAngelis, T. Donahue
and Mrs. Donahue, R. Downes and Mrs.
INSIGNIA help the Classes boast of their an-
niversaries at Commencement time. From top
to bottom, left— A. Prescott Folwell; Michael F.
Costello, who, as a member of the 50-year
Class, added on armband to his traditional full
dress as High Sheriff; Philip S. Knauer. Right,
Arthur L. Perry, Sidney Clifford, and Richard A.
Batchelder.
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35
FIVE YEARS OUT, 1950 began a reunion tradition in fine fashion. On Andrew Swanson; 4th row— Rosenfield, Patten, Philbrick, Rothman, Gev-
the JCB steps June 4 were: front row, left to right— Whitney, Mayer, ertz, Seymour, Lyons, Welchli, Silzer, Vieweg; 5th row — Hague, Putcher,
McGreen, Potton, Fidler, Pendleton, Schreiber, Lownes, Potrick; 2nd row — Finiay, Marshall, Temkin, Ainsworth, Litchfield, Leeds, Goy; 6th row —
Reynolds, Tente, Carbone, Barry, Eskil Swanson, Godlin, Cochrane, Schwartz, Knowles, Swanton, Thompson, De Nuccio, Armstrong; 7th row
Green; 3rd row — Cummings, Herrmann, Curtis, Fogwell, Cooney, Tharp, — Bryant, Souza, Kieiy, Petropoulos, O'Day.
Downes. Easton. K. Edwards and Mrs.
Edwards, S. Ehrilich and Mrs. Ehrilich.
D. Fairchild and Mrs. Fairchild, R. Frost
and Mrs. Frost, R. Furlong and Mrs. Fur-
long, Gunn, Hofmann, Horton, R. Lewis
and Mrs. Lewis, P. Lillibridge and Mrs.
Lillibridge, W. Luther and Mrs. Luther,
J. Macioci and Mrs. Macioci, L. Michel-
man and Mrs. Michelman. Monroe. L.
Okerblom and Mrs. Okerblom, R. Pills-
bury and Mrs. Pillsbury, R. Pretat and
Mrs. Pretat, P. Quinn and Mrs. Quinn, H.
Sharpe and Mrs. Sharpe, P. Steiner and
Mrs. Steiner, Smith, Snow, J. Stark-
weather and Mrs. Starkweather, Toliva-
isa, R. Walker and Mrs. Walker, E. Watt-
man and Mrs. Wattman, E. West and Mrs.
West, T. Woods and Mrs. Woods, W.
Yando and Mrs. Yando.
FIVE-YEAR CLASS mode an award to "the member who has attained the greatest national acclaim
in his chosen career during the past five years." Recipient was Don Colo, Captain of the Cleve-
land Browns. A Brown teammate, Ed Kiely, right, mode the presentation at the 1950 dinner June 4.
1946
An extremely successful 9th Reunion
Dinner was held Thursday, June 2, at the
Aurora Club in Providence to get the
Commencement program off on the right
foot as far as the Class of '46 was con-
cerned. Both during and after the meal,
the main conversation was on plans for
the 10th Reunion next June. The general
feeling was for a reunion which would be
largely on-Campus. Also, almost all those
present felt that wives should be included
in the program. Because the Class treas-
ury is at a fairly low ebb, it was suggested
that any member might voluntarily put
up $10 now to be applied against next
year's fees or against a deficit if the re-
union should not turn out a financial suc-
cess. This suggestion met with an immedi-
ate response from every member of the
Class present. It is hoped that Classmates
who were not able to be there at the din-
ner will feel that they can support their
coming reunion and will send $10 to
Anthony Masi. Jr., 122 Glen Ridge Rd.,
Cranston 10, R. L
The names of the 30 men who attended
the dinner are as follows: DiPrete,
Hoover, Chernack, Masi, Lodge, Bate-
man. Roberts, Ogan, Messinger, Tracy,
Clarke, Higgins, Hess, Brainard, Port,
O'Brien, Roberts, Randall, Roos, Frank,
Rosenberg, Strasmich, Lapides, Nelson,
Salter, Allison, DeStafano. Pretat, Woods,
and Littlefield. These men, together with
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the Class officers, will, for the time being,
act as the Reunion Committee.
1948
During the Alumni Dinner and the
Campus Dance on Friday evening, June
3, talk centered on the 10th Reunion
which is running, not creeping, toward
us. Two general questions were raised:
should the reunion be held on Campus
and should wives be included in the gen-
eral program? No definite decisions were
reached pending the appointment of a
Reunion Committee in the near future.
1949
No formal plans were made for this
reunion season, but the Class didn't let
the year go by without some sign of Class
Spirit. The usual table was reserved on
the College Green for the Campus Dance,
and, prior to that, a good number turned
out for the Alumni Dinner. Among those
present for one or more of the Com-
mencement events were Davidson, El-
masian, Gibby, Jones, Linnell, Sanford,
and Wilson.
1950
The Zebra Derby of the Class of 1950
was one of the most successful 5th Reun-
ions held on the Brown Campus in many
a year. The cocktail party, held Friday
afternoon at the Phi Delt house, seemed
to set the theme for the entire weekend.
Over 100 couples showed up for this af-
fair, which was "on the house," including
the football coaching staff who were there
as guests of the Class. While the men took
in the Alumni Dinner, many of the wives
went to the Faunce House Theatre and
watched the excellent production of the
Sock and Buskin Alumni Corporation,
Robert E. Sherwood's "Road to Rome."
Several Class Tables were set up on the
College Green for the Campus Dance.
At the Class meeting on Saturday after-
noon, it was voted to present three gifts
to the University. First of all, a $1250
Corporation Scholarship was voted
through unanimously. According to
Thomas B. Appleget, Vice-President of
the University, this is a "unique" gift in
that no class had previously given such a
scholarship. The Corporation Grants were
originally started to give business and in-
dustry a chance to make contributions to
the University, but, the idea is spreading,
and it is hoped that other Classes will
follow the pattern set by the Class of '50
and sponsor one boy through a full year
at Brown. The second gift was a donation
of $300 to the Brown Band to use as it
sees fit. The final gift was a tape recorder
to be used jointly by the Alumni House
and the Sports Publicity Department at
the Marvel Gym.
A resolution applauding John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., '97. for his latest gift to
Brown was also enthusiastically voted.
Saturday afternoon, a general outing
was held at Thayer Street Field. Arnie
Green's softball team, after leading for
eight innings, fell before Ben Patrick's
powerful platoon on a ninth-inning rally,
clima.xed by a Patrick grand slam. The
final score of this pitchers' duel was 29-
28. On Saturday evening, in the main
dining room of the Sharpe Refectory, 130
men and their ladies got together for the
Class Dinner. Reunion Chairman Jack
Schreiber presented the Corporation
Scholarship to Dean Wes Moulton, the
featured speaker of the evening. Mat
Bolger, end coach, was also on hand to
tell of the chances for the Bruin football
squad next fall and to show movies of the
1948 Brown-Princeton game which was
pulled out of the fire 23-20 on a field goal
by Joe the Toe Condon with five seconds
remaining. Don Colo, appearing with his
new bride, was honored at the Class Din-
ner as "The member of the Class of '50
who has attained the greatest national
acclaim in his chosen career during the
past five years." Don is Captain and de-
fensive tackle on the World Champion
Cleveland Browns professional football
team. The Class Dance at Lyman Gym,
with Ralph Stuart providing the beat,
closed out the Saturday program. Then,
the traditional Monday morning Com-
mencement March made a bang-up finish
to a bang-up weekend.
A list of those back for all or part of
ON OTHER CAMPUSES:
the weekend activities included Whitney,
Mayer, McGreen, Patton, Fidler, Pendle-
ton, Schreiber, Lownes, Patrick, Reyn-
olds, Tente, Carbone, Barry, E. Swanson,
Godlin, Cochrane, Green, Cummings,
Herrmann, Curtis, Fogwell, G. Cooney,
Tharp, A. Swanson, Rosenfield. Patten,
Philbrick, Rothman, Gevertz, Seymour,
J. Lyons, Welchi, Silzer, Vieveg, Hague,
Putcher, Finlay, Marshall, Temkin, Ains-
worth, Litchfield, Leeds, Gay, Schwartz,
Knowles, Swanton, Thompson, DeNuc-
cio, Armstrong, Bryant, Souza, Kiely,
Petropoulos, O'Day, Colo, Lipsitt, Wil-
son, Breslin, Howard, W. Cooney, Hol-
land, White, Waters, Ackerman, Perrine,
Prindle, Milligan, McKenney, Bromberg,
Campbell, Farrow, Robertson, Pelsor,
McKelvey, Urban, Silzer, Danburg,
Stoecker, Hodosh, and Lapides.
More Honorary Degrees
A DOZEN honorary degrees were con-
ferred on Brunonians on campuses
other than their own last June. Two of
them went to President Wriston, LL.D.'s
from Dartmouth and Adelphi, while Prof.
Otto E. Neugebauer of the Brown Faculty
received Princeton's Sc.D.
The citation read by President Dickey
of Dartmouth was unique in that it led
off with a question: "As an historian,
would you not agree it could hardly have
been otherwise that one who began life
on the Fourth of July in the Wild West of
Laramie, Wyoming, and who turned East
for fame and fortune should thereafter
manifest a lifetime affinity for fireworks
and reversing the course of things?
Graduate of Wesleyan, Harvard Ph.D.,
distinguished teacher and student of
American diplomatic affairs, for 30 years
now — first at Lawrence College and since
at Brown University — you have both
enlivened and enlightened the institution
of the American college presidency.
"And now, as you prepare to retire to
presumably less nettlesome pastures, on
behalf of all who labor in American edu-
cation we here say 'thank you' for jobs
well done on many fronts, for all your
leadership has meant to Brown, thereby
also to her sister institutions, and above
all for being yourself through it all. The
esteem of Dartmouth and her best wishes
for yourself and for the renowned institu-
tion you have so ably served are bespoken
in the award to you of this Doctorate of
Laws."
Dr. Neugebauer, Professor of the His-
tory of Mathematics, heard his Princeton
citation read by Gen. Frederick H. Os-
born. Charter Trustee and University
Orator. It was Princeton's only citation in
science:
"Scientist, historian, and philologist.
His studies of the sciences in antiquity
have opened the way to a new understand-
ing of the development of our civilization.
His erudite work — rooted in the best
tradition of the sciences and the humani-
ties— is a symbol of the unity of human
thought and an inspiring demonstration
that, in the hands of a true master, critical
analysis becomes constructive synthesis."
Dr. James P. Adams, one-time Vice-
President of Brown, and Walter D.
Brownell '94 were honored by the Univer-
sity of Rhode Island. The former's cita-
tion for an LL.D. said in part: "Your
leadership has left its mark on two widely
separated universities of notable tradition
— one a 'Colonial College' of erudite New
England, the other a great State Univer-
sity of the enterprising Midwest. Through
them you have influenced the lives of
thousands of young men and women. Yet
you have found time to serve a host of
organizations for the betterment of your
community. It is not only as a distin-
guished and well-loved educator and civic
leader, but as a neighbor and friend of
this university that we welcome you back
to Rhode Island and to the honorary fel-
lowship of this campus."
His fellow townsman in Little Comp-
ton, Walter Brownell, was cited for the
honorary degree of Doctor of Science:
"Graduate of Brown in the Class of 1894;
Bachelor of Laws of Harvard in 1898,
subsequently admitted to the bar; for 50
years practical geneticist devoted to the
breeding of roses; winner of numerous
awards and citations: Ably aided and
abetted by your wife, you have given a
lifetime to the culture and improvement
of one of the world's best-loved flowers.
Through your development of more than
50 new varieties of roses, you have added
immeasurably to the aesthetic enjoyment
of flower lovers everywhere — even to
frigid Alaska. In your combination of
scientific skill and business acumen, you
have added to the well-being of the State
and to the pleasure of your fellow men.
For us it is a privilege today to welcome
you and Mrs. Brownell to the campus of
your State University."
Dr. James Hamilton '06, cardiologist
of St. Joseph's Hospital in Providence, re-
ceived an honorary LL.D. from Provi-
dence College. The citation read: "Physi-
cian and research specialist, in your min-
istrations to the bodily welfare of your
fellow men, you have always been deeply
solicitous of the welfare of their souls.
OCTOBER 1955
37
For more than half a century, in war and
in peace, you have given of yourself un-
selfishly to the practice of the highest
ideals of your profession. Your research
studies in laboratory, lectures, and writ-
ings have added immeasurably to the ad-
vance of medical science. . . . Your hu-
mane contributions to the welfare of your
State have reflected a brilliant mind, an
understanding heart, and a magnanimous
soul."
Dr. Paul J. Braisted '25, President of
the Hazen Foundation of New Haven, re-
ceived a Doctor of Humane Letters de-
gree from Lawrence College in Appleton,
Wis., at its 106th Commencement. Earlier
he gave the Commencement address, en-
titled "On the Use of Opportunity." The
conflicting engagement kept him from
attending his 30th reunion at Brown.
The Rev. Dr. Charles D. Kean '30
similarly had to miss his 25th reunion.
He received the honorary degree of Doc-
tor of Divinity at the Virginia Theologi-
cal Seminary in June. Dr. Kean, an
author, scholar, and church leader, is
Rector of the Church of the Epiphany in
Washington, D. C.
School Administrator
The R. L College of Education hon-
ored Elmer R. Smith "26. Assistant Su-
perintendent of Schools in Providence.
The Doctor of Education degree was ac-
companied by this tribute: "Outstanding
teacher and able administrator who has
served with distinction for 28 years in
the public schools of Providence; pioneer
in the development and improvement of
curricula, whose accomplishments have
earned for your school system and for
yourself a nationwide reputation for lead-
ership in the field of public education; na-
tionally known author, editor, and lec-
turer: The impressive roster of your
achievements is the expression in con-
structive action of the qualities of a true
teacher: practical idealism, breadth and
depth of scholarship, personal integrity,
enlightened vision, sincere humanity, and
a profound concern for the welfare of
your community."
George W. Potter '21, Pulitzer Prize
winner and editorial writer for the Provi-
dence Journal-Bulletin, received the hon-
orary degree of Master of Science from
the Bradford Durfee Technical Institute
in Fall River. He was singled out for hav-
ing "demonstrated a love of occupation
in your present capacity of editorial
writer, and given evidence that the mold-
ing of public opinion is a trust through
your objective translation of events into
editorial expression." Potter is a member
of the Board of Editors of this magazine.
L. Ralston Thomas, member of the
Brown Board of Trustees, gained from
his Alma Mater, Harverford College, the
honorary degree of Master of Arts. He
is Headmaster Emeritus of Moses Brown
School in Providence.
Brunonians also read with interest that
Yale had given John Howard Benson of
Newport an honorary A.M. He is the
sculptor and calligrapher whose plaques
identify and enhance various buildings at
Brown, notably in the Wriston Quad-
rangle. The citation: "The tradition of
your shop, which was founded in 1729,
has been for two and a quarter centuries
the tradition of the master craftsman. In
you are combined the artist, the scholar,
and a spirit so ardent that our mechanical
age pauses to applaud the new energy
that you have brought the graphic arts."
Benson also received the 1955 medal of
the Institute of American Architects.
QUOTES FROM
DR. KEENEY:
IN his words the man may stand re-
vealed— his awareness, his convic-
tions, his purposes, his salt. It is, then,
as revealing as it is agreeable to look
over some of the writings and speeches
of Barnaby Keeney before his arrival at
the presidency of Brown University.
Some quotations lose in cogency by
divorce from their context, but they
may be self-describing.
One shoidd not, of course, hold Dr.
Keeney to account for every phrase in
public utterance in the past, for one
> THE scramble: "It seems to me that
the colleges in this country must once
again begin to teach college work, and to
require college performance of their stu-
dents, and that the best way to do it is to
do it. The scramble to get into college is
going to be so terrible in the next few
years that students are going to put up
with almost anything, even an education."
> WHAT COLLEGE OFFERS: "What the
student should find (in college) is a very
stimulating atmosphere where faculty and
students work together in the process of
education; where he finds ideas exciting;
where he finds it a richly rewarding ex-
perience to learn more about important
things, and where he can develop socially
and spiritually."
> THE WHOLE MAN: "Liberal arts means
a great many things. One is that in a lib-
eral arts institution we try to educate the
whole of you."
> humanities: "The real purpose of un-
dergraduate study of the humanities is
to acquaint students with the role and
the scope of the emotions, and to lead
them to make adequate judgments of
value, and ethics."
> majors: "We do not feel that the stu-
dent's concentration is especially relevant
to his future occupation. We do not feel
that business men should necessarily con-
centrate in Economics, nor physicians in
Biology. We do feel that the student who
studies in his last two years the subject
which he enjoys most, which interests
him most, has the best chance to develop
a trained mind that he can direct at the
activity he chooses."
> information: "The educated man has
a mind that can think, a mind that is
open. He knows what evidence is, where
to find it and how to put it together, how
to think about it and how to draw con-
may edit one's opinions as experience
modifies them. The "moving finger"
is entitled to an eraser. We would not
presume to say Dr. Keeney would ex-
press himself just so again, yet the
basic philosophy probably is intact.
The sampling is made from a variety
of sources: talks before college and
secondary school groups, professors,
business officers, parents, undergrad-
uates. The exact audience is suggested
in certain instances; in others, it doesn't
matter.
elusions from it. He knows how to apply
those conclusions to the solution of prob-
lems. Once he has solved the problem,
he knows how to communicate the solu-
tion and how to put it into action. He
has a great body of information about
many things. This information may, or
may not, be of direct use to him in the
various situations which he faces, but it
is the information he has used in college
to learn how to think."
> silence: "One of the purposes of a
college is to give young men and women
a chance to experiment with ideas, and
to make their mistakes under such cir-
cumstances that their aftereflfects will
not be too serious. It is a tragic thing
to sit at a college today and watch those
students who ought to be participating
freely and openly in liberal activities, and
freely and openly discussing important
political questions, refuse to do so be-
cause they fear they will be denied a
clearance for government service later.
If silence is the price of government serv-
ice, it is too high a price to pay; and if
our government is going to be served in
the future by men who are afraid to say
what they think, God help us."
> emotions and values: "It used to be
the fashion in education for people to
try to be entirely objective about every-
thing and to minimize the role of the
emotions and values. We try, on the con-
trary, to emphasize the role of the emo-
tions and of values in our academic work
(and everywhere else in the University)
because these play, perhaps, the major
part in people's behavior."
> change: "I spend a good deal of time
in a little fishing village in Rhode Island.
The other day I heard two of my fisher-
men friends talking in the store. One of
them said, 'Ain't it awful the way we
get older every day!' His friend replied,
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'Yeah, but it ain't so bad. If we weren't
getting older, we'd be dead.'
"If your sons don't change (and
thereby distress you), they will be edu-
cationally dead wood. If your sons don't
change a great deal when they are at
Brown, they have failed, and we have
failed them."
> requirement: "It is impossible to
educate anyone. All that one can do is to
put him in a position where he can find
an education. Motivation is the first ne-
cessity for this. He must wish to learn,
and he must wish to develop. He must
be curious, he must be eager, and he
must be serious."
y preparation: "Very few of our Fresh-
men are sufficiently prepared to do col-
lege work with ease. If they were so pre-
pared, there would be no particular point
in having them take the Freshman year,
because there is little educational value
in doing something that is easy."
> adjustment: "Each new student has
a serious problem of adjustment. Some of
the symptoms of adjustment may appear
alarming to anyone who has not seen
similar problems in hundreds of other
young men — and seen satisfactory solu-
tions in most cases."
> SECOND year: "You Sophomores are
on the threshold of intellectual maturity.
Develop your own plans of reading and
study; use textbooks as a springboard
for individual discovery in the library
and the lab. Keep undignified social ac-
tivity to a minimum: keep extra-study
activities to a reasonable limit; don't
imitate the student who blamed 'wine,
women, and the Air Force drill team'
for his failures. Don't refuse to face seri-
ous problems: think about an Honor Sys-
tem for Brown, look upon the new free-
cut policy as an opportunity for growing
up, plan your concentration to provide
the utmost stimulation and enjoyment.
Since the Freshmen will learn from you,
set them good examples. The Sophomore
year and the next two can be the happiest
of your lives if you are aware of your
opportunities and plan accordingly."
> student government: "It is the best
way of getting students involved in every
aspect of the college. It is also one of the
best ways of improving the college."
> FOUR-YEAR PLAN: "If a Student in a
college learns in the course of his four
years something about the major areas
of human thought, the humanities and
social studies and sciences; if he learns
how to express himself clearly, precisely,
and even elegantly; if he learns how to
handle foreign languages, and above all,
if he learns how to collect evidence, de-
termine its validity, think about it, put
it together, and express justified conclu-
sions, then he has acquired an education."
> AFTER college: "No One is fully edu-
cated when he graduates from college. If
he is not in a frame of mind to continue
his education, if his mind is not open to
new things, if his mind cannot change,
we have failed him."
> resistance: "College alumni tend to
resist change at their institutions. It is a
mark of quality in Brown men that they
adjust themselves to progress at the Uni-
versity."
> professional pride: "People outside
of a university seem to think that it is
organized along lines similar to business
or the government, with the boss and his
subordinates. The Administrators appear
to be the bosses, and the Faculty the
hired help. It is most irritating to mem-
bers of the Faculty to realize, as they all
sooner or later do, that people in the
town think of them as subordinate to
the most piddling Administrator."
> communication: "It is a vital require-
ment of scholarship that it be communi-
cated on every level, and it must clearly
be understood that the scholar does not
lose dignity by being intelligible. It is
the failure of scholars to make themselves
understood that has caused the vicious
attitude toward intellectuals. . . . The
world and scholarship are badly out of
communication today, with unhappy re-
sults for both. Democracy does not sur-
vive for long in a society where the
learned are a class by themselves, un-
touched by and not touching the others."
> political opinion: "In the recent po-
litical campaign, faculties or groups
within faculties asserted their right to
endorse one or the other candidate. In-
evitably, the name of the university was
used, or made more apparent by its
omission, to the great annoyance of pro-
spective donors whose own political con-
victions were strong. The damage done
by such indiscretion would probably be
less than the damage that would ensue
from efforts to suppress the expressions of
a group in the faculty, even though the
larger and saner part of the faculty might
feel that expressions of political opinion
should be made by professors, not in
groups, but singly or in connection with
groups that have nothing to do with the
university."
> TURKS: "Professors are terrified that
the administrators will devour the uni-
versity. That the Faculty members are
themselves unwilling to perform properly
administrative functions does not weaken
their arguments nor temper their feelings.
The Professors know that they are the
essential part of the university, that they
alone can carry out its primary func-
tion of teaching and its secondary one of
research; they feel consequently that all
the other officers and employees of the
university are their servants, and they
are right. History, however, is full of
examples of servants who have become
the masters — the Turks were once hired
mercenaries of the Arabs. We Arabs are
afraid of you Turks."
> decisions: "Those that affect aca-
demic policy should never be made by
men who are not academic. A great deal
of trouble could be avoided if such deci-
sions were made by a joint administra-
tive-faculty committee. It would take
longer, and many irrelevancies would
have to be discussed, but mutual respect
and understanding might thus be engen-
dered."
> administrative females: "One of the
most annoying persons around a college
campus is the minor administrative fe-
male. At her best, she is loyal to her
particular boss and feels that his func-
tions are the essential ones. She protects
him, so that it is almost impossible for
anyone whom she regards as less im-
portant to see him. I used to have to talk
to one of our Vice-Presidents through his
window, which fortunately was on the
ground floor, because his secretary would
not let me in through his door. I propose
that a short course be established for all
new clerical help in the administrative
building, on the identification and treat-
ment of Faculty."
> THE administrator: "He must learn
the tools of his trade — he must under-
stand accounting, bookkeeping, and so
forth — but it is even more important that
he understand the institution that he is
to serve. He must understand the aims
of the university, how it works, who ac-
tually makes policy. Some of this he may
acquire from reading such books as
Whitehead's 'Aims of a Liberal Educa-
tion' and Moberly's 'Crisis in the Uni-
versities,' but most of it he must acquire
by guided observation.
"He must learn that you cannot change
the curriculum without changing the
Faculty, either by persuasion or physi-
cally, for, change the titles of courses as
you will, their content will otherwise
remain the same. He must learn that
new ideas must come from the Faculty,
even though they do not always originate
there, if success rather than trouble is
sought.
"He must learn about the effects of
tenure, or its lack, on the disposition.
He must learn that to a few professors
the beloved student becomes a monstrous
and fearful alumnus when he is graduated
and that, to a few more, the men who
give generously of their time and money
while they serve as members of the cor-
poration appear in reality scoundrels
whose only purpose is to subvert aca-
demic freedom.
"He must learn that, however much
he has sacrificed in money and position
by entering education rather than busi-
ness, his sacrifice may not be appreciated
by those whom he seeks to serve. He
must, above all, learn that more flies are
caught by honey than by vinegar. He
must follow the example set by Pope
Gregory the Great in the Sixth Century,
when he proclaimed himself not pope,
not universal bishop and lord of the
church, but servant of the servants of
God."
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Football for '55:
CAN THE CUBS DO
A BIG BEAR'S JOB?
BLOCKS are learned at the machine. Kelley and candidates in an early workout.
WITH THE OPENING of practice
Sept. 1, Coach Al Kelley and his
staff began what may well be their tough-
est assignment, building a smooth-working
gridiron machine from a group of green
candidates in time to face one of Brown's
roughest schedules in recent years.
Only seven lettermen were included in
the list of 58 men invited back to don
their togs and start their jogs before Col-
lege opened. Of these, only three, Capt.
Jim McGuinness, Archie Williams, and
Don Thompson, were regulars a season
ago. No wearers of the Varsity "B" are
available at the end, center, and fullback
positions. Bill San Souci, a letterman at
guard in 1953, will be in shape to report
after a year's lay-off for physical reasons.
Under these conditions, how will the
Brown Bear compare in Ivy circles? Well,
it is Kelley's earnest hope that the Bruins
will have something brewing before the
season is over and that they will have
something to say about the new cham-
pion. He expects the Ivy race to be a tor-
rid affair with Yale, Princeton, Cornell,
and Harvard all having a shot at the flag.
Of these elevens, he believes that Yale,
Brown's second opponent, will be the
team to beat. They had a great "Sopho-
more" team a year ago, and these men
will be bolstered by more second-year
men up from another undefeated Fresh-
man eleven. Princeton still has Royce
Flippin, one of the best Ivy backs since
Dick Kazmaier, and the Big Red has a
fast-stepping group of backs who just
might run wild. Kelley believes that Har-
vard could be the dark horse in the Ivy
battle.
"The 1955 season offers a real and in-
teresting challenge to Brown football,"
the head coach wrote for the new booklet
of gridiron information for the press.
"We face problems of great magnitude at
all positions except tackle and halfback.
An almost complete void of experience
in most positions presents considerations
that are of difficult and perplexing pro-
portion. A vast rebuilding program is in
order, and it is with eagerness that we
look forward to the job ahead. The 1955
team will be built, of course, on a Sopho-
more foundation.
"The end squad, which was completely
decimated by the loss of Josephson, Bian-
owicz, and Bartuska (a rugged and effec-
tive trio last season ) is bolstered by the
conversion of tackle Richard Borjeson.
Sophomores Fran Carullo and Jack Klein-
derlein may well be serious contenders.
"The line will be fitted to All-Ivy tackle
McGuinness, and the tackle slot is our
strongest position. In addition to letter-
men McGuinness and Jim Cerasoli, Soph-
omore candidates Gil Robertshaw, Jim
Mello, and Dick Riley will furnish ade-
quate and comfortable depth. The guard
and center positions will be completely
rebuilt (although the return of San Souci
may help here).
"Our T-formation backfield is pretty
well set at the halfback posts where letter-
men Archie Williams, the key man, Don
Thompson, and Bill Cronin return. Wil-
liams was Brown's leading ground-gainer
in 1954, netting 532 yards in 77 attempts
for an average of 6.9. He was second to
Captain Ev Pearson '55 in scoring, with
six touchdowns (36 points) to his credit.
Sophomores Joe Miluski and Jon Jensen
will add depth, although the former may
get a try at fullback where the position,
vacated by All-Ivy Vin Jazwinski, is
strictly up for grabs, as is the all-Senior
battle for quarterbacking duties.
"The coming season should see an Ivy
League featuring fiercely competitive and
highly interesting football. The League
as a whole will be up in caliber."
A new backfield coach. Milt Piepul,
will be on hand this fall to help get the
Bruins ready. Milt replaces 'Vic Fusia,
who resigned to accept a similar position
at Pittsburgh. Milt was a great offensive
fullback and line-backer at Notre Dame
and Captain of the 1940 Irish eleven.
After a year of professional football with
the Detroit Lions, he coached football
and basketball at Cathedral High School,
Indianapolis, before going to Dartmouth
as backfield coach in 1943. He is a per-
fectionist and was responsible for some
of the Big Green's famous backfield units.
The rest of Kelley's staff remains the
same. Bob Pflug will again direct the line.
Mat Bolger will handle the ends, Alex
Nahigian will assist with the backs, and
Stan Ward will be head Freshman Coach.
A list of the men invited back by po-
sition includes: Ends — Dick Bence, Dick
Borjeson, Russ Frazier, Gus White,
Tommy Holmes, Fran Carullo, Jack
Kleiderlein, Don Nelson, Bill Carroll,
Bob Pinch. Tackles — Capt. Jim McGuin-
ness, Jim Cerasoli, Lloyd Lanphere, Dick
Riley, Jim Mello, Gil Robertshaw, Gerry
Levine, Davis Clayson, Lee Yeaton.
Guards — Dick Crews, Dick Frank, Bill
San Souci, Larry Kalesnik. Tom Ebbert,
Ronald Agnes, Jerome Thier, Michael
Trotter, Neil McEachren. Center — Dick
Fusco, Jim Barrier, Dick Carolan, Ed
Fletcher, Arnold Rothstein, Peter How-
ard, Ted Parrish. Quarterback — Dom
Balogh, Bill Demchak, Carl Ehmann, Bill
Starke. Halfback — Archie Williams, Don
Thompson, Bill Cronin, Bruce Carpenter,
Al Giovine, Lou Reese, Joe Miluski, Jon
Jensen, Marty Moran, Bill Frank, Terry
Franc, Bob Ferguson, Charles Vincent.
Fullback — Bob Minnerly, Mike Snyder,
Vit Piscuskas, Dave Graham, Bob John-
Keeney on Sports
THE SPORTS PAGE had its own in-
terview with Dr. Barnaby C. Keeney
when the latter was elected President of
Brown in August. The headline over
John Hanlon's article in the Providence
Journal read: "Brown Sports Program
Has Enthusiastic Rooter in New Presi-
dent."
"I go to sports events because I enjoy
them. It's as simple as that," the President
said. "I haven't missed a Brown football
game at home when I've been in town
since the second year I was here, 1947. I
like to watch them." After football,
hockey is Dr. Keeney's favorite. "But I
only go to games when they are on Fri-
day or Saturday nights. I get so excited
that I can't sleep afterward, so if they
are on week nights, I just don't go.
"I approve of intercollegiate athletics
the way we have them here," the Presi-
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dent told the interviewer. "And I'm not
going into that part of it any more than
that. I think it's a matter of education to
teach a boy to use the body as well as the
mind. I like the idea of the Ivy League
schools playing each other in sports.
What is the sense of setting up standards
unless you play schools with the same
standards? As for winning, I think if
you look in my speech to the Brown
Corporation where I speak of our aims,
you'll see how I feel about that." (He
made it clear that the reference was to
this thought: "Our aim should be to
develop greater excellence within our
present purpose.")
He told Hanlon he felt the average
Brown football player contributed to the
"general good" of the University in more
than just football. This fall? "Well, I
think I'd be safe in saying we'll do very
well to win half of our games. But I
don't think we'll be as bad as we look on
paper."
Other Bro-wn Teams
WITH THE APPEARANCE of more
Ivy League opponents on the sched-
ules, some very tempting, and testing,
slates have been arranged for the football,
soccer, and cross country teams. The Fall
athletic program for the Brown under-
graduates got under way Sept. 23 when
the Northeastern Huskies came to Provi-
dence to battle the Bruin Varsity Cross
Country team and carries through the
traditional Nov. 24 Turkey Day football
game with Colgate.
With the exception of Varsity football,
the times and places of all the Fall con-
tests are listed below. Games will be
played at home unless otherwise speci-
fied.
Freshman Football: Oct. 12 — Rhode
Island (2:00). Oct. 22— Yale at New Ha-
ven (12:00). Oct. 29— Harvard (2:00).
Nov. 11 — Dartmouth (1:30).
Varsity Soccer: Sept. 28 — Wesleyan
(3:00). Oct. 1— Yale at New Haven
(11:30). Oct. 8— Penn (11:30). Oct. 12
— Williams at Middletown (4:00). Oct.
15— Princeton (11:30). Oct. 19— Con-
necticut (3:00). Oct. 22— M.I.T. at Cam-
bridge (10:30). Oct. 26— Brandeis
(3:00). Oct. 29— Cornell at Ithaca
(11:40). Nov. 4 — Dartmouth at Hanover
(1:30). Nov. 11— Harvard (2:00).
Freshman Soccer: Oct. 5 — New Bed-
ford H. S. (3:00). Oct. 12 — Andover at
Andover (2:00). Oct. 18— New Bedford
Vocational (3:00). Oct. 22— M.I.T. at
Cambridge (10:30). Oct. 27— Diman Vo-
cational (3:00). Nov. 5 — Nichols Junior
(12:00). Nov. 12— Harvard at Cam-
bridge (11:30).
Varsity Cross Country: Sept. 23 —
Northeastern (4:00). Sept. 30 — Yale
and Connecticut at New Haven (4:00).
Oct. 7— Harvard, M.I.T., and Tufts
(4:00). Oct. 14 — Dartmouth at Hanover
(4:00). Oct. 21— Rhode Island at Kings-
ton (3:50). Oct. 26 — Massachusetts
(4:00). Nov. 1— Providence (4:00). Nov.
5 — Heptagonals at NYC. Nov. 7 — New
Englands at Franklin Park. Nov. 14 —
IC4A's at NYC.
Freshman Cross Country: Sept. 30
— Yale and Connecticut at New Haven
(4:30). Oct. 7— Harvard, M.I.T., and
Tufts (3:30). Oct. 14 — Dartmouth at
Hanover (3:30). Oct. 21— Rhode Island
at Kingston (3:25). Oct. 26 — Massachu-
setts (3:30). Nov. 1 — Providence (3:30).
NINE-YEAR-OLD Tommy Keeney
was not one of the first to hear that
his father would be the 12th President of
Brown University. The family took him
into their confidence on the day of the
Corporation meeting.
"Gosh, Dad," was his reaction. "You're
already working too hard."
> it's a lively family the President has,
and he'll never grow complacent while
affiliated with it. One of the children was
reading what the papers had to say about
him the morning after his election was
announced. She looked up from a Provi-
dence Journal editorial which had said,
among other things, "Personally, Dean
Keeney has the attractiveness of good
manners, in the highest meaning of that
word. . . ." "Dad," she said, "I don't
think you have very good manners."
> members of the Legislature of Michi-
gan were guests at East Lansing at the
time when the change in name for Michi-
gan State College was up for considera-
tion. A long story in the Detroit News
concluded thus:
"The party lasted three hours. Rep.
James Goulette of Iron Mountain pro-
nounced it the best dinner since the series
started five years ago. 'You certainly
have to take your hat off" to progress,' he
said. 'Last year they didn't have mints.' "
> the JOHN hay library reference in
our last issue reminded Mrs. Bigelow of
one of Bruce's favorite stories. An alum-
nus father had come to the campus a few
years ago and dropped in at his son's
fraternity house. Finding no students
there, he asked the house man where the
boys were.
"Oh, they're all over at the library."
"John Hay?" the father asked.
"Yes, I guess he went over with the
others."
> WHEN norm zauchin of the Red Sox
hit the first home run at Fenway Park
last summer on "State of Maine Day,"
he thereby won a live bear which had
been offered as the reward for just such
a wallop. One Brunonian, wondering
what Zauchin would do with the animal,
expressed the hope that it might be given
to Brown. (Zauchin sent it to his home-
town zoo in Alabama, as it turned out.)
But it recalled some kidding that Pro-
vost Arnold got at the last Senior Dinner
when reference was made to his distaste
for live bears, dating back to that after-
noon when one mascot escaped at Brown
Field and spent some time in a tree. The
toastmaster at the Dinner turned to the
Provost and said, "What do you really
think of bears?"
"My views on bears," Dr. Arnold re-
plied, "have been well publicized."
> provost ARNOLD was also reminded of
a visit by a newspaperman on the day
that the deep secret of the atomic bomb
had finally been revealed. Dr. Arnold,
long trained in silence with respect to
all his activities in the Manhattan Dis-
trict, saw no reason to change his practice
even though assured the atom was in all
the papers that day. He just wasn't talk-
ing about it.
"Dr. Arnold," the reporter finally said,
admitting defeat with ill grace, "I don't
think you'll get anywhere if you keep this
view on life."
> LLOYD CORNELL, Director of Student
Aid, was looking at a blank filled out by
a member of this fall's Freshman Class
at Brown and contemplated for some
time the boy's statement that in secondary
school he had taken an active part in
"intra-moral wrestling." Cornell says he
was trying to determine whether it was
of the flesh or of the soul.
> FORTY minutes before one of the Resi-
dent Fellows was being married in Au-
gust, Pop O'Brien, one of the more philo-
sophical porters of the Quadrangle,
stopped him to add his good wishes:
"You're a fine fellow," he said. "You
have a good mind, and you have wisely
chosen to use it in education. You have
developed through your studies. You ap-
parently have been broadened by travel
as well as by books. But you are still
young and let me tell you, as you leave
for your wedding: Your education is
just beginning."
> the ATLANTIC BULLETIN, a bit of shop-
talk about the magazine, from time to
time adds new items to what it calls the
Elongated Yellow Fruit Department. One
of the newest was a Herald Tribune ref-
erence to the Ivy League as "the Hedira
Helix-garlanded Eastern colleges."
The same Bulletin delighted to report
receipt of a formidable illustrated bro-
chure from The Color Research Institute,
all about the marketing effect of color
and design in packaging consumer goods.
The illustrations are all black-and-white.
> WE HOPE that Brunonians always feel
themselves welcome in Alumni House.
Recently, the University of California
dedicated its magnificent new Alumni
House at Berkeley, and a remark of the
late Benjamin Ide Wheeler '76, one-time
President of Cal., was revived: "Some-
where in a large university like ours there
must be a family hearth of Alma Mater
by which her students shall delight to
sit down."
BUSTER
OCTOBER 1955
41
Hall of Fame
Selections
Two MORE of Brown's most illustri-
ous sons, the late Edward North Rob-
inson '96 and Wallace Wade '17, have
joined Fritz Pollard '19 and John W.
Heisman '91 among those enshrined in
the National Football Hall of Fame.
These two heroes from Brown's athletic
past were two of the five coaches honored
in the latest election to the Hall at Rut-
gers University. Pollard, perhaps Robin-
son's greatest star, was entered into the
company of the gridiron immortals last
fall in ceremonies performed between the
halves of the Brown-Springfield game.
Heisman's renown was as a coach at
Penn.
Ed Robinson dominated Brown foot-
ball from the '90's through 1925. He con-
tinued a loyal follower of the game until
his death in 1945 at the age of 73. In the
summer of 1892 Robbie was employed at
a small New Hampshire hotel "waiting
on table" when he drew the attention of a
distinguished guest. Dr. E. Benjamin An-
drews, President of Brown University.
Dr. Andrews formed a liking for this
soft-spoken youngster from Sabattus, Me.,
and sold him on the advantages of a cer-
tain college in Providence,
THE LATE ED ROBINSON '96, above, and Wally Wade '17, an undergraduate photo
at left, were among the new choices for Football's Hall of Fame. A ceremony honoring
the famous Brown coach will be part of the program at the 1955 Homecoming Dinner
on Oct. 8, when many of his former players plan a special reunion on the Hill.
The rest is legend. Before he was grad-
uated, Robbie had earned himself a place
in the upper brackets of Brown's athletic
history. He received nine Varsity letters,
four in football, three in baseball, and
two in track. In 1898 he assumed the
coaching duties at his Alma Mater, and,
with the exception of four years, re-
mained head Bruin coach through the
1925 season.
His 24-year coaching record shows 140
victories, 82 defeats, and 12 ties. He took
Brown's famous 1915 team to California
to meet Washington State in the first
Tournament of Roses game on Jan. 1,
1916. Robbie definitely was associated
with one of Brown's finest pigskin eras,
but he was equally noted for always plac-
ing the welfare of his players above the
winning of any particular game. His men
responded with an all-out effort for Rob-
bie every minute they were on the field.
Five of them, John Mayhew '09, Adrian
Regnier '10, W. Earl Sprackling '12,
George Crowther '13, and Fritz Pollard
'19, were selected first-team All- American
by Walter Camp.
Brown's personal regard for Robbie
was expressed in 1943 when the Robin-
son Collection of athletic books, prints,
and pictures was established at the John
Hay Library. This memorial, started
largely through the efforts of Bill Burn-
ham "07, will remain a permanent re-
minder of a truly great Brown man. Rob-
bie was on hand for a great reunion with
his "boys."
One of the players on Robbie's 1915
Rose Bowl eleven was a small under-
nourished-looking tackle by the name of
Wade. Fighting to earn his berth, he
nevertheless did absorb his football so
well that the name Wally Wade now is
placed alongside Knute Rockne, Bernie
Bierman, Andy Kerr, and the other
coaching greats. After taking Vanderbilt
through two undefeated seasons in 1921
and 1922, he moved on to Alabama and
greater fame. In his eight years there, he
guided the Crimson Tide to 61 victories,
13 defeats, and three ties. He took three
of these teams to the Rose Bowl without
suffering a defeat there.
When Wally moved on to Duke Uni-
versitv in 1931, he had even greater suc-
cess. Perhaps his finest team at Durham
was the 1938 eleven which went through
the entire season undefeated, untied, and
unscored on. It earned the trip to the
Rose Bowl and was leading Southern Cal-
ifornia 3-0 with only 40 seconds to play
when a desperation pass from a third-
string quarterback cost them a 7-3 de-
cision and spoiled their record of not
having had their goal line crossed all
season. That pass remains one of foot-
ball's most discussed plays.
In his coaching philosophy, Wally was
a great "system" man. He had five car-
dinal rules for his players to master:
blocking, tackling, rushing the passer and
kicker, covering kicks, and returning
kicks. Of course, there were varied and
ramified corollaries to Wade's system.
However, it is interesting to note that it
was a blocked Pittsburgh punt in 1938
that gave his Blue Devils a 7-0 victory
and sent them on their cross-country
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argosy to meet the Trojans in the Rose
Bowl.
Wally, now the Commissioner of the
Southern Conference, has always be-
lieved that the only reason for a boy leav-
ing home and spending four years at col-
lege was to develop himself mentally,
morally, and physically. His athletic pro-
grams at Vanderbilt, Alabama, and Duke
were carried out with this aim in mind.
On the Air
BROWN SUPPORTERS, when unable
to sit in on Varsity football this fall,
will still be able to follow games at a dis-
tance through broadcasts now scheduled
or pending.
Of particular interest will be Brown's
first appearance on television in several
years when the Columbia Broadcasting
System carries the Harvard game from
Cambridge on Nov. 12. This booking fol-
lows a relaxing of the NCAA policy on
television to permit regional telecasts in
addition to those contracted for on a na-
tional basis. The regional games may not
be shown across district boundaries. The
Harvard-Brown contest will be the re-
gional offering for the East on that day
over CBS, in additional to NBC's telecast
of the Navy-Columbia game.
The presentation of the Brown-Har-
vard telecast is one which the stations in
the area may elect to carry if they choose
— in New England, New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
and the District of Columbia. For it the
NCAA's Districts One and Two are com-
bined— New England and the Atlantic
Seaboard.
All Brown home games will be broad-
cast over Radio Stations WEAN (AM)
and WPJB (FM), both of Providence.
The Thanksgiving morning game with
Rutgers will also be carried by Station
WRUN, Utica. The Brown game at
Princeton may be heard over Stations
WBUD, KYW, and possibly WNJR. The
Harvard game will probably be carried by
WBZ, Boston, and WBZA, Springfield,
Mass.
The undergraduate radio station at
Brown, WBRU, is prepared to undertake
more special telephonic broadcasts of
home games for the benefit of Brown
Clubs throughout the country. A number
of the alumni groups were negotiating
with WBRU at the end of the summer,
and the Brown Network hoped to have
even more Clubs signed up than a year
ago when the alumni as far away as Mil-
waukee, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Chicago
followed the Harvard game and were en-
thusiastic about the experiment.
Last year's broadcast cost the four par-
ticipating Brown Clubs about $95 each,
including amplifiers and other incidental
expenses. Programs, scoreboards, and
other accessories heightened the interest.
With more participating Clubs this fall,
the Network is sure that costs per Club
can be reduced substantially. One esti-
mate was that $45 would cover expenses
if eight groups shared, depending on the
distance which the description must be
piped over private telephone wire. The
first broadcast is planned for the Home-
coming game with Dartmouth, other
bookings being determined by the re-
sponse then.
A New Ice Coach
JIM FULLERTON, 46-year-old Nor-
wich University graduate and highly
successful coach at the Northwood
School for Boys in Lake Placid, N. Y.,
for the past 24 years, has succeeded Don
Whiston as hockey mentor at Brown.
On Sept. 1 he assumed his duties, which
will include helping out with Freshman
football in the fall and handling intra-
mural sections in the spring.
Whiston, one of Brown's all-time
hockey greats, announced his retirement
from the coaching profession early in
June due to the growing pressure of his
investment business. He coached three
seasons at Brown and compiled a record
of 28 wins. 27 defeats, and one tie.
In his 24 years at the Northwood
School, Fullerton's teams won 80% of
their games. Last season, he coached a
relatively green sextet to a 14-5 mark.
Three members of the Brown squad.
Captain-elect Pete Tutless, Don Arse-
nault, and Ronnie Dashnaw, played for
FuUerton at Northwood. Don Sennott, a
fine forward on the Bruin team that made
the NCAA finals in 1951, also was one of
his products.
The undergraduate careers of Fuller-
ton and Whiston are somewhat alike in
that Jim was also a great goaltender in
his playing days and captained his sextet.
He was graduated from Norwich in 1930
and, after serving a season as coach at
that college, joined the Northwood fac-
ulty the following year. Last spring, he
left the Lake Placid private school and
finished out the academic year at Lake
Placid High School.
Throughout his coaching career, Ful-
lerton has stressed the fundamentals of
hockey — good skating, stick-handling, and
passing. He believes that mastery of
these points is the secret of any team's
success. He also likes his men to play
an aggressive but clean brand of hockey.
Fullerton was born in Beverly, Mass.,
in 1909 and attended Beverly High
School. During World War II, he served
in the Army and holds the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel in the active reserves.
He is married and has two children, Joan,
who entered Colby Junior College this
fall, and Jim, who is 14. He and his wife,
Frances, are looking forward to their
new life and have already met and con-
quered one big obstacle — the problem of
a new home. The Fullerton family is
comfortably situated at Wilson Ave., in
Rumford.
The Brown Clubs Report
WITH FRESHMAN WEEK begin-
ning on College Hill Sept. 12 and
other undergraduates returning the fol-
lowing week. Brown Club activity began
in earnest for the autumn all over the
country. Send-off parties, which the stu-
dents have come to expect and enjoy,
provided the occasion for getting Club
programs off to a lively start. They have
become increasingly popular everywhere
and provide a natural contact between
the alumni and the students.
Many of these affairs were held too
late for report in this issue, but a few
are noted below on the basis of advance
word.
The other feature of the Brown Club
story this month is the new leadership in
many localities. Plans for a good winter
are being made by the new officers.
An Outing for Buffalo
Over 50 members of the Buffalo
Brown Club of Western New York, tak-
ing advantage of some fine weather,
turned out for the Annual Picnic July 26
and helped to make the affair a sparkling
success.
The group gathered at the home of
Douglas Whiteside '36 in Wanakah on
the lakeside drive. A back yard over a
block long with green lawns and trees
made an ideal setting for the gala affair.
Early in the afternoon some of the mem-
bers took to the links, while others pre-
ferred to swim. Then all the Club mem-
bers gathered around four or five long
tables and ate a delicious Brown banquet.
Bob King and Hal Bergwall, a pair of
fancy cooks from the Class of '50, were
on the hamburger detail and did a fine
job. Several of the ladies had brought
cold salads, fixings, and lots of cake. And,
with the recent Rockefeller gifts, the big-
gest Alumni Dinner ever at the past Com-
mencement, and the University Fund
passing the $320,000 mark, there was
much to talk about.
President Berger announced a nominat-
ing committee for the election of new
officers at the next meeting, Nov. 12. This
is the day of the Brown-Harvard football
game, and the members plan to watch the
battle on television right after the busi-
ness meeting.
LLOYD W. JOSSELYN '07
In the Connecticut Valley
Moses Sparks, Jr. '48, was elected
President of the Connecticut Valley
Brown Club for 1955-56 at the Club's an-
nual meeting which followed a family
picnic June 15 at King Phillip's Stockade,
Springfield, attended by approximately 40
alumni, undergraduates, and guests.
Sparks succeeds John Byam '36, who be-
comes an ex-officio member of the Board
of Directors. Other officers elected were:
Vice-President — Richard Morse '34; Sec-
retary— Lew Shaw '48; Assistant Secre-
tary— Allyn Smith '52; Treasurer — Walter
Cameron '45. Directors — Dr. William C.
Hill '94, George Corcoran, Sr. '06, Dr.
Louis Hathaway '24, Harry Thompson
'42, and Donald Hutchison '50.
The slate of new officers was presented
by a nominating committee composed of
Henry Hayes '42, Chairman, Ralph Arm-
strong "17, and James McGuire '38. The
committee in charge of the picnic in-
cluded Messrs. Morse, Chairman, Sparks,
Byam, and McGuire.
The scholarship committee of Lew
Shaw, Chairman, Ralph Armstrong and
August Avantaggio announced that the
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fourth annual Connecticut Valley Brown
Club Scholarship has been awarded to
James J. Hosling, Jr. of 126 Roanoke
Rd., Springfield, a three-year honor stu-
dent at Technical High School.
The Club mourned the death in June of
Walter H. Mitchell "00, who was instru-
mental in founding the Connecticut Val-
ley Brown Club in 1903 and who was its
first President. He constantly maintained
his interest in the University and the
Club, and was a member of its Board of
Directors as recently as 1954.
LEWIS A. SHAW '48
New York's Calendar
The monthly luncheons of the
Brown University Club in New York get
under way on Oct. 18, continuing the
busy fall program which started Sept. 8
with the annual send-off of Freshmen
from the metropolitan area. The lunch-
eons will continue on the third Tuesday
of the month, beginning at 12:30 in the
Landon Room of the Clubhouse at 39
East 39th St.
Other events on the September sched-
ule were a baseball outing at Yankee
Stadium planned for the 16th and a cock-
tail party at the Clubhouse after the Co-
lumbia game on the 24th.
October's calendar includes a party Fri-
day night, Oct. 28, the eve of the Prince-
ton football game. A speaker from Col-
lege Hill will feature the Faculty Night
Dinner on Nov. 16, while Coach Al Kel-
ley is tentatively booked for the Football
Smoker Dec. 2. The annual Christmas
Egg Nog Party is down for Dec. 16.
The Club set a new record last sum-
mer when the membership passed the
800 figure. The 800th member turned out
to be Wendell B. Barnes '32, Small Busi-
ness Administrator with headquarters in
Washington, D. C.
RICHARD B. WALSH '51
Browne Succeeds Brown
The June meeting of the Brown Club
of Michigan, held at the Detroit Univer-
sity Club, was devoted primarily to the
election of new officers. The following
were elected: President — Bill Browne
'25: Vice-President — Dick Grout '42;
Secretary — Jack Hocking '46; Treasurer
— George Dickey '33.
A vote of thanks was given to Ken
Brown, the Past President, and the other
officers, for the excellent work that they
turned in during the recent year. Others
at the meeting included: Octave Beauvais
"18, Ted Farnsworth '12, Jack Foley '25,
Joe Freedman '26, Walter Jackson '39,
Jim Nestor '41, Dick Selleck '51, and
John Welchli "50.
On June 23, Ken Brown invited the
Club members for an outing on his
cruiser. The trip started with a two-hour
ride to The Old Club where everyone en-
joyed a delicious steak dinner. Later,
several of the "athletic" members of the
group went swimming. On the trip home,
everyone joined in singing Brown songs
and the whole group had a marvelous
time. The "cruisers" included: Ken
Brown, Bill Browne, Jim Ely, Ted Farns-
worth, Jack Foley, Jack Hocking, Walter
Jackson, Bill Moffett, Jim Nestor, Hec
Nimmo, Jack Sanders, and Dick Selleck.
Long Island Send-ofF
The second annual Get To-Gether of
the Brown Club of Long Island was held
Sept. 7, when the members entertained
Long Island boys entering Brown for the
first time this month along with last year's
Brown Freshmen from the area. Again,
this proved to be a fine affair.
Earlier, on July 28, the Club elected
the following members to the Executive
Committee and Board of Governors: Ex-
ecutive Committee — President Fred H.
Baurenfeind '50; Vice-President Don
Allen '38; Secretary Claude B. Worley
'47; Treasurer John Roe '27. Board of
Governors — Horace Barker '26, Gerard
Fernandez '46, J. W. Todd Ferretti '47,
George Held '51, Patrick J. James '32,
John McGeeney '27, John Padden '41,
and George West '43.
Hartford's Choices
The Hartford Brown Club, at a re-
cent meeting, elected the following offi-
cers for the year 1955-56: President —
Norris L. O'Neill '50; Vice-President —
David BufFum '43; Secretary — Cy Flan-
ders '18; Treasurer — Clarence Roth '46;
Assistant Secretary — John Durnin '50.
LONG ISLAND BRUNONIANS turned out 130 strong when the Brown
Club dedicated its June 15 meeting to a salute to President Wriston.
The head table group included: first row, left to right— Frank Russo '26,
first President ol the Club; Mrs. Paul Dawson Eddy; Mrs. Wriston; Mrs.
George Dawson; William Rooney '20, Past President of the Brown Engi-
neering Association. 2nd row— President Paul Dawson Eddy of Adelphi
College; John McGeeney '27, President of the Brown Club; Dr. Wriston;
George Dawson '22 and Stephen McClellon '23, Past Presidents. Presi-
dent Wriston hod received on honorary degree that day from Adelphi
College. McCiellan was toastmoster.
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Host for
Ivy Golf
^
ATLANTIC CLAMS, flown to Chicago for
the occasion, proved one of the attractions
at the Brown Club Outing at the farm of
Larry Botemon '31. Representing '45 were
Mai Smith, Don Marshall, and Lou Hof-
mann. {Snapshots by Willard Engelhard '49)
IVY AND CLAMS, flown from the
East, were appropriate embellish-
ments of the first Ivy League Golf Tour-
nament and Outing held under the spon-
sorship of the Chicago Brown Club at
Harrington Hills Country Club July 22.
All eight colleges were represented, and
the Brown Club has been asked to spon-
sor it again next year in the conviction
that the event was "a great thing and will
go a long way toward strengthening ties
and good feeling among the Ivy Leaguers
in the area.
Princeton won the trophy, with a net
of 137 for its twosome, followed in or-
der by Brown 142, Dartmouth 145, Cor-
nell 147, Harvard 153, Columbia 155,
Yale 156, and Pennsylvania 159. Norman
McClave, Jr., and Alan R. Johnson of
the winners also received replicas of the
Brown Club Bowl for their permanent
possession. The big trophy will be re-
turned for next summer's competition. As
runner-up, the Brown team received en-
graved prizes, too.
Despite the heat, the outing was a ter-
rific success. Following play, all ad-
journed to the Bar B Q at the farm of
Larry Bateman '31. Here the trophy and
prizes were awarded (only to be snatched
away for engraving, which has now been
completed). The Gulf Bowl, which the
PRINCETON WON the first Ivy League golf tourney in Chicago and received the Brown Club
Trophy in recognition of its achievement in July at the Barrington Country Club. Left to right,
above, Alan Johnston and Norman McClave, Jr., the victorious twosome. Brown Club President
David T. Murphy '51 and Judge Otto Kerner, Jr., '30. The eight-team tournament was held in
connection with the annual outing of the Chicago Brown Club, and the hottest July 22 on record
didn't prevent another record-attendance. (Chicago Tribune photo above)
Princeton team received, was suitably
filled with Ivy imported from the East.
The day's only casualty was in the
photographic department. Only one pic-
ture of the foursomes came out, but ap-
propriately that was of the winners, with
their Harvard opponents.
The original announcement of the
event stated that "The trophy has been
given as a perpetual one with the hope
that it will be played for year after year
and not necessarily at the Brown Club's
outing. Thus other alumni groups are
welcome to sponsor the yearly tourna-
ment." Informal requests have already
been made, and the 1955 committee is of
the opinion that a precedent should be
set which would allow the winning team
to have the option of sponsoring the
tourney the next year. The second option
would fall to the runner-up, and on down
the line in order of finish. F. Abbott
Brown '26 is acting as "clearing house"
until the next committee is appointed.
Play may be for two-ball low net, as
this year, or any other basis as deter-
mined by the alumni group sponsoring
the tournament, with the understanding
that handicaps would always be CGDA.
Thanks are expressed to all participants
who labored with woods and irons in the
heat on behalf of their Alma Mater, and
especially to Tony Bateman '25, who did
so much to make us feel at home at Har-
rington Hills Country Club. The 1955
Chicagoland Ivy League Alumni Golf
Committee was made up of: F. A. Brown,
Brown; William Howell, Dartmouth;
Clinton E. Frank, Yale; Tilden Cum-
mings, Princeton; Gerry Schmur, Cor-
nell; and W. E. Fay, Jr., '38, Brown.
The scores: Princeton — McClave 76-
11-65; Johnston 80-8-72. Brown— A. S.
George '39 75-4-71. Fay 78-7-71. Dart-
mouth— Eugene Howard 76-5-71; Kent
Calhoun 82-8-74. Cornell— Charles J.
Whipple, Jr., 83-13-70; Mean Montgom-
ery 85-8-77. Harvard— Robert F. Spin-
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dell 85-10-75. Henry Bartholomay, III,
92-14-78. Columbia— Garrett Bergan 95-
15-80; George Lutton 101-26-75. Yale-
John H. Hobart 81-8-73; F. A. Brown
102-19-83. Penn— A. W. Ormiston 94-
10-84: N. G. Kanrich 81-6-75. (Yale's
score is not representative of Eli prowess
inasmuch as a Brunonian had to be
drafted for the day as a Yaley to fill in
for R. T. Isham. who could not partici-
pate at the last moment.)
George of Brown who won high hon-
ors (but no prize) for shooting low
gross, 75. He and Fay received engraved
compotes for being the runner-up two-
some. Their team gross was also the
best for the day, 153.
ABBY BROWN "26
Inland Empire
Brown men and women from Spo-
kane, Pullman and Moscow (Ida.) gath-
ered recently at Struppler's restaurant to
talk over the formation of a new Brown
club to cover the Inland Empire.
Harry T. Anthony '05 was a guest of
honor. Just back from the 50th reunion
of his class he told the gathering his im-
pressions of the '"new Brown" as it ap-
peared to one who had not been there
for many years. Anthony is the senior
partner in Anthony, Baker & Burns, Spo-
kane, real estate and insurance. Mrs.
Anthony, Vassar '07, was with him.
Others from Spokane were Charles R.
Stark, Jr., '07, Dorothea B. Stark '07,
and Mrs. Josephine Johnson '23. Her
husband, the Rev. Willard F. Johnson '23,
assistant pastor of Westminster Congre-
gational church, Spokane, was unable to
attend as he was officiating at a wedding.
From Pullman were Dr. Juanita Wag-
ner '49 of the Washington State College
Faculty; William B. Crafts '50, head
counsellor. Waller Hall, W.S.C; Dr.
Horace E. Chandler '06, retired W.S.C.
Faculty member now a newspaper corre-
spondent. Dr. Edward L. Wagner '48,
Assistant Professor of Chemistry at
W.S.C, was unable to attend. The Uni-
versity of Idaho's backfield coach, John
H. Pattee '44, son of Harry Pattee '06,
made up the Idaho delegation.
It is expected other meetings will be
held and other Brown people, at W.S.C,
Idaho, and Whitman will be on hand.
Washington Picks Ed Place
At a meeting of the Brown Club of
Washington, D. C, held Aug. 17 at the
National Press Club, the following offi-
cers were elected for the coming year:
President — Ed Place '24; Vice-President
— Bill Barton '45; Secretary — Dick Phil-
lips '50; Treasurer — Bill Maxwell '48.
The Club has tentative plans to create
a "Past Presidents' Council" from among
the former leaders still living and resid-
ing in the Washington area. The idea be-
hind this plan is to have the advantage
of their experience, enthusiasm, and sug-
gestions (and not to let such men fall
to the end of the line).
Rhode Island Officers
Officers of the Brown Club of Rhode
Island for 1955-56 are the following:
President — Alan P. Cusick '32; Vice-
President — Robert T. Engles '40; Treas-
urer— Richmond H. Sweet '25; Secretary
— Stuart C. Sherman '39; Executive
Committee — Richard D. Batchelder '35,
A. Paul Brugge '31, Maury Caito '34,
Donald Campbell '48, J. Richmond Fales
'10, Stanley Henshaw, Jr., '35, Elwood E.
Leonard, Jr., '51, Lewis S. Milner '02,
Earl B. Nichols '43, Raymond F. Noonan
'36, Joseph Olney, Jr., '36, Louis J. Regine
'48, William D. Reynolds '37, John M.
Sapinsley '42. Ernest T. Savignano '42,
Jackson H. Skillings '37, Martin L. Tarpy
'37, Joseph S. Thompson '33, Matthew
E. Ward '35, and G. Gale Wisbach '39.
Welcomed by Worcester
Eight boys from Worcester County,
Mass., who entered Brown this fall were
given a colorful "send-off" dinner by the
Worcester County Brown Club Sept. 8 at
the popular Sterling Inn. Prof. Elmer
Blistein and Ben McKendall of the Ad-
missions Office spoke at the stag affair,
which included sub-freshmen and their
fathers.
The officers for this Club are: Presi-
dent— John Pietro, Jr. '52; Vice-President
— Carl Jacobson '51; Corresponding Sec-
retary— Robert Siff '48; Recording Secre-
tary— Art Jacobson '50; Treasurer — Rob-
ert H. Johnson '51; Membership Chair-
man— Norman Orell '5 1 ; Admissions
Chairman — Robert Stewart '51.
Brunonians Far and Near
EDITED BY JAY BARRY '50
ing the period from 1902 through 1904,
Chase participated in numerous auto en-
durance contests and races and was the
magazine editor of The Horseless Age.
Throughout his life he has maintained his
interest in the automotive field.
Ralph C. Estes has moved to new
quarters at 1130 SoroUa Ave., Coral
Gables, Fla.
1900
The Rev. Harold S. Capron, Pastor of
the First Congregational Church in Whit-
man, Mass.. lost his assistant minister last
May but, thanks to many friends of the
church, he was able to keep the robe the
young man had been wearing for the past
three years. As a farewell gift to the
young minister, his friends presented him
with a ministerial robe of black faille and
rich velvet. The Rev. Capron then ex-
plained that the robe which the young
man had been wearing belonged to him
while he was a student at Brown 55 years
ago.
Waldo Gifford Leiand, member of the
Board of Fellows, recovered from the re-
sults of an accident sufficiently to take
part in the election of Barnaby C. Keeney
as the 12th President of Brown. The acci-
dent had prevented him from attending
the 50th Reunion of his Class in June.
Leiand is writing a brief biography of J.
Franklin Jameson. Professor of History
at Brown from 1888-1901, for the second
supplemental volume of the Dictionary
of American Biography. In addition, he
has been overseeing the printing of sev-
eral hundred letters of Jameson which are
to be published this fall by the American
Philosophical Society in its series of
Memoirs. Leiand has been reappointed
Consultant in the History of International
Intellectual Relations in the Library of
Congress for a period of three years, and
he is revising, for delayed printing publi-
cation by the Carnegie Institution of
Washington, the last two volumes of his
Guide to Materials for the American His-
tory in the Libraries and Archives of
Paris.
1901
Judge Rufus H. Cook, a Trustee of
Hopkins Academy in Old Hadley, Mass.,
was on hand to present the diplomas to
the graduating class in June. The Judge,
who was a star athlete at Brown, has a
grandson who was co-captain of the Wil-
braham football team last fall.
WALTER BROWNELL '94 received an hon-
orary LL.D. from the University of Rhode
Island at its June Commencement (see page
37). He is the creator of some 50 varieties
of roses.
1896
SINCE RETIRING, the Rev. Joseph
Canfield Van Doren and his wife
have traveled extensively throughout the
United States and Canada. To date, they
have covered 43 States and parts of six
provinces of Canada. In addition, he has
had an active part in the establishing of
three churches.
1898
The Rev. L. B. Mathewson, who has
taught at the Providence-Barrington Bible
College for the past 21 years, has become
an Emeritus but will remain with the
school in a business capacity. His book on
the Illustration has recently been repub-
lished, while a new small book on the
Trinity also has been published.
1899
Julian Chase, noted author, publisher,
and editor, was the guest speaker at the
July meeting of the Woodbury Lions
Club in Connecticut. His topic was one
with which he is quite familiar, "The
Publishing Business and Reminiscences of
The Early Days of the Automobile." Dur-
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Henry C. Hart, Providence attorney,
has been reelected as Rhode Island dele-
gate to the American Bar Association's
House of Delegates, the policy-making
body of the association.
Leland Eaton was confined to the
Mountainside Hospital in Montclair,
N. J., last summer and was unable to at-
tend the funeral of his wife who passed
away in Verona, N. J. Leland had suf-
fered a broken hip.
1902
After being honored by the Mystic,
Conn., Chamber of Commerce on April
20, Jerry Holmes received another thrill
June 14 when he and his wife were
greeted by thirty-one neighboring families
on the couple's 50th Wedding Anniver-
sary. A day which they had intended to
spend quietly was crowded with congratu-
lations and best wishes by mail and tele-
phone, a stream of personal callers, a
house filled with flowers, and gifts of var-
ious sorts, topped by the presentation of
a $50 bill by the thirty-one families. "It
was a golden deed on a golden anniver-
sary," Jerry declared on behalf of his wife
and himself.
The Class extends its sympathy to Dr.
Harold G. Calder on the death of his
wife, Mrs. Mildred M. Calder, July II.
1903
William T. Hastings, Professor Emeri-
tus at Brown, addressed the Colby Col-
lege Phi Beta Kappa dinner in May. As
Vice-President of PBK, he welcomed 16
Colby Seniors recently elected to the so-
ciety.
1904
Lester Nichols and his wife made a
contribution of $50,000 to establish a
Nichols family memorial in Bennington's
Putnam Memorial Hospital last June. Ac-
cording to Hall Cushman, Chairman of
the Building Fund Campaign, "This sub-
scription is just one more splendid dem-
onstration of Mr. and Mrs. Nichols life-
long interest in the welfare of their
community. Coming at the outset of the
hospital building fund campaign, it is an
inspiration to all of us." Nichols was born
in Bennington, Vt., and has spent the
greater part of his life there.
1905
J. Madison Gathany, though retired for
over 10 years, is still writing books and
magazine articles. Altogether, he has
written three text books, edited one, and
has had published more than 200 maga-
zine articles.
1906
One of the principal personal adven-
tures in the life of Alysworth Brown has
been his discovery of a copy of a First
Edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "Murder in
the Rue Morgue," Philadelphia, 1843. It
was found among old pamphlets in his in-
herited ancestral library, and, after a per-
sistent and nation-wide correspondence,
he found a purchaser for the book. —
Scribner's in New York.
If there is one thing Gerald Cooper
likes about the Virgin Islands, and there
is, it is the temperature! According to
Cooper, the climate is perfect. His record-
ing thermometer registered for the entire
year of 1954 a minimum of 68 and a
maximum of 84. As a yachtsman, he also
sings the praises of his island paradise. In
Brigham'.s Revere
"Paul Revere's Engravings" is
the latest book by Dr. Clarence S.
Brigham "99 of Worcester and the
subject of enthusiastic reviews. The
New York Times in March said: "It
is the most complete and valuable,
the most sumptuous and beautiful
book ever published on the work
of an American engraver."
Brigham's picture, in color, ap-
peared in the National Geographic
Magazine for February in connec-
tion with an article on the Ameri-
can Antiquarian Society, of which
he has long been Director.
fact, he thinks that Classmates ready to
retire should give considerable considera-
tion to coming down and "looking us
over."
Last month at the annual meeting of
The Vermont Historical Society, Leon
Gay was elected as President for the 17th
time. Vermont now has the second largest
State Historical Society per capita, being
exceeded only by Wisconsin. The main
aim of the Society has been to make
History more popular. Among Society
projects have been an historical essay con-
test open to all high school students, pil-
grimages to historical spots, and sponsor-
ship of Vermont Life, a fine State maga-
zine. Gay plans to return for the Big 50th
Reunion in June.
William A. Kennedy, Product Super-
visor of Grinnell Company, has been
awarded the McCrea medal at the annual
meeting of the Malleable Founders' So-
ciety held at White Sulphur Springs,
West Va., in June. Kennedy, who has
been Chairman of the Council in recent
years, received the award for "outstand-
ing service to the industry."
The Class wishes to offer its sincere
sympathy to Wayne L. Randall, whose
wife, Sallie Gardner Randall, died at their
home in Washington, D. C, July 28.
1907
The Bill Burnhams spent another rest-
ful summer at his Squirrel Island, Me.,
home. They did, however, take a few side
trips to Bar Harbor and then to Lake
Placid and various other points in north-
ern New York State. Bob Curley dropped
in for a short visit and showed movies of
his recent trip around the World.
Lloyd W. Josselyn stirred up some old
memories in June when he spent a week
in Bridgewater, Mass., his birthplace and
a town he hadn't visited in 50 years. He
attended old Bridgewater High before
coming to Brown.
Sam Steere, back at work with Good-
year Tire & Rubber Company in Akron,
went to England in early summer on the
Queen Elizabeth and met Doug Mercer
'06 on the ship. "We had a real nice visit
together," Sam wrote. "And I enjoyed
my trip through Europe, which was on
business."
H. E. Hallborg, reporting recovery
after an ankle bang that slowed him up
for several months, is assisting, as Re-
search Consultant, an American group
associated with Radio Free Europe, in
the technique of getting signals through
the interference of 17 Communist sta-
tions. Heinie defines his work as "a pleas-
ure," and adds, "Such is my life after six
years of retirement."
The Rev. L. S. Hoffman and Mrs.
Hoffman are home again in Lansdale,
Pa., after a summer in Wisconsin Dells,
Wis., which followed a trip across the
country to Portland, Ore., in July. "We
have served in Central Schwenkfelder
Church for 45 years," Levi wrote, "and
the officers thought it was about time for
the Church to have a vacation. So, they
gave us $1500 for a trip." The Hoffmans
drove their car to Chicago and then went
to Portland by train.
Carl Crummett and Mrs. Crummett,
trailer touring through the Far West,
called on Charlie Stark and Mrs. Stark
in Spokane, last summer. "Carl is looking
forward to our 50th," Charlie said. "I
promised him we'll be seeing him then,
as Dorothy and I are laying our plans
for '57."
Horace Funk is reported to be recover-
ing from the illness that laid him low
last October. Bill Bright, who saw Horace
at the Funk home in Spencer, N. C, late
in the spring, has written: "Horace
wanted to know all about the boys, so I
went over everything with him. He is
cheerful and says that he will be back
for our 50th in '57."
Dr. Vernon K. Krieble's new mail ad-
dress is 102 North Beacon St., Hartford
5, Conn. Vernon, now retired after 35
years as Scovill Professor of Chemistry
at Trinity College, is head of American
Sealants Company, manufacturer of Loc-
tite, a chemical fastening developed by
our Classmate.
Charlie Stark has had a "hectic sum-
mer." At his suggestion, the Pioneer Press
of Cut Bank, Mont., asked him to get
out a Progress Edition. Charlie figured
it would be a three-week job of some 24
pages, but, as things turned out, the en-
tire project took eight weeks and ran 56
pages. Cut Bank is the "Oil capital of
Montana." He adds that he learned a
lot about what you can do on a flat bed
press in a little weekly oflice, and, all in
all, "it was a great deal of fun."
1908
Alfred J. Olsen, Jr., describes his pres-
ent position as "loafing and/or writing."
Pioneer author of science fiction stories,
35 of which appeared between 1926 and
1942 in Amazing Stories, the World's first
science-fiction magazine, Olsen has been
working on two Biblical novels of late.
One will be called "Tamar The Persist-
ent," while the other will be "Judith The
Valiant." It is his fond hope that he may
do for the women of the Bible what
Thomas Mann did for Joseph. While
there have been thousands of books pub-
lished about the Men of the Bible, only
a relatively small number are about the
Women.
Dr. Albert C. Thomas was the guest
Pastor in the First Baptist Church in Am-
herst, Mass., on Sunday, July 31. He
chose as his topic "Measuring the Prog-
ress of Good Will."
Samuel J. Beeber retired as Principal
of Worcester's South High School in June
after 18 years in that position. All told,
he had been a member of the Faculty for
42 years. He was described by his asso-
ciates as a man who "devoted his life to
his students."
1909
Jim Turner, Superintendent of the East
Providence Water Dept., has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Roberts as a member of
the R. I. Water Resources Coordinating
Board.
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CLASS OF 1910 TROPHY went this year to Charles Brown '55, Varsity football center and Phi
Beta Koppo scholar. Making the presentation at a spring Chapel was Edward S. Spicer.
Fred Boyce and his wife took a trip to
Europe last summer to visit their daugh-
ter in Munich.
Hu Ede retired in September after 42
years on the Newark Evening News. In
addition to editorship on the paper, he
has been conducting courses at the Rut-
gers School of Journalism.
Dr. Paul Everett, who has retired from
practice, spent the summer at Silver Lake,
N. H.
Syd Wilmot reported for Wilmot, Inc.,
the happy arrival of two grandchildren
in his family.
After 23 years of service, John H.
Wells retired last June from the post of
Secretary of the Rhode Island Founda-
tion.
Tom Ayer has a new address which
will probably apply until Christmas, 515
Linda Vista Drive, Los Cruces, N. M.
The Rev. Harold High, Minister of the
Weston Community Church in Vermont,
preached on "Being Inoculated Against
Religion" in a guest appearance at the
Montpelier Unitarian Church in May.
1910
Robert L. Munson, a top insurance ex-
ecutive for Liberty Mutual Insurance
Companies before his retirement in 1953,
has joined a group of retired business ex-
ecutives in Springfield, Mass., known as
"Industrial Advisors of Western Massa-
chusetts." These men, under the sponsor-
ship of the Employers Association of
Western Massachusetts and with the feel-
ing that their many years of industrial ex-
perience should not go to waste, offer
their services to concerns who may wish
to improve their product or streamline
their operations without the expense en-
tailed in engaging professional specialists
or management advisers.
Ralph Palmer took a three-month trip
through the Far West and the Middle
West last summer, and, from all reports,
had one of the finest times of his life.
Marshall Morgan, in a recent letter to
the Editor of The Providence Journal-
Bulletin, put forth some ways in which
the traffic congestion in Providence might
be relieved.
Andrew H. Comstock, son of the Class
Secretary, and his wife arrived in Rhode
Island July 29 for a short visit. He is a
Co-Pilot with TWA and, recently, has
been based in Cairo. However, he'll spend
the next year flying out of New York.
1911
Courtland S. Mudge, Chairman of the
Bacteriology Department at the Univer-
sity of California, ended 33 years of serv-
ice to the University and the State when
he retired July 1. He joined the Univer-
sity Faculty in 1922 as a Dairy Bacteriol-
ogist and remained in that department
until 1947. His research has been aimed
at solving problems of dairy plant sani-
tation and particularly of streptococcus
bacteria in milk. Among his many pub-
lications are a book, "A Fundamental
Approach to Bacteriology," and a Uni-
versity of California Agricultural Experi-
ment Station circular on bacteriology lab-
oratories for dairy plants.
1912
Robert G. Caswell has returned from
Britain where he resided for several
months en route to the States from the
Far East. He's now residing in Saunders-
town, R. I.
Frank Barrows has retired from the
Aluminum Company of America.
1913
James Taylor Wilson has recently left
the employ of the Atomic Energy Com-
mission at Oak Ridge, Tenn., and is now
with the Department of Commerce in
Washington, D. C. His new home address
is 333 Glebe Rd., Arlington, Va.
John Rouse has changed his address
from Denver to Bar 1 1 Ranch, Saratoga,
Wyo.
Edwin F. Morgan, Assistant Secretary
and Manager of the Safe Deposit Depart-
ment at the Rhode Island Hospital Trust
Company, retired June 30 after 44 years
service.
Dr. Frederick H. Wilke, a successful
Pediatrician in New York, will attend the
International Academy in Copenhagen, in
July of 1956.
1914
The Class extends deepest sympathy to
A. Forest Ranger on the death of his
mother, Mrs. Mabel Bemis Ranger, June
9 in Providence.
1915
Warren Norton's son, Dave, who was
admitted to Brown in 1947 but assigned
to Villanova by the Navy, is now intern-
ing at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia.
Graduated from Villanova in 1951, Dave
received his M.D. degree from the Tem-
ple School of Medicine on June 16.
Bill Moffett has retired from Camp-
bell-Ewald Company after having been
with the organization for more than 35
years. His Company colleagues gave him
a luncheon party on June 1. Bill was
Vice-President in charge of Public Rela-
tions at the time of his retirement. His
aim in life? Just to "take time out for
living."
Harold M. Taylor continues to con-
tribute "Echoes of Cranston" in The
Cranston Herald. One in August dealt
with "Our Brook" (it doesn't have a
name and probably never did, Taylor ad-
mits). But people are aware of it, and
Taylor appreciates it.
1916
Maj. Gen. William C. Chase left For-
mosa late in June for home and retire-
ment after serving as Chief of the U.S.
Military Assistance Advisory Group there
since its activation four years ago.
Thomas H. Roberts has been elected
Director and Technical Vice-President of
Arnold, Hoffman and Company.
1917
Harding D. Williams is back in the
tropics again after two and a half years
in the U.S.A. He's now with Michael
Baker, Jr., Inc., of Rochester, Pa., con-
sulting engineers for a combined pro-
gram of road construction and engineer
training financed by a loan from the
World Bank.
Lieut. Col. Joseph E. Maguire, USAR,
was recently reminiscing about a Spring
day way back in 1918. As a member of
the Tank Corps at Camp Colt, Gettys-
burg, Pa., he was ordered to report to
headquarters. There, he was verbally ap-
pointed Mechanical Instructor of the
302nd Bn. Tank Corps. The man who
made the appointment was a Captain by
the name of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who
still visits Gettysburg often.
Rowland Hughes was the principal
speaker at the annual dinner of the Con-
necticut Chamber of Commerce. The af-
fair was held June 1 at the Hotel Statler
in Hartford. Also at the dinner was an-
other Brown man, Milton Glover '22.
1918
J. Harold Williams, Chief Executive of
the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of
America, spoke before 1000 greater Port-
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land High School Seniors while on a trip
to Maine early in May. The talk was
sponsored by the Portland Rotary Club.
1919
William H. Edwards is Chairman of
the United Fund appeal in Rhode Island
this fall. The drive will run from Oct. 19
to Nov. 17.
Episcopal Charities of Rhode Island
had a successful fund appeal this year,
collecting over $128,182 and breaking its
percentage goal. One of the men respon-
sible was W. Chester Beard, Vice-Chair-
man of the Advance Gifts Division. His
division exceeded its $60,000 goal by
$611.
1920
Ernest Clough, who admits that his
major extra-curricular interest is Diplo-
macy and World Politics, is serving as a
member of the Mid-West State University
Committee handling Foreign Policy Sem-
inars. The Universities of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan are in-
cluded in this program.
1921
Dr. Samuel Goldman, a Fellow of the
American College of Surgeons, has been
appointed a member of the West Jersey
Hospital's Board of Trustees. Goldman is
Chief of the Obstetrical Department at
the West Jersey Hospital.
Classmates offer their sympathy to
Olaf G. H. Oden, whose brother, Nels
Jeffrey Oden, died early in July.
1923
Milton E. Earle, who retired as Supt.
of Schools in Westport, Mass., in 1952
after serving in that capacity for 24 years,
has been reappointed to that position on
a temporary basis. Earle will hold the
post for a possible one-year term or until
a permanent and younger replacement
can be hired.
Lloyd Gallup's son, Elisha, was gradu-
ated from the U.S. Military Academy at
West Point this June.
The Rev. George H. Parker, Pastor of
the Trinity Methodist Church in New
Bedford, has the sympathy of his Class-
mates on the death of his mother, Mrs.
Rosie C. Allen Parker, July 8.
1924
Ed Place has been appointed Director
of Information for the St. Lawrence Sea-
way Development Corporation. He is
also President-elect of the Phi Beta Kappa
Association of the District of Columbia.
Bob Goff has been named Chairman of
the men's division of the special gifts de-
partment of the United Fund campaign
in Rhode Island.
Davy Jones' son, who was graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1951, has
been stationed in Newport in charge of a
sub chaser.
The Rev. Theodore C. Schmults, son of
our late Classmate, Ernest F. Schmults,
said his first Mass in St. Luke's Church,
Barrington, R. I., this spring.
Harold Moorhouse's firm, Arthur G.
McKee & Company, is celebrating its
50th Anniversary this year. Harold is
Secretary and Treasurer of this interna-
tionally-known engineering and contract-
ing organization, serving at its headquar-
ters in Cleveland.
Quentin Reynolds has been in Holly-
wood negotiating for sale of the movie
rights to his best selling book, "Head-
quarters," brought out by Harper last
spring. Before leaving New York, he
completed "The Fiction Factory," a book
which concerns the 100-year history of
the pulp publishers. Street & Smith. The
book will tell of such fabulous authors as
Ned Buntline, who wrote the Buffalo Bill
stories, and Frederic van Rensselaer Dey,
author of some 300 Nick Carter books.
His latest work also relates the rather
gay life of Horatio Alger, tells of Theo-
dore Dreiser and Upton Sinclair, who be-
gan their writing careers with the firm in
1898, and of Laura Jean Libbey and
others who turned out their 50,000 words
a week for the fiction factory. The book
will be published in November by Ran-
dom House. Quent has a weekly televi-
sion show, "Operation Success" on
NBC-TV, reviews for the New York
Times, and contributes regularly to Read-
er's Digest. We hear he hasn't had a va-
cation in nine years! Freddie Rohlfs '25,
his lawyer and business manager, threat-
ens to stop representing him unless he
takes a month off soon.
Bill Dyer, Alumni Trustee, spent three
weeks with his family on the shores of
Skaneateles Lake, near Syracuse, renew-
ing old friendships, followed by a week
at Gloucester, Mass. Bill's two boys,
Allen and Bill, 17 and 14 respectively, are
fast approaching college age. Bill men-
tioned that Ducky Drake is now serving
as President of the Syracuse, N. Y., Ro-
tary Club.
Your ambivalent Secretary (that's
clean!) ventured into the wilds of North-
ern New Hampshire in July to visit "The
"TO CARROLL B. LARRABEE: In recognition
of his distinguished career and outstanding
achievement as publisher and chairman of
one of the world's greatest business pe-
riodicals— 'Printers' Ink'; his continuous
leadership and effort to improve the uses
of advertising and the responsibilities of
advertising people; his devotion and con-
tribution to the American business system
for more than 35 years."
With this citation Larrabee '18 received
one of the 26th annual Honor Awards for
Distinguished Service in Journalism during
the 1955 Journalism Week at the University
of Missouri. He was the first publisher in
his field to gain this recognition.
Old Trading Post" in Lisbon "where Paul
Rothenberger conducts a nationwide busi-
ness in used books. Unfortunately, Paul
was out auction-stalking, but his charm-
ing wife conducted us through his ram-
bling New England home, crammed and
jammed with books from floor to ceiling
— over 200,000 of them. And, according
to his wife, Paul can lay his hands ac-
curately on any one of them. Paul's busi-
ness slogan — "We buy antiques, books or
truck and trash" — has appeal.
JACK MONK
1925
Dr. Andrew Zwick has purchased the
practice of the late Dr. Thomas F. Bax-
ter and has set up practice in Thomaston,
Conn.
Charles P. Ives has the sympathy of his
Classmates on the death of his father,
Paul P. Ives, May 22 in Baltimore.
1926
Prof. Arthur E. Jensen, Chairman of
the Department of English at Dartmouth
College, became Dean of the Faculty ef-
fective Sept. 1. His primary responsibil-
ity will be to work with the Provost of
the College on personnel matters, includ-
ing particularly the recruitment and de-
velopment of new teachers. However, in
addition to these administrative duties,
Jensen will continue to teach a course in
Late Victorian Literature during the first
semester this fall, and he will participate
in either Freshman English or honors
work during the second semester.
Emery B. Danzell has been named
President of the Western Company, sil-
versmiths in Attleboro. The firm was re-
cently taken over by the Wallace Com-
pany of Wallingford, Conn.
Milt Raffle's son, Stephen, has been
elected Captain of the Varsity Tennis
team at Hopkins Grammar School in
New Haven.
Percy Bailey's boy, Dick, was gradu-
ated from Governor Dummer Academy
in June. During his last year at the Acad-
emy, Dick won Varsity letters in Hockey,
Soccer and Lacrosse. He was Captain of
the Lacrosse squad and was voted the
team's most valuable player.
Classmates offer their sympathy to
George C. Cranston, Jr., and Ormond B.
Cook on the deaths of their mothers, and
to H. Cushman Anthony on the death of
his father.
1927
Fred Schmidt, just returned from a sab-
batical leave, is again teaching in the De-
partment of Chemistry at Indiana Uni-
versity.
The Luther's Corner Union Congrega-
tional Church in Seekonk, Mass., ac-
cepted with regret on June 20 the resig-
nation of Joel S. Carlson, pastor for the
past seven years. During his pastorate,
the physical property of the church has
expanded and the membership has in-
creased. He has not announced any fu-
ture plans.
1928
George J. Merewether, Principal of the
Piatt School in Riverside, R. I., had the
honor of presenting gifts to Miss Mary E.
Dodge, a 38-year veteran teacher in the
town's school system, when she retired
this June.
Walter D. Shackleton returned to
Rhode Island this June to participate in
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49
the program celebrating the founding of
the first public high school in Pawtucket
100 years ago. Walt was President of his
high school class of 1922. He has spent
much time in India in recent years.
Loring Litchfield was on the arrange-
ment committee as the Chemical Club of
New England held its seventh annual
baseball party in July. The Club mem-
bers were treated to a fine ball game at
Fenway Park.
Norman L. Kilpatrick. Director of Li-
braries at Florida State University, last
May was initiated into the Delta chapter
of Phi Alpha Theta, national history
honorary.
1929
John Dreasen, Supervisor of Camping,
Children's Aid Society, has been elected
President of the New York Section of the
American Camping Association. He is a
member of the Boys Clubs of America
National Committee on Camping and has
been associated with this field for 30
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Eastwood of
Harrington, R. I., announce the marriage
of their daughter Judith to Pfc. Roger
Davis Dobbrow of Michigan June 24.
1930
Dave Merrill has been appointed Man-
ager of Sales for the Container Division
of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. He has
been Manager of Pail Sales for the Con-
tainer Division since he joined that firm
in 1950. In his new post, Merrill will su-
pervise the nationwide distribution of gal-
vanized ware, steel shipping pails, and
steel drums.
1931
Bill Atwill has accepted the position of
Co-Chairman of the Middle Atlantic Re-
gion's 2.')th Anniversary Gift Committee
for the Class. He is Consultant Super-
visor in the Engineering Department of
the DuPont Company in Wilmington,
Del. In a recent letter to Wes Moulton,
he emphasized the point that "The Du-
Pont Company is a far flung and enor-
mous organization: we have 2500 people
in the Engineering Department alone."
George Washington University an-
nounced June 4 the appointment of Dr.
Angus Maclvor Griffin to the newly cre-
ated post of Assistant Dean of the School
of Medicine. Dr. Griffin has been Pro-
fessor of Bacteriology at the University
since 1949.
Howie Rex was sworn in as the new
Pawtucket City Clerk by Mayor Law-
rence McCarthy '23 in July. To give his
full time and attention to this new posi-
tion, Howie resigned as Secretary of the
Pawtucket Personnel Board before ac-
cepting his new appointment.
W. Elliott Schultz has accepted the po-
sition of National Sales Manager of R. R.
Williams, Inc., of Canaan, Conn. He has
moved from Illinois to 15 Westover Rd.,
Verona, N. J.
Ray Ely and his wife moved to 27
Audubon Rd., Wellesley, this summer.
Ray is Director of Merchandising for
New England Tel & Tel.
Dr. Frederick J. Carpenter was the re-
cipient of the first annual award as "out-
standing Catholic layman" given by the
Bishop Conaty Assembly, Fourth Degree,
Knights of Columbus of Pittsfield, Mass.
A practicing physician and surgeon in
Pittsfield for the past 14 years. Carpenter
has remained active in community affairs
FREDERICK T. ALLEN '38, Production Man-
ager of Pitney-Bowes, Inc., of Stamford, has
moved up to new duties as Vice. President
for Manufacturing. His promotion wos de-
scribed by Walter H. Wheeler, Jr., Presi-
dent, as "recognition of outstanding per-
formance in the manufacturing division over
16 yeors." He joined PB as an apprentice
at graduation.
such as the YMCA and the local school
board.
Gordon Ingerson, who has been Assist-
ant Director of the Warren F. Kaynor
Technical School in Waterbury, Conn.,
has been appointed Director of the Henry
Abbott Technical School in Danbury,
Conn.
Bob Gurnham was representative for
the Preparatory Schools Department at
the Physics Evaluation Conference the
latter part of June. The Conference stud-
ied the matter of admissions with ad-
vanced standing, a total of 25 public and
private schools and eight colleges being
represented. The Ford Foundation has
financed the study for the past three years
under the direction of Dr. Gordon Chalm-
ers '25, and an evaluation is now being
made.
The Class offers its deepest sympathy
to Donald M. Clayton on the death of his
mother, Mrs. Myrtis A. Clayton, late in
July.
1932
Alan P. Cusick has set up a new law li-
brary at 39 Union St., Taunton, Mass.
This will be in addition to his present
offices in Providence and Boston. Alan is
the President of the Brown Club of
Rhode Island.
H. William Koster, General Manager
of Radio Station WEAN in Providence,
has been re-elected President of the
Rhode Island Radio and Television
Broadcasters Association.
Sympathy from his Classmates is ex-
tended to Dr. Morris Botvin on the death
of his father, Abraham Botvin, July 8 in
Providence.
1933
Rev. Earle C. Hochwald of East Cleve-
land Congregational Church gave the key-
note sermon May 24 before 400 delegates
from the Congregational Christian
Churches of Ohio at their 102nd annual
meeting in Cleveland. He was elected to
this honor at the 1954 meeting of the
group.
Robert R. Chase has been promoted by
IBM to TE Field Manager, Districts 2
and 3. Bob has been with IBM since his
graduation from Brown with the excep-
tion of time spent in the service during
the War.
Boys of the Golden Rule Farm at Til-
ton, N. H. said "So long" in June to an
old friend, Richard P. Smart. Dick, who
had been Superintendent for five years
and Director for two years, left to resume
his insurance business, a business he had
inaugurated previous to his role as Su-
perintendent of the Golden Rule Farm.
As a farewell gift, the boys presented him
with an engraved desk set.
1934
John B. Harriman, Assistant Vice-Pres-
ident of the Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Company, has been re-elected
Treasurer of the Boston Life Insurance
and Trust Council.
George A. Baker, Jr., Assistant to the
President of the American Screw Com-
pany, spoke at the Windham High com-
mencement exercises June 22 in Hartford.
Dr. Conrad C. Clement, who, in recent
years, has been practising in Hopkinton
and Stamford, N. Y., has opened an of-
fice for medical practice at Dennisport on
Cape Cod.
Arthur Felton, Director of Marketing
for Bruce Payne and Associates, Inc.,
management consultants, has been named
a Vice-President and member of the
Board of Directors of that company. In
his new position, Felton will coordinate
activities of branch offices in New York,
Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Rio de Janeiro,
Sao Paulo, and Mexico City.
James F. Shurtleff, successful City
Manager at Medford, Mass., was the
"victim" last May of a surprise presenta-
tion of "This Is Your Life." A delighted
audience of more than 500 friends
watched as highlights in his long public
service career were dramatized on the
popular television show. A sister he
hadn't seen in 10 years made the trip
from Boulder, Montana to add to the
completeness of the affair.
William C. Strand has been appointed
Director of Information and Assistant to
the Secretary of the Interior. He assumed
his new duties last May.
1935
The Rev. John Stewart Cuthbert, for-
merly Rector at St. Andrew's Episcopal
Church in Marbledale, Conn., left July
17 to become Rector of St. Thomas'
Church in Bethel, Conn.
Ray Mitchell has been appointed as a
teacher of Mathematics and General Sci-
ences at the high school in Mansfield,
Mass. For the past two years, he has been
employed by the Raytheon Company of
Waltham, electronics firm.
1936
John Davis has gone into partnership
with Paul W. Corrigan and has organized
the firm of Davis and Corrigan, Public
Accountants. Their offices are located at
80 Federal St., Boston 10.
James Edwards has been promoted
from Assistant Professor to Associate
Professor of German at Clark University.
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He is also serving as Director of Dramat-
ics and Faculty Advisor to CUPS, stu-
dent dramatic group.
The Rev. Terrell B. Crum, Dean of the
Providence Bible College and Director of
its evening division, was the guest speaker
this June at the Alumni meeting of the
college at the Community Baptist Church
of Addison, Vt.
Gustav Olson has been elected Chair-
man of the Republican Town Committee
in West Warwick, R. 1. He had previously
been Vice-Chairman.
1937
Ed Bancroft. Branch Manager of
IBM"s Bridgeport office, has been named
Chairman of the Special Gifts division
for the October campaign of ihe United
Fund of Eastern Fairfield County, Conn.
Thomas J. Watson, Jr., was appointed
Chairman of the Temporary Commission
on Juvenile Delinquency June 10 by Gov.
Harriman of New York. The Commis-
sion, a state organization, includes mem-
bers of the Senate and Assembly.
Dr. Harold S. Barrett. Deputy Com-
missioner of the Connecticut Department
of Health, spoke on the subject. "The
Community Challenge in an Aging Popu-
lation," last spring at the annual Visiting
Nurse Association meeting in New Ca-
naan, Conn. Barrett has held his present
position since 1953.
Prof. Arthur G. Humes has been pro-
moted to full Professor of Biology at
Boston University. He has taught Inverte-
brate Zoology, Parasitology, and Ento-
mology at the University's College of
Liberal Arts since 1947.
1938
Ben Vaughan, Jr., who spent over three
months in the V.A. Hospital in Bedford,
Mass.. last spring, is now well on the road
to recovery.
Arthur H. Nobel, Jr., former Plant
Manager at Charlotte, N. C, for Arnold,
Hoffman, Inc.. has been promoted by his
company to Plant Manager of the Hark-
ness & Cowing division at Cincinnati.
Frederick T. Allen, former Production
Manager at Pitney-Bowes, Inc.. at Stam-
ford, has been elected Vice-President for
Manufacturing. In announcing his elec-
tion, Walter H. Wheeler, Jr., President
of the firm, said the promotion was made
"in recognition of his outstanding per-
formance in the manufacturing division
over 16 years."
Col. Ray Renola is now Chief of the
Logistics Planning Division of the Seventh
Army, busily engaged with emergency
and war planning tasks. Previously, he
had spent a year with the U.S. Embassy
in Brussels. Belgium, assisting in the
training and build-up of the Belgian and
Luxembourg Armies.
Dr. Samuel M. Strong, Professor of
Sociology and Chairman of the depart-
ment at Carleton College, has accepted
appointment to the National Committee
on Research of the American Sociological
Society. Last spring, he was on leave of
absence from Carleton to study with the
Committee on Human Development at
the University of Chicago, and also in
the Department of Social Relations at
Harvard. He has been at Carleton since
1946.
The Rev. Fred Halliwell, Pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Attleboro since
1953, has resigned to become Associate
Pastor of the First Baptist Church in
Burlingame, Cal. He will also serve as
the Executive Secretary of the Peninsula
Council of Churches.
Dr. Edmund F. Neves is Head of
Anesthesiology at St. Anne's Hospital in
Fall River. He has been at St. Anne's
since 1949 as Chief of the department of
Anesthetics.
For the third straight year, Roger B.
Francis, Librarian of the South Bend,
111., Public Library, has been awarded the
John Cotton Dana medal. The award is
given to librarians in cities in the 100,000-
200,000 bracket of population.
The Class offers its sympathy to Wil-
liam F. Whitehouse, 3rd, on the death
of his father. William Fitzhugh White-
house, May 27.
1939
Randall McWilliams was sent to Mans-
field, Ohio, Aug. 10 to act as Expediter
for the Gilbane Construction Company
in connection with the building of a 30-
million dollar plant for the Fisher Body
division of General Motors.
Al Mell, recent winner of a Fulbright
Award, is now Instructor of Music at
Queens College, Flushing. N. Y.
Dr. Morton Bedrick has passed the
Eye Specialty Board examinations taken
in Philadelphia last spring and has been
granted the Certificate of the American
Board of Ophthalmology.
Ralph Fletcher, who has been em-
ployed at the Industrial National Bank
of Providence since 1948. has been made
an Assistant Vice-President.
1940
The Rev. Joseph C. Harvey, Assistant
at Grace Church, Providence, has been
called as Rector of the Church of St.
Michael and All Angels, Rumford, R. I.
He was graduated from the Episcopal
Theological School in Cambridge last
year.
Bob Engles and his partner, C. George
Taylor, owners of the highly successful
independent radio station, WHIM in
Providence, have made arrangements to
sell the station. The sale is necessary
since Engles and Taylor were required
to divest themselves of all radio station
interests in order to acquire an interest
in WPRO-TV.
Don McNeil, one of the owners of his
late father's dairy business, moved re-
cently with his wife and three children to
their newly completed home at 23 Wedge-
wood Road, Wellesley, Mass.
Dr. James W. Holt of Fall River has
been elected President of the New Eng-
land Dental Society. Holt will be assum-
ing an office held by his father a decade
ago.
1941
Dr. Carlton M. Singleton, Principal of
the Countryside Elementary School in
Newton Highlands for the past two years,
resigned his position last spring to ac-
cept an offer from Iowa University, where
he will be Assistant Professor at the
College of Education in the Language
Arts Department.
Fred Jackson joined the staff of the
Carnegie Corporation of New York in
September as an Executive Assistant. A
scholar in American history and con-
temporary civilization. Jackson has been
teaching in the History department at
the University of Illinois since 1950. His
first book, "Simeon Eben Baldwin, Law-
yer, Social Scientist, Statesman" came off
the press this year.
Leon Tracy has been promoted to the
position of Associate Director, Sickness
and Accident Insurance Sales, with The
Prudential Insurance Company of Amer-
ica.
Bob Person has been named Chairman
of the Pittsfield United Community Serv-
ices campaign. Bob, who came to the
Massachusetts community in 1951, is
Superintendent of Assembly and Tests in
the Power Transformer Dept. at GE.
Bill Crolius, a Lieutenant Commander
in the Naval Reserve, participated in
anti-submarine warfare training aboard
the USS Antietam, first angled-deck air-
craft carrier in Naval history this June.
Also aboard was LTJG Bill Roach '48.
1942
Harry Pogson has been appointed Dis-
trict Sales Manager for the states of
Connecticut, Vermont, and Western Mas-
sachusetts by Ford Steel Products Corp.
Bob Black, who is employed by the
Colgate-Palmolive Company in New
York, is now living at 195 Hillside Ave.,
Glen Ridge, N. J.
Andrew S. Clark has been appointed
Construction Manager in the Engineering
Department of Solvay Process Division,
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation.
He has been with the company since 1946
and recently completed a year's study at
M.I.T., where he was awarded his Mas-
ter's degree in industrial management.
While there, he won the Alfred Sloan Fel-
lowship in nationwide competition.
Moultrie Patten received favorable re-
views for the parts he played in "Tonight
JOSEPH B. BIDWELL '42 became the new
head of General Motors' Engineering Me-
chanics Department in July. He joined the
GM Research Laboratories stafF originally
as a summer student, working his way up
through various posts as project engineer
to executive responsibility. He has special-
ized in such engineering problems as lubri-
cation, bearings, and fundamental friction
studies. He also aided in developing the
Electro Stethogroph, a sensitive instrument
for recording the human heart's inaudible
vibrations. In his new post he will specialize
in studies to improve metal faligue life and
development of such automotive compo-
nents as gears, brakes, and transmissions.
He lives in Royal Oak, Mich.
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RANGELEY, MAINE, received presidential congratulations on its 100th anniversary during Dwight
Eisenhov/er's visit last summer. The letter was presented to Shelton C. Noyes '38, right. President
of the Rangeley Trust Co. and S. C. Noyes Co. Center figure is Herbert L. Welch, Rangeley resident
who is one of the nation's top fly-casters.
At 8:30," a trio of Noel Coward plays
presented at the Newport Casino in July.
In this production, Patten had the pleas-
ure of appearing with the vivacious Jane
Pickens.
G. Wightman Williams has been ap-
pointed Secretary of The Rhode Island
Foundation. This organization, a philan-
thropic community trust founded in 1916,
applies its grants periodically for the pro-
motion of such educational and charitable
activities as tend to improve living con-
ditions and the moral, mental, and physi-
cal well-being of the inhabitants of Rhode
Island.
Jack Rosenberg, New Bedford attor-
ney, has been named Co-Chairman of
the center division of the commercial
branch of that city's 1955 United Fund
appeal. Jack is an active member of the
Brown Club of New Bedford.
Peter J. Klein has been appointed Dis-
trict Representative of Moore-McCormack
Lines in Portland, Oregon. He has been
in their employee since 1946.
1943
John B. Andrews, former Administra-
tive Assistant for IBM in the TE Sales
Management Department at World Head-
quarters, has been promoted to TE Man-
ager in the Washington Commercial of-
fice.
Maurice LeBoeuf, a Chemist at Gen-
eral Electric, is now a Supervisor of the
Analytical Unit at the Schenectady plant.
Dr. Thomas W. Christopher has opened
offices for the practice of general surgery
at his home, 46 Church St., Dedham,
Mass. He has just completed six years
of surgical training and is on the staffs of
the Faulkner Hospital, Norwood Hospi-
tal, the Glover Hospital, and the New-
ton-Wellesley Hospital.
Charles Littlefield was recently ap-
pointed General Credit Manager of
LeTourneau-Westinghouse Company of
Peoria, 111. Until 1952, he was a Senior
Credit Analyst of Chase Manhattan
Bank; more recently he has been a finan-
cial analyst with the Union Electric Light
and Power Company of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. His two boys, Douglas, S'Al, and
Bruce, 2, are future Brunonians, he hopes.
1944
Bob Berry has joined Union Bag and
Paper Corporation as Assistant to the
Executive Vice-President for Sales. He
will be located in the company's execu-
tive offices in the Woolworth Bldg., in
New York. This move follows six and
one-half years with the management con-
sulting firm of Booz, Allen and Hamil-
ton.
Dr. Hermes C. Grille is practicing
general surgery and chest surgery in Bos-
ton with offices in the Massachusetts
General Hospital. He is also Instructor
in Surgery at the Harvard Medical School.
Dr. David Moriarity, Assistant in Psy-
chiatry on the staff of Tufts Medical
School, has been appointed Temporary
Director of the Area Mental Health
Clinic in Springfield, Mass. He will serve
in an advisory capacity, meeting once
each week with clinic staff members.
Anthony F. Noll, Jr., has been pro-
moted to Director of Group Insurance
Sales in the group department of the New
York Life Insurance Company in New
York. He had an outstanding record as
District Group Supervisor for the New
York City group office.
Eugene Duston Rames received the
degree of Master of Science in Medicine
July 14 from the University of Miimesota.
1945
Bertrand Spiotta heads his own insur-
ance brokerage office as President of
Spiotta Brothers, Inc., with offices in
Newark. He is also a member of the
Board of Directors, City National Bank
and Trust Company of Hackensack. He
and his wife have had three children,
Douglas Bertrand, age 7; Gilda Esther,
age 4; and Diane Lillie, age 1.
M. Andrew Karnig is an Account Ex-
ecutive with Young and Rubican, Inc., in
New York.
Knight Edwards has been named Vice-
Chairman of the attorney's division of
the special gifts department of the United
Fund campaign in Rhode Island for 1955.
Dr. Robert Schiler has been promoted
to Assistant Professor of Physics at
Brown. He has been at Brown since 1946.
Dr. James B. Gabriel, a staff member
at the Veterans Administration Hospital
in Brooklyn, entered the Army in May
and took basic training at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex.
1946
The Rev. Alan P. Maynard was or-
dained to the diaconate of the Episcopal
Church on June 24 in the Cathedral of
St. John, Providence, and is now Curate
of Trinity Church, Newport. Alan for-
merly worked as Assistant to the Man-
ager of the dining halls at Brown.
Ed Murphy is now Assistant to the
Director of Public Relations with the
Borden Company at their New York
office, 350 Madison Ave.
The Rev. Robert B. Cook is Vicar at
the Church of St. John the Evangelist in
Mansfield, Mass.
1947
Joe Matarazzo has been appointed Re-
search Associate in Psychology at the
Harvard Medical School.
Paul Nickel is now a member of the
technical staff of the Systems Division,
Hughes Research and Development, Cul-
ver City, Calif. He had previously been
associated with Douglas Aircraft.
Jack Fooks has been appointed Super-
visory Assistant to the Engineering Man-
ager at Westinghouse Transformer Divi-
sion in Sharon, Pa. He had been a Senior
Engineer with that company.
Tom O'Reilly has joined the Newport
branch of the Acacia Mutual Life In-
surance Company. He received his dis-
charge from the Marine Corps, in which
he had been serving as a Captain, May 26.
Al Silverstein has set up law practice
with Tom Needham and Ray LaFazia
under the firm name of Needham, Sil-
verstein & LaFazia. Their offices are at
530 Industrial Bank Bldg,, in Providence.
Albert D. Crowell has been appointed
Assistant Professor of Physics at the
University of Vermont. He had pre-
viously taught at Amherst.
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1948
Howie Lane received his M.B.A. from
Rutgers University June 8. He is now
working as a Sales Engineer with Dis-
tributor for the Link Belt Company in
Newark, N. J.
Ben Latt, who received his Master of
Science Degree from Columbia on June 1
in the field of Hospital Administration,
has been appointed to the Administrative
Staff of the Columbia Presbyterian Medi-
cal Center in New York.
Dan Bierman is the Assistant Manager
of Sears, Roebuck and Company at West
Springfield, Mass.
Bob Johnson is Staff Aide to the
Treasurer of Chrysler Corporation at the
main office in Detroit.
John Mealey is a Research Fellow in
Surgery at the Harvard Medical School.
Harold Brooks is at the University of
Cincinnati as an Assistant Professor in
the Geology Department.
The Rev. Roger L. Tiffany, former
Curate at Grace Church in Providence,
has become Rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church in Collinsville, Conn. He con-
ducted his first service at the church on
Sunday, Aug. 7. He has the honor to
be the first full-time minister of Trinity
Church since its incorporation in 1875.
Carlin T. Kindilien, a member of the
faculty of Colby College, has been pro-
moted from Instructor to Assistant Pro-
fessor of English.
Kevin Cash has been appointed Ac-
count Executive on the staff of the Mer-
vey Jay Weston Associates, Inc., adver-
tising agency in Manchester, N. H. Until
recently. Cash had been Supervisor of
Field Advertising for Procter and Gamble
Company.
Rupert M. Austin, Jr., is a Textile
Chemist with the Allied Chemical and
Dye Corporation. He recently had an
article on production dyeing published
in the Dyeslnffs magazine. He and his
wife and daughter spent "half of each
day" last spring looking for a home in
Riverdale, N. Y.
1949
George LaBonne, associated with Na-
tional Life Insurance Company of Ver-
mont, has opened offices in the Jarvis
Bldg. in Manchester, Conn. He recently
received his law degree from the Uni-
versity of Connecticut School of Law
and will specialize in the fields of estate
planning, life insurance, tax counselling,
and personal finance management. In
addition, he will handle lines of accident
and health insurance as well as group
coverages.
Elton H. Sanford has been appointed
to the Commercial Department at Durfee
High School in Fall River. He was grad-
uated from that school in 1943.
Art Bobrick is working as an Adver-
tising Representative for the Wall Street
Journal and is temporarily located in
the Atlanta office.
Tony D'Antuono has been named Prin-
cipal of the Cohasset High School in
Massachusetts. He began his duties Aug.
1, the first time that the school had a
separate Principal. Previously it was one
of the functions of the Superintendent of
Schools.
John Markham has been appointed to
the position of Brokerage Supervisor with
the Wendell Berman Insurance Agency,
general agents for the United States Life
Insurance Company of New York. In his
new capacity, John will acquaint brokers
throughout Eastern Massachusetts of the
contracts and services offered by United
States Life.
Dr. Albert Gosselin set up practice in
Jewett City in July. He had served one
year as a rotating interne at the Lawrence
Memorial Hospital in New London,
Conn., and one year as a Resident Phy-
sician in Anesthesiology at the New Eng-
land Deaconess Hospital in Boston.
After receiving his Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology at Harvard in 1953, Tony
Davids has just completed two years on
the Harvard staff. His position was Lec-
turer on Clinical Psychology and Re-
search Associate in the Laboratory of
Social Relations. In July, he began the
joint appointment as Assistant Professor
of Psychology at Brown and Chief Psy-
chologist at the Emma Pendleton Bradley
Home in East Providence. This home is a
private residential treatment center for
children with severe emotional disturb-
ances.
Frank Maloney has accepted the post
of Executive Secretary of the West Met-
ropolitan area of the United Community
Services of Metropolitan Boston. His job
will be to assist the community chests and
councils in the greater Boston area.
Sympathy from his Classmates is ex-
tended to Donald Miller on the death of
his father and to Tom Coleman on the
death of his brother.
Theodore J. Holmgren has been grad-
uated from the Harvard Graduate School
of Business Administration. He received a
Master in Business Administration degree.
Hazen Mathewson has been named to
head the advertising and publicity pro-
grams of the Camden Trust Company
in New Jersey. He was formerly Adver-
tising Manager for the Corn Exchange
Bank in New York City.
1950
The Rev. Edgar Stone, Jr., has been
called to be Pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Adams, Mass., and has moved
to 15 Commercial St., in that town. He
had been at the Andover Newton Theo-
logical School for the past three years.
Dick Taylor is working for RCA as a
Field Engineer in electronics in their
Seattle, Wash., plant.
Joe Carey has left Draper Corp., and
is now with Liberty Mutual Insurance
Company in their Business Sales Depart-
ment.
Jack Guveyan is working for the De-
partment of Public Welfare in Dorches-
ter, Mass., and living at 9 Egremont Rd.,
Brookline.
Dr. Milt Hodosh has announced the
opening of his office for the general prac-
tice of Dentistry at 243 Elmwood Ave. in
Providence.
Al Mackie, new Traffic Manager of the
New England Tel. and Tel. Company in
Augusta, Me., has some comments on
his newly adopted State: "There is a
great deal of it; the people are earthy
and near to God; and Maine's past will
be humbled by its future." Our next re-
port on Al will probably indicate that he
has joined the Maine Chamber of Com-
merce!
Paul Michael, baritone soloist with the
Brown University orchestra during his
undergraduate days, and winner of the
Verner Z. Reed award at the 1954 New-
port Music Festival, was the guest artist
at the May 7 meeting of the Newport
Music Club.
Ed Ettele received his M.B.A. from
Harvard in June and is currently doing
purchasing work for Westinghouse Elec-
tric at the Pittsburgh headquarters.
Tony Combias is now a Salesman with
J. P. Stevens and Company in New York.
Phil Curtis is teaching in the Depart-
ment of Mathematics at the University of
California.
Joe Champ is Assistant to the Director
of Research with Eaton Mfg. Company in
Ohio.
Joe Adams left his position with Black-
stone Valley Gas and Electric Company
and is now Chief Engineer for Hydro-
therm, Inc., in Northvale, N. J.
Haig Varadian acted as Director of
Camp Massasoit for the 1955 season.
Haig isn't entirely new to this position
since he has served as Unit Director of
the Senior camp for the past four sum-
mers. He's still teaching at Bain Junior
High School and coaching wrestling and
track at Cranston High.
Stan Greenberg has been appointed
Assistant Director of the Youth Depart-
ment of the American Zionist Council. In
his new position, he will direct the work
of the Student Zionist Organization, ac-
tive on 60 campuses throughout the
country, and coordinate all campus Zion-
ist activity for the Council.
Stoughton L. Ellsworth recently joined
the Sales Stafl[ of Hollingsworth & Vose
Company of East Walpole and West
Groton, Mass. He is now studying the
manufacturing processes of the various
grades of technical and industrial papers
manufactured at the West Groton and
East Walpole plants of the company.
Wally Bolton has been made Divisional
Manager of the Emerson division at
John W. Bolton & Sons, Inc., Lawrence,
Mass. He had been Production Manager
since 1952.
Dr. William Leach, who received his
Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from
Tufts University School of Dental Medi-
cine June 12, intends to establish a dental
office in Springfield, Vt., some time this
fall.
Bob Perdue is Supervisor in charge of
the Account Analysis Department with
the Central National Bank of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Peter J. Petropoulos has been ap-
pointed Account Manager in charge of
Advertising and Sales Promotion of the
Worthington Standard Products account.
He has been with the company since
1950.
Thomas H. George has received a
Fulbright Exchange award and will study
physics at Geor-August University at
Goettingen, Germany.
Anthony P. Travisono is Treasurer of
the Rhode Island chapter. National Asso-
ciation of Social Workers.
Ralph E. Lewis, Jr., is a member of
the Insurance Agency of Lewis, Clark,
and Brown, with a new office opened in
the Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Bev-
erly, Mass. The agency is prepared to
render any type of insurance service
through association with the leading com-
panies.
Brad Brown was awarded the degree of
Doctor of Medicine at Boston University
commencement services in June. He be-
gan his internship at the Rhode Island
Hospital in Providence July 1.
Joseph S. Crudele has been elected
President of the Catholic Social Club of
St. Mary's Church, Oak Ridge, Tenn. He
is employed by Pratt and Whitney at
the carbide office in Oak Ridge.
Dean B. BuUard, who has been with
IBM since his graduation, has been pro-
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53
moted to ET Field Supervisor in Boston.
In his five years with the company, he
has won two Suggestion Plan awards.
Frank Ebe is now covering New Eng-
land and upstate New York for National
Lock Company of Rockford, HI.
Elliot Berman has received his Doc-
torate degree in Organic Chemistry from
Boston University and has accepted a
position with the Fundamental Research
Division of the National Cash Register
Company in Dayton, Ohio.
LTJG Jerry Green, while in the Far
East, had the opportunity to serve under
Major General William C. Chase "16.
According to Jerry, "To say that Gen.
Chase was well-liked by the Chinese
would be an understatement. On his way
to the airport and home, thousands of
Chinese lined the route to wave to him.
and, in the custom of Chinese good na-
ture, set off fire-crackers." Jerry expects
to return to Japan in the near future.
Jerome T. Davis has entered the State
University of Iowa and is working for a
B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.
The sympathy of the Class is offered
to Alexander G. Lyle, Jr., on the death
of his father, Vice-Admiral Alexander G.
Lyle, July 15 at his home in Portsmouth.
Sympathy is also extended to Ed Berube.
Jr., on the death of his brother, Ray-
mond L. Berube, in a plane crash June 24.
1951
Charlie Andrews is employed as a
Field Representative with the General
Motors Acceptance Corporation's Provi-
dence office.
John Hilpman was released from mili-
tary duty last May and is now back at
work with International General Electric
in New York.
Jason Greenstein received the degree
of Doctor of Medicine from the Chicago
Medical School June 18, and will be in-
terning at the Rhode Island Hospital in
Providence during the coming year.
Doug Girard has left the Rodney Hunt
Machine Company of Athol, Mass., and
has joined Hamilton-Standard, Division
of United Aircraft in Windsor Locks,
Conn.
W. P. Emerson has been released from
the Navy after three years of duty aboard
the USS New Jersey. He intends to return
to work for Union Carbide and Carbon
Corp., in New York.
John Martinson, former Assistant Man-
ager of the Veterans Hospital in In-
dianapolis, has moved to Sepulveda,
Calif., where he is Assistant Manager of
the Veterans Administration Hospital.
Charlie Vosmik received his Doctor of
Dental Surgery degree from Western Re-
serve University on June 15.
Don Swindells is out of the Navy and
is working as a Cable Engineer with
Simplex Wire and Cable Company in
Cambridge, Mass.
Paul Woodward is Rhode Island Sales
Representative for the General Insurance
Company of America.
Stephen Smith is now living in New
Jersey and teaching at Moorestown High
School.
After 27'/2 months in the Orient (Ko-
rea then Japan) Gray Andrews sailed
home July 30 aboard the USNS General
E. D. Patrick, bound for San Francisco.
He expected assignment to duty in New
York until his expected discharge in
March. According to Gray, he already
has "eyes" on the Columbia game in
New York Sept. 24.
Fred Schaefer, John Woods, Dave
Murphy, and Shep Sykes were present at
the funeral of Russell G. Winnie, II,
whose untimely death May 28 was a
shock to all his Classmates. Schaefer for-
warded a memorial check to Brown in
the amount of $15 "with the thought
that a gift in Griff's name would please
my old friend as he was very "Brown
conscious.' "
The Rev, Richard S. Parker, Student-
Minister of the Methodist Church in
South Meriden, Conn., until last spring,
has been appointed Pastor of the Ken-
sington Methodist Church. Dick has been
a student at Yale Divinity School for
the past four years and was graduated
from there June 13. He assumed his new
duties in Kensington on Sunday, June 19.
Bill Glavin began work in the Fall
River school system this fall. Upon leav-
ing Brown, he had done graduate work
at Johns Hopkins.
Saverio Caputi, Jr., received the degree
of Doctor of Medicine from the Boston
University School of Medicine this spring.
He has received a two-year appointment
at the Rhode Island Hospital, one year
on a rotating internship and the other in
medical or surgical residency.
LTJG George Schnitzer was hospital-
ized in June with injuries he received
when a Navy TV-2 jet trainer crashed
on takeoff at Kingsville, Tex. He is a
veteran of 149 combat missions in Korea.
John Brogden received his Doctor of
Medicine degree from Tufts University in
June. He is serving his internship at Bos-
ton City Hospital.
William A. Welch, Jr., was selected
for membership in the National Honor
Society of Phi Delta Kappa last spring.
This society is restricted to graduate stu-
dents who have received the highest
academic marks while earning their Mas-
ter's degree and who have specialized in
education.
Socrates Lagois will teach English in
the high school at Concord, Mass., this
year. He holds a Master's degree in
teaching from Harvard and had a year's
teaching experience at Dover High last
year.
1952
Ens. John Henningson is stationed
aboard the USS Sanborn and is already
sending names of prospective applicants
for admission to his Classmate, Ben
McKendall, in the Admissions Office at
University Hall.
Richard Tauber is out of the service
and back with Guaranty Trust Company
in New York. He had been stationed in
Nurnberg, Germany, as a Lt. with the
Army.
Ed Traverso has been employed to
teach social studies at Amherst Junior
High School at Amherst, Mass. His wife,
Georgina, a graduate of the Rhode
Island School of Design and for several
years a member of the Faculty at the
Mary C. Wheeler School in Providence,
will be Supervisor of Art in the ele-
mentary schools of Amherst and Pelham.
Two Classmates, Allen Bartunek and
Allen Boyer, received their Law degrees
June 15 from Western Reserve Univer-
sity.
John Hertzman received his B.S. de-
gree from the Institute of Design at the
Illinois Institute of Technology on June
10.
Maurice Thornton has become a bit
skeptical about that old chestnut, "Join
the Navy and See the World." He re-
cently joined the Navy and, so far, has
seen only Camp Lejeune, N. C.
Davis Jackson, after serving as an
Engineering officer aboard the Destroyer
Trathen, attached to the Pacific fleet, has
received his discharge.
Ralph R. Crosby, Jr., has been re-
leased from the Navy and has accepted
a position with Lybrand, Ross Bros, and
Montgomery, Certified Public Account-
ants, in their Pittsburgh office. Ralph re-
ports that Max Dyett '52 was also re-
leased from the Navy at the same time
and has gone to work for IBM. While
on a job-hunting trip to Pittsburgh in
May, Ralph "had the pleasure of being
escorted through the magnificent ALCOA
building by Dick Gage '51 of the per-
sonnel department." His travels also
brought him in contact with Dave Curry
and John Hooton, both of '51, who are
fast becoming the "most eligible bache-
lors of Pittsburgh."
LTJG Rogers Elliott, a Navy "frog-
man," has undergone intensive training
as a Platoon Officer in the Underwater
Demolition Team at Coronado, Calif.
Bennett S. Aisenberg was graduated
cum laude from Harvard University Law
School in June.
The Rev. William E. Downey has ac-
cepted the call to become Minister of
Christian Education at the Woodbridge
Congregational Church in Cranston, R. I.
He began his duties Sept. 1. He will have
direct responsibility for the total Chris-
tian educational program, including the
Church School, the youth groups, and
the family activities.
While back from a tour of duty in
Pusan, Korea, Lt. Don Stehle and his
wife managed to make it to Providence in
time for the big Commencement week-
end.
Harold Rosenthal has been appointed
Director and Assistant Treasurer in
charge of purchasing and credit man-
agement for the Korn Leather Com-
pany. He was discharged from the Navy
last spring.
1st Lt. Bradley S. Snell was graduated
in June from the Accountable Officers'
Course at the Marine Corps Supply
School at Camp Lejeune, N. C. He was
formerly with the Seventh Marine Regi-
ment, 1st Marine Division in Korea.
Vincent R. Keating has joined the
Stamford office of Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner and Beane as an Account Execu-
tive.
Miles Cunat, Alumni Regional Secre-
tary in the Chicago area, bumped into
Ray Sayoc at the annual Chicago Brown
Club outing. Ray was released from the
Navy in May and now has a sales posi-
tion with the International Harvester
company in Chicago.
1953
Richard A. Dawley, who left the
Sperry Gyroscope Company of Flushing,
Long Island, last February to enter Offi-
cers Candidate School of the U. S. Coast
Guard at New London, received his com-
mission on June 10 and is now stationed
at Alameda, Calif. He married Miss Jean
Lotridge on June 12, now with him in
California.
Walter S. De Wolf received the degree
of Master of Automotive Engineering
June 7 with the 23rd graduating class of
the Chrysler Institute of Engineering.
De Wolf was one of the 76 engineering
graduates selected from 41 colleges and
universities throughout the United States
and Canada for participation in the In-
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BRUNONIANS OFFERED their sympathy this summer to President Wriston following the death of
his father on July 31 in Sarasota, Flo. The Rev. Henry Lincoln Wriston, a prominent Methodist
minister, was in his 95th year. He hod held pastorates in Colorado, Wyoming, and Massachusetts
ond was the senior member of the New England Conference of Methodists. He had been the old-
est living graduate of Denver University, which had also conferred an honorary D.D. upon him;
he also held degrees from Ohio Wesleyan and Boston University. The photo above, taken during
World War II, shows the senior Wriston with grandson Walter and the President-Emeritus.
stitute's two-year, post-graduate course in
automotive engineering.
LTJG Len Glaser, as Signal Officer
and Communication Watch Officer aboard
the USS Northampton, went to Europe
on the annual Midshipman Cruise.
Dick Pollack was awarded his M.B.A.
degree with high distinction at com-
mencement exercises at Harvard on June
16.
Llewellyn R. Johnson has entered the
Law School at the University of Wis-
consin.
M. Timothy Sullivan has been ap-
pointed as Salesman in the Boston office
of the Clayton Securities Corporation.
LTJG Steven van Westendorp is now
"living in Laguna Beach (a sort of Prov-
incetown of the West) working for the
Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton." He's
looking forward to his discharge in June
of '56.
PFC Karl Ryder played baseball last
summer in France with the Army's Croix
Chapeau Medical Center team. Overseas
since May, he is a member of the special
services section in the 7810th Army
Unit's Headquarters and Service Com-
pany.
Gene D'Andrea is still serving in Eng-
land with the Air Force as an Intelligence
Officer with the 40th Bombardment
Wing. Some of his missions have been to
France and Africa, and he is getting a
chance to "see the world."
LTJG Greg Sutliff is the only Naval
Officer serving with the 3rd Marine Divi-
sion. He's serving as a Naval Gunnery
Liaison Officer about nine miles south-
east of Mount Fuji in Japan. In the past
two years, Greg has seen Northern Eu-
rope, South America, South Africa, and
many ports in the Orient, including For-
mosa. He expects to be discharged in
June after 36 months of service. Greg
recently spent some time with Ted Jadick,
a First Lieutenant in the USMC. Ted
is also at Middle Camp, Fuji and is
serving as a platoon leader.
LTJG Bob Eiseman has been trans-
ferred to the USS Lloyd and, in his trav-
els, has come across a number of Brown
men of his era. Among those he's seen
are Bob Copp '54, Joe Coughlin '53, Bill
Blake '53, Bill Young '53, and Dick
Webb '53. All are serving in the Navy.
Ens. Horace H. Barker, Jr., is Engineer
Officer of the destroyer USS Willard
Keith. He recently participated in a
round-the-world-cruise for Uncle Sam.
Thomas H. Patten, Jr., received the
degree of Master of Science from the
Graduate School of Cornell University
in June. He is now working as a Junior
Program Analyst on the President's Com-
mission on Veterans' Pensions in Wash-
ington. This commission is headed by
Gen. Omar Bradley and is currently con-
ducting research on the veterans' benefit
programs.
Dale W. Strand is handling publicity
type work for the Atomic Products Divi-
sion in the Washington Office of the
General Electric Company. He hopes to
be back in Providence to see the Dart-
mouth Homecoming game.
Martin Cohen has been promoted to
1st Lt. on Okinawa where he is a Battery
Executive Officer in the Third Marine
Division.
PFC John Hannan recently had a
chance to spend a week in Japan while
on leave from his unit in Korea. He's a
clerk at the port of Inchon.
2nd Lt. Alan Bauer has joined Marine
Air Control Squadron 3, a radar unit of
the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea,
to serve as an Assistant Security Officer.
1954
Pvt. Ross Andrew and Pvt. Ed Beadle
have completed their eight-week course
of advanced basic training at Brooks
Army Medical Training Center, Fort Sam
Houston, Tex. This is the Army's only
basic training center for combat airmen
and medical corpsmen and prepares the
trainee for service with the Army Medical
Service.
PFC Bayard Bidwell, serving in the
Western Area Command, received a high
honor in July when he was selected
"Soldier of the Month" for his command
in Germany. Assigned to the Classifica-
tion and Assignment section of the com-
mand's 527th Replacement Company,
Bidwell was selected for his soldierly ap-
pearance, knowledge of duties, and mili-
tary courtesy.
Paul Taylor is with the Medical De-
tachment of the 1st Infantry Division's
63rd Tank Battalion in Germany. He
went overseas last April after finishing
basic training at Fort Dix.
Ens. Bill Polleys has qualified as a
carrier pilot after six landings aboard
the light aircraft carrier Saipan in the
Gulf of Mexico. The landings com-
pleted the gunnery and carrier qualifica-
tion phases of his flight training.
Pvt. Bob Hawley, stationed at Fort
Lee, Va., is doing line drawings used as
illustrations in the Quartermaster Corps
technical publications. His wife, the
former Shirley E. Adams, Pembroke '54,
joined him in June after completing a
year of teaching in Barrington, R. I.
While on KP recently. Bob met Pvt. Paul
Benedum '54 and exchanged some "Brown
talk."
Pvt. Phil Nash has been playing base-
ball in Germany on the Rhinos of the
Rhine Conference League. Overseas since
last April, Phil is a Supply Specialist at
the Rhine Engineer Depot.
Pvt. Wilbur Curtis has been serving
with the 4th Infantry Division in Ger-
many. He's been, appropriately enough,
in what is known as the "Ivy" division.
Pvt. Dave Milne is a member of the
25th Infantry Division and is enjoying
the surf and sand at Hawaii. He is pres-
ently a clerk.
Pvt. Alan W. Brownsword sends word
that Germany is being turned into an
"Ivy campus." Within a short period of
time, he bumped into a couple of old
classmates, Ben Bidwell and Phil Nash.
According to Alan, good friend Bidwell
makes it a point to greet all the Brown
men that pass through his station.
1955
John F. Walter began his teaching
career in September at Uxbridge High
School in Massachusetts. He will teach
Mathematics and Science.
Ens. Hovey M. Tyndall has been as-
signed to the Recruit Training Command
at the Naval Training Center at Great
Lakes, 111. For a while he had served
aboard the escort carrier Corregidor.
Joe Granger, after a short period of
training with the Naval Amphibious
Command, has been assigned to the USS
Oglethorpe. He has been a member of
the Naval Reserve Officers Training
Corps for four years, and, now, will
serve two years on active duty.
Henry Cook has been graduated with
high distinction with the degree of Bach-
elor of Science in Business Administra-
tion from Babson Institute of Business
Administration.
Joe Boulay was honored as "Airman
of the Month" at the Suffolk County Air
Force Base in July. He was presented
with a suitable certificate and a check
for $25.
OCTOBER 1955
55
Bureau of Vital Statistics
MARRIAGES
1935 — Simon England and Miss Jane
Chard Parkman, daughter of Mrs. Harold
E. Parkman of Fairhaven, Mass., and the
late Mr. Parkman, June 1 1. At home: 186
Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, Mass.
1945 — Robert H. Burrage, Jr., and Miss
Jean Winifred Rowell, daughter of Mrs.
Edith A. Rowell of Scituate, Mass., July
1. At home: 64 Long Wharf, Boston.
1945 — Libero N. Cimini and Miss Mar-
jorie Carol Conner, daughter of Mrs. Ed-
ward W. Conner of Nahant, Mass., and
the late Mr. Conner, in May. Best man
was David Goldstein '45. Ushers included
Dr. Edwin L. Votolato '45 and Dr. Frank
Montella '45.
1946 — Raymond J. Armstrong and
Miss Maureen Kiely, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel J. Kiely of North Providence,
June 4. James Lodge '46 was an usher.
1946— The Rev. Hebert W. Bolles and
Miss Elizabeth Sands Elliot, daughter of
Mrs. John Harlin O'Connell of New York
City and the late Capt. Giraud F. Elliot,
June 4. Ushers included the Rev. Stuart G.
Ruth '48 and Dr. Joseph L. Dowling '47.
At home: 7 Kenyon Ave., Wakefield, R. L
1947— William C. Hayes and Miss Lil-
lian Wehr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Con-
rad Wehr, Jr., of Little Ferry, N. J., Apr.
16.
1947 — Robert D. O'Brien and Miss
Mary Ellen Brunkow, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Orvin R. Brunkow of Pelham
Manor, N. Y., June 12.
1948 — Walter Dennis, Jr., and Miss
Joan Katherine Piatt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold L. Piatt of Edgewood,
R. L, July 2. Best man was Thomas Swin-
dells '51. At home: 16 Hazard Ave., Prov-
idence.
1948— Lt. Richard B. Edgar, USN, and
Miss Frances Lee Harrison, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh C. Harrison of Min-
neapolis, May 20.
1948 — R. Gordon McGovern and Miss
Judy Merrow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wolcott Merrow of Winchester, Mass.,
June 4. Father of the groom is James J.
McGovern '14. At home: 320 Harvard
St., Cambridge, Mass.
1949 — Frederick M. Boyce, Jr., and
Miss Carlene G. Lobley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl R. Lobley of Bangor, Me.,
June 5. Frederick M. Boyce '09 is the
groom's father.
1949— Lt. (jg) John P. Cady, Jr., USN,
and Miss Phyllis Carolyn Keune, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton H. Keune of
Cranston, R. L, June 4. At home: 125
Litton Ave., Groton, Conn.
1949 — The Rev. George F. French and
Miss Susan Tier McNaughton, daughter
of Mrs. Archibald G. McNaughton of
Schenectady, N. Y., July 2.
1949 — The Rev. William M. Hale and
Miss Helen Houston Frost, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus S. Frost of Worcester,
Mass., June 16. Stephen Garratt '49 was
an usher.
1949 — Roe P. Hendrick and Miss Bar-
bara Anne Travis, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert S. Travis of Rumford, R. L,
July 9. Best man was Howard Kimball,
Jr. '49. Ushers included Zenas W. Bliss II
'49, Lincoln E. Barber, Jr. '50 and Herbert
F. Hayden '49.
1949— Paul F. Hood and Miss Anita
M. Montali, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Armando P. Montali of New London,
Conn., June 4. Ushejs included Pierce B.
Smith '49 and Ralph H. Hood '57, brother
of the groom. At home: 514 Arbutus St.,
Philadelphia.
1949 — Berton J. Kessler and Miss
Elayne I. Rosenberg, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Rosenberg of Providence,
June 26. Ushers included Morton Blas-
balg '50 and Dr. Irwin Kaplan '52. At
home: 139 Byfield St., Providence.
1949— Dr. Bruce W. Wild and Miss
June E. Manchester, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer B. Manchester, Jr., of West-
port Point, Mass., May 2.
1950— Donald R. Colo and Miss Pru-
dence Henderson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Morris J. Henderson of Parma,
Ohio, May 28.
1950 — Jack Guveyan and Miss Arpine
Varjabedian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ardashes Varjabedian of Worcester,
Mass., May 22. Ushers included David H.
Hawkins '50 and Richard W. White '50.
1950 — David H. Hawkins and Miss
Nancy Griffin Osgood, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William C. Osgood of Wellesley
Hills, Mass., June 25. At home: 293 Bea-
con St., Boston.
1950— Richard D. Knott and Miss
Mary Eileen Dunleavy, daughter of Mrs.
Frank J. Dunleavy of Ellsworth, Me.,
June 25. Best man was Robert Kulason
'50.
1950 — Jack MacFadden and Miss Eve-
lyn Olanoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Solomon Olanoff of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
June 26. Ushers included John A. Black-
hall '50 and Roland F. Dunn '52.
1950 — Francis H. Mahoney and Miss
Joan Lahart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William T. Lahart of Lenox, Mass., May
21. Walter J. Mahoney, Jr. '50 was best
man for his brother. At home: 1094 New
York Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
1950 — Jeremiah J. O'Donnell, Jr., and
Miss Joan Frances Murphy, daughter of
Mrs. Dorothy B. Murphy of Bridgeport,
Conn., June 26.
1950— Camille E. Pepin and Miss
Jeanne Rachel Frappier, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilfred Frappier of Woon-
socket. May 21. At home: 129 Lefrancois
Blvd., Woonsocket.
1950— Edward DeWitt, III, and Miss
Edna Nancy Collins, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Collins, in June.
1950— Dr. Frederick J. O'Brien and
Miss Virginia Marie Murphy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Murphy of Mid-
dletown. Conn., July 2.
1950— Lt. R. Wendell Phillips, Jr.,
USAF, and Miss Elizabeth Dewey Moss,
daughter of Mr. James W. Moss of Chest-
nut Hill, Mass., and the late Mrs. Moss,
June 18. Best man was Howard Kimball
"49. Ushers included Zenas W. Bliss '49
and Roe Hendrick '49.
1950 — Richard E. Rodman and Miss
Elizabeth Thayer Aldrich of Providence,
daughter of the late Mrs. Ronald Bishop,
June 18. Ushers included Zachary P. Mor-
fogen '50, Donald W. Heiferman '50 and
Robert Butler '51. Father of the groom
is Robert F. Rodman, Jr. '24. At home:
6817 High Meadows Dr., Cincinnati.
1951 — Louis W. Anthony and Miss
Ann Patricia Condon, daughter of Mr.
John P. Condon of West Concord, Mass.,
June 4. Father of the groom is Elijah
Anthony II '18.
1951— 2nd Lt. Richard J. Israel and
Miss Harriet Gladstein, daughter of Mrs.
Samuel Gladstein of Providence, June 26.
1951 — John K. Maxtone-Graham and
Miss Katrina Kanzler, daughter of Mr.
Ernest Kanzler of Grosse Pointe, Mich.,
and the late Mrs. Kanzler, June 4. Ushers
included David Barus '49 and James Pol-
lock '51.
1951 — Robert N. Noyes and Miss Ann
Simpson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thornton Simpson of St. Paul, May 28.
1951— Lt. Carl D. Peterson, USMC,
and Miss Virginia Burgess King, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Starr M. King of Beverly,
Mass., in June.
1951 — Ivan Spangenberg, III, and Miss
Delia Ann Graham, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Laurence Graham of Wilton, Conn.,
June 18. Peter Spangenberg '54 was best
man for his brother. Walter Crabtree '51
was an usher.
1951 — Hugh R. Thomas and Miss Dore
Martin, daughter of Mrs. John W. Her-
ron of Potomac, Md., May 31. Ushers in-
cluded Edward P. Flynn '51, Joseph Hil-
bish '51 and Barry Shanahan '51.
1952 — Benjamin D. Berkman and Miss
Georgia Mildred Simson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John A. W. Simson of Green-
wich, Conn., June 1 1.
1952 — Elwood Eldridge and Miss
Nancy I. Pittsley, daughter of Mrs. Irene
W. Pittsley of Falmouth, Mass., May 29.
1952 — Daniel W. Grisley, Jr., and Miss
Catherine Alice Weaver, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Vincent P. Weaver of Water-
bury, Conn., June 25. Donald W. Burlin-
game '52 and R. Tyler Day '52 were
ushers.
1952 — Stephen Lalikos and Miss Flor-
ence Pavles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell Pavles of Lynn, Mass., June 12.
James Lalikos '47 was an usher.
1952 — Harold W. Levin and Miss Pat-
ricia Ann Hammer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Morris H. Hammer of West Hart-
ford, Conn., June 12. Best man was
The Navy Got Him Home
Six weeks before the wedding
day. Ens. Stephen F. Honan '54
shipped out of Newport on the
destroyer McCaffrey for a six
weeks' cruise. Five weeks later,
his fiancee. Miss Frances M.
Goodwin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William V. Goodwin of Gar-
den City, R. ]., received a wireless
message that said, "Stand by, make
plans for last-minute arrival."
The night before the wedding
day, there was a radio phone call
that told of mechanical troubles
aboard the destroyer, but it had
cut directly through a violent
storm to save time. At 1 a.m. of
the wedding day, June 11, the
McCaffrey reached Newport. Ho-
nan took a taxi home to Provi-
dence, arriving at 4 a.m. At 7:45
he got his license from the City
Registrar, Dr. Joseph Smith '20,
and the wedding was held in St.
Mark's Church, Garden City, at
10 — on schedule.
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BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY
Stephen Fenn '51. David N. Freedman '51
was an usher. At home: 9 Anis Rd., Bel-
mont, Mass.
1952 — David G. Lubrano and Miss
Jean Hambleton, daughter of Mrs. Her-
bert L. Hambleton of Lawrence, Mass.,
June 18. Best man was Herbert J. HoU-
berg "52. Ushers included Thomas Dimeo
'52 and James H. Readio III '52. The
bride is Pembroke '55. Father of the
groom is Jack A. Lubrano '24.
1952 — Joseph E. Manning and Miss
Joan Marie Dragon, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur J. Dragon of Milton, Mass.,
May 7. At home: 176 Summit Ave., Wol-
laston, Mass.
1952 — Joseph A. McOsker, Jr., and
Miss Marcia Jane Dowd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. Leno.x Dowd of Waban,
Mass., June 18. Best man was Charles L.
Bryson '51. Ushers included John F.
O'Connor '47, Norman E. Grenier '49,
John J. Gilbert '52, James P. Brown '50,
Stephen Fenn '51, and Conrad Kronholm
'53. At home: 17 Marlborough St., Bos-
ton.
1952— Lt. (jg) Russell A. Preble, Jr.,
USN, and Miss Dorothy Jean Perdue,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Perdue
of Glenview, 111., June 18. At home: 300
N. 26th St., Camp Hill, Pa.
1952 — Reginald W. Ray, Jr., and Miss
Mona Gill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John E. Gill of San Juan, Puerto Rico,
June 25. Best man was David Holmgren
'51. Ushers included Grant McCargo '52
and Vincent Keating '52. Father of the
groom is Brown '27.
1952 — Eugene M. Scanlon and Miss
Dorothy R. Barlow, daughter of Mrs.
Walter A. Barlow of Clinton, Mass., May
28. At home: 12 Front St., Clinton.
1952 — Theodore B. Selover, Jr., and
Miss Barbara Jeanne Allen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey K. Allen of Forest
Hills, N. Y. At home: Suite 9, 23341 Lake
Shore Blvd., Euclid 23, Ohio.
1952 — Richard M. Stockwell and Miss
Beatrice Marie Clayton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Clayton of Rye, N. Y.,
June 11.
1952 — Leo Vine and Miss Doris Helen
Kreiger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Kreiger of Ansonia, Conn., June 26.
1953 — Robert C. Carson and Miss
Mary Anne Mako, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Mako of Providence, July 2.
At home: 722 Clark St., Evanston, 111.
1953 — Raymond A. Covill and Miss
Ruth Ann Porter, daughter of Mrs.
Rounseville Porter of Rochester, June 26.
1953 — Ens. Richard A. Dawley,
USCG, and Miss Jean Lotridge, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Lotridge of
Cambria Heights, N. Y., June 12.
1953 — Lt. (jg) Richard C. Dunham,
USN, and Miss Nancy G. Leslie, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Leslie of Me-
thuen, Mass., June 25. The bride is Pem-
broke '54. Best man was Robert Dunham
'50, brother of the groom. Father of the
groom is Carlton L. Dunham '21.
1953 — Edward A. Johnson and Miss
Marilyn Full, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederic M. Full of Marblehead, Mass.,
June 18. Ushers included Edward B. Hal-
lett '53 and M. Leonard Erickson '52.
1953— Pfc. James D. Lynn, USA, and
Miss Patricia Mayo Hackett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Arthur Hackett of Beacon
Falls, Mass., May 21. Martin F. Lynn '42
was best man for his brother. His brother,
Robert Lynn '51, ushered. At home: 431
Main St., Acton, Mass.
1953 — Robert S. Manley and Miss
Mary Jo Wagner, daughter of the Rev.
Co-Ed Among Men
A CHANGE in housing policy was
necessary on June 8 in Waller Hall,
a men's residence hall at State
College of Washington at Pullman.
The first co-ed arrived, the daugh-
ter of William B. Crafts '50 and
Mrs. Crafts, resident couple in the
dormitory. Her name: Marianne
Gail.
A mimeograph report. Waller
Winds, described the new co-ed as
conducting research on "nutrition
and narcolepsy." "Although she has
her noisy times (as do all the resi-
dents of the Hall), she is in gen-
eral a quiet, mannerly House citi-
zen," said the announcement. "I'm
so glad to have a girl around after
so many boys," Mrs. Crafts com-
mented. "Now I'll have someone
who enjoys 'woman-talk.' "
The revolution in Waller Hall
was short in duration, for the
Crafts left in July for Penn State,
where Bill is a new Assistant to
the Dean of Men.
and Mrs. H. Hughes Wagner of Spring-
field, Mass., June 18. At home: 102 Gil-
bert Ave., New Haven, Conn.
1953 — Thomas A. Marshall and Miss
Elizabeth Anne Murphy, daughter of Mrs.
M. A. Cecile Murphy of Providence, June
2
1953 — pvt. Robert E. McNamara,
USA, and Miss Catherine Agatha Model-
ski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P.
Modelski of Providence, June 18.
1953_Pfc. William H. Miller, USA,
and Miss Inabeth Rabinowitz, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Rabinowitz of
Providence, June 5. Richard H. Miller '50
was best man for his brother.
1953— Lt. (jg) William B. Moniz, Jr.,
USN, and Miss Virginia Joan Twardow-
ski, daughter of Mrs. Adolphe J. Twar-
dowski of New Bedford, Mass., June 25.
William Ohnesorge '53 was an usher.
1953 — William F. Sammartino and
Miss Joan Claire Chiappinelli, daughter
of Mrs. Bart Chiappinelli of Edgewood,
R. I., July 16. Ushers included Everett
Sammartino '53 and John Sammartino
'55.
1953 — Lt. James R. Winoker, US.A,,
and Miss Marilyn Horovitz, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Horovitz of War-
wick, R. I., July 3.
1954 — Ens. Henry C. Atwood, Jr.,
USNR, and Miss Shirley Louise Burke,
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Carl V. Burke
of Wellfleet, Mass., Apr. 30. Best man was
Pvt. Herbert Achtmeyer '54.
1954 — Sidney Baumgarten and Miss
Sylvia Rosen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Rosen of Longmeadow, Mass.,
June 26. The bride is Pembroke '55.
1954 — Joseph F. Bombino and Miss
Nancy Elizabeth Blais, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Blais of Winthrop,
Mass., June 4. Ushers included John F.
Larson '52, Walter Woolley, Jr. '54 and
Edwin C. Ballard, Jr. '54.
1954 — Stanley H. Boulas and Miss
Demetra Protulis, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles J. Protulis of Newport, R. I.,
July 3. At home: 4329 Spruce St., Phil-
adelphia.
1954 — Ens. Kenneth B. Bourne, Jr..
USNR, and Miss Mary Lu Clark, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Brackett H. Clark of
Washington, Conn., July 18. Best man
was John Dorer '55. The bride is Pem-
broke '54.
1954 — Barry D. Brown and Miss Ruth
Eleanor Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Brown of Providence, July 3. Best
man was John Sklar '54. Ushers included
Robert Furman '55 and Lawrence Marx
"55. At home: 3242 84th St., Jackson Hts.,
N. Y.
1954 — Walter M. Cook and Miss Polly
Weeks, daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Lawrence B. Weeks of South Orange,
N. J., July 2.
1954 — Edward J. Gauthier and Miss
Carolyn Violet Nave, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Vincent Nave of North Provi-
dence, July 4. Father of the groom is
Edward H. Gauthier '31.
(OUR APOLOGIES to 34 grooms in
the Classes of 1954 and 1955. Notes on
their weddings, crowded out of this issue,
will appear in November.)
BIRTHS
1929— To Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H.
Borden of Swansea, Mass., a daughter,
Martha Jeanne, Aug. 8.
1933— To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walsh
of Atlanta, their fourth child and third
son, June 29.
1935 — To Mr. and Mrs. H. Brainard
Fancher of Syracuse, a daughter, Judith
Leslie, Mar. 15.
1936 — To Mr. and Mrs. Edward D.
Wass of Barrington, R. I., their fourth
child and first son, Charles Edward, May
22.
1936 — To Mr. and Mrs. Gardner E.
Wheeler, Jr., of Branford, Conn., a daugh-
ter. Wendy C, Nov. 24, 1954.
1939— To Mr. and Mrs. Edward J.
Deignan of Warwick, R. I., their fourth
child and second daughter, Carol, July 12.
1939— To Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Stone of
Providence, their third child, a son, Kevin
Robert, June 4.
1939— To Mr. and Mrs. David B. Wil-
mot of Buskirk, N. Y., their third child
and second son, David Barr Wilmot, Jr.,
June 28. Grandfather is Sydney Wilmot
"09.
1940— To Mr. and Mrs. Clark T. Foster
of Ramsey, N. J., their third child and
second daughter. Joanne Evelyn, June 19.
1941— To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H.
Maass, Jr., of New York City, their first
child, a son, Jeff'rey Paul, Mav 26.
1942— To Mr. and Mrs. Richard P.
Donovan of Pelham, N. Y., their fifth
child and fourth daughter, Margaret, May
30. Grandfather is Gerald Donovan '12.
1944 — To Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mer-
riam of Warwick, R. I., their second child,
a son. David Hall, June 20.
1945— To Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.
Claflin of Harmony, R. I., their third child
and first daughter. Heather Louise, June
8. Grandfather is Albert W. Claflin '06.
Mrs. Claflin is the former Janet Cameron,
Pembroke '45.
1946— To Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell
Blease of Pawtucket, their second child
and second son, John Russell, July 7.
1946— To Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Del-
zio of Madrid, Spain, their first child, a
son, Frank Xavier, June 16.
1946 — To Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lapides
of Providence, their second daughter,
Wendy Rae, June 27.
1946 — To Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Pease of
Madison, N. J., their first child, a daugh-
ter, Joanna Roberts, May 13. Grandfather
is Reginald M. Pease '21.
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1946 — To Mr. and Mrs. Allan J. Rosen-
berg of Marbiehead, Mass., a daughter,
Nancy Ellen, Jan. 8.
1946— To Rev. and Mrs. W. Mollis
Tegarden of Portland, Me., their third
child and second daughter, Pamela
Adams, June 10.
1946— To Mr. and Mrs. John A. Till-
inghast, 11, of Providence, their second
daughter, Dorothy Shaw, June 23.
1947 — To Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S.
Barnstone of Silver Spring. Md., their sec-
ond son, Wayne Michael, Mar. 28.
1948 — To Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Campbell of Jiolbrook, Mass., their sec-
ond child and first daughter, Martha, July
20. Grandfather is Leonard B. Campbell
'15.
1948 — To Mr. and Mrs. Howard A.
Lane of Plainfield, N. J., their second son,
Kerry Scott, May 21, 1954.
1948 — To Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Re-
gine, Jr., of Providence, their fifth child
and fourth daughter, Elizabeth Anne,
June 19.
1948_To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph I. Wil-
cox of Providence, a daughter, Susan
Ann, June 30.
1949 — To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E.
Bonacker of Springfield, Mass., their sec-
ond daughter, Janice Lorraine, July 27.
1949 — To Mr. and Mrs. Edward H.
Glenney of Manchester, Conn., their sec-
ond daughter, Linda Babson, June 21.
Mrs. Glenney is the former Shirley Ken-
yon, Pembroke '50.
1949 — To Mr. and Mrs. Edmands P.
Lingham, Jr., of Ashland, Mass., their
third child and second daughter, Laurie
Wright, July 1. Mrs. Lingham is the for-
mer Priscilla Wright, Pembroke '51.
1949— To Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth H.
Ostergard of Beachwood, Ohio, their third
child and second son, Martin Petersen, II,
May 12.
1949 — To Mr. and Mrs. Allen J.
Rooney of New Milford, N. J., their sec-
ond child and first son, Allen James
Rooney, III, July 7. Mrs. Rooney is the
former Marian Raab, Pembroke '49.
1949 — To Mr. and Mrs. Earle G. Sim-
mons of Warwick, R. I., their third child
and second daughter, Nancy Ellen, June
22.
1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln E.
Barber of Wellesley, Mass., their second
son, Lincoln Edward Barber, HI, May 17.
1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Car-
bone of Providence, twin sons, John and
Joseph, July 9.
1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B.
Chick of Rumford, R. I., their first child,
a daughter, Deborah Carol, July 16. Mrs.
Chick is the former Caroline M. Decatur,
Pembroke '50. Grandfather is Alton C.
Chick '19.
1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. Albert G.
Davidson, Jr., of Bloominglon, 111., their
first child, a daughter, Kathleen Ann, May
12.
1950— To Mr. and Mrs. William J. De
Nuccio of Hoxsie, R. I., their fourth son,
John Mark, June 16.
1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D.
Emerson, Jr., their first child, a daughter,
Laurie Jean, June 19.
1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Fisher
of Flushing, L. I., a son, Douglas, June 1 1.
1950— To Mr. and Mrs. Philbin S.
Flanagan of Norwalk, Conn., their second
daughter, Sarah, May 30.
1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. George P.
Hubbard of Pawtucket, their third son,
James Kirker, June 21. Grandfather is
Howard G. Hubbard '11.
1950— To Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Hut-
ton of Pawtucket, their second child and
first son, Gordon Ross, June 8.
1950— To Mr. and Mrs. David Miller
of Peace Dale, R. I., their second child
and first son, James Walker, July 27. Pa-
ternal grandfather is Clarence W. Miller
'12. Maternal grandfather is Arthur W.
Bushell '07.
1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Rey-
nolds of Cranston, R. I., their third child
and second son, Stephen Farrell, May 26.
Mrs. Reynolds is the former Alice G. Far-
rell, Pembroke '49.
1950— To Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sulli-
van, Jr., of Danbury, Conn., their third
child and second son, Michael James, Mav
9.
1951 — To Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. De-
Curtis of Johnston, R. I., their second
child, a son, Robert Anthony DeCurtis,
Jr., May 22.
1951— To Mr. and Mrs. William P.
Emerson of Larchmont, N. Y., a daughter,
Catherine Anne, Aug. 27, 1954. Mrs.
Emerson is the former Anne Bradley,
Pembroke '53.
1951— To Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Manning of Dalton, Mass., their third
child and second son, John Alexander,
May 27.
1951— To Mr. and Mrs. John A. Rich-
ardson of Matawan, N. J., their first child,
a son, John Adams Richardson, Jr., Mav
17. ' ' y
1951— To Mr. and Mrs. John S. Rose
of Newtonville, Mass., their first child, a
daughter, Margery Elizabeth, Feb. 16.
1951— To Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Smith, Jr., of Riverside, R. I., their sec-
ond son, Michael Hall, July 25.
1951 — To Mr. and Mrs. Roderick I.
Sweet of Falls Church, Va., their second
child and first son, Bradford Herndon,
July 21.
1951— To Mr. and Mrs. Mason B. Wil-
liams of East Longmeadow, Mass., a
daughter, Diane Benton, April 26. Grand-
father is Alonzo B. Williams '25.
1952— To Mr. and Mrs. Richard E.
Boesel, Jr., of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., a son,
Douglas Nelson, Oct. 6, 1954.
1952 — To Mr. and Mrs. Louis E.
Fischer of Concord, Mass., a daughter,
Lisa, Nov. 29, 1954.
1952— To Mr. and Mrs. John S. Mut-
terperl of Riverdale, N. Y., a daughter,
Louise Ann, in June.
1952— To the Rev. and Mrs. Gordon J.
Stenning of Pawtucket, their first child, a
son, Mark Luther, June 26.
1953— To Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Big-
ler, Jr., of Cranston, R. I., their first child,
a son, John Stephen, July 10.
1953— To Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Vernon L.
Norwood, II, twins, a son, Vernon Lee
Norwood, III, and a daughter, Susan Lyn,
April 21.
1954 — To Mr. and Mrs. P. Gerald De
Simone of Levittown, N. Y., their second
daughter, Joyce Ann, May 15.
In Memoriam
GEORGE McKINLEY McCLELLAN
'95 m Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June 13.
A retired attorney, he had been prior
to World War I a resident representa-
tive and counsel in Washington, D. C.
for the Chamber of Commerce of
Honolulu. In 1917 he was recalled to
that position for the duration of the
war. Stephen A. McClellan '23 is his
son. Zeta Psi.
MALCOLM GREENE CHACE '96 in
Hyannis, Mass., July 16. A leading tex-
tile figure in New England and one of
the most influential men in develop-
ment of electric power in the Northeast,
his financial interests and directorates
embraced many various forms of busi-
ness, including a tanker fleet to trans-
port oil into New England. He was dis-
tinguished, too, for his skill in tennis,
having won eight national titles. He is
credited with having helped introduce
the game of hockey to the United States.
DR. HORATIO CUSHING ALLEN '97
in New Bedford, June 29. He was Chief
of the Medical Staff at St. Luke's Hos-
pital in New Bedford from 1923 to
1931 and in recent years had been an
honorary member. Edward T. Allen '28
is his son. Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Phi.
FAYETTE GATES '00 in Calais, Me.,
Sept. 28, 1954. After leaving Brown he
became connected with the hotel busi-
ness and served as manager of various
hotels in Canada and Maine.
WALTER HOWARD MITCHELL '00 in
Springfield, Mass., June 10. He became
associated as proofreader with the F. A.
Bassette Co. of Springfield, a printing
firm, immediately upon his graduation
and served in many capacities with the
concern, becoming President in Nov.
1927. He was active in the Connecticut
Valley Brown Club, a Director of the
Springfield National Bank and a Trustee
of American International College.
Sigma Xi.
LUCIAN FENNER KIMBALL '01 in
Pomt Judith, R. I., July 13. A retired
overseer of the Peace Dale Mills where
he had worked for 43 years, he also
held numerous official positions in the
civic affairs of his community.
DR. THOMAS BURGESS '02 in Hat-
boro. Pa., July 1. A retired Episcopal
clergyman, he had spent the first 11
years of his ministry as a missionary in
the lumber camps of Northern Maine.
Later, he served as rector of a church
in Athol, Mass. His publications in-
cluded "Greeks in America" and "For-
eign-Born Americans." Thomas Bur-
"Last White Line"
Acknowledging the sympathy
of Alumni Secretary McCormick,
the widow of Thomas S. Nelson
'27 wrote in August: "The lessons
learned and the friendships made
on Campus and later were treas-
ured by my husband. He took a
keen interest in Brown men and
their activities 'until the last white
line is crossed,' which for him was
on January 14 of this year."
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BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY
gess, Jr. '31 is his son; Dr. Alexander
M. Burgess '06 and George S. Burgess
'12, his brothers. Phi Beta Kappa, Al-
pha Delta Phi.
SAMUEL COHEN "02 in Utica, N. Y.,
June 14. He had been engaged in the
business of merchandising on Broad-
way, New York City, for many years
and held active membership in Masonic
organizations and the Brown Club of
New York. He was Clerk of the Com-
munity Church in New York.
JOHN HENRY BRESLIN '06, former
hotel proprietor. His death on Feb. 18,
1952, has been confirmed by his widow,
Mrs. Ethel Breslin of Charleton Rd.,
Belmont, Mass. He had operated the
Hotel Hampton in Boston. Phi Kappa.
CHESTER LeROY HAYWARD '06 on
May 15, 1954. A retired civil engineer,
he had worked in the State of New
York in connection with the construc-
tion of the barge canal, highways, roads
and the rapid transit system. His last
position before retirement was with the
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads.
CARLETON DOTY MORSE '13 in
Needham, Mass., June 2. President and
Treasurer of Clearwater Laundry Co
and Sterling Cleaners of Boston, his
outside interests were many and varied.
They included Historical Societies,
whaling research, the Glover Memorial
Hospital, Masons, Chamber of Com-
merce, Brown Club of Boston and the
Appalachian Mountain Club. He was
founder and first Chairman of Friends
of the Library at Brown and a Past
chairman of the Board of Editors of
this magazine. During World War I, he
served as Captain in the Infantry. He
was Brown's Chief Marshal at the 1953
Commencement. His daughter is Eliza-
beth Anne Morse, Pembroke '56. Delta
Upsilon.
COL. JOHN LINDLEY GAMMELL '15
in Gulfport, Fla., July 8. In World War
I, he served under Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthur on the Western front, partici-
pated in four major campaigns, and was
cited for gallantry in action. In World
War II, he served as commandant of
one of the largest prisoner-of-war
camps in the country, at Camp Atter-
bury, Ind. Upon retirement from the
Army in 1947, he became President of
the Gulfport Town Council. His most
recent post was as Commandant of Ad-
miral Farragut Naval Academy. A
great athlete as an undergraduate, he
continued his interest in football for 23
years as an intercollegiate official, 10
of them in the National Professional
Football League. Phi Delta Theta.
JAMES RUSSELL AUGUSTINE MUR-
PHY '20 in Lynn, Mass., July 8. For
many years a rehabilitation officer for
the Veterans Administration in Lynn,
he was formerly well known as a semi-
pro baseball player and was star out-
fielder for the Cornet All-Stars 30 years
ago. Phi Kappa.
GARDNER SWENTZEL '20 in New
York City, May 20. He had been asso-
ciated with Taylor-Bates Co.. stock-
brokers, and more recently with John
P. White Co. During World War I he
served in the Navy. Delta Phi.
PHILIP KENDALL FINEGOLD '23 in
Brookline, Mass., March 5. A success-
ful attorney, he had practiced law in the
Lost off Japan
They looked in vain for David
W. Bell '54. His plane disappeared
in the Pacific off southern Japan
late in June. Rescue planes, flying
hundreds of missions, thought once
or twice that his life-raft had been
located; there was faint radio
response when night-flares were
dropped. Then all contact was lost,
although the search continued for
more than a week over more than
80,000 square miles of ocean and
cost two additional lives.
Marine Lt. Bell was ordnance
officer with Capt. H. P. Montague,
pilot, when their plane ran out of
gas while lost in the fog on Sun-
day. June 26. His wife, who had
flown to Japan to join him, learned
of his loss upon her arrival.
Bell was 24 years old. a resident
of Minneapolis, where his father
is President of General Mills. He
prepared for Brown at Governor
Dummer, was a popular student
leader on the Hill. He was elected
Cammarian Club President, took
part in WBRU, rifle team, Brunav-
ians, and Varsity skiing. He was
an officer of his fraternity, Psi
Upsilon.
city of Boston for the past 25 years. He
was a member of the Knights of
Pythias, Elks and Masons. Samuel R.
Finegold '25 and Herman C. Finegold
'29 are his brothers.
MAJ. GEN. KERN DeLOS METZGER
'24 in Brecksville, Ohio, June 19. He
was President of the Cleveland insur-
ance firm of Metzger-Gongwer-Metz-
ger and also widely known in military
circles. In addition to his civilian occu-
pation he had been in recent months a
consultant to the Air Force and until
last September one of the top men in
the U.S.A.F. production and mobiliza-
tion field. Beta Theta Pi.
THOMAS SANFORD NELSON '27 in
Washington, D. C, Jan. 14. After grad-
uation from Fordham Law School with
an LL.B. in 1930, he practised law in
addition to activity as a broker, hold-
ing a seat on the American Exchange.
At one time he was Assistant Purchas-
ing Agent for the Kingsbury Ordnance
Plant at LaPorte, Ind., and also was
President of Nelson-Mason Supply
Corp. His widow is Mrs. Beatrice Alma
O'Neil Nelson of 1400 Fairmont St.,
N.W., Washington 9, D. C. A brother
is Raymond F. Nelson '33. Phi Kappa
Psi.
DORMAN WINSLOW SEARLE '30 in
Providence, June 14. Town Treasurer
of East Providence since 1948, Vice-
President and Treasurer of the Provi-
dence Public Markets and one-time
Brown football player, he was espe-
cially well known for his long associa-
tion with the sport of boxing, as a
teacher, coach and official. Delta Kappa
Epsilon.
JOSIAH ENSIGN GREENE '33, novel-
ist, in Duluth, Minn., June 12. His
first serious novel written in 1944, en-
titled "Not in Our Stars," won the Mc-
Millan Centenary Award for fiction in
1945. Amateur dramatics claimed his
interest as technical director of the Du-
luth Playhouse. Kenyon W. Greene '41
and Duty W. Greene '35 are his broth-
ers. His wife is the former Elizabeth
deCourcy. Pembroke '31. Phi Beta
Kappa. Phi Sigma Kappa.
DR. SAMUEL BERTRAM SOSTEK '33
in Boston, May 1. A prominent physi-
cian and a specialist in the field of in-
ternal medicine, he was associated with
a number of hospitals and medical in-
stitutions and a staff member of the
Boston City Hospital. He was an As-
sistant Professor at Boston University
School of Medicine. During World War
II, he served as a Lieutenant in the
Navy on an L.S.T. in the Pacific Thea-
tre. Phi Beta Kappa.
DR. HERBERT BERNARD HOLLEB
'35 in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 28. Direc-
tor of Pathology at the Huntington,
L. I., Hospital and the Brunswick Hos-
pital at Amityville, he was also a mem-
ber of the American Board of Path-
ology, the American Medical Associa-
tion and the American Society of Clini-
cal Pathology. Dr. Arthur I. Holleb '41
is his brother. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma
Xi.
JOHN OTTO STOLE '51 in an airplane
accident just outside of Toledo, Ohio,
Nov. 25, 1954. His business was lo-
cated in Toledo.
RUSSELL GRIFFITH WINNIE, II, '51
in Chicago, May 28. At Brown he was
a soloist with the university Glee Club
and a member of the Ivy League octet.
He had been a Chicago representative
of the Connecticut Life Insurance Co.
since 1953. Zeta Psi.
LT. (jg) CLAYTON CHARLES KNIGHT
'53 near Holtville, Calif., June 16, when
his Navy bomber crashed and burned
during a practice bombing run. He was
in the Naval ROTC at Brown and re-
ceived his pilot's wings last fall.
BROWN
ALUMNI MONTHLY
Published by Brown University for its
A I II 171 ni
MEMBER, AMERICAN ALUMNI COUNCIL
Board of Editors
Chairman
C. ARTHUR BRAITSCH '23
Vice-chairman
GEORGE W. POTTER, '21
GARRETT D. BYRNES '26
WARREN L. CARLEEN '48
CARLETON GOFF '24
ROBERT H. GOFF '24
ELMER S. HORTON '10
PROF. L J. KAPSTEIN '26
Managing-Editor
CHESLEY WORTHINGTON '23
Assistant Editor
JOHN F. BARRY, JR., '50
OCTOBER 1955
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Mr. Karl H. Koopsnaa—
Tha Citadel
1 CharL23ton, S. C.
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Marshall . . , meet the 1915 Brown
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