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WHEN SPRING WAS TENTATIVE 



APRIL 1955 

SENT BY THE UNIVERSITY TO ALL BROWN MEN 



BROWN 

ALUMNI MONTHLY 

Published by Brown University for ils 
Alumni 

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 
ELMER S. HORTON '10 
PROF. I. J. KAPSTEIN '26 
JOHN T. WINTERICH '12 

Managing-Editor 
CHESLEY WORTHINGTON '23 

Assistant Editor 
JOHN F. BARRY, JR., '50 



CONTENTS 

News 

A Challenge in the Drive 1 1 

Search for a President 14 

A "Jovial Skeptic" Retires 30 

Features 

Athletics, Then and Now 3 

The Alumnus and Admissions 7 

Advisory Council Candids 12 

The First American Patent 24 

Wellman of "Ivy College" 3 1 

Departments 

The Brown Clubs Report 

Brunonians Far and Near 
Highlighting Brown Sports 
Bureau of Vital Statistics 



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32 



THE COVER PHOTO: Rush it all they 
will, the undergraduates can't hasten the 
advent of spring. But when it comes to the 
Brown Campus, it is all the lovelier. 
(Brown Photo Lab picture) 




WARD DAVENPORT, Brown's ca- 
pable Superintendent of Buildings 
and Grounds, passed along a couple of 
stories from his Department, timely in 
view of his recent talks before the Boston 
Brown Club and the Faculty Club on the 
operation of the physical plant of the Uni- 
versity. 

Two involved custodians. One was in 
Allinson House, where an old. noisy boiler 
had been replaced during the holidays, un- 
known to the gentleman. He knew some- 
thing had happened, though, for he sent 
a note to B & G: "Please check the oil 
burner — it is too quiet." 

Over in the Music Building (the former 
Alpha Delta Phi House on College Hill), 
they'd been having a little trouble with 
the heating — nothing urgent, just a minor 
discomfort. And the custodian put in a 
work-request: "Do you suppose the au- 
tomatic controls could be adjusted an 
octave or two?" 

> B & G RAN INTO a little trouble recently 
in the annex laboratory of the Biology De- 
partment on Waterman St. A leak which 
developed in one of the water lines 
worked down through during the night 
and flooded one of the coops, drowning 
three of the guinea pigs. With the pedi- 
greed animals and the hours invested in 
experiments, this could have been a seri- 
ous business. Prof. Walter Wilson "18, the 
Chairman of the Department, was notified 
the first thing next morning, with sincere 
apologies from B & G. 

"Think nothing of it," Wilson told 
them later. "No real harm has been done. 
No experiment was affected, because two 
of the guinea pigs were Post-Graduates, 
and the other was a Freshman." 

> WE LIKED the way Paul Deutschmann 
put it in Old Oregon: "One of the benefits 
of a University campus not often thought 
about is that it provides "open spaces" to 
walk about in or just to look at. . . . The 
campus is much more than a park, which 
often is a kind of denial or de-emphasis 
of the works of man. The campus asserts 
his works at the same time it reminds man 
of his smallness. It provides perspective 
that is lacking when we don"t have space 
enough. Somehow, the very physical as- 
pect of the campus demonstrates the more 
intellectual and abstract idea of the Uni- 
versity." 

> THE omo STATE MONTHLY asked, "What 
Is a Class Personal?" Webster, it thought, 
might define it as "a terse item, relating 
to an alumnus, or to alumni, or activi- 
ties of alumni: found in college alumni 
publications." Its own interpretation went 
like this: 

"We think it's more than that. Like a 
falling star, shooting across the midnight 




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skies, it flares into being and is as quickly 
gone. For an elusive moment, miles re- 
cede: age fades away; and Youth lives 
again in all its happiness. Come alive are 
long-forgotten faces and voices unheard 
for many years. Cynics would say it pro- 
vides selfish opportunity to compare your 
lot with others — to see if you lead or lag 
in the race of life. But to the young man, 
homesick in some lonely, distant spot; or 
the housewife momentarily tired of un- 
ending tasks; or the oldster seeking 
warmth for aching bones under the Flor- 
ida sun — it brings companionship and 
pleasant memories. To us, it's a handclasp 
across the miles with friends of yester- 
year." 

> PROF. DONALD FLEMING WaS a little 

baffled a few days ago when a stranger on 
the Campus asked him where he could 
get in touch with "Sigma Eleven."" For- 
tunately, Fleming is a man who remem- 
bers his Roman numerals and realized 
after a bit that the inquirer was talking 
about Sigma Xi. 

> A FRIEND OF OURS at Loomis read the 
following item in the Hartford Courant. 
gasped in wonder, and then realized that 
a wandering line of type had slipped into 
a story by mistake: 

Outstanding secondary school 
students may obtain college cred- 
its under a new plan adopted 
by Yale University. 

Yale"s new plan will allow ex- 
ceptional students to obtain their 
dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria here 
and four years of college work. 

Hunter Kellenberger. Chairman of our 
Modern Language Department, asked, 
"How can we meet such competition?" 

> WE hadn't heard the story until we saw 
it in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. 
But. during the press party before the 
Dartmouth-Navy football game. Navy 
Coach Eddie Erdelatz was being intro- 
duced around the room. When he came to 
John L. Sullivan. Dartmouth grad who 
was formerly Secretary of the Navy, Erde- 
latz said, 'Tm Eddie Erdelatz, Navy 
Coach." 

Said Sullivan. "I'm John Sullivan. Used 
to be an apprentice seaman in the Navy." 

> A CONTRIBUTOR to the Michigan Ahim- 
iius says the following dialogue took place 
on the steps of Angell Hall (named for 
Michigan's first President, James Burrill 
Angell, Brown 1849): 

"Did you know Sam was a Phi Beta 
Kappa?" 

"Is he really? Then why doesn't he live 
at the house?" 

BUSTER 



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BROWN 



ALUMNI 
MONTHLY 



APRIL, 
VOL. LV 



1955 
NO. 7 




Where Brown Fits 
in the Sports Scene 



Our Athletic Director, President 
of the ICAAAA, Made a Frank 
Survey for the Advisory Council 



By PAUL F. MACKESEY '3 



IT IS EASY TO POINT OUT that intercollegiate athletics 
at Brown go back more than 90 years. The implications 
of this are something else again, and it is useful to see the 
program of today in its full perspective. 

Baseball, of course, was the granddaddy of all Brown 
intercollegiate sports, although football had been played 
between the Classes. The Civil War was still going on when 
a Class team up at Harvard sought new baseball worlds to 
conquer. Having knocked off some of the local talent in 
Cambridge, it decided to spread out: a challenge was sent 
to the boys down in New Haven. Yale, however, replied 
that no one there had yet begun to play baseball but hoped 
to do so in the future. Accordingly, a similar letter was ad- 
dressed to the undergraduates at Brown, with the result 
that a few weeks later Brown and Harvard played in Prov- 
idence according to the "H Book of Harvard Athletics," the 
first intercollegiate game of baseball. 

Sports Writing Has Changed Some 

The tjccount of that historic game in 1864 was written 
locally by the University Librarian and appeared in a Provi- 
dence newspaper: 

"The delegation of Harvard students, 34 in number," 



The immineyice of Dr. Wristons retirement 
as President of Brown University has been the 
subject of reluctant speculation since last J%ily 
when we reported his thoughts on the subject. 
On page 14, a Corporation committee tells of its 
search for a successor. 



said the report, "were received at the depot by the members 
of the Brown Club and escorted to Humphrey's, where a 
generous collation was provided. From thence they were 
conducted to the College, where an hour was very agreeably 
spent in social intercourse, and in visiting the library, lab- 
oratory, and other College buildings. 

"The contest lasted upwards of four hours and, as was an- 
ticipated, proved highly exciting. For a long time, the tallies 
on either side increased with even pace, and up to six o'clock 
it seemed entirely doubtful which side would win. The 
Brown boys did a splendid execution, but the superior 
muscle and the longer and more thorough training of the 
Harvard boys finally prevailed. They won the game by a 
majority of nine, the tallies counting 26 and 17. 

"The occasion was enlivened by the delightful music of 
the American Brass Band, and smiles and nods from count- 
less fair ones cheered and encouraged the players. The very 
best feeling pervaded the Clubs, the vanquished joining 
with the victors in cheers at the final result. Such friendly 
contests do much toward uniting kindred institutions in a 
common bond." 

Look at that last sentence again. Wasn't that philosophy 
a pretty good one on which to venture for the first time in 
intercollegiate sport? 

Under Presidents Caswell and Robinson, baseball at 
Brown continued and flourished, but other sports began to 
come into their own. We played our first game of football 
with another college in 1879. In 1891 Lyman Gymnasium 
was dedicated. I guess even in those days it was easier to 
propose than to dispose because some 60 years earlier 
President Manning had requested the Corporation to ap- 
point a committee to study the possibility of erecting a gym. 
The Athletic Association was formed in 1890, and in 1899 
a new athletic field, a mile north of the Campus, was laid 
out, dedicated, and named in honor of the President, An- 
drews Field. 

During this period, what was happening at Brown was 
the story elsewhere. Colleges were beginning to meet each 




THE FIRST GAME OF HOCKEY played in the United States. An inter- 
collegiate team of ice polo players, including three Brunonians, had gone 
to Canada in 1897 and brought back the northern game. On Jan. 19, 



1898, Brown and Harvard met at Franklin Field, Boston, in the first hockey 
contest this side of the border. The Bears won 6-0. The drawings of 
the historic encounter were by o staff artist of the "Boston Herald." 



Other with more or less regularity, and the need for a uni- 
form set of rules soon became very apparent. Track was 
coming into its own, and in 1875 Brown joined with 13 
others in forming the Intercollegiate Association of Ama- 
teur Athletes of America, of which I have the honor of be- 
ing President. The charter members were the eight Ivy 
colleges, the Little Three, Trinity, CCNY, Union, and 
Bowdoin. This organization, the oldest of its type in the 
country, is flourishing today. 

The next year, the Centennial of the nation's Independ- 
ence, four colleges (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Colum- 
bia) met in Springfield to form the first intercollegiate foot- 
ball association. Out of that meeting came a modified code 
of the rules of Rugby football, from which evolved later 
the modern game of football in the American pattern. 

Six years later, the Harvard Faculty appointed a com- 
mission to conduct a survey of the effect of college athletics 
on college work — that sounds vaguely familiar to some of 
us. (Just last night I was talking at dinner with Prof. Larry 
Whitcomb '22, who told me he has been for the past year 
chairman of a Faculty committee at Lehigh inquiring into 
the effect of athletic trips on class absences and studies.) 
Correspondence among Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, Amherst. 
and Princeton led to a meeting at Brown in 1898, attended 
by all the Ivy colleges except Yale. This was for the pur- 
pose of refining the eligibility rules. 

Brown Involved from the Start 

The statement that Brown and Harvard played the first 
intercollegiate game of baseball may perhaps be open to 
some challenge. But we are reasonably sure that the first ice 



hockey ever played in this country was between Brown and 
Harvard in 1898 at Franklin Field in Boston. The two 
had met a few years before in games of ice polo, but the 
contest in '98 was the first under the Canadian rules and 
as played today. 

I mention all these dates and these institutions to point 
out the role which Brown University played, with the other 
Ivy colleges, in the early conduct and also the early regu- 
lation of intercollegiate sports in this country. 

Athletics were in need of regulation. As the programs 
expanded, abuses came into the picture. Indeed, they be- 
came so rampant that the President of the United States, 
Teddy Roosevelt, stepped in and demanded that the col- 
leges set their houses in order. And so, in 1905, a small 
group of representatives from educational institutions, in- 
cluding Brown, met in New York to form the National Col- 
legiate Athletic Association. 

In the years to follow the great athletic traditions were 
being formed. Just before we entered World War I, in 1916, 
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton mutually agreed on eligibility 
rules affecting these schools, the so-called Big Three. 

They'd Tasted the Heady Wine 

After the war. football became a national hysteria. Large 
stadia mushroomed on campuses across the land. The game 
developed into organized big business, attracting crowds as 
sizeable as 50,000 a week to each of the heavily mortgaged 
arenas. The race to recruit players led to a lowering of 
academic standards and increased the award of athletic 
scholarships. Year after year, this went on, with the mania 
mounting, the crowds growing, the receipts pyramiding, 



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until in 1929 the bubble burst about the same time as the 
stock market crash. The Carnegie Foundation made its 
study which produced the famous Bulletin No. 23, exposing 
the extent of commercialism in college athletics. This and 
the depression slowed down some institutions, but in others 
the depression meant only that they were more and more 
dependent upon the revenue from the sale of tickets on Sat- 
urday afternoons. There was, however, a hiatus in the re- 
cruitment race until after World War II. 

With hostilities ended, we went through the period of 
swollen enrollments when lots of men attended college who 
would normally have been unable to do so. Hundreds of 
thousands of veterans knocked on the gates of the colleges 
with the GI Bill in their hands. The small colleges were ex- 
periencing for the first time a wealth of athletic material 
and greater receipts at the box office. This lasted for a bit 
until the flood of GI's subsided. But, by now, these schools 
had tasted the heady wine and were reluctant to drop out 
of the race. Then came the two-platoon system. It demanded 
larger squads for football and more athletic scholarships. 

Disciplined by the NCAA 

Up to this time, the NCAA had been content only to 
issue books of rules for various sports and to hold national 
championships. But, in 1948, it invested itself with the 
power to take disciplinary measures. Some action had be- 



come necessary, and the so-called "Sanity Code" was 
adopted at the Dallas convention. Under its main provision, 
athletic scholarships were restricted to tuition and fees. 

A hue and cry was raised, particularly in the South. There 
it was claimed that a boy in college could not do three 
things at once: play football, do some work, and study. 
They said they could not abide by the regulation. Two years 
later, in 1950, seven colleges were brought before the an- 
nual convention for expulsion from the NCAA for violat- 
ing the code. The motion to expel was lost by 25 votes. Some 
of the institutions regarded this as a green light — a go-ahead 
signal with no holds barred. In the following year, there 
was a series of shocking exposures, including the basketball 
fix cases. At William and Mary, the birthplace of Phi Beta 
Kappa, athletic personnel were found to have falsified the 
grades of students applying for admission and grades of 
those in college to assure eligibility. A Negro halfback at 
Drake University, Johnny Bright, got a fractured jaw when 
slugged in the Oklahoma A & M game — deliberately the 
officials said, and pictures seemed to bear them out. As 
a result. Drake withdrew from the Missouri Valley Con- 
ference after having been a member for 43 years. 

The cry everywhere was for reform. The New York 
Times said editorially: "The professionalization of the so- 
called amateur sports has gone so deep and spread so far 
that only the most drastic action on the part of college aca- 




THE FIRST BROWN TEAM to play a full football schedule (1890). Front 
row, left to right— C. H. Ellis '94, G. W. C. Hill '92, E. N. Casey '93, 
Fred Tenney '94. Second row— H. S. Filmer '93, V/. t. Beers '94, F. W. 
Matteson '92, B. S. Webb '92. Top row- E. A. Bowen '92, R. W. Draw- 
bridge '94, T. J. Dowd '93, E. B. Aldrich '93, C. D. Pierce '94, J. H. 



Lindsey '92 (regarded as the father of Brown football), H. H. Rice '92, 
C. H. Bobcock, Jr., '94, and F. T. Easton '92. The team beat Harvard and 
Tufts, tied Boston Tech, and lost to Fall River, Boston A.C., Trinity, and 
Wesleyan. (The players had hod a haircut before the picture was taken 
at the end of the season.) 



APRIL 1955 




MANNING HALL HUDDLE: Some of the principals before the afternoon 
session of the Advisory Council meeting on Feb. 5. Left to right— Lloyd W. 
Cornell, Jr., '44, Director of Student Aid; Paul F. Mackesey '32, Director 
of Athletics; Elmer S. Horton '10, President of the Associated Alumni; and 



Emery R, Walker, Jr., '39, Dean of Admission. Mackesey's survey of in- 
tercollegiate athletics appears in this issue, as does the report of the forum 
on admissions. Both sections of the program were roundly applauded 
by the delegates. 



demic and athletic administrations seems liicely to correct 
the evil." The American Council on Education stepped in 
and proposed sweeping reforms a few months later, through 
a committee of 1 1 college presidents, but these were only 
recommendations ( a ban on bowl games, on spring prac- 
tice, and on athletic scholarships). The report had no teeth 
in it, but from it the NCAA took heart again in 1952. It re- 
constituted its Membership Committee to deal with infrac- 
tions of the code; in quick succession Bradley, Kentucky, 
Notre Dame, Michigan State, and Arizona State were dis- 
ciplined. 

Television, the Neu' Crisis 

The NCAA came through that period all right, but today 
it faces another crisis with the same general background — 
profit resulting from athletics. I speak of television: 

Six years ago, when television was still an infant, the col- 
leges (through the NCAA) and the television industry 
jointly underwrote a survey. The TV industry picked the 
organization to make the survey- — the National Opinion 
Research Center, which is connected with the University of 
Chicago, a non-profit agency. After the commission made 
its first report, the television industry withdrew its funds 
because the findings were so unfavorable. The report said 
— and it was well documented — that there was no question 
that television aff'ects college football at the gate. The 



NCAA continued to make its own surveys each year, and 
it is apparent now from them that the greatest impact oc- 
curs when a team is playing in the same locality from which 
the television program originates. 

At the last NCAA convention representatives of two 
small but powerful conferences proposed identical plans, 
the so-called "regional" plans for television. Mr. Crisler of 
the University of Michigan went beyond the new proposal 
of the Pacific Conference when he said: If the NCAA 
comes out with a plan which is not similar to the one we 
propose, not only will we not participate but it is likely that 
our State Legislatures will insist that we televise. If one 
State Legislature so insists, the rest will go along. In other 
words, Crisler was intimating that one State Legislature in 
this country was going to be able to "bust open" and de- 
stroy the plan which is protecting more than 400 colleges. 
A representative from one of the smaller colleges in the dis- 
trict rose and said: Are you proposing a "regional" plan 
or a conference plan? Do you intend to poll all the col- 
leges in your seven or eight-State area to see what their 
views are, or are you going to impose the will of the Big Ten 
on the 80-odd colleges in your area? The question has never 
been answered. 

There's money "in these hills." Each college which went 
on television last year received $70,000. The Big Ten has 
been offered a million if it will allow its games to be tele- 



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vised next fall. The Ivy Group has received not only several 
nibbles but several large-sized bites from potential sponsors. 
But we feel we have an obligation to some of our sister in- 
stitutions in this area. We know that the Bowdoin-Tufts 
game, played in Medford, would be hurt by a telecast of 
the Harvard-Dartmouth game at the same time, much more 
than it would be hurt by one of the Rice-SMU game. This 
review is in order because the waters have been muddied. 

(Subsequent to Mackesey's talk, the NCAA formulated 
a compromise proposal, calling for eight national telecasts 
and five dates for telecasting within each of the seven NCAA 
districts. Big Ten approval gave prospect of adoption.) 

The Ivy Group Made Its Move 

Now to go back a little and speak of something closer 
to home — . In the late '30s a sports writer on the New York 
Herald Tribune first coined the designation. Ivy League. 
Some of the athletic directors had, I'm told, been talking 
more or less generally about the formation of a league. Dur- 
ing the war, discussions became more serious, and in 1944 
the athletic directors passed along to the presidents of the 
eight Ivy institutions a formula which they considered to be 
satisfactory. The Presidents, meeting in 1945, revised and 
published the Ivy Group Agreement. It applied to football 
only and said nothing about opponents, though limiting the 
total number of games. Last year the Presidents asked the 
Athletic Directors to explore the possibility of extending 
the Ivy Agreement to other sports and in addition to sched- 
ule and play a football round-robin, starting in 1956. 

Red Smith wrote last fall in the Herald Tribune: "In a 
couple of years when the round-robin schedules are in efi'ect, 
the league members will be playing one another on equal 
terms, under comparable conditions. That's the only kind 
of football that makes sense." He described some Ivy 
football of '54: "Probably both teams were sorely deficient 
in technical proficiency (having had no spring practice). 
... As far as the crowd was concerned, this was a whale 
of a good battle. It was the most enjoyable contest witnessed 
through these four eyes this season. . . . The notion is here 
that these elderly colleges have at last grown up, have be- 
gun to take a mature view of sports, have realized that 
football ought to be what it started out to be — a grand 
autumn game to be played by undergraduates against other 
undergraduates in its own season and only in season." 

A Conference ivith a Difference 

Last month provision was made for other Ivy Leagues to 
start next year: the Pentagonal Hockey League will be- 
come the Ivy Hockey League; the basketball league becomes 
the Ivy Basketball League; next year there will be Ivy 
Leagues in wrestling, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, and a cham- 
pionship in golf, as well as Ivy grouping in other sports. 

The Ivy League is to be a playing conference. In that re- 
spect we shall be like several other conferences in the 
country. But there the similarity ends. We shall have no 
paid commissioners, no officers. Unlike the Pacific Coast 
Conference, we shall not have a graduated system of fines 
for infractions of the rules. We won't be like the Big Ten — 
we shall employ no paid investigators to investigate com- 
plaints. Unlike the Southern Conference, we don't insist on 
students applying for admission to sign a statement of in- 
tention, which means that, if they go to another institution 
in the conference, they will be barred from athletics. 

What manner of men then are we? We are institutions 
bound by ties of faith, of confidence, of trust in one another 
— ties which have been strengthened by many hands over 
many years. We are institutions recognizing diversity among 
ourselves, yet with a common dedication to the purposes 
and principles of higher education. 



SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED: 

The Alumnus 
and Admissions 



One of the liveliest sessions of the 1955 Advisory 
Council was a give-and-take on the perennially popu- 
lar subject of admissions. Emery R. Walker, Jr., '39, 
Dean of Admission, and Lloyd W. Cornell, Jr., '4-4, 
Director of Student Aid, took the platform and with- 
out further ado announced themselves ready to answer 
questions. Without hesitation, the queries came from 
the floor. The following is a condensation of the 
colloquy, in all its frankness. ■ 



WH.4T CAN an alumnus father hope for in the way 
of special consideration when his boy is ready for 
college. In other words does the son of a Broum man get a 
break in the admission process at Brown? 

Answer: I'll say yes to that. And any admission officer 
in any college without a similar policy is crazy. Of course, 
he gives a break to the sons of alumni. But such a statement 
has to be explained a little: 

As you go through them, the applications for admission 
divide themselves pretty quickly into three groups. Starting 
in the first group — you get an applicant whose College 
Boards are good, who is president of his class, student 
council, captain of three teams, and stands first in his class 
academically. It's not very hard to make up your mind to 
admit him. You level down to the point where you are still 
pretty much in the clear: This fellow is good — he's not quite 
the star the other was, but he's good. You want him; you 
take him. 

Now let's skip all the way down to the fellow who flunked 
his way through school, got in trouble many times, had poor 
College Boards, shows no ability, has no recommendation 
from his school. It's not hard to decide about him, either. 
There's quite a group where it's perfectly clear you can't ad- 
mit the boys. 

In between these two groups, the clearly acceptable and 
the rejects, is a relatively small number of boys where it's 
hard to tell. These are human beings. You can't mechanize 
decisions about people. You add up all the facts, and you're 
still not sure. A boy may be a swell kid, but he may have 
some troubles. You're torn. Well, if he's the son of a Brown 
man, you admit him. 

If the boy is below that level and the prospect is that he'll 
flunk out if you let him in, you're not doing him any kind- 
ness to admit him, whether he's the son of an alumnus or 
not. If he's above that line, you admit him anyway. 

QUESTION: How hard is it to get into Brown today? I 
have a feeling I might not make the grade if I ivere apply- 
ing today. 

Answer: I wouldn't make any assumption about the time 
when you came to college. How hard is it today? Let's use 
figures first. Last year we had 2967 final, formal applica- 



APRIL 1955 



tions for admission. Decisions were made on all but about 
100 of them, so applications plus credentials were com- 
pleted on nearly 2900. This year, as of right now, we're 
nearly 30% over last year at the same time. 

We want a class of 600 or a little better. These days, since 
boys are filing more than one application in order to be 
safe, you have to accept about twice as many as you ex- 
pect will come. This is standard practice in all admission 
offices I know anything about. So this year we'll take 1200 
of 3400 or 3500. 

I don't know, however, whether figures really answer 
your question. Here's a better yardstick: In general, the 
class at Brown comes from the top quarter of its age group. 
How do we judge that? Well, the average IQ for a cross- 
section of the population is 100. The average student IQ at 
Brown is 120, and almost no undergraduate IQ is below 
110. Well, 110 is the measure at about the 75th percentile 
— with 25% of the age group above and 75% below. So 
we're weU within the top quarter, and nearly every boy 
would be at least from the top quarter. An IQ of 1 20 would 
put a boy in the top 10th of his age group. That's our 
average. 

I could quote you the same kind of figures about the 
College Board exams. Here again, our lowest fellow (there 
are always exceptions to these things) is about at the same 
point — the 75th percentile among those taking the tests. 
He's dividing the top quarter from the other three-quarters. 

Last fall there were 352 schools on the list of the entering 
class. The average fellow coming in was also well into the 
top quarter of his secondary school class. Well, then, on 
three different bases, our Freshman class is a top quarter 
group — from top to bottom in that quarter of the age group. 

Is it easier to get in or harder? Well, it's comparatively 
difficult. However, I don't want to discourage anyone who 
knows boys who have done good solid, sound work in what 
has the reputation of being a good school. You may have a 
candidate who will make the grade. Don't assume the boy 
has to be a genius and lead the class to get into Brown. Thai 
is not true. But it is a strong group of which we can be 
proud as Brown men. 

Each year I'm accused of saying it's a better class than 
its predecessors. But each year it's true. Ask the people who 
deal with them after they get in — the Faculty. They're a 
wonderful bunch of kids. But, again, don't let me discourage 
anyone from hopping over to the local high school to see 
if they have any good boys we might be interested in. 

QUESTION: Do ive have many boys who, at the normal 
admission time in their Senior year in secondary school, ap- 
pear to need extra preparation? 

Answer: Yes, quite a few. Further schooling is awfully 
hard to sell, though: the boy doesn't want it — he wants to 
go on to college with all his friends. This is a brand new idea 
with him to take some more schooling. Daddy may see the 
merit of it. He's a little older and may look at things ob- 
jectively, but this is going to hit him in the pocketbook. It 
had been tough enough to figure sending the boy to col- 
lege; now to put in an extra year of schooling looks a little 
hard. 

But, if they'll eventually buy the idea after we've recom- 
mended it, I've never seen any who regretted it after the 
year has gotten well under way. Many will walk in after 
that year and say, "Boy, what a difference this has made. 1 
know now what you were talking about." These were able 
kids but too young to use their ability fully. Very often the 
boy has been through a big high school where they didn't 
work hard to make him work hard. We say, "If you come in, 
you're going to flunk out. You had the ability to do A or B 



8 



work in high school and could in college if you'd learn to 
use your ability, but you haven't yet. If you'll go to a small 
private school for a year, maybe they can get you ready by 
climbing up your back to make you work." 

Well, they grow up some more in that year. Then, having 
been turned down, they make up their minds to show "those 
guys in the admission office." The combination makes them 
better risks. It happens very often that the boy comes back 
ready. 

QUESTION: What grades do you need to go to Brmim? 

Answer: I have to counter by asking, "Where is the boy 
going to school?" The reason I ask is that there are people 
at this meeting representing districts where there is every 
variety of school. In some a boy would have to have a 
straight A to warrant any hope of his acceptance. I also 
know a school where any boy who can graduate and get his 
diploma on Commencement Day can go to any college in 
the country and do satisfactory work. This gives the widest 
range, and there's no answer to the question unless you 
know the school from which the boy is applying. 

In Chicago (the questioner was from there) in the sub- 
urban high schools, the boy in general should be in the B 
bracket. I'm thinking of Oak Park, Evanston, New Trier, 
Highland Park, and Lake Forest, for example. We would 
allow a fair number of C's from such schools, but a straight 
C boy is going to have trouble at Brown. Throw in half C's 
and half B's, and he's probably on the border line. But each 
case would have to be considered on the basis of the school 
and other factors. 

Here's one factor to guide you. Almost every school 
chooses a grade which it considers to be the college recom- 
mendation grade. The school gives it to us on our record 




SPRING BLOSSOMING means the Quodrangle at its best. 

BROWN ALUMNI .MONTHLY 



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DINNERTIME for the Advisory Council. In foreground, I. to r., Bullock '02, Sommis '08, Otis '03, Hart '01, Prof. Robinson. 



blank, usually passes it on to students and parents, talks 
about it at PTA meetings. In most high schools it's a B 
which they require for recommendation to college. It's like 
the old certificate grade, which used to exist 15 years ago 
and before. It's like the old New England Certificate Board, 
before that died. This grade is important because you can- 
not judge a school without it. If a school chooses B and 
says, "Below this grade we don't recommend to college," 
then every teacher is conscious that, if he gives a C, he's 
adding to the list of grades which mean the kid won't be 
recommended. Each teacher who gives a grade is a recom- 
mender. 

Therefore, first ask what is the recommendation grade 
and then understand that your applicant has to be at that 
level or better in order to apply. 

QUESTION: Hoii< is the increase in tuition going to affect 
our scholarship program? By increasing the minimuin bill 
for a year to $2000 are we pricing ourselves out of the com- 
petitix'e market? Has the situation arrived where some well 
qualified boys are eliminated on an economic basis? 

Answer: The answer is no, because a good percentage of 
that increase in tuition will be diverted to scholarship funds 
— for boys now in college ( not across the board but in good 
measure) and also to increase Freshman awards. The in- 
crease in the scholarship funds is going to be sufficient to 
leave us in the same relative position where we won't be 
hurt. A good boy will still be able to finance his education 
at Brown. 

QUESTION: Hoic does Broivn's average scholarship 
award compare u'ith the competition? 

Answer: Our average scholarship has risen through the 
years. This is partly because of Brown Club activity in rais- 
ing funds, partly because of the new corporation scholarship 
program, and partly because of appropriations from general 
funds. You no longer can look just at the scholarship be- 
cause a job or a loan is so often tied in, but the average 
scholarship this past year would be in the 500's. It's an un- 
fortunate fact that this was below those of some colleges 
with which we compete — often as much as $100 or $150 
on the average. 

Don't forget that this average scholarship will go up 
substantially under the new tuition schedule. It is too early 
to say what the new average will be for next year, but it will 



definitely rise in proportion to the other increase. 

In addition to scholarship, a boy's loan can be an addi- 
tional $400 per semester, but I would say the average in- 
debtedness for students graduating and having loans is $600 
or $700. Loans are hard to sell. I've been working on it for 
four years and am just beginning to see daylight. The num- 
ber of loan applications this semester has doubled — an en- 
couraging sign since it relieves pressure on the scholarship 
funds. 

QUESTION: // you want alumni help on admissions, why 
don't you admit the boys we send you? 

Answer: First, we do want alumni help on admissions. 
We need help because, while we travel around, visit schools, 
and talk with principals, boys, and guidance people, we can 
get to a school only once a year. This year the four of us 
who work on admissions are visiting more than 450 schools, 
but only once to each. 

Now, let's take one alumnus in one area who lives near 
a school, pays taxes to help support it, the school from 
which he graduated. Suppose he goes over, walks in the 
door, drops in on the principal or guidance man and says. 
"I live near you. I went to Brown. I don't know all the up- 
to-date things about admission, but I know the campus is 
quite a place and they're doing a great job there. If you have 
any kids who might be interested in going there, I'd be glad 
to try to answer questions." 

That offers a guidance man some help, because he has to 
answer questions. You're a better expert on Brown than he. 
and he'll be glad to have help. Eventually, you'll work it up 
to a point where he might suggest boys who might be in- 
terested in Brown. Then you can get together with them and 
hold a meeting. We'll provide you with colored slides, 
speeches, and things you can use to talk with boys. If you 
start that way, you'll get interested. And, as soon as one of 
your proteges goes to Brown, we've got you. You're hooked, 
because it's fun. It's a great source of satisfaction to see boys 
you've interested come on to Brown and grow and develop 
as this institution can help him to grow and develop. 

But there will be times when you'll get interested in a boy 
and like him. He'll be a nice kid. solid gold, with character 
and personality; you'll recommend him strenuously. And we 
may finally come through and say, "This fellow would have 
too much trouble academically. He doesn't stack up aca- 
demically with others who are applying." It's going to be 



APRIL 1955 



disappointing. We'll do our best to explain these decisions 
to you, but the ultimate decision has to be ours. If we're 
going to be fair to everyone who applies, we must consider 
them all and accept those we consider best qualified on all 
counts. 

We can't leave the ultimate decision to you. As a matter 
of fact, it will help you over the long haul if you stay out of 
decisions, stay away even from the business of encourage- 
ment or discouragement to a boy on his chances. Tell the 
boy you're a source of information for him, but you're not 
a part of the Admission Office where decisions are made. If 
you stay out of it, then people won't push you around — 
let them push us around. That way you won't be disap- 
pointed, and it won't cause all kinds of problems in public 
relations for us. I'd say, sure, get interested. But, if you 
want to know whether to continue to work on a boy, ask us. 

QUESTION: My question concerns this neiv College 
Scholarship Service. What about it? 

Answer: Maybe some things have not changed at Brown, 
but they have in scholarships. First of all, scholarship prac- 
tice has changed. Centralization has come in. Since 1950 
we've had a centralized Office of Student Aid, where we 
have brought together control over all forms of aid: scholar- 
ships, loans, grants, installment paying (which we hide un- 
der the name of deferred payments), placement of students 
in jobs on campus according to need and merit, and even 
summer placement. We also get concerned with undergradu- 
ate research assistantships. That's at Brown. 

The second characteristic of scholarship policy in the last 
decade is a more general one everywhere: the increasing 
competition for boys with athletic ability and brains. Where 
the two are combined in one boy, the competition is in- 
credible. Scholarships have been and are being misused in 
many colleges. Therefore, it was felt that all the colleges 
must come together, to set up common standards for de- 
termining needs. Scholarship funds have been awarded in a 
most erratic manner, helter-skelter. Therefore, we're all 
trying to set up a central collection agency for data concern- 
ing how much a person in this bracket and this circumstance 
should give toward his son's education. 

The College Scholarship Service, created this year under 
the aegis of the College Boards, provides in Princeton, N. J., 
a central office to deal with this. It collects a form from 
the parent of each scholarship applicant. It asks rather 
searching questions concerning annual income, expenses, 
assets, and liabilities. The form is duplicated photographi- 
cally and sent to the colleges where the student is making 
application. It costs a dollar a copy. 

In a year or two, the colleges will thus be collecting data 
on hundreds of thousands of cases. We can turn the econo- 
mists, sociologists, and applied mathematicians loose on this 
material for analysis. We hope to teach the colleges how to 
use their scholarship funds efficiently. Many colleges really 
don't know how now. 

We're also going to exchange information at the end of 
the year on awards we've all offered boys. Each in turn can 
then see (if they didn't come to us) where the boys did go, 
and why, and how much they received there. We hope in 
the long run to educate parents to make a proper contribu- 
tion for the education of their chUdren. Today, unfortu- 
nately, you find more and more parents who'd rather have 
that late model car and join the country club and have a 
television set than make a reasonable sacrifice to send a boy 
to a college like Brown. 

The new College Scholarship Service has, then, two 
goals: Right now it's just collecting forms, duplicating them, 
getting the colleges in the habit of cooperating on scholar- 
ship policy. Perhaps, eventually, small, homogeneous groups 
of colleges will meet and perhaps even agree upon a certain 



award in certain case. The boy might then be offered the 
same amount of scholarship from each of the colleges in 
the group. In such a situation, you would eliminate this 
needless waste of funds through senseless competition and 
bidding one against the other. 

QUESTION: What about the boy, classified as top-notch, 
ivho is accepted at Broivn and refused admission at Harvard, 
or accepted at Princeton and refused by Brown? How can a 
top-notch boy be turned down by one and accepted by an- 
other? 

Answer: The answer to that is that the top-notch boy 
isn't turned down either place. 

One of the colleges in the East last year turned up 50 
short in its Freshman Class. We're all in the business of try- 
ing to figure out how many boys to accept in order to bring 
in a class of the size we want. This chap used his best figures, 
drew on his experience, and eventually ended up 50 short. 
It's a serious problem, and he sought some facts. This man 
got in touch with all the boys he'd accepted but who had 
decided not to come, those ghosts who "won't take yes for 
an answer." He polled them and found they'd filed an aver- 
age of three applications apiece; they'd also accumulated 2.7 
acceptances apiece. In other words, as tough as the com- 
petition to get into a good school seems to be, it's less than 
the kids think it is. They are being admitted. 

Now, if the top-notch boy applies to Harvard, Brown, 
and Princeton, he'll be admitted at all three. The problems 
arise in that doubtful middle area I talked about before, the 
area where rest those cases warranting either immediate ac- 
ceptance or immediate rejection. With one boy we often 
take as much time (during the weeks of final decision) as 
three-quarters of an hour. That's just the decision — not the 
paper work, the interviews, the counseling. Even with 3000 
decisions to make, we sit around and thrash it out and try to 
figure out what's best. Brown may decide to accept one of 
those boys, while someone else will turn him down; or we 
may reject, and someone else will say, "Let's take a chance." 

It happens regularly. We turn down kids we know turn up 
in other Ivy colleges, and some kids will turn up here after 
turn-downs elsewhere. They are invariably in this middle 
bracket. They may be swell kids, but academically — . Every- 
body talks about a "well-rounded" boy so much that it gets 
to be an excuse for not doing very well with his studies. He's 
fine, a leader, with personality, an athlete; he has everything, 
but his grades aren't very good. That's not my idea of the 
well-rounded boy. 

QUESTION: Why doesn't Broun use College Boards? 

Answer: Oh, but we do. Still, I know what you mean. 
The College Board gives morning tests which are achieve- 
ment tests and afternoon which are aptitude tests. We re- 
quire of all applicants that they take the morning tests, 
for scholarship aptitude. Every applicant takes them, as 
Brown has had them do for 20 years. We do not require the 
achievement tests because they don't help very much in ad- 
mission. 

While they're not compulsory with us, we do urge the 
boys to take these achievement tests. We can use them in 
placement in College. For instance, the language test helps 
us tell what language to put a boy into later. But, as I say, 
the achievement test is not much aid to an admission officer. 
As a matter of fact, more colleges are coming to disregard 
them, and, in the last year, several requiring them, made 
decisions without respect to them. 

The aptitude test is a good test — the best ever devised for 
predicting college success. It is not as good as the record 
from the school, but it's so good we'd hate to be without it. 
(Continued on page 14) 



10 



BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 



THE UNIVERSITY FUND: 



A Challenge 
in the Drive 



HARRY H. BURTON '16 may have been only a pinch- 
hitter, as he described himself to the audience at the 
1955 Advisory Council meeting, but he connected solidly 
and scored. The former Chairman of the Trustees of the 
Brown University Fund spoke in the absence of Gurney 
Edwards '18, this year's Chairman on "The Fund, Past and 
Present." 

His mission was to shake some of the complacency out of 
Brown men with respect to their Fund. He called attention 
to the early start of the program in 1914 when 441 alumni 
gave $9,353. By 1952 the Fund had grown to the point 
where 4,035 men, 24% of the alumni body, gave $135,000. 
The next year the participation improved nearly 50% to the 
point where 35% of the alumni were giving, 6,035 of them; 
the total reached $219,175. Last year everyone cheered 
when the Fund hit $305,000. 

"That was pretty good," said Burton. "But I want to de- 
flate you alumni a little and make you interpret that re- 
sult properly. Only 534 more persons participated in the 
1954 Fund than in the previous one. A good part of the 
increase in the total can be credited to members of the Cor- 
poration of Brown University, who in 1953 gave $27,600 
and in 1954 gave $63,636. Forty-eight Trustees and Fel- 
lows, then, were responsible for $36,000 of the increase in 
the over-all total. 

"Business corporations and foundations, which had given 
about $5,700 in 1953, gave about $46,000 last year— ac- 
counting for $40,000 more of the gain. Friends of the Uni- 
versity increased their giving from $2,300 to $11,400 — 
$9,000 more. These three groups, then, combined to provide 
$85,000 of the total $86,000 that our Fund went up in what 
was regarded as a very successful year. 

"Are you properly deflated? If not, I'll talk some more. 
I hope to get you sore at me before I finish. Of the alumni 
contributors, 34% gave less than $10. If you include those 
who gave $10, the percentage becomes 54. It is hard to 
believe that alumni, who are in a better economic class than 
the average, gave so little. Of the alumni contributors, 62% 
gave under $15, 73% gave under $25, 86% gave under $30, 
94% gave under $60. There were just 5% of the alumni 
who gave $100 or more. 

"We prize our Ivy League affiliation. Well, we didn't 
stand so high in the Ivy League, either. Dartmouth's par- 
ticipation was 66%, Princeton's 65%, Yale's 39%." 

Those who give don't give enough, Burton suggested. 
And how were we to get those who didn't give to join in 
the great, vital program? Burton didn't profess to know the 
answer. But he urged all in his audience to become sales- 
men for the University Fund, to take back the word to their 
communities. 

He had an interesting suggestion to make apropos of the 
heights which the stock market had then reached: "No one 
in his right mind should give cash to the University Fund 
when he owns securities," he said. "If you have 100 shares 
of a security which have had a substantial increase in value, 
why not send them to the University Treasurer, Gordon 




"THE MAN who rang the bell in '54/' Chairman Gurney Edwards '18, 
signals the start of the 1955 Fund. 



Parker, and tell him to take 15 shares out of this for Brown 
and send back 85? Then immediately buy 15 more shares, 
and you have a higher base for a tax loss some time in the 
future. And you'll save the 25% capital gains tax you'd 
otherwise have to pay whenever you sell it." It was a good 
idea, he said. 

Brown men, he said, are not giving in proportion to their 
earnings or their economic situation. "I'm chagrined when 
I see a man whose standard of living I know giving as 
little as a dollar or two or five to the University Fund when 
he should be giving $100 or even $1,000. It's perfectly 
ridiculous. So please help us to get the non-giver to give and 
to get those who give to give more." 

Allen B. Williams, Jr., '40, Executive Secretary of the 
University Fund, presented the awards based on last year's 
campaign. To 1934, of which Raymond H. Chace was Class 
Agent, went the bowl for achieving the greatest improve- 
ment. In 1953, the Class had given $5,431, with 35% par- 
ticipation; in 1954, the gifts totalled $13,823, with 39% 
participation. "Both results," said Williams, "were out- 
standing improvements and warrant the award. The trophy 
will be placed on exhibition in Faunce House as a constant 
reminder to the undergraduates of what the Brown Uni- 
versity Fund means to the University and the work that the 
alumni are doing for it." 

A surprise award was announced for Chairman Edwards, 
re-elected for the 1955 campaign. He was later given a bell 
as the "man who rang the bell with a record total of $305,- 
000 in 1954." 

One trophy was retired. First put in competition in 1944 
by the old Brown Alumni Fund, it was the Championship 
Bowl for "consistently high performance." It had been won 
by the Class of 1893 in 1944, 1946, 1951, and 1952; in 1954 
1893 again did better than perfection, with 113% partici- 
pation (partly through memorials to former members). Ed- 
ward H. Weeks had been Class Agent for 14 years, with an 
outstanding record. The Trustees had voted that he should 
have this old Brown Alumni Fund bowl for his very own, 
and he received it amid prolonged applause and with a char- 
acteristic response that challenged all comers. Williams 
noted that Weeks had, incidentally, contributed two of the 
full-cost scholarships under the so-called Corporation Schol- 
arship Program. 

Earlier in the day, Fund Trustees, Class Agents, and Re- 
gional Agents from various parts of the country had spent 
several hours in discussing plans for the 1955 campaign. 

P.S. The Fund Kickoff came March 1. 



APRIL 1955 



11 





SOUND PHENOMENA of temperotures near obsolute zero were ex- 
plained in Wilson Hall by Dr. Lachlan Mackinnon, Visiting Lecturer, at 
right. The alumni were, left to right: Andy Comstock '10 of Providence; 
Jack Foley '25 and Ken Brown '22, both Detroit. Below, Mike Hand- 
man '51 of New York and Ward Jenks '29 of Ann Arbor looked an in 
Metcalf Lab. 



JOHN S. CHAFEE '18, center, wos Program Chairman for 
the successful Council meeting. Above, he painted out 
some highlights lo Malcolm L. Mackenzie '51 of Phila- 
delphia, left, and John C. Braman '40 of New Haven. 



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COUNCIL 
CANDIDS 



With the accent on research during 
the weekend, alumni back for the 
Advisory Council meetings enjoyed 
an open house in eight Brown labs 
and attended other auxiliary dis- 
cussions. Roving comeramen (and 
camera women) from the Brown 
Phofa Lab recorded their interest. 



TASTE TEST in Psychology lab 
caught the interest of Rollie Jones 
'49 of Providence and Judge Nor- 
man Tietjens '25 of Washington, 
D. C. R. M. Warren is the Research 
Associate. 





CANCER RESEARCH was highlighted in Biology's demonstrations for 
the visitors. Among them, left to right: William Howard Young '16 of 
Poughkeepsie, Dr. Leonard Thompson '26 of Gardner, Mass., and Angus 
Thurrott '31 of New Canaan, Conn. Leo J. Conley, Jr., '47, Education 
Director of the R. I. Cancer Society, is partly screened by Prof. J. Wal- 
ter Wilson '18, at right. 




ADMISSIONS was the topic for Club specialists who met with Dean 

Walker. Left to right, above— Dick Gage '51 of Pittsburgh and Cy 

Flanders '18 of Hartford. Below, Lyn Burnham '32 of Winchester, Mass., 

and Corleton Morse '13 of Needham, Mass. 



^r^ lar 




APRIL 1955 



13 







IRON BARS do not a campus moke, but they help— if there ore gates aplenty. 



END OF AN ERA? 



The Next President 



WE OUGHT TO LOOK FORWARD together to a 
point of orderly transition from the present adminis- 
tration to the next," President Wriston told the Corporation 
of Brown University at its June meeting last year. At the 
coming Commencement, the Corporation will probably hear 
more about that transition. 

As the Brown Alumni Monthly reported at the time, Dr. 
Wriston told the Fellows and Trustees in his 1954 Annual 
Report that he was reluctant to continue to carry longer the 
burdens of the presidential office at Brown. A Brown Presi- 
dent is "eligible" for retirement at 65, and he noted the ap- 
proach of his 65th birthday. He subsequently celebrated it 
on July 4, 1954. 

"What a college president needs above all else is energy," 
Dr. Wriston said. "He can use many other qualities also, but 
energy is central. I cannot fail to be conscious that my en- 
dowments in this respect have been impaired by time and 
responsibility. My medical adviser believes it essential to 
conserve energy, rather than continue to be prodigal. The 
inferences to be drawn are clear enough." Moreover, as he 
went on to point out in considerable length, "the situation 
is favorable for a transition." We quoted him in detail on 
this in our July issue. 

The Corporation responded at the same June meeting by 
providing for a committee to give due consideration to the 
subject. It was suggested that a committee be appointed by 
the Chancellor of the University, Harold B. Tanner '09, and 
the Secretary of the Corporation, Fred B. Perkins '19. Pur- 
suant to this suggestion, the group was constituted as fol- 
lows: Chancellor Tanner, Chairman, Judge Perkins. John 
Nicholas Brown, W. Russell Burwell '15, Arthur B. Homer 
'17, W. Easton Louttit, Jr., '25, Donald G. Millar '19, James 
L. Palmer '19, Mrs. Gilbert Verney '28. and Thomas J. Wat- 
son, Jr., '37. 

The committee went right to work. It has held several 
meetings, made extensive surveys and investigations, and 
given the matter a great deal of thought, all designed to aid 



the Corporation in its search for a successor to Dr. Wriston. 
It is hoped. Chancellor Tanner says, that the committee may 
be ready to make a report not later than Commencement 
time in 1955, two months hence. 

Thus are Brown alumni given further indication that the 
administration of the 11th President, Henry Merritt Wris- 
ton, now in its 19th year, is drawing to a close. His 18th 
anniversary was observed on College Hill by the holding of 
the Civic Convocation on Feb. 3, which had as its purpose 
the recognition of the fine relationships between the com- 
munity and the University, and the mutal benefits from 
them. The principal speaker. Dr. Nathan M. Pusey, Presi- 
dent of Harvard University, used the occasion to pay a trib- 
ute to Dr. Wriston's leadership in American education. 
Although Dr. Pusey did not refer to the Brown President's 
impending retirement, his address had overtones of aware- 
ness of such a prospect. 

The Admissions Forum 

(Continued from page 10) 

QUESTION: When may a boy expect to hear from Brown 
about this year's decisions on admission? 

Answer: We make decisions in two batches, one toward 
the end of February, the other toward the end of April. The 
decisions go out in two batches, one just after the first of 
March, the other just after the first of May. The timing de- 
pends on when the boy took the College Boards. The Board 
results come to us all in one report after each test. This in- 
formation completes a lot of folders, and all credentials are 
then ready for the admission decision. 

Right now (this was Feb. 5) we have a bunch of folders 
in our office, with records coming in constantly. On Feb. 
14 we'll start making decisions full time for two weeks on 
that batch. The same process will be repeated in late April. 



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BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 



The Brown Clubs Report 



AN 



R. I. and Wriston 

EVENING With the President" is 
the name given to a dinner being 
planned for April 14 at the Sharpe Re- 
fectory. Dr. Wriston, of course, is the 
President involved and will be the main 
speaker. The affair will be open to all 
members of the Brown Club of Rhode 
Island and their guests. Stuart Sherman 
is Chairman of the Committee which in- 
cludes Bob Engles '40, Mort Nickerson 
'35, and Richmond Sweet '25. 

The Brown Club of Rhode Island en- 
joyed the largest turnout ever for the 
Brown-Princeton Hockey Dinner Feb. 5 
as 132 members dined at Topp's Gaylord 
before journeying to the Rhode Island 
Auditorium to watch the Bruins claw the 
Tigers 11-8. The entire evening was con- 
sidered a great success, although some 
members thought the arrangement com- 
mittee went a bit too far in claiming credit 
for the victory over the Princeton sextet. 

In an effort to promote more activity 
among the Brown Club members, weekly 
luncheons are being sponsored at the Uni- 
versity Club at 219 Benefit St., Provi- 
dence. The luncheons, strictly informal 
affairs, are held each Tuesday noon from 
12 until 2 p.m., and, so far, the results 
are encouraging. There is no set schedule. 
no reservations are necessary, and there 
is no speaking. Members are urged to 
just come and go as it fits their schedule. 
A large table is set aside each Tuesday 
for the members and the representatives 
of the University. To date, Wes Moulton, 
Wally Snell, Al Kelley, and Paul Mac- 
kesey have come down from the Hill to 
be with the alumni. Al Cusick is the 
Luncheon Chairman. 

Hartford's Big Date 

One of Hartford's best evenings is in 
prospect when President Wriston will 
speak before the Brown Club at its annua! 
meeting on Wednesday, May 11. Dinner 
will be served in the Terrace Room of the 
Statler Hotel at 6:30. 

According to President Paul E. Mona- 
han '31, the alumni are invited to bring 
their wives. Pembroke alumnae and their 
husbands will also be included in the com- 
pany, to greet Dean Nancy Duke Lewis, 
another guest from College Hill. 

Prof. Randall Stewart of the Eng- 
lish Department, charmed the members 
of the Hartford Brown Club at their Feb. 
17 meeting as he discussed his experience 
with the new I.C. Curriculum. His deft 
wit drew frequent chuckles from the more 
than 40 Brown men in the audience. 

President Paul Monahan presented Ed 
Tuller '35 with a Brown Chair in grateful 
recognition of his great contribution to 
the Brown Club of Hartford. The Club 
wished him well in his move to Massa- 
chusetts this Spring. Paul also spoke feel- 
ingly of our great loss in the death of 
Bruce Bigelow. When he finished, the 
entire group stood for a moment of silent 
prayer. 

Cy Flanders spoke briefly of the need 
for greater participation by the member- 
ship in bringing good boys to Brown. 
Thirty-two of the Brown men present 
volunteered to help the Admission staff in 
this work. Norris (Nick) O'Neill was in 



charge of the arrangements for this very 
successful gathering and also acted as 
Toastmaster. 

Following is the list of Brown men who 
were present: Frank O. Jones '97, Ev 
Harkness "05, Bill Dealey '13, Jack Jen- 
ney '15, Mark Farnum '18, Cy Flanders 
•18, Fred Longee '21, C. B. Howard '22, 
Al Goddard '23, Wally Henshaw '23, Bill 
McCormick '23, Abner Newton '23, Dr. 
R. L. Whitcomb "23, Paul Monahan '31, 
Paul M. Palten '33, the Rev. Ed Tuller 
'35, Dr. Harold S. Barrett '37, Roland D. 
Chase '37, W. Robert Hartigan '37, Don 
Amidon '40, Ron Mclntyre '42, C. Robert 
Carlisle '43, George P. Wargo, Jr. '43, 
Dr. Larry Berns '44, Dr. Don A. Guinan 
'45, Dr. Frank Horton '45, Hawley D. 
Judd '45, the Rev. Lloyd L. Noyes '45, 
Clarence F. Roth '46, William L. Wagner 
'47, Robert M. Fechtor '49, Walter B. 
Crooks '49, George LaBonne '49, Joe 
Rice '49, Gerald W. Brady '50, Stoughton 
L. Ellsworth '50, Norris L. O'Neill '50, 
Joe Fazzano '51, Russell Goodnow '51, 
Lennie Erickson '52, Conrad J. Kronholm 
'52, Joseph North, Jr. '52, Chuck Goetz 
'53, Jerry Haverty '54. 

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LOUD '27, President of the Brown En- 
gineering Association. 



Engineers' Spring Rally 

The annual Spring dinner meeting is 
scheduled for April 15 in the Sharpe Re- 
fectory. Prof. R. Bruce Lindsay '20, new 
Dean of the Graduate School, will address 
the meeting, following dinner at 6:30 



The Role of Brown's Alumni 



PRESIDENT HORTON spoke of the 
growing popularity and effectiveness 
of the Advisory Council at the dinner 
which began the formal part of its pro- 
gram on Friday night. It had become an 
important element in the relationship be- 
tween the alumni and the University, he 
pointed out, and one of its virtues was in 
exposing the alumni at first hand to the 
University as it is in normal session. After 
gaining insight by inspection and discus- 
sion, the representatives return to their 
Clubs and spread the word. Thus the 
pride in Brown multiplies. 

Horton thought it useful to review for 
the Advisory Council the place of the 
alumni in the government of the Uni- 
versity. He quoted from President Wris- 
ton's 1946 pamphlet on "The Structure of 
Brown University" to this effect: 

"Despite the silence of the Charter 
(with respect to alumni), precedent and 
practice have developed a wide zone of re- 
sponsible alumni activity within the insti- 
tution. ... By historical processes the 
alumni, for whose participation in the 
governance of the University the Charter 
made no provision, now dominate it. The 
Corporation, indeed, is a fair cross sec- 
tion of those who, after initial guidance 
by the University, have achieved 'useful- 
ness and reputation' in the world at large. 
Alumni loyalty, translated into official re- 
sponsibility, produces amazing manifesta- 
tions of self-sacrificing devotion. . . . 
Membership in the Corporation is only 
one means by which the alumni directly 
influence the course of the University. The 
Associated Alumni are a completely au- 
tonomous body with a powerful influence 



and great responsibilities. The Executive 
Committee of that body and its Advisory 
Council affect policy at many points and 
help shape our course. The Alumni 
Monthly is published by the University 
and sent free to all alumni; it is wholly 
controlled, however, by a Board of Edi- 
tors appointed by the Associated Alumni; 
it is, therefore, an organ of opinion and 
promotion under alumni direction. The 
Alumni Fund Trustees establish their own 
procedures and conduct their own cam- 
paign. The Athletic Advisory Council 
virtually determines the athletic program. 
To all these activities, and to those of the 
many regional Brown Clubs, large num- 
bers of alumni give loyal and valued 
service. 

"The reality of alumni power is ap- 
parent in all its substance and verity. The 
processes exist by which it may be chan- 
neled into fullest effectiveness. It is one 
of the primary functions of the Associated 
.'\himni to be certain that these procedures 
are understood by all graduates. As each 
alumnus pictures clearly his relation to 
the College and accepts its implied obli- 
gations, he takes his place as an active and 
vital member of the organization of the 
University, formally and informally con- 
tributing to the determination and execu- 
tion of policies. 

"In summary, if one examines what ac- 
tually transpires, it is evident that, despite 
the brief and oblique reference in the 
Charter, there is a larger substantive con- 
trol of this University by its own alumni 
than in any but a very small group of in- 
stitutions in the entire country. In no in- 
stitution is it greater." 



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CHICAGO WAS WELL REPRESENTED at the 1955 Advisory Council meetings on the Hill with 

this delegation: left to right, standing, David T. Murphy '51, R. Harper Brown '45, John W. 

Lane '31, Norman Pierce '33; seated, F. Abbott Brown '26. 



p.m. Reservation forms are being mailed 
to Association members. Other Engineer- 
ing graduates and friends of the Engineer- 
ing Division who wish to attend should 
notify Earl Harrington, Jr. '41, telephone 
HOpkins 1-9095. 

Lackawanna Open House 

The Lackawanna Brown Club's annual 
"open house" for local school boys and 
their fathers, held Feb. 16 at the Hotel 
Suburban in Summit, N. J., turned out 
to be one of the most successful gather- 
ings in recent years as approximately 50 
fathers and sons turned out for the affair. 
Schools represented were: Chatham, Re- 
gional of Springfield, Summit, West, Del- 
barton, Newark, Pingry, and Milburn. 

Dean Moulton represented the Uni- 
versity and spoke on the entrance require- 
ments, scholastic standards, and the new 
I.e. course of study at Brown. He also 
showed films of the '54 Columbia game 
and spoke briefly on the current hockey 
campaign. 

Lee Jacobus '57, a graduate of Milburn 
High and recipient of a Lackawanna 
scholarship, accompanied Wes Moulton 
to the meeting and made a 15-minute 
speech about the spirit at Brown and his 
own impressions of I.C. His talk deeply 



impressed the parents and boys in the 
audience. 

A spirit of Ivy League competition was 
in evidence during the evening since the 
Pennsylvania Club of Lackawanna held 
its dinner-meeting in the next room of the 
same hotel. There was only one hitch to 
this arrangement. A public address horn, 
located in the Brown dining room, sud- 
denly blasted forth with the speech being 
made at the Penn. head table. However, 
the switch was cut off before any great 
damage could be done! 

Club President Ted Montigel was the 
Toastmaster for the evening's festivities. 

I. PATTERSON '42 

Trenton Re-election 

The Brown Club of Trenton met 
on Feb. 9 for their first get-together of 
the year. The main subject on the agenda 
was the election of officers. In spite of a 
request by "Ace" Parker that the Club 
might profit by a change in the Presi- 
dency, he was asked to continue at the 
helm. He has been President since the in- 
ception of the Club in 1951. Other officers 
elected were Roland Formidoni, Vice- 
President; R. McKenny, Treasurer: and 
Julian Panek, Secretary. Don Marshall is 
leaving for a new position in Connecticut, 



and Ralph Elrod was elected to replace 
him on the Board of Governors for the 
next two years. Alex Muir and Ben Ro- 
man were elected to three-year terms on 
the Board. 

Plans were made for the coming An- 
nual Dinner in April, and the promotion 
of an Ivy League Alumni Dinner at the 
Washington Crossing Inn was also dis- 
cussed. 

Following the business meeting, our 
own Leslie Fagan gave an interesting sum- 
mary of the duties of a Business Manager 
at Lawrenceville School. Other members 
in attendance included Dick Formidoni, 
Howard Husker, Paul Sinclair, and M. 
Golrick. 

JULIAN R. PANEK '41 

Wriston in Chicago 

The Chicago Brown Club has set April 
26 as the date for their annual banquet at 
the University Club of Chicago, and the 
principal speaker will be President Wris- 
ton. 

A schedule of events through next Feb- 
ruary has been arranged and distributed 
to Club members. They include the An- 
nual Field Day in late June, the Fresh- 
man Send-Off Luncheon in early Septem- 
ber, Club participation in the nation- 
wide broadcast of the Brown-Dartmouth 
Homecoming-Day football game, a Christ- 
mas party with Director of Admissions 
Emery Walker and other Brown notables, 
and a High School Senior Party held in 
February to answer the prospective Brown 
men's questions and to introduce them to 
Emery Walker. 

The Club plans to contribute this year's 
scholarship donations in the name of the 
Bruce M. Bigelow Memorial Scholarship 
Fund, which is administered by the Uni- 
versity. It was pointed out to the mem- 
bers that contributions to this Fund will 
increase the number of available Univer- 
sity scholarships, several of which are 
granted each year to boys from the Chi- 
cago area. 

Boston's Annual 

Final plans have been formulated for 
the Boston Brown Club's 1955 annual 
dinner which, this year, is to be held at 
the Hotel Continental in Cambridge on 
Monday, April 1 1. 

The program is as follows: Sports Hour 
from 5:30 to 6:30 P.M., with pictures of 
the Harvard game and commentary by 
Al Kelley; Reception from 6:30 to 7:00 
P.M.; and the Dinner from 7:00 to 9:30 
P.M. President Wriston will be the princi- 
pal speaker, while John Chapman, Club 
President, will be the Toastmaster. 

The banquet, for the first time in sev- 
eral years, will be a stag affair. The Pem- 
broke alumnae decided last year to part 
company and arrange their own dinner. 

Some Songs of Brown 

The University Glee Club of Provi- 
dence will feature Brown songs in the so- 
called "informal" portion of its spring 
concert on April 15. A different college is 
to be saluted in this way each spring, and 
Brown is leading off on the new schedule. 
In addition to the Glee Club, made up of 
singing alumni of many institutions, the 
concert will also employ the talents of the 
Brown undergraduate octet, the Jabber- 
wocks. 

Members of the Brown Club of Rhode 
Island are being notified of the program. 
Inquiries may be directed to Hugh B. 
Allison '48 at 43 Nisbet St., Providence 6. 



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Brunonians Far and Near 

EDITED BY JAY BARRY "50 



1882 

DR. WILLIAM H. TOLMAN of Paw- 
tucket has written a fine memorial 
tribute to the late Charles B. Lennon '22. 
Although their graduation dates were 40 
years apart, they had a warm friendship. 
A copy of his poem has gone to the Class 
of 1922 and the University Archives. 

1887 

Theodore Francis Green was one of 
two Senators designated by Senator 
George of the Senate Foreign Relations 
Committee to represent the Congress at 
the February inauguration of President 
Batista in Cuba. 

1896 

The Rev. J. Canfleld Van Doren was 
among those who attended the autumn 
meeting of the Lehigh Valley Brown Club 
m Bethlehem, Pa. He enlivened proceed- 
ings with a bright, loyal bit of verse. Its 
theme: "The bear hug is tight to each 
other tonight." 

1903 

John Hutchins Cady was re-elected 
President by the Directors for his 25th 
term at the 108th annual meeting of the 
proprietors of the Swan Point Cemetery 
in the Directors' room at the Rhode Island 
Hospital Trust Co. 

By vote of the School Committee, the 
old Wakefield High School has been 
named the Willard B. Atwell Junior High 
School. Atwell was Superintendent of 
Schools in Wakefield from 1911 to his 
retirement in 1947. 

1905 

The Class joined other friends of 
W. Granville Meader in paying respect 
at his funeral on Feb. 19. Six were ushers: 
David Davidson, Chester C. Greene, 
Frank G. Howard, Arthur C. Maxfield, 
Frederick Schwinn, and Arthur S. Towns- 
end. Others who attended were: F. A. 
Burr, Arthur J. Latham. Michael F. Cos- 
tello, Jr., George B. Bullock, Leonard W. 
Cronkhite, Frank E. Marble, Herbert C. 
Wells, and Charles Z. Alexander. Honor- 
ary bearers included: Prof. C. Raymond 
Adams '18, Henry S. Chafee '09, and 
Prof. William H. Kenerson '96. 

The sympathy of the Class is extended 
to David Davidson whose brother, John 
H. Davidson, died Jan. 23 in Salem, Mass. 

George A. Gessner is now living at 225 
East Michigan St., Milwaukee 2, Wis- 
consin. 

1907 

W. W. Reynolds, in Florida during Feb- 
ruary, held reunion with Dr. H. L. Brown 
in Orlando. 

Oliver J. B. Henderson, who spent the 
winter on Barbados, B.W.I., has returned 
to his apartment at 12 Blackstone Blvd., 
Providence 6. 

Lloyd W. Josselyn reports that he is 
settled in his new home on Bowen Rd., 
Elma, N. Y., with his daughter Elizabeth 
to keep him company. Elma is a suburb 



His Varsity "B" 

J. C. Elms, Jr. '12 of Laguna 
Beach, California, a member of the 
Swimming team during the 1910, 
'II, and '12 seasons, recently re- 
ceived his Varsity "B". If this 
sounds like a strange case, it is! 

Some cad had stolen his swim- 
ming sweater with the old "sBt" 
letters on the front. Being rather 
proud of that sweater. Elms was 
most anxious to replace it. He 
dropped a line to Athletic Director 
Paul Mackesey and outlined his 
problem. 

Paul immediately placed an or- 
der for one swimming sweater. 
However, since Swimming is now a 
major sport and the old style of 
lettering has long since gone out of 
date, the only thing left to do was 
forward Elms the sweater along 
with a regular Varsity "B". And 
everyone's happy. 



of Buff'alo, where Lloyd was with the pub- 
lic library before he went to Lafayette, 
Ind., 22 years ago. 

H. W. (Speck) Paine's Florida ad- 
dress during the winter was 1009 North 
East II 7th St., Miami. Speck's son Rolf 
is in business in Caracas, Venezuela. 
Speck visited him there in mid-January 
and played golf at the Caracas Country 
Club. 

William K. White reports that the 
Norman F. MacGregors have been living 
at the Nickel Range Hotel, Sudbury, On- 
tario, while Mac has been making busi- 
ness trips through the north country in 
recent months. The MacGregor home is 
in St. Andrews East, Quebec. 

Charles R. Stark, Jr., writing from Spo- 
kane, Wash., says that his book, to be 
published by Caxton in Idaho, may be 
brought out next fall with the Caxton 
Christmas list. Charlie adds that he has 
another book in the planning and is al- 
ready doing research for it. 

Dr. George A. Buckley was re-elected 
President of the Brockton Agricultural 
Society at the annual meeting of that or- 
ganization in January. Dr. Buckley was 
first elected President of the group in 
1945. 

Zechariah Chafee, Jr., had an article 
entitled "The Freedom to Think" pub- 
lished in the January issue of the Atlantic 
Monthly. The article contained the gist 
of a recent address delivered at the Uni- 
versity of Oregon. 

1908 

The sympathy of the Class is extended 
to Walter H. Burnham whose mother, 
Mrs. Grace Burnham, died Feb. 12 in 
Elizabeth. N. J. 

1909 

The Class had a Mid-Winter dinner at 
the Faculty Club Feb. 21. A good time 
was had by all, and those present in- 
cluded: Raymond Buss, George Hender- 



son, William Cornell, James Turner, 
Frederick M. Boyce, Harold A. Sweet- 
land, Selwyn G. Tinkham, Henry S. 
Chafee, Harry Cook, William C. Ross, 
Harold B. Tanner, Stuart R. Bugbee, Rob- 
ert A. Whitmarsh, A. Manton Chace, John 
A. Wells. Herbert Sherwood, Ivory Little- 
field, Albert Leach, and Ernest R. Hager. 

Harry Cook, who has been a Social 
Worker most of his life since graduation, 
for the past few years has been equipping 
himself, through University and other cor- 
respondence courses, to handle the prob- 
lems of .'\dult Civic Education and of the 
Aging. At the present time he is a mem- 
ber of the Advisory Committee of the 
Cambridge Center for Adult Education 
and is also doing volunteer work for the 
Community Recreation Service of Boston. 

James M. Hess is visiting his married 
daughter in California, but he expects to 
return East during the summer and to 
begin teaching again next fall. 

Ernest Hager writes that he has now re- 
covered from a bad and prolonged siege 
of ulcers on the cornea of his left eye. 
This difficulty kept him from attending 
the 45th Reunion, and all Classmates will 
be happy to learn of his recovery. 

Henry S. Chafee has been elected First 
Vice-President of the Providence Journal 
Company. 

George Huxford writes happily of his 
work with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft 
Corp., whose engines furnish power to our 
famous B-52 bombers and our fastest 
fighters. He also says that the date of his 
retirement is as yet uncertain. 

Bob Nash has changed his address to: 
West Ledge Rd., West Simsbury, Conn. 
Fortunately, Bob has recovered from the 
two operations which he had to undergo 
in '54 and which kept him from the 45th 
Reunion. His new house is in a beautiful 
location and has a 20-mile view which he 
will be glad to show any visiting Class- 
mate. 

Billy Miller is visiting Phoenix, Ariz. 
this winter and hopes to bump into sev- 
eral Classmates on his journey. 

Pick Chace is easing up on his long- 
maintained heavy Life Insurance selling 
program and advises that he is taking 
things easier in semi-retirement. 

Prof. T. Harper Goodspeed was due to 
represent Brown at the Inauguration of 
Clark George Kuebler as Provost of Santa 
Barbara College, University of California 
on March 28. Prof. Goodspeed received 
an honorary degree from Brown in 1940. 

1910 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Taber spent a 
week in Biloxi on their travels through 
the southern and southwestern parts of the 
United States. They were headed for Ok- 
lahoma City to visit their son who, fol- 
lowing in his father's footsteps, is a Mas- 
ter in a school there. They also were look- 
ing forward to a visit with a new grand- 
son whom they hadn't as yet seen. 

Malcolm Jeffris and his wife headed for 
Florida late in February. They hoped to 
reach Punta Gorda before the Elmer 
Hortons were due to head back Rhode Is- 
land way. Word was sent to Jeff to be on 
the lookout for George Caswell and Bob 
Munson in Tarpon Springs and also Frank 
Mansur, who is spending the winter in 
Laurel. 

Marshall Morgan of Warwick Neck, 
R. I. had a letter in the "Letters to the 
Editor" section of the Providence Journal 
recently outlining his plans for protecting 
Narragansett Bay against the assaults 
which it has suffered from various hurri- 
canes within the past 20 years. 



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1913 

Howard M. Smith, Jr., of Pumpkin Hill 
Rd., Mystic, Conn., retired as of Feb. 1. 
He was formerly employed at the Electric 
Boat Co., in Groton, Conn. 

1914 

Bearers at the funeral of Francis W. 
Post, Class Secretary, on Feb. 18 were all 
members of the Class: Robert S. Hold- 
ing, Earl W. Harrington, Leon N. Mc- 
Kenzie, Norman H. Whitehead, Albert 
E. Beacham, and David C. Adelman. 

Maurice A. Wolf has become associ- 
ated with Hemphill, Noyes & Co. as a 
Registered Representative. Their oflfice is 
324 in the Hospital Trust Bldg., Provi- 
dence. 

1915 

Harold M. "Cap" Taylor is back in the 
Providence Veterans' Hospital again, a 
patient there since last October. We en- 
joyed a cheerful letter from him, written, 
he pointed out, by an American Red Cross 
Grey Lady. The Cranston Herald con- 
tinues to publish his "Echoes," feature 
stories from the history of the city. The 
last one was spotted on the first page: 
"Meshanticut Never Had a Good Mur- 
der." 

George E. C. Hayes has been nomi- 
nated by President Eisenhower for a sea! 
on the District of Columbia Public Utili- 
ties Commission, the first Negro to be 
nominated for the position. Last May he 
was one of the attorneys who successfully 
argued the case against racial segrega- 
tion before the Supreme Court. Hayes 
also was the defense lawyer who cleared 
an Army worker, Mrs. Annie Lee Moss, 
of Communist charges brought by Sena- 
tor McCarthy and others. 

Dr. W. Russell Burwell, Vice-Chairman 
of the Clevite Corp. of Cleveland, has 
been elected a Director of the Brown & 
Sharpe Mfg. Co. of Providence. Burwell 
for many years has been Senior Officer of 
the Brush Electronics Co., now a part of 
Clevite. Prior to that he was Dean of 
Freshmen at Brown. 

Walter P. Gunn was recently re-elected 
President of the Wesson Memorial Hos- 
pital of Springfield, Mass. 

1916 

Maj. Gen. William C. Chase was the 
subject of a page feature in a recent issue 
of the Life of the Soldier and the Airman, 
showing his advance from Private. It was 
called to our attention by Sgt. D. E. 
Barton '53, who felt real pride in this 
tribute to a fellow Brunonian. Chase's 
career. Barton thought, "exemplifies the 
traditions and principles taught all Brown 
men. I am happy to be a member of this 



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great institution which graduated many 
years ago as fine a military leader." Chase, 
in charge of the American team training 
the Chinese Nationalist Army, has often 
been in the news of late, with reference to 
his observation of the evacuation of the 
Tachens. 

Brig. Gen. H. Stanford McLeod, Com- 
manding General of the 76th Infantry Re- 
serve Division, has been nominated for 
promotion to Major General. His name 
recently appeared on a Reserve Officer 
promotion list sent to the Senate by Presi- 
dent Eisenhower. 

1917 

Arthur B. Homer, President of the 
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, was fea- 
tured in a national advertisement pre- 
pared by the Advertising Council in sup- 
port of the U.S. Savings Bond program re- 
cently. "Financial security is based on 
savings," he said, "and the purchase of 
U.S. Savings Bonds through the Payroll 
Savings Plan is one of the easiest ways 
for an individual to save for economic 
security." 

Classmates offer sympathy to Edward 
R. "Pat" Casey whose wife, Alice, died 
Jan. 8 in Brockton, Mass. 

Edward T. T. Williams, President of 
Lambert Co. for many years, will serve as 
Chairman of the Executive Committee of 
the newly-formed Warner-Lambert Phar- 
maceutical Co. of New York. The new 
company was formed as a result of a 
merger between Warner Hudnut, Inc. and 
the Lambert Company. 

1918 

H. Ralph Gordon, a man rated by 
trainer Jack McKinnon as one of Brown's 
greatest punters, has moved from his 
home at Santa Rosa, Fla., and now can 
be reached c/o Vercil Senseman, 2220 
McGregor Blvd., Ft. Myers, Fla. 

Cy Flanders saw his only daughter, 
Maureen, enter the University of Con- 
necticut Feb. 2. He also represented the 
Hartford Brown Club as a delegate to the 
Advisory Council weekend. 

Rodger Sturtevant has changed his ad- 
dress from Swampscott, Mass. to York 
Harbor, Me., Post Office Box 152. Rodger, 
with General Electric Co. for about a 
quarter of a century, has been placed in 
charge of certain engineering operations 
at Somerworth, N. H. 

Emery M. Foster of 4506 Garrison St., 
N.W., Washington, D. C, has just com- 
pleted 30 years of service in the Federal 
Department of Education under the 
Health Education and Welfare Division. 
He received a certificate from the Govern- 
ment for this exemplary service. His spe- 
cial field is analysis and statistics. 

Dr. Louis I. Kramer was recently given 
an award by the American Diabetes Asso- 
ciation and has been made a Governor of 
the Association. His son Fred graduated 
with the Class of '52 and is now studying 
law at Columbia University. His son Bob 
was graduated last June and is studying 
medicine at Tufts College. His wife Jessie 
has been for two years National President 
of the Women's Association of Brandeis 
University. Her duties have carried her to 
all parts of the country, and she sits with 
the Board of Trustees in their sessions. 

Dr. Herman A. Winkler and his wife 
recently toured the southwestern part of 
Europe and spent some time in Spain and 
Portugal, as well as in the Balearic Is- 
lands. 

WALTER ADLER 



1919 

William H. Edwards, attorney, was 
Chairman of the Providence Brotherhood 
Week in February. 

Philip E. Scott has been elected a mem- 
ber of the Board of Managers of The 
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Scott, 
Vice-President and Treasurer of the Ester- 
brook Pen Co., is from New Jersey, a state 
from which a large number of patients at 
Children's Hospital have been sent for 
medical and surgical care. 

Thomas F. Black, Jr. has been elected 
Second Vice-President of the Providence 
Journal Company. 

Dr. Josh Weeks saw his daughter, Di- 
ana, married Feb. 12 to Henry Thomas 
Berry of West Hartford, Conn. 

Donald G. Millar, President of the 
Greenfield Tap and Die Corp., was re- 
elected as a Massachusetts member of the 
Board of Directors of the National Asso- 
ciation of Manufacturers at the 59th an- 
nual Congress of American Industry at 
the Hotel Waldorf in New York. 

1920 

Harold Fleming is living in Antrim, 
N. H. His classmate, John B. Tasker, tells 
us that Fleming's book, "10,000 Com- 
mandments," on the oil industry is con- 
sidered by many Economics professors as 
the best of its kind for reference work. 
Tasker, incidentally, is proprietor of 
Tasker's Clothing Store, a 73-year-old in- 
stitution in Hillsboro, N. H. 

Dutee J. Hall of Washington Depot, 
Conn., is a Salesman for the Sales Train- 
ing Aids Co. of New York. His business 
address is 53 E. 34th St., New York 16. 

1921 

George W. Potter has recovered from a 
successful operation and has resumed his 
editorial duties with the Providence 
Journal-Bulletin for the immediate future, 
on a limited basis. 

1922 

Walter M. Daniels has just contracted 
to edit his seventh volume in the Refer- 
ence Shelf Series, published by the H. W. 
Wilson Co. The six previous volumes are 
in the Brown University Archives as his 
gift. The new book is in the "problem 
area" designated by the college debating 
societies for discussion in 1955: "How 
should educational opportunities be in- 
creased for the youth of the United 
States?" Daniels plans to include mate- 
rial on Brown's program in the "Identifi- 
cation and Criticism of Ideas." With the 
New York Times for many years, he is 
now in its Personnel Department, pres- 
ently setting up a retirement-counselling 
program. He and his family live at 26 
Greystone Place, Yonkers. 

Joseph Globus, who was a special stu- 
dent with our Class in 1918-19, has been 
a leader in agricultural affairs and, at the 
present, is serving as Vice-President of the 
Massachusetts Selective Breeders' Asso- 
ciation. At his home farm in Rehoboth, 
he specializes in poultry and in purebred 
Holsteins. His daughter Sylvia holds her 
A.B. from Clark and A.M. from North- 
western, while his second daughter, 
Laurel, has an A.B. from the University 
of Massachusetts. 

Charles H. Cole, with the Merrimack 
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. since under- 
graduate days, now holds the position of 
Assistant Vice-President supervising local 
agents on the Eastern seaboard. Charlie 
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in athletics of all kinds. Having traveled 
pretty much all over the country, he still 
rates New England "tops." His only 
daughter, after attending Abbot Academy, 
graduated from the Boston University 
School of Music, attained her Master's 
in Education at Harvard, and is now 
teaching music in the Braintree, Mass., 
public schools. Charlie has been active in 
the Insurance Institute as well as civic 
affairs and Masonry in Andover, Mass., 
where he resides at 6 Cheever Circle. 

Milton H. Glover's older boy is a Soph- 
omore on the Hill, his second son is at 
Hotchkiss, and his daughter, who at- 
tended Walker School and Bennington 
College, is now married. Moon is one of 
three Classmates on the Board of Con- 
necticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., the 
others being Tubby Jainsen and Manton 
Eddy. In line of business, Moon recently 
has seen several other Classmates includ- 
ing lohnny Johnstone, Warren Chandler, 
Ted Sweet, and, of course, his brother- 
in-law, Gordon Smith. Moon is on the 
Boards of the W. T. Grant Foundation 
and of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation. 
Paul Braisted '25 is the President of the 
latter, on which the late Bruce Bigelow 
also formerly served. In addition to the 
above. Moon also has his bread and but- 
ter job to attend to, which is as Senior 
Vice-President of the Hartford (Conn.) 
National Bank and Trust Co. However, in 
spite of all this, he still finds time to pur- 
sue his hobbies of fishing and painting. As 
an adjunct to his painting, he is serving 
as Consulting Artist to Antiques maga- 
zine. 

Dr. Max M. Sherman carries on his ac- 
tive interest in music which many Class- 
mates, including Charlie Pinkham and 
Chet Stackpole, will recall was evidenced 
as an undergraduate soloist with the 
Musical Clubs and Orchestra. Max grad- 
uated from Tufts and has been practicing 
dentistry at Somerville and, more re- 
cently, at Stoneham, Mass. His son Harry 
also was graduated from Tufts, took his 
B.D. there, and is now Pastor of the Uni- 
versalist Church at Swampscott. A daugh- 
ter graduated from Massachusetts Gen- 
eral Hospital School of Nursing. Max is 
an active Mason in Blue Lodge, Royal 
Arch Chapter, and Aleppo Temple in 
Boston. 

The New York Times recently carried 
a photograph of Arthur F. Merewether 
examining a solar stove being demon- 
strated by Fatolah Sotoodeh, an N.Y.U. 
research engineer. Art is President of the 
American Meteorological Society. 

Earl P. Greene has been a strong sup- 
porter of Little League Baseball in Mel- 
rose, Mass., where he is employed by the 
U. S. Government. In addition, Earl has 
energetically participated in town life as 
a member of the Universalist Church, of 
the American Legion, and of the Auxil- 
iary Police. His home address is 8 Fair- 
mount St., Melrose. 

J. W. Riker, Sr., as well as his son, J. W. 
Riker, Jr. '47, took part in "A Night in 
Hollywood," the second annual Beaux 
Arts Ball produced by the Providence 
Players. 

CLARK FORSTALL 

1924 

Dr. G. Halsey Hunt is Associate Chief 
of the Bureau of Medical Services in the 
U. S. Public Health Service in Washing- 
ton. His title of Assistant Surgeon Gen- 
eral is somewhat analogous to that of 
Vice-President in an insurance company — 
"a grade title rather than a functional 




GEORGE V. FOLEY '24 has been named 
Vice-President of Florida Power Corpora- 
tion, which he continues to serve as Assist- 
ant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. He 
joined the Uiility Management Company of 
New York in 1927 and has served in execu- 
tive positions in many associated companies, 
of which Florida Power is one. Among for- 
mer posts: Vice-President of Kentucky-Ten- 
nessee Light and Power; Secretary-Treas- 
urer of Louisiana Public Utilities; Texas 
General U:ilities, TriCity Utilities, and Ow- 
ensboro Gas Company of Kentucky. He 
transferred to FPC in St. Petersburg in 1946, 
shortly after it became an independent in- 
vestor-owned company. 



title," we're told by a mutual friend. In 
the commissioned corps of the PHS it 
corresponds with Brigadier General in 
the Army. (Dr. Justin Andrews '23 is in 
a similar capacity.) Hunt supervises the 
operation of the 16 hospitals and 25 out- 
patient clinics of the Public Health Serv- 
ice, which include the narcotic hospitals 
at Lexington and Fort Worth and the Na- 
tional Leprosarium at Carville, La., as 
well as general hospitals where care is 
provided for American merchant seamen, 
Coastguardsmen, and a few other groups 
specially designated by Congress as eli- 
gible. 

1925 

George W. Kilton staged the February 
production by The Players of Providence, 
while Kenneth Harlowe did the lighting. 
The play was "Late Love" by Rosemary 
Casey. 

Everett R. Walker has been placed in 
charge of State Mutual Life Assurance 
Company's field office administration 
branch in Worcester. He retains his title 
as Assistant Secretary. 

The Rev. Gordon C. Capen, Pastor of 
the Highland Union Methodist Church, 
has been elected to represent the Greater 
Lowell council as a delegate on the Board 
of Directors of the Massachusetts Coun- 
cil of Churches. 

1926 

Like his father before him, Noel M. 
Field, Jr., has been elected to membership 
in Phi Beta Kappa by the Rhode Island 
Alpha at Brown. Young Field gained the 
scholastic honor in this, his Junior year. 



1927 

Linus Travers, for 10 years Executive 
Vice-President and General Manager of 
the Yankee Network, has joined the ad- 
vertising staffs of John C. Dowd, Inc., of 
Boston and Dowd, Redfield & Johnstone, 
Inc., of New York. He will serve as ex- 
ecutive assistant to Dowd, the President. 

Henry T. Sundgren has been elected 
and installed Worshipful Master of Mount 
Vernon Lodge, F. & A. M. of Providence, 
succeeding Gilbert D. Miller '23. 

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Crosman, with 
their 10-year-old daughter, Anne, are now 
living at The Buckingham, Scarsdale, 
N. Y. Irwin is practicing law with offices 
in the Harwood BIdg. in Scarsdale. He 
further reports that "this move repre- 
sents the realization of an ancient dream 
which permits me to go home to lunch 
and frequently catch a nap before re- 
turning to the office." 

At the Advisory Council weekend in 
February, our Class was well represented 
with Jack Roe, Jack McGeeney, Carl Stal- 
lard, Charlie Kenney and your Secretary 
in attendance. 

It is interesting to note, from a Class 
point of view, that of the 21 regional di- 
rectors who will be up for ballot this 
Spring, seven of the men are from the 
Class of '27. 

Some consideration is being given to 
the appointment of a Class delegate in 
each section of the country who would be 
responsible for gathering news for this 
magazine and for stimulating interest in 
our reunions and other Class activities. 
Do we have any volunteers? 

IRVING G. LOXLEY 

1928 

Frank Singiser has two principal news- 
casts these days — at 10:30 mornings over 
Mutual coast-to-coast for Kraft Foods 
and in the evenings at 10 over WOR. He 
and Mrs. Singiser moved into New York 
the first of the year and are now at 120 
West 12th St. 

Prof. J. Saunders Redding of Hampton 
Institute has another member of Phi Beta 
Kappa in the family. His son, Conway H. 
Redding, Brown Junior, has just been 
elected to the Rhode Island Alpha. Jay 
was elected an alumni member in 1943 
and is active nationally in the society. He 
was recently re-elected to another three- 
year term on the Editorial Board of the 
American Scholar. 

Julian Solinger, accompanied by his 
wife, attended the convention of the 
American Society of Zoologists. The con- 
vention was held at Chapel Hill, N. C. 

Earl Bradley has been elected one of 
the Directors of the Rhode Island Com- 
munity Chest. 

Loring Litchfield, President of the 
Class, plans to hold a meeting in the very 
near future to discuss our off-year re- 
union plans for the coming Commence- 
ment period. 

Thomas Paolino was one of the main 
speakers at the Lincoln-Day Dinner spon- 
sored by the Rhode Island Republican 
Club. 

Barrett Gross '57, son of Nate Gross, 
returned to college this semester. Barrett 
has two charming youngsters, thus mak- 
ing Nate a proud grandfather. 

At the conclusion of the Rushing Sea- 
son, the following '28 sons pledged fra- 
ternities: John Hopkins, Theta Delta Chi; 
Pete Howard, Delta Tau Delta; Barrett 
Gross, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Steve Sing- 
iser, Sigma Nu. 

JACK HEFFERNAN 



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1929 

Ward B. Jenks is in his 10th year as 
owner and principal in Ward B. Jenks and 
Associates, fund-raising counsel with a 
specialty in the health field. He is also 
President of the new Associated National 
Consultants, Inc., with general fiind- 
raising activities and public relations 
counselling. Headquarters are at 135 
South La Salle St., Chicago 3, though 
Jenks lives in Ann Arbor. His visit to the 
campus for the Advisory Council meet- 
ings was his first in several years, and he 
regretted more than ever having missed 
the 25th reunion. 

James Cantor of Lowell has been 
elected to the Executive Council of the 
Insurance Brokers Association of Massa- 
chusetts. He is President of the Lowell 
Association of Insurance Agents and is a 
partner in the Cantor & Co. agency of 
Lowell and Boston. 



1930 

James H. Ridabock is with the Royal 
Exchange Group of insurance companies 
at the New Jersey branch office at 530 
Main St., East Orange. He has moved east 
from Chicago. 

The Rev. Charles D. Kean, Rector of 
the Church of the Epiphany, Washing- 
ton, D. C, spoke at the University Vesper 
Service Feb. 20 at Sayles Hall. 

1931 

Stan Nickerson is doing volunteer rec- 
reation work one night weekly at Gold- 
water Memorial Hospital in New York, 
offering a news summary program over 
the public address system in a research 
polio ward. Stan's regular job is in the 
Public Relations Department of the Ethyl 
Corp., at 100 Park Ave. 

Ronald C. Green, Jr., was elected 
President of the Rhode Island Golf As- 
sociation Feb. 14 at a meeting held at 
Agawam Hunt. 

Dr. Wilfred T. Hood, Chairman of the 
School Committee in Hudson, Mass., will 
seek re-election this spring. He has been 
a member of the School Committee since 
1951. 

Bemie Buonanno's son, young Bernie, 
set a new Moses Brown scoring record last 
January by tossing in 38 points as the 
Varsity defeated the Alumni 64-52. The 
sharp-shooting forward hit on 16 field 
goals and 6 foul shots in achieving the 
new mark. The old record of 31 points 
was set a year ago by Buonanno against 
Portsmouth Priory. 

1932 

Dr. Frederick W. Ripley, Jr., Chairman 
of the Medical and Scientific Committee 
of the Rhode Island Cancer Society, re- 
cently reported that there was an increase 
of 416 new cancer cases over the number 
reported last year in Rhode Island. Ac- 
cording to Ripley, the sharp increase in 
reports of new cases can probably be 
partly explained by more accurate re- 
porting. 

T. Dexter Clarke has been named a Di- 
rector of the Rhode Island Blue Cross. 

Dr. Joseph M. Zucker, who holds a fel- 
lowship in child psychiatry at the Massa- 
chusetts General Hospital, Boston, spoke 
on the emotional problems of teen-agers 
at a January meeting of the Woonsocket 
PTA. 




SIX BRUNONIANS comprise the largest collegiate delegation in the Washington, D. C, Sertomo 
Club. Among them is President Edward R. Place '24, who has just received the "Top Medal of 
Honor" from Sertomo internationol. At a February meeting were; back row, left to right — John 
E. Manchester '32, Richard L. Walsh '37, Thomas Shotton, Jr., '30, Col. Adelbert C. Eastburn '12; 
front row — Morvin W. Topping, Executive Secretary, American College Public Relations Associa- 
tion; Ploce; Dr. John Lee Coulter, President, Phi Beta Kappa Association of the District. Henry L 
Wilder, Jr., '40 is olso o member. 



1933 

Francis S. Quillan has been elected to 
head the general office administration de- 
partment of the Prudential Insurance Co. 
in their New York office. 

Tom Gilbane, President of the Provi- 
dence Chamber of Commerce, spoke be- 
fore that organization at a special meet- 
ing in February. 

Howard M. Bromage has been ap- 
pointed Assistant Director of Sales Train- 
ing of the Aetna Casualty and Surety 
Company. He has been with the com- 
pany for 17 years. 

Dean Coffin has been appointed to head 
the Cleveland Sales District of Wilding 
Picture Productions, Inc. Coffin, who has 
been in the visual aids industry for 20 
years, has a varied background, having 
acted as account executive, motion pic- 
ture writer, and director of live stage 
productions for business conventions. Re- 
cently, he authored Wilding's production 
of "In Seventh Heaven," a coast-to-coast 
musical dramatization for Lincoln-Mer- 
cury Division of Ford Motor Company, 
and General Electric's "Lightorama," a 
traveling road show commemorating the 
Diamond Anniversary of Light. 

1934 

Leon B. Sittenfeld, C.L.U., has again 
completed all of the requirements to be 
certified as a qualifying member of the 
Million Dollar Round Table of the Na- 
tional Association of Life Underwriters. 

John R. Lynch, Secretary of E. P. 
Lynch, Inc., has been elected Chairman 
of the Commercial Films Division of the 
1955 Providence Chapter, American Red 
Cross fund campaign. He will have charge 



of solicitations of smaller businesses 
throughout the area covered by the Provi- 
dence chapter. Lynch has had fund-rais- 
ing experience with the Community Chest. 

Rockwell Gray has been elected As- 
sistant Secretary of Brown & Sharpe Mfg. 
Co. by the Directors of that organization. 

Harold M. Sauers has been elected 
President of Wico Electric Co. of West 
Springfield, Mass. He joined Wico in 1936 
and, for many years, has been Vice-Presi- 
dent in charge of sales. 

Robert N. Purrington, a former staff 
member of the New Bedford Free Public 
Library, has been appointed Library Di- 
rector of the North Bergen Free Public 
Library in North Bergen, N. J. At one 
time he was a Library Fellow at the 
Baruch Center of the City College of New 
York. 

1935 

The Rev. Edwin H. TuUer, Executive 
Secretary of the Massachusetts Baptist 
Convention, spoke at the Family Hour 
series at the First Baptist Church in Mel- 
rose, Mass., Jan. 30. 

1936 

Charles Summerfield represented Brown 
at the inauguration of Leland Henry Carl- 
son as Eleventh President of Rockford 
College Feb. 27 in Rockford, 111. Sum- 
merfield, President of the City National 
Bank of Rockford, was also on the Rock- 
ford College Inaugural Committee. 

A "minor reunion" was enjoyed by the 
10 members of the Class who were dele- 
gates to the Advisory Council weekend in 
February. Returning to the Hill were 
John Byam, Gordon Cadwgan, Clarence 
Gifford, Russ Granniss, Jerome Graten- 



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stein, Paul Holt, Bob Kenyon, Irving 
Lovell, Wendell Lund, and Alfred Owens. 

John M. Raymond is a Cost Account- 
ing Analyst with Sylvania Electric Prod- 
ucts, Inc. His preferred mailing address 
is: Box 323, Peabody, Mass. 

Gordon Cadwgan, a member of the 
West Greenwich, R. I., School Committee, 
wrote to the Providence Journal recently 
calling attention to the fact that many 
cities and towns which are severely handi- 
capped in the support of schools by low 
taxable wealth may be unable to take part 
in the State's new "Act to Provide State 
Assistance to Rhode Island Public 
Schools." 

ROBERT W. KENYON 

1937 

Morton H. Darman has been named a 
Director of the Rhode Island Blue Cross. 
The appointment was made Jan. 26. 

Thomas J. Watson, Jr., President of 
the International Business Machines 
Corp., has been elected a Trustee of the 
American Museum of Natural History. 

1938 

Robert M. Thomas, head of the Massa- 
chusetts Underwriting Department at the 
Automobile Mutual Insurance Company's 
Providence office, has moved to a new 
home at 53 Hope St., Rumford. 

David J. Purdie, Jr., has moved to 240 
East Palisade Ave., Apt. H5, Englewood, 
N. J. He was formerly a resident of Ken- 
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1939 

Karl F. Weygand has been assigned as 
attache at the American Embassy in Ma- 
drid. Formerly, he was stationed at 
Karachi, Pakistan for two years where 
he was assigned to the personnel office in 
the American Embassy. 

Walter H. Van Cott has resigned as 
Trust Officer of the Alamo National Bank 
of San Antonio to accept a position as 
Assistant Trust Officer of the County Na- 
tional Bank and Trust Co., of Santa Bar- 
bara, California. 

Richmond P. White, Vice-President of 
the Roger Williams Savings and Loan As- 
sociation, has been elected a Director of 
that organization. 

1940 

John McLaughry helped stop the tiny 
town of Pelham, Mass. (pop. 658), which 
is adjacent to Amherst, from going to the 
dogs! There was a move on foot by an 
outside group to gain a license for dog 
racing in Pelham. Albert C. Lumley, Am- 
herst track coach and Town Moderator at 
Pelham, asked his fellow coach, who has 
a talent with water colors and oil paint- 
ings, to draw some anti-racing cartoons 
for the local paper. This John did with 
such success that the voters soundly 
spanked the proposal to bring dog rac- 
ing to the Hampshire County community 
by a vote of 230-60 (with 90 voters ab- 
staining). 

B. A. Robbins has been appointed Man- 
ager of Engineering for General Metals 
Enterprise Division in their San Francisco 
office. 

Robert T. Engles, Owner and Station 
Manager of radio station WHIM in Provi- 
dence, has been named a Director of the 
Rhode Island Blue Cross. 

Robert I. Logan has become a mem- 
ber of the firm of Sonnenschein, Berk- 
son, Lautmann, Levinson, & Morse with 
offices located at 77 West Washington St., 
Chicago 2. 

Some new addresses for the Class: Hor- 
ace A. Clem, 49 Engle St., Creekskill, 
N. J.; John J. Hackett, 1420 Abingdon 
Drive, Alexandria, Va.; John J. Mac- 
Bride, 61 Sylvan Rd., Port Chester, N. Y.; 
F. E. King, 26 W. Loines Ave., Merrick, 
N. Y.: John H. Evans, 260 Engle St., 
Englewood, N. J.; Harold W. Pfautz, 11 
John St., Providence 6. 

Donald T. Estes has announced that he 
will seek the Republican nomination for 
one of the posts on the Board of Select- 
men in Freeport, Me. 

Kenneth D. Clapp, Director of Adver- 
tising and Public Relations for Town & 
Country Homes, Inc., has been promoted 
to Director of Sales Promotion with that 
organization. He will continue to hold the 
post of Advertising Director while in his 
new post. 

E. Melson Webster has announced that 
he is a candidate for the school commit- 
tee in Chatham, Mass. He has been a 
resident of Chatham since 1947 and was 
a President of the local PTA. He is active 
in real estate business on the Cape. 

The Rev. Frederick Kingston Jellison, 
former Rector at St. Paul's Church, Sag- 
inaw, Mich., has accepted a call to St. 
James Episcopal Church in Woonsocket. 

John Byron Crosman is now in retailing 
in Portland, Ore., with Fred Meyer, a big 
West Coast chain, as an Assistant Store 
Manager. His son, Ted, is now in his last 
year of high school and pushing 17 years 
of age, which, if the boy were to enter 
Brown next year, would make Byron one 




DR. W. JACQUE YOST has been ap- 
pointed Research Director of The Ohio Oil 
Company and will manage its projected re- 
search laboratory. He was formerly tech- 
nical advisor to the Director of Research 
for Magnolia Petroleum Company in Dallas. 
He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Brown. 



of the youngest Freshman Fathers in re- 
cent years. 

Charles Rex Winterrowd of Sacra- 
mento now has four children and has 
just been made a full partner in the firm 
of E. A. Boyd & Co., Sacramento's largest 
Chrysler and Plymouth dealers. He has 
been with Chrysler since the end of the 
War. 

Bill Bates, former football star under 
Tuss McLaughry and currently a Con- 
gressman from the 6th Massachusetts Dis- 
trict, bumped into Jim Cunningham '41 
recently. They knew that they lived near 
each other in the Silver Spring, Md., area, 
but it took driving into the same gas sta- 
tion to bring about their "reunion." 

HAROLD W. PFAUTZ 

1941 

William Paterson continues as a lead- 
ing member of the permanent company 
of the Cleveland Play House. The critics 
gave him fine notices for his performances 
as a father in "Sabrina Fair" in February. 
His next part was in "Dial M for Murder," 
after which he will play the King in 
"Hamlet." 

The sympathy of the Class is extended 
to Raymond J. Sicard whose mother, Mrs. 
Eva B. Sicard, passed away Feb. 21. 

Allan S. Nanes has joined the Legisla- 
tive Reference Service of the Library of 
Congress. He'll be working in the general 
area of American Foreign Policy, answer- 
ing requests referred to the service by 
Congressmen and Senators, writing ar- 
ticles and speeches, and working on stud- 
ies for congressional committees inter- 
ested in foreign affairs. 

Dr. George B. Corcoran, Jr., senior 
surgeon in the Department of Ophthal- 
mology at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, 
Mass., delivered the first lecture in the 
Yale School of Medicine's postgraduate 
course in Ophthalmology, Jan. 20. Dr. 
Corcoran is on the stall of Springfield 
Municipal Hospital. 



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HARVEY M SPEAR '42 received his fifth academic degree at George Washington University's 

February Convocation. In addition to his Brown A.B. and his Harvard low degree, the New York 

attorney holds three sheepskins from George Washington. 



Jim Cunningham informs us that "the 
Cunninghams have moved into their new 
digs, overlooking the mortgage, with the 
help of Uncle Sam. so dust off the old 
address plate and make the change to: 
10209 Tyburn Terrace, Wildwood Manor, 
Bethesda 14, Md." 

Jim also adds that he brought Dr. Wil- 
liam Agnew McClelland and Charlie 
Winterrowd together recently. They had 
lived in Sacramento within blocks of each 
other for over two years and neither had 
known the other was there. In fact, they 
hadn't seen each other since their under- 
graduate days when they competed to- 
gether for the Washburn Cup in intra- 
murals. "The McClellands," he noted, 
"after 11 years of wedded bliss, have 
finally managed a wee bairn, a daughter 
Katherine, born last November." Inciden- 
tally. McClelland's boss at Mather Air 
Base is Dr. Edward Kemp, ex-Brown Psy- 
chology professor. 

James Harvey Sands. Vice-President of 
Eclipse Fuel Engineering Co.. had his 
fifth child last year. However, his brother, 
George '40, has him beaten with no less 
than seven children! 

1942 

Harvey M. Spear, former Special As- 
sistant to the U. S. Attorney General in 
the Justice Department's Tax Division, 
received the degree of Doctor of Juridicial 
Science Feb. 22 at the winter convocation 
of George Washington University. It was 
the third time the University has awarded 
Spear a degree. 

State Sen. Joseph R. Weisberger of East 
Providence is being boomed as the Re- 
publican candidate for Governor in 1956 
by members of his Town Committee. 

Henry W. Hayes was among the five 
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. salesmen 
who have been honored for compiling 
top personal insurance sales records for 
1954 in the company's New England di- 
vision. He received a desk pen set and 



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was admitted to membership in the Lib- 
erty Leaders Club, comprising top per- 
sonal insurance salesmen for the company 
throughout the country. 

1943 

Frederick Irving has been appointed an 
Officer in the U. S. Foreign Service by 
President Eisenhower. At present, he is 
Chief of the German-Austrian executive 
staff in the office of European Affairs. 
Irving was graduated from the Fletcher 
School of Law and Diplomacy in Med- 
ford, Mass., in 1946. 

The sympathy of the Class is extended 
to Emil F. Weitz. Jr.. whose father, Emil 
F. Weitz, died Feb. 15 in Lakewood. R. I. 

Edward S. Lancester. Jr., is now As- 
sistant Merchandising Manager for the 
Union Hardware Co. of Torrington, 
Conn. ^ , ^ 

Seth K. Gilford has been appomted Ad- 
ministrative Assistant to Governor Rob- 
erts of Rhode Island. His duties will in- 
clude the job of handling the extra details 
which will come from Governor Roberts' 
chairmanship of the New England Gov- 
ernors' Conference. 

Dr. Andrew G. Czekanski was among 
the group of aspiring photographers who 
signed up for an extension course in pho- 
tography under Brown's George Hender- 
son. 

1944 

F. William Lawton has been elected 
Treasurer of the South Weymouth Savings 
Bank in Massachusetts. He became as- 
sociated with the Bank in 1951 and was 
elected Assistant Treasurer in 1954. 

1945 
Michael A. Gammino, one of the do- 
nors of Broad Rock Farm. Peace Dale, 
R. I., for use as a retreat for boys, was 
the Toastmaster Feb. 20 at the annual 
dinner of the Diocesan Men's Retreat 
League of Our Lady of Peace. 



Henry D. Sharpe, Jr. last January re- 
ceived the Providence Junior Chamber of 
Commerce Distinguished Service Award 
as Rhode Island's outstanding "young 
man of the year." The award was based 
on Sharpe's accomplishments as President 
of the Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. and his 
volunteer work for business, civic, and 
welfare organizations. 

Dr. Henry E. Ahenberg has been dis- 
charged from the Air Force after two 
years as a Psychiatrist in Alaska, and 
has started a private practice in Meriden, 
Conn. His home address is: 144 Lincoln 
St., Meriden. 

1946 
Prof. William Stone of the Department 
of Genetics, College of Agriculture, Uni- 
versity of Wisconsin, has been taking a 
little kidding from his colleagues follow- 
ing the arrival of another daughter. One 
tag given him has been "Dean of 
Women." "With three girls in our house, 
I suspect the title is appropriate," he 
writes. 

William G. Eckles, a member of the 
American Institute of Architects, is one 
of a group associated as W. G. Eckles Co., 
Architects, in New Castle, Pa. Their of- 
fice is in the L.S. & T. Building, while 
Eckles has a new home address at 110 E. 
Elizabeth St. 

Jack Heinz has penned the lyrics for 
two tunes which have been issued on the 
Decca labels. They are "Lie Detector" 
and "Too True." According to Jack, the 
former is a "sleeper" which just might go 
places on Tin Pan Alley. Lyrics, however, 
remain a sideline for Jack who is an ad- 
vertising writer and Product Advertising 
Manager with Bethlehem Steel Co. 

Robert O'Donoghue, Plant Manager 
for the Atlas Plywood Co., now lives at 
Kennedy St., Center, Texas. 

Lawrence Mueller, staff quality con- 
trol engineer for the Bigelow-Sanford 
Carpet Co. of Thompsonville, Mass., is 
teaching a University Extension course 
in Quality Control at Chicopee High 
School. 



1947 

Robert E. Rodes, Jr., is an Assistant 
Professor of Law at Rutgers University, 
having joined its Faculty last fall. He was 
a 1952 graduate (magna cum laiidel from 
the Harvard Law School following serv- 
ice in the Navy. Married on Aug. 29, 
1953, he has had an addition to the fam- 
ily, a daughter born Oct. 14, 1954. The 
Rodeses are living in Newark, N. J., at 
3S8 Mt. Prospect Ave. 

Ray Elias of the Cleveland Play House 
has bought a new home in Cleveland 
Heights at 2985 Scarborough Rd. He re- 
ports that Classmate Ernie DiBartoIo is 
now located in Wooster, Ohio. 

John Macarchuk has been appointed 
Assistant Manager of the mathematical 
department of State Mutual Life Assur- 
ance Co. of Worcester, Mass. 

Michel Antone has a new job, a new 
daughter, and a new address. The new 
position is Math Instructor at the State 
Teachers College at Salem, the new 
cherub is Susan Linda, and the new ad- 
dress is 289 Locust St., Danvers, Mass. 

Ross H. Strong reports that 1954 was 
quite a year in his life. On Aug. 19, he 
married Vivian Martens Behensky, daugh- 
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Martens of 
Sag Harbor, Long Island. Then, he and 
the wife built a new home at 230 Wisner 
Rd., Rochester, N. Y. He is also working 

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for his Master's in Education at the Uni- 
versity of Rochester and teaching Science 
at Hilton Central School, Hilton, N. Y., 
just outside of Rochester. 

1948 

A meeting of the Class Officers was 
held on Feb. 5, and a financial report 
prepared by the Treasurer was presented 
to the group. The report indicates that 
the Class is in a sound financial position. 
Details of the report and its implications 
for the future will be discussed in a direct 
mailing to Class members. Tentative 
plans for an off-year get-together at Com- 
mencement time, similar to the one held 
last year, were made. As soon as details 
are completed, the members will be ad- 
vised of them. 

William D. Dando, who is employed 
by the General Electric Co. in Houston, 
recently received his Masters in Industrial 
Psychology from the University of Hous- 
ton. Bill also is married and has two 
lovely daughters. 

Mr. and Mrs. Lew Shaw have been 
named Incorporators of the Wesson Me- 
morial Hospital in Springfield, Mass. 

Dr. Louis I. Blumen of Newport has 
been licensed to practice in Rhode Island 
after passing oral examinations before 
the Rhode Island Division of Professional 
Regulation. Blumen received his M.D. 
from Tufts Medical School in 1952 and 
is in his second year of residency in sur- 
gery at Pratt Hospital, Boston. 

William H. Buck has been made Cata- 
log Supervisor of the Equipment Market- 
ing Division of the Raytheon Manufac- 
turing Company. In his new duties he will 
prepare catalog material pertaining to the 
products of the firm's equipment opera- 
tions such as radar, echo depth sounders, 
transformers and magnetic components. 

Marvin N. Geller has entered into the 
practice of law with Harry Gesmer under 
the firm name of Gesmer and Geller. 
Their offices are at 85 Devonshire St., 
Boston. 

1949 

Edward J. Finn, a Training Director 
at the U. S. Rubber Co. plant in Bristol, 
R. I., was among five new teachers ap- 
pointed for the Bryant College evening 
division. Ed is teaching Employe Training 
and Personnel Administration. 

Roe P. Hendrick, a student at the Yale 
University Graduate School, expects to 
receive his Master's degree this June. He 
is President of his Class at New Haven. 

Luke A. Tiberghien is now General 
Manager of the French Worsted Co. of 
Woonsocket. 

LCDR Jim May was recently released 
from the Navy and is working as a test 
pilot for Hughes Aircraft Company, test- 
ing radar fire control systems. He and 
his wife, Millie, recently added a third 
girl to their roster, which now reads: 
Cheryl, Leslie, and Holly. They are liv- 
ing at 1051 Elkgrove Ave., Venice, Calif. 
The oldest girl, Cheryl, was born in In- 
dianapolis (where Jim was formerly test 
pilot for Allison Division of General Mo- 
tors). Leslie, almost two, was born in 
Key West, while Holly was born in Provi- 
dence last December. With the exception 
of Holly, who has crossed the United 
States only once, the children are better 
traveled than their grandparents. 

1950 

The journeys of Bob Rinfret have taken 
him to Caracas, Venezuela, as Manager 



and Supervisor of Construction Materials 
and Supply Sales for the International 
General Electric Co. Any prospective 
members for the Venezuelan Brown Club 
should contact Bob in Caracas, c/o In- 
ternational G.E.S.A. 

W. I. Dietz reports he's "settled down 
for a while" in Knoxville, Tenn., where 
he lives at 4606 Barbara Ave. He's local 
agent for the State Farm Insurance Com- 
panies. He believes that State Farm will 
move into New England in the next five 
years, and, if they do, he'll return also. 

Lloyd W. Cali has been transferred to 
New York City where he is Regional Sales 
Manager for Electro Data Corp. His of- 
fices are in the Chrysler East BIdg., 1664 
42nd St., N. Y., N. Y. 

John C. Hurd, now a Dramatic Direc- 
tor and Producer, can be reached at the 
Columbia University School of Dramatic 
Arts. 




TEST PILOT MAY. 
See 1949 note. 



The sympathy of the Class is extended 
to Tom Costello whose father, Thomas J. 
Costello, passed away Feb. 4 in Danbury, 
Conn. 

Emil John received a special award 
early in February from the R. I. sports- 
writers and sportscasters at the annual 
Words Unlimited dinner. He was cited 
for the work he did in bringing the ideals 
of American sports to the youngsters of 
Vienna while he was in the Army and 
later to the kids of Lebanon while he was 
studying at the University of Beirut on 
a scholarship from the Columbia School 
of Journalism. 

Lawson I. Ainsworth has been pro- 
moted from trainee to salesman with the 
Bethlehem Steel Company and trans- 
ferred to their New York office. His new 
address is 17-B Parkway Village, Cran- 
ford. N. J. 

Robert Carangelo of New Haven has 
passed the state bar examinations and 
plans to practice law in that community. 
He is currently working as a claims ad- 
juster for the All State Insurance Co. 

Curtis Chrisfield is working as a 
Claims Representative for the Social Se- 
curity Administration in New York. His 
preferred mailing address is: 317 W. 
114th St., New York 26. 

Paul Edward Duffy, a Technical En- 
gineer with General Electric at Evendale, 



Ohio, is now living at 8838 Cabot Drive, 
Cincinnati 3 1. 

Robert Kenney is now an Interne in 
the Department of Surgery at the N. Y. 
State Veterinary College of Cornell Uni- 
versity. He received his D.V.M. from 
Oklahoma A. & M. last May. 

Plans for the 5th Reunion this June are 
still in the formative stage, but full details 
will appear in the May issue of the Brown 
Alumni Monthly. One of the problems 
confronted by the local committee is find- 
ing an eating place large enough to ac- 
commodate the large number of Class- 
mates expected back for this gala occa- 
sion. 

BOB PENDLETON 
1951 

Barry G. Cohen is a graduate student 
in Electrical Engineering at the Johns 
Hopkins University. His address is 522 
Walker Ave., Baltimore 12. 

Robert W. Murray is presently a grad- 
uate teaching assistant in Chemistry at 
Wesleyan. 

Richard F. Thomas is with General 
Motors Acceptance Corp., as a Field 
Representative out of the Providence 
office. 

Mark S. Pratt ranked first of the suc- 
cessful Georgetown University School of 
Foreign Service candidates on the written 
Foreign Service Officers examination. He 
received a grade of 90 on the exam given 
last fall by the State Department. 

Marshall Staunton and George Norton 
were among the seven men who won 
prizes in the first-year Moot Court finals 
held in Stamford, Conn. Prizes in the 
competition, in which 94 first year stu- 
dents took part, were "extrajudicial 
books," such as philosophy of law. 

The Class was well represented at the 
Alumni Advisory meeting in February. 
Dick Phillips, Mai Mackenzie, Dick Gage, 
Dave Murphy, Tony Waterman, and 
Mike Handman all participated in the 
weekend activities. 

Lt. Bob Fields is now practicing his 
dentistry aboard the USS New Jersey. 

Talking about the Navy, Bob Ander- 
son and Dick Pemstein have just returned 
to civilian life. 

1st Lt. David Buckley returned to the 
United States in January after a year in 
Korea with the Marine Air Wing and re- 
ceived his discharge early in February. 

Francis L. Foley is a Salesman for 
Strauss and Frisk in New York. His pre- 
ferred mailing address is: 245 E. 57th St., 
New York 22. 

Bill Henry, after suffering severe losses 
during Hurricane Carol, has re-opened 
his sporting goods store at 8 Weybosset 
St., Providence. His establishment is in 
the basement of the old Grosvenor Bldg., 
now known as the Amica Bldg. 

Russell S. Holland is now a chemist 
in the Photo Products Department of the 
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. in Parlin, 
N. J. 

Alan S. Caiman spent six months 
traveling through Europe following his 
release from the Navy and is now work- 
ing in the auditing staff of General Mills, 
Inc. at 400 Second Ave. South, Minne- 
apolis, Minn. 

Ens. Perry Herst. Jr. has been on the 
USS Estes since September touring the 
ports of the Far East — Japan, Hong 
Kong, Singapore, Saigan, etc. He and 
Rear Admiral Sabin, a great tennis en- 
thusiast, have played many games while 
ashore as doubles partners. According to 
his wife. Perry should be back in the 
States this month for a short leave. 



APRIL 1955 



23 



Richard L. Gempp, who was elected to 
the Warren School Committee in the No- 
vember elections on a pledge of serving 
without pay, recently returned a check in 
the amount of $90.75, payment for three 
months, to the Town Treasurer. Gempp 
is the first Republican to gain a berth of 
the Warren School Board since 1938. 

1952 

Les Hyman, a student at the Colorado 
University Law School, will receive his 
degree this June. 

Bob Wheeler, AU-American hockey 
star for the Bruins, is up to his old tricks 
again. Playing for the Seoul Military Post 
Mountaineers, he scored five goals to lead 
his team to a 8-4 victory over FEAF Base 
Tornados hockey team at Korakuen Ice 
Palace early in February. 



Joseph North, Jr., sales representative 
of the Johns-Manville Building Products 
Division, New York District, has been 
graduated from an advanced training 
course in modern sales techniques. He 
was one of the 86 sales trainees from 
Johns-Manville sales locations in the 
United States and Canada especially se- 
lected for the course. 

Howard D. Blank is Chairman of the 
Barristers' Union at the Yale University 
Law School. He plans a Spring pilgrimage 
to the Campus to "get a glimpse of my 
brother in his natural habitat, among 
other things," before facing the New York 
Bar Exam late in June. 

Irwin H. Fishbein and his wife expect 
to be back in Providence in April and 
look forward to seeing as many friends 
on the Hill as possible. 



The First American Patent 



THE BROWN UNIVERSITY LI- 
BRARY has acquired U.S. patent 
number one, issued in 1836 by the U.S. 
Patent Office to John Ruggles, Class of 
1813 at Brown. Ruggles, then U.S. Sena- 
tor from Maine, was responsible for the 
Act of July 4, 1836, which reorganized 
the Patent Office to the present form of a 
separate bureau with its own chief and 
the authority to issue patents, thus re- 
lieving the U.S. courts of the burden of 
patent cases. 

Senator Ruggles was an inventor. He 
did not receive the first patent wholly to 
honor his achievements for the patent of- 
fice. The patent was issued to Ruggles for 
a cog-wheel device he designed to be at- 
tached to locomotive wheels as an im- 
provement on "locomotive engines used 
on railroads and common roads, by which 
inclined planes and hills may be de- 
scended and heavy loads drawn up with 
more facility and economy than hereto- 
for, and by which the evil effects of frosts. 
ice, snow and mud on the rails causing 
the wheels to slide are obviated." There 
is no record that Ruggles' invention was 
ever put into use. 

About 10,000 unnumbered U.S. patents 
had been issued between 1790 and 1836 
when Ruggles received the first numbered 
patent. Nearly three million patents have 
been granted since 1836. 

The folder, presented to the Brown li- 
brary in accordance with the wishes of 
Ruggles' granddaughter. Miss Margaret 
Ruggles, who died last year, contains the 
patent, two drawings, and three pages of 
description, closely written on both sides 
in longhand, all held together by a green 
silk ribbon. 

The University learned of the existence 
of the patent in 1939 when University 
archivist W. Easton Louttit, Jr., '25 saw 
it on exhibit at the New York World's 
Fair. Louttit then contacted Ruggles' 
granddaughter, Margaret Ruggles, of 
Thomaston, Maine. 

John Ruggles, orator, inventor and 
author, was a well-known citizen of 
Thomaston. He was born in Westboro, 
Mass., in 1789 but settled in Thomaston 
to practice law four years after graduat- 
ing from Brown in 1813. He studied law 
in Skowhegan, Maine, from 1815-17. He 
was elected to the State House of Repre- 
sentatives from 1823-31, was a justice of 
the supreme judicial court of Maine from 



24 




JOHN RUGGLES, 1813 



1831-34 and was elected U.S. Senator 
(Democratic) in 1835. 

Ruggles retired to Thomaston when he 
was not re-elected to the Senate in 1840. 
He practiced law there, founded the first 
fire company consisting of 20 men and 
also was responsible for the first news- 
paper in Thomaston. 

Ruggles began his political career when 
Maine became a state in 1820. He was 
first a Democrat, later a Whig and lastly 
a member of the Republican party reor- 
ganized under President Lincoln. Ruggles 
lived in Thomaston, a coastal town about 
40 miles east of Augusta, until his death 
there in 1874 at the age of 84. 



Pvt. Lester L. Halpern recently com- 
pleted eight weeks' basic infantry training 
at Fort Dix, N. J. 

1953 

Sgt. David E. Barton is with the Army 
in Japan, with the 71st Engr. Co. (field 
maintenance) at Sendai. He sent us a 
copy of Life of the Soldier and the Air- 
man, which featured the career of Maj. 
Gen. William C. Chase '16, chief of the 
U. S. military delegation with the Chinese 
Nationalist Army on Formosa. Barton 
was proud to be a fellow alumnus of such 
a man. 

John Smith has been appointed to the 
Production Department of Harold Chabot 
& Co., Advertisers of Boston. He was 
formerly with L. C. Fitzgerald, Inc., Prov- 
idence public relations and advertising 
agency. 

Fred E. Cram is employed by the Con- 
necticut Department of Public Welfare 
and will receive his mail at Box 86, Mans- 
field Depot, Conn. 

2nd Lt. Marshall B. Haraden, Jr., for- 
mer end for Coach Kelley, recently grad- 
uated from the five-month Officers' Basic 
Course at the Marine Corps School at 
Quantico, Va. He has been transferred 
to Camp Pendleton, Calif, for further 
duty. 

1954 

Alfred Casazza and Alan Brownsword 
were in the same platoon during basic 
training, now finished. They'd also heard 
from Joseph V. De Sousa, then at Fort 
Huachuca, Ariz, in a Signal Battalion. 
Brownsword was a campus visitor in Feb- 
ruary, repeating their common sense of 
loss at the death of Dr. Bigelow. "Offi- 
cially," De Sousa wrote, "he may have 
belonged to the Class of 1924, but he 
really belongs to all Brown's graduating 
Classes." 

Ens. Lewis H. Busell has completed his 
first solo flight at the Whiting Field U. S. 
Naval Auxiliary Air Station and moved 
on to instruction in precision air work, 
along with his regular solo flights, as 
another step toward earning those wings. 
PFC Robert R. Jenks. in a recent letter, 
informed the Alumni Office that he is now 
stationed somewhere near Seoul, Korea. 
He also stated that Edward Bishop, a 
Classmate, has returned to the States from 
Okinawa. 

Howard C. Sweet, Jr., graduated last 
December from the five-month Officers' 
Basic Course at the Marine Corps School 
at (juantico, Va. and has been transferred 
to Camp Pendleton, Calif, for further 
duty. 

Robert E. Naylor is a Sales Trainee 
with the Owens-Coming Fiberglas Co. 
in Toledo. 

Paul Tucker is in the Marine Corps and 
expects to be at Quantico until at least 
July. He's hoping for an over-seas assign- 
ment after that. 

Leigh Breckenridge entered OCS school 
in Newport Jan. 3. He was formerly work- 
ing at Bloomingdale's New York store as 
a floor walker. 

Gordon Webster is at Penn Medical 
School, but the draft is breathing down 
his neck and he isn't too sure of his future 
plans. 

Peter Mohrfeld is presently "employed 
by the U. S. Army in the very desirable 
position of Clerk in the Personnel Office." 
Pvt. Jack K. Raiflf is stationed at Camp 
Zama, Japan, where he is a clerk in the 
Intelligence section's Fiscal Division. He 
has been in the Army since July. 

BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 



ENIGMA ON THE MOUND: 



And Will They Hit? 



The Diamond Outlook 

DESPITE the loss of seven members 
of last year's team, including Lou 
Murgo, Coach Lefty Lefebvre is confi- 
dent that he has the makings of a fine ball 
club on the Hill this spring. In addition to 
Murgo, Phil Nash, Ken Moffat, Sid Baum- 
garten, Don Enoch, and John Hunter 
were graduated last June. Summer Camp- 
bell, a man Lefty had counted on for this 
season, has been lost to the service. 

However, Jack Heffernan is sending up 
some good Sophomores, and you can 
watch for some help from Pete Gurney, 
Scotty Garrett, and Don Arsenault on 
the mound, Russ Chandler behind the 
plate, John Lydon, John Keith, and Bob 
Stevenson in the infield, and Paul Tem- 
pesta in the outer gardens. Garrett, in 
addition to being a good pitching prospect, 
is a greater hitter and may see some time 
in the outfield. Keith, who plays either 
second or short, has a great pair of hands, 
and if he can pick up a bit on his hitting 
this spring he may make a serious bid for 
a starting berth. 

Lefty doesn't figure this 1955 nine to 
be a good hitting ball club. The boys 
aren't going to knock down many fences. 
However, they shape up pretty well de- 
fensively with strong catching, a sensa- 
tional keystone combination, and e.xcep- 
tional speed in the outfield. They also 
have speed on the bases and seem equipped 
to play good tight baseball, as will be 
necessary if they aren't going to be scor- 
ing many runs themselves. However, the 
pitching staff is the problem. On it rnay 
well depend the ultimate success or fail- 
ure of this year's team. 

Starting on the mound. Lefty figures 
to get good hurling from Harry Joseph- 
son and Dick Allsbrook. Behind these 
two, he has a potential relief man in 
Frank Rego: the Sophomores previously 
mentioned, Garrett, Gurney and Arse- 
nault: and a couple of question marks in 
Ed Kincade and Bruce Bartsch. There are 
three portsiders in this group, Allsbrook, 
Arsenault, and Bartsch. This could be a 
good staff, but a lot depends on Josephson 
and Allsbrook. 

The catching job is pretty well up for 
grabs. Al Lubin, a Senior, and Guy 
Hughes, a Junior, seem to have the in- 
side track, but Sophomore Russ Chandler 
may make them hustle. There is also the 
possibility that all three may have to move 
over and make room for Vin Jazwinski 
who has done a great deal of catching. 

Chuck Asselin, a fine fielder, may have 
first base sewed up tight, while the rest of 
the infield could shape up with Bill Cronin 
at second, Pete Tutless at third, and Bob 
Popp at short. Cronin is a great second 
baseman whom Lefty compares to Bob 
MacConnell '52. He and Popp, also a 
strong man with the glove, give Lefty a 
smooth working keystone combination. 
Keith, as good as he is, will have trouble 
breaking in here unless injuries raise their 
ugly head. If Jazwinski doesn't stick be- 
hind the plate, he may fight Tutless for 
the call at the hot corner. 



When Josephson isn't pitching, the 
starting outfield will use him with Dave 
Zucconi and Ben Thomas. This will be a 
strong part of the club. Zucconi and 
Thomas, in particular, can really go and 
get them out there. Jim Coukas and Gar- 
rett, because of his hitting potential, will 
probably get in some playing time in the 
outfield also. Walt Farrell, Dick Chagnot, 
and Tempesta are the remaining candi- 
dates for the pasture positions. 

So, watch for some close, low-scoring 
games on the Hill this spring. Lefty has 
the men to play this type of ball, and 
with a few breaks the Bruins could make 
their presence felt in the Ivy League. 

More Good Tennis? 

Art Palmer '45, starting his sixth sea- 
son as Tennis Coach at Brown, is looking 
forward to another great year on the 
courts despite the loss, by graduation, of 
six members of the 1954 team which com- 
piled a 9-2 record, second best in Brown's 
history. 

Captain John Houk is one of the main 
reasons for Palmer's optimism, but the 
team has good strength right down the 
line. Of course, in Houk, the Bruins boast 
one of the finest college tennis players in 
the country. This Senior from Sea Island, 
Ga., has played number one for Brown 
since his Sophomore year, and in that 
time has lost only three matches, two in 
his second year and one last spring when 
he put together a 10-1 record. He's cap- 
tured the College Championship three 
years in a row, a new Brown record, and 
last year he advanced to the quarter-finals 
of the New England Intercollegiates. It's 




EVEN DISCOUNTING the annuol optimism 
of Lefty Lefebvre, boseboll fiopes are high. 



always hard to make comparisons, but 
Palmer rates Houk the greatest match 
player and competitor he's seen at Brown 
since the early 30's. He definitely has to 
be ranked among the two or three greatest 
Bruin net stars of modern times. 

Behind Houk, Palmer has seven strong 
Juniors with which to work. George 
Kirkpatrick and Webster Ray are return- 
ing servicemen who have been away from 
the campus for three years. Kirkpatrick 
was runner-up to Houk in the College 
Championships last fall. Coach Palmer 
also expects much from Nat Green, who 
was number one as a Freshman two years 
ago but who fell victim to the battle of 
the books last spring. Joe Simpson, Phil 
Mehler, and the Sinclair twins, Don and 
Ian, round out the veteran members of 
the team. 

The four best prospects up from a me- 
diocre Freshman team are Jim Goldsmith, 
Larry Waterman, Al Fishkin, and Jim 



SCHEDULES FOR SPRING 



(* indicates home game.) 



VARSITY BASEBALL: Apr. 13— 
Amherst*. Apr. 15 — Princeton. Apr. 
16 — Navy. Apr. 19 — Rhode Island*. Apr. 
21 — Holy Cross. Apr. 23 — Wesleyan*. 
Apr. 27 — Dartmouth*. Apr. 29 — Army. 
Apr. 30 — Columbia. May 3 — Rhode Is- 
land. May 5 — Providence. May 7 — Penn*. 
May ll~Yale*. May 13 — Cornell*. May 
14— Providence*. May 18 — Harvard*. 

FRESHMAN BASEBALL: Apr. 19— 
Rhode Island. Apr. 21 — Holy Cross*. 
Apr. 23 — Northeastern. Apr. 27 — An- 
dover. Apr. 30 — Harvard*. May 3 — 
Rhode Island*. May 5 — Providence*. 
May 9 — Nichols*. May 14 — Providence. 

VARSITY TRACK: Apr. 16— North- 
eastern*. Apr. 23 — New England Relays 
at Harvard. Apr. 26 — Providence*. Apr. 
30 — Penn Relays at Phila. May 3 — 
Rhode Island. May 7 — Harvard*. May 
10 — Holy Cross. May 14 — Heptagonals 
at Princeton. May 19 — Dartmouth. May 
20-21 — New England Championships at 
Bates. May 27-28— IC4A's at Randalls Is- 
land. 



FRESHMAN TRACK: Apr. 16— 
Northeastern*. Apr. 23 — Andover. Apr. 
26 — Providence*. May 5 — Rhode Island*. 
May 7— Harvard*. May 10— Holy Cross. 
May 19 — Dartmouth. 

VARSITY TENNIS: Apr. 16— Am- 
herst. Apr. 18— B. U. Apr. 20 — Holy 
Cross. Apr. 23 — Williams. Apr. 25 — 
Quonset Air Sta.*. Apr. 27 — Yale*. Apr. 
30— M.I.T.*. May 3— Wesleyan*. May 
6 — Harvard*. May 9 — Connecticut. May 
11— Rhode Island*. May 13, 14, 15— 
New Englands at Williams. 

FRESHMAN TENNIS: Apr. 18— La 
Salle*. Apr. 23— St. George's*. Apr. 27— 
Andover. Apr. 30 — M.I.T. May 2 — Prov- 
idence Country Day*. May 4 — Ports- 
mouth Priory*. May 6 — Harvard*. May 
9 — Conn. May 12 — Providence*. 

VARSITY GOLF: Apr. 18— Connecti- 
cut*. Apr. 22 — Boston College. Apr. 26 — 
R. I. and Providence*. Apr. 28— Wes- 
leyan and M.I.T.*. May 3 — Harvard*. 
May 5 — Amherst. May 1 1 — Dartmouth. 
May 13-16— EIGA at Yale. 



APRIL 1955 



25 



Harman. However, these men will have 
a tough time breaking into a starting 
berth. At present, the singles line up with 
Houk, Kirkpatrick, Green, Simpson, Ray, 
and the sixth spot open. For the doubles, 
it looks like Houk and Kirkpatrick, Green 
and Simpson, with the third position still 
up for grabs. Incidentally, Palmer regards 
his first five men in the singles as the best 
group he's had at Brown. 

The Freshman ranks are well fortified. 
Coach Don Alsop states that he has six 
prospects who would have beaten any of 
the men on the 1954 yearling team. 

According to Coach Ivan Fuqua, the 
chances of the Varsity Track team attain- 
ing any great success this spring are rather 
slim, though with a few bright spots on 
the horizon. 

The main strength for the Bruins will 
probably be concentrated in the field 
events. Hammer-thrower Don Seifert a 
year ago finished third in the country in 
this event with a heave of 179' 4'/2" in 
national competition. Fuqua describes him 
as "definitely of National Collegiate cali- 
ber." Mike Reilly and Vin Jazwinski 
should provide additional strength for the 
Bruins in the field events. Reilly will throw 
the discus and the shot, while Jazwinski 
will concentrate mainly on the javelin. 
Fuqua expects these two former football 
stars to pick up some points for Brown 
during the season. 

The above-mentioned men are Seniors 
and will be in their last season of compe- 
tition for the Bruins. However, there are 
17 Sophomores on the team, and Fuqua 
is particularly high on six of them, Jim 
Corrigan in the mile and two-mile, Tony 
Marchesani in the quarter-mile, John 
Conner in the half-mile, Keith Patton in 
the mile and half-mile, John Fahey in 
the hurdles, and Mike Snyder in the 



sprints. Corrigan is perhaps the best of 
this group and, if strong enough, will 
probably carry the load in both the one 
and two mile events. Tony Marchesani is 
a promising quarter-miler who should 
move along under 49 seconds. Keith Pat- 
ton has shown signs recently of improv- 
ing, and his potential is great. 

Unless the situation improves suddenly, 
the Bruins are going to be very weak in 
the pole vault, the broad jump, the high 
jump, and the shot. In addition. Brown 
will be only one deep in the events where 
they do have fair strength, and in most of 
their meets they are going to be going 
against teams with far greater depth. 

Sports Shorts 

ED TOOLEY, Bruin basketball captain, 
was named to the All-New England 
team by Collier's magazine. Also, on 
March 2, he received the Grimshaw 
Award as the most valuable man on the 
team. This was the second straight year 
in which he was so honored. 

Dan Keefe, who nosed out Pete Tut- 
less 43-42 for scoring honors on this sea- 
son's hockey squad, becomes the first 
Brown player to lead the Varsity in scor- 
ing three years in a row. 

Jim Corrigan's fourth in the two-mile 
event kept Brown out of the cellar in the 
Heptagonal Games in track. Since Co- 
lumbia was blanked, his two points put 
the Bears in ninth position, as Cornell 
shaded the favored Yale team 46'/2 to 
44%. 

Brown has placed an order with the 
Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co. of Wareham, 
Mass., for twelve 1 1 Vi -foot Beverly Class 
dinghies for use this spring. Designed by 
Sidney Herreshoff of Bristol, R. I., these 
new Fiberglas craft will replace part of 



the Yacht Club's existing fleet of 18 Dyer 
D's. Eight of these boats will be sold to 
St. George's school in Middletown, R. I. 
to replace those lost during Hurricane 
Carol. 

On Feb. 9, Coach Stan Ward's battling 
Bruins broke the single-game team scor- 
ing record at Brown by rolling up 94 
points on the Northeastern Huskies, yet 
lost the contest 100-94. The previous 
mark was 90 points scored against Rhode 
Island during the 1953-54 season. 

Russ Kingman, Brown's great rushing 
defenseman, gained a berth on the New 
England All-Star team as selected by the 
hockey writers of Providence and Boston. 
He and teammate Bob Borah each re- 
ceived 26 out of a possible 40 votes, but 
the nod was given to Kingman on the 
basis of having more first-place nomina- 
tions. Dan Keefe joined Borah on the 
second team, while Tommy Thompson 
and Pete Tutless gained honorable men- 
tion. The Bruins, by the way, were named 
as the most improved team during the 
season. Whiston's crew was 3-5-1 for their 
first nine games and 6-3 for the last nine. 

"There'll Be Some Changes Made," a 
hit tune from the early 40's was recently 
revived at the household of Bruin Track 
Coach Ivan Fuqua. It seems that Ivan's 
old Olympic track trophies and trinkets no 
longer hold a prominent place on the 
book shelves, mantle places etc. in the 
Fuqua home. Three new trophies have 
taken over. Two of the new prizes are 
Linda Fuqua's, and they represent State 
Swimming Championships for this 15- 
year old, one for the 100-yard freestyle 
triumph and the other for a victory in a 
60-yard individual medley swim. The 
third trophy of the sparkling new collec- 
tion belongs to Judy Fuqua and repre- 
sents her triumph in the 40-yard breast- 
stroke for girls 1 1 and 12 years of age. 



RESULTS ON THE WINTER SCOREBOARD 



Varsity Basketball 

Amherst 71, Brown 70 
Brown 51, Harvard 38 
Brown 72, Yale 61 
R. I. 51, Brown 48 
Cornell 52, Brown 44 
Syracuse 74, Brown 60 
Brown 64, Colby 57 
Connecticut 91, Brown 68 
Brown 74, Middlebury 69 
R. I. 75, Brown 65 
Harvard 59, Brown 55 
Yale 73, Brown 63 
Penn 96, Brown 70 
Brown 81, Tufts 66 
Columbia 79, Brown 51 
Providence 66, Brown 62 
Northeastern 100, Brown 94 

(overtime) 
Princeton 57, Brown 55 
Penn 67, Brown 61 
Brown 52, Dartmouth 41 
Cornell 60, Brown 59 

(overtime) 
Dartmouth 52, Brown 41 
Brown 79, Providence 78 

(double overtime) 
Columbia 75, Brown 68 
Princeton 58, Brown 39 



Freshman Basketball 

Quonset Point 81, Brown 68 
Brown 71, Harvard 50 
Yale 96, Brown 76 



R. I. 92, Brown 91 
R. I. 78, Brown 61 
Brown 86, Harvard 44 
Brown 83, Nichols 67 
Brown 78, Worcester Ac. 55 
Brown 66, Tufts 47 
Brown 83, Monson Ac. 61 
Providence 67, Brown 61 
Brown 69, Northeastern 61 
Brown 75, Dean Ac. 63 
Brown 81, Leicester 58 
Dartmouth 65, Brown 64 
Dartmouth 89, Brown 70 
Brown 91, Prov. Bible 36 
Brown 74, Providence 70 

Varsity Hockey 

Brown 4, B.U. 3 
Brown 8, Northeastern 3 
Providence 5, Brown 2 
Brown 3, B.U. 
S. Lawrence 6, Brown 3 
McGill 5, Brown 3 
B.C. 7, Brown 4 
Yale 7, Brown 4 
Brown 4. Harvard 4 
Princeton 4, Brown 3 
Brown 10, Providence 5 
Brown 1 1, Princeton 8 
Brown 4, Dartmouth 1 
Brown 9, Northeastern 4 
Brown 3, Yale 2 
Harvard 5, Brown 1 
Brown 11, Dartmouth 2 
B.C. 6, Brown 5 



Freshman Hockey 

B.U. 5, Brown 3 
Providence 3, Brown 2 
B.C. 4, Brown 3 
Brown 3, Yale 2 
Harvard 7, Brown 2 
Providence 7, Brown 4 
Brown 3, Hope High 3 
Burrillville 5, Brown 4 
Harvard 12, Brown 5 
B.C. 5, Brown 3 



Varsity Wrestling 

Brown 19, Wesleyan 4 
Brown 18, Columbia 11 
Brown 17, Harvard 9 
Brown 17, Princeton 11 
Rutgers 17, Brown 1 1 
Brown 15, Springfield 9 
Brown 14, Yale 12 
Brown 16, Penn 12 
Brown 14, Hofstra 14 (tie) 



Freshman Wrestling 

Brown 17, Wesleyan 10 
Brown 16, East Prov. 14 
Brown 21, Exeter 12 
Brown 16, Harvard 13 
Brown 18, Andover 12 
Brown 26, Worcester Ac. 
Brown 19, Springfield 15 
Yale 29, Brown 3 



Varsity Swimming 

Connecticut 53, Brown 31 
Brown 45, Columbia 39 
Yale 76, Brown 8 
Brown 53, Holy Cross 31 
Williams 57, Brown 27 
Penn 48, Brown 36 
Harvard 72, Brown 12 
Springfield 55, Brown 29 
Amherst 51, Brown 33 
Brown 50, M.I.T. 34 

Freshman Swimming 

Connecticut 38. Brown 36 
Brown 39, La Salle 36 
Yale 51, Brown 24 
Brown 50. Dean Ac. 25 
Andover 45, Brown 30 
Brown 49, Moses Brown 26 
Harvard 45, Brown 30 
Springfield 41, Brown 34 
Brown 44, St. George's 31 
Brown 51, M.I.T. 28 



Varsity Track 

Harvard 100, Brown 9 
Yale 83, Penn 38, Brown 16 
Dartmouth 83, Brown 21 



Freshman Track 

Harvard 64, Brown 44 
Dartmouth 56, Brown 48 



26 



BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 



They Battled 
All the Way 

ALTHOUGH the Bruin hoop squad 
won only one of its last five games, 
that one was a sweet-tasting 79-78 dou- 
ble-overtime victory over the Friars of 
Providence College and helped to make 
up for some of the close ones that the lads 
had seen go the other way throughout the 
season. The final over-all record was 7-18, 
while the Ivy mark of 3-11 gave them a 
tie with Harvard and Yale for sixth place 
in the eight club circuit. 

In their final game with Princeton, 
Brown had a chance to alleviate some of 
the crowding and shoving that was going 
on for the top rung of the Ivy League 
ladder. Columbia and Penn had ended the 
season with identical 10-4 league records, 
and the Tigers needed a victory over the 
Bears to join the Lions and the Quakers 
at the head of the class. They got it. After 
a close first half, Princeton's superior 
height began to tell, and they went on to 
gain a 58-39 victory and create the first 
triple tie in the 53-year history of the 
league. Don Davidson, a 6-4 inch guard, 
was able to hit consistently over the 
Brown zone defense, and his 19 points 
were high for the night. Bill Arnold, with 
12 points, led the Brown attack, but Cap- 
tain Ed Tooley was held to a pair of 
hoops and two free throws. 

In the opening playoff for first place, 
Columbia staged a terrific rally and 
knocked Penn, who had paced the league 
most of the season, out of the running 
73-71. However, the Lions didn't have 
the height to stay with Princeton, and the 
Lads of Old Nassau outdrove, outshot, 
and outrebounded Columbia all the way 
in gaining a 86-69 'decision, the Ivy 
Crown, and the dubious distinction of 
meeting Tom Gola and his LaSalle mates 
as the Ivy League representative in the 
NCAA regionals in Philadelphia. 

Returning home after its upset win 
over the Dartmouth Indians, Brown took 
on Cornell in one of the most exciting 
games of the home season. Trailing by 
nine points with three minutes to go, the 
Bears seemed out of this one, but they 
fought back to deadlock the game at 54-54 
on a hoop by Ray Malkiewicz with eight 
seconds remaining. The play was set up 




COACH RALPH ANDERTON '30: Matside supporters had plenty to cheer. 



on a steal by Shelly Lubin near midcourt. 
The Bruins went three points up in the 
overtime on a basket by Tooley and a 
foul shot by Arnold. But, then. Little 
Chuck Rolles, high man for the night with 
28 points, tossed in a long set for Cornell, 
Harry Buncom tapped in a rebound, and 
Rolles dropped in a pair of free throws to 
make it 60-57. A last-second basket by 
Pete Campisi only served to close the gap. 
Billy Arnold with 19 points and Ed 
Tooley with 14 paced the Bear attack. 



INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS 







Field Goals 


Free Throws 


Rebounds 


Per Fouls 


Points 




Ga. 


Att. 


M. 


Pet. 


Att. 


M. 


Pet. 


No. 


Ave. 


No. ( 


Dut 


No. Ave. 


Tooley 


24 


345 


122 


.354 


265 


156 


.589 


436 


18.2 


72 


3 


400 16.7 


Arnold 


25 


289 


91 


.315 


147 


86 


.585 


253 


10.1 


92 


8 


268 10.7 


Popp 


24 


239 


74 


.310 


115 


73 


.635 


65 


2.7 


56 


3 


221 9.2 


Malkiewicz 


25 


202 


60 


.297 


66 


40 


.606 


87 


3.5 


52 


2 


160 6.4 


Kincade 


24 


187 


SI 


.278 


64 


38 


.594 


98 


4.1 


62 


3 


142 5.9 


Campisi 


24 


181 


45 


.249 


74 


34 


.459 


48 


2.0 


51 


2 


124 5.2 


Lubin 


21 


95 


27 


.284 


26 


14 


.538 


69 


3.3 


36 





68 3.2 


Gerould 


21 


90 


24 


.267 


17 


12 


.706 


59 


2.8 


19 





60 2.9 


Pendergast 


21 


55 


14 


.255 


30 


14 


.467 


40 


1.9 


31 


1 


42 2.0 


Merritt 


19 


59 


13 


.220 


23 


14 


.609 


77 


4.1 


19 


1 


40 2.1 


Smith 


15 


17 


1 


.059 


19 


9 


.474 


11 


0.7 


8 





11 0.7 


Lyden 


4 


8 


2 


.250 


4 


2 


.500 


7 


1.7 


4 





6 1.5 


Ewing 


3 


3 


1 


.333 


3 





.667 


3 


1.0 


5 





4 1.3 


McDaniel 


I 








.000 








.000 





0.0 


1 





0.0 


Wadsworth 


1 








.000 








.000 





0.0 


1 





0.0 


Brown Totals 


25 


1770 


526 


.297 


853 


494 


.579 


1411 


56.4 


509 


23 


1546 61.8 


Opponents 


25 


1662 


561 


.338 


862 


544 


.631 


1362 


54.5 


502 


27 


1666 66.7 


APRIL 1955 



























Coach Doggie Julian brought his Dart- 
mouth tribe to Providence with the main 
idea of reversing the previous defeat at 
the hands of the Wardmen. The Indians 
did just that, even to the extent of revers- 
ing the exact score, 52-41. Dartmouth's 
big man, Jim Francis, was back in action 
for this one, and the rangy 6' 8" Sopho- 
more star proved the difference between 
the two teams. Although he scored only 
1 1 points, he was strong off both back- 
boards and helped the Indians control 
the play as they had not been able to do at 
Hanover the week before. 

Dartmouth scored seven points right at 
the start, putting the pressure on Brown, 
and although the Bruins stayed close all 
the way, they never could catch up. Get- 
ting behind at the beginning also put a 
damper on Ward's offensive and defensive 
patterns since Brown couldn't very well 
play the waiting game when they had the 
ball or stick to the set zone when the In- 
dians were in possession. Captain Glen 
Wilson hurt Brown with his deadly set 
shooting and ended up with 19 points. An- 
other thing that hurt Brown was that they 
couldn't get the ball in to Tooley. He 
wasn't able to get away his first shot until 
the 12 minute mark of the first half, and, 
in the whole game, he had only eight shots 
at the basket. He hit on six of those eight, 
and had five for five in the second half, 
to wind up as Brown's top man with 12 
points. 

Blowing a 10-point lead in the final six 
minutes almost cost the Bruins the P.C. 
game. A full court press by the Friars 
bothered Brown, and Providence tied the 
game at 65-all with the clock showing 40 



27 




MILT PIEPUL, who joins the Brown football 
staff as bockfleld coach. Eleven years at 
Dartmouth in a similar capacity under Tuss 
McLaughry, he succeeds Vic Fusia, who has 
moved on to Pitt. Piepul is a former Notre 
Dame fullback and captain, who played 
professional boll with the Detroit Lions. Al 
Kelley said: "We hove lost a terrific coach 
in Fusia, but in Piepul we couldn't hove 
made a more fortunate appointment." 



seconds remaining. In the first overtime, 
the Bruins fell three points down, but a 
hook by Arnold made it 73-73 and sent 
the game into double-overtime. A basket 
and a free throw by Tooley pushed Brown 
into a three point bulge, but P.C. came 
back and pulled into a 78-77 lead with a 
minute to play. Then Campisi, who has 
come along fast this year, got loose and 
drove through for an easy lay-up and 
the ball game. Tooley, Campisi, Arnold, 
Ed Kincade, Bobby Popp, Ray Malkie- 
wicz and Jim Pendergast all were instru- 
mental in the Bruin victory. 

A second-half rally by Columbia en- 
abled the Lions to pull one out of the fire 
75-68 at New York. Brown hit on 40% 
of their floor shots in the first half to lead 
40-31 but it took them 10 minutes of the 
second half to get a basket. Columbia led 
at this point 53-50 and maintained their 
edge to the final buzzer. Chet Forte hit 
for 24 points and broke the all-time Co- 
lumbia single season scoring record with 
a total of 514 points. Billy Arnold had 18 
points for the Bears. 

A Backward Glance 

Looking back on the season. Coach 
Ward said that "fight and desire" were the 
key words that best describe this Bruin 
team. He went on to explain that it would 
have been so easy for the boys not to have 
had these qualities the way things were 
going. It was easy to recognize the limi- 
tations of the team, but he, as Coach, had 
to be proud of them because of what they 
did despite their limitations. 



There is no question that the team 
showed great improvement as the season 
went along. Their ability to play close 
games against the top teams in the Ivy 
League is evidence of that. Man for man, 
the Bruins didn't belong on the floor with 
most of their Ivy opponents, yet in only 
two cases were they completely out of 
the game. 

Of the Seniors, of course Ed Tooley 
will be missed most. You just don't get an 
all-around player and competitor like 
Tooley on your team every day. This year, 
he set a National Collegiate record for 
free throw attempts in one game with 36 
against Amherst, he set a Brown record 
for rebounds in one game with 32 against 
Northeastern, he captured second spot in 
the Brown single-game scoring derby with 
39 points against Amherst. With a height 
of only 6-1, which makes him a "shorty" 
by present-day basketball standards, 
Tooley emerged as one of the finest re- 
bounders in the nation. In early March he 
was holding down the number eight po- 
sition among major colleges throughout 
the United States. 

However, there are some other good 
men who are going to walk down the Hill 
this June. Billy Arnold came into his own 
this year. His rebounding and scoring were 
a big help, and Ward considers him a 
much underrated player. Bobby Popp, Ed 
Kincade and Ray Malkiewicz will also be 
missed next season. Popp, especially, de- 
veloped into a fine back-court man who 
usually hit in double figures. 

From the Freshman team, which fin- 
ished with an 11-7 mark, look for help 
from Jim Alaimo, Joe Tebo, Bob Miller, 
Mike Andronico, Max McCreery, Jim 
O'Brien, and Bob Nutthall. Alaimo and 
Tebo will probably earn themselves start- 
ing berths. 

Additional help will come from six 
Juniors who came fast this winter. In this 
group are Pete Campisi, Shelly Lubin. 
Phil Gerould, Chuck Merritt, Arnie 
Smith, and Jim Ewing. The 1955-6 team 
will be faster, but, in all probability, will 
still be the smallest in the League. Lack 
of size has been one of Brown's greatest 
basketball problems through the years. 
And, without Tooley, the team will have 
less strength off the boards. A great deal 
will probably depend on the present 
Freshman stars, Tebo and Alaimo, both 
very good scoring prospects. 



IVY LEAGUE BASKETBALL 

Final Standing of the Teams 





League Games 








Won 


Lost Pet. 


P.F. 


P.A. 


Pennsylvania 


10 


4 714 


971 


909 


Columbia 


10 


4 714 


956 


870 


* Princeton 


10 


4 714 


894 


791 


Dartmouth 


9 


5 643 


924 


847 


Cornell 


8 


6 571 


877 


879 


Brown 


3 


11 214 


781 


868 


Harvard 


3 


11 214 


827 


909 


Yale 


3 


11 214 


844 


1001 


* Princetor 


1 won 


league title 


in playoff. 




All Games 








Won 


Lost Pet. 


P.F. 


P.A. 


Pennsylvania 


19 


5 792 


1762 


1601 


Columbia 


16 


7 696 


1525 


1474 


Princeton 


12 


10 545 


1457 


1358 


Dartmouth 


18 


7 720 


1849 


1428 


Cornell 


11 


13 458 


1511 


1588 


Brown 


7 


18 280 


1546 


1666 


Harvard 


6 


17 261 


1358 


1508 


Yale 


3 


21 125 


1526 


1785 



Anderton's Best 

HAD THE IVY Wrestling League, due 
to start next winter, been in opera- 
tion this year. Brown would have been a 
real contender for the title. As it was, the 
grapplers made a clean sweep of their Iv) 
opponents; Columbia, Harvard, Yale, 
Princeton, and Penn. (Dartmouth and 
Cornell were unscheduled.) 

Big Don Seifert, whose pin of John 
Joh in the final bout had given Brown a 
14-12 victory over Yale on Feb. 19, came 
back four days later to decision heavy- 
weight Russ Downs of Penn and gain a 
16-12 triumph in Philadelphia. The pres- 
sure was on him at the year's final meet- 
ing, too, for his team was behind Hofstra. 
He gained a clear-cut 5-0 decision to earn 
his club a 14-14 tie, but he could not get 
the pin which would have meant the vic- 
tory. 

The Bruins, sparked by Frank Smith, 
Joe Muse, and Jim Harrell overcame an 
early 8-0 deficit and took an 11-8 lead 
after five matches. In the next bout Pete 
Roche, who has wrestled in all four 
classes between 137 and 167 pounds this 
season, gave away too much weight to his 
old schoolmate from Oceanside High, 
Pete Damone, the Hofstra captain, and 
lost 14-4. Alexander, returned to the 
lineup after an injury, lost his bout, and 
it was left to Seifert again to pull the fat 
from the fire. Roche wrestled at his more 
natural weight, 147, as he. Smith, and 
Muse won against Penn. 

Coach Anderton rates this team as one 
of his best, and despite the loss of Capt. 
Jim Harrell, Don Seifert, Loren Samsel, 
and Frank Yatsu, the Bruins should be 
strong on the mat again next winter. Soph- 
omores Frank Smith, one of the truly 
outstanding young wrestlers in the East, 
Pete Roche, and John Alexander, plus a 
couple of good Juniors, Jim Baird and Joe 
Muse, should provide Anderton with 
enough excellent material to make a 
strong showing in the first official Ivy- 
League. In addition, good men will be 
coming up from the great Freshman team, 
which compiled a 7-1 record, in spite of 
the weekly handicap incurred through the 
forfeit of the 123-pound bout through lack 
of an entry. 



Hockey in the Black 

A SECOND-PLACE tie in Ivy League 
hockey was an index of a good sea- 
son on the ice for Brown, as the sextet 
beat Dartmouth twice and split meetings 
with Yale and Princeton. Harvard, out- 
played by Brown in their 4-4 tie, put on 
the pressure convincingly in their return 
game, took the Ivy title, and went on to 
Colorado as one of the Eastern represen- 
tatives in the national finals. 

Manpower shortages meant the differ- 
ence in most defeats, where the Bears lost 
early advantages and lost their steam in 
the final periods. In their final three 
games, the Bruin sextet lost to Harvard 
5-1, defeated Dartmouth 1 1-2, and wound 
up the campaign by dropping a 6-5 de- 
cision to Boston College. Whiston's crew 
was still able to finish in the black with a 
season's record of 9-8-1 and a 4-3-1 Ivy 
mark. 

TTie Brown six suffered from "Cleary 
and Leary" troubles. Bill Cleary, the 
Harvard star, pushed home three goals 
and one assist as the Crimson won their 
crucial game from Brown, by the com- 
paratively safe margin of 5-1. This was a 



28 



BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 



IVY 


LEAGUE 


HOCKEY 




Final Standing of thi 


■ Teams 






League Games 










Won 


Lost 


Tied 


Pts. 


Harvard 


7 







1 


15 


Brown 


4 


3 




1 


9 


Princeton 


4 


3 




1 


9 


Dartmouth 


2 


6 







4 


Yale 


1 


6 




1 


3 




All Games 










Won 


Lost 




Tied 


Harvard 


16 




2 




1 


Brown 


9 




8 




1 


Princeton 


9 




8 




1 


Dartmouth 


10 




11 







Yale 


8 




12 




2 



INDIVIDUAL HOCKEY SCORING 
SUMMARY 

Goals Assists Total Pts. 



Keefe 


29 


16 


45 


Tutless 


19 


25 


44 


Thompson 
Cronin 


11 
6 


12 
10 


23 
16 


Conn 


9 


6 


15 


Kingman 

Sepe 

Borah 


7 
3 
3 


6 
6 
6 


13 
9 
9 


Rider 


3 


4 


7 


Arsenault 





2 


2 


Delaney 
Read 



1 


2 

T 


2 


Cooper 
Ralston 


1 







1 




Brown Totals 92 



96 



game for two and one-half periods, and 
the standing-room crowd of 3500 at the 
North Shore Sports Center in Lynn 
watched two good hockey clubs battle it 
out for the Ivy League lead. The teams 
traded goals in the opening period with 
Tommy Thompson scoring for Brown on 
an unassisted effort as he bulled his way 
past three defenders for a close-in shot at 
the nets. Then, with 48 seconds to go in 
that opening stanza, Cleary hit from 18 
feet out, and Harvard never was headed 
after that. There was no scoring in the 
second canto, but then Cleary broke loose 
and scored two goals within two minutes 
at 12:28 and 14:28 to ice the game. The 
Bears missed the ineligible Sepe, who had 
dogged Cleary in the first game and kept 
him to his least productive night of the 
campaign. 

The Bears then traveled to Hanover and 
applied a 11-2 scalping to the Indians. 
Brown broke a 1-1 tie by scoring three 
goals in the second period and followed 
with seven more in the third as they con- 
tinually peppered the Dartmouth goalie, 
Gordie Russell. Dan Keefe had one of his 
best nights of the year in this one with 
five goals. Pete Tutless was close behind 
with two goals and two assists. Everyone 
on the bench got into this game. 

But in the season's finale Bill Leary 
came out of a sick bed and sparked the 
Eagles to their triumph and prevented the 
Whistonmen from finishing on a winning 
note. Earlier in the year, at Providence, 
Leary scored five goals as B.C. took a 
7-4 decision. TTiis time, before 5,000 fans 
at the Boston Garden, he rustled the nets 
only twice, but his scores came at just the 



right moments. The Bruins led 4-2 mid- 
way in the second period and looked as 
though they might break the game wide 
open, but the Eagles hung on and passed 
the tiring Bruins in the final stanza. Bos- 
ton College skated 15 men to 11 for 
Brown, and in the third period that depth 
told the story. 

The B.C. battle was the last collegiate 
game for Co-Captains Dave Halvorsen 
and Bob Borah, in addition to Dan Keefe. 
These men will be missed. They were all 
good hockey players, and Keefe will go 
down as one of Brown's greatest scorers. 
He led the team in scoring again, for the 
third straight year, with 42 points and 
trailed only Cleary of Harvard in the Ivy 
League scoring race. They all had them- 
selves some great nights. 

The Freshman hockey forces ended 
their campaign with a poor 1-8-1 record, 
but they weren't that bad a team. Five of 
their eight losses were by a total of seven 
goals. Their victory was against Yale. 

Working on a practice schedule that 
wasn't even adequate to prepare the Var- 
sity for the coming games, Whiston wasn't 
able to spend as much time as he would 
have preferred with this yearling team. He 
was under the added disadvantage of not 
having a Freshman coach, so that most 
of the training these boys got was in actual 
games. 

The Cubs did come up with a fine 
goalie prospect in the person of Harry 
Batchelder. In the opinion of Coach 
Whiston, he has the potential to become 
one of the greatest goalies in the country 
during the next three seasons. When Wes 
Moulton, former coach, saw him in ac- 
tion for the first time, his comment was 
"another Whiston." The kid has drawn 
rave notices whenever he's played, and 
the Bruins should have no problems in 
the goal for the next few years. 

Some other men who will be of help 
next season include Dick Benson, a fast- 
skating wing. Rod Dashman, a center and 
a good playmaker, and Francis Newell 
and Paul Prindle, a pair of fairly strong 
defensemen. 



Watmough Looks Ahead 

The Varsity Swimming team split 
even in their last two meets, losing to Am- 
herst 51-33 and dunking M.I.T. 50-34. 
and finished the campaign with a 3-7 
mark. The Freshmen, by virtue of vic- 
tories over St. George's School and 
M.I.T. , brought their season's record to a 
respectable 5-5. 

The Bruins put up a good fight against 
the undefeated Lord Jeffs before bowing. 
Dick Fogelson again was the star for 
Brown. The sensational Junior won the 
440 freestyle and finished second in the 
220. Ira Levin captured the 100 freestyle 
in the good time of 55.7 seconds. 

The season closed out on a happy note 
with the convincing win over the Engi- 
neers of M.I.T. at the Colgate-Hoyt Pool. 
The Bruins won seven of the 10 events in 
this meet, losing only the two relays and 
the 440-yard freestyle. Brown took first 
and second place in three events, the 220 
freestyle with Fogelson and Levin, the 50 
freestyle with Joel Kane and Andy Mar- 
tin, and the diving with Tony Randazzo 
and Bob Reynolds. 

With only two men graduating and 
some fine material coming up from the 
Freshman team. Coach Joe Watmough 
should have much better balance next 
season. There were 15 Sophomores and 
nine Juniors on this year's team. 



Graduate School 

Dr. Simon Ostrach, Sc.M. '49 and 
Ph.D. '50, presented a paper at the Amer- 
ican Society of Mechanical Engineers 
meeting in Chicago in September. He is 
an aeronautical research assistant at 
NACA's Lewis Flight Propulsion Labora- 
tory, Cleveland. 

Garbis H. Meguerian, Ph.D. '50, re- 
cently engaged in post-doctoral research 
at Harvard, has joined the staff of the 
Whiting Research Laboratories of the 
Standard Oil Company (Indiana). 

Richard H. Blanding, A.M. '36, has 
been serving as President of the World 
Affairs Council of Rhode Island. 



The Senior Alumni 
Sir: Who are the oldest living alumni 
of Brown University? Some of us were 
talking about this when we read in the 
papers about Henry Boyce's birthday? 

J. J. A. 

The honors are shared by the Rev. 
Frank A. Everett '82, who was born June 
10, 1858, and Henry J. Boyce '80, who 
was born Feb. 9, 1859. Everett is thus the 
oldest, while Boyce is the senior alumnus 
in terms of graduation. 

Others of the venerable group and their 
birthdays are: Prof. Henry P. Manning 
'83, Oct. 3, 1859. Dr. William H. Tolman 
'82, June 2, 1861. Theodore F. Tilling- 
hast "84, Sept. 25, 1861. The Rev. Benja- 
min L. Herr '82, Nov. 18, 1861. Nathaniel 
Blaisdell '83, July 29, 1862. Col. Albert 
A. Baker '84, Sept. 26, 1862. Col. William 
M. P. Bowen '84, Sept. 8, 1864. 

(Since compilation of the list above, 
Messrs. Tillinghast and Herr have died.) 






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A NATIONAL SCIENCE Foundation grant of 
$19,500 has gone to Amherst College to sup- 
port the research work in which Prof. Al- 
bert D. Crowell is engaged as a member of 
a three-mon team. Its efforts ore directed 
toward the production of temperatures be- 
low 0.01 degree absolute (459 below zero 
Fahrenheit) as well as the investigotion of 
magnetic and thermal properties of mate- 
rials at the extremely low temperatures. Dr. 
CroweH received his Ph.D. at Brown and has 
been at Amherst since 1951. 



APRIL 1955 



29 



A "JOVIAL SKEPTIC" RETIRES: 



Tom Ayer of Richmond 




AN "ALMOST INCIDENTAL" GENTLEMAN, who guided the growth of the Richmond Public Library 

through its first 30 years. 



THE HEADLINE on the editorial in 
the Richmond News Leader in Janu- 
ary required a little explanation, or at 
least further reading. "An 'Almost In- 
cidental' Gentleman Retires." You'll want 
to continue, as we did. The editorial said: 

Kindly, quizzical Thomas P. Ayer 
(1909), who will retire June 30 as Rich- 
mond's City Librarian, has filled that post 
with quiet distinction. Retiring for his 
health's sake, he will do some reading and 
writing and, it is to be hoped, some li- 
brary consultation from his rich store of 
experience. 

Most of the time he directs Richmond's 
Library from his office on the third floor. 
But, hands behind his back, the stocky 
little man takes periodic strolls through 
the reference and reading rooms, looking 
benignly on the borrowers, a good-na- 
tured genii in charge of a world of won- 
ders. His thoughtful face, tan and wrin- 
kled as fine old parchment, can lighten 
in an unexpectedly boyish smile. 



It's a pity more of the Library's large 
circle of patrons can't know the self-ef- 
facing director. He once termed himself 
a "jovial skeptic," and his conversation 
sparkles with provocative, tart statements, 
all the more surprising because of the 
deep, slightly hesitant tones in which they 
are delivered. 

The hesitancy springs from a habit of 
exactitude in word and action. The re- 
moval of the Library in 1930 from its 
home at 901 West Franklin was finished 
in remarkably fast time because Mr. Ayer 
devised packing boxes the exact size of 
the shelves in the new quarters. The lo- 
cation of the catalogue in a corridor be- 
tween the reading and reference rooms 
of the new library was the design of his 
orderly mind. In his lean, forthright an- 
nual reports, he made words work for 
him like so many valves and pistons. 

His passion for precision showed itself 
amusingly back in 1951, when The News 
Leader asked him to nominate his 10 



favorite novels of all time. Mr. Ayer re- 
plied promptly, but the first 10 were fol- 
lowed shortly by a second list "that I have 
liked as well or better after a second 
reading," and, after a pause, by a third 
batch of 10 "good yarns" that he likes 
because he "can't help it." His comment 
to a reporter, sent around to inquire into 
the priority of the first, second, and third 
string teams, was: "With the first 10, you 
have me in my dinner jacket. In the sec- 
ond, I have taken off my tie, and in the 
third I am barefooted. . . . The last is 
full of eyebrow-raisers and probably tells 
most about myself." 

Mr. Ayer's desk is in a large paneled 
board room, bare of books, and to callers 
who remark on their absence, he says, 
"Well — ah — it's a formal board room, 
and my occupying a corner of it is almost 
incidental." 

When the City Council goes to name 
the new branch library at Ellwood and 
Belmont Avenues, it will undoubtedly 
wish to recognize the "almost incidental" 
gentleman who hammered away so vigor- 
ously for branch libraries in his annual 
reports and raised Richmond's book stock 
from zero to 230,000. (So ends the edi- 
torial, and the affectionate headline is 
thus clearer.) 

Ayer has presided over the Richmond 
Public Library since it was first estab- 
lished 31 years ago. The Library Board 
announced his pending resignation with 
regret and cited his leadership in the Li- 
brary's "significant progress in the de- 
velopment of its facilities and services." 

"It's a rare thing now," Ayer told a re- 
porter, "to be fortunate enough to come 
into a large city and put in the first book, 
pick out the first furniture, and select the 
first companions to work with." 

Characteristically, Ayer steered the in- 
terview away from discussion of his own 
contribution, however, to a restatement of 
the Library's needs. And he hoped his suc- 
cessor would not feel bound to follow in 
his footsteps: "I hope he will feel free to 
turn the place upside down and criticize 
everything I've done." 

Ayer began to work in libraries during 
his high school days as a "bookshelver" in 
Manchester, N. H. He kept at library 
work while attending Brown and later 
worked for the Providence Athenaeum on 
College Hill, the University of Illinois, 
Columbia University, the Library of Con- 
gress, Reading, Pa., and the Federal Trade 
Commission in Washington. 

Ayer's proudest moment must have 
been when the Library moved into its new 
Central Building in 1930, which he helped 
design along modem concepts. In addition 
to one recently authorized, there are six 
auxiliary buildings. One is a branch for 
Negroes; of the part-time lending stations, 
most are in schools. Negro citizens have 
used the main library since 1947. Greatest 
single success since the new building was 
opened, in Ayer's opinion, was the estab- 
lishment of its Music Department, which 
now has about 12,000 recordings. 

Ayer is not going to like this story. 
When we wrote for a photo, he replied: "I 
hope my friendly classmate, Henry 
Chafee, has not led you to plan to overem- 
phasize the importance of my career and 
retirement from it. The mark I have made 
is only local, and brief notice should ba 
the limit of reference. The praise is, of 
course, pleasing but embarrassing. Be dis- 
creet." 

"Usefulness and reputation." The words 
of the Charter pertain, don't they? 



30 



BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 



WELLMAN 
OF "IVY" 

TV's Butterfield 

Met the Views of 

Dr. Hall at Brown 



HERBERT BUTTERFIELD '18 is a 
distinguished name known to direc- 
tors of both comedy and drama, and no 
deliberation at all was needed in casting 
him as the explosive Dr. Clarence Well- 
man, Board of Trustees Chairman, in 
"The Halls of Ivy." The popular series, 
starring Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Colman, 
moved over into television last October 
on CBS-Television. It originates on Tues- 
days at 8:30 EST. 

Herb played the same role in the radio 
version of the Don Quinn-created series 
starring Ronald Colman, and his stage ex- 
perience makes him as much at home be- 
fore the cameras as he was before the 
mike. As sort of the "heavy" in the de- 
lightful, erudite comedy, he has the re- 
sponsibility of being as believable in con- 
trition as in stupidity, and manages to 
keep the audience friendly. 

The actor was born in Providence, 
around the turn of the, century. After grad- 
uation from Brown University, he saw 
service in World War I in France and 
Germany and went from the Army of Oc- 
cupation to the University of London. 
Later he spent some time at the American 
Academy of Theatre Arts, then the gradu- 
ate school of the University of Iowa. At 
Brown he was a member of Sock and 
Buskin, and he also appeared with The 
Players of Providence. 

AH this education was garnered with 
an eye toward becoming an actor. He was 
in and out of show business all the time, 
doing everything from one night stands in 
the sticks to Broadway, from collegiate 
theatre to stock. And with great authority 
through the years, he has portrayed all 
the professions — lawyers, ministers, pro- 
fessors, doctors — in hundreds of vehicles. 
In addition, he has been Socrates, Ben 
Franklin, Charles Darwin, Samuel Pepys 
and Chief Justice Holmes. 

He went to Hollywood in 1946, after 10 
years of radio performances in Chicago, 
and has appeared in most of the top-flight 
air and telecast fare. He and his wife, 
Mildred, to whom he's been married for a 
quarter of a century, live in Sherman 
Oaks in the San Fernando Valley near 
Hollywood. His hobby is gardening. 

Writing the Alumni Monthly recently, 
Butterfield said: " 'Ivy' has been dear to 
my heart since its radio days because 
Brown has been dear to my heart since 
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Sen- 
ior days — all this despite Mr. Wellman. 
The view of life and learning expressed by 
Dr. Hall are old to me because of Brown 
but eternally new in a free world. . . . 
Please remember me to those on College 
Hill who remember me. One of these 
years I hope I'll be free to return at Com- 
mencement time." 




BETWEEN SCENES in the "Halls of Ivy." Herb Butterfield '18, center, chats with colleagues 

Maxwell, left, and Shelby. 



On Sabbatic Leave 

Seven members of the Brown Univer- 
sity Faculty are on sabbatic leave for 
the second semester of this academic 
year. Prof. William L. Fichter of the 
Modern Languages Department will 
travel in Europe and work at libraries in 
Madrid, Spain, continuing research on 
the uncollected writings of Valle-Inclan, 
Spanish prose stylist. 

Prof. George E. Downing, Chairman 
of the Art Department, will also travel in 
Europe. He plans to visit Italy, Greece, 
Spain, France and England. Prof. Janice 
O. Van De Water of the English Depart- 
ment will make a systematic study of the 
current drama in France, Italy and Eng- 
land during her sabbatic leave. 

Studies in labor history will occupy 
Prof. Philip Taft of the Economics De- 
partment, who published a book this win- 
ter called "The Structure and Government 
of Labor Unions." Prof. Vincent H. Whit- 
ney, Chairman of the Sociology Depart- 
ment, will devote his leave to continuing 
population studies of highly urbanized 
areas in the northeast. Prof. James B. 
Hedges of the History Department will 
confine his work second semester to the 
John Carter Brown Library. He will con- 
tinue research on the Brown family of 
Providence. Prof. Erastus Lee, Chair- 
man of the Department of Applied Math- 
ematics, will spend his sabbatical on the 
campus doing research at Brown libraries. 



Class Night 



Brown University Seniors have an- 
nounced their plans for the 1955 Class 
Night Dance on Friday, June 3. For many 
alumni it makes a good companion for 
the Alumni Dinner and "reunion of re- 
unions" in Sharpe Refectory earlier the 
same evening. 

Ed Drew '30 has again been engaged to 
provide orchestras for the main dance on 
the College Green under the stars and 
the auxiliary dance indoors in Sayles Hall. 
There will be the traditional illumination 
of the "College Edifice," University Hall 
and the Japanese lanterns strung from the 
elms. As usual, the Chapel Bell will ring 
at midnight for the Senior Sing on the 
steps of Sayles. Dancing will be between 
10 and 2, although the gates will be open 
earlier for the Promenade. Arnold C. 
Abramowitz and Socrates H. Mihalakos 
are Co-Chairmen of the committee on ar- 
rangements. 

Tickets for the Campus Dance will go 
on sale May 1. Tickets bought in advance 
will cost $4 per couple ($5 at the gate the 
night of the affair), with the Faculty rate 
$3. Stag tickets are priced at $3. Table 
reservations will be handled as in the past; 
their prices for 1955 are $15 for a large 
table (for 16 couples), $7 for a smaller 
table (for 7 couples). 

Reservations may be made through the 
Office of Student Activities, Brown Uni- 
versity, Providence 12, R. I. 



APRIL 1955 



31 



Bureau of Vital Statistics 



MARRIAGES 

1923 — Max Levin and Miss Minna L. 
Dom of Providence, daughter of the late 
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dorn, Feb. 12. 

1931 — John C. Longo and Miss Nancy 
Virginia Kernan, daughter of Mrs. Charles 
H. Kernan of West Warwick, R. I., Feb. 
12. At home: 36 Fairview Ave., West 
Warwick. 

1933 — Frederick G. Munroe and Miss 
Mary Dean, daughter of Mrs. Demeron 
L. Dean, Jr., of Milton. Mass., and the 
late Mr. Dean, Feb. 5. John V. Munroe 
"27 was best man for his brother. 

1943 — Robert N. Greene and Miss 
Barbara Bennett of Providence, Jan. 30. 
Best man was Milton H. Stallman '44. 
Ushers included Leon J. Glantz '44 and 
David B. Temkin '44. At home: 16 Grotto 
Ave., Providence. 

1944 — David E. Oppenheimer and Miss 
Joan-Ann Caffrey, daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. John J. Caffrey of Huntington, L. I., 
Jan. 28. 

1947 — Ross H. Strong and Vivian 
Martens Behensky, daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. William Martens of Sag Harbor, 
L. L, Aug. 19. At home: 230 Wisner Rd., 
Rochester 9, N. Y. 

1949 — Robert W. McArthur and Miss 
Lelia Webster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Norwood Webster of Maplewood, N. J., 
Feb. 20. 

1950— Herbert G. Behan, Jr., and Miss 
Virginia Arlene Jansson, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Arvid Jansson of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., Feb. 12. Ushers included Donald 
Heiferman '50 and Zachary Morfogen 
•50. 

1950 — Dean F. Clement and Miss 
Martha Ann Burbank, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Roland E. Burbank of Dalton, 
Mass., Jan. 24. 

1950 — Edward C. Dean and Miss Ag- 
nes H. Bonar, daughter of Mrs. Herbert 
Bonar of Pawtucket and the late Mr. 
Bonar, Jan. 29. Best man was Frank Man- 
chester '50. 

1950 — Pierce M. Kearney and Miss 
Grail Walsh, daughter of Mrs. Nicholas 
F. Walsh of New York City and the late 
Mrs. Walsh, Jan. 15. Ushers were Ed- 
ward T. Kearney '50 and David Q. Kear- 
ney '54, brothers of the groom. 

1951— Lt. (jg) Robert Alan Fade and 
Miss Dorothea Mae Chomicz, daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Chomicz of 
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 15. The bride is 
Pembroke '51. Best man was Arthur W. 
Fade '47, brother of the groom. Anthony 
A. Malo '51 was an usher. At home: 973 
D Ave., Coronado, Calif. 

1952 — John F. Bell and Miss Lorraine 
C. Ouimet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al- 
bert Ouimet of Holyoke, Mass., Jan. 22. 
James McNulty '53 was an usher. At 
home: 61 South St., Northampton, Mass. 

1952— Lt. Paul A. Dickson and Miss 
Nancy Anne Everitt, daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. Isaac D. Everitt of Vero Beach, Fla., 
Feb. 18. 

1953— Lt. (jg) Mark D. Batchelder 
and Miss Janet Ellen Parker, daughter of 
Mrs. Harold E. Parker of Manhasset, 
N. v., and the late Mr. Parker, Feb. 19. 
At home: 1 Red Cross Ave., Newport, 
R. L 

1953 — Chester A. Crosby, Jr., and Miss 



Patricia Worth Lovett, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. John D. Lovett of Brockton, 
Mass., Jan. 29. Edward Crosby '58 was 
best man for his brother. 

1953— Ens. E. Howard Wenzel, Jr., 
and Miss Anne Minot Barr, Pembroke 
'54, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Barr of 
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 8. Francis Brady, 
Jr., '53 was an usher. 

1954 — John H. Brooks and Miss Mari- 
lyn C. Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Edwin L. Roberts of East Pembroke, 
Mass., Feb. 2. 

1954 — Ens. Robert F. Copp and Miss 
Jacqueline Kent Moore, Pembroke '54, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William G. 
Moore of Port Washington, L. L, Feb. 5. 
Ushers included John Farrell '54 and 
Richard Amill '54. 

1954 — Lt. William A. Gray, Jr., and 
Miss Shirley Anne Wilson, daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Wilson of Au- 
burndale, Mass., Jan. 30. 

1954 — Ens. James M. McSherry and 
Miss Joanne Webster, Pembroke '53, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay M. 
Webster of Drexel Hill, Pa., Feb. 5. Best 
man was Gordon W. Webster '54. Ushers 
included Edward S. Rowland '54 and John 
Dorer '55. 

1954 — Kenneth M. Moffat and Miss 
Barbara Ann Morrison, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Eugene Morrison of Stoneham, 
Mass., Jan. 24. Forrest Rathburn '54 was 
an usher. 

BIRTHS 

1940— To Mr. and Mrs. .Allen B. Wil- 
liams, Jr., of Rumford, R. I., their first 
child, a son, Jeffrey Allen, Feb. 12. Grand- 
father is Allen B. Williams '12. Williams 



is the Executive Secretary of the Brown 
University Fund. 

1942— To Mr. and Mrs. William C. 
Giles, Jr., of Springfield, Mass., their first 
child, a daughter, Mary Louise, Dec. 15. 
Mrs. Giles is the former Louise Whittier, 
Pembroke "44. Grandfather is Judge Wil- 
liam C. Giles '1 1. 

1942— To Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Ros- 
enberg of New Bedford, their second child 
and first daughter, Ellen Ruth, Dec. 28. 

1945— To Dr. and Mrs. Henry E. 
Altenberg of Meriden, Conn., their first 
child, a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, Jan. 18. 

1948— To Mr. and Mrs. Rupert H. 
.-Austin, Jr., of Riverdale, N. Y., their first 
child, a daughter, Ann Elizabeth, Feb. 16. 
Great grandfather is Harold T. Miller '99. 

1949 — To Mr. and Mrs. Martin Miller 
of New Bedford, their first child, a daugh- 
ter, Nanci Sue, Dec. 11. 

1950— To Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. 
Blessing of Metuchen, N. J., their second 
child and first son, Peter Bobzin, Feb. 11. 

1950— To Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. 
Brown of Syracuse, their first child, a 
son, Nathaniel Gordon, Jan. 23. Grand- 
father is Morris H. Brown '19. 

1950 — To Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Man- 
chester of Warwick, R. I., their second 
child and second daughter, Beverly Ann, 
Jan. 12. 

1950— To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Novak 
of Glen Ridge, N. J., their second child 
and first son. Richard Scott, Jan. 15. Mrs. 
Novak is the former Joyce Borgeson. 
Pembroke '51. 

1951 — To Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. 
Riley of Arlington, Mass., a daughter, 
Elizabeth Patricia, Jan. 29. 

1952 — To Mr. and Mrs. Irwin H. Fish- 
bein of Cincinnati, their first child, a son, 
Jonathan, Feb. 25. 

1952 — To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. 
Thornton, Jr., of Chester, Vt., their first 
child, a son, Edwin Lewis Thornton III. 
Grandfather is Edwin L. Thornton '21. 

195-1 — To Mr. and Mrs. Donn Brown 
of Providence, their first child, a son, 
Timothy Martin, Jan. 22. 



In Memoriam 



THE REV. BENJAMIN LAISDELL 
HERR "82 in Cortland, N. Y., Feb. 3. 
A retired Baptist minister, he had 
served in churches in Tarrytown, Bing- 
hamton and the South Broad Street 
Church of Philadelphia. 

EDWARD LYMAN PERKINS '93 in 
Brockton. Mass., Feb. 18. Realtor and 
former alderman, he had long been 
prominent in civic affairs there. He was 
the oldest Past President of the Brock- 
ton West Side Improvement Associa- 
tion. Delta Phi. 

ARCHIE NORWOOD FROST '94 in 
Andover, Mass., Feb. 10. A prominent 
lawyer, he had served for 38 years as 
Clerk of the Essex County Superior 
Court and as a Government attorney 
before World War I he recovered four 
million acres of land unlawfully taken 
from Indians in Oklahoma. Delta Up- 
silon. 

WILLIAM KING POTTER, JR. '98 in 

Providence, Feb. 9. Operator of the 
William K. Potter Co., stationers and 
tortoise shell manufacturers, before his 



retirement, his interest other than busi- 
ness was concerned with the Calvary 
Baptist Church. Theta Delta Chi. 

JAMES WARREN DYSON '03 in Shrews- 
bury, Mass., Jan. 9. He had retired as 
head of the Science Department at Bos- 
Ion Technical High School in 1951 after 
25 years in that capacity. He was a 
member of the Science Council of Bos- 
ton, N. E. Association of Physics and 
Chemistry Teachers, and Friday Eve- 
ning Club of Boston. He held an A.M. 
from Brown (1904). Phi Beta Kappa. 

HOUGHTON METCALF '04 in Pasa- 
dena, Calif., Feb. 26. Active in business 
until last December, he was an Agent 
for The Travelers Insurance Co. of Los 
Angeles where he was highly regarded. 
In College he played on both the varsity 
football and baseball teams. He'd par- 
ticipated enthusiastically in all Brown 
alumni activities. Henry K. Metcalf '02 
is his brother. Alpha Delta Phi. 

WILLIAM GRANVILLE MEADER '05 

in Providence, Feb. 16. As Chairman 
of the Trustees of the Brown Alumni 



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BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 




W. GRANVILLE MEADER 05, who died Feb. 
16, was thus cited when he received his 
honorary A.M. from Brown in 1940: "Occa- 
sionally an alumnus by his service to the 
University gives dramatic evidence of the 
ofFection and loyalty which great institutions 
evoke. Because in a conspicuous degree, but 
wholly without ostentation, you have de- 
voted yourself through many years with 
generosity and sacrifice to the welfare of 
Brown University, while winning for your- 
self on honorable place in the life of the 
community, we are happy to recognize not 
only your achievements but your example." 

Fund from 1934 to 1939, he saw its 
gifts more than doubled. A banker, he 
organized the foreign department of the 
Industrial Trust Co., Providence, in 
1922 and was Vice-President in charge 
of it at the time of his retirement in 
1948. Earlier banking posts were in 
Attleboro, New York, and Costa Rica. 
He'd been President of the Providence 
Chapter, American Institute of Bank- 
ing, and Narragansett Council, Camp 
Fire Girls; his memberships included 
the American Academy of Political 
Science. His sons are William G. 
Meader, Jr., '39 of Alexandria, Va., and 
Davol H. Meader "42 of Warwick, R. I. 
Sigma Chi. 

FRANCIS WHITFIELD POST '14 in 
Providence, Feb. 15. President and 
Manager of the Rhode Island Associ- 
ates, Inc., dealers in steel shelving and 
office equipment, he had lived in Provi- 
dence for more than 50 years. He was 
the faithful Secretary of the Class of 
1914. Kappa Sigma. 

FRANK ALEXANDER FARNHAM '16 

in Winnetka, III., Feb. 13. Formerly in 
the securities business, he subsequently 
worked for the Columbia Broadcasting 
System in Chicago. He served with the 
American Ambulance Corps during 
World War I, attached to the French 
Army, and was awarded the Croix de 
Guerre. Psi Upsilon. 

RALPH WILLIAMS PRATT '16 in 

Pawtucket, Feb. 9. He was President 
and Treasurer of the Atwood, Craw- 
ford Co., manufacturers. 

LESTER EDMOND GAVITT '22 in 
Sarasota, Fla., Jan. 5. Former manu- 



facturer and director of the Ware Trust 
Co. of Worcester, Mass., he was active 
in civic affairs, served on the school 
committee and finance board. During 
World War II he headed patriotic drives 
and worked on the Copper Allocation 
Board in Washington. Delta Phi. 

GERALD ALPHONSUS DOHERTY '48 
was killed in an automobile accident 
Jan. 30 while on weekend training duty 



in the Naval Air Reserve in which he 
held a Lt. (jg) commission. A resident 
of Wellesley Hills, Mass., he was an 
associate of F. B. Hobart, Boston at- 
torney, and had also been in insurance 
and investments. He was unmarried 
and left a father, mother, two brothers, 
and two sisters. Robert H. Jackson 
'48 informs us the funeral was in 
Wellesley Feb. 2, with military honor 
guard. 



Some Letters in Box 1854 



A Ikii Brown Memorial!' 

Sir: We were terribly shocked about 
Ben Brown's death. It recalled that Al 
Borelli, Tim O'Connor, Bill Paterson 
(also of the Cleveland Play House), and 
others had a "Bennenite Society" when 
we were undergraduates. 

Maybe those of us who knew Ben well, 
especially backstage, might start a rne- 
morial. Anyone want to work along with 
the idea? 

RAY ELIAS '47 
Cleveland Play House 



Ben Brown, Another Facet 

Sir: The many excellent tributes to 
Ben Brown all emphasized his achieve- 
ments in the field of the drama. To this I 
can add little. 

But your tributes neglected another 
field where Ben Brown made a great con- 
tribution, one that must have spread wide 
and is still spreading and will continue 
long after his death: He taught his stu- 
dents to think! 

It was a course he gave; in theory, it 
was a course in public speaking. But, if 
the first speech we gave was on some con- 
troversial subject, he would always take 
the opposite side from the majority of the 
class, no matter what that side was, to 
stimulate our thinking. The rest of the 
hour would be devoted to an animated 
discussion, not of the delivery of the 
speech but of the subject. He introduced 
us to authors like Prof. Harry Overstreet 




PROF. BENJAMIN W. BROWN '19 



and through him, Everett Dean Martin 
and others. To me and to so many others, 
he opened a new world to us. Perhaps it 
as because so many of my courses were 
technical (Engineering) that his course 
was so much appreciated. 

Perhaps in our feeling of great loss, we 
should be comforted by the fact that so 
many Brunonians were able to know him 
and be the better therefor. 

ALLEN BALDWIN '34 

Wappinger Falls, N. Y. 

Two Needs at Brown 

Sir: A number of alumni in the West- 
chester and New York City area feel that 
a University of Brown's stature should 
have the following: 

1 ) A Field House containing a first 
rate indoor hockey rink, a swimming pool, 
a baseball-football cage, and indoor track. 

2) A new Psychology Building 
equipped with up-to-date lecture halls, 
laboratories, etc. 

Brown is the only Ivy League College 
that does not have a hockey rink. Our 
swimming pool is unacceptable to some 
of the other Ivy schools for competition. 
Many preparatory schools now have their 
own hockey rinks, and many have better 
pools than we do. 

This is not only a humiliating situation 
but also one that in time will discourage 
many good schoolboy hockey players and 
swimmers from coming to Brown. Be- 
sides, our hockey players and swimmers 
deserve better practice facilities, if they 
are to compete successfully with the other 
Ivy schools. 

Many of the alumni feel that our Psy- 
chology Department deserves a new build- 
ing on a par with the excellent job it has 
been doing these many years. What can 
we do to get a drive started for these two 
buildings? Many alumni stand ready not 
only to contribute money towards these 
much-needed buildings, but also time to 
solicit funds from interested friends. 

GEORGE A. BLAKESLEE, JR., '35 

Space for a Label 

Sir: I'd like to commend the one re- 
sponsible for leaving a blank space on 
the back cover of your magazine where 
the address label may be put without ob- 
scuring any portion of the pictorial or 
printed material that the page designer 
put there to edify the reader. Possibly 
some day you will even, by your excel- 
lent example, get some of the national 
magazines to adopt this revolutionary aid 
to reader satisfaction. 

O. HALSEY HUNT '24 

Washington, D. C. 



APRIL 1955 



33 



EXACTING SCIENTIST; 



Effective Teacher 




THE LATE PHILIP HENRY MITCHELL 



PROF. Philip Henry Mitchell, who died 
at his home in Winter Park, Fla., Feb. 
2, was the subject of a memorial minute 
read by Prof. J. Walter Wilson '18 at the 
March meeting of the Faculty. Portions 
are reprinted here: 

Prof. Mitchell came directly to Brown 
from graduate work at Yale in 1907 and 
served continuously until his retirement as 
Professor Emeritus in 1949. He was 
Chairman of the Department of Biology 
from 1933 to 1944. He was the last sur- 
vivor of the team of great teachers — 
Mead, Gorham, Walter, and Mitchell — 
for which the Department was famous in 
the last generation. 

Those of us with whom he was closely 
associated will remember him, not only 
as an exacting scientist and effective 
teacher, but as a thorough-going gentle- 
man, sensitive and sympathetic, always 
ready in his quiet way to give counsel and 
support whenever needed. 

He began his scientific career under the 
leadership of Lafayette Mendel in the out- 



standing Department of Biochemistry of 
the time. His thesis, on the development 
of enzymes in the development of the or- 
ganism, was on a subject that is still of 
great importance in biological research. 
Later, at Woods Hole, he became inter- 
ested in fisheries research. He served there 
from 1911 to 1921, the last four years as 
Research Director of the Woods Hole 
Laboratory of the U.S. Bureau of Fish- 
eries. 

He studied especially the nutrition of 
shell fish, particularly the oyster. As an 
investigator for the Connecticut State 
Board of Fisheries and Game in the 20's, 
he studied the effect of pollution of the 
streams on the shad fisheries, and at the 
Oceanographic Institute at Woods Hole 
in the 30's he did substantial research on 
the chemistry of sea water. In pure re- 
search his most important contribution 
was in cell physiology — the selective ab- 
sorption of potassium by cells. 

He was a perfectionist in research. 
Hence his output was never great. He 



To Help Free Asia 

Brown University has received 
a grant of $500 from the Commit- 
tee for Free Asia to permit faculty 
members to send scholarly books 
dealing with the Humanities, Nat- 
ural and Social Sciences to Asian 
professors with whom they have 
some personal contact. The aim of 
the book gift program, according 
to the Committee for Free Asia, is 
to help improve the familiarity 
of Asians with contemporary West- 
ern writings. The Committee, of 
which Brown President Henry M. 
Wriston is a Trustee, provides pur- 
chase and mailing costs for a lim- 
ited number of books. 

Other institutions participating in 
the program to stimulate personal 
and professional contacts between 
Asian and American professors are 
California, Stanford, Minnesota 
and Washington Universities and 
Harvard Yen Ching. Books may be 
sent to all countries in Asia and 
South East Asia east of Iran, ex- 
cept for the Soviet block. 



never published until he had put on it the 
last finishing touch he could. 

His most important role was as a 
teacher. He was popular with his classes 
and his graduate students. His enthusiasm 
and his sincerity were infectious. Every 
student was a person to him. His influence 
on their lives extended far beyond the in- 
struction in Science they received. Finally, 
in his books, he extended his teaching far 
and wide. He was the author of textbooks 
of General Physiology and Biochemistry 
which have both gone through several edi- 
tions and become standard throughout the 
country. Written with the beginning stu- 
dent in mind, they have introduced many 
young men and women to the fascination 
of these important branches of biology. 

Through Critical Years 

In his Chairmanship, he shepherded the 
Department through one of its most diffi- 
cult periods of stress. He became Chair- 
man as the depression was steadily deep- 
ening and the resources of the University 
diminishing; he carried its problems 
through the discouraging years of inade- 
quate finances for equipment and supplies 
and even reduction in Faculty salaries. 
Throughout these years he himself never 
gave up hope, and he did what he could 
to maintain the hope and security of his 
junior colleagues. 

After his retirement, he purchased a 
home in Winter Park and divided his year 
between the new home and new friends in 
Florida in the winter time and his home 
and old friends at Woods Hole in the sum- 
mer. He kept continually at the stimulat- 
ing work of revising his books which was 
constantly demanded. 

His passing symbolizes the end of an 
era for the Biology Department, in fact, 
for the University as a whole. The last dec- 
ade of the last century and the early years 
of this were years of expansion for Brown. 
At that time a considerable group of fine 
teachers and scholars were assembled on 
its Faculty. They established a great tradi- 
tion which it is our mission to carry on 
and enlarge. 



34 



BROWN ALUMNI MONTHLY 



$500,000 



$305,000 



$219,000 





$135,000 



$ 74,000 



Each year we move higher because more 
enthusiastic men share the work, because more 
generous men give to the Fund. 

In 1954 the total was $305,000. The future 
goal is $500,000 annually by 1957. So this 
year, 1955, we should advance one-third of 
the way: $370,000. 

With 18,000 fellow alumni to do the job, it 
can be easy if each man, each year, does his 
share. Add YOUR "bricks" to the tower. 
Join YOUR friends and classmates. 



give to the Brown University Fund of 1955 

Goal $370,000 



SECRETARIES OF BRC 



Akron, G. H. Gates '23, 2129 17th St., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 

Alta California (San Francisco), Edward J. Davidson '50, AMICA, 

1541 Russ Bldg., San Francisco 
AsHEviLLE, N. C, James B. Hurley '29, Box 174, Canton, N. C. 
Baltimore, Guy W. Fiske '45, 1815 Northern Pkwy., Baltimore 12. 
Berkshire Counts-, P. A. Tamburello '34, 29 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, 

Mass. 
Boston, William R. Hulbert '37, 84 State St., Boston 9, Mass. 
Bridgeport, D. A. Mahoney, Jr. '49, 195 Oakland St., Stratford, Conn. 
Brown Engineering Assn., George A. Pournaras '25, 37 Sprague St., 

Baldwin, L. I., N. Y. 
Buffalo (Western N. Y.), Albert T. Scialfo '42, 716 Prudential Bldg., 

Buffalo 
Canton, David B. Livingston, Jr., '49, 300 No. Market, Canton, Ohio 
Cape Cod, Richard H. Ryder '50, Box 561, Cotuit, Mass. 
Central Pennsylvania, James B. Sisk '31, Belle Alto, RD 3, Werners- 

ville. Pa. 
Chicago, H. Calvin Coolidge '49, 68 Cedar, Park Forest, 111. 
Qncinnati, George Pierce '38, 1515 Union Trust Bid?., Cincinnati 2 
Cleveland, Rev. E. C. Hochwald '33, 1813 Page Ave., E. Cleveland 12, 
Connecticut Valley, Lewis A. Shaw '48, Brooklawn Rd., Wilbra- 

ham, Mass. 
Dallas, Coburn A. Buxton '34, 3411 Wylie Dr., Dallas 9, Texas 
Delaware, Donald E. Andersen '45, 8 Kensington Circle, Brookside, 

Newark, Del. 
Detroit, Octave P. Beauvais '18, 1615 Ford Ct., Grosse Pointe Woods 

36, Mich. 
Eagle Rock, Robert F. Hague '50, 68A Brookdale Gardens, 935 Broad 

St., Bloomfield, N. J. 
Eastern Connecticut, R. Whitney Goff '45, 209 Shennecossett Pkwy., 

Groton, Conn. 
Fall River, John Dator '50, 749 Hanover St., Fall River 
Florida (West Coast), F. R. Stewart '27, Sunset Beach, St. Petersburg 
Georgia, Elliott P. Harris "46, 3221 No. Druid Hills Rd., Atlanta. 
Hartford, Cyrus G. Flanders ' 18, 66 N. Main St., Windsor Locks, Conn. 
Houston, Morris J. Pepper '27, 708 Sterling Bldg., Houston 2, Texas 
Indiana, Alfred E. Kessler '35, 2429 Baur Dr., Indianapolis 20, Ind. 
Kansas City, Mo., L. H. Denison '96, 200 Rialto Bldg., Kansas City, 

Mo. 
Lackawanna, I. Patterson '42, 26 Hawthorne Ave., Morris Plains, N. J. 
Long Island, Fred H. Baurenfeind '50, 72 Anchor Lane, Levittown, 

L. I., N. Y. 
Los Angeles, Stephen H. DoUey '42, Pres., 351 N. Kenter Ave., Los 

Angeles 49. 
Louisiana, Dr. Dean H. Echols '27, Ochsner Clinic, 1428 First St., 

New Orleans, La. 
Merrimack Valley, J. S. Eastham '19, 250 Stuart St., Boston, Mass. 
Mm-HUDSON, Benson R. Frost, Jr., '41, 21 Chestnut St., Rhinebeck, N. Y. 
Milwaukee, Bayard H. Michael '44, 8033 North Links Way, Mil- 
waukee 11, Wise. 
New Bedford, Jack M. Rosenberg '42, 558 Pleasant St., New Bedford, 

Mass. 



Harv^ard -JolleRe Library 
Cambridge 38, 
iHassacbusetts 



New Haven, Jerome Gratenstein '36, 63 Lock St., New Haven 
New York, R. B. Walsh '51, Brown Club, 39 E. 39th St., N. Y. 16 

N.Y. 
North Shore (Mass.), Christopher C. Pinkham '52, 62 High St., 

Topsfield, Mass. 
N. E. New Jersey, John J. O'Reilly '36, 100 Chadwick Road, Hillsdale. 

N.J. 
N. E. New York, Richard W. Brackett '50, 401 Second Ave., Albany. 

N. Y. 
N. E. Pennsylvania, Henry W. Peterson '21, 409 Miners Bank Bide., 

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 
Northwest (Seattle), John Gocka '49, 10637 S.E. 29th St., Bellevue. 

Wash. 
Oklahoma, E. J. Schermerhorn '34, 2824 So. Columbia PI., Tulsa, Okla 
Oregon, Ashley Greene '21, 7106 S.E. 31st St., Portland 2, Ore. 
Philadelphia, Charles J. Cooper '51, 1101 Green Tree Lane, Narberth 

P. O., Penn Valley, Pa. 
Phoenix, Arthur L. Flagg '06, 29 Holly St., Phoenix. 
Pl.\infield Area, Robert C. Dunham '50, 1210 E. 7th St., Plainfield. 

N.J. 
Rhode Island, William D.Reynolds '37, 40 Bluff Rd., Barrington, R. I. 
Rochester, David W. Baker '42, 295 Troy Ave., Rochester 18, N. Y. 
Rocky Mountain, Judge Joseph E. Cook '14, 273 Municipal Bldg., 

Denver, Colo. 
South Florida, Edwin C. Bliss '47, Box 772, Coral Gables, Fla. 
Stamford and Fairfield Counts-, David W. Murphy '43, 8 Christie 

Hill, Darien, Conn. 
St. Louis, Crreighton B. Calfee '34, 3 Warson Hills, St. Louis 24, Mo. 
Syracuse, Eugene J. McNally '50, c/o Johnson Control Co., Syracuse 
Trenton, Julian Panek '41, 43 Knoll Dr., RD, Yardley, Pa. 
Tucson, Louis Farber '29, 2014 Grant Rd., Tucson, Ariz. 
Twin Qty (Minneapolis-St. Paul), Richard W. Carpenter '47, 5023 

49th Ave. No., Minneapolis 4, Minn. 
Washington, D. C, Stuart M. Harrison '51, 805 Tennessee Ave., 

Alexandria, Va. 
Westchester, Herbert M. Iselin '42, 995 North Ave., New Rochelle 

N. Y. 
Western Maine, Robert F. Skillings '11, Oak Lawn Rd., Peaks Is. 
Western Penn., Richard K. Gage '51, 1501 Alcoa Bldg., Pittsburgh 
Worcester County (Mass.), Robert Siff "48, 15 S. Flagg St., Worces- 
ter 2, Mass. 



ASSOCIATION OF CLASS SECRETARIES 



1883 — Prof. H. P. Manning, 60 Farragut Ave. 

1884— Col. W. M. P. Bowen, 635 Hospital 
Trust Bldg. 

1885— Frank Hail Brown, P. O. Box 1172. 

1887 — Dr. Edmund D. Chesebro, Theinert 
House, Pleasant View Ave., Green- 
ville, R. I. 

1888 — Prof. Arthur E. Watson, 30 Congdon St. 

1890 — Rev. Hamilton E. Chapman, 20 Dewey St. 

1891 — Frank L. Hinckley, 2200 Industrial Trust 
Bldg. 

1892— Dr. Herbert G. Partridge, 190 Angell St. 

1893 — R. M. Brown, 123 Waterman St. 

1894— William C. Hill, 1166 Worthington St., 
Springfield, Mass. 

1895 — Herbert M. Adams, 15 Westminster St. 

1896 — Prof.Wm. H. Kenerson, 100 Morris Ave. 

1897 — George L. Miner, 276 Blackstone Blvd. 

1898 — Theodore E. Dexter, 73 Hawes St., Cen- 
tral Falls, R. I. 

1899 — Benjamin W. Grim, 302 Thayer St. 

1900— Willard H. Bacon, 33 Spruce St., West- 
erly, R. I. 

1901— William H. Hull, P. O. Box 1318. 

1902 — Lewis S. Milner, 40 Irving Ave. 

1903 — Fred A. Otis, 605 Hospital Trust Bldg. 

1904 — Edmund K. Arnold '04, 77 Sumter St. 

1905 — Charles L .Robinson, 1015 Simonton St., 
Key West, Fla. 

1906 — William A. Kennedy, Grinnell Co., 260 
West Exchange St. 

1907 — Alfred H. Gurney, 14 Young Orchard 
Ave. 

1908 — C. L. Grinnell, Main Rd., Tiverton, R. I. 

1909— Henry S. Chafee, P. O. Box 1342. 

Note: 



Franklin A. Hurd '33, Chairman 

1910— Andrew B. Comstock, 15 Beach Park, 
Buttonwoods, R. I. 

1911— Brenton G. Smith, 211 Butler Ave. 

1912— Earl P. Perkins, 10 Gibson Ave., Nar- 
ragansett, R. I. 

1913— George T. Metcalf, 31 Canal St. 

1914 — Francis W. Post, 20 Stevens St. 

1915— Sidney Clifford, 1003 Turks Head Bldg. 

1916— John W. Moore, 378 Auburn St., Crans- 
ton, R. I. 

1917— Earl M. Pearce, 4 Exchange St., Oak- 
lawn, R. I. 

1918— Walter Adler, 1006 Hospital Trust Bldg. 

1919— Fred 3. Perkins, 85 Nayatt Rd., Barring- 
ton, R. I. 

1920 — Fred E. Schoeneweiss, 35 Fosdyke St. 

1921— Alfred Mochau. 123 Oak Tree Ave., 
Warwick, R. I. 

1922— J. Wilbur Riker, 41 1 Hospital Trust Bldg. 

1923— Nathaniel B. Chase, 110 Windermere 
Way, Apponaug. R. I. 

1924 — John J. Monk, 1437 Edgewood Lane, 
Winnetka, 111. 

1925— William C. Waring, Jr., c/o Textron, 
Inc.. 20 Market Square. 

1926 — Jacob S. Temkin, 15 Harwich Rd. 

1927 — Irving G. Loxley, 94 Albert Ave., Edge- 
wood, R. I. 

1928— John M. Heffernan, 108 Pilgrim Dr., 
Norwood, R. I. 

1929 — Edwin C. Harris, 31 Lowden St., Paw- 
tucket, R. I. 

1930— Edmund J. Farrell, 6 Armistice BK'd., 
Pawtucket, R. I. 

1931— Clinton N. Williams, 51 So. Angell St. 

1932— Richard A. Hurley, Jr., 80 Don Ave., 
Rumford, R. I. 
Unless otherwise indicated, all addresses are in Providence. 



1933— Franklin A. Hurd, 5 Meredith Dr., 

Cranston, R. I. 
1934— Bancroft Littlefield, 1109 Hospital Trurt 

Bldg. 
1935— Alfred H. Joslin, 25 So. Angell St. 
1936 — Robert W. Kenyon, 210 Squantum Dr., 

Gov. Francis Farms, Edgewood 5. 
1937 — Martin L. Tarpy, 6 Pequot Rd., Paw- 
tucket, R. I. 
1938— T. Brenton Bullock, 39 Brenton Ave. 
1939— Charles W. Gustavesen, Jr.. 82 Strath- 

more Rd. 
1940— Harold W. Pf.iutz. 13 John St., E. 

Providence, R. I. 
1941— Dr. Walter V. F. Juszczyk, 11 Bank St., 

West Warwick, R. I. 
1942— William I. Crocker, P. O. Box 662, 

Hanover, N. H. 
1943 — Robert Radway, 29 Brenton Ave. 
1944 — W. S. Maxwell Montgomery, 276 South 

St., Pittsfield, Mass. 
1945— Peter Quinn, Jr., 131 Irving Ave. 
1946— Ivoo' Littlefield, Jr.. 8 Gushing St. 
1947 — Alan Maynard, General Theological 

Seminary, 175 9th Ave., N.Y.C. 
194S — Burton Samors, 532 Elmgrove Ave. 
1949— Rolland H. Jones, 312 Waterman Ave., 

East Providence 14, R. I. 
1950— Robert C. Pendleton, Box 31, Moodus, 

Conn. 
1951— Michael K. Handman, 91 Central Park 

West, New York 23, N. Y. 
1952 — John D. Hutchinson. 41 Randolph Ave., 

Waterbury, Conn. 
1955— Richard Mendelsohn, 498 West End 

Ave., New York 24. N. Y.