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Lear Worth (Mrs. John H.), who spent a
month in Ireland and the Scandinavian
countries last summer. Emma Roseboom
Bentley (Mrs. Harold J.) is wintering in
Florida after six weeks in Italy.
"Far from retiring, Florence Foster
Durkee (Mrs. Albert J.) is as busy as ever,
working in the family bakery business in
Homer, serving on the hospital board and
the Home for the Aged board. She is also
president of her literary club and is much
involved in church activities. She enjoys it
all and says it's 'lots better than setting and
rocking.' "
Thank you, Trudy!
Emma Weinstein Stock (Mrs. Hyman) is
now director of communications for Forbes
Magazine. Salut, Emma.
'23 MS, PhD '27 - James S. Hathcock,
The Willows, Chesapeake Beach, Md., reports
that he retired from the State Department
in 1963. His hobbies are gardening,
landscaping, and traveling. He has
seven grandchildren.
'24
Men: Silas W. Pickering II
1III Park Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10028
Robert Croll has a son, David Dunbar,
who is a freshman at Cornell this year.
Carl C. Brown recently retired as research
director of Dean Witter & Co. and is moving
from his old home in Scarsdale to 883-A
Via Mendoza, Laguna Hills, Calif.
I got a grand letter last November from
George S. Bibbins. Here it is in toto:
"Hyato (Nakamoto) Fujiwara returned to
this country from Japan after 38 years for
a visit to many of his friends. Hyato worked
for Public Service Corp. in Irvington, N. J.
for four years after graduation, and thereafter
was in Japan. There he first worked
for General Motors Corp. For a year after
the war he acted as interpreter at war crimes
trials on a small island north of Australia.
For the last several years he has been involved
in interpreting between an American
firm doing the planning for, and Japanese
builders constructing numerous additions to,
a large petro-chemical plant in Japan.
"He arrived at our home in Short Hills,
N.J. in September after short visits in
Honolulu, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit.
He visited familiar locations in
Newark and New York, and one afternoon
and evening we had a group of his friends
here, including Gus Williams, Del Rey
Coleman, Prince Knandel, and "Scoops"
Hibbard, and George Hepburn '25.
"Leaving here he visited Bob Leonard in
Tobyhanna, Pa., The Rev. J. A. G. Moore
(retired student pastor) in Ithaca, John Wood
in Hamburg, A. J, Fairbanks in Troy, and
Paul Beaver in Quonochontaug, R.I., as
well as other friends along the way. After
a couple of days with us again, the Del Rey
Colemans drove him to Washington, D.C.
"We next heard from "Nak" in Atlanta
where he saw "Doc" Rife and Eric Geertz
'23. His itinerary then took him via New
Orleans, Houston, and Flagstaff to Los
Angeles where he visited his nephew and
niece. There his wife joined him after a
flight from Japan via Hawaii. By now they
should be in Hawaii visiting numerous relatives
there, including his brother Goichi
Nakamoto '17 and his nephew Arthur
Murakami '55, before their return to Japan."
Bless you, George Bibbins!
About the middle of last December, Paul
Gunsalus went to Spain, planning to spend
the winter working with the Spanish Telephone
Co.
A note arrived from Robert Volkening
stating that he is fully preoccupied as an
account executive with Hayden, Stone at his
office in the Mall, Short Hills, N.J., handling
investments for people, and not at all
concerned about retirement.
Henry Schenk and his wife spent three
delightful months last summer in Santa
Barbara, Calif, where their son is a student
in the graduate school of the U of California.
He hopes to transfer to Cornell to
study for a doctorate in English language
and literature effective with the academic
year of 1967-68.
'25
Men: Herbert H. Williams
240 Day Hall
Ithaca, N.Y. 14850
Come spring, come class dues notices,
with two happy results. Stu Richardson is
glad to get the dues and hopes they continue
to come in as well as they have so far.
Your columnist is equally happy to get the
accompanying news and will publish it as
rapidly as he can. We are strictly limited on
space, so please bear with us. First, news of
those we have not heard from for the
longest time. One exception. James
Rogers, II, Fort Songad (Dist. Surat),
Gujarat State, India, deserves immediate
attention to his letter. About two years ago
we reported he was on his way to India to
head up a construction program there. He
has finally arrived after many delays, and
will be there for two years. His wife
Margaret Humeston '28 is with him. I
quote parts of his letter: "It is winter here,
so the weather is relatively cool. It hasn't
been over 100 degrees F. yet, though it goes
to at least 98 degrees in the shade every
day about 1:30. It is so dry, with no danger
of rain, that Portland Cement in burlap
bags is stored out of doors with no protection.
Grass looks dead and trees are as
bare as maples in January. All things but
humans and animals dry up and become
dormant . . . my work is mostly outdoors
with no shade ... so far I have not suffered.
We are away from civilization. Meat
is either chicken or goat, both tough and
stringy, with occasional beef brought in
from Bombay that is also tough, dry, and
stringy, but a change. The only vegetables
are potatoes, cabbage, or cauliflower, unless
someone drives 54 miles. Water comes
unfiltered and unchlorinated from a stream
made muddy by cattle (and humans) bathing
in it. Tastes and smells unhealthy, but we
have survived for nearly a month. Not
looking for sympathy or complaining. Just
reporting. We knew what we had ahead of
us and in many ways things are better than
we hoped. The work is fun . . . drop us a
line. News from the US is priceless." Classmates
please take note.
James C. Warden* 545 Henry Dr., La-
Vale, Md., is retiring in June after 43 years
with the Kelly Springfield Tire Co., a subsidiary
of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Spent 13 years in technical division and 30
years in production. He was vice president
of manufacturing for the last 10 years.
Herbert G. Wallace, 18 Lexington Ave.,
Apt. 2B, Buffalo, is now retired and fully
enjoying it. Herb spent October touring the
Orient and enjoys sailing a 28Vi -foot sloop
on Lake Erie.
Rudolph F. Vogeler, 590 Hansell Rd.,
Wynnewood, Pa., was appointed vice president
of student affairs at Drexel Institute
last June. Also is on the Pennsylvania State
Advisory Council on Employment Security.
Robert E. PoIIan, 715 Main Ave., Passaic,
N.J., has a law practice in Passaic. Son
Steven '67, is applying to Cornell Law
School. Bob says he sees Judge Lawrence
A. Cavinato, who is a Superior Court Judge
and holds court in Hackensack, N.J.
William McKinley, 24 Ridgeway Circle,
White Plains, attended an international conference
of municipal officials at Bangkok,
Thailand where the mayor, prime minister,
and king gave receptions and banquets for
the delegates. Then he completed his circle
of the globe. Sounds like fun.
Arthur H. Love, 290 Collins Ave., Mt.
Vernon, says he is still a sales manager. Son
Charles '62, is married to Diana Steele '63
and son Michael is looking forward to being
a member of the Class of 1972. Art reports
his brother Raymond '30, passed away two
years ago.
Ben Levitan, 650 Broadway, Tarrytown,
retired in May 1966, and is now enjoying
his seven grandchildren. Son Robert is '54
and daughter Cynthia, Boston U '53.
Howard L. Hunter, Box #541, Clemson,
S.C., says he is still a dean in the College of
Arts & Sciences at Clemson and is looking
forward to his compulsory retirement.
Frank A. Bowen, 118 Mt. Vernon Dr.,
McKeesport, Pa., says he has retired to the
golf course. Sounds like a successful transition.
W. M. Geety, 525 Lexington Ave., New
York, recently had four weeks in Florida
and finds it a tough job to catch up on his
duties again.
Dr. Morris A. Cohn, Apt. 15B, 5255 Collins
Ave., Miami Beach, Fla.: His good wife
Ann reports that Morris suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage 2Vi years ago and has been
incapacitated since then. I know he will be
glad to hear from his friends.
V. J. Sciwingel, 12 Ellis Dr., Basking
Ridge, N.J., says "nothing new" but then
reports sixteen grandchildren! Wow!
E. K. Thompson, 941 Wade Lane, Oakmont,
Pa., says he has joined Medicare on
Reserve retirement from the Army after 20
years, proving an ROTC Cadet Lt. did get
something for it (And so did his country,
say we!)
'26
Men: Hunt Bradley
Alumni Office
626 Thurston Ave.
Ithaca, N.Y. 14850
Elmer O. Mattocks (picture), director of
the American Petroleum Institute's division
of science, has been
named 1966 recipient
of the Standards
Medal which was presented
to him on Feb.
14 during the organization's
17th national
conference in Cleveland.
One of the highest
awards of its kind,
the medal is bestowed
annually by the United
States of America Standards Institute
(USASI) on an individual who has shown
exceptional leadership in the development
and application of voluntary national standards.
A leading exponent of voluntary
standardization for more than 35 years,
Elmer has had a strong influence on the
petroleum industry's continued support of
the programs of USASI. He has been a
member of its board of directors and chairman
of the standards council, and served
for 11 years on the miscellaneous standards
board. In addition, he has worked in various
capacities on some 20 other committees.
He has authored more than 30 published
papers, most of which reflect his convictions
on the values of voluntary standardization
and its role in the national economy. Elmer
and his wife Frances (Bicket '26) live at 2
S. Court, Port Washington.
A note from Herbert J. A. Runsdorf, 1041
Greenfield Rd., Woodmere, states, "Nice to
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