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Pacific Palisades, Gal., is manager, western
district, for the W. L. Maxson Corp. (New
York). Pete writes that he covers nine western
States for Maxson, military electronics
and control systems. Mrs. Vieth is the former
Kathryn Werner of Garden City. Children
are Jeff, 16, Wendy, 13, and Tim, 10.
National service officer with the Disabled
American Veterans is Stuart J. Cody, Care
Veterans Administration, 49 4th Street, San
Francisco 3, Cal. Mrs. Cody is the former
Elvera Pieri. Stu's father is Stuart A. Cody
Ίl.
Kenneth N. Jolly (above), 1900 Rittenhouse
Square, Philadelphia 3, Pa., has
been appointed director-corporate relations,
Campbell Soup Co. New responsibilities for
Ken include formulating and administering
the company's public, government, and
community relations program. In October,
1955, he joined Campbell's as assistant to
the general counsel and last year became
assistant to the chairman of the board.
Secretary and sales engineer for Scandia
Mfg. Co., Walker F. Peterson, Jr., lives at
1838 Circle Road, Ruxton 4, Md. Pete's
wife is the former Anne Porter. The three
daughters are Peggy, Anne, and Polly. His
father is Walker F. Peterson Ίl.
Psychiatrist Burton August, MD, lives
with his wife, the former Flora Bor, and
their four children, at 278 Town Line Road,
West Nyack. He is a graduate of Columbia
University and a member of the psychoanalytic
clinic for training and research.
Dr. Hector W. Benoit, Jr. has been in
practice in Kansas City as a thoracic and
cardio-vascular surgeon since 1953. Mailing
address is 2501 West 64th Street, Kansas
City 15, Mo. Mrs. Benoit is the former
Madeline Morse of Watertown. There are
three children.
Frank A. Rotella, 3024 Delancey Road,
Niagara Falls, is vice-president of John
Palumbo Real Estate. The Rotellas have
three daughters.
William E. Gifford, 3 Ballard Terrace,
Lexington, Mass., is an engineering physicist.
Bill works as project director of advanced
cryogenic engineering for Arthur
D. Little. There are four Gifford children.
Bill's brother is Robert M. Gifford '39.
Regional sales manager, dairy division,
western States, for Marathon Corp., a division
of American Can Co., is David Wilson.
Home address: 1863 Elevado Avenue,
Arcadia, Cal. An avid handball enthusiast
is Dr. Harold Goldenberg, 2255 Grand Con-
April 15, 1959
course, Bronx 53. Goldie practices dentistry
at 242 East 72d Street, New York City. He
is a member the Society of Oral Physiology
& Occlusion and Pierre Fouchard Academy.
Married, two children.
Ford and General Electric are represented
by Paul H. Mount, Quarryville, Pa.,
partner and general manager of Conestoga
Farm Service, a retail farm machinery and
appliance business. A partial list of Paul's
activities include: board member, Quarryville
Memorial Methodist Church, American
Society of Agricultural Engineers,
Chamber of Commerce, and Lions Club,
plus wife and two daughters. Joseph Hilzer,
15 New Jersey Avenue, Flemington, N.J.,
is sales manager of Flemington Fur Co. His
wife is the former Doris Benjamin '42. They
have two boys.
'43 BS—Ethnic dancers Carola Goya &
Matteo (Matthew M. Vittuci), with pianist,
performed in Alice Statler Auditorium,
March 18. Matteo paid tribute from the
stage to May Atherton, director of the
Cornell Dance Club, and Professor Mary
E. Duthie, Rural Sociology, Emeritus, for
their encouragement. Emerson Hinchliff
'14, who has seen many such performances
all over the world, describes the show as
one of the most pleasant and informative
he has ever seen. He says:
For one thing, I have never heard the
castanuelas (castanets) played more expressively
a piece by Albeniz became a love duet
of sound and flowing hands. Their range was
enormous. Two spectators from India bore
testimony to the authenticity of their Indian
numbers. I could do the same for those from
Spain and Hawaii. I have no doubt that the
one from Japan faithfully reflected first-hand
experience. The pleasure of the evening was
immensely heightened by short explanations
by Matteo of what some of the stylized gestures
meant, particularly helpful as regards
India and Hawaii. Scottish dancers hold
their hands above their heads to imitate the
proud and fighting stag. The jouncy Sicilian
tarantella arose from the peasant's belief that
working up a good sweat would throw off the
effect of a tarantula bite.
Women—This article has been
so long in coming, I've contemplated
using a pen name. Ric
Carlson's mention of the ladies at the January
meeting really gave me the final shove.
It seemed too bad for the ladies only to be
in the NEWS primarily through the courtesy
of our favorite counterparts. I could list a
number of good excuses for the long silence
since Reunion (first, no news, then an engagement,
a trip to the hospital, a wedding,
a honeymoon in Bermuda and Jamaica, a
local newspaper, the arrival of Michael
Douglas October 14, 1957, Little Theater
and musical activities plus moving), but
somehow they all seem a bit lame in print.
Michael's father is one of Lord Jeff's men
and his partner in business a Wesleyan man.
The little three members try to give the
Cornellian a hard time, but mother uses
lullaby time for indoctrination and we read
the ALUMNI NEWS together, yours truly
reading and Michael turning the pages.
Grandmother is Edith Rulifson Dilts '18.
We now have a new treasurer and the
treasury is sadly in need of contributions.
Please send your dues off post haste to Ruth
Henne Meyer, 755 Oak Avenue, Westfield,
N.J., so that we will have some funds to
work with for Reunion doings. June, 1960
will be here before you know it. I promise
faithfully to be a better correspondent in
the future. Please drop me a line at the same
time you mail your check to Ruth. My address
is 2 Eglantine Avenue, Pennington,
N.J.—MARY JANE DILTS ACHEY
Men—Anthony Guzzo (above)
has assumed the directorship of
technical operations at Thiokol
Chemical Corp. Utah Division, where he is
a veteran rocket motor scientist. He resides
with his wife and son, Mark, at 371 North
5th West, Brigham City, Utah.—DAVE DAY
9 A ^J Men—Anyone know this guy
~γ / (above)? It is our Francis E.
"Judd" Welch, who has just been
given a dubious honor, I guess. Not long
ago, he journeyed to New York on business
and as a result of various events wound up
at the 5 49 Reunion dinner and planning
session. Upon walking into the meeting
room, he looked at the printed list of men
who were to serve on the Reunion committee,
in the Class of '49, mind you. He was
listed as assistant Reunion chairman! Don't
the '49ers have enough personnel to staff a
Reunion? Must they trap a good, unsuspecting
'47 lad and rely upon him to carry the
load? I am impressed, Judd, but don't be a
sucker.
One of our Aggies has managed to push
himself right along at Seabrook Farms Co.,
Seabrook, N.J. Clay Gascoighe is food technologist
and head of quality control there.
His wife is Janet Bareford '47. Four daugh-
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