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CLASS NOTES
Columbia College Today Remy and Alan Freeman'93 welcomed their first child, Theodore Ruskin Freeman, on December 5, 2000. "Teddy" is named for his great grandfather, Ted Garfiel '24. Alan thought Ted's classmates would be interested in hearing that their friend's name lives on. It's perhaps a little early to guess where young Teddy will matriculate, but Alan writes, "I've already explained to Teddy that he can attend any college he wants, but that I'll only pay for Columbia." From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by Jacques Barzun '27, the famed Columbia professor, was nominated for a 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction. The magnum opus, which was excerpted in the September 2000 issue of Columbia College Today, was named by The New York Times as a notable book of the year and has made many "best of 2000" lists, including the 10 best history books selected by online retailer Amazon.com. Eli Ginzberg '31, Hepburn Professor Emeritus of Economics, is director of the Eisenhower Center for the Conservation of Human Resources at the Columbia Business School. "I believe I am the oldest working professor at Columbia, having joined the University in 1933 and started to teach in the Graduate School of Business in 1935," he writes. Eli plans on attending his 70th reunion on campus in June. Eleanore and Stephen L. Joseph '31, who is retired after a long career as a securities analyst, now live in Sante Fe, N.M. They have two children, five grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Stephen, whose memories of the College include Professors Rauschenberg (math) and Smith (economic geography), doesn't travel anymore, so he won't be attending reunion in June. "I wish I were with you," he writes. Classmates can e-mail Stephen at joestep2@aol.com.
Paul V. Nyden Andrew Khinoy, writing from Bala Cynwyd, Pa., hopes to attend the coming class reunion, June 1-3, 2001 and sends his regards to all surviving classmates. He relates the following interesting episode with a Columbia "flavor:" "Recently I was sent to an oral surgeon for a minor biopsy. The dental surgeon was Dr. Anna Kornbrot `75 of Philadelphia. On the wall of her waiting room were framed clippings from the Columbia Spectator and The New York Times reporting that she had had the distinction of being the first woman graduate of Columbia College, and that Dean Pouncey had fought to have her admitted under a double-major program with the School of Engineering; she later turned to dentistry as more people-oriented than engineering. Quite a coincidence for two old Columbia grads to meet in such circumstances." Your class correspondent appreciates notes from classmates that reinforce the spirit that we are still alive. How about sending us your personal message?
Murray T. Bloom Long ago, on the fourth floor of John Jay, we had the offices of the very high-minded Columbia Review, the disheveled lair of Spectator and the comic common of Jester, one of whose more irreverent cartoonists was Gene Kalil (also a star in the pole vault). Gene probably would have been thrown out of college if Jester editor Ad Reinhardt '35 had allowed one of Gene's Nicholas Murray Butler cartoons to run. Gene sent me a copy and by today's standards it's no barn-burner, but still very capable of producing serious consequences. (Those were perilous times in 1936.) Gene became a metallurgical engineer and during World War II was part of the atom bomb project for which he received a citation for "contributing to the successful conclusion of World War II." After the war he was a senior partner in a very large patent law firm in New York. Gene entered college when he was 22, which makes him, at 90, almost certainly the oldest living member of our class. His wife died long ago and he has no children. What's he going to do in retirement? Probably enter art school. Personal. Another time machine visit to the past for a History Channel program. This time to revisit several articles I had done in the mid-'50s about the Nazi counterfeiting of British pound notes during World War II. Look for it at the end of May.
Dr. A. Leonard Luhby
Ralph Staiger Recalling Contemporary Civilization A1 after all these years brings back intellectual memories which are irreplaceable for me. I recall few of my fellow students, except for the one who sat at my right, Jay Ehret Mahoney, and Eric Carlson. Mahoney went on to become a Navy officer and was on the "Murmansk Run." It was told that when Winston Churchill visited his ship and asked, "Where are you headed?" Mahoney responded, "I am not permitted to divulge that information, sir." Carlson took notes on a Braille device, and I recall wondering about the clicking noise coming from the front of the room. Carlson went on to law school. The instructor was a Mr. Lovejoy, as I recall. He did a great job, and I have been wondering whether I appreciate Prime Minister Blair of Britain because he reminds me of Mr. Lovejoy. Howard Shanet, who earned an A.M. in 1941, is professor emeritus of music at Columbia. He joined the faculty in 1953, was chair of the department of music in the 1970s, and became the University's first Director of Music Performance after that. He continues to serve on the Faculty House Board of Advisors.
Seth Neugroschl
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