CENTENARY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MARCH 1970 BULLETIN ISSUE Shirley Wilson McCune CENTENARY COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Howard C. Royce Robert W. Vey Published five times a year, in March, Cresset: Bulletin issue of Centenary July, November and semimonthly in College for Women, Centenary September at Hackettstown, N.J. Entered Alumni Association. as second class matter April17, 1918, March 1970. at the post office in Hackettstown, N.J., Volume 53, Number 1. under the Act of Congress August 23, 1912. Picture credit: Niper Studio Campus News .................. l Chapter News ................. 10 Class Notes .................... 17 Front cover: New trustees: See story on page 1. ton, graduated from the Choate School, Wallingford, Conn., in 1941. Three businessmen In addition to serving as executive vice president of Royce Chemical Corp., East Rutherford, he is presi­ and an alumna dent of Coastal Motor Line, Coastal Tank Co. and Clairidge Lincoln­ to serve as trustees Mercury. His community activities include Four new members were elected 1935 and received his LL.B. from directing the Boy's Club of Passaic to the board of trustees in October, Brooklyn Law School in 1939. Dur­ and the Handicrafters of Montclair. announced Dr. Edward W. Seay, ing his college years he worked for Mrs. Royce is the former Janet president of the college. the Brooklyn Savings Bank. Trommel of Passaic. The Royces, They are Mrs. Shirley Wilson After two years service in the New whose residence is at 422 Ridgewood McCune of Upper Montclair, first York District Attorney's Office and Ave., Glen Ridge, have three child­ vice president of the Centenary New York City Department of Inves­ ren: Susan, 20, a senior at Cente­ Alumni Association; William E. tigation, he joined the Mutual Life nary; Wylie, 17, at Montclair Acade­ McMullen of Maplewood, vice presi­ Insurance Company as attorney. my, and Wendy, 13, at Glen Ridge dent for personnel, Mutual Life In­ Following his army service as a Middle School. surance of New York; Howard C. lieutenant from 1943-46, Mr. Mc­ Robert W. Vey Royce of Glen Ridge, executive vice Mullen became administrative as­ Mr. Vey, an alumnus of Columbia president, Royce Chemical Corp., sistant in the policy payment divi­ University, was associated with Wil­ East Rutherford; Robert W. Vey of sion of MONY. liam G. Vey and Sons, Hackettstown, Sparta, owner of Vey Buick-Cadillac He was appointed director of from 1934-56. During World War II Co., Dover. payments and accounts in 1955, as­ he became a first lieutenant in the Shirley Wilson McCune sistant vice president of the office army, serving as aide de camp to the A graduate of Centenary in 1950 operations department in 1959 and commanding general of the 13th with an A.A. degree, Mrs. McCune second vice president of the same Armored Division. took additional work at Rollins Col­ department in 1966. Last July he While a resident of Hackettstown, lege, Winter Park, Fla., and Upsala became vice president for personnel. he served as a member of the Board College, East Orange. Mr. McMullen serves as vice pres­ of Education, a director of Peoples Since 1958 she has been an officer ident and trustee of the Maplewood National Bank, a trustee of First of the Alumni Association, serving Public Library. His memberships Presbyterian Church and a director the North Jersey chapter astreasurer include the New York Bar Associa­ of Newton Memorial Hospital. He is until 1961 and as president from tion, Sigma Nu fraternity, Dart­ a charter member of Hackettstown 1961-63. In 1964 she became secre­ mouth Alumni Association and Or­ Rotary Club. tary of the national association and ange Lawn Tennis Club, South Since his ownership of Vey Buick­ in 1967 first vice president. Orange. Cadillac Co., Dover, he has twice Mrs. McCune is active in the Boy Mrs. McMullen, the former Helen been a member of the Cadillac Deal­ Watson of Brooklyn, is an alumna of Scouts and serves as a den mother for er Council, in 1965 and 1968, as well the Cub Scouts and class mother of New York University. She serves as as serving on the Buick Dealer the Upper Montclair PTA. trustee of the Woman's Club of Ma­ Council in 1966. Her memberships include Union plewood and is active in New Eyes At present Mr. Vey is a director of Congregational Church and the for the Needy, Short Hills, and Youth National Union Bank, Dover, and Woman's Club of Upper Montclair, Employment Service, South Orange Peoples National Bank, Denville. Glen Ridge Country Club and Mont­ and Maplewood. His memberships include Lake clair YWCA. The McMullens live at 463 Walton Mohawk Golf Club, Sparta; the Lost Her husband, Robert J., is asso­ Road, Maplewood. Their children Tree Club, Palm Beach, Fla., and ciated .with the Bell Telephone Lab­ are Mrs. Richard G. Weinand Jr. of Independence Lodge 42 F. and A.M. oratories, Whippany. The McCunes Agawum, Mass., a graduate of Upsa­ Mrs. Vey is the former Carolyn and their five children - a girl and la College; Joan, who graduated Harris of Hackettstown. The Veys, four boys, ages 5-15, live at 52 Yanta­ from Centenary in 1967 and from the who live at 688 W. Shore Trail, Spar­ caw Brook Road, Upper Montclair. University of New Hampshire in ta, have three children: Robert, serv­ 1969, and David, a freshman at Sus­ William E. McMullen ing with the armed forces in Viet­ Mr. McMullen, a native of Brook­ quehanna University. nam; John, a junior at University of lyn, N.Y., graduated from Dart­ Howard C. Royce Virginia, and Marilyn, a junior at mouth College with a B.A. degree in Mr. Royce, who was born in Clif- Sparta High School. 1 .. Graduates will get together for their Mrs. George W. Hoffman Jr. '37 o 55th reunion 55th reunion, the first off-campus alumni Montclair, outgoing president, will pre day, at the Gotham Hotel, New York side. Dr. Edward W. Seay, president o City, Saturday, May 2, to install officers the college, at this time will install tht and participate in "A Fashionable Spring new officers and at 4 will speak on tht Day." progress and plans of the college for tht The annual meeting of the Centenary coming year. set for Alumni Association will take place at 3 p.m. in the palace ballroom, said Miss Dorothy L. Wilkens '65 of Sea Girt, Nominated alumni day chairman, and Mrs. Joseph The slate of officers for 1970-73 rec F. Tartaglia '59 of Little Silver, ommended by the Nominating Commit ewYorkCity cochairman. tee for election are Mrs. Robert J. Me NOMINA TED FOR PRESIDENT: Mrs. Robert J. NOMINATED FOR 1ST VICE PRESIDENT: Miss NOMINATED FOR 2ND VICE PRESIDEN1 McCune (Shirley Wilson '50) of Upper Montclair Evelyn H. Klebe '55 of Teaneck has been active in Miss Karen F. Nelson '53 of Rutherford graduate took additonal work at Rollins and Upsala Col­ the Bergen-Passaic chapter since shortly after her from Hiram College in 1955 with a B.A. degre1 leges. She served the North Jersey chapter as trea­ graduation from the college. She served as lunch­ For the Bergen-Passaic chapter she served as trea surer and president. Her service to the Centenary eon chairman at the annual meeting in 1960 and as surer and president. In the Centenary Alumni Assc Alumni Association was as secretary and at present treasurer and president. For the Centenary Alumni ciation she cochaired alumni day and served a is as first vice president. In 1969 the board of trus­ Association she was twice cochairman of alumni recording secretary. In Rutherford she is past pres tees of the college elected her a trustee. She is ac­ day. She is employed by Lippincott and Margulies, dent of the Woman's College Club. She is err tive in church and community affairs. Inc., New York City, as secretary to the chairman ployed by the New York Telephone Co., New Yor of the board. City, as staff assistant-supervisor of instructo1 training of nonmanagement personnel. 2 Cune (Shirley Wilson '50) of Upper inating Committee. Her committee ballroom, to be followed at 2:.'30 by reun­ Montclair, president; Miss Evelyn H. members are Mrs. Robert E. Rossell '47 ion class meetings at respective tables. Klebe '5.5 of Teaneck, first vice presi­ of Paramus, Mrs. Daniel R. Paris ',5.3 of Cocktails at the open bar of the embassy dent; Miss Karen F. Nelson '.5.3 of Ruth­ Maplewood, Mrs. John Sheehy '47 of room for "you and yours" will begin at erford, second vice president; Mrs. Parsippany, Mrs. William Byrnes '47 of 4:.'30. James F. Davis Jr. (Grace Abbott '57) of Morris Plains. Sixteen groups are scheduled for reun­ Basking Ridge, recording secretary; Mrs. ions. The class of 1900 will have its 70th Leslie Bartell (Doris Linaberry '41) of Other events reunion, 1905- 65th, 1910- 60th, 191.5 Scotch Plains, corresponding secretary; The day will open with registration - .55th, 1920 - .50th, 1925 - 4.5th, 19.'30 Mrs. James L. Fleming (Louise Butcher and cocktails at 12:.30 p.m. in the embas­ -40th, 193.5 -.35th, 1940 -.'30th, 194.5 '41) of Basking Ridge, Nominating sy and gold rooms. Luncheon by reserva­ -25th, 19.50- 20th, 19.5.5 - l.5th, 1960 Committee chairman. tion, class photographs and a fashion -lOth, 1965- .5th, 1967- 3rd, 1969- Mrs. Fleming is chairman of the Nom- show will take place at l :30 in the palace l st. NOMINATED FOR RECORDING SECRETARY: NOMINATED FOR CORRESPONDING SECRE­ NOMINATED FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE NOM­ Mrs. James F. Davis Jr. (Grace Abbott '57) of Bask­ TARY: Mrs. Leslie Bartell (Doris Linaberry '41) of INATING COMMITTEE: Mrs.