1920s

James Clyde Shields, E'28, of Southold, New York, celebrated his hundredth birthday on February 22. He began his career as a sound engineer in New York City working for Paramount News. At the start of World War II, Shields enlisted as a technician with the U.S. Army. After the war, he worked for cinematography companies Vitarama and Cinerama, perfecting stereophonic sound. Best-known for his work on the classic film On the Waterfront, he was a sound director for both movies and television.

Winifred MacDonald Pineo, BB'29, of South Ryegate, Vermont, delivered a speech in Washington, D.C., last August on the seventieth anniversary of the Social Security Act. She is active in local politics.