CLASS OF 1911
Although 1911 did not hold a regular reunion during this last Commencement, there were, as always, enough '11 men back to make possible an informal one. We had various meetings about town, informal and otherwise, together with a general peerade to Orford on Sunday noon, with 21 present, including some wives, after which a sojourn was made to Lake Morey, where we enjoyed the rain. The following Eleveners were present: "Spunk" Troy, Carl Bowker and wife, Josh Clark and wife, Ken Clark and wife, Johnny Mellen, Chet Butts and Dick Paul together without wives, Mark Adams, Bud Schell, Bill Gooding and wife, Nat Burleigh and wife, Doc Gordon and wife, Art Ganley, Dick Weldon, Howard Dunham and wife, Bill Maynard. Dan Porter, Mac Rollins, and George French, who accompanied his father to his fiftieth reunion.
"Spunk" Troy took a flying trip across the continent to maintain his record of not having missed a Commencement since his own graduation — whenever that was. "Spunk" is going to stay East so that he can attend the Harvard game on October 28.
Bill Gooding has acquired a son to take care of his two daughters. The son's name is John, with a middle initial "C" and I suppose he will be called "Jack." The day of his birth was June 2. The official weight was 8½ pounds.
The weekly luncheons of the Dartmouth Chicago Association have taken on new life, which is being laid to the efforts of its new chairman, Bert Wheeler. The members of '11 were much pleased to re-welcome two classmates, Harold Card and "Jinx" Morton, who were reported to be looking well and, what is more important, prosperous.
It is either that Rolland Hastings got the habit last June, or is in training for our next reunion, since he now picks out the holidays, loads his family into his Dodge and trailer, and starts for the woods. They spent Memorial Day fishing and killing mosquitoes in the woods of northern Wisconsin. I mention this fact only to make the rest of the class peeved to think that some are able to take advantage of holidays.
Now that Dave Swain is safely married, he has changed his residence to 1 West 85th St., New York city, although his wife allows him to maintain his same office at 31 Nassau St.
I take it that one of the functions of the class secretary is to make known to the other members of the class those things which classmates do for themselves to become prominent. For instance, all other things having failed, Bob Keeler has organized a Bond Club in Cleveland, elected himself president, secured 125 other members, and now we have it- Robert B. Keeler,. president, etc. I suppose some will be rude enough to say that this means he is under bonds to keep the peace. May be! The clipping doesn't say.
Paul Ayer has returned to Boston His job and home addresses are at present unknown, but will be reported later.
Jack Boynton has left gay Broadway and returned to his old home town, Claremorit, N. H.
L. F. Hofler is now in business with Leslie Banks and Company, 50 Church St., New York city, and living at 149 Maple St., Brooklyn.
Harold Dykeman's Chicago business address is 234 South Franklin St., and he is living at 9528 South Hamilton Ave., Beverly Hills, Chicago .
It is reported that Bill Marden is now in Bridgeport, Conn., although I am unable to verify this report with further facts.
John Learoyd boasts of a son, Benjamin Spearry, born on June 6, 1922.
George French was an active participant in the recent unveiling of the Daniel Webster Highway at Nashua, New Hampshire. I believe George's particular job was the removal of the flag from the face of the monument. Anyway, the governor and all the dignitaries were there.
Bill Maynard sailed from Boston the last of June bound for Spain on the steamship Sachem, and will spend the summer visiting that country and other parts of Europe.
Stan Rockwood writes that his second child, a daughter, was born an June 11. Stan is still teaching French and Spanish at Carroll College at Waukesha, Wis., although he is spending the summer at the University of Wisconsin trying to learn more Spanish, or some such thing.
The June number of the National GeographicMagazine has an account of the unveiling of Admiral Perry's statue in Washington, in which a picture is shown of Mrs. Ted Stafford, together with an account of her part in the unveiling of the monument.
Men of '11 who live in Boston or who occasionally visit the city, should get in the habit of visiting the Dartmouth Club at the Hotel Bellevue at 12.30 every Thursday, where the class now holds a weekly luncheon. You will suiely find Al Wheeler there.
George Morris writes that Washington is becoming a Mecca, or I believe he calls it a side-station, for 1911. I give you what George says about the 1911 flavor in Washington: "After a flock of telegrams apparently planned on the principle of two steps forward and one step backward, old 'Bendy' Griswold of Waltham, pedigreed and approved public accountant, descended upon us equipped with his own golf clubs (last year he got here the same time Slim Eaton did and furnished to Slim and me as an alibi that he would not be expected to play well without his own clubs). Gris had already secured a very nice room and bath at the Raleigh Hotel, but we insisted upon his moving to the Racquet Club, where he would have a 50-yard walk through the corridor on the way to the; bath. The purpose of this was to take him back to the 'old college days' in Wheeler Hall.
"When the Walthamians (if that is what you call them) travel, the whole town migrates, as Gris had no more than appeared when 'Bob' Sanderson's mother called. She was followed shortly by Bob, who pretended to be here on business pertaining to hardware, hard-boiled eggs, or something 'hard', but actually was out digging divots at Chevy Chase. We arranged for a foursome between Griswold, 'Ted' Stafford, Warren Patten, and your correspondent. About the 10th hole, Gris let up an awful yell about having to catch the Federal Express back to Boston just about the time he was due to lose his shirt to the hard-hitting 'Judge', and hasn't been heard from since."
We think this calls for an answer on your part, "Bendy."
During this same week a long black beard pushed itself through the door followed by the 184 avoirdupois of C. Kingsley Moses. George says that King is the same old King and a whole lot more so, for he surely can put the stuff on the ball. He makes one's eyes drop out with his tales of life, both masculine and feminine, in northern Africa, while every now and then he would put on a little extra speed about his incarceration at Malta or a drinking bout in Rome, or the most popular forms of suicide employed in his aero squadron.
Ben Stout also made the big city, intent on an errand to protect several innocent taxpayers from the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Ben is going big in his work, although he doesn't boast much about it.
So many '11 men appeared in Washington that they gave a 1911 luncheon, at which King was present and sold in advance several copies of the Ace High Magazine to his classmates, in which King offers a wonderful treat for men who like raw, red blood.
It sounds as though the Washington men's boast is true, namely, that their latch string is always out. I would like to pull the thing myself.
M. H. Powers is still selling Peter Schuylers. During the past eight years Merle has been assigned to nearly every state east of the Rocky Mountains, but at last has settled down in staid old New England, and is now having the territory of the state of New Hampshire, and living at 283 Laurel St., Manchester. Merle was married about a year ago.
Just as a further reminder that there is to be a famous reunion next fall at the Harvard Game, Guy Steeves writes from California that, since the Missus is in Europe and the kids in Minnesota, he's going to be at the Harvard game in October. He's wise, because there are to be big doings. We're going to have University Club, or some such swell affair in Boston, for the night- before the game, where we all may dine, dance, and be merry. I understand that Dick Paul also has some other things up his sleeve.
Some people get things handed to them. Here's an instance. Rev. Robbins W. Barstow, pastor of South Congregational church, (Concord, N. H. ) was presented with a Franklin sedan car today (May 22) in recognition of his satisfactory work as minister of the church.
Dutch Waterbury can't get away from Dartmouth traditions. He's now in the bond department of Hallgarten and Company, 44 Pine St., New York city. I suppose Dutch now signs himself, "Hellgate and Company."
My classmates are still kind. They realize the necessity of helping us out in the Tuck School. For instance, Jim Mathes was recently in Hanover to tell the boys the function of the advertising agency.
Also Bob Barstow is making himself a frequent visitor to Hanover, once to conduct the service in the College church, much to the delight of the Hanover people, and more recently as a judge at the Barge Medal speaking contest.
You will be interested to know that Chester C. Butts, assistant treasurer and credit manager of Butts and Ordway, 33 Purchase St., Boston, a member of the class of 1911, also of its executive committee and other well-known social organizations, is fast improving his game of golf. On a recent Sunday he utterly destroyed three wooden clubs, — one of them was his own. If this is a warning to anybody you are welcome.
On June 24 from 2.30 until midnight, although actually it was later than that, Bob Sanderson's father and mother opened their estate in Waltham for a 1911 picnic. The wives brought box lunches and the bachelors ate them. It was a fine party, and Bob surely was showing the 1911 real spirit when he made possible this gala get-together for the class.
Secretary, Prof. Nathaniel G. Burleigh, Hanover, N. H.
