Class of 1918

From Tom Bryant, chief comedian of the Furious Fifth, we have the news that he has taken up his abode in New York city. He has quit Ginn and Company, publishers, and is opening up the New York branch office of the Bryant Teachers Bureau, Inc. What he means is plain "Agency" for finding em ployment for destitute and pertiiaps de crepit pedants. We wish him luck in his new venture,—there are plenty who need his help.

According to Bryant, Tom Shirley is now in charge of wire communications at the First National Bank in Boston. Speed and accuracy are his chief woes, and also constitute stitute his achievements.

Robinson (H. S.) is still very much in the paper and fine stationery business with Eaton, Crane, and Pike. After having been shifted from one branch office to another for several years, he has now landed in Pittsburgh as his firm's representative for that district. Robby volunteers the information that he is also raising entrees for the classes of 1943 and 1946,—one for each class.

In this connection we have recently received an announcement from Bill Colby, handsomely decorated with a stork, announcing the arrival of Cynthia, and he wants us to add 'his name to the already overgrown list of proud fathers. He hopes that the next one ' can try to enter Dartmouth. But girls are mighty nice, I'll say."

The ranks of the benedicts are further swelled by one Gus Gustafson, who on November 28 last married Miss Mary R. H May of Birmingham, Ala.

Back in November the Secretary came in touc'h with some 30-odd Eighteeners who had congregated at the Drake Hotel, Windy City, for the Dartmouth-Chicago game. Most of them, attended the alumni banquet held the night before the contest at the Drake,—a banquet which in the estimation of the Secretary was by far the best one ever put over by a Dartmouth group in his memory. It would have been hard to surpass the general spirit of hilarity and the excellence of the speeches of the occasion. Mid-western enthusiasm and Dartmouth training is a combination hard to beat.

There we learned that Jack Glos is somewhat of a Croesus, having paid one of ihe largest income taxes in the Chicago district last year. However, he seems to have close competition from Marty Straus, president of the Hartman Furniture Company, and from Duke Kosminzski, wtio, one hears, has already retired from active business (meaning general western passenger agent for the French Line). Though the Duke could be technically classed among the idle rich, we understand that he is doing a yeoman's job in collecting moneys for the College and the Chicago Alumni Association.

E. S. Clark is now holding the job of chief bacteriologist of the Bureau of Water Supply, Illinois Department of Public Health, at Springfield, 111. Clark has many things to his credit, principally two daughters.

The canning occupation of Ward and Pullen seems to be flourishing, and they have been looking for a suitable site for a branch cannery in Chicago.

Lymie Drake was busy extolling the glories of Europe, from which he had recently returned after an extensive trip through England and the Continent. When at home he sells all kinds of insurance for Critchell, Miller, Whitney, and Barbour in Chicago.

Woody Hulbert is also now of Chicago, and is associate pastor of the Bryn Mawr Community church of that city. He is head of young people's work. From him we learn that Red Hulbert is still traveling in Europe for the General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and has been engaged in setting up new agencies in Belgium, Holland, and part of Germany for the General Motors. We have further information that Red was married recently in Antwerp, Belgium.

Steve Mahoney is soliciting agent for E. M. Burke, Inc., newspaper publishers' representatives, located m the Peoples Gas Building, Chicago. Steve was chuck full of information about other 18-ers, but maintained a clam-like silence about himself. All we could gather is that he has a beautiful daughter going on to three years of age.

After much pumping and questioning of various Eighteeners we gathered that— a) Ray Dart is selling bonds for Stanley and Bissell, Chicago.

b) Leon Alden abides in the city of Schlitz, engaged in industrial engineering at Milwaukee.

c) Both Benny Mugridge and Les Merrill have migrated to Florida, victims of the real estate boom. Mugridge is said to be selling lots at Coral Gables, while Merrill, the experienced real-estater, does the same at Deland.

d) Jimmie Mytton is with Baker, Walsh and Company, investment securities, and will soon go to Kansas City to open a branch for his firm t'here.

e) F. C. Heaney has been playing tackle with the Chicago Bears, professional football club.

f) Geran is a sports promoter at the ice arena in Springfield, Mass.

g) Van Raalte deals in real estate and insurance in St. Louis, Mo.

h) Dolson has found a new profession,, and probably has the distinction of being the only builder of golf courses in our midst. During the past season 'he has completed, four new courses.

i) Bill Shellman is selling agent for the famous Kar-Lac milk shake mixers to be found at all soda fountains. If you are in that business Bill wants you to try one.

The long distance record of those present, in Chicago was probably held by Ben Stone,, who deserted his shoe factory in Brockton, Mass., to hit the trail to the Windy City for the game. Bing Doty of Cleveland claims that's not much of a mark, he having at tended every Harvard game in the last four years and every Cornell contest in the past three years. "That's something to shoot at," says Doty, the loyalist.

Among others seen around the lobby of the Drake were: Tom Groves, Em Salisbury, Marshall Davies, Norton, Kurtz, Russ Howard, Cort Horr, Hy Belding, Doc Woodruff, Dave Skinner, Bill Bemis, George Siemsen, Sieg Judd, Seiler, H. L. Robinson,, and probably more.

Secretary,Frederick W.Cassebeer, 953 Madison Ave., New York