CLASS OF 1920
For the benefit of the 1920 readers of these columns (and may their tribe increase) it seems best to make public the sad news that "Twenty," the class paper, has subsided into a state of coma. The class treasury has barely escaped bankruptcy, so that the paper must mark time for a while; but we can hope for renewed activity with the flood of class dues which we optimistically expect to come pouring in soon.
Meanwhile, in some embarrassment, we are forced to report that the recently published questionnaire on the compulsory chapel question aroused no more than a passing interest among members of the class. Ten men took the situation to heart and sent in their conclusions. Worse yet, so close was the vote of these ten— six to four in favor of a return to the antiquated chapel system of our own time—that it seems impossible to express any definite class sentiment on the matter, one way or the other.
Dartmouth should have compulsory chapel, say most of the conservative six, "to bring the whole College together to start the day right." "Lest the old traditions fail," remarks another. Still others sense the value of "fostering the dwindling speck of religion," or of forcing the student body "to absorb some religious influences, even if in spite of itself."
Among the "noes," the consensus of opinion appears to be that "a small interested audience at chapel is much more to be desired than a large uninterested audience." This opposition party undoubtedly possesses the courage of its convictions. It expresses itself in no uncertain terms. "Chapel that is compulsory," says one, "is as unenforceable as Prohibition." Another comments, "Ready-made religion tends to stifle original thinking." And still another, most radical of all, "College students should not be made to do anything."
However little "Twenty" may have been able to contribute to current thought on religious topics, its recent publication at least brought forth some interesting items of news from previously silent sectors.
"'Y' work is getting more interesting and absorbing every day," writes Steve Graves from Cleveland. "Am now one of four membership secretaries pounding the pavement to meet the budget and conducting activities of all kinds. My two baby girls are hum-dingers!" To which there would seem to be no more appropriate comment than that sometimes irritating word, "Granted!"
Any good word from Sherry Baketel is always worthy of publication. "Have moved again, but this time in Flushing. The fourth move in four years of domesticity—proof that it's cheaper to move," says Sherry tersely.
Roy Davis writes that he has been transferred from manager of the Falmouth District, New England Tel. & Tel. Co., to Rockland, Mass. He is now supervising the exchanges in Scituate, Whitman, Hanover, Bryantville, Norwell, and Rockland. And that sounds like a full day's work for any man.
Joe Carter, although modestly disclaiming any practice yet, is now a full-fledged attorney, having passed the Ohio bar examination in December.
"Mac" McKenzie has forsaken the hills of Hanover for a position as instructor in political science at Washington University, St. Louis. This change may be considered as merely a leave of absence from Dartmouth, and it carries with it possession of the William Jewett Tucker Fellowship. Mac's comment on the situation justifies itself: "The work is pleasant, and teaching co-eds is a pleasant change."
Lost to New York is the Dean Travis family, which consists of Dean and Mrs. Travis, Donald (6) and Dolores (2). The Travises have moved to Plainfield, N. J., where Dean is trust officer and treasurer of the State Trust Company.
Rog Pope sends in an entertaining account of a trip to Hanover, Cube, and Armington, taken on October 12 last "to avoid the cold weather of November." He "found seven cars stalled in snowdrifts near Pike, tore one perfectly good tire to bits, nearly froze, and" (somewhat surprising conclusion) "had a great time."
A drop in the matrimonial market limits us to two announcements at this writing. Some- what belatedly comes the news of Emile Auger's marriage on June 8, 1925, to Miss Beatrice B. Maynard. Another of those familiar engraved documents carries this message: "Madame Nadine Arronet of Petrograd announces the marriage of her daughter, Margaret, to Mr. Franklin Nichols Corbin, Jr." Date and place are quoted as February 3, 1926, in Chicago.
Laddie Myers keeps close to his old form in the pole vault. Competing under the colors of the Chicago A. A. in the National A. A. U. championships at Chicago, March 6, he tied for second place at 12 feet, 6 inches. The only man who could beat him was Hoff of Norway, who again surpassed his own indoor world's record with a vault of 13 feet, inches.
And now, to make the record complete, we may well inscribe on the honor roll the names of '20 men in attendance at the annual New York alumni dinner, held in no less spacious a hostelry than the Plaza, January IS : Jack Mayer, Paul Canada, Ken Spalding, Harry Worth, Al Cate, Charlie McGoughran, Russ Keep, Clint Johnson, Sherry Baketel, Al Haas, Ralph Campbell, Carroll Swezey, Ralph Roberts, Tom Davidson, Jim Chilcott, Ted Glines, Al Osborn, and Dick Kimball.
Editor, 131 East 23d St., New York
