Class of 1914
We are slowing down on the correspondence that started so well early in the year after the Bulletin was issued. Don't lose ambition along this line. You are doing something that others would like to know about. Tell us about it and we will pass the word. As the house organ editor said, "do something meritorious, scandalous, or ridiculous, and we will publish it." Try and get in on all three counts and special mention will be made..
Aborn for some unexplained reason was reading the Fall River Herald and ran across the item that Ham Barnes, assistant superintendent of the Hamilton Mills in Lowell, has become superintendent of the Shawmut Mills of Fall River. Congrats, Ham, and don't forget to forward the new address.
Margeson is trying to round up news from the Middle West, and remarks that Dellinger, Green, DeWitt, and Applin are bum writers. There are a lot of names that could be added to these four without fracturing the truth. Marge evidently was much involved in the Glee Club concert staged in St. Louis early in April. It was a grand success, and the boys were heard over KMOX and at the Rotary Club. The regular Dartmouth Club luncheon is held every Thursday at the City Club at noon. Dartmouth men are urged to attend, and a personal urge from Marge for our 1914 globe trotters.
Roger Rice sends a clipping from a Florida paper outlining the opening of a theatre at Venice-Nokomis. Our real-estater is spread all over the article. The balance of his letter is as follows:
"Recently a Dartmouth Alumni Association of Florida was organized at a banquet at St. Petersburg, with over fifty Dartmouth men in attendance. Our class was represented by "Buster" Swain from Lake Worth, Abe Newmark from St. Petersburg, Wait Humphrey, and myself.
"Buster is secretary and treasurer of the Swain Development Corporation, handling a nine hundred acre development named "Green Acres" located at Lake Worth, close to West Palm Beach. His concern has sold considerable property and built three hundred houses since last fall. He spent the day looking over our properties and swapping stories, since we are working along such similar lines.
"Newmark is speculating in real estate in St. Petersburg and Fort Myers.
"Walt Humphrey has been located at VeniceNokomis all winter, bringing his family here last January. He has done considerable art work for national magazines and some advertising drawings for our company.
"Derby Hall is with George Harvey Realty Company, West Palm Beach, and "Brownie" Brownell is also in real estate in the same city. Both these men did not receive notice in sufficient time to arrange to attend the banquet at St. Petersburg."
This final installment is a composite effort. I am in Al Richmond's office on the top floor of the Thayer School, giving him an idea or two which he is punching out on a Corona at frightful speed. We have just come back from Mel Adams Cabin, where the final session of the Secretaries' Association has been held. Ed Leech and I covered the various sessions and enjoyed the hospitality of the college. During the day Ernie Kimball put in an appearance on one of his usual business trips, always staged so as to reach Hanover on a week-end.
The remaining 14'er, Jack Piane, is running a double barreled store. On one side you buy books, stationery, etc., and on the other side you buy the gaudy "socks and knickers which now dot the campus. The wildest costumes of twelve years ago could now be worn to church with perfect propriety.
Jack is making arrangements to reserve the house we had last fall for the week-end of the Brown game, which comes early in November, the exact date not being on file in the Thayer School. Speaking of football, the secretaries heard quite a discussion of a new system of ticket distribution to be in force this fall. Forms will be prepared carrying on them the name and address of the alumni, which makes it imperative that you have your correct address in the College files to avoid loss of application forms, which will not be interchangeable. Details of the new scheme will be announced in proper season, but it looks as though we are due for a more satisfactory distribution than has been the case for several years.
I have just learned from authoritative sources that Al Richmond has become commander of the Hanover post of the Legion. All '14 veterans will recollect the well known expression in army correspondence, "He will perform these functions in addition to his other duties." He draws his pay as assistant professor in the Thayer School, but his main activities are almost anything else but. From one of the numerous pigeon-holes on the desk, the following specifications have been swiped: TECHNICAL SECTION
Reprint of Specifications adopted unanimously by the School at the Moose Mountain Convention, 27 Feb. 1926, and reprinted by permission of the authors, Chism and Eaton, TSCE 1927.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR GRAVITY' FILL (1) The inside forms shall be well oiled with a minimum of 1-2 GRAPEFRUIT per form.
(2) A coarse aggregate of STEAK, and a fine aggregate composed of POTATOES, PEAS, and WALDORF SALAD shall bw properly proportioned to give the ideal fineness modulus.
(3) All voids shall be completely filled with PIE (APPLE OR MINCE).
(4) COFFEE shall be used to obtain a workable mix.
(5) No adulteration shall be permitted except the addition of NUTS and CIGARS. Note: Conversation shall take place until final set.
WARNING: All precautions shall be taken to prevent, freezing of forms during the night.
To continue the work the next morning the following steps shall be required: (1) PANCAKES and SYRUP shall be used to remove all laitance.
(2) A rich grout of TOAST, BACON, and MARMALADE shall be added to make a good joint.
(3) All work shall be thoroughly soaked with COFFEE.
CONCRETE FOR PERISTALSIS! This column, Al's office, and the 8th day of May will close at this point.
Assistant Secretary, Wellesley Hills, Mass.
