CLASS OF 1923
LY HARDING 47 VERNON ST., BROOKLINE, MASS.
"I hate two things—failure and admission of failure. To date, your suggestion that perhaps some of the good boys haven't quite burned up the native heath is not all at applicable to my case. Hell, no. I'm still trying to find the matches somewhere.
"My record in compressed and subdued form is:
"1. Summer following graduation carrying mail around the various factories of the Geo. E. Keith Shoe Cos., learning the business from the ground up. I wasn't quite efficient enough mailman to show up successfully as a manufacturer, so one dark and exceedingly stormy Brockton night—you can imagine what it must have been—l threw up the job.
"2. Hiatus. Walking the streets; at that tender age I had not learned the philosophy of securing a new job before relinquishing the old.
"3. Jordan Marsh Cos. Salesman of women's shoes and various other helps around the home, such as iceboxes, bridge lamps, velocipedes, lingerie, and rugs. Aspirations for a buyer, but a polling market in good buyers.
"4. Insurance, New York Life. Made a trip to Hanover to sell some institutional insurance to the class of Cwenty-four. Saw some old friends, including the Carter sisters, and acquired a new ski turn.
"5. Serious thought. Why not learn a business and delve into something the average college man avoids and knows little or nothing about? The bond business. Old Colony Corporation for three years and a half with some prospects of another three years and a half. Would you like a 6% convertible or a tax exempt municipal—that sort of thing? Don't go any farther.
"In the interim various things have happened to me—death of my best friend, Phil Kimball, that you know about. Various parties of various descriptions.
"A month ago I had the good fortune to desert single blessedness, and now I'm a benedict. What are eggs benedict and why? Miss Frances Warren took me for better or worse—there isn't much of a gamble thereand to date your suggestion of heirs to the fortune hasn't materialized.
"How's the shoe business, Metz? Terrible? It's awful in Framingham (ed. note).
"Remember me to your wife, to Sum Sollitt and his wife, and to the combined families. "Ly."
SHERM BALDWIN 567 WALNUT ST., NEWTONVILLE, MASS., SEPT. 1, 1929
"Have recently had the pleasure of seeing three erstwhile members of the class who have so far kept out of print and even more out of sight.
"Number one is Bub Eaton, who has just returned to Boston after a series of exploits, including real estate in Florida, leather in Boston, steam shovels in Chicago, and glue (with Armour & Cos.) all over Illinois. He is now manager and part owner of a hosiery (ladies') shop in Boston, with plans to open up several more in the near future in the city and also to extend their chain to some of the cities near at hand.
"Number two concerns Jack Stanley, who is now selling electrical appliances for Landers, Frary, and Clark of New Britain. His territory includes North and South Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, and parts of Tennessee and West Virginia. Before tackling this proposition, he sold insurance and paper in Boston.
"And third is Red McPherson, who just blew in to Boston for two weeks' vacation. Red is reporting for the Buffalo Daily News (I think that's the sheet, but am sure it's Buffalo) and seems well and prosperous. After leaving Hanover, Red spent a year at University of Michigan and two years at Gettysburg College, thereby completing his education in only three installments.
"Also Poke Goss once in a while. He has recently been made sales manager for the President Suspender Cos., and with George Fueles forms the greatest racket in Boston, their Harvard game week-end brawls at the Hotels Copley Plaza and Statler constituting our main debauches. Ask Johnnie Foster! Incidentally, that was quite a week-end, the other major event being Ted Learnard's ('24) wedding, among the guests for which were George Vanderbilt, Carl Allen, Howard Sammis, Pudge Neidlinger, and Dan Cobleigh, who also played the organ at the church, and saw Jack and Horace Taylor, who came down for the festivities from Buffalo, where, as you know, Jack is printing and Horace lumbering.
"While peddling wool I had numbered among my customers two old '23-ers in Ralph Duffy and Ralph Dunton. Duff is treasurer and manager of the George S. Duffy Mfg. Cos., of Worcester, Mass., makers of overcoating fabrics, and Dunt is manager of the Ballston Knit Glove Cos., of Ballston Spa, N. Y. (right next door to Saratoga Springs), and between deer hunting and horse racing manufactures knitted gloves, mittens, and stocking caps.
"So much for now! My best to all the boys. "Yours in peace and poverty, "Sherm."
PHIL KEIGHER,1148 GILFORD ST., MONTREAL,QUE.
"Dear Truman: This flivver-biography is written to the tune of a nice cold bottle of ale resting at my side. Living in Montreal has many compensations'—most of which reside between glass walls topped by corks.
"At any rate, Montreal has virtually been my resting place since I got out of college. The first year out I spent with Merck and Company of New York, but later was transferred to their Montreal office. I left this outfit in 1924 and threw my lot with the Barrett Company, Ltd.—manufacturers of roofing and road materials. Barrett specification roofs and tarvia are our two internationally known products.
"With the Barrett Cos., I hold the position of advertising manager as well as sales promotion manager.
"Perhaps you do not realize that 28% of the entire population of Canada and 75% of the population of the province of Quebec is French. Yours truly can now warble French like a native. It's lots of fun spouting a foreign language. It was not so easy at first and many's the time and oft I was laughed at for what I said, but gradually I got on to it.
"In August, 1925, I married Therese Prefontaine of Westmount (suburb of Montreal) Yes, she's French. On August 8, 1926, John Joseph was born, and is headed towards Dartmouth. One accomplishment that our youngster has that fs rather out of the ordinary is that he can at this age speak both English and French fluently. One minute he'll talk French and then switch correctly over to English (Ed. note: I do not vouch for this extraordinary performance.)
"Since I have been in Montreal, I have had the pleasure of entertaining many Dartmouth men, but unfortunately not very many from our class—with the exception of Bill Daley and Ira Dixson. The arrival of a Dartmouth man is always the occasion of some corkpulling and reminiscing.
"While in New York last Christmas time I met Roger Carlton—he is a radio engineer in connection with the Bell Telephone Flying Laboratories. At the time I saw him he was busy flying around New York, perfecting communication from the air to the ground.
"In Montreal there are at least 15 Dartmouth men, none from the class of 1923. We get together at no stated intervals, but when we and song, etc., flow freely and on into the wee hours of the morning.
"Ray Rahmanop was a student last year at the McGill Medical School here.
"Through the columns of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE tell those of 1923 who have the good fortune to make Montreal to give me a call. I shall be very glad to spend some time with them.
"If you have the opportunity of visiting Montreal, be sure to look me up. I'll do my best to show you the town, and if possible let me hear from you.
"Boil chance at au revoir, "Phil Keigher."
IRA DIXSON, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, BOSTON.
"Dear Truman: Already I feel better—for the start of this letter marks the culmination of a tremendous amount of mental travail and the end of a startling and meaningless procrastination—I mean I've been going to write to you for some time.
"It was my good fortune last Sunday to drive 'with friends' to Hanover and backafter being away since last January—which represents the longest interval of non-physical contact with Hanover since the combined exodus in 1923. Perhaps you have been there lately yourself—if not you can readily imagine the glorious beauty of New England and particularly Hanover in this best of all months. Indeed my 'heart was warmed and my pulse quickened' as Jim Richardson of Poly Sci would say. Apropos: Prof. Jim Richardson is here in a hospital at present, convalescing from a broken hip. The trip made quite a jaunt for one day—l feeling something like a flag-pole sitter when I got back to Boston—only lots happier.
"I began a straight surgical service here July X, 1929—and here I am incarcerated until August 1, 1930—beyond that I don't even know where my meals are coming from so if I could only worry I'd have plenty of material. Not being a Behemoth of Business I can't write you of my wife—or golf score—or children—or new car—or how much money I'm making—or what I do with all my time off—because I don't have any of these things.
"I do hope to get off for the D-Harvard game—which is a major triumph for me.
"Next week I take my third and final exam under the National Board of Medical Examiners—four days of verbal spewing, at the end of which I hope to be licensed to practice my art in any of forty or so different states. And I hope to Allah it's the last exam I ever take.
"I'm enclosing an announcement of '23 luncheons here in Boston which reached me this week—you'll be interested, I know. My job won't permit my participation. I'm sorry.
"I see very little of '23 men—or other men, because mine of necessity is a very narrow life. I do know that, if you don't,
"1. Roy J. Hayes (who wasn't graduated (?) I believe) is married. Has at least one child (a daughter) and is engaged in local newspaper work in Buffalo. (Address 192 Nassau St., Kenmore, N. Y.)
"2. WilburS. (Bill) Daley is assistant headmaster (or something academic) in some private school in or near Milwaukee. He got his M.A. in English at Harvard in 1928. Address, 494 Cass Ave., Milwaukee. Is single and still embittered against the very idea of close union with the other sex.
"3. George McKee called on me here this last week. He was very sick last winter and forced to leave his work in Harvard Law School—recovered, toured Scotland last summer—recovered from that—and is now beginning all over again in Harvard Law. He's not changed enough to worry about.
"Next time you are in Boston and feel constitutionally equal to it, call me here, and join me in a rotten meal. At least we'll Hooper-Dooper together again at the 10th."
THEODORE R. MINER,726 EAST 21st ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y.(soon to be changed)
"Dear Metz: Now that something definite has happened in my life, I can come out of the well-worn shell of seclusion and offer up a little news about myself.
"Unbeknown to many I started studying medicine—a long while back—'23 to be exact. For four years the old shoulders grew more and more round-shouldered as I bent over the books of medical knowledge. It was a tough racket as compared to Hanoverian days. I saw few Dartmouth men while at school. It was too confining, this medical game. Steve Ungar joined our class in '25. An old Dartmouth man tried to teach me something about stomachs. In 1927 somehow or other the chancellor of New York told me I could put an M. D. after my name. I was a licensed physician, but didn't feel like practicing (literally). I took a two years' internship at Bellevue Hospital here in New York, majoring in surgery—ending as house surgeon. Jack Booth and I saw quite a lot of each other while there. Jack didn't look too good when he got through and yours truly felt like an also ran. The second tough racket—more confining than medical school.
"I took a two months' vacation near Hanover this summer to put on the 20 pounds I'd lost at Bellevue.
"In a few weeks I'm starting the practice of medicine and surgery in Mount Vernon, N. Y., but meanwhile still studying, taking a postgraduate course in surgery in New York. You'll get an annonucement if located soon, Metz.
"No, I'm not married. Jack Booth believes it doesn't go too well with early medicine, and so do I. However, on the side, Jack, I understand, is quite interested in some young lady. Jim Hennessy, another one here, is also weakening. I won't say that I'm not interested in someone, but I'm not married.
"So much for all my activities since the great old days in Hanover. Most assuredly I'll be glad to see any of the boys when I settle in Mount Vernon, professionally or otherwise.
"Best of luck to you, Metz."Sincerely,"Babe Miner."
WALTER RAHMANOPHOME: BERLIN, N. H.AT MONTREAL, 2039 McGILLCOLLEGE AVE., APT. 1. TEL. LANCASTER 4905
"Dear Metz: Just a note to let you know that Big Boud is still alive—in fact very much so. As a favor please don't mention my name in any report. You might say I'm finishing medical school in Montreal and give my address, and mention something savoring of good-natured beverage is always on hop for 1923.
"Have been flying high, Metz, since I last saw you, but still being in school doesn't interest anyone else but me, so don't mention it.
"Guess I went to college too young at Dartmouth—have been getting away with murder after aging four years in the woodclass offices, etc., and at present have realized my ambition of being captain of a track team. Have some good men on it—practically all ex-U. S. college men—from Williams, Cornell, Yale, N. Y. U., and Amherst, not to mention a real stunning 'native son' from Stanford.
"Drop me a line sometime. Give my love to Slim and my best to the Queen of Hearts. I'm dying to meet her after your telling me all about how nice she was, even though she, poor soul, 'resembled' me in some way you made mention of.
"Be good, Metz. "Walt."
PAUL MORGAN
"Dear Metz: You are receiving my answer to your questionnaire probably much sooner than you would have if you had asked for funds. However, it is a great pleasure to write you a personal note rather than by fill- ing in the formal questionnaire. If you are sure that I need fear no embarrassment I will expose the facts, including those relative to the three different jobs the first year out.
"My first venture in the business field was a three months' employment in wool brokerage on Summer St., Boston. Opportunities looked better shortly after that time with the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in the advertising department with Wally Ford. Re-organization of that company in the summer of 1925 brought about my enrolling with the firm of Henry W. Savage, with subsequent beneficial results. Many classmates have recently made known their intentions of buying bigger and better homes in Brookline and the Newtons, but no names can be mentioned now, with Les Gutterman just around the corner also looking for new prospects.
"I was married last October 1, to Christine Harvey Stites of Bridgton, N. J., in Wellesley Hills, Mass., and have been living at 1810 Commonwealth Ave., Brighton. Not to be outdone by my other favored classmates, I became a father of a daughter, Sally Ann, on July 11.
"Since graduating, orchestra work has taken up no little time. In 1924 the Campus Club Orchestra, including Wally Ford, Bob Height, Bill Perry, Cap Palmer, Gordy Richards, Barney Tucker, honorary 1924, and myself, formally organized, and engagements have come in frequently ever since. The band has kept intact except for the loss of Bob Height, our star trumpeter, banjoist, and oom-pah artist, who left us to become a Frigidaire executive in Portland. That's just about the story, Metz.
"With best regards to your family and yourself, I am "Cordially, "Paul Morgan."
H. D. SAMMIS80 BROAD ST., PITTSFIELD, MASS.
"Occupations: Butler Bros, in N. Y. for a year, last three years pushing out bonds in Berkshire county for Halsey, Stuart and Cos. Job now: Still pushing bonds—harder but going O. K.—also golf and tennis.
"My past experiences of more than ordinary interest have been mostly trial and error for a year or so, but now think I will stick to the investment game. Interested to see how many boys are in it.
"Sure would like to see the boys if they get through this way. When down in Boston I usually see some of the lads. Wish I could see more of them out your way, Metz. Spent a good week-end with Kip Couch a few weeks ago. Also saw Jim Laudauer, who may move to Scarsdale. The Norwegian Norstrand is still in Plattsburg—very attractive English villa—very nice place to call. I hope to make the Norwich game and more or less to follow. I shall be overjoyed to extend felicitations and greetings to the gang in '33. "Sammy."
C. A. SANCHEZ YALE CLUB, VANDERBILT AVE. AND 44th ST., NEW YORK, AUGUST 29,1929
"To whom it may concern: I was delighted to get the circular asking for information about myself without asking for money. As I have attended about two dozen or more universities and colleges alone—not to count schools—my mail is always heavy with appeals for money, which I naturally cannot satisfy.
"Since I left Dartmouth I have become an artist of sorts on good authority (not my own). At the present time I paint portraits $500 to $1500, murrals also murals, do sculpture and architecture. Expect to be married soon.
"P. S. How did you find out my address? Best regards."
LEN MARSHALLHILTON HOTELS, DALLAS, TEXAS,AUGUST 31, 1929
"It is possible that you may not have the following information of particular interest to our class:
"A. H. (Shep) Hilton '23 died April 28,1929, at Dr. Homan's Sanitarium, El Paso, Texas, of tuberculous meningitis. He was recovering rapidly from tuberculosis when this disease set in.
"Please see that this information is given to the proper authorities in Hanover.
"I am still a knight of commerce—peddling through fifteen states down here in the South. Unmarried and like it. Address 448 N. Second St., Memphis, down in Dixie—temporary.
"Had a letter from Wink saying that Roy Brown will be home, after five years' copper mining in Peru. He is scheduled to arrive in September.
"Syl Johnson, big oil man, of Roswell, New Mexico, has been married over a year, and has just had the first baby. Slow going. There has been considerable betting around the Pecos Valley, most everyone but Syl putting their money to win if it's a girl. The results haven't reached me yet.
"Howie Walker is still looking for a white heiress, and in all New York it seems like he would have better luck than he has had.
"Remember me to any of the bunch you run into, and I'll see you at the 10th."
LESTER F. STEVENS, JR.32 MANCHESTER RD., BROOKLINE,MASS., AUGUST 29, 1929
"Inasmuch as the enclosed brief only states the facts, I want to write a letter so I can say 'howdy' to my classmates formerly at Dartmouth. Like you mentioned in the footnote, weary ploddings are not interesting to many of us. I came to this conclusion last year, and after my western journey, and working the winter in Orange County, Cal., decided to purchase a small place in New England. This venture is proving to be of great interest, and if my friends of '23 still like the country, I recommend western Massachusetts as a beautiful locality to go summers.
"I still think Dartmouth the garden spot of Eastern colleges, and love to meet up with the old friends. Best regards and good wishes. P. S. For no good reason I enclose a negative of myself. The picture was taken in Del Monte, Cal., in November, 1928. Print it if you like, but please return to me." (Ed. Note: Sorry, Les, but I can't find it anywhere.)
FRANK T. BUNTINGGENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCECORP., STATLER BUILDING, PARKSQUARE, BOSTON, MASS., AUGUST28, 1929
"Dear Metz: Received your document requesting and, in my particular case, appealing for an autobiography since graduation.
"Not much to it. Am back home again after much travel and have not yet fallen for the weaker sex. In fact, at the present time, I haven't much use for them. Too much of other things. It is such a great feeling to be home that I haven't bothered with much of anything or anyone.
"My correct address at present is 19 Lowell St., Methuen, Mass. I am not married and do not pass orphan asylums. My business connections have been many and not particularly amusing. Have untied for the N. E. Telephone, N. Y. Telephone, American Telephone Cos., have broadcasted over W. N. I. C., and also picked fruit in the tropics. After traveling here and there and nowhere in particular I returned to New England and Massachusetts and worked for a woman's apparel shop. Then for Y. M. C., and transferred to G. M. A. C., for the continuation of high finance which he'd originated for me with the American Tel. I worked with our lamented classmate Lou Lewinsohn for several months. Lou's passing was indeed a misfortune for the class. A great boy. Now I am juggling dollars for the General Inventions Corp., and expect to remain. Present position is that of credit man for the Boston office and N. E. territory. Don't know of anything else that would be of interest to you. Haven't seen many of the boys. Did get up to Hanover for our reunion, and left immediately for N. Y. Please remember me to the class.
"Have the following news (?) for you: Bob Smith now partner in Bloom, South, and Gurney, Boston. Specialty Floors. "Wadleigh went in on September las assistant attorney general, state of New Hampshire. Lives in Concord, N. H. Doc Morgan just had a daughter—still with Henry W. Savage, real estate. Lives in Brookline.
"Frank."
HARRY WATSONWALTER H. WOODS CO.,80 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS.SEPT. 4, 1929
"Last night when I reached home I found your form letter sent to those you probably thought had passed out of the picture quite some time ago. All I can do is apologize for not writing to you a long time ago. Anyway here are a few minutes, and a little history written in one of my few spare minutes in between times.
"A good bit of my past six years has been spent over the wheels of a sleeping car or pushing the waves aside in one sea or another. My first job was a good one—secretary of the Life Underwriters Association of N. Y.—a position later filled by Charlie Zimmerman '23 and Fred McKenzie'24. That was a fine year in N. Y., and there was a lot of fun along the way. Next for a year I was with the Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau in Hartford, and there spent some pleasant times with some of the '23 bunch, who were rapidly learning the death rates due to cancer and various forms of poisonous beverages, but a lot of this time was spent in sleeping cars of sweet names all about the country. To explain my present occupation I'll have to confess that from kid days up I've had one hobby—travel. At the age of 12 I was not interested in life insurance, and no more was I in 1925. So one bright spring day, having saved a bit, being fancy free plus, and being fed to death with my job in particular and life insurance in general, I quit and decided to take a shot at what I had always wanted to do. Came up here, and been here ever since, and wouldn't swap for a mighty whole lot.
"The tour and travel business is a business, not an ask-me-another, a philanthropic institution, not an easy royal road to romance and all that. We don't have to worry about stock-taking, but every time an Arab shoots a fellow farmer, there comes trouble. But it's a mighty interesting game in a great many ways. And besides that, look what we are doing for civilization. Widows and harmless school teachers are securing visions of life's dream through our efforts. If anyone is timid about going out to Chicago, just send him in to us and we'll supply a capable, trustworthy guide who speaks the language.
"The last four years have been spent in many ports. I make one or two trips to Europe every year. Got back yesterday and am leaving for Cuba on Friday. So it has its thrills. I'm vice-president of the company. Incidentally, Metz, if you know anyone about to, we arrange honeymoons successfully and with absolute confidence.
"Three years ago I was married to Helen Grand of Philadelphia. We have a two-yearold son carrying the name of H. B. W. III, born Aug. 1,1927. We live at 68 Dover Road, Wellesley, Mass.
"Last year I was across at the time of our sth, but I'm looking forward to the big one four years hence.
"I don't know much of the news about Boston, which would be up to what you probably have. I was mighty glad about a year ago when Jerry Werner and his exceptionally sweet wife came over to help build Boston into a modern city. Incidentally he's doing a fine piece of work. He hasn't changed since he and yourself were the philosophers of Hitchcock.
"There are probably about two lines of interest in this letter, and that about worthless. Some day when I get up my nerve I'm coming out to Chicago, and will drop in on you.
"With very best personal regards, "Harry Watson."
JOSEPH C. LOMBARDIAUGUST 30, 1929
"Dear Metz: Received your damn circular and presume thereof that you are making well in the circular business. As I pored over it, I had some of the old days come back to me. Your arrangement of this circular of yours is poor, and I feel sorry for the rest of the class who are single, or declared bachelors, or just engaged and about to be married.
"Well, old man, if you are ever in town, call me at the office and we shall have lunch or something together.
"If I ever have children, I shall ask you to be the godfather. Best wishes and luck. "Yours, "Joe Lombardi."
Secretary, 102 North Sheridan Rd., Highland Park, I11.
