Class of 1920

We see by the papers many interesting things these balmy spring days. Mel Merritt (a name that the sporting pages keep standing in large type for ready reference) has received his diploma for the successful completion of an important course at Allegheny and graduated to higher circles. He becomes, in fact, assistant to Jack Cannell at Hanover next fall, on the strength of a mighty good record made the past two seasons down among the Pennsylvanians. Mel was under contract to return to Allegheny for another year, but was released to answer the call from his old-time parishioners.

Not long ago the Boston Sunday Olobe gave the best part of a page to the summing up of evidence that "Dartmouth Glee Club Leaders Are Drawn From Prominent Athletes." In the course of the article, the writer made due mention of the fact that Sherman Adams, big Glee Clubber of 1920, was not a whit less prominent as an Outing Clubber. "Some of his classmates in Hanover," said the Globe, "recall him as one of the finest mountain climbers at Dartmouth, and he was one of the first students to lead an organized mid-winter trip to the summit of Mt. Washington." One of his classmates, at least, also recalls him stretching his legs one wintry day and evening, tramping some seventy-odd miles all the way down into Massachusetts, and returning to Hanover no more than slightly fatigued. "Even now," the story concludes, "he lives in northern New Hampshire, close to the mountains which he knows, and now and then he returns to Dartmouth College to talk over old times with Prof. L. B. McWhood, who was the guiding light of the college glee club at that time."

According to the ever watchful and helpful Milford (N. H.) Cabinet, publisher of Twenty, "Prof. Charles Wallace McKenzie is making radio talks every other Friday afternoon at Station KWK, St. Louis, Mo." Charlie discusses various aspects of state government out there in the hinterland, speaking under the auspices of the local League of Women Voters. We judge him to be no propagandist, but we do wish sometimes that something could be done about some of these states and their governments.

Who should grab off half a column of the New York Tribune for a signed article on April the seventh? Who but John Brotherhood, president of John Brotherhood and Company. Jack's apt comments occurred among the real estate pages, and he stated in no uncertain terms what he thought about New Canaan, Conn., as a place to live. If all his prophecies for 1929 are to come true, it wouldn't be a bad idea for the townsfolk to adopt a scheme similar to the Big Green Selective Process for keeping the village within bounds.

And here's an item almost lost in the Lakeport gossip, clipped from one of the journals thriving on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee: "Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Richardson of Lenoir City, Tenn., arrived recently at their summer home in Glendale." For how long, Norman, how long?

Our studies in physiognomy have occasionally led us to wonder whether Al Cate and Herb Hoover might not sometimes be mistaken for one another.

Does Rog Horton know that his namesake in the 1929 class was the recent recipient of a Phi Beta Kappa key?

Does Gus Sonnenberg know that the more romantic fiction writers have started concocting dramatic love stories about college graduates who take up professional wrestling and toss champions all over the mat? Collier's featured one issue with the story of a brawny boy, who seemed to be half Gus and half the Prince of Wales.

Chester Smith might be able to give the class athletes a hand in his new vocation as sports writer for the Cleveland Press.

It's hard to tell about Paul Richter. A bulletin of January 10 located him at 120 Broadway, Gotham, with the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, while a notice two weeks later moved him around in the same building to the offices of Roosevelt and O'Connor.

Other big business changes of recent date: John Bedford is now with the A. Sherman Lumber Company, acting as New Jersey representative. Wendell Sigler commutes from Jackson Heights to the General Motors building near Columbus Circle, where he is down on the pay roll as credit manager for the General Motors Acceptance Corporation. Paul Giffin is a salesman for the Detroit and Security Trust Company; Paul Stevenson an insurance agent in Greenville, S. C.; Rod Hatch advertising manager for the Stewart Motor Corporation of Buffalo.

Ralph Koelb was admitted to partnership on March 1 in the law firm of Mac Coll, Fraser, and Wheeler of Providence, R. I.

Dick Charlock, still in Philly, has joined forces with the First Illinois Company of Pennsylvania.

An interesting letter from Kirk Charles is inscribed on the stationery of the CarterLockard Company of Los Angeles, Cal. Kirk says: "Last March I bought out Mr. Carter's interest in a small manufacturing business. We manufacture Helmet Goggles for industrial use, and our business warranted a trip to New York and Boston last August. Had a very pleasant visit with Hike Newell and Red Barnes, but no time to visit otherwise. Hope to make another journey this spring, and will try to include a side trip to Hanover if I do. Stopped at the Dartmouth Club in New York through the courtesy of George Albert Haas 1920, and was otherwise very kindly received."

J. Almus Russell will teach English literature this summer at the University of West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Ya.

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