CLASS OF 1918
Curt Tripp writes that he was up to Hanover for this year's Commencement. He reports that he found 1918 represented as usual by Groves and Booth, and by Tom Proctor, who came late to see his father receive an honorary degree. Swede Youngstrom was also there, but it is said he became so enamored of the entertainment offered by the '20ers that he attached himself to that class for the interim.
From India, Dick Willey sends us an account of his activities and writes as follows "I have been stationed since November, 1928, in Calcutta, Madras, and Aden; and now I'm up in Simla, the summer capital of India, on official business and leave. I return to Calcutta in the near future. Simla is not exactly exciting but is pleasant and cold, —damned cold for one who has spent some time on the plains. All social life here is very official. Tonight I'm dining with the viceroy, tomorrow I have tea with the foreign secretary, and next week there is a formal reception at Viceregal Lodge in honor of the king's birthday. And so it goes. I never see any Dartmouth men out this way."
Bill Dutelle has recently received the appointment as district engineer of county roads for District No. 5, Illinois Division of Highways, and is located as heretofore at Paris, Ill. It is also his duty to supervise the county's expenditure of the gas tax funds, and to help lay out and improve the secondary system of roads.
Eddie Pelt says that if we (the Secretary) do not make toasted sandwiches and sell alarm clocks in our pill emporium, that would constitute news and we should print it. Since we do not peddle either of these commodities, we'll follow Ed's suggestion and make that astonishing announcement right now.
It is Mrs. Bingham who points out to us that Jake, Jr., born as recently as last March, has been nurtured in a model Dartmouth atmosphere so that already he will have none but GREEN balloons. At 12½. lbs., he is all set for the class of 1953. We have a picture of Big Jake and Little Jake rocking on the lawn, and we'll say that the junior can no longer be overlooked.
George Stoddard sends us a copy of TheWrangler, the official gazette of the Pacific Coast alumni. We do not know but what this may be a subtle form of advertising, for in it we note that George has wangled himself into the presidency of this noisy gang. We'll admit that they have something to blow about this year in staging the DartmouthStanford game next fall. George implores us very seriously to exhort the Eighteeners to postpone their vacations until November in order to attend that contest at Palo Alto. He says: "The foxy Easterner will hie westward to attend the round-up, see the Pacific Coast and Stanford game,—all at 'Club rates.' Why not plan your vacation then?" The idea does deserve lots of consideration.
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