Class of 1905
Harry Taplin is credit manager for the Lyon Furniture Mercantile Agency, with offices at 258 Broadway, New York city.
In response to a demand for an explanation, Harry writes:
"A newsy letter, as requested in yoursof November 6, will have to await my recovery from yesterday's political cataclysm.If you print this, you'll doubtless delete anyreference to your New York's failure tostand by the G. O. P. while my Vermontstood rock-ribbed as always.
"Yes, I'm back East again from Cleveland. The move may eventually prove aconvenience for at least one of our threesons,—the one who has selected Dartmouth.The eldest is as yet undecided where tomatriculate, and the youngest, who is inGrade 2, just doesn't care.
"It was a pleasure to see some of theold-timers at New Haven last month, eventhough Yale's goal posts had to remainintact.
"When you're in town, look me up at258 Broadway for lunch or phone me atour home, 41 Heminway Ave., NewRochelle."
Harry S. Rickards, formerly assistant manager of the Industrial Trust Company, Woonsocket, R. I., is now manager of the Union Trust Company in the same city. His residence is now reported as No. 335 Harris Ave., Woonsocket.
Carroll A. Campbell, who for a time occupied the position of superintendent of streets in Great Barrington, Mass., is now assistant highway engineer with the Connecticut State Highway Department, with headquarters at the State Office Building, Hartford, Conn. His residence address is 19 Laurel St., Middletown, Conn.
Edwin H. Hazen has also moved to Middletown, Conn., having formerly resided in New Haven.
John W. Knibbs gives his business address as No. 260, 11th Ave., New York city, but there is no indication in the memo before us that the elevator business is going down, so we assume that he still is sales manager for the Otis Elevator Co., which (and who) installed those vertical express trains in Al Smith's Empire State Building.
Recently William P. Clough Jr. '34 was elected to the Green Key, organized in 1920, and consisting of 50 men chosen from the junior class to greet and to care for the visiting teams in Hanover and to help in orienting the freshmen during their introductory year.
Jones-McDuffee-Stratton, necessarily of Boston (since they advertise "everything from Lenox china to four-quart bean-pots" among other things) has been considerably under the direction of Joe Gilman for some time past, but we only recently became aware of the fact that he is the president of the company. A big man in a big place.
Parkinson, writing to Hills some time in October, or at least before election, says among other things: "All's quiet down here,even politically. I hope you can swingNorwich for Hoover. My folks have theirgolden wedding next Armistice Day. Dowe look old enough for that? My car isfeeling its age more than I. Just now, again,,it is hors de combat (!!) Whereas I wasone of a winning volleyball team down inConnecticut last night. Spent a week inthe hospital this summer, as a result of aventure in baseball."
Park's father, William D. Parkinson '78, and his mother, are to be congratulated upon their arriving at this most important epoch in their lives, and our whole class rejoices with them. May they live long and happily!
A little time back Tommy Melvin sent in his class dues with the remark: "I haveenjoyed the class contributions to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE." Those of you who visit Derry Village, N. H., should call on Tommy at 8 Chester Road.
The annual class round-up was held the night before the Harvard game at the Boston City Club. Twelve men were present, namely, C. A. Brooks, Roger Brown, Bill Clough, Lafayette Chamberlin, O. T. Bourdon and a guest, William E. Chamberlain, Pat Agry, Jim Donnelly, Walter Emery, C. C. Hills, and Bob Harding. The usual pre-election prognostications were indulged in, efforts to be optimistic about the game were bolstered up in the usual manner, and the good fellowship which always prevails in a meeting of our classmates made the dinner well worth while. The executive committee made an earnest plea for the '05 page in the magazine, which was heard without debate, and with, we hope, excellent success.
We plan to give our sons in Dartmouth a get-together dinner some time before Christmas. C. C. will do the honors for the class, as usual. He hopes that Bill Clough and some others will happen around to save him the embarrassment of being alone with so many boys.
Washington announced in October:
"Edmund E. Day, director of social sciencesof the Rockefeller Foundation, and Professor John H. Williams of Harvard University were named today by the State Department to represent the United States onthe preparatory committee of experts ofthe world monetary and economic conference. The appointments are regarded asamong the most important in recent years.The committee will meet in EuropeOctober 31, and Messrs. Day and Williamswill sail from this country October 18. Theprincipal work of the committee will beconcerned with the preliminary examination of the questions to come before theconference and with the preparation of adraft of annotated agenda for the conference. The committee of experts will alsokeep in touch with the organizing committee of the conference, on which the UnitedStates is represented by Ambassador Frederic M. Sackett and Norman H. Davis."
We are grateful to Mrs. Day for sending us this clipping, and hope that this will be a suggestion to other wives. If you only knew how welcome this assistance is to the Secretary and how much other members of the class appreciate it, you would follow suit.
From the Boston American of October 25, authored by Bill Grimes: "Thirty-oneyears ago, Bill Knibbs Jr., Tom Keady, BillClough, and Walter Powers entered Dartmouth with the class which started theBig Green on the road to national footballfame. Among the other Dartmouth footballimmortals in the class of 1905 were JoeGilman, 'Alary' Dillon, Jimmy Vaughan,Griesser Patteson, and Tommy Melvin. Thenucleus for the great 1903 team, which dedicated the Harvard stadium, was suppliedby the class of '05. Bill Knibbs and BillClough played fullback and guard, respectively, at Dartmouth for four years. Knibbswas one of the greatest line plungers inthe annals of football at Hanover, and waselected captain of the 1904 team, whileClough, a big, raw-boned farmer, was apowerful, fast charging, line man. Due tothe presence of Bull Turner and CupidLindsey, two giant tackles who stood sixfeet five and six feet four and weighed 234and 238, respectively, Tom Keady did notbreak into the regular line-up until hissenior year. Two years ago, Bill Knibbs 3d,Walter Keady, Bill Clough Jr., and WilburPowers matriculated at Dartmouth withthe class of 1934. Knibbs, Clough, andPowers all won their class numerals in football, but Keady, lacking weight, was cutfrom the squad at mid-season. Knibbs,Clough, and Powers are all members of thepresent Dartmouth varsity squad. YoungKnibbs is a very capable quarterback, butas he tips the beam at less than 150 pounds,he has not met with the success in footballthat his father enjoyed, but Clough is coming fast as a fullback and will probablyearn his letter next season." Then follows a nice story about Powers and his work in the Harvard game. We would like to claim him as a son, but probably '06 would object. Grimes might have mentioned several other '05 football men, but it is apparent that he was intent upon the tie-up to the sons now in Dartmouth.
From Bob Harding we learn that "Lafayette Chamberlin summered at Barnstableon the Cape," and we hazard the guess that his family were there with him. Also that Bill Chamberlain sent his two children to camps in New Hampshire and Vermont, and spent the week-ends alternating visits between them. Also that Karl Oliver is a grandfather. We announced this in the October issue, but carelessly stated that Karl was deputy state treasurer of New Hampshire, while we should have made it Massachusetts.
Bob also says that Jim Donnelly summered at Megansett, Cape Cod, and "Jimhas his eye on the old golf ball, according to reports."
After considerable debate with ourselves as to the propriety of publishing what may be intended as a personal letter, we have concluded to risk censure, and accordingly insert this letter from Herford Elliott:
"You are certainly a hound at picking upthe news. I was both surprised and pleasedat your letter, with its encouragement forone forsaking the paths of single blessedness after all these years, and joining theranks of the benedicts. Priscilla and I weremarried Saturday (October 15) with thesmallest and simplest of weddings, due tothe recent death of my mother. At themoment we are at the Lake Placid Club fora few days, while on a cross-country horseback trip, a return to the wedding journeyof earlier days. You ask about Priscilla.There is really little to tell, for her years,to date, are not many. She was educated inthe Lowell schools, followed by study atMiss Wood's schools in Rome and Paris,and spent last year at Katherine Gibbs'school in Boston. She is a niece of AdmiralGuy Burrage, who was connected with theLindbergh case. At least for the present weare planning to live in Lowell, and I ratherimagine the next six months will be busyones, learning to juggle furniture and tocarve a duck. The percentage of our classstill adhering to the single state must berather small—the years certainly producegreat changes, when so hardened a sinneras myself becomes converted. Shall be sorryto miss the Harvard-Dartmouth game thiscoming Saturday—the first time in a longperiod of years. However, even that eventbecomes secondary to a wedding jaunt. Mybest to you, and thanks once more for yourgood letter. You're a top notch paterfamilias to your large and much scatteredfamily."
John Brockway has changed his address, and most probably his home also, from Lebanon, N. H., to Garden Rd., White River Junction, Vt. We have written Johnny, asking him to give an account of himself.
Walter Nourse has changed his business address back to 600 So. McCadden Place, Los Angeles, as it was a few years back. His new residence address is 55161/2 Barton Ave., Los Angeles. His vocation is still that of a vice-principal in the Los Angeles schools.
Chester N. Moore is with the X-ray and cathode ray section of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company at Schenectady, N. Y.
And here is a welcome report from our Judge Jim Donnelly, written at Salem, Mass., on November 10:
"As you may guess from the stationery, Iam riding the circuit at present, and amacting as the lineal successor of the courtwhich tried the 'witches' here in Salem,except that that court was sitting as acriminal tribunal and I am now sitting ina civil jury session. They have in the officeof the clerk of courts here the record of thewitch trial, the commitment papers, andthe pins produced at the trial as the onesused by the witches.
"I don't believe I have written you sinceI undertook the new job, so I suppose Imight tell you about that. I have beensitting most of the time in Boston holdingcivil jury sessions most of the time withoccasional equity and jury waived sessions.I have had side trips to Salem, Cambridge,and Fitchburg, but hold forth in Bostonfully two-thirds of the time. So far mywork has all been in the civil side of thecourt, and I shall be tickled to death tohave it continue on that side, as I do notanticipate any great amount of enjoymentin dealing lightly with other people's timeon the criminal side.
"The work is extremely interesting, andI have enjoyed it immensely except forthe necessity of spending so much timeaway from home. Of necessity I am awayfrom home from Monday until Friday almost all the time, the only recompense being an eight weeks' summer vacation.
"The interest in the work consistsprincipally in wondering what the brightyoung men of the bar are going to dig upto puzzle you with in each case as it comesalong, and in trying to be one step aheadof them when it breaks.
"Lafayette Chamberlin tried out a casein my session last spring and got a verdictby hypnotizing the jury, though the hypnosis ran to liability and not to figures ondamages.
"I suppose you already have the accountof the dinner before the Harvard game,and I won't say anything about the partythat 'Ossie' Bourdon staged for the eminentclass agent and Walter Emery and yourstruly.
"I went to the Yale game and met 'Norm'Stevenson, Fred Chase, and 'Doc' MacMillan and saw Halsey Loder in the distance. I enjoyed meeting the boys, but,frankly, I did not enjoy the game. Dartmouth did not look nearly as good as theydid in the Harvard game. I don't believein jinxes any more than witches, and Isuppose Yale, being the mother of Dartmouth, has a right to spank her offspring,but, Lord, how she abuses the privilege.
"Well, I guess I have rambled along toan extent which will make it necessary foryou to cut part of this letter to get itprinted, so I'll quit. Now that we have agood, sound Democratic government againand things are looking up, you will probably be able to induce more of the class topurchase the increased postage imposedupon us by 'them Republicans.' By the wayI notice that 'C. C.' managed to save Vermont for Hoover.
"Having sat up last night listening tothe Democratic wah-hoo-wahs and havingtaken a six-thirty A. M. train this morning(and if you think that's any fun you canhave my share), 1 think I will say 'goodnight and good luck' and turn in."
Secretary, 45 East Main St., Malone, N. Y.
