CLASS OF 1916

To Carl Eskeline and family we extend our sympathy in the recent death of Carl's father. Almost immediately upon arrival in this country last December, word was received from Vermont that Carl's father was seriously ill. Due to sickness of one of the children it was necessary for Carl to take the trip East alone. Covering the distance by plane in 28 hours, Eskie reached Proctor in time for the funeral. Cliff Bean reports that following the funeral Carl went to Boston, where Cliff saw him and talked with him. Not the slim figure that we knew in Hanover, yet in the pink of condition and not at all bothered with conditions as they were in China last month. This month of February may make a difference. Carl has since returned to California, where he has rejoined his family. Our hopes go to him that he found all the children and his wife enjoying good health and that their vacation may prove beneficial and pleasant. We are sOrry that we were not fortunate enough to have seen him personally.

John L. Ames Jr. is secretary and treasurer of the 13th annual dinner of the officers of the First Division, A. E. F., which will be held at the Commodore in New York city on March 12.

Jim Coffin, who after graduation entered the employ of the Nashua Gummed and Coated Paper Company of Nashua, N. H., is now production manager for this concern. Jim with his wife and son inhabits this town, which is not only famous for its 1931 Dartmouth football captain but also for its Chi Phi songster and also for the fact that it now houses the treasurer of 1916. The latest news that Jim sends in is that Ralph Parker had a $200 fire in his automobile. He did not add whether or not Ralph collected enough insurance to buy a new car.

While in this city of Nashua we note with a great deal of trepidation that Bob Brown has just recently returned from a winter vacation. He and Carl Holmes went fishing through the ice.

Carl Mason for the past five years has resided in Kansas City, Mo. Cad is with Sears Roebuck Company there in charge of shipping, receiving, and employment.

Bailey Emery with his wife and two-yearold daughter resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Reports from various sources relate that B V D spent about 30 days in the East last fall—minus his ten-gallon hat.

Art Eastman is married and lives in New York city. Art is buyer for S. H. Kress and Company, operators of a chain of 5-10 and 25 cent stores.

From Charlie Everett comes the information that 1916 was represented at the New York dinner last January by himself, Ray DeVoe, Pike Larmon, Jack McEndy, Milford Streeter, Beans Sully, and Rod Wyman. Rod arrived just as Charlie and Jack McEndy were leaving. But then these doctors always have an excuse that you just can't deny.

One of our Hanover correspondents is John Stearns. John with J. Gile upholds the faculty end at Dartmouth for 1916, Doc Gile in the Medical School and John as professor of Latin and Greek. John extends a hearty invitation to all visiting '16ers to look him up either at his office in Dartmouth Hall or at his home on Valley Road, where he, his wife, and his daughter will be only too glad to see you and answer any and all questions concerning Hanover.

Jim Shanahan, auditor in the U. S. Treasury Department, lives in Manchester, N. H. Jim's family consists of his wife and three children.

One of the largest Goodyear distributors in the South is none other than Ben Eastman, located in Fort Worth, Texas. Ben has two boys, headed for Dartmouth we hope.

The Secretary is late in publishing remarks received from Shorty Hitchcock last November. However, Shorty had but little to say of himself except that he was in the insurance game, the company end of it. Stated that he saw Dan Coakley often, had seen Jack English and occasionally ran into Lou Howell. To prevent chagrin I will refrain from stating his prediction of the score of the Dartmouth-Stanford game.

We are indebted to Secretary McClary '05 for the following item concerning Phil Stamatiades. This statement was taken from the Brushton, N. Y., Evening Telegram of January 28: "The committee of twelve, composed of the leading business men of the town and headed by Dr. P. E. Stamatiades, decided to form a new bank in Brushton to be known as the Brushton National Bank."

Rog Evans is being kept extremely busy battling the unemployment problem in Philadelphia, but adds that he has time to enjoy life with his family—wife, daughter, and son. To Rog we offer our thanks for the information on our combination diplomat, aeronaut, gentleman rider, and author—Leigh Rogers —namely, that he is absorbed in writing his first novel since the publication of his "Wine of Fury."

Can you picture Jack English back in Boston with his family after a separation of nine months, during which time his fifth child was born, and he 3000 miles away? Well, this last December Jack spent a three weeks' vacation with them. To celebrate the occasion a special entertainment was staged by his family. Led by his wife "K" and ably backed up by the four oldest children and with information taken from the history of Dartmouth and from the knowledge of Jake Mensel concerning some of Jack's personal happenings in Hanover, it went over with such a bang that it had to be repeated several times for the benefit of others of Balmacaan's mighty tribe. I note that among the characters portrayed are Warren Upham and Jake Mensel, alias Fairyfeet. Dartmouth songs and campus favorites of our day are among the songs offered, and we all know how much Jack used to enjoy those. 'Tis rumored that the baby born last June hums "As the Backs Go Tearing By." Jack has returned to California, and the plans are now that his family will join him there next April. It will be California's gain and Boston's loss to have the English homestead thus changed.

Ed Riley was in New York city last month. Further than this I can tell you nothing. If any of you New Yorkers saw him, please let us have any dope that you have.

Olin Smith claims Briarcliff Manor, N. Y., as his home. Olie's family boasts two boys and one girl. His business is in New York city, where he is wholesale supervisor, merchandising department, of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. His only contact with 1916 is through Ed Craver, whom he sees once in a while. What is the unseen barrier preventing this New York delegation from gathering now and then?

George Pratt lives in Hartford, Conn. Has one Smith prospect now years old. George is in the commission brokerage business, and like all the rest of us is keeping an intent eye on the prospects for an upturn in business affairs. To answer your question, George, I have been here in Cleveland since last August.

Earle Williams has been with Johns Manville since graduation. He is now a research engineer in the asbestos division. At present very deeply engrossed in publishing a textand handbook on heat insulation. He is collaborating with Profs. Wilkes and McAdams of M. I. T., Prof. Rowley of U. of Minn., and Drs. Van Diesen and Kennard of Bureau of Standards. This work is being sponsored by the National Research Council, of which Cap has been a member for the past three years.

Al Gluek, I'll bet, is wishing for the good old days when—Al is superintendent of a brewing establishment in Minneapolis. Has a family evenly divided, two boys and two girls. The oldest boy will be ready for Dartmouth in 1935. Will anyone have one sooner than that?

The Frederiksens are three now, man, wife, and daughter. They are located in Greece, where Freddie is secretary of the boys' work of the Y. M. C. A. I hope that sometime in the near future we may have a resume of Freddie's travels. It will be a story well worth while for this column. Since 1922 Russia, Latvia, Estonia, and Greece have been some of the places that he has seen. I will not attempt to establish the nationalities of his family, but suffice it to say that he is already planning to be back for the next reunion. So with Bob Burlen the reunion committee can count on two families now.

April first launches the annual drive for the Alumni Fund. Last year we fell far short of our goal. This will make the work of Roger Evans doubly hard this year. But I know that Hog will do his utmost to bring us to the top. Yet it is impossible without the help of all you men who read this column monthly to reach our quota. He will need your material help and need it promptly. Besides this your cooperation in bringing to the attention of men not subscribers to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE the need of the fund and the need of their help is also asked. It is not a job for one man but a job for all of us. I hope that you will all rise to meet the situation in the same way that the theater at White River Junction was stormed one fall evening of our freshman year.

Secretary, 3589 Avalon Rd., Shaker Heights, Ohio