CLASS OF 1921
This is the month which sees the opening of the annual drive for contributions for the Alumni Fund of the College, and before progressing further, we gladly turn this column over to Harry Chamberlaine, who addresses you as follows:
"At the latest official meeting of our class at the Tenth Reunion, I was given the dubious honor of being class agent for the Alumni Fund. I say dubious, because it means that about every time you will hear from me in the next few years, I shall be asking you for money.
"I have asked Dan Ruggles in Boston and Ned Price in Chicago to work with me, and both have agreed to do so, even though they realize the apparent thanklessness of the task.
"The job seems to be doubly arduous for our particular class, because we have developed as a whole a surprising facility for holding on to what money we do have. Despite the splendid job that Cory Litchard did during the last five years, despite his appeals toreason and to the whole gamut of our emotions, we came so far from giving to the College the amount that the Fund officials set as our quota, that it was not even funny. I don't see how your present agents can do a, better job than your last ones did, and Dan, Ned, and I, therefore, approach the job rather gloomily.
"If you could attend the class agents' dinner, and hear President Hopkins tell with what importance he regards this Fund, which is after all but a small portion of the College's total budget, our job of collecting the money would be perfunctory.
"This depression year of 1932 is a tough one. Probably few of us are making as much money this year as we have in recent years. Whatever we contribute then will mean more of a sacrifice. It means that we shall have to get more of our class to fcontribute. We shall have to ask those who have contributedand most of us have—to make a greater sacrifice and give at least as much as last year. If we were just a bit niggardly in our contribution last year, we must be more liberal this year.
"From the narrowest point of view, it should be a matter of wounded pride with us that other classes around our time lick us regularly year after year.
"From the broad and after all the truly important viewpoint, any contribution we make means that we as mortals in our small way are identifying ourselves with and are becoming a closer integral part of an immortal institution, the best of its kind there is. And our college is immortal. It is one of the most stable of man-made institutions. As President Hopkins has said, 'lf the Revolutionary War had ended differently, if the Civil War had ended differently, if the World War had ended differently, if the United States were racked and torn with a socialistic, imperial, or communistic order, Dartmouth College would remain essentially the same. Education of youth must carry on.'
"One hundred sixty-two years is a long time. But we believe that it is but a small fraction of the time that Dartmouth College will live. Isn't it up to us to help it live a full life? Aren't we helping accomplish a truly great purpose by doing our full part—however small it seems in the aggregate—toward helping it carry on? When shortly we ask you to do your part, won't you do it? "Sincerely, "HAKRT CHAMBERLAINS"
The Hon. John L. Sullivan, ex-mayor of Hanover, and now district attorney for Hillsborough County, N. H., fought his way onto the first page of the Boston Herald, recently, picture and all. Under a two-column head- line, which gave the news that "Coup Places Smith-Pledged Slate in New Hampshire Field. Primary in March to be First Test in Battle Against Roosevelt Candidacy. Sulli- van Engineers Surprise Move," and with an excellent likeness of our own John nearby, the article, which was forwarded to us by our Boston sleuths, read as follows:
"Concord, N. H., Feb. 18.—A dramatic coup, barely 15 minutes before the closing deadline at 5 P.M. late today, put a complete slate of candidates pledged to Alfred E. Smith into the New Hampshire preferential primary next month, the first to be held in the country.
"The swarm of the Smith-pledged candidates on Secretary of State Enoch D. Fuller just before the expiration of time for filing delegates to the Democratic and Republican national conventions brought positive assurance that the first popular test between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Smith will be hard-fought and bitter.
"The coup of the Smith forces was engineered by John L. Sullivan of Manchester, Hillsborough County solicitor, who has been actively working for the former New York governor, but hitherto has remained in the background.
"Meantime rumor of the surprise move reached the ears of those favoring Roosevelt, and a last minute parley was called. . . .
"Filing of the Smith slate was regarded as significant tonight. It will assure a contest at every point for every place on the elected slate."
Since that article appeared there has been much in the Boston and New York papers about the political fight in New Hampshire, and in all of them John's work for the former New York governor has been prominently mentioned, indicating that he has been keeping things humming ever since he staged his coup. All of which bears out the prediction made to ye sec. back in the days when John was just out of Harvard Law School, that he'd be heard from in the political world some day.
Incidentally, Al Lucier '18, who used to draw sweet music from his violin when the class of '21 was wearing the old green caps, was among the Smith-pledged delegates on John's slate.
From Chicago Ned Price has sent us another clipping about a Twenty-oner. It is an account in the Chicago Tribune of the appointment of several committees of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by Washington to carry out the reconstruction loan activities in the Middle West, and on the subadvisory committee appointed for lowa appears the name of Van Vechten Shaffer of Cedar Rapids, one of '21's rising bankers.
As we write this, "Red" Kerlin is about to transfer from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific having been appointed sales manager of the San Francisco office of the National Carbon Co. after several years' service at their New York office. "Red" has been at all the '21 gatherings in New York in the last few years, and it is with sincere regret that the New York crowd sees him depart for the West.
Ye sec. missed the Dartmouth-Columbia basketball game up at the Columbia Gym March 4, but Ort Hicks was on hand, and he reports that the following Twenty-oners were present to cheer for the Green: Sumner Perkins, Jack Hubbell, George Carmody, and George Tully.
In addition Ort reported that George Tally is living in New York now in the upper reaches of Manhattan, having moved down from Southbridge, Mass., long famous for its optical supplies. George is still connected with the optical supply game, but is now interested in distribution instead of manufacturing. Incidentally, his business address is 30 West 24th St., New York city.
A book bearing the title, "How to Be Happy though Human," by Walter Wolfe '21 was run off the presses recently, and a short time afterwards Walt received a decidedly laudatory letter from Jack Means, in which Jack told Walt that he was writing to a group of his friends advising them to "buy the book at once; read it; study it; master its contents, and practice its teachings," all of which quite naturally pleased Walt not a little.
Through the Alumni Records Office at Hanover comes the news that Ted Pellens is now connected with the real estate department of Henry L. Doherty and Cos. at 60 Wall St., New York city. Ted resides at 133 Wildwood Ave., Montclair, N. J.
At present on '2l's lost list is Reggie Parks, so if anyone has any information as to his whereabouts, ye sec. and the Dartmouth Alumni Office will be more than grateful if you will let us know. Reg a year ago was in the lumber business in Alaska, but in the last few months mail sent to him there has been returned marked, "forwarding address unknown."
Also if anyone has any news about the members of the class up their sleeves, ye sec. would be overjoyed if you would draw it forth and ship it to New Rochelle, for we're pretty shy of news right now, and unless some of you take pity on us, we'll be in worse shape a month hence.
Until then, hail and farewell.
Secretary,7 Lotus Rd., New Rochelle, N. Y.
