CLASS OF 1921

Another Twenty-oner has gone a further step up the diplomatic ladder, and the leadoff place in this column is hereby awarded to him. The gentleman in question is Gord Merriam. Our eagle-eyed Boston Scouts have spotted the following item in the Boston Herald:

"Gordon P. Merriam, of Cairo, Egypt, has been promoted to the post of a secretary in the diplomatic service by President Hoover, it was announced yesterday. Mr. Merriam who has been in the diplomatic service since 1926, spent three years in the school of oriental languages in Paris. He was formerly stationed in Syria and Turkey." To which we might add that Gord's position previously was that of vice-consul, that being the job which he held in Syria and Turkey and which he was holding in Cairo previous to his advancement. Judging from the item, Gord is to stay at Cairo, but with an advanced position.

Joe Folger was in New York during the spring vacation at Dartmouth to interview a group of fathers of sons in the sophomore class. Joe, it developes, in addition to his work as a member of the Spanish department in Hanover, is assistant to Prof. Beetle 'O6 of the mathematics department in the latter's work as advisor to the class of 1934, so he journeyed to Manhattan at the time of the annual sophomore fathers' dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of New York to give the fathers a line on what Dartmouth is trying to do for their sons. Joe and Prof. Beetle spent the entire day prior to the dinner interviewing the fathers at the Dartmouth Club. Then at the evening affair Joe was one of the guests of honor. All of which shows that those few grey hairs of ours aren't quite so out of place after all.

The good word from Long Island is that while Alfred Lunt and Leslie Howard may pack 'em in on Broadway, out in Port Washington they go to see a Twenty-oner, Paul Nicholson by name. Paul, it seems, has been playing prominent parts in the Port Washington Players' productions throughout the present season. By day he sells securities in New York for Paine, Webber and Co.

If you have any questions to ask about the dial telephones (and who hasn't?), the man for you to see is our own vice-president, Mr. Rex King. Rex, one of our sleuths reports, knows all there is to know about the phones you whirl, and then some, and when the Bell system in New Jersey is casting out the old style phones for the mechanical ones, they are apt to call on Rex so that there won't be any slip-ups and all connections will be perfect. (They do say that if the lady whose house is burning down dials for the fire department and gets only the operator, who says, "That number you dialed calls the police not the fire department," the houseburning lady is apt to get a bit upset.) Any-way it's to avoid just such things that Rex does his slaving. All of which paves the way for the announcement that Rex at present is away from his regular managing work in Elizabeth, N. J., looking out for some dial phone installing in Newark. Incidentally the Kings have a lovely new home in Summit, N.J.

A Dartmouth Alumni Association of Westchester County is in the process of being established, and at the initial meeting, held at the Bonnie Briar Country Club in Larchmont, N. Y., April 1, ye sec. spotted the following Twenty-oners: Bud Richart, Mac Johnson, Bob Martin, Carlton Sullivan, and Kent McKinley. It was the first time we had seen Kent and Bob in some time. They both are still in Wall St. Carlton, who now dwells in Artie Anderson's home town, Chappaqua, helps keep the affairs of the New York Telephone Company running as they should in Mount Vernon and vicinity.

Two Twenty-oners, Bud Richart and Bill Barber, have been working for the New York Unemployment Relief Committee all winter. They have both been connected with the socalled "white collar" division, their task being to look into the cases of men who apply to the committee for work and then help them get something to do.

The latest from Detroit is that Joe Vance has been named by the Dartmouth Alumni Association of that city to use his w.k. legal talents to help draft a new constitution for that organization.

The Alumni Records Office has notified us that Stan Parker is now a buyer for the Cherry and Webb Cos. of Lowell, Mass., and is living at 59 Barasford Ave., Lowell.

Ort Hicks has very kindly turned over to us a letter from Abe Weld, who is still in Europe serving as an accountant for the Western Electric Cos. Abe makes his headquarters in London, and his letter was written from there. It reads in part: "You know us accountants—busy as a bee at a swimming hole, from October until February. I was on the Continent recently, covering Barcelona and Milan, and having just a look at Paris. On two occasions worked 40 hours at a stretch with only an occasional stop for food and drink. On one occasion through travel and the urgency of the work, didn't get to bed or my clothes off for four whole days. Spain was very quiet when I was there.

"It must have been a good football season back home for those present, whether on or off the playing field. It makes rather cold reading over here, though, since I know none of the boys and only get to read about football once in a while at the most. That is one thing I'd like to get back for. Rugger is a very good spectacle, but it is not up to our football in intensity and thrills. "Speaking of coming back, I guess there may be another year for me over here. "Please give my best to all the boys you see. "ABB"

And now don't forget that the Alumni Fund needs your help more than ever this year. So mail that check to-day if you haven't already.

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