CLASS OF 1927

What with the general influx of data as a result of the questionnaire sent out about the Fifth, your scribe is enjoying a heyday remarkable in its novelty. And, by the way, before we leave the subject of the Fifth, let us remind you that this is the year. Over fifty have already signified their intention of returning to Hanover, and it sure looks like a good party.

On looking over the first letter on the stack, we find that it is from Hughie McGrath, the New York city insurance broker. He plans to be at the reunion and says that he shouldn't wonder if A 1 Chabot and Bob Reinhardt would be there too.

Bill Pelton is still in the insurance racket and will also be back. There is one business there seems to be no depression in. He reminds us that Charlie Kammire became a benedict last fall—congratulations, Charlie, how's to drop us a line? Jerry Allis spends part of his time trying to persuade Bill to purvey his particular brand of insurance. Jerry sees quite a bit of K. B. Angell in Syracuse. As far as the class is concerned, K. B. has a complete monopoly on the manufacture and sale of fish lines. Bill is a gold mine of information. He says that Harry Wallace helps supply his town with gas (natural, too). Harry can't keep away from "Dixie" for long though, for he went down there to spend some time at Christmas. Fred Fellingham is back in Fort Worth, Texas, Box 898.

Harve Jones is still with the Commonwealth Edison Cos. in Chicago, and suggests that anybody who wants to trek back to the Fifth over the road with him is welcome. Bids close pretty soon, so you gangsters ought to get together.

Here's one from Charlie Huntley, the citrus culture contractor of Harlingen, Texas. Charlie and Dick Mooney hold the long-distance records for the Third. He plans to be back this year too—give up, Dick? On November 28 last he and Miss A. Josephine Pollard marched to the tune of the Wedding March. Congratulations to you both too. He forwards the news that Kermit Ingham is a lumber monger, Dick Simpson an oil chaser, and that Chuck Field of Majestic radio and electric refrigerator fame is still trying to keep Grigsby-Grunow on the big board. Charlie has his own ideas about this column—we'll try to live them down.

Don Gardner of N. W. Ayer and Son will be back with his wife, and Don has a small daughter of whom he is mighty proud, and from all reports he is well within his rights. He writes that Jim Picken has been playing basketball in a pro league. He took it up from where lie left off in Hanover, and our comment is that that is going some.

Al Macdonald is with the Wisconsin Telephone Cos. and is vice-president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Wisconsin. He is looking for a good cure for baldness (let us know if you find one, Al). He's another to whom the call to Hanover is too great to resist, and what's more he is trying to get Cliff Randall, M. Joslyn, Dick Mather, and Ross Guyot to go back with him. Get your gangs together. Al has got Bert Gruver already signed up. Bert, by the way, is a director of the Fort Worth Little Theatre, Fort Worth, Texas. M. Joslyn is golfing in California, when he should be selling for the Joslyn Manufacturing Cos. of Chicago. Cliff is advertising manager of the Milwaukee Cos. (bonds). Al has evidently developed a habit which Gus Cummings suspected when they roomed together, no, not what you're thinking of.

Dick Hazelton reports that to him and Mrs. Hazelton was born Bruce W., November 2, 1927, and Richard S., March 12, 19S0. He will also be back. You see we weren't fooling when we said that it looks like a big party. Dick is selling and servicing Fordson tractors and equipment pertaining thereto.

Bill and Mary St. Amant have been presented with Bill the Third. As we see Bill frequently, we might say that Bill is considerably happy. Bill is selling advertising for the National Sportsman and bowling a mean strike.

Bill Abbott writes that George Howell has passed his bar exams and is working for the law firm of Tenney, Harding, Sherman, and Rogers in Chicago. Kroggy Krogstad is still with the International Harvester Co. in their truck division. Hank Orth and Curt Wright are still with Gugler Lithographic Cos. Woodie Burgert is with Harris Trust Co., Chicago. Phil Thompson has returned from Texas, where he has been selling bonds for the Continental-Illinois Band and Trust Co. He is now with that organization in Chi. Bob Tobey is still with the Equipment Corp. of America in that town. Bill himself is in charge of the western district of the Automatic Signal Corporation, selling the stopand-go signals for street traffic which you as motorists operate by going over a unit in the pavement. He and Mrs. Bill are living in Evanston with their children, Dana, now two and a half, and Rufus, nine months.

Roy Blanchard, we understand, is still in the real estate business in Worcester, Mass. He will "see you at the Fifth," and he reports a stunt it might be worth while following. Once a month the Dartmouth Club of Worcester has a twenty-five-cent smoker with a ping-pong tourney, cards, etc. As you probably know, Worcester is a regular cradle of Dartmouth neophytes.

We quote verbatim a letter received from Monty Phillips:

"As you will gather from the other side (of the questionnaire), it is my intention to get back to Hanover this June. I haven't any ideas of any value as regards program, costumes, or the amount of the tax.

"As for news, there doesn't seem to be any I'm not married, neither possessing money to manage it, or a girl to spend it on if in my possession. This then renders the question as to children unnecessary.

"Very few Dartmouth men of my vintage seem to run into this particular town. Sebe Lee in Geneva is about the only one whom I have run across in two years, with the exception of Hank Copeland and Bill Hollands in Hornell, some sixty miles to the south.

"Brownie Freeman was last seen riding a General Foods truck, and Bill King, with whom I had dinner a few weeks ago, is leaving Binghamton for a better job in Chicago, and has probably told you of this.

"If, by any chance, I should happen across any ideas in the course of earning my daily bread, I shall forthwith send them along; meanwhile, my best to committee and yourself."

Dow Mills also hopes to be back. He is a Fellow in Pediatrics at the Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn. He says that Art Mullen is a resident intern at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago.

Paul O'Connell has announced his engagement to Miss Helen M. Lee of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and will be married later in the year. The best of luck, Paul. He is associated with the law firm of Minick, Rugg and Whitcomb in Worcester. He writes that Bob Slater is in business for himself as the Home Insulation Cos. in Louisville, Ky. Paul will be in Hanover, as will Charlie Paddock, who is with the A. & P. Charlie has no children, as he is not married. He says that A 1 Lawrence is teaching history at Harvard, and that Nels Robinson is sales manager in charge of produce with the A. & P. I wonder if Nels cuts work to go fishing as he once cut classes. Hi, ho!

Jim Picken is coming back and wants to see Dey, Elliott, Michelini, Horton, and Hardy. Jim is teaching at the Audubon High School at Audubon, N. J., even though we had him playing basketball.

Chuck Baker is in the law business. He reports that John Wood is in law at Gloversville, N. Y., that Bob Funkhouser is with Frigidaire at Dayton, Ohio, Ken Murray is in law at Rio de Janeiro, George Provost is representing General Motors Acceptance Corp. out of Pittsburgh, and that Ed Jacob is interested in mushrooms—so were we in 1929.

Carlton Gilbert will be back, and will work on Thees, Schuster, Jacob, Harvey, Pierson, and O'Hara—come on, fellows. He has an advertising agency, and writes that Al Chabot recently married Helen Connors of Stamford, Conn., and is on a trip around the world, Bill Shaw has shipped for Africa as student officer, Jack Thees is selling advertis- ing for the New York News, Carl Schuster is selling market surveys, and Don O'Hara is with Cannon Towels.

Van Ingham will be there. He is reporting for the Daily Home News, New Brunswick, N. J. Walt Bowlby is with the Hercules Powder Cos. in the capacity of a chemist.

Cliff Randall has merged with the wolf at the door, and he says that neither is doing very well. Otherwise he puts in time at a bond house. He says that Krogstad, Thompson, Carey, Lyon, and O'Connell are going back for a fact. Curt Wright has become one of the best squash players in Milwaukee. Ren Guyer was recently in town. Dick Hoskin lives in Menominee, Mich. Krogstad has one of the most voluptuous bachelor apartments in Chicago. Phil Thompson has no such apartment, but is considered the most voluptuous bachelor in Chicago. Paul Knowles was recently married, and Si Morand and Marsh McGough were recently reported in town.

Ken Meyercord can't get back, but reports that W. G. Smith, J. P. Williams, and Cug Daley will. Ken is with the Western Electric Cos. at Newark, N. J.

Chuck Brewster is preaching in Elkader, lowa. He was married on June 16, 1931, to Miss Frances Merrill Holt in Chicago. Nick Carter, Red Cleaveland, and Al Benjamin attended.

Jim Chandler is reporting for the Dayton Daily News, in Dayton, Ohio, and reports that William Paulson was born to him and Mrs. Jim on November 21, 1930.

And now before we close, one word about the Alumni Fund. Gus Cummings has been and still is burning the midnight oil writing letters and thinking up ways t<s put this class over the top in securing its quota. Early contributions help a lot to give the Fund momentum, so if you haven't already done so, send Gus something that will give him a little encouragement in a weary job. See you at the Fifth!!

Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass