Class of 1911
The following new addresses have been dug up by the Alumni Records Office:
T. Franklin Dudley, 60 Park Ave., Dover, N. J.
Harry F. McMurray, Route 1, Salem, Va.
Henry J. Morton, 64 S. Washington St., Batavia, Ill.
Clifton A. Orcutt, 80 Liberty Place, Palisades Park, N. J.
Bertrand C. Wheeler, 225½ Linden Ave., Wilmette, 111.
Ralph S. Wilder, 18 Wessagusset Rd., N. Weymouth, Mass.
Last Commencement found perhaps more than the usual number of Nineteen Eleveners back. The following strangers in town were seen and recognized by the Secretary: Hal Card, Jack Ingersoll, Chet Butts, Dick Paul, John Pearson, Chub Sterling, Jack Coggins, Jack Bartlett, and Paul Ayer. All but the latter have been seen here more or less frequently, so their visit was not to be wondered at, but it was good to see Paul for the first time since his serious accident of about two years ago. You may recall that he was driving with another man in the South when the other man for some reason saw fit to drive the car off the edge of a precipice. Since that time Paul has been trying to get back to normal. He certainly was looking finely and seemed as glad to be back at Hanover as we were to see him.
Another welcome "almost member" of 1911 was Mrs. Russell Patterson, whom you may recall as the charming bride whom Pat brought back to our twentieth reunion. She was here with Russell's father, Walter B. Patterson, who was celebrating his fiftieth reunion. She and Russel are both strong rooters for Dartmouth and 1911. Russell, unfortunately, was unable to get away from his duties at the Army War College at Washington.
The bugs, worms, moths, at cetera have been troubling the New England farmers to such extent that Hen Seaver found it necessary to return to the Niagara Sprayer and Chemical Cos., so that as sales manager for the firm for Maine and New Hampshire he will be able to furnish the long suffering agriculturists with that famous Niagara White Dust. He is living at 17 Beacon Ave., Auburn, Me.
Bill Maynard has been granted a sabbattical leave of absence from the College and immediately started for Paris, where, in case one wishes to locate him, he may be found at 1 Bis Rue du Douanier, Paris, XIV, France.
So far as I have been able to learn the two most recent additions to the sick and injured list were Jim Conroy, who was kept away from his office for several months in the early part of the year by his former malady, and Alt Jackson, who was very seriously injured in an automobile accident last spring. Alt was in the hospital for a number of weeks and later repaired to his farm at New Boston, N. H., to recuperate.
It seems that Jack Coggins has deserted baseball for sailing, that is, for some reason not stated he was a judge last June at the New Jersey State Y.M.C.A. regatta for three- and four-foot boats. This may be of interest, but it is of further interest that Jack had a small 1911 reunion on his hands as Gabe Campbell's Harold and Ray Nead's boy, Phil, were competitors, and the old men were along to see that no traditions were violated.
A 1 Hormel sends word that his new address is 50 Manhattan Ave., Crestwood, N. Y., but has not much further to report except that he will welcome a return to the grindstone once more.
Harold Card left Chicago last winter to sojourn with his family in Texas, but came North with the robins and has been spending the summer at the old home town of Haverhill, Mass. Hal hopes to be able to settle in the East rather than return to the pell-mell of Chicago.
Another welcome visitor to Hanover this summer was Chub Pease, who had driven on from Seattle, Wash., because of the serious illness of his father in Fall River. He, likewise, has tired of the Far West and is hopeful of returning to New England. Chub has hardly changed in appearance in the interval since college, but when you see that grown-up family of his you will realize that he must have been kept busy nevertheless.
The name of John Pearson is becoming an even more familiar one to New Hampshire citizens as well as other sections of New England, since he is now chairman of the New Hampshire Recovery Board and is active in pressing NRA activities throughout the state. Whether this job was received as the result of publicity appearing in the Boston papers about that time is unknown, but it seems that the government no longer needed the Kiosk in Concord since the State Weather Bureau had been discontinued, and there being no purchasers on the horizon, in a spirit of patriotism John bought it from the government for one dollar. Then it seemed that a city ordinance called for no obstruction on the public way, and John was required to remove it even though it weighed twenty-six hundred pounds. The moving man's estimate for the cost of this project was said to be fifty dollars. However, the situation was relieved when said Kiosk was turned over to the State University.
The firm of J. M. Mathes, Inc., is now a fact. Jim sure gets the publicity. Listen to this from the New York papers: "A new advertising agency organized by one of the best known advertising and merchandising men in the country will soon open offices in the Chanin Building. He is a veteran in the fields of merchandising, sales promotion, and business counsel. In announcing the new agency, Mr. Mathes said: 'The endeavor of business to reorganize itself in accordance with the suggestions of the government is bound to create a new competitive situation, which in turn will in many cases necessitate the development of altered or even new methods of promotion, merchandising, and advertising. No seasoned advertising man can stand on the sidelines when such opportunities beckon, especially if he believes, as I do, that the new order of things affords the agencies greater opportunities for constructive service to their clients than they have ever had. That is why I am opening my agency now'."
Here is an invitation to Max Eaton, Lew Sisson, and any other Nineteen Elevener who happens to be in Cincinnati, to call on Carl Groat and sell him on the glories of the class of 1911, since up-to-date the Secretary has failed in this desirable undertaking. It seems that as a result of the enviable record which Carl had with the United Press and his success at Youngstown, where he joined the Scripps-Howard combination, he has become editor of the Cincinnati Post, one of the well-known papers of the nation.
"Russell is elected State President of Walton League." The picture of our own Newt Russell in the Holyoke Telegram announces Newt's election as president of the state unit of the Izaak Walton League. Newt has been not only a good fisherman but very much interested in the development of the sport and has devoted much time to the cause. Newt is also secretary of the Holyoke Kiwanis Club, so that when the fishing is not good he has something else to occupy his idle moments.
George and Miriam Morris ducked the depression and went to Europe for a three months' trip this past summer. A letter from Jack McDonald refers to the death of his mother, suddenly at Providence Hospital, Washington, D. C., on May 16. His mother had become known to several members of the class, as she lived with him for many years both before and after his marriage.
I am indebted to Abe Winslow and his delightful circular, "Squeaks," for the following information on two classmates: "The Southern California men held their annual dinner last Friday evening, April 28. Good beer, and a 'New Deal' just as we had. Hope the deal was better than the beer, and vice versa. Looks like a good slate, headed by Jerry Barnes 'll, president. He used to be a San Franciscan." " 'Squeaks,' however, gives the prize of the month (a great big hand) to the talk on 1911 given by ARTHUR GRAY on Monday, May 22. Arthur certainly hasn't forgotten all those eastern notables of the class of 1911 since coming out here to manage the western affairs of the Carter Underwear Company."
It wouldn't be fair not to mention the 1911 wives occasionally, as they have always played so prominent a part in the activities of the class. I therefore call your attention to two popular class wives, who should be congratulated on the following accomplishments: Alice Brown Stout, Mrs. Ben, composed a song entitled "Song of Progress," which was written especially for the Century of Progress. This was used extensively during the Fair as well as being broadcast over the radio. Elizabeth Marshall Clark, Mrs. Ken, has been chosen president of the Wells College Club of New York.
During the summer two more good classmates joined those who have marched on before, "Quack" Quackenboss and "Chuck" Benton. You will find more about them on the obituary pages.
Secretary,Prof. Nathaniel G.Burleigh Hanover, N. H.
