Class of 1911
The opening of college found five more 1911 sons enrolled in the class of '37. The fathers' and sons' names follow: Aubrey Butler, Parker; Dick Chase, Dick Jr.; Burt Cooper, Dick; Slim Eaton, Edward; Chuck Emerson, Chet Jr. Other members of the 1911 families already in college have been giving a good account of themselves. Dave Hedges is playing for the third year as a member of the varsity football team. Last spring he was elected by the class at large to Palaeopitus. Ray Morgan for the second year is a regular member of the Glee Club. Among the sophomores at the recent fraternity pledging, Leonard Hoefler signed up with Tri Kap and Bob Keeler decided to become an Alpha Delt. Incidentally, young Bob is following the footprints of the old man in that he is one of the promising heelers in the athletic competition and may be seen efficiently conducting the water pail back and forth during the football games. Also, whether he is following the old man or not, he was one of the high ranking men in his class at the end of his freshman year.
The Norwich game as usual was an occasion for a small 1911 get-together at Chub Sterling's and Warren Agry's rooms in the Inn. Probably all who came to the game did not register, but there were several whom it was pleasant to see; for instance, Cupe Adams, Walt Reilly, Dave Heald, Dick Chase, Chuck Emerson, John Pearson, Chet Butts, and Guy Putnam. This was Guy's first visit to Hanover in some time, and he sure did get a great kick out of it. Don't be surprised if you see Guy trotting back to these 1911 parties pretty regularly now.
Bradley and Barbara Patten have been in Hanover practically all summer staying with Bradley's mother, who had been failing in health since Dr. Patten's death. Mrs. Patten died on September 25, and Bradley and Barbara returned to Cleveland early in October.
Another familiar voice on the air. The following item from the Boston Herald explains it all. "Jack Ingersoll, former Dartmouth varsity halfback, professional football player, head coach at Colgate and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, graduatemanager at Dartmouth, and official at someof the most important games in the Eastand Middle West in the last 15 years, willreport the leading New England collegiatefootball games for the Yankee networkaudience each Saturday afternoon this fall.
"Ingersoll meets in every respect thequalifications set forth by John Shepard 2d,president of the Yankee network, for hissports announcers. He is thoroughly familiar with every phase of the sport, realizesthe great interest in football and the importance of accuracy and clarity above allelse. His experience as a broadcaster wasgained at WHK, Cleveland, from which hebroadcast the Navy-Notre Dame game lastfall."
In addition to this Jack is broadcasting over WNAC at 10:45 P-M. each night on a five-minute program in which he explains the various aspects of the football situation.
Friends of Sarg McGonagle will be sorry to learn that Mrs. McGonagle when returning from the World's Fair to her home with her son, Lee, was in a bad automobile accident and seriously injured. A car coming in the opposite direction cut out of line and forced the McGonagle car off the road, tipping it over twice. As a result Mrs. McGonagle suffered a very serious fracture of the pelvis and will be confined to her bed several months. She is, however, improving.
A letter from Jim Gaylord states that in the process of touring this summer he tried to call on Howard Rose at Ivoryton, Conn.. and found that Howard has moved to New London, but was unable to get his address there. Jim also had been to see Deak Trask, who has established a summer home at Ashfield, Mass.
The following news comes from Hal Card: "Happy days are here and I'm ye ed again.When steel production got up around 55%capacity this summer I decided to call offthe vacation, and got busy on the projectof launching a new magazine devoted toelectric welding. The why of this is thatwhenever human comfort or industrialprogress calls for a concentrated heat, electricity ultimately furnishes that heat.
"So I have a new one to train in the wayit should go. The last three weeks havebeen spent in getting three months' workdone and getting the family settled in NewJersey. I have enough work to do in the industrial area hereabouts to make it worthwhile to live here, although the paper willbe published in Cleveland. I am expectingthat the team will beat both Yale andPrinceton this jail and should be able tohear the Wah Hoo Wahs if the weather isnot too bad to have the windows open.
"After this week we'll be located in amodest little home at 545 Magie Ave., thiscity, and hope that some igiiers will findtheir way there once in a while. After awinter in Texas and a summer in NewEngland, the whole family is in as goodhealth and spirits as a family our size couldbe."
New addresses are as follows:
James M. Mathes, Advertising Agency, 122 East 42d St., New York, N. Y.
Sydney C. Beane, 2400 39th St., N. W. Washington, D. C.
Slim Eaton, 123 North Washington St., Hinsdale, Ill.
Cliff Orcutt, 411 Highland Ave., Palisades Park, N. J.
Art Gray writes in that he sees Ray Taylor every six months, also Walt Gibson, Jerry Barnes, and now and then Perc Deshon. He adds that Perc has not been well, so any lgners going Californiawards had better drop in to see him.
Those who are receiving the MAGAZINE this year may understand that either they have paid their dues for one or more of the years 1931 to 1936 or else have subscribed to the Alumni Fund during either of the past two years. In other words it has been necessary this year to cut down somewhat the MACAZINE subscription list, which is paid entirely out of class dues, because the funds of the treasury are getting low and many members of the class have neglected to get in touch with Demon Hawkridge in any substantial way. If your name is on the subscription list because you have contributed to the Fund rather than paid the class dues it will stay there during the year, but nevertheless if it is possible to send anywhere from $3.00 to $15.00 to L. D. Hawkridge, 303 Congress St., Boston, it will help to make sure that you may continue to wander through the class notes section of the MAGAZINE next year as well as this.
The policy of the executive committee is to recognize that any man who contributes to the Fund is as much interested in the class and college as he would be if he paid class dues instead. It should be evident from a little arithmetic that since the MAGAZINE subscriptions come out of class dues rather than out of the Alumni Fund the payment of class dues cannot be entirely an idle gesture. Anyhow, before this MAGAZINE reaches you, Demon will probably have passed on similar information to you directly.
The Secretary would like to add one more word to the effect that he appreciates letters and news items from the large number of men in the class who are constantly sending them, but that a few interesting words dropped here and there by other members of the class would be equally welcome. The news drought is getting serious!
The Secretary has found a complete record of all class meetings held during our four years in college. For these we may thank Josh Clark, the first permanent secretary, who made a permanent record of the various secretary's reports in the secretary book which each class secretary is supposed to have. Bearing in mind that a twenty-fifth reunion is just around the corner, these will be reprinted in a report which it is contemplated to issue next year. Meanwhile just so that you may be reminded of old times here is a sample.
Tuesday, October 7, 1907.
The first freshman class meeting was called to order at 7:15 P.M. Tuesday, October 7, 1907, in H Chandler by Manager Clark of the football team, representing Palaeopitus. After a few words of advice to the class, nominations were made by class officers. The following officers were elected for the ensuing semester: president, J. H. Ingersoll; vice-president, H. Robbins Jr.; secretary, A. J. Knight; treasurer, W. S. Carlisle; freshman football manager, C. A. Emerson. A football tax of .50 was voted to be collected by men appointed by the manager. The class confirmed J. F. Bartlett's appointment as football captain, made temporarily by Coach O'Connor earlier in the season.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 P.M.
(Signed) A. J. KnightSecretary.
Tuesday, October 29, 1907.
The freshman class held a meeting Tuesday, October 29, 1907, in H Chandler at 7:00 P.M. President Ingersoll called the meeting to order and explained that we had been called together for the purpose of electing a cheer leader for the coming Sophomore-Freshman game. The men nominated gave a practical demonstration of their ability and then a vote was cast. R. F. Paul was elected cheer leader.
(Signed) A. J. KnightSecretary.
Secretary, Hanover, N. H.
