Class of 1916
Stirling Wilson reports that at the Washington alumni Christmas luncheon held at the Racquet Club the punch bowl (high voltage) held a sign—Compliments of the Class of 1916. Leigh Rogers lives at this club and was the donor. F. Stirling reports that Babe Adams lives in Washington, and is a lawyer who has worked his way up to a responsible job in the Police Court. Also that pictures and accounts of the work of Charlie Everett appear in foreign textile magazines.
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And what ho! Treason in California. Dan Lindsley admits a heating bill of $lB.OO for one month and the usual run of colds and flu in his family. Gil Tapley writes that Dan is doing a very splendid job of promoting the use of creosoted timber in California. Dan would be too modest to admit it.
And wonders never cease. To me Ditto Inc. of Chicago always meant Joe Cheney and Ken Henderson. Now Joe is no longer there. The middle of February Joe called up from downtown to the effect that he had been in town all day and was leaving that night for Chicago. Had been away from home for some time promoting the sale of Thor washing machines made by the Hurley Machine Company. His main object on this' trip had been to interest apartment owners to install the machines on a meter proposition to tenants. Sounds interesting—so you landed gentry better get in touch with Joe.
We now have two of our professors traveling abroad. As mentioned in the December issue, Eugene Chase was to be in England on his sabbatical leave from Lafayette, and now I find that John Stearns and his family have sailed for a Mediterranean cruise. John is going to stop off at Athens and Rome for the study and enjoyment of classical archeology before returning next fall to continue his work at Dartmouth. (For this item I am indebted to Robert McKennan '25 of the Dartmouth faculty.)
My note of two months ago regarding the moving of Harry Goldman from New York City to Green Bay, Wis., brought forth a letter from Harry. The dope is that Harry after a three years' absence has returned to Jordans, with whom he had been affiliated since graduation. Has much enthusiasm for the professional type of football play, and expects to be transferred to the East in the very near future, where he will be reunited with his family. So that Cap Palmer will not have all the honors Harry has a son in Townsend Harris High School of New York City who will also be ready for Dartmouth in 1936.
A 1 Gluek visited Cleveland last fall, but was unable to make connections with me as I was away. Sorry, Al, but if you are here again I will be too. And speaking of sons Al has one that will be ready in 1935-six feet, two inches tall and ready for the football team now. And his daughter a freshman at Vassar.
Recent visitors to the East have been Ruby McFalls of Cleveland to New York City, where he had a joint session with John Boyle McAuliffe and Percy Burnham, and dinner with Ken Stowell; Don Fuller of Grand Rapids, who is in Manchester recuperating from a recent illness; and in the New England territory seeking jobber accounts for Ozite was none other than Ed Kiley of Philadelphia.
Out Providence, R. 1., way we not only have the surgeon, Shorty Shaw, the aviation promoter, Jess Fenno, but also the best informed insurance man in that section, Cap Carey. Cap is general agent for the State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Worcester, Mass. Cap is married and has two girls, 13 and 9 years old, and one boy who is five. Cap brings back to mind the old free-for-all basketball games that used to take place in gym 20 years ago. Do you remember them—about 100 men on each side, and worth your life to get possession of the ball?
Louie Gove is in West Virginia, making a power survey for one of the large coal companies of that section. It is quite possible that they will put in their own power plant, in which case Louie may be there for some time.
Cliff Gammons is back in Boston after a short stay in Akron, O. Is connected with the legal department of the Hood Rubber Company.
Eig Eigner, after a period of service in the U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau, is now a lawyer and accountant, operating independently in Swampscott.
George Dock, formerly treasurer of Wm. Compton Company, is now assistant advertising manager of Halsey Stuart Company and located in New York City.
Frank T. Bobst is associate general manager of the Paul F. Clark Agency of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company of Boston.
Parker Hayden just about hits the nail on the head when he writes that probably many of us whose jobs keep us anchored are inclined to let the travelers write you the news, feeling that more interest lies in their tales than in our routine. That I know was the way that I felt before I had this job of secretary—perhaps it will come again, though I hope not. But travelers are few and far between these days. Those of us who do it as a business come to look at it as routine, and those that do it for pleasure aren't doing it in times such as we have had. But to return to Parker—and here I am going to quote—"/ have justrounded out ten years of surgical practicein Boston and find that the restlessness ofthe first few years has gradually worn off,leaving a feeling that the other pasturesare really no greener than this one. Thegradual evolution from bachelorhood intothe possession of a wife and two childrenhas undoubtedly been a large factor in thischange of viewpoint. Boston is a good placeto live and work anyhow. Am on thesurgical staffs of the Massachusetts General, Huntington Memorial, and PalmerMemorial Hospitals—the two latter beinginstitutions devoted largely to cancerwork."
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