Class of 1918

With the beneficial effects of Pres. Roosevelt's "new deal" now slowly but surely making themselves felt, we think that a Festive Fifteenth Reunion will afford a great opportunity for depression ridden igiBers to shake off the gloom and defeatist psychology of the past months. What, with beer beginning to flow from all the bungholes, can there be to hold back the flock from heading for Hanover in June? Hock your watch and chain, if necessary, but be there with the boys next month!

A goodly batch of postcards have been coming in on the mails lately, and here is what they say:

R. C. COLWELL—"in reply to your appealfor news—l am still married; still have oneson (aged 10) who still thinks Dartmouthcan lick Yale (and so do I); still live andwork in New Rochelle, and am still a strideor two in front of the sheriff. My wife and Ithink Hanover the swellest spot in theworld and never let a year go by without atleast one trip to the old town. We fullyexpect to be present for the Furious Fifteenth unless ill health or aforementionedsheriff stop us."

T. E. SHIRLEY—"I'm enjoying the climateof sunny and rainy California just now fora couple of months. Just missed the LosAngeles quake, but didn't miss that coldspell in the Middle West in February. Idrove my family out and ran into threedays of below zero as low as —26°. Hope tobe in Hanover in June."

JACK SLABAUGH—'"Am I crazy or have Ifailed to see any news of 1918 in the latestthree numbers of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE? Probably too many of the boys are engagedin'that good old sport of trying to cash acheck. Believe it or not, but I am still lawing about a bit. Doty, Bemis, and I took avow recently to attend the 15th in June tolet you know that a few of the boys livewest of the Hudson."

J. E. QUINCY—"It would be useless to sendcheck to Earley at this time as our banksare all closed, as you know, but 'Come uppaid in June' is a good slogan. At present,besides the wife I have two 'perfect' daughters, and, God willing, I hope they willmeet two perfect Dartmouth men some day.My daily routine is alongside of LeonWhite Jr. We hope to make it in June."

TOM CAMPBELL—'No new babies, no newwives, no new divorces. But here beginneththe first chapter of the Book of Experiences: 'Build not thy house upon tertiarysands overlying a neolithic fault system, butrather upon sound pre-Cambrian granite,—for such is the kingdom of Colorado.'Now that we have the ad out of the way,how's for some dope on the Forgotten Fifteenth? Using old razor blades and bottlecaps for money, might make it. Add theBattle Hymn of the Depositor: 'Aus tieferNot schrei ich zu dir' . . . Bach. Or will thedog now wag the tail? Tell Earley to separate from his Security Affiliate and I'll paymy dues."

HORT CHANDLER—"As a result of Ernie'slatest bill for dues, I'll scribble a word ortwo which won't amount to much. Havingpractically deserted the legal practice forthe aviation business a couple of years ago,and said aviation business having beendealt a pretty dirty crack by old man depression up in this neck of the woods(Concord, N. H.), I have found it prettytough sledding,—hence failure to meetErnie's inspiring call for funds. However,the w.k. granite of New Hampshire seemsto keep my chin up, and now, of course,Frankie and Johnnie promise us a newdeal! See Amos Blandin every few dayshe's one of New Hampshire's most promising lawyers. Played squash at Hanover recently, and it's still a great place."

ED FELT—"Sending anything to Cassebeeris most as bad as depositing money in abank. Been doing it for years without anyreturn. Have just survived scarlet fever,also the two kids. Wishing you the same."

HERM WHITMORF—"For personal news itis a case of no hits, no runs, and errors keptin control. One seven-year-old girl to report—credit fair—no fires—hoping to geta nickel glass of beer soon."

E. S. CLARK -"Seventy-five per cent luckis with the '18ers here in Springfield, 111.Only one bank closed affecting Lang Robinson or myself directly. Including thewife, our family still remains a quintette."

HAL ELLlS—'"Baby born last October, anda girl three years old. Am located at theChico Clinic, Chico, Calif."

BILL DUTELLE—"Banks open again, andeveryone is happy. Still working for thehighway department with headquarters atParis, 111. Dartmouth is quite popular herewith McGowan '32 and Dole '35 from thelocal town. Don't know whether it is theadvertising I gave or not."

CORT HORR—"Hope to see some 'iBersthis summer who may come to Chicago forthe World's Fair, which believe you me isgoing to be some show."

ANONYMOUS—". . . And NOW Farley!Lowenstein goes into a dive from a plane,Kreuger draws a Roscoe and shoots himself,Insull flees to Greece. Earley, with twobrown bags and his wife (what a man!) islast seen sprinting up the gangplank of aboat, Havana-bound! On the very day thatFearless Frank mounts Charlie Mitchell'shead on a pike in Wall St., too! The auditors and depositors of the class of 1918 areintrenched around the palatial West Sideresidence of the missing cashier—waiting.Is character, too, dead in a world gone mad?Did Martinez kidnap the Lindbergh baby?Did Wart McElwain blow up the bank ofMorgan on that October morning, fourteen years ago? After this, we wouldn't besurprised."

808 MUNSON—"Spent last nine monthsstudying sick babies at Bellevue Hospital,N. Y. C. I'm back in the fold now at Medina.Scott Whipple has two kids, Tom Robbinsonly one,—but God! how he's trying."

M. M. MAGOON—"Principal of highschool, Framingham, Mass. One of speakersat annual spring conference on secondaryeducation held at Harvard."

R. Y. SMlTH—'"Russell Y. Smith Jr., bornDecember 25, 1932."

Gus GUSTAFSON—"See you in June is going to go over bigger than the wheelbarrow(a great invention, it taught the Irishmanto walk on his hind feet) or jig-saw puzzles.There's to be plenty in Louisville, and freelunch goes with it."

AL ZULlCK—"Haven't seen anything inthe ALUMNI MAGAZINE about the '15 yearsof Progress Exposition' opening in Hanoverin June. Do we hafta fergodsakes go toChicago."

AL GOTTSCHALDT—"Ditto."

BILL MUDGETT—"My real estate businesshas kept me so busy that I've had to giveup social correspondence. Busy selling stuff?No! Busy looking for prospects! However,they tell me that recently there has beenquite a turnover in Los Angeles real estate,—all on account of the earthquake, ofcourse. Our annual dinner is scheduled inSan Francisco next week and am lookingforward to seeing some of the boys. SeeGeorge Stoddard occasionally. To date,can boast only of one daughter, or shouldI say 'of only one daughter'?"

GEO. ARNOLD—'"Hope to attend my 'first'and 15th Reunion."

F. E. SAMUELS—"Frederick Carl Samuels,bom December 12, 1932."

ED FERGUSON—"Who should I meet inWest Roxbury but Babe McDonough. Hebuilds a lot of our good state roads, andthey are now building one in Brookline,Mass.—l see Doc Angell occasionally inBoston, or Needham where he resides.—Saw Ed Farmer at the South Station oneday. He is selling sprinkler service."

Five igiBers met around the festal board at the Dartmouth alumni dinner in Boston, March 11. They were Ed Ferguson, Jake Bingham, Bob Drake, George Kapff, and Fat Rowell. Not so bad for a bank holiday when 1917 could only muster two!

Swift Barnes, Pups Colie, and Bill Crothers represented the class at a recent annual affair of the Dartmouth Club of Northern New Jersey.

Eighteeners can find Bob Morrison most any Saturday night at Ben Riley Riverdale Resort, both spiritually and cordially prepared to greet them. Believe it or not, Bob forced the orchestra leader to include "As the backs go tearing by" in his medley of college songs,—the orchestra previously having specialized in Fordham and other local college songs.

George Arnold gave us the following on 1918 foreign residents whom he ran across in his travels in Europe during the past few years:

Doc WOODRUFF (July 1929)—1n a Milanhotel I discovered the Doc (late of Vienna)slinging a heavy line to a young Americangirl whom he had met in Venice the daybefore. The next day "Doc" and I took inComo, spent the week-end at Lugano, saidgoodbye—he going on to Zurich, I back toMilan.

RAY SMITH (1931-32)— Found this '18ersolidly intrenched in southern Germany,director general of Sinclair Oil in Germany,president of the Cologne American Chamber of Commerce. Spent Whitsuntide, 1932,with Bonnie and Ray at Trier on theMoselle.

RED HULBERT (1931-32)— Ran across Redoccasionally in Paris and Antwerp in thecourse of his work with the General MotorsAcceptance Corporation.

DON BLISS (1932)— Negative item,—a frequent visitor to Prag during the past threeyears. My last visit to that city was inFebruary last year, a few weeks only beforeDon arrived to take up his duties as commercial attache.

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