Class of 1915
Perhaps the most important news for this column is the announcement of the committee which has been appointed and who have without exception accepted the call to serve in putting on the best class reunion that can possibly be staged at Hanover in 1935. For general chairman, Kel Rose, assisted in New York by Rus Livermore. Other members of the committee as follows: Ray King, Milt Ghee, Tap Taplin, A 1 Priddy, Dale Barker, Jack Bowler, Fletch Low, and the class secretary. This committee would appreciate suggestions for the reunion and particularly a snappy slogan to be used in our advance publicity.
In addition to the reunion committee, a committee of boosters covering the various sections of the country is comprised of Kel Rose as chairman, Tommy Tomfohrde, Jack Ferguson, Phil Alexander, Milt Ghee, Kent Smith, Bob Griffin, Dan Waugh, Stew Hill, Turk Turner, and Dale Barker. These men are expected to encourage members of the class to start planning early to attend the 20th reunion next June. Every other member of the class should consider himself a committee of one to begin boosting at this time for 'ls's 20th.
By this time all members of the class have received the call to alms from Treasurer Taplin. Have you answered "with check enclosed?" If not, why not give that matter your first consideration?
Among the changes of address which have been made known since the last issue of this column are Bill Huntress, now at Plaice Cove, Hampton, N. H., and Walt Wanger now at Angelo and Kinema Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif.
The class owes a vote of thanks to Dick Clark and A 1 Priddy, our most efficient class agents, for the very commendable work which they did this year. 1915 has moved up twelve places on the list from its standing of last year, and had a percentage of 61 for number of the class who contributed to the Alumni Fund.
A news item of particular interest is taken from the recent meeting of the board of directors of General Motors, at which time A 1 Bradley, a vice-president of the company, was elected a member of the executive committee.
Foster & Company have recently opened a Philadelphia office at 1405 Packard Building with Thornton C. Pray as manager.
Among those recently seen in Hanover are Gus Braun, who spent a few days with Murray Austin, who has now settled in Norwich. Roy Norwood with his wife and four children spent a week-end in Hanover on their vacation trip.
Among the 'lgers at the Cape Cod colony this summer were A 1 and Marguerite Priddy and their two boys (we understand that the boys are much interested in sailing and that A 1 serves them as ballast for their boat when the sea is heavy), Rus Rice and his two older boys spent a week's vacation camping on the Cape, the Sutcliffe family joined the colony on the first of August, Hal Claflin and wife spent a week-end there, Don Howe and family were visitors at the Cape early in September. Of course Dale Barker and family were there as usual. Dale claims that Adam attempted to promote a battle between his son Ad and Dale's boy Dick, but the boys were too good friends and failed to respond to Adam's talk.
Rus Livermore and family report having spent a very pleasant summer vacation at Westhampton Beach, L. 1., where they have been for the last three summers.
SCIENTIST SAWYER AT M. I. T.
According to a newspaper clipping received during the past month, Dr. Ralph A. Sawyer explained in a most interesting manner to one hundred and fifty scientists attending the second annual International Spectroscope Conference the value of the optical instrument known as the spectroscope at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His specialty seems to be measuring distances of approximately one eight-thousandth of an inch to an accuracy of one part in twenty million. Apparently Doc has become a stickler for details.
Charlie Griffith reports a most interesting summer at the LaSalle Junior College, Auburndale, Mass. He refers to the fiftieth anniversary of his summer school, which leads us to believe that Charlie has seen more summers than is generally suspected. He also pays a splendid tribute to Dick Merrill, who gave the Commencement address to the school this year. The address was admitted to be the best one made at the school on any Commencement celebrated. A pun which he intended to spring in his opening remarks as he stood before the large audience that hot summer evening goes like this: "When I came to this school less than half an hour ago, I knew absolutely nothing about music, but already I have learned how to support myself on the piano." We are not informed whether Dick really thought better of using this pun or could not find a piano to lean upon while he opened his address.
Bags Wanamaker has already planned his trip to Hanover next June. On the trip he will also call at Andover, where his boy will be graduating. Other recruits for the 20th reunion are Bob Griffin, Cloughy, Johnny Johnson, and Francis Poor. Undoubtedly the prospects of the coming reunion have served to rekindle Dartmouth spirit in Poor, who had not been heard from previously for several years.
Rus Chase is a candidate for reelection for the State Senate. We hope that he will have been safely reelected before the gentle reader reaches this column.
Secretary, 18 So. Court St., Woodsville, N. H.
