Class of 1926
Life is like that. I was enjoying Ford whelden's account of Dartmouth football teams since 1881, and expanded slightly at the record of 209 wins to 59 defeats. A Georgetown man must certainly be told, so without hesitancy I bellowed to my law partner, a Georgetown LL.B., to cast his eye on statistics. But he went far into the article and discovered that Georgetown was on the long end of a 10-0 score against the Green in 1916. Ah me, I shall hereafter be more careful of where I tread, for Georgetown playing one game has a perfect record.
Meanwhile Clarence McDavitt is busy in Boston preparing material for the 1934 Alumni Fund. The class record book, a newly acquired asset, has been forwarded to him. Incidentally, it may be worthwhile repeating that this book contains all the latest data we have received concerning all members of the class. It is far from upto-date, but the class may now be sure that any information sent to the Secretary regarding marital status, children, jobs, and changes in address will be permanently recorded for the benefit of the class or for any member wishing to locate other members. It has served this purpose on more than one occasion, although in use only a few months.
Dick Husband, a faculty member of the University of Wisconsin, is the author of a recently published textbook, "Applied Psychology."
We hear indirectly that Joe Batchelder and wife, Peggy, have announced the birth of a daughter, Ellis. How about full details, Joe, to round out the Record Book?
Getting back to football, 1926 may take some credit for the good job done by the Athletic Council, since Eddie Dooley played a leading role in the negotiations that led up to the appointment of ' Red Blaik, Ellinger, and Gustafson. Rumor has it that Blaik was Eddie's choice from the start. Glad also to see that Eddie definitely settled for some "doubtfuls" in a recent number that he is for all purposes a member of 1926 and not 1927.
"Dear Sid:"Your letter, with its very welcome personal note, serves to remind me once morethat I have been sadly out of touch withthings Hanoverian. Unfortunately my business keeps me too far from Hanover forme to get there more than occasionally,but that's no excuse for losing touch. I'mafraid you'll have to put it down as carelessness!
"Anyway, I am enclosing my check fora dollar and will be glad to get the news.I shall be here until May first, and afterthat date at Mt. View House, Whitefield,N. H. Wonder if you could see that the ALUMNI MAGAZINE follows me?
"We have a fine winter resort here. Howabout running down for the spring holidays? By the way, our cottage is right nextto that of Ernie Gamache, Harvard '27,who played football for Harvard severalyears."Did you know that we have a son, nowaged 2 1/2 years? It is almost time for me tobe entering him for Dartmouth's class of 1953. "Will see you in May, Sid, if not before.Remember me to Brant and all the rest. "DON CHURCH."
"Dear Sid:"Just received your class bulletin aridnote, so you can see how prompt I am! Youwill find 60 cents (marked $1.00) enclosedto cover the next five issues of your veryexcellent magazine, and, frankly, I amdoing this to show appreciation of the goodwork you are doing, for father takes the MAGAZINE, and I have been reading hiscopy regularly. With the good fortune tobe holding down a better-than-averagejob (as far as opportunities go), I hate toplead poverty, but that is the real situation, simply because my responsibilitiesgrew too fast for me (wife, two kids, maid,home in Newton). However, Ido think youare doing a swell job with the MAGAZINE —it is by far the best publication of itskind I have seen. My only suggestion is theadvisability of cutting it down in size andelaborateness, so as to make it available toa larger group of alumni—especially of theyounger classes. That question has probably been long since considered.
"I was terribly shocked to learn ofCharlie Lingley's death in the paper thismorning—somehow it hadn't occurred tome that his number would be up for yearsyet. He was a wonderful friend, both to mepersonally and to the Phi Gam house,which he helped guide over many a bump.
"Would like to write more, but there islots of work to be done. I was glad to seeyou at the Boston dinner, and wish youall luck in the various jobs you are carrying so well in Hanover.
"Bob" (ROBERT D. SALINGER)."
Boston held its big Laycock testimonial dinner on January 20 with eleven '26ers together, as follows: Ran Cox, Joe Batchelder, Don Steele, Clarence McDavitt, Stew Orr, Lee Powers, Hank Lamb, Henry Whitmore, Sid Hayward, Chuck Frankenberg, Phil Blood, Bob Salinger. The conversation of this group turned to ways and means of beating the depression, and Don Steele reported a good one. He is a bachelor and lives at the Essex Hotel in Salem. The hotel, a small, modest one, went bust, so Don took it over together with all the steady boarders. Don gets his room free (which-is something), and through application of high-powered management he is making a profit. All of this is on the side. He is, during the day, a bond salesman.
Doug Everett has become a member of the real estate and insurance firm of "Morrill and Everett" in Concord. Connected with the business since graduation and knowing his ability, we have no doubt the new firm, formerly "Morrill and Foster" will corner the market on real estate and insurance.
"314 So. Church St.Grass Valley, Calif.January 29, 1933.
"It's a far cry from my present address tothe one I had when I last saiu you in NewYork. At that time I thought I was all wellagain—but several months later my troublescaught up with me and I was forced to comeWest and do a real job of a cure. It waspleasanter by a long shot, since my wifeaccompanied me, but a longer siege thanbefore.
"We lived in Colorado (Denver and EstesPark in the Rockies) for a year and thencame to California to live with my wife'sfather. He is a mining engineer (Harvard)and at present is hard at work in this booming town. It is a gold district, and the placeis going like hell, due to the recent goldactivities of the government.
"My health is very good once more, butthis time the doctors, aided and abetted byMrs. Bennett, insist on a year's lay-off afterthe cure to insure permanency. So I'm well,but can't do a damn thing. What a lifeit has compensations however this California wine is grand and cheap to saynothing of the climate.
"I keep in nominal touch with theNorthern California alumni, but am toofar from San Francisco to see much ofthem. I was very glad to run into RitchieSmith, Don Hoffman, and Bill Nigh again.I hadn't seen them since 1926. Ritchie andBill look just the same, but Don had gainedweight and lost hair still the same grin,though!
"At this point I should like to secondRitchie's letter to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE anent football broadcasts of Dartmouthgames. I'd much rather listen to a broadcast of a lousy Dartmouth team than oneof the best Southern California teams everproduced, and certainly the Big Green hassufficient prestige and national standing toget in on a coast-to-coast broadcast in preference to Pittsburgh, Columbia, and Harvard. Don't laugh! I know they were allbetter than we were last fall, but what isone season?
"I hope to get back to our tenth butcan't tell yet. Give my best to everybody.
"DON BENNETT."
New addresses reported from the Alumni Records Office are as follows:
Joseph M. Batchelder business i Federal St., Boston, Mass.; residence 20 iddle St., Marblehead, Mass.
Francis C. Campbell business 1018 State St., Erie, Pa.; residence 403 W. 9th St., Erie, Pa.
Williams M. Mitchell 2339 Wirth Place, New Orleans, La.
Wesley D. Ford 150 W. North St., Decatur, Ill
Richmond A. Lattimore 7l4 W. Michigan St., Urbana, Ill.
Gail Borden business Daily Times, 155 Market St., Chicago, Ill.: residence 1366 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
Frederic L. Rowe 72 E. Elm St., Chicago, Ill.
Kenneth S. Semple Elmwood Hotel, Waterville, Me.
Charles R. Starrett 49s6 Los Feliz Blvd., Hollywood, Calif.
Donald T. Steele Jr. business Hornblower & Weeks, 60 Congress St., Boston, Mass.; residence General Glovers' Inn, Swampscott, Mass.
George J. Bartels business Schenley Products Cos., 20 W. 40th St., N. Y. C.; residence So St. Marks Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary, 3 No. Arlington Ave. East Orange, N. J.
