Class of 1918
Last month's column was written by Ernie Earley; as I type this introduction for another "guest columnist," I haven't even seen what Ernie busted loose with. G©sh, what chances a class secretary takes in these days and times! Anyway, Jake Bingham, of West Medford, Mass. take the microphone and broadcast and I promise to get even with you in a later issue if you tear into the boys too roughly.
The able Secretary of this class here's to you, "Al" asked to be relieved from class notes for this issue, and who could blame him! His miserable life is one continual plea for a little break in getting out the news—a little co-operation from here and there. You and I know the shameful fact is he gets darn little. A thankless job it is, too.
Al says he is starting a campaign to get himself fired as class secretary.
In the pious hope of getting out some real New England gossip for this issue a card was sent to every New England listed member of the class with the suggestion that they should not be too scotchy with news about themselves. The result you are about to read.
Who will be the first F.ighteener to have a son enter Dartmouth? Is there one coming along this fall? If so, who is he? Let's hear about this. (If this doesn't make you feel an old man, nothing can.) I hope the kid, whoever he is, will feel the importance of carrying on the noble tradition of his father's class. The responsibility is enough to blight his young life. Young Campbell, class baby, is said to be the first son who will get to Hanover.
GENTLEMEN: We give you Richard C. Campbell, from Denver—who was recently mentioned in this column as being the '18 class baby. That set us on his trail, and we have an amusing very modest note from him written from Phillips Exeter Academy. He will go up to college with all sorts of good wishes from his old man's classmates. He says he is:
"Not quite up to giving a greeting tothe staid members of the class, but just saythat I shall try to win through to Dartmouth in some manner, be it ever so underhanded.
"The best of my achievements, if theycan be termed such, is not very imposing.I was on the Glee Club for two years, inthe Phillips Church Choir for one year,and in the G. L. Soule Debating Society.I also was in the dumbest class of Latin"I" that Mr. Kirkland ever had, butgained second honors last year in June.
"I am at present on the Academy swimming team, having been on the juniorvarsity, or all-class team as they call ithere, last year. The rest of my athleticshas been the usual stuff, football in thefall and tennis in the spring.
"Speaking of Dartmouth, the freshmanswimming team came down here Saturdayand almost took a beating from us. We hadpreviously beaten Yale freshmen."
NOW THERE'S A BOY TO CARRY ONTHE CLASS TRADITION
First off, and naturally the most important bit of news for the month
The birth of a baby daughter to our class president. Congratulations and ali possible good wishes to Harvey and Barbara Hood on this great event. The little girl's name is Barbara Ellen. She is their third child.-
Who was the oldest man to enter our class? The youngest? What '18 man answered to the nickname "Sailor," "Iry," "Doc," "Benny"? Answers, if you can get that far, will be found later. WE HEAR: Leon Alden is in a hospital.
"Ed" Booth is busier than ever up in Hanover on the Dartmouth faculty. He will have soon a fine litter of cocker spaniels (advt.). Ed looked up the records to see if the "Booth" mentioned in the press as being one of the legislator victims of the Lansing, Mich., fire might be the Ted Booth who was an '18 member of the freshman class. It was we are glad to saynot he Gottschaldt is making a hobby of raising bitterlings. One of these marvelous little animals will be given away by him to any classmate applying for one. If you read your Time you know all about bitterlings.
Edith Cooley, Dick's wife, is very active in the Dartmouth Women's Club of Boston. Recently she was offering chances on two fifty-yard line seats for the Harvard game next fall. Some '18er ought to win.
That there will be no more non-playing football captains at Hanover.
Do you know that Amos N. Blandin, who was elected the speaker of the New Hampshire House, is the father of our classmate. The American Legion Post at Bristol, N. H., is named after our late classmate George Minot "Mike" Cavis.
Edward "Doc" Mc Dowell left his flourishing medical practice in Plattsburg, N. Y. to look after itself over the week-end of February 2, and came to Boston on professional business. On Saturday afternoon he drove out to West Medford through snowdrifts that made even a six-mile ride something to be reckoned with to see the Bingham family. Eighteen-months-old Jane was much admired by him to her mother's great delight. "Doc" saw the population of the earth increased by 133 infants last year who saw the light of day under his expert care. On February 5 he and Fred Morse and Jake had lunch together at the Dartmouth Luncheon Club room at the Parker House.
By the way, the day for Eighteeners at the club rooms is Monday of each week. ANSWERS TO ABOVE QUESTIONS: Paul Moyer entered as the oldest man, and Mel Weston the youngest of the class. "Sailor" is Jack torrs. "Iry," Mel Weston. "Doc," "Angell," and "Benny," Clayton, Franklin, Mugridge.
Syvertsen ought to have made good on his threat to dish up some campus dirt for these columns this month. Instead comes a card from his office saying Rolf is ill in Dick's House.
Only yesterday .... Hubie McDonough swinging Indian clubs in lowstudded Sanborn House.
George Arnold taking a nudist bath in a snow bank near Crosby.
Fat Rowell during freshman year marking and counting all the boards in the Alumni Oval fence.
The large round table in the center of Scully's, Cousens', and Shirley's room in Crosby. One guess as to its greatest use.
Gleas, quite newly married, writes "Your postal with its threat of telegraphing collect was just too much, and I hastento avoid such a catastrophe. I don't knowjust what to do about any news, but if aquiet married life in Gleasondale soundsexciting you are welcome. Being in stocksand bonds is still an endurance contest, butmy customers are sane and solvent, even ifI am not.
"What about these new Parker Houseluncheons? And at what, hour do Eighteeners show up? I do still, eat, and might betempted, if I had the hot dope."
Tom O'Connell pens from Worcester "ln response to the pre-emptory summonsI offer the following: to wit, viz., and asfollows: I admit (yes even contend) I'mstill in the real estate business kindlyomit flowers. I am blissfully, superlativelymarried and have 5 children 5 wah-hoosand 2 spareribs."
Jasper Johnston, of Thompson, Conn., takes time out with "Wrote my life history a month or two ago to 'Al' in Atlanta,and can't think of anything exciting thathas happened since. As you probablyknow, I'm managing a plant here in Putnam 'for Belding Heminway Corticelli, andam kept dam busy. Just now we're bringing out a new silk knitting yarn called'Shanghai Shag.' If any of the boys havetaken up the gentle art of knitting I canrecommend it highly.
"Haven't seen many of the boys lately.They're scarce in this neck of the woods.In New York occasionally, and usually runinto Johnny Martini and McEuan."
Phil Sanderson types from Portsmouth, N. H "Here I am just getting under thewire on your request for data on New England Eighteeners. I am still in Portsmouth,and following the newspaper game asrepresentative of the Boston Globe for thePortsmouth district, which is a wide areaand usually a good field for news.
"I also represent some other metropolitan papers and state papers, such as theNew York Herald Tribune, United Press,the Manchester Union-Leader, and thePortland Press-Herald. You might be interested to know that I have just beenousted from my position as clerk of thePortsmouth Water Department as the result of a political change in which I succumbed to the Democrats. I had held theposition for over fourteen years and wasthe oldest Republican in point of servicein the Portsmouth City Hall.
"I am married, and my wife was a Portsmouth girl, formerly Miss Doris Yeaton.We have two girls, Shirley, age nine, andPhyllis, who will be five May 15.
"Walter Willand is located here, and isa field deputy in the New Hampshire district of the Internal Revenue department.He is considerad highly capable, and thatthis is evident is shown by the fact that heis still holding his position despite thechange in the national administration twoyears ago.
"Herm Smith is still in Exeter, where hehas held positions of trust, includingpolice commissioner. Recently he was appointed as a member of a special commission to study what is the matter with thefish and game department of the state ofA'ew Hampshire and to make recommendations to be submitted at the presentsession of the New Hampshire legislature.Herm is married, and besides his wife hisfamily consists of one son. He has"beenactive in the Exeter Sportsmen's Club, theoldest organization of its kind in the country, and at present is secretary of the club."
As we go to press, word comes from the class pressident. announcing a big class get-together in Boston the last of April. You will hear later who is to be the distinguished campus personage who will address you. Please pass the word along to any who are not on the regular mailing list for class announcements.
Send in their addresses to H. P. Hood, 500 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown, so he can let you know about this event, which is sure to be a corker.
Another installment of Jack Bingham's "N. E. news" will appear in the next issue. Don't miss it!
Secretary, Norris Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
