Class of 1911
1 1909—Track Team leaves for workout on Tech. field, Brookline, during vacation. Dartmouth says Seaver, Hotaling, and O'Leary, leading candidates for hurdles; Johnson and Marden in the hammers; quarter mile aspirants, Hall, Palmer, Duffie, Wheeler, Morris; half mile, Sanderson; mile, Barstow and Noyes; Holdman, a find in the pole vault, expected to do 11 feet, 6 inches.
2 1909—Treasurer Barstow retires from his office in D. C. A. and reports cash balance of $315.14 in the treasury. Prepares to leave for Mardin, eastern Turkey, to become instructor in English in the College of Mesopotamia. 3 1890—Twins born, though in different
families: Ken Clark and Jack Russell. 4 1890—The triplet came one day later; Dave Heald by name. 5 1889—Rick Castle gave forth his first wah-hoo-wah. 6 Another birthday. This time Bourlet and Ev Roberts. 7 Every day is 1911 day. Fred Sprague bom in 1888.
8 1910—Reconstruction of South Fayer- weather Hall started; to be Dartmouth's first fireproof building. 9 1910—Manager Keeler holds meeting of football candidates and outlines plans for spring practice. 10 1936—A1l members of class to report at the Silver Jubilee headquarters in the Fayerweather quadrangle nine weeks from today.
11 1910—Baseball team returns from southern trip. Won three out of eight contests. Captain Emerson showed his old reliable form, accepting eighteen chances without an error. 12 1908—Cupe Adams and King Moses have birthday parties. 13 1909—Talk by Horace Fletcher in Commons on "Fletcherism, the A, B, C, of Our Nutrition." How many are still chewing?
14 Harrison Robins is today one year nearer fifty. 15 More birthday greetings to Bob Kimball and Russ Patterson. 16 1910—Harold V. Abbott died at his home in Derry of pneumonia. 17 1910—Bradley M. Patten awarded the George E. Chamberlain Fellowship of five hundred dollars. He will study biology at Harvard next year. 18 1888—Mt. Vernon, New York, celebrates birth of one Henry Hubert. 19 1909—Connecticut River at the highest flood level since 1849.
20 1910—Meeting of Webster Club. Affiliated with the Intercollegiate Civic League. Harry Bicknell reported on the Civic League banquet held in New York City, and George Morris told of his meetings with notable men. New members elected: T. Chase, Cooper, Bill Gordon, Parker, Pearson, and Stafford.
21 1910—"Magnificent Production at Norwich Opera House ends in Blood! 'A Royal Reception.' A five-act tragedy featuring Mile. Fanny Heald given in Norwich Opera House in response to appeals made in Hanover. By samples of the chorus the auditorium was filled; the plot was simple; centering about a poor girl who came from the country to a wicked city and fell into the clutches of some bold robbers. As the tragedy progressed the enthusiasm of the audience increased. Nothing would suit them but they must present the actors with gifts. Presents of various shapes, sizes, and consistency were showered upon the contestants, one of whom in attempting to catch a costly porcelain vase had his hand badly cut."
22 1910—C. W. Harris admitted to Camera Club. 23 Carl Stucklen makes birthday resolve to attend Silver Jubilee in June. 24 Joe Hazeltine celebrating his natal day in Lynn also makes room reservation in Hanover for June 12. 25 Happy birthday to Merle Powers and Chub Sterling.
26 1890—A future Ohio State University professor by name of Burtt, born today in Newburyport, Mass. 27 1909—First baseball game of year with Bowdoin. Dean Emerson threw out first ball to Umpire Joe Killourhy of Laconia. Final score: Bowdoin 6, Dartmouth 1. 28 Birthday greetings to Paul Briggs and Babe Post!
29 1908—Dartmouth-Bowdoin game. Leonard opened up the game at bat for Dartmouth with a single. He stole second on Conroy's third strike. Eaton hit for two bags down to the third base line. Dartmouth won! 30 Only six weeks to the 25th Reunion, which is always considered The Reunion of a Lifetime!
A newspaper item states that Ralph D. Murchie died of asthma, March 1, in Calais, Maine. A more complete notice appears elsewhere in the MAGAZINE.
Various correspondents have been busy helping the good cause and the hard- worked Secretary. Jack Coggins has written of a treat given to the New Jersey alumni recently when "Gabe" Campbell showed movies of his four months' trip in the wilds of Africa. Jack said he showed pictures of himself and other wild animals.
From Josh Clark: "I had a letter fromHarold Pease this morning which statesthat he is office engineer in the Roza Division of the Yakima Irrigation Project ofWashington.
"He says that his family is still in Seattleand that he gets home occasionally to seethem. In making such a trip last Saturdaynight in going over the pass he beat thesnow slide by six hours which buried several autos and a bus.
"This Yakima address is only temporary."
Also from another letter to Josh: "I suppose at reunion time I'll be terribly busyin Georgia, and probably broke as well; butif I can get away for three or four days andcan spare the necessary—l want to be there."I show the effects of time and it wouldbe interesting to see how the others standoff the years. I still look like a good mealwould do me good—suppose you weighzoo."
(Signed) HERB CLARK.
Josh reports that he saw Learoyd, Farrell, Hazeltine, Paul, Sanderson, Butts, Sherwin, Ingersoll, at the Boston alumni dinner. Another Clark—Ken by name—wrote enthusiastically of the New York dinner, where he said that seventeen of the class attended, including such new faces as Louis Hall, Ted O'Leary, Bill Pounds, and Red McLaughlin. This is real hot dope, particularly regarding Red McLaughlin. Here's hoping the New York boys get him to come back in June! Bill Pounds has already promised a letter.
Walt and Tib Reilly have been receiving congratulations on a son born last fall, who has been assigned the good old family name of Henry Trask.
Further word from "Heine" Chase, written in Hawaii: "We will leave here inJune—destination as yet unknown. WishI could be with you all for the big reunion,but will not arrive in the States until July."
A press release.
"Announcement has just been made ofthe appointment of Mr. J. E. Ingersoll asNew England director of the NationalEconomy League. As 'Jack' Ingersoll he iswell known to radio listeners throughoutNew England for his broadcasts on thenews and on sporting events. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, where hewon the Samuel Powers prize for combinedscholarship and athletic ability.
"In a statement to the press Mr. Ingersoll stressed his opinion that the work ofthe League is more necessary at this timethan ever before. 'To be really effective,'Mr. Ingersoll stated, 'we must do our utmost to bring the facts of indirect taxationhome to every man and woman in thecountry, and to do that we must reduce ourarguments to the simplest terms. A glanceat the increasing size of our federal debtmakes it clearly evident that we are ridingto ruin. We must stop this wild ride nowor else be prepared to face bankruptcy.'
"Mr. Ingersoll further stated that, 'Notime nor effort will be spared to make thepurposes of the League known and its membership strengthened throughout New England by the use of all available avenues ofapproach—the radio, speeches before organizations, magazine articles, and the press.This is a great organization, and I amgenuinely happy and proud to be associatedwith it as its New England director.'"
Although the following letter from Fred Harris is rather long, it is given you here- with as being a very interesting account of the doings of one who twenty-five years ago was so instrumental in interesting Dartmouth men in the great out-of-doors: "Ayear ago last December first, I left in mycar with El Paso, Texas, as my immediatedestination. From there I went on a hunting trip into the Sierra Madres Mts. ofChihuahua, Mexico. We entered throughPalomas and for many miles followed theold Pershing Highway built by Pershing'sdoughboys during the ill-fated MexicanPunitive Expedition. We stayed that nightat Nueva Casas Grandes and the next daystruck for an adobe ranch back in themountains. From there, we went by packtrain into the higher altitudes. We huntedentirely on horses at 8,000 to 10,000 feet.We were after deer, wild turkey, javalina(wild boar), and bear, and the hunt wasentirely successful. My guide was a Mormon, and he invited me to have Christmasdinner at his home in the Mormon town ofColonia, Juarez. Twenty-eight sat down attable, and the only meat was a buck and a25-pound wild turkey gobbler which Icontributed.
"I returned to El Paso in time to see asplendid all-star high school football gamein the Sun Bowl and was treated to a remarkable display of forward passing. then drove west another 1,000 miles andagain entered Mexico through the ancientand drowsy town of Sonoyta in the state ofSonora. (It is in Sonora that they have recently been having the revolution.) Luckily,I was able to join a hunting expeditionwhich planned to hunt mountain sheep.Was indeed happy to secure a fine specimenof the Rocky Mountain type of big hornsheep. I had visualized having to go toAlaska before ever being able to securewhat is considered one of the hardest ofall hunting trophies to get.
"After leaving Mexico the last of January'35, I went to the mining town of Ajo,Arizona, thence to El Centro, Calif., and upthrough the Imperial Valley past the Salton Sea to Palm Springs, Calif., "where Ispent two delightful months. Here I hadthe pleasure of playing on the new tenniscourts built by Charlie Farrell and RalphBellamy of movie fame. I played tenniswith Charles Butterworth, Frank Morgan,and Carole Lombard as well as with Farrell,Bellamy, and other movie players and producers. A Dartmouth chap, Ed Jones, wasthe tennis pro at the El Mirador, the larg-est hotel at America's most famous desertresort, and Ed and I had some great timestogether. In the championship held at theend of the season, I had the privilege ofplaying against Don Budge, Gene Mako ofthe 'First Ten' in the U. S., and a numberof the leading California college players.
"While at Palm Springs, I was invited tohave dinner with my old Brattleboro HighSchool classmate, Clarence Thurber, nowpresident of Redlands University at Redlands, Calif. Behind the Redlands campusone can see a panorama of the magnificentsnow-capped peaks of the mighty San Go-gornio Range. It is said, and truthfully Ithink, that Redlands has the most beautiful campus in America.
"My next stop was Beverly Hills, Calif.,where I spent ten weeks. We were in Holly-wood nearly every day. The Los AngelesTennis Club very kindly gave me a twoweeks' guest card, and there I saw in actionmany of the state's leading players. Withfriends, I went down for a few days to SanDiego to take in the Pacific InternationalExposition, and also had a chance to visitthe Naval Air Station. Saw a dual meet between Ohio State and the University ofSouthern California at the Los AngelesColiseum. The meet was won by U. S. C.,although the colored sprinter, Jesse Owens,won the four events in which he was entered. I did some rifle shooting at the Burbank Rifle Club and had a chance to seepart of the Southern California SkeetChampionship at the Santa. Monica GunClub.
"Reluctantly, I said goodbye to California June 20. We made the mistake ofdriving across the Mojave Desert in the day-time, where the temperature arose just before sundown to 120 degrees in the shade.I stopped off for a day at the Grand Canyonof Arizona, a place which beggars description. All the things said of it are true andmore. I arrived in time to enjoy a barbecuein which many Hopi Indians participated.
"From Manitou, Colo., we drove to thetop of Pike's Peak (14,107 ft.), and therewere still snow drifts eight feet high at theend of June. We saw numerous marmots,or mountain woodchucks, playing in thesnow above 12,000 feet altitude. One's engine loses 60% of its power before the top isreached. When you step on the throttlevery little happens in that rare air.
"At Denver, was shown through the wonderful taxidermy establishment of JonasBrothers, where I was having a sheep headand a wild boar head mounted. In one coldstorage vault, I had a glimpse of $800,000worth of furs. Mr. Guy Jonas said weshould not miss seeing some of the mountains of Colorado, so he kindly laid outwhat proved to be a most attractive itinerary through the Rocky Mountain NationalForest. We drove over Berthoud Pass,where they plan to build a ski jump anddevelop winter sports. At the western entrance to the National Park, I was stoppedby an attractive young chap in uniform,who asked me if I had any firearms. In reply, I said, 'I have three rifles, one shotgun,and one Colt automatic pistol.' He said hewould have to seal them. While doing so,he said, 'I notice you have a Vermont registration—I go to school up in New Hamp-shire myself.' I asked him where, and hesoiid 'Dartmouth'. He said he was a Psi U,but I decided not to hold that against him.We drove over Milner Pass and along theTrail Ridge Road, which for four miles isnever under 12,000 feet altitude. Camedown into Estes Park just as they werehauling snow there for their 4th of Julyski-jumping tournament. Was entertainedfor supper at his beautiful hotel by FrankHaberl, president U. S. Western Ski Association. It was just the beginning of thesummer resort season, and I only wished Icould tarry there for a month.
"Space prevents describing other interesting places and events. Can only say thatafter driving u,zyo miles I arrived homeJuly 6.
"Have just returned from the 26th Dartmouth Winter Carnival—the best ever.The new Ski Tramway proved to be Verypopular and is an illustration of the waythe D. O. C. keeps on its toes. A women'sslalom ski race was held for the first time.I prophesy that this will develop into animportant phase of Carnival in futureyears. Coach Otto Schniebs in his field isdoing as excellent work as is Earl Blaik inh'is field. (By the way, I had dinner withEarl Blaik and found him a man of delightfulpersonality.) With all of Dartmouth's first ski team participating in theOlympic Games, Otto matched his B teamagainst the cream of the Canadian andAmerican colleges and won out in theclosest possible finish. Say! if the Carnivalscontinue to improve each year, what is theend to be?
"Early in January, I attended Otto's SkiSchool of the U. S. Eastern Ski Associationat Dartmouth-at-Moosilauke and had anopportunity to ski part way up Hell's High-way and to the cabin in Jobildunk Ravine.I had a chance to see part of the lay-out andlearn of the ambitious plans for the future.Let me tell you this, fellows,. No other college in the world has any such wonderfuldevelopment, owning as it does its ownmountain and thousands of acres in theheart of the ski and mountain country. Iurge all alumni by all means to visit it atthe first opportunity. By the way, it is being developed primarily as a recreationground for alumni. See the plans for thenew $30,000 clubhouse to be erected on thesite of the old Ravine Camp. Buy an acreof land and help the good work along.
"Yes! You bet I plan to be up for the25th. Have never had a chance to partakeof Frank Dodge's hospitality at Whitefield,but plan to do so this year. Will be seein'yer in June."
Good news from Burt Burbeck as follows: "I am most anxious to return for the25th, but it depends eiitirely on businessdevelopments this spring, also some personal matters, and I cannot make a decision before the Ist of May. I have gone asfar as to book a reservation from South-ampton on the 28th May. This will allowme to spend a few days at home, proceed toHanover, and then on to Whitefield, as Iwould like to attend that portion of theparty, and then back to New York, sailingagaiin on the 17th June, as I must be backhere a few days before the Ist July."
SQUEAK FROM GOLDEN GATE
It is reported in the Golden Gate Squeaks that "Stony" McGlynn was married during the Christmas holidays.
Ray Taylor and Art Gray are still scheming, trying to work out a trip to Hanover in June. Ray writes: "It appears that nothing short of a miracle will make it possiblefor me to make the trip to Hanover in June.Several months ago prospects lookedbrighter.
"Anyway, we will not shed any tears overit, but hope for better luck in '41. We arenot rolling in wealth, but have lots of fun—so cannot see our way clear to cry aboutanything.
"Just feel that we are with you in spirit,and pause now and then in your merry-making to mention our names. If we happen to get there, it will be a surprise foreverybody."
The following is an old editorial from the New York Times: "John Henry Newman called the half lines of Virgil the mostimpressive and significant thing in thegreat epic of the Latin poet. When we seethe broken column above a grave, it is thepart not there of which we think. So whenthe reunion classes, five years out or 50,meet in June for dinners and campus processions and cowitry club festivities, theabsentees are always eloquently conspicuous.Not so much those before whose names thefatal asterisk is set. Their absence, saddening though it may be, is taken for granted.The absentees about whom the returningclassmates talk the most and over whomthey shake their heads in resentful puzzlement are those who might be present butare not.
"Long distance is sometimes, though byno means always, accepted as an adequatealibi. So is illness or infirmity, provided itis really serious. Pressure of business orfinancial stringency is no excuse at all.What is the daily grind as compared with arenewal of the old-time fellowship and astrengthening of the old-time ties? And asto financial embarrassment, there are quietand tactful ways in which a class functionswhen such a case is known to the reunioncommittee. Yet there are always unaccountable absentees—lo per cent or perhaps 20per cent of the living members of the classthat make futile even the most vigorous efforts to get the old crowd back to thehaunts of happy undergraduate years.
"Unaccountable? Yes, to those who return and thus profit beyond measure bythe June days together. But the absenteesdoubtless have their own secret justification. Perhaps they have lost interest, morethe pity, and have no ambition to renew it.Perhaps they suffer acutely from a sillyfeeling of failure in the presence of classmates whom the world acclaims. Perhapsthey are too unhappily conscious of thephysical changes in classmates who aregrowing old faster than seems right. Perhaps they miss the dead so much that thereis no joy in gathering with the living. Perhaps they fear to meet on the campus toomany ghosts from the lost years of youth.And so on.
"Whatever the reasons, they are thelosers, more than the returning classmates,if they are not there to answer the reunionroll. The habit of returning to college onall possible occasions is one that the graduate should establish early and cultivatefaithfully, even to such a later day as thatwhich figures in the story of those oldestold graduates of a certain New England college. Said one to the other as they sat underthe arching elms:
" Whatever has become of those doddering old freaks whom we used to see aroundhere every Commencement?'"And the second sagely responded, 'Weare they!'"
This is a better presentation of the values of returning for reunion than can be presented by the writer of this column. Neither has he anything to add except to reiterate that it is none too early to plan now for reunion. The dates are June 12 to June 15. Friday night is the President's reception; Saturday is filled with baseball games, alumni luncheon, class dinner, and what have you; Sunday is the big day where the entire class will go to Frank Dodge's for one grand celebration. Some will return to Hanover that night; many others will stay on at Frank's. Anyone may secure further details either by writing the Secretary or using his own imagination. In any case, rest assured everything will be arranged for you when you arrive.
Below is a list of those who have certified their intention to be present since the last issue of the MAGAZINE. The asterisk still stands for the wife. Barnes, *Briggs, *Butts, *Ken Clark, *Dudley, Fitz, Fulton, Griswold, Fred Harris, *Hart, *Gov Jordan, *Palmer, Warren Patten.
Please note in particular the first name on this list; Jerry Barnes, who is coming all the way from the Pacific Coast. This gives us to date a hundred and six men and sixty- five wives with many still to be heard from. Among those not reporting "yes" to date are thirty-six who on any basis of interest, past reunion records, or what not may surely be counted on. They bring the total to 140. Keep the list growing.
YE OLDE TYMERs ALMENACT For the Month of April DOE REDE AND GIVE HEDE
Fred, Jim, Ben, Guy, John in the year 1909.
Secretary, Hanover, N. H.
