Class of 1911
Since the editors in the last issue exercised their privilege of inserting a picture in the 1911 column, the Secretary will use his prerogative this time and offers for exhibition the Hedges family, showing our new class president, member of the Alumni Council, realtor, and football official extraordinaire.
Les Hawkridge writes: "I have the honorto report that the first check for dues inthe new five-year period has come in fromone Howard M. Clute." Incidentally, the first contributors have taken advantage of the opportunity to make it possible for some other 191 ler to have the MAGAZINE to such an agreeable extent that the plan seems assured.
Two more men have located themselves in the unknown places of the world; these being Ky Byrnes and Bill Plant. Anybody having any information with regard to the whereabouts of these two refugees from publicity will confer a great favor upon the College Records Department by communicating the information either to them or to the Secretary.
In case you cannot pick them out of the general list, here are the fathers in the class of 1911 who have sons this year in the freshman class: Bob Barstow, Fred Eaton, Walt Gibson, Boli Sherwin, and Chub Sterling. This makes a total of about twenty-two sons of 1911 now enrolled in College.
Larry Odlin writes to a fellow classmate as follows: "Am on the second year of mysea duly, and Dorothy and I are beginningto like California better than at first—orat least to dislike it less. As you probablyknow, our baby daughter born June 25 absorbed most of our interest around Reunion time. We are living in Long Beach,and aside from a very occasional cruise bythis ship, I get home to the family everynight—so this kind of sea duty is hardly ahardship. No prospects yet for the nextshift, but of course we'd both like to comeback to Washington when my present touris up next summer. Walt Gibson seems tobe the only classmate hereabouts—at leastthe only one I've seen. There is a goodDartmouth crowd in Los Angeles, and I'vebeen up to two or three meetings. But can'tattend the weekly luncheons—it means allday away from the job."
Here is an idea that may be worth further development: 1911 reunions in Europe. It was started this year by the Dick Wheldens, Art Ganleys, and Ted O'Learys, all meeting in London or Paris. Then of course Burt Burbeck always offers an opportunity to arrange such a 1911 reunion in London.
Word has just been received of the death of Howard Welch in Waterville, Me., on August 31. Except that he was ill only three days, no other information is yet available.
It is always fine to have interest expressed by graduates abroad and so completely out of touch with Dartmouth affairs, as for instance is expressed in a letter from Burt Burbeck, who in returning his questionnaire wrote: "There is notmuch 1 can add except that my interestin the College and the class still continuesas it always has. Please post me on anymatters that in spite of the distance I canparticipate in.
"I was sorry not to have more opportunity to see you and many others to amuch greater extent than I did in the fewhours I was at Hanover, but at any ratetake the 'will for the deed.'
"I would like to go on record that the'Twenty-fifth' was a wonderful event forme. Every minute was appreciated, and myonly regret is that I have missed so manyreunions in the past and the next one is socomparatively far distant."
Several additional letters have come in from men unable to be at Reunion, expressing their regrets, as for instance Gabe Campbell, who wrote: "I had been counting on the Twenty-fifth Reunion this yearand was making my plans accordingly, butlast-minute business arrangements thatcouldn't be avoided prevented my comingup.
"I had an opportunity this spring tomeet some of the younger Dartmouth menin Plainfield at a dinner held at the Plainfield-Dartmouth Club, where I was invitedas guest of honor to entertain the boys tuithsome motion pictures which Mrs. Campbell and 1 took during a visit which wemade to South Africa last year. If any ofthe 1911ers will be interested in seeing anAfrican lion in its own back yard or wouldlike first-hand information on that part ofthe country, I hope they will drop in tosee us.
"We were also fortunate in getting movies of many of the towns that are now being destroyed in Spain, on our way back."
In explaining the Micronizer Processing Company, of which he is general manager, Hen Seaver says: "A 'micronizer' is anew type of mill which gritids dry powdersby impact. The particles are whirledaround by high velocity jets of compressedair or superheated steam.
"It is a new revolutionary type of mill tothe pulverizing business. The present typesof dry pulverizing mills grind only to 325 mesh, we grind to 5000 mesh or finer. Partof the product is colloidal in size.
"This mill is patented and is leased tovarious fields; we have the sulphur and insecticide field.
"Coty Inc. has the face-poivder fieldyou will notice the advertisements of Coty's'Air Spun' powder in some of the currentmagazines. The 'Air Spun' powder isground in this type of mill."
Among the good news coming in from various classmates, telling of their successful doings, there are occasional saddening items appearing; such as the death of Howard Welsh referred to above; the illness of classmates here and there. Especially discouraging was a letter from Mrs. Merle Powers, who said her husband had a shock on January 25, 1935. His right side was paralyzed, his speech was affected, and he is unable to read. She writes further: "Hereally is a pathetic case, as he does nothingbut sit in a chair most of the day except fora nap in the afternoon."
I quote from a letter from Tommy Atkins, which explains somewhat why we have heard so little from him: "I have met but one Dartmouth classmate in the last five years. Art Gray got in touch with me for a few minutes as he was passing through town (Portland, Oegon). But I still enjoy news of the College activities and appreciated your letter more than my belated response would indicate. I must admit that it would have been easy to procrastinate until the need of writing was past.
"In 1928 I took over a brick manufacturing company to liquidate a judgment, with the result that by 1930 I was myself past liquidation. The business is gone, and I am still paying for dead horses and experience. However, I have been able to meet my obligations; now I am with the U. S. Customs and getting back on my feet again.
"My son Joseph has been deeply interested in Dartmouth, but decided to take up forestry and has just entered Oregon State College.
"So now you have the news, such as it is, and can understand why I had no great inclination to write. I will be very interested in keeping in touch with Dartmouth activities through the MAGAZINE." The Secretary has just received letters from many, many classmates who have had just such experiences which have not been published in the class columns, but in this case he takes the liberty of doing so, because to any man who went through the disasters of the early thirties and is now whole again, all credit is due. The congratulations of the class to Tommy for again reentering the active ranks are hereby extended.
In the August issue of the Forum appeared an article entitled, "How the Blind See," by Gabe Farrell. Gabe with wife and children spent the summer in Europe, visiting various institutions for the blind, in an attempt to pick up ideas.
Nineteen eleven's two most active politicians are now in the midst of the fray. Bob Sanderson, representative from Pittsfield, N. H., in the state legislature, and a delegate to the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, is busily occupied as treasurer of the New Hampshire State Democratic Committee and finance director for New Hampshire for the Democratic National Committee. Bob reports there is Democratic money to be obtained even in New Hampshire.
Dick Paul on the other side of the fence is engaged in a campaign for re-election as representative in the Massachusetts legislature. It may not be generally known, but Dick was one of the thorns in the flesh of Governor Curley during the past legislative session, being one of those unruly Republicans that the Governor was unable to control. Dick took an active part as a member of the Recess Commission on Taxation, and was one of the leaders in the fight against the Curley budget.
Ben Ayers participates in state and city affairs by being a member of the New Hampshire State Forestry and Recreation Commission and a member of the Concord, New Hampshire, Board of Education.
When you read of the tasty menus offered by the Waldorf System, Inc., of chain restaurants, think of Ken Ballou, their advertising and sales promotion manager.
Gerry Barnes wrote: "Boy, that reunionwas a rejuvenation, and I marveled at howlittle the gang has changed. They all lookedjust the same as they did twenty-five yearsago—only a little more so." Incidentally, Gerry has promised to submit a picture of that house of his in the hills of San Diego county, California, which he built with his own hands. Upon its receipt it will be published in the MAGAZINE. It seems that as an insurance agent and broker, Gerry is a good plumber.
J. H. Batchelor, recalled as "Batch," has returned to his former address in Kansas City, Mo.
The perennial mover is on the march again—of course Hal Card is referred to. He is now located in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he has become development director for the Electric Welding Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
It was bad enough for Herb Clark to have to stay away from Reunion, but when he was in Hanover in August and failed to call on the Secretary that act is virtually unforgivable.
Probably few men in the class can accumulate after their names in "Who's Who" a more substantial list of accomplishments than Willard Connely, which makes it all the more regrettable from our point of view that Dartmouth and 1911 cannot claim him as their own son and heir. A cordial letter from him may be of general interest. Incidentally. Willard is now director of the American University Union in London. "Thank you for your letter. Mycollege career, as you know, has been absurdly checkered, and consists of thirteenlaborious years in Stevens Institute ofTechnology, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Oxford. It seems to me that a man's college isthe college in which he was not only afreshman, but from which he took a degree.The only one of the four I can say that ofis New College, Oxford.
"This, however, is not to say that I lackthe warmest memories of many happy experiences in my truncated stay at Dartmouth."
Many testimonials of the worth of the MAGAZINE have been received. Here is a sample from Jack Crooks: "I like the MAGAZINE very much, and it is read fromcover to cover by my whole family."
It is a great pleasure to welcome back into the class as again being actively interested—a couple of Macs; namely, Bill McGlynn, who is manager of the Goodyear Service in San Francisco, Calif., and who incidentally is active in the Dartmouth Club of Northern California; and Harry McMurray, who left Dartmouth to attend Grinnell College, from which he later got his B.S. Degree, and who is now branch manager of the Richmond Cedar Works, Richmond, Va., with headquarters in New York City.
It seems that there is another man indulging in the profession of politics; that is Jim Gaylord of Springfield, who is running for state representative in his district.
Bill Gordon has moved to Philadelphia, where he is to be manager of the Philadelphia branch of the Vermont Marble Company. Bill is going to live at 400 W. Allen Lane, Germantown.
Cap, Dave, Dick, Sam, Horace Jr., and Coleen—all Hedges
Secretary, PROF. NATHANIEL Hanover, N. H.
