Class of 1907
A 1 White was recently laid up with the flu, but is back at work now. A 1 is advertising manager of the Brown Shoe Cos., St. Louis, with whom he started soon after finishing at Hanover. He says that classmates visiting St. Louis should "come inand see me."
Art Farrington (whom Jack Childs '09 appropriately nicknamed "Old Dartmouth" when Art was located in Jack's Chicago) is still with the Hookless Fastener Co., Meadville, Pa., now in charge of planning and production control. His product is "Talon" fasteners ("Zippers" to you). He writes: "It's been an extremely busy yearfor us here, but no one can complain onthat score in these uncertain days. We droveEast in October and spent a couple of daysat the Hanover Inn. How beautiful it is inHanover! I hope our sons appreciate it andthe great opportunity we give them at Dartmouth. Wouldn't you like to be a freshmanagain? I think I would. I've seen few Dartmouth men the past year, as I've hardlybeen out of Meadville." Art's son Jerry was graduated from high school last June, but as he was only 15, he was sent to Middlesex (Prep) School at Concord, Mass., whose literature, we note, lists him as a prize scholar. No doubt, while East, Art visited his home town, Portsmouth, N. H., and his old pal, Blood '06, of Manchester, N. H.
The annual dinner of the Thayer Society of Engineers, held at the Dartmouth Club on January 17, was attended by S. F. Garvin and S. C. Bartlett.
Word recently received from P. H. Chase indicates that he has been unfortunately compelled to attend a convention in Miami for a few weeks.
Sam Bartlett vacationed on an automobile trip last fall and had a very pleasant visit with Herbert Hinman at Newport News. Herbie is becoming one of the world's great left-handed golfers.
Handsome Jack Wallace, who is vice president of the Perfection Stove Company, Cleveland, has favored us with a letter so good that we feel it would interest classmates to quote from it at some length, as follows:
"Due to the fact that my office is at thefactory several miles from down-town, Iseldom get down-town, and very seldom getto the Dartmouth Saturday luncheons.However, I know that the Clevelandalumni group are very active, and gettingstronger and stronger all the time. Next tothe Cornell group, I think the Dartmouthgroup is the largest eastern college group inthe city. I have not seen Ivan Greenwoodfor a long time. I heard he was not in verygood health recently, but is well now. I believe he is still associated with his brotherWalter in the real estate business. My ownactivities are pretty much confined to directing the sales of Perfection oil stoves,heaters, water heaters, and oil-burning refrigerators and air conditioners. We haveseven branch offices, 24 warehouses, andthree different sales divisions, and these, inaddition to the advertising of these products, keep me so well occupied that I manage to keep out of trouble and away frommost of the gossip. My daily routine ispretty much confined to driving from myhouse to the office and from the office to thehouse. However, I manage to keep well andhappy, eat three squares a day, occasionallygo to a picture show, and in the summertime get a few rounds of golf. So you see Ihave nothing of which to complain, andtake great enjoyment out of my home andmy job. I shall undoubtedly be at pur 30thReunion. Any classmate who gets to Cleveland should by all means call me up, andwe can perhaps arrange to at least havelunch together."
Secretary, 80 Federal St., Boston
