Class of 1925
"Letter from Honorable Class Corresponding Secretary concerning most undeserved promotion of unworthy self bringgreat joy my humble house. Also vlellymuch likee clippings relating glorious victory over Yayli—it appears dishonorablejinx now laid with shades of ancestors. Ialso am happy collect five peicy silver fromYali honorable colleague who for manyyear make unmentionable conversationabout inferior Dartmouth feetball.
"From the reports in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE about the Torrid Tenth it appearsthat it was a swell show, and I do wish toGod I could have made it. Maybe 1940 cando—l'm thinking of some home leave nextfall anyway, and hope to see some of thegang in the snake dance after the secondvictory over those New Haven slickers."Aside from my elevation to the dizzyheight of consul, free from vice, and second in charge at Mukden, little has occurred of front page caliber to your correspondent. I have not been married, Ihave refrained from biting the local dogs,and I have not been kidnaped by thebandits Enclose photo of Edsonfraternizing with a few of the teeming millions in the course of a recent ski trip nearMukden. A few inches of snow fell theother day, a cosmic upheaval of some sort,as it is generally too cold here to snowand I sallied forth with a gang to Tungling,the old Manchu tombs some ten miles eastof town, where there are some respectablehills and a very attractive pine wood whichreminds me of College Park, since it overlooks the river. Had a swell time and gavegreat joy to the Chinese urchins, who hadnever been skiing before and loved it."Mukden is fairly quiet these days. Mostof the American firms have now been ushered out through the misnamed open door,and all the shooting is down south in myold post, Tientsin."My best to the gang
"ANDY."
We heard the other day from Francis Wilder, who is now an instructor in economics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the proud father of David John, born July 29, 1935 Leßoy Adams is government chemist with offices in the state capital at Atlanta, Ga Hi Russell selling real estate with Baird & Warner, Inc., Evanston, 111 Marsh Newton teaching in Cambridge, Mass., and living at No. 3 Linnaean St. ... . Jim Martin a civil engineer in Springfield, Mass Jack Mahool in the theatrical business and can be located at 125 W. 81st St., N. Y. C Alden Hefler is teaching in South Brooksville, Mass A 1 Horton is living in Somerville, Mass., 49 Princeton St Louis Kimball, demon Frigidaire executive, has moved to 58 Orchard Rd., Swampscott, Mass. . Jack Robison is far afield—an accountant for the Sinclair Refining Cos., Fort Worth Texas Chet Eaton is living jn Needham, Mass Jack Whitman is at 187 Walden St., West Hartford, Conn. .... Dana Bevins has been with Shell Eastern Petroleum Cos. in New York City for about three and a half years. He is living in Jackson Heights and has two daughters, aged 5 and 8.
We wrote Fred Dold, out in Wichita, Kansas, asking his opinion of the presidential possibilities of Governor Landon, and he replied with a most interesting letter, which we quote for your interest and edification: "I have known Landon for several years, before he gave up his businessand entered what he probably called thebusiness of government. He is not a realgood politician in the modern sense, but hegets along well here in Kansas with thefarmer, labor, and business just because hedoesn't try any fancy political tricks. He isa level-headed business man, very intelligent, and thus any action he takes is usuallybased on sound judgment and logic; therefore few 'boners' can be laid to him. Mosteveryone I know or talk to thinks he makes'a good governor. He does not have to playpolitics in order to eat, and for that reasonhe does not have to satisfy every Republican can comes in his office. He seems to dowhat he thinks is best for the state, and heis a good 'thinker.' With all that he standsin good with his party and could be reelected governor very easily. I believe ifLandon were president he would not letit go to his head nor would he be influenced by political leaders who hoped toget a hand-out. I think he would ask forand accept the judgment of level-headedleaders of agriculture, labor, and business,and tell the impractical theorist to go tohell. Remember me to all the '2sers yousee. My connection with my Dartmouthfriends has naturally waned because therejust aren't any Dartmouth grads out hereand when I leave this state it seems I neverrun into any of them, so all I know aboutthem is what you write in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Keep up the good work."
The last Sunday in January, the Boston D. O. C. alumni chartered the Boston & Maine stream-lined train for a most enjoyable trip to Mt. Moosilauke. In spite o£ the sub-zero weather the following managed to make the North Station by 8:15 A.M.: the Braces, the Gosses, Homer Tilton, Red Martin, Bill Sleigh, Whitey White, Pete Blodgett, and Ken Hill. *
The above picture shows Consul Edson with some of the Manchurian members of his private outing club. Andy's accompanying letter is so interesting that we are quoting:
Secretary, 67 Milk St., Boston
