Class of 1900
Our headliner this month is Arthur Newton, who also makes the headlines and rates a picture in the New York World-Telegram. Arthur entered the automobile business in 1899, "when bicycles were as popular in New York as they are today inBermuda, when people laughed out loudat a horseless carriage, and when flat tiresoccurred as often as divorces in Reno." First with the Wood Motor Vehicle Company, then with John Wanamaker's automobile sales organization, he joined the Buick sales agency in New York in 1908. When Buick stopped retailing in New York in 1930, the Glidden-Buick Corporation took over this work, with Arthur as vice president. He now becomes president of the company and chairman of the board.
Henry Teague is to manage the Kineo House on Moosehead Lake the coming summer, in addition to his usual charge of the Mount Washington Railroad and the Summit House. If these activities continue, the members of the class can spend an entire summer touring from one of Henry's resorts to another, all free of expense (except to Henry). However, this invitation originates with the Secretary, and should be countersigned by Henry before much reliance is put upon it.
No race suicide among the doctors. Bobby Brooks and Arthur Downing each reports the birth of a granddaughter.
Homer Keyes continues the management of Antiques, and, on the side, keeps an eye on a little Federal boondoggling, from which, as he says, he is endeavoring to remove the doggie, thereby leaving something that may be of use.
A long letter has been received from Harry Marshall, who returned to his work in Karen Seminary, Burma, in November. The Oxford movement is active in that country and is arousing some opposition in missionary circles, as it has elsewhere. Harry is enthusiastic as to the results which are being obtained by the general activities in which he is engaged.
Nat Barrows, who was seriously ill for a long time last summer, has improved to such an extent that he is able to give attention again to his business.
Gilbert Balkam is busy. In addition to his work in the Quincy Trust Company, he is secretary of the local Kiwanis Club, which was especially active last year, providing transportation for over a thousand children afflicted with infantile paralysis to and from the local dispensary for special treatment. An eminently sensible article by him appeared in the Rand McNally Banker's Monthly for December (See Alumni Publications). His children are all usefully and profitably engaged.
Pete Fletcher is likewise busy: teaching, supervising student publications, a member of the committee on public relations, adviser of Men's Association, in the Oshkosh (Wis.) State Teachers College, enjoying his work, with an occasional bout of ill health as the only drawback.
Cut Tirrell has been so long with the United Shoe Machine Company of Canada that it is now considered unethical to make either shoes or machinery in that country without his approval and consent. His son, Donald, now a freshman at McGill, visited Dartmouth at Carnival as a member of the ski team of his university.
That sprightly young man, Ben Prescott, travels the country in the wake of the Dartmouth football team, visits New York for the holidays, and returns home only to plan further trips; all to the envy and dispair of those of his classmates who, like the Secretary, have now become obese, staid, sedentary, and stationary.
Harry Jenkins and Dana Sears both write that they have "retired." Harry says he "keeps pretty busy" on moving picture advertising and lecturing on posture, while Dana asserts that "most of his time is spent" in making signs for four churches and the Y. M. C. A., and, in addition, is to be counselor this summer in the Northwoods Camp for Boys near Augusta, Maine. The Secretary is becoming suspicious of this process of "retiring." He has looked forward to doing it himself some day, but can it actually mean going to work? Harry spent a few days with Dr. Butterfield in Concord recently and reports that the doctor has entirely recovered from his physical troubles of last summer. His son, Dr. Warren Butterfield, has an adjoining office with a fine X-ray laboratory, and the two are very busy.
Secretary, 11 North Park St., Hanover, N. H.
