Class of 1923

Leif Norstrand is one of those lucky gents who go to Florida every winter. There are others in the class who are equally fortunate, but to my knowledge there are none who pride themselves quite so much on their deep sea fishing. The news about Leif comes to me in an indirect way, but as they say in the press "from an unimpeachable source." Leif sends a card postmarked Key West to one of his friends in New York. The picture on the front is one of those dashing marine scenes in which the bow of the boat is nearly submerged in a huge wave, but in the stern stands a man, robust and hearty, with muscles taut, pulling on a line attached to what seems to be no less than a whale. With that sort of a build-up, Leif informs his reader as follows: "Caught a big barracuda yesterday out deep sea fishing, itwas a lot tike this (referring to the picture) and great sport." Leif attended the alumni dinner in New York, and I questioned him long enough to get an admission that the fish he caught was no longer than ten feet. The alumni dinner in New York was the largest of recent years, and I believe this record also holds good with respect to '23 men in attendance. The distance record I believe goes to Chet Sweney, whose address is still St. Paul, Minn. I personally be- lieve that there is a bit of chiseling in his claim for the record, however, since he has been working in New York for the past four or five months. He makes his claim on the strength of the fact that he was leaving New York for his Mid-Western home the next day.

George Vanderbilt probably is entitled to second place for the distance record. He hails from upper New York State and makes it a rule to attend Dartmouth functions whenever they are within 500 miles. Bill Corrigan wins his boots and spurs for the traveling delegate of the class. He attended the Boston dinner one week and the New York dinner the next.

George Fuller, who keeps the builders of Boston well supplied with lumber, and is secretary of the G. Fuller & Son Lumber Company, served as the star reporter for the Boston dinner and advises that the following list of men were in attendance: Henry Hudson, Walt Friend, Dean Baker, Fred Clark, George Coaker, Gus Ryan, Ivan Martin, Fred Carroll, Howard Reed, Norm Fermoyle, Jack Lee, Jiggs Donahue, Bill Corrigan, Gardner Akin, George Musk, Grif Griffin, Phil Deering, Frank Doten, Sherm Clough, Chick Burke, Pete Jones, Ly Harding.

Sherm Baldwin writes that we have another budding politician in our ranks, namely, Arch Giroux, who recently made his political debut by winning a seat on the Lexington board of selectmen. Arch was in Hanover only during freshman year, but distinguished himself by holding down one of the half-back positions on the Freshman team, at such times as Chuck Calder and Chick Burke were not similarly engaged.

Brad Smith is with Hutchins & Parkinson, investment brokers, Boston. He resides at 45 Willow Crescent, Brookline, Mass., is married and has two youngsters. He lists among his extra-curriculum activities those of a director of George Fuller's famous Barclay Club.

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO THIS MONTH

Fritz Kreisler gave a concert in Hanover, during which he played a Viennese love song called "The Old Refrain." The Co-Op and Allen's drug store were sold out ot that victrola record the next day.

Fraternity initiation banquets. Some owned a dress suit and others rented one. In either case, the fraternal order was glorified if only for a fleeting moment.

Secretary, 136 Liberty St., New York