Class of 1909
There are quite a few fellows who haven't sent in the $1.50 for the Class Report. Part of the printer's bill has not been paid as yet, but should be, and we hope the present delinquents will come through this month.
We also hope that the wives of the members of the class to whom we had to send post cards asking for further information, in view of the excessive modesty of their husbands, will also get busy and let us have the real facts to add to their biographies. What better way is there for you to prove to your grandchildren that you amounted to something than by hauling out your class biography and showing it to them in print? Undoubtedly, there are very few of you at this time who can beat your boys at anything, except perhaps playing poker or some other sedentary pursuit, and as for your daughters! And when it comes to competing with your grandchildren, why "there ain't gonna be no such animal." The best you will be able to do is to present historical facts, as you sit in your armchair by your fireside (if any), and trust to the Lord they will believe them. So get busy while you still remember. We are still short a list of class officers, for example. One class treasurer hasn't the faintest idea what year he held office as an undergraduate, apparently, we assume, because he never had any funds to expend. This situation has continued, in general, all down through the years, but we hope for better times.
A letter from Nut Root:— "I hope you won't appraise my real appreciation of'pur class report by the promptness with which I have acknowledged it,but rather that you will chalk this bit ofdelinquency on my part down to just plaininexcusable procrastination. I really got agreat kick out of the report and spent manyenjoyable hours reading its contents and,incidentally, observhig what 25 years of diverse kinds of weather, careless living, andwhat have you, have done to the faces ofsome of the erstwhile 'Clark Gables' of theclass. It, therefore, is a pleasure to enclosea check, and I might add it would be cheapat twice the price.
"My present assignment with Sears, Roebuck, and Company is one that keeps mepretty much on the go, covering the majorportion of the country; so, as I meanderaround, it is my good fortune to cross pathswith a great many Dartmouth men, all ofwhich helps to relieve the lonesomenessthat befalls a traveling man. (Tell Farley tosuppress the smile.) I recently completed atrip through a few of the mid-western statesand during my travels had the pleasure ofreun'ing with Bill Bailey, the now famousbarrister and ex-senator 1 of the state ofSouth Dakota. From all appearances itwould seem that he is the 'tops' of the legallights in and around South Dakota, butWith it all he is the same old Bill and stillpossesses some of his famous collegiate proclivities. Needless to say, I spent a very enjoyable evening visiting at his home."
Joe Worthen just had his appendix out (April 24), but is well on the road to recovery. It is exceedingly unfortunate that this had to happen just at the beginning of the fishing season. Joe will make up for this later on, undoubtedly, but he will have to rely on last year's achievements in the meantime.
Dick Beattey made his usual trip to Palm Beach this winter. Can't find out what he does down there because his letters, also as usual, are only about three lines long and contain no personal information whatsoever.
We may not lead the Dartmouth classes in achievements, but our average for modesty is monumental, in spite of one or two shining examples to the contrary.
On a recent trip to New York, your Secretary spent about two hours trying to get Bob Burns personally on the phone without success. Finally, by representing himself over the telephone as president of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce or some other like dignatary (I used so many aliases that I have forgotten just which one finally worked) I was honored by being allowed to speak to the third assistant to the assistant to Mr. Burns' secretary, and I understand my message was finally relayed through in due course, for which he was fined two drinks when he returned to Winchester the following week-end, which he paid gracefully and voluminously. I think I have the trick of it now though and will disclose it to those interested foi' suitable compensation. The amount of business that Bob is handling runs into telephone figures, but this hasn't improved his golf as yet. So far, I am even with him for the season—one thin dime each way.
Perhaps the most public-spirited classmate we have is Harvey Graves. He has been trustee of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, president of the Rochester Better Business Bureau, director of the American Homes Bureau, and has held numerous official honors in various trade associations, besides being exceedingly busy with his business.
Curt Sheldon is working very hard trying to get our class up somewhere near where it belongs in its contributions to the Alumni Fund. Of course, many of the fellows have been very hard hit from 1930 on, but this is a good year to get going again. Send a dollar if you can't send more, but send something and send all you can afford. It's needed.
Secretary, Atlantic National Bank Bldg 100 Milk St., Boston
