Pittsburgh
THE DARTMOUTH CLUB of Western Pennsylvania begs to report that the toughest winter and the greatest flood in local history have failed to curtail the activities or dampen the enthusiasm of its members during the past year. We have held two dinners, a picnic, a golf party, and two football-returns smokers with other college alumni, in addition to the regular, well-attended, weekly luncheons. Officers for the year were Dr. E. W. Fiske 'OB, President; J. I. Gearhart '26, Ist Vice President; J. E. Norton '2B, 2nd Vice President; K. R. Maerker 'lO, Secretary; William Lang '33, Assistant Secretary; and Sawyer Kier '29, Treasurer.
Our picnic was held at North (County) Park in July, with the feminine and juvenile contingent well represented. This occasion was thoroughly enjoyable, and was enlivened by a mush ball game won by Nate Parker's team largely through the superiority of their footwork. The date of the golf party at the Pittsburgh Country Club, which was late in September, unfortunately coincided with the first rainy day in several weeks. The attendance was correspondingly affected, but considerable golf of a sort was played, and all hazards and alibis were forgotten during the ensuing dinner.
The natural reluctance of the Cornell Club to suffer through the returns of this year's Dartmouth game almost terminated our series of direct wire football smokers. After considerable persuasion, and emphasis on the "good looser" angle so nobly upheld by our own club through recent years, the Cornellians finally came through with a satisfactory representation, and thereby received the full impact of our ultimate jubilation. Less can be said of the afternoon of the Princeton game, when we were the guests of the Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club, although the occasion was probably less harassing and certainly more comfortable at the club than at the game. We were, however, somewhat embarrassed by the activities of certain of our more enthusiastic alumni, who had during the previous week liberally daubed the august H-Y-P doorway with green paint, possibly inspired by events at New Haven. The least we could do after being ushered through this portal (still green) was to offer reimbursement, but at present writing our good intentions are still scorned.
Our regular fall dinner, held on Dartmouth Night, was postponed to correspond to the college celebration and the long anticipation appeared to enhance the occasion. To quote from our Monthly Bulletin (we have that, too), "Dartmouth Night was attended by fifty thirsty alumni who braved a storm on the rumor that our worthy president would fulfill his campaign promise. Rumor proved correct, and champagne corks popped freely at the behest of Wink Fiske, adding an unusual convivial touch. Through the courtesy of the University Club, we were enabled to top off a pleasant dinner by attending a Vaudeville stag, refreshments and entertainment being gratis."
The annual club meeting and dinner was held at the University Club on April 18, at which we had the pleasure of welcoming Mr. A. I. Dickerson '3O, Secretary to President Hopkins, as our guest speaker. Mr. Dickerson's description of the more intimate life of the College was especially interesting, as most of us are not otherwise in contact with the Hanover of today. As an innovation, the ladies were invited to appear after the dinner to share our enjoyment of the college movies, and facilitate our participation in the Saturday night dinner dance, which continued until well into the following day. The annual election resulted in J. I. Gearhart '26 as our next President; J. E. Norton '2B, Ist Vice President; and F. M. Wenck '26, 2nd Vice President; the other officers being re-elected. It was also decided that an active executive committee, to be composed of the retiring presidents of the last five years, shall hereafter conduct the affairs of the club, with a view to more efficient organization and planning. You'll be hearing from us.
