Class of 1929

Someone else should be writing this letter today, Jolm Dickey, for instance, or Dick Clark, or Dud Orr; someone who has been back to Hanover this fall, someone whose shoes are covered with dust from fallen leaves along East Wheelock St., who has breathed deep of autumn's tang and has seen the coloring of Balch Hill in the afternoon's glow. But they aren't back from their week-ends in time to tell us their story in this issue of the magazine, so we'll have to leave it to the imagination for another month.

About the boys themselves, however, a word can be said:

John raises his family—two little girlsin Winchester and practices law in Boston with Gaston, Snow, Saltonstall, Hunt & Rice; gets back to Washington on one pretext or another quite frequently for a Bostonian.

Dick Clark's law practice keeps him close to Gloucester and Salem, but now and then you are apt to run across him in Boston. With him there is no noticeable change, for unlike brother Dickey his hair has not thinned.

Orr never was much of a football fan. He would rather tell a story or distract his neighbors with light gossip than concentrate on following the ball. So any report he'd have on Hanover would probably originate with such local authorities as Buster Brown. It seems that Dudley made his trip to Hanover between jobs. He is now his own boss, having just opened his own office for the general practice of law at 4 School St., Concord, N. H., having resigned as assistant attorney general. But this is not all. On September 8 he was appointed by the Supreme Court of New Hampshire to be a member of the State Tax Commission, a non-political appointment which does the appointee high honor. An editorial in the Manchester Union entitled "A New Tax Commissioner" read in part as follows:

"The appointment of Mr. Orr to theState Tax Commission, succeeding thatveteran in office, Mr. Amey, is of distinctmajor importance Although youngin years, Mr. Orr has had experience inaffairs of state, having served for nearlythree years as assistant attorney general.Interested by inclination in matters relating to taxation, it is significant to note thatthe Commission in its 'tax crisis' report oflast January gave special thanks to Mr.Orr for what was described as his 'invaluable assistance' in the preparation ofthat survey All things considered,it is a difficult task that Mr. Orr now shares..... Privileged now to carry on part ofthe burden, Mr. Orr has the congratulations of the state."

Bob Monahan, writing September 9 from the Washington headquarters of the United States Forest Service, says: "I was transferred on August 16 from the supervisor's staff of the White Mountain National Forest to the chief forester's office here, where I am in charge of the correspondence; unit, so called. This represents a rather extreme change in living and working conditions, but there are so many opportunities here that the shift is not without its advantages. I have succeeded in renting a one-family house in nearby Virginia, not far from where John Dickey lived when he was down here. The place is only six miles from my office and is supplied with all the conveniences of urban life, even to a fire hydrant and street light in front of the house, and yet it is on a R. F. D. route and adjoins directly a 1700acre tract of wooded land which is not traversed by any roads. It was a pleasant surprise to find a place so convenient to the city and yet far removed from the heavy traffic and confusion surrounding the city.

"I have; seen only 'Squeak' Redding and Hal Leich so far, but I am looking forward to meeting the other '2gers through the local Dartmouth Club, of which, as you know, 'Duke' Barto is secretary." t

Johnny Conlon of Pittsburgh and environs:

"I am still sitigle and unattached, and itlooks rather permanent. I see a few of theclassmates occasionally, such as Fred Ingram, who is now the father of a babygirl, Mary Louise, born the 29th of March,which is my own anniversary, so I presumethat makes me Uncle John. Herb Wollison and George McKelvey are also proud fathers of girls, so it seems we need a goodcrop of boys to even things up if possible."Jim Hodson and family were on from Seattle this summer for a visit with Jim's parents in Waterbury, Conn., but due to vacation schedules we didn't get to see him. Back in Seattle he wrote:

"Saw Steele Smith and Marty Bergin,— also Ed Smith '3l and John Monagan '33. Before leaving Waterbury I wrote to JohnClements, who was my roommate in freshman and sophomore years, telling him we would be coming through Chicago, so when we arrived he and Mildred met us and took us over to the Congress Hotel to kill the three hours between trains. There we found Dick Burke, together with Marsh McGough '27, George Provost '27, and Katie, his wife, Si Morand '27, Jack Weisert '3l and wife, quantities of ice and White Rock, together with two quarts of Scotch, all pleasantly assembled in a suite overlooking the lake. We put our daughter to bed for a nap and settled down for the kind of bull session that made 18 Middle Mass famous. During the evening we received a phone call from Bill Geiger '3l, who was at home admiring his first born, just home from the hospital,—and a letter from Chuck Robinson '3l, who was unable to be present in the flesh. That threehour period in Chicago was alone worth the whole trip; all the lads look fine and seem to be getting along very nicely. Burke, by the way, has gained 45 lbs. since '29.

"Just before I went East, Charlie Dadley dropped into Seattle for a couple of days-, pursuing skiing enthusiasts. From the tales he had to tell about the boom in skiing equipment and his part in it, I think the colleges and universities will have to invent a new degree for honorary bestowal on big-wigs of coming decades—something like Master Snowman, or Doctor of Hipressure Sales (D.H.5.)."

Al Ross, whose letter from Germany was in last month's class notes, turned up in the flesh the other day—back home for the first time in over six years. He came up to see us, took us to lunch the next day, answered all the questions and told some good stories. A bit heavier perhaps than when he was the ace writer in Professor Pressey's senior writing course—he was otherwise unchanged in appearance, though his speech carried a suggestion of the Germanic gutteral. He is now back at his post in Berlin, drinking good Pilsner.

Johinny Schabacker and his family are living in Kittanning, Pa.

Alvin Baal is the Wisconsin representative of Carr, Ryder & Adams Company of Dubuque, Iowa; he was married to Ruth Helen Schiltz, May 2, 1934, has one child, Alvin Frederick 111, born October 29, 1935; lives at 2023 Rhomberg Ave., Dubuque.

Morgan Baker married Betty Buechner, September 17, in New York.

Dan Marx is teaching at the University of California, Berkeley.

Phil May is up in Toronto, selling insurance with Aetna Insurance Company; lives at 236 Inglewood Drive.

Ed Spetnagel is in the Controller's Division of Electric Auto-Lite Cos., Toledo, Ohio.

Dick Exton is with Sartorius & Smith, New York.

Howie Gulick is assistant to the personnel manager at the head office of Shell Union Oil Corporation, New York. His residential address is Lake Cupsaw, Wanazue, N. J.

Horace Hoch is a research engineer with the McKay Cos., York, Pa. Walter McQuiston is with General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Springfield, Mass.

Dick Danforth is with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Springfield, Mass.

Dick Johnston is a general contractor and builder in Evanston, 111.

Dan Luten is a chemist with Shell Development Cos., Emeryville, Calif.

Johnny Parker, after many years teaching and coaching at Hanover High School, has become superintendent of schools in Bath, Me.

Eddie Plumb is musical director of Walt Disney Studio, Hollywood, Calif.

Herm Richardson is principal of the Junior High School, Sterling, Mass.

Russ Thomas is with Southern California Gas Cos., living in Van Nuys, Calif.

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