Class of 1923
We no sooner locate George (Spike) Hamilton through the courtesy of Jack Hubbell '21 than we find him on the go again. Ward Hilton sends in a newspaper clipping from Chicago, headed "GeorgeHamilton's Orchestra To Open at PalmerHouse." After stating that George Hamilton will begin waving his baton over his orchestra in the Empire room, it goes on to say that he will be heard nightly over station WGN and the Mutual Broadcasting System. Also that "George Hamilton usedto be known as Spike Hamilton when heled his band at the Chicago Opera Clubsome years ago. In 1934, when he was playing at the Edgewater Beach hotel, he decided to use his given name instead of thenickname." Perhaps that is why we lose him so often—we don't recognize the classic title. Do you remember the song, "Betty Co-ed?" Well, Spike did that.
Edward N. Wackerhagen of 1136 Main St., Racine, Wis., has also been heard from through the expert reporting of Ward Hilton. Wack describes his status as being with the Twin Disc Clutch Company, married, a daughter of seven, everything going well, and having a good time. The following paragraph proves it. He says, "Ispend most of my week-ends this time ofyear at a duck club. Winter evenings youcan usually find me practicing targetshooting in a pistol range that I have inthe basement, and in the spring and summer, my one-track mind is still on the subject of shooting, with the addition of a little fishing in the northern part of thestate."
News of not such a pleasant nature also comes from Chicago. In the Chicago Tribune of January 4 appeared the following: "George J. Jaeger, 40 years old, a broker of 770 West Westleigh Road, Lake Forest,was found shot to death yesterday near hisautomobile in a lonely section of St. Mary'swoods southwest of Libertyville in Lakecomity. He was shot behind the left ear. A .32 caliber revolver was in his left hand.Members of the family told Chief DeputySheriff Thomas Kennedy of Lake countythat Jaeger had been depressed because ofpoor health." He is survived by his widow, Ellen Douglas Jaeger, and a daughter, Margaret Douglas Jaeger, 4 years old.
"Named Vice President." Such is the title over the photograph of our own Carl' A. Gray in a prominent New England newspaper. It seems that "Carl A. Gray ofFarmington, Conn., Dartmouth Collegegraduate, former Worcester resident,- recently was elected a vice president anddirector of the Whitney Chain and Manufacturing Cos. of Hartford. He is a directorof Billings & Spencer Cos., a trustee of WilUston Academy, vice president of Rath & Strong, Inc., industrial engineers of Boston,and a director of the Strawberry HillPress, New York. Mr. Gray has resigned asvice president of the Capwell Manufacturing Cos. to assume his new duties." The article failed to mention that Carl was once song leader of the class of '23.
Sherm Baldwin is the gent responsible for what is submitted in the next several paragraphs, but let it be said here that without his contributions these notes would be incomplete.
It was recently announced that the chairman of the Appalachian Mountain Club ski committee is none other than our old Outing-Clubber, Hen Perkins. A big job and a bigger honor.
While on the subject of skiing I think it would be fitting to mention again the swell job that Hen Moore is doing as editor of the Boston Herald and Boston Traveler Winter Sports section. Last season this section was seldom over two columns, but with the tremendous growth of interest in skiing and other winter sports it now runs to three full pages. It's a "must" for all Boston skiers, and I understand that many thousand devotees from out of Boston subscribe to the Friday morning Herald or evening Traveler just to get Hen's dope.
Chick Burke has been transferred by his company (Shell Eastern Petroleum) from Providence to Hartford. The shift was to be effective January 1, so by now Chick is doubtless a full-fledged member of our Hartford delegation.
Had lunch with Bub Eaton one day last week. He and his partner (someone-Eaton Cos.) are sole agents in this country for the Jaeger knitting yarns manufactured in England. Bub left us sophomore year in favor of the leather business and later Florida real estate. With his wife they form one of the finest husband and wife athletic combinations around Boston—low scoring in golf, where Mrs. Bub was one time Wisconsin state champ, and now (in their first season) playing number one on a mixed Badminton team in a league of about ten clubs.
Sherm is not responsible for the following. A second son, named Preston Rowe Allen, was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Carlin Allen on December 3, 1936. Mother and baby both doing nicely. Father beginning to recover.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO THIS MONTH
The Spaulding swimming pool was completed and another fine unit was added to Dartmouth's gymnasium.
Dartmouth won a swimming meet with Williams 43-7.
The Outing Club decided to change the Carnival from "a snow-bound prom" to the "Mardi-Gras of the North." They succeeded.
At the fancy dress ball Cocky Lewis went as one of the Gold Dust twins. That was appropriate, but not for your correspondent to be the other.
Those active in the Outing Club were H. H. Bishop, J. R. Titcomb, C. C. Stewart, T. McClintock, H. P. Emerson, V. C. Baldwin, and R. E. Maxwell.
The Dartmouth Players present "Hush." Music by Henry A. Sullivan, J. W. Berch, and T. H. McKnight.
Secretary, 136 Liberty St., New York
GEORGE JOSEPH JAEGER JANUARY 3, 1937LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS"Thus goeth on another of ourlegion to a better life. Let his ever beeternal peace."
