Class of 1908
(From A. B. ROTCH, Milford, N. H.)
Winthrop Hale, son of "String" Hale, the '08 tall man, left Dartmouth at midyears. The Hales live in Concord, where String helps run the state forestry department.
Two '08 sons were elected to the senior societies the last of February. Arthur Turner Soule '38 was pledged to Casque and Gauntlet, and Hamilton Barnes Mitchell to Dragon.
John D. Detlefsen '37, son of '08 Det, has maintained consistently high marks through his college course, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in March.
Stanford Tappan's new address is 28 Green St., Newburyport, Mass. His new business enterprise, shoes, was reported last month.
"Elsie" Greenwood is now back in Farmington, Me., where he gets his mail on the R. F. D. and reports himself to be a machinist. He doesn't say whether it is a political machine, but suspicions point that way.
Ralph Crowley is with United Service Company at 131 State St., Boston, and hangs his hat nights at 65 Langdon St., Cambridge. He is merchandise manager for United Service Company, and is said to be prospering.
Harold O. Rugg, important man at Columbia Teachers College, has been lecturing to the national leaders in educational work. Robert B. Rugg, president of Boston's National Rockland Bank, has been "out" of late, and his third assistant private secretary says "Mr. Rugg is inFlorida now; we don't know when he willreturn." You just can't beat those Ruggs. (Here, don't throw another. We were looking for that one and ducked, but you might damage the wallpaper.)
Another 'OB Phi Beta Kappa: Kathryn F. Symmes, daughter of Larry, earned the scholarship honors at Vassar. She is majoring in music, and will give her first recital March 23 in New York.
Larry promised some more news of classmates, but it hasn't arrived yet. The deadline for alumni news has. Maybe next month somebody will think to tell us something interesting.
Larry Symmes writes: "The Dartmouth dinner, March 9, at the Hotel Commodore was a great success from point of view of numbers. There were over 700 men present. I think it was the largest dinner ever held in New York City.
"Under Phil Thompson's able prodding, the class of 1908 won the cup for the largest percentage of men present. This puts our name on the 'Silver Cup' for the year 1937, along with the class of 1906 and other illustrious classes which have preceded us in winning this honor.
"I do not know what percentage they awarded us, but there were 16 men present, and that is the largest class group we have ever gotten together at a Dartmouth dinner in New York. Here are the names: Hinman, John Thompson, Phil Thompson, Clark, Dunn, Frothingham, Symmes, Blanchard, Prentice, Miller, Winthrop Griffin, Munkelt, Harold Rugg, Stearns, Schilling, Silleck. Some sort of record was broken in getting Silleck and Dr. Rugg to come out. We were certainly glad to see them.
"I am not clear how many men we are charged with in New York, but I think if the list were properly made up, we had every possible man present except Furman, who is away on business, and McAuliffe, who is ill in the hospital.
"We hope that you will spread this note worthy event upon the records."
