Class of 1908
Gordon Blanchard of Scarsdale, N. Y. left for California May 8, for a short business and pleasure trip. His daughter is a student this year at Colby Junior College in New London, N. H.
F. J. McAuliffe, whose health has been poor, has left New York and is in the Veterans' Hospital in Rutland, Mass. His children are living with his brother, Jack McAuliffe, in Worcester. Mac's hospital days will be brightened by letters and cards from classmates.
Phil Thompson was principally responsible for getting all but two of the 1908 men living in or near New York to attend the Dartmouth banquet and so win for '08 the cup awarded annually to the class having the largest representation. One of the absent two was "Cy" Perkins, who was away on an extended trip. The other, Cap. McAuliffe, couldn't be found. He has since been located, as recorded elsewhere. When classmates tried to carry away the cup they won they found they couldn't; all they got was their name on it.
Sympathy of classmates is extended to John Thompson, whose mother died May 4 at her home in Rowayton, Conn. John is reported to have been in poor health the past winter, but now improving.
John A. Clark has produced some unusually good paintings the past winter. Several of his oils and watercolors have been in New York exhibitions.
Jean Symmes, daughter of Larry and freshman at Vassar, was Number One speaker on the Vassar debating team that defeated the Dartmouth varsity team at Poughkeepsie in April. The debate was on minimum wage and hour laws. The older daughter, Kathryn, graduates at Vassar in June with Phi Beta Kappa rank, and will continue her music studies in Munich. She has been music and dramatic critic for the Vassar publications and is one of the outstanding musicians among recent graduates of that college.
Dick Merrill is coming east from California with his family in June, to attend Commencement at Hanover and the graduation of his son John. It is the first time Dick has been East for 25 years. He says he will have only three weeks for the trip, and will spend 16 days on the road and the rest of the time in Hanover. Several classmates plan to be in Hanover at Commencement, just to see Dick.
Symmes and Rotch attended the secretaries' meetings in Hanover early in May, and on May 8 occupied seats in the new church during the wedding of Larry Treadway's son Richard and Miss Martha Chamberlin. Tread and his family, of course, had seats nearer the altar. It was a lovely wedding in lovely surroundings. As Dick Treadway is secretary of the 1936 class, we are confident he will know about this wedding, and will report the details in the news notes of '36. Mrs. Symmes accompanied Larry to Hanover, making the trip from Scarsdale by motor.
Treadway's second son, John, has just completed his sophomore year at Dartmouth, and is said to be one of the leading ornithologists of the region. We looked it up and find it means an expert on birds, but not a poultryman.
Art Lewis, with Larry Symmes ably assisting, is striving to better '08 subscription to the Alumni Fund. Last year, we finished in forty-second position out of a total of sixty classes. It was not too good, but, on the other hand, was a big improvement over 1935. Plan to send in your subscription early, for it helps our class agents tremendously; and make your contribution as large as you can. Total last year of our class was $1649.50, with ninety-eight contributors out of 166 living graduates. This year, it is hoped to have well over one hundred contributors and not less than 12000.00 contributed. Send your check either to the Alumni Fund, Hanover, N. H. or to A. L. Lewis, 125 Walnut St., Watertown, Mass.
Porter W. Lowe, who has been getting his mail at Fitchburg, Mass., reports his new address as 27 Dock Square, Boston, where he is district manager for McCaskey Register Company. He is living at 154 Bay State Road, Boston.
At the secretaries' meeting in Hanover May 8 William D. Parkinson reported that his son, Dana Parkinson 'OB, is happy and busy in Washington, D. C., where he has been transferred from Utah in the federal forestry service. At the private showing of Winter Carnival movies, arranged for the alumni secretaries Saturday night, the pictures showed Parkinson's grandson as the star figure skater.
Another change of address: Stanley Nute is now to be found at 1047 Penobscot Building, Detroit, Mich.
George Butterfield, whose Knife Information Bureau in Fitchburg was one of the depressional casualties, was in Milford a few days ago and reported that his insurance business is now well established in Fitchburg, and that his son is to graduate in June at Fitchburg High School and attend Tabor Academy for a year before entering Dartmouth.
Assistant Secretary, Milford, N. H.
