Class of 1925

I have just returned from a very profitable and inspiring week-end at Hanover as guest of the College at the annual secretaries' meeting. I roomed with Pete Haffenreffer (my chauffeur!), representing the Dartmouth Club of Rhode Island, and Bob Palmer, again representing the alumni group in Springfield, Mass. While there, Pete received a wire dated May 7 from brother-in-law Bud Petrequin, saying "Champion born at ten this morning

—Judith the name." Bud also has two fine boys, Teddy and Scotty. We congratulate the Petrequins, as well as the Peabodys, to whom was born Millard Sanders Peabody Jr. on May 5. Mill also has two young ladies, Charlotte six and Barbara four Incidentally, one of Pete's twins, R. F. the 4th, is duly entered in the class of 1958.

We acknowledge with sorrow the death of Lyn Tuthill last March, notice of which appears in the necrology notes, and also express sympathy to Fred Dold, whose younger brother, Dick ('28), passed away in Wichita last December.

The fast growing Dartmouth Outing Club of N. Y. has among its members Cliff Hill, Bob Misch, and Ralph Udall. . . . . On April 9 Charlie Stutz married Kathleen, daughter of Mrs. Katherine Smith McDermott, at St. Luke's Chapel, N. Y. C. They are now at home at si East 13th St., N. Y. C. Alec Laing is assistant librarian at Baker Library, and Andy Foster is in the American Consulate General in Athens, Greece Jack Reeder's new address is 326 New Centre Bldg., Detroit, and Charlie Jameson is at 955 Main St., Bridgeport, Conn. Bob Simonds is "way out" in Allentown, Pa.—1720 Columbia St.

Ted Geisel, Dr. Seuss to the public, is again drawing the cartoons for the Alumni Fund (to which I hope you have already contributed). Ted writes that he has been ill, but promises us a cartoon to head up these notes for next fall. Recent illness, from which he has recovered, set him back a bit and caused its delay Heard from Chaunce Hawley, who says that Hal Perkins lives next door to him in Wilkinsburg, Pa. He also reports that Mark Harten has sold out his library business and is traveling New England and New York state dispensing various textbooks on shorthand, business, and "stuff" to the local high schools. Chaunce fraternized with Bob Smith, barrister of Greensburg, Pa., at the recent musical clubs show in Pittsburgh.

Jock Brace's airplane trip to Buenos Aires, reported last month briefly, was a thriller. A leading newspaper article describes it in part: "Encountering a little bad weather, Mr. Brace flew from Newark to Miami, to Puerto Rico, Trinidad, etc., to Buenos Aires in six days, a matter of 7200 miles. On crossing the equator they paid obeisance, to 'King Jupiter,' and the airship made a sudden climb and dive, with the bump being explained as the work of the equator on crossing it. With 28 passengers and 7 in the crew aboard, the plane encountered thick weather near Rio de Janeiro. The pilot found ceiling and visibility zero." Quoting Jock; "Several times mountains would loom up in front of us, but I had the ut- most confidence in the pilot. Finally, as fuel was getting low, he decided to bring the ship down in the open ocean and taxi into the harbor Twenty tons of flying boat hit those breakers with a terrific impact, but we were only "shaken. Then Capt. Fatt started taxiing into the harbor, but after about ten miles, the wrenching caused by the pontoons on the wings in the high seas opened up seams in the hull, and the fuselage began to ship water. The captain then calmly beached the plane, tail first, and the women and children were taken ashore. There was no injury or loss of life,—a great tribute to these men who are really scientists, not just chauffeurs. I would fly on their lines anyhere in the world." In passing, Jock said the present economic boom in the Argentines parallels in many ways the high flight of finance in the United States in the late 20's.

In March, Joe Murphy became associated with Haskell, Scott & Jennings, Inc., security underwriters, located at lao South LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill The current pamphlet on "Fishing in Bermuda" sponsored by the Bermuda Hotels, Inc., features a large picture of Deac Blodgett and Line Davis surrounded by wah-hoos, tuna, kingfish, etc. (presumably their catch). Line is wearing a hat (we wonder why) and Deac that contented smile. Inside advice claims they didn't catch a single fish this spring! .... Park Merrow lives and lords over that peaceful New England hamlet of Center Ossipee, N. H. And yet several of his photos of recent hatchet murders have trickled "down country" lately. They make us wonder just how safe one really is in the North Countree.

The February issue of the New Hampshire Troubador, a gratis booklet which "sings the praises of New Hampshire, astate whose beauty and opportunities maytempt you to come and share those goodthings that make life here so delightful," features an article by Ford Whelden entitled "Living Vicariously in New Hampshire—668½ Miles Away." Ford, who has probably done as much or more for the College than any of our classmates, writes in a very interesting and stirring vein. To quote in part: "You ask for reminiscences—there are none for those ofus who won't permit ourselves ever toleave either the place or the years whichmeant satisfaction, contentment, promise,and life. Neither space nor time can separate Dartmouth men from Hanover andNew Hampshire We wonder sometimes if you in New Hampshire appreciate your good fortune. For Ernest Hopkins is not alone of N. H. He belongsto the nation and you have him in yourmidst There are almost 20,000 living Dartmouth men—many of us outsideNew England. Our shrine is Hanover, ouradopted state is your state. When thechores of life are over, when the soul isseeking rest . ... we know that the voicecrying out in the wilderness will bring usback to New Hampshire to live with all ofyou."

And with that tribute we close this column for the year with the hope that (1) your summer will be pleasant; (2) you will both renew your subscription and get others to subscribe; (3) you will write in news of yourself and others, and (4) you will "give the College a raise" through the medium of the Alumni Fund campaign, which ends June 30.

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