Class of 1927
As we go to press Doane is still confined at the Newton Hospital, Newton, Mass. This wing-mending proposition turned out to be a slow process, and it seemed best to trust Doane's facile pen to willing but fumbling fingers. From all of us, Doane old boy,—we're thinking of you plenty, cheerio and the best of luck.
When these remarks reach you it will be high time to be getting the old buggy oiled and greased or to take a good look at some time-tables. Wheeler and Richardson seem to be destined to be the haunts of 1927 at the big show. By popular mandate, aside from the College program, the only planned events will be the class dinner, which will be staged Saturday night in Stell Hall (Stell Hall you will remember is the spacious dining hall in the new Tuck School buildings) and the Sunday outing which will again be at Shanty Shane. All's been said that can be said. It's up to you now. She's all tuned up, pull the blocks, give her the gun, pick up your hips—LET'S GO!
THE ALUMNI FUND
Have you ever stopped to think who owns Dartmouth College? A grand answer has been written that many of you doubtless have seen. The gist of it—the trustees in a sense are custodians—custodians for the alumni. To every alumnus, therefore, belongs a certain heritage that is at once an obligation, a privilege, and a source of lasting gratification. Few 1937 men, with the Tenth Reunion of the class at hand, can fail to be particularly aware of the presence and strength of this relationship.
As our reunion days approach—days that mean seeing old friends and recalling memories and associations that will mean more and more to us as the years roll on— it behooves us to take just a few minutes from the cares and business of our everyday existence to consider how we wish to recognize this heritage of all Dartmouth men.
Times are better. Some can now take a more active interest than has before been possible. Others can assume increasing responsibility. The time has come to "give the College a raise."
Nineteen twenty-seven has a record of being a home-stretch-spurt class. This means extra work and worry for Gus and his assistants. Give it a thought. If you have delayed until now, don't be among the group that has to be urged, reminded, and prodded. It's no fun to do that. And it must take a little edge off the satisfaction and joy of giving.
Arriving just a day or two late for inclusion in the May issue was a good letter from "Nick" Nichols. He asks to be emphatically recorded as an "absolutely, positively sure" for the Big Tenth. "Nick" has been practicing law in Westfield, N. J., his home town, since his admission to the bar in 1930. Now a member of the law firm bearing the name of Nichols & Belford with offices in New York and Westfield, "Nick" passes along current reports of the other two '27 men living in Westfield—Ed Baker, who is a lawyer in New York, and Dow Mills, who is practicing medicine in Westfield. Hope we can count on "Nick" to see that Ed and Dow also get to Hanover safely for the Big Tenth.
Whatever else may have been gained from the class questionnaires, one striking situation has been cleared up. What turns up but three classmates living or working in or around Buffalo—each apparently oblivious to the fact that the others were right at hand! The disconnected brethren are Dick Mather, "Brownie" Brown, and Nat Morey. Dick is with Pratt & Lambert, Inc.; "Brownie" with the Niagara Hudson Power Co.; and Nat with Purina Mills. Nat warns any visitors to the district that his phone number appears under Hamburg, a suburb, and not in the regular Buffalo directory. It sure sounds as if a royal welcome awaits denizens of Hanover who are in the district. Nat says, "Ifyou run across anyone who is going to bein this neck of the woods, I wish you'dlet it be known that Mrs. Morey and I areready for guests at any time, and surewould relish an opportunity to play hostfor any '27 men—or any other Dartmouthmen, for that matter—even to the point oftaking our 78th sight-seeing trip (by actual count) to Niagara Falls."
Our Buffalo delegation seems to be pretty well lined up individually and collectively for the reunion—at the time of writing all are either very hopeful or quite sure of making it.
Congratulations are being received by Bill St. Amant on the arrival on April 27 of Jane Bolton St. Amant. While the class of 1927 doffs its chapeau to no class as regards number or calibre of progeny, Bill is one of the few of whom we have heard, who have observed the year of our Tenth Reunion with such a signal event.
From Baltimore comes word from Johnnie Machen (Dr. John W.) that while he has for all practical purposes hung up that big black glove that made so many stellar catches on the campus, he still can quote batting and fielding averages of all the players right down to the "C" leagues. After a year as a fellowship student in New York, Johnnie went through the mill of medical training, and now has a nice practice in Baltimore. He has managed to stay single and hopes to get to Hanover.
Taking a couple of short hops westward, you will notice the shingle of Dr. Charles A. (Chuck) Carroll swinging in the breezes of Fort Collins, Colo. We understand there are few better surgeons in that section of North America than our own "Chuck." His wife Marjorie has evidently encouraged his devotion to the great outdoors, as he still lists hiking and fishing as his principal non-curricular activities. In spite of the fact that they have no young ones as yet, Marjorie and Chuck regret that the hike from Colorado to New Hampshire is a little more than they can manage this June.
Also from the part of the country so mysterious to rusty Eastern geographers, Phil Corliss informs us that he is still practicing in Somerton, Arizona. On account of—or because of being numbered among the class bachelors, Phil has traveled to most every section of the states during his three- or four-month professional respites. He has made good use of still- and motion-picture cameras en route. Hanover, N. H., along in June is included in this summer's itinerary.
Getting back to the Atlantic seaboard, we have a report from one more of our medical classmates. The Quaker city is the field of endeavor of Dr. Fred D. Stubbs. "Stubby" has spent most of his time exploring abdominal cavities with an especial eye to appendices and such, which he now delights in severing, disconnecting, or by bodily force removing with the greatest of ease. As assistant surgeon at the Philadelphia General Hospital "Stubby" doubtless has a flourishing business. Your scribe can easily imagine his disarming smile being a great asset in working with nervous patients. Our one great hope is that the seriousness of some of his cases hasn't been reflected in too serious a mien. When the sky was murkiest and the mud the deepest in Hanover, "Stubby" was one of the few '27 men you could always count on not to have a face that looked as if it had just been taken out of a vise. He is numbered among the married medicos, and has a daughter, Marian Patricia, born in March, 1936.
We have every assurance from Ron Michelini that he will be on deck when the roll is called in Hanover on June 11. Busy helping the youth of America prepare for the process of higher education, Ron is located at the Westminster School, Simsbury, Conn. In addition to book learning, when pressed Ron shows the youngsters a thing or two about spearing grounders with a glove dangling from the extremities of the thumb and little finger. Still, according to his story, "golfing poorly," it may be well to warn unsuspecting experts to be careful about "arrangements," as we have it on good authority that it is all an integral part of one of these fiendish Latin "come-on games." From another well informed source, we have it that Ron has practically put his bridge game on the shelf. It's not a family matter either, as both Fran, his wife, and Joanne, age almost three, are experts, but it dates back to one of the interfraternity tournaments in Hanover when the wizards of the Math. Dept. told Ron and his partner that they had won the heavy metal East and West. They went for a "toast-side" while the double checking was done, only to find that on their return instead of collecting booty, their share was condolences—"close second, we made a slight slip." We suppose it was a bit of a let-down.
Art Keleher keeps busy improving the minds of the youth of Garden City, L. I. According to his story, Sally (8), Bernard (7), and Arthur (5) take a bit of his time as well. He seems to have avoided more frivolous activities in his concentration on being a substantial family man. He promises to take time out in June, however, to join the crowd in Hanover.
In addition to his problems as Supervising Principal of Onondaga rural schools, Mart Heifer and his wife Louise have a family to be proud of. Sturtevant C. (7), who is already registered in the class of '52, James M. (4), and Murray W. (2) is the roster. If Regents Week complications can be ironed out, Mart will be among those to see the sun set in the valley of the Connecticut this month.
After eight years in Europe Bob (R. N.) Stevens has settled down for the time being at 1 Garrett Place, Bronxville. Bob had some great experiences in Belgium and France, helping the natives there run their General Motors assembly plants and keep track of all the nuts and bolts. We understand he saw more or less of "Brick" Stone and Nick Zaro while across the water. Perhaps it was there that he acquired his interest in old silver and photography. He doesn't tell us whether he did anything to promote our national game while abroad. A pity if the populace over there never had the treat of seeing Bob rifle them across the diamond as he was wont in Hanover with Harry Dey on the receiving end. Bob is married, and will be on hand under the big elms of Hanover this month.
Bill North is still single and again located in Waban, Mass. To use his words, "Only interest, I'm afraid, is in varietyfrom graduate work at Harvard to managing a date ranch and editing a magazinein the California desert, to teachingschool, and hence to inheriting a tea andcoffee business. Now I guess the variety isover and done with." After seeing a good part of the country Bill intimates that there's a lot to be said for the attractions of New England. (Not advt.) And he promises to visit one of her most cherished spots this month.
Al Clifton also writes of some welltraveled years. Around the world as a cadet on the Dollar Line right after graduation, then into the advertising business as a partner in an agency, took time out to circle the globe again—including three months in India in '34-'35, and back into the advertising game. With such activity it's not surprising that Al hadn't taken time to settle down to staid married life. Reports George Friede in addition to his other interests was elected to the Oregon assembly from Portland; Sam Martin, married in February to Ellen Joan Bowman of Portland, is in Portland as attorney for Rural Resettlement Administration; Fred Bruguiere edits "Shell Progress" in San Francisco for the Shell Oil Co.; and Bruce McKennan is covering the Coast for Wood, Struthers & Co. We have only faint hopes for representation from the Pacific Coast delegation for the Big Tenth. Perhaps it would help to turn Dud Sercombe or our champion distance coverer (all directions) Jerry Covert loose on the problem.
If you should be cruising the briny deep and sight the sloop Kittiwake, be sure to hail her, as abroad will be none other than skipper Ray Reed, probably co-skipper Gretchen, and the crew Nancy (7), Judith (4), and Carol (a). Ray confides that in spite of handling a helm since the tender age of ten it was only recently that he has broken into the big time, and in connection with that he gives all credit to the tutelage of our own Bob Dalrymple, the peer of Boston Bay skippers. Even though challenges may be heard from other classmates, Ray staunchly avers that Bob is even more familiar with the fine points of Boston Bay than he was with the hills and vales around Hanover. Ray hopes to be able to take time off from his drug business in Lexington and his sloop to make Hanover.
Ed Watkins will take time off from his investment banking business in Detroit to be in Hanover J. Arthur Thompson, occupation—president Mt. View Burial Park, avocations—running farm, selling holly, winging ducks Coggy Broer, jeweler, Perrysburg, Ohio—leaving Carleton Jr. (4) to keep wife Susanne company while he heads for Hanover "unless something unexpected happens." .... Harvey Jones takes some time from his wife, Lois, the Commonwealth Edison Co. in Chicago, and his cameras to dabble in golf and horticulture Bob Long (Mt. Vernon, N. Y.) says both his wife and three-year-old son would be very happy if any '37 men would like Bob to handle sheafs of full color spreads for them in the Conde. Nast publications. (Advt.?) .... Bill French of the Minneapolis Frenches is still successfully mixing interior decorating, music, skiing, and beer. .... Long Bob Page punctuates insurance business in White Plains, N. Y., with tennis and badminton in season Steve Tracy says daughter Barbara (2) accuses him of hair "only slightly grey" in spite of his teaching in Wilton, N. H. .... Ed Johnson hopes school will close in Braintree, Mass. early enough to let him get to Hanover Ken Yeaton —real estate and insurance in Flemington, N. J., reports successful baptism by firespecifically, "selling a country home toMargaret Sullavan (in person)." .... Bill Pelton sees various 'a7ers passing through his domain—Olean, N. Y.—and advises same to plan trips at dates other than June 11-14, as Bill will be in Hanover then. .... J. P. "Bill" Williams after covering most of the Penn. R. R. Traffic Dept. offices, is now with the National Folding Box Co. in New Haven Len Dunn, since graduation with Flour Mills of America —now special sales representative, living in Kingston, Pa., has heard that Ross Lyon and Lew Beyer expect to be among those present Our Western R. B. (Dick) Fox is with the Toledo Steel Products, in Toledo—still goes for sailing in a big way, having made the Bermuda and Mackinac races among others Sid Voice puts in his working hours solving problems of lithography in New York while paying due attention to his golf, bridge, and ski- ing Don Lacoss after teaching at Amherst, Rochester, N. Y„ and Forest Hills, N. Y., took his Ph.D. at Princeton and is now with the Celanese Corp. Liv- ing in Cumberland, Md Bill Sprague and Clark Edmonds are both with Int. Harvester (credit and collections)— Bill in Jackson, Mich., Clark in Hartford, Conn Bob Bliss is assistant to pub- lisher of the Daily Gazette, Janesville, Wis. May is Bob's birthday month—Cyn- thia, May, 1932, Crandell, May, 1933, and Barbara, May, 1936 Seth Besse is living in East Walpole, working in Wal- pole, Mass. with the Kendall Mills,—and is still perpetrating the same high calibre game of golf that has brought him his full share of prizes and trophies Brownie Freeman, his wife Constance, and Clayton (a) put in a busy winter working with plans, pencils, piazzas, and such problems—moving into their new home shortly after the first of the year Ken Meyercord is with the Western Electric Co., Inc.—is living in East Orange, N. J "Slim" Ensinger busies himself in Madison, N. J., with bankingestates administration in particular. Stuart Jr. (a) already has his eye on Hanover. .... "Shel" Voorhis after turning his talent respectively to newspaper reporting, truck fleet exec., and advertising, now is a publishers' representative located in Augusta, Ga.—family line-up Anne (5) and Julia (1) "Ed" Fry is one of Montgomery Ward fc Co.'s expert buyers-china and glass angle. His activities have included a buying trip to Europe several years ago. Living in Winnetka, Ill-family Charlotte (7) and S. Edwin Jr. (2). . . . . Don Burnham is a special agent-Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co.—living in Windsor, Conn. Don is married and has two youngsters, Joanne (7) and Sanford (3).
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