1908
From A. B. ROTCH, Hanover, N. H.
Art Lewis left his horses long enough in August to attend the national tennis matches at Longwood and says his game is very much like that of Mr. Budge, in that he holds the racket by the same end and with his right hand.
July 23 in Thompson Memorial Chapel in Williamstown, Miss Antoinette Treadway became the bride of William Cowper Fowle.
Sons of '08 who graduated from Dartmouth in June were Dwight Parkinson, Eugene Prentice Jr., Arthur T. Soule Jr., and Laurence M. Symmes Jr. Soule graduated cum laude, and Symmes summa cum laude. Kendall Stearns '37, graduated from Medical School with distinction.
Stanford Tappan is now in the shoe manufacturing business in Manchester, N. H„ and gets mail at 190 Elm Street in that city.
Benjamin C. "General" Knox says his mail address is now 21 Avon Road, Watertown, Mass.
Jack "Greetings" Norton isn't able to attend reunions, his school work just won't let him. He is now principal of the Monroe high school in St. Paul, Minn., and lives at 2182 Wellesley Ave., St. Paul. He just can't get out of the academic atmosphere, even in his street address.
George Fredson Baine was awarded his B.S. degree by Dartmouth last spring. George had to drop out of 'OB toward the end of our college course. He has made a decided success of his engineering work. June 25 the Batavia News published a special anniversary edition. It is the newspaper established and long published by Larry Griswold's father, and of which Larry is now business manager.
Bob Thompson has a new home in Gloucester, at 163 Washington Street.
John Hinman has recovered from his winter's illness and is back in Montreal looking after the interests of the International Paper Company of which he is vice president in charge of timberlands. His office is in Room 1416, Sun Life Building.
Speaking of trees, George A. Bright is in the U. S. Forest service in Portland, Oregon. He has changed his residence to 2107 S.W. Edgewood Road, Portland.
It's a poor time to re-establish the classdues system, after a lapse of ten years. But the treasury is practically empty, and there are occasional class expenses, for postage, flowers, and incidentals. So watcha gonna do? The program for financing the class and helping boost the circulation of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE is simple. The class dues are one dollar a year. One little 59- cent dollar. The MAGAZINE subscription price is $2.50 a year. Send three dollars to Treasurer Ted Barnes (whose address is just Taftville, Conn., in case you've forgotten) and your class dues are paid and your MAGAZINE subscription too. Work it out with a pencil and adding machine and you'll find you are 50 cents to the good. But unless you actually do something about it, you and the class and the MAGAZINE are all losers.
THIRTIETH REUNION
Fifty-eight men of 'OB attended the 30th Reunion in June. The entire 'OB party, including wives and children, was well over 100. It was a .grand Reunion, marred only by the absence of men we hoped would be there but who just couldn't.
An illustrated pamphlet report of the Reunion was mailed during the summer to all 'OB men. (If yours went astray or you want another, just ask for one.) The MAGAZINE editors say the demands on their limited space in the October issue are so great that they simply can't print detailed stories of reunions, or even many pictures. Naturally we think most of the MAGAZINE should be devoted to the 'OB party, and the fact that our Reunion story has to be brief simply proves that a lot of good material appears in the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE. If you haven't subscribed, do it now.
For the information of friends of '08 who are not on the mailing list for class pamphlets: The 30th reunion brought back most of the regulars and some men who have not usually attended class gatherings, and it's safe to say that everybody had a grand time, because nearly everybody this year remained in Hanover until late Sunday or through Monday.
Massachusetts Hall was assigned to '08. The party overflowed into other dormitories. Twice as many came as had made advance reservations. So there was a shortage of badges, the inexpensive and only "costume." Class headquarters in a firstfloor room held the pictures and other memorabilia of past reunions and undergraduate activities.
Most of the party arrived Friday, sat out on the steps until late, singing, chatting, enjoying the fellowship so characteristic of 'OB reunions. Many attended the delightful reception at the home of President and Mrs. Tucker.
Saturday morning the baseball game was the attraction, followed by the alumni luncheon on the Gymnasium lawn, and the annual meeting afterwards. Class Day exercises drew many to the Bema where Art Soule the Younger was class orator. In the evening the class dinner, for men only, was completely informal and entirely delightful. It was at the Outing Club House and there were plenty there who were determined that nothing of a serious nature interfere with the gayety. Wives and children went to the dramatic entertainment in Webster Hall.
Sunday morning the energetic classmates went to the Baccalaureate exercises. More haunted the neighborhood of the headquarters where Mort Hull's guitar was in constant use and harmony was close. It was so comfortable, out there under the trees; so enjoyable, so completely satisfying, that all efforts to hold the scheduled class meeting failed, and only with much difficulty was the party persuaded to line up for a photograph. Consequently no new class officers were elected. That means that the old officers hold over until 1943, unless removed by death or impeachment. The indifference of the electorate in a pure democracy is one of the world's worries.
Sunday afternoon the class picnic was held in a secluded grove in Vermont, on the bank of the Pompanoosuc river. Lunch was served by the Hanover Inn, aided by Larry Treadway and others who took charge of the broiler and the beer. It was a good lunch, and the afternoon passed all too quickly with music, oratory and (for the younger ones) swimming in the river.
Concerts by the Glee Club and the Dartmouth Band Sunday evening weje really enjoyed by those of the 'OB party who remained for the graduation exercises Monday. Only a handful stayed into Monday afternoon. It is depressing, when the party is over, and the beautiful campus, the elmdraped streets and the dormitories and eating places are deserted by the men who, in our minds and memories, should always be there.
Many were missing at the 30th. We hope to see them in '43. All who were in Hanover this year, and those whose bad luck kept them away. The men who were at the Goth, according to the Secretary's record:
Anderson, Barnes, Bennett, Blakely, Blanchard, Clark, John, Corcoran, Cowee, Currier, R. P., Donahue, Dunn, Everett, Fiske, Gleason, Hale, Hilton, Hobart, Hull, Jordan, Knight.
Knox, Lewis, A. L., Lowe, Lynde, McCarty, Melville, Munkelt, Nute, O'Shea, Parkinson, Prentice, Rogers, Rotch, Ruggles, Rutherford, S. S., Ruxton, Safford, Sanborn, Schilling.
Sherburne, Ralph, Sherburne, Raymond, Soule, Speare, Squier, Stearns, Stickney, Stone, Symmes, Tappan, Thompson, P. L., Thompson, R. F., Thorpe, Treadway, Vaitses, Vietor, Walker, Wooldridge, and Wyman.
