St. Louis

DESPITE the interruptions of vacations and the enervating effect of the scorching weather, the Dartmouth Club of St. Louis continued remarkably active during the summer months. The return of the Club's prodigal son, Dan Kerwin '35, sounded the key note for the summer's festivities.

We had teed off for the season a few weeks prior with a beer picnic which was the first of three, the second coming in August, and the winder-upper closing the season in late September. There were usually twenty to twenty-five couples on hand. The St. Louis Club picnics do not vary greatly from the Hanover variety. Between picnics scarcely a week-end passed that wasn't marked by some sort of Dartmouth gathering. There were a couple of moonlight excursions on the Mississippi. On another occasion, to quote Martin "Boswell" Kerwin, "With the Rogers family away, Boyd threw a soiree," Tom Curtis, who kept bachelor quarters during the early part of the summer, provided the refreshments for a couple of other get-togethers.

Then there was a quiet evening of bridge that Deckert and Thompson had planned for themselves and their dates, but self-styled ring leader, Martin "I-love-a-crowd" Kerwin, got wind of the proceedings and before the evening was over a goodly Dartmouth group was on hand. And of course, various combinations of the Dartmouth foursome literally tore up the course week-end on end.

All summer long we heard a lot about a proposed week-end party at "Left Handed" Pete Grace's summer home in the country, and on one occasion we got as far as a tavern about five miles out of town, but from that point on we were hostless.

Conspicuously absent on all occasions were "Debonair" Adair Logan, "Call Boy" Dick Meyer, Ted "Scoops" Thompson, and newlywed Frank Cornwell. May the mere mention of their absence serve as a reprimand. We have also missed Phil Glazer, who left St. Louis and the employ of Gamous-Barr Company early in July, the St. Louis Club lost a loyal member.

A sombre note was struck in mid-July with the death of Max Waldsmith '33. We still can't believe it's true. Max was one of us. He was a leader in all of our activities. No Dartmouth gathering was complete without him. No finer fellow ever trod the Dartmouth campus. His passing is an irreparable loss to the Dartmouth Club of St. Louis and to the College.

The monthly smokers which were suspended during the summer months will be resumed in October, at which time we hope to welcome the new Alumni who were graduated from the College last June. The weekly luncheons, which have been rather sparsely attended during the summer, should pick up in attendance with the advent of cooler weather. Don't forget the usual time, Saturday noon, and the usual place, the American Hotel.