1926
Inasmuch as the copy for this issue was written on the seventh of October in order to make the dead line on the tenth, it comes under the heading of "Between Scenes." The accumulation of summer news always helps materially for the first issue of the year. The fall season has but started when it's time to prepare notes for the November issue, and it is a source of much regret that I cannot tell you now of the many Twenty-sixers seen at football games and parties sponsored by Bob Salinger's committee. However many of you undoubtedly attended these functions, and I shall give a complete report next month.
It is however an ill wind etc.—as the saying goes and lack of news from many of our classmates affords the space to quote rather fully a very interesting letter Bob received from Monty Colladay, who as you know has been in the United States diplomatic service since graduation. He has for the past several years been American vice-consul at Basle, Switzerland, and has recently been transferred to Tallinn, Estonia.
"For myself, after five years almost of what in my varied life I would call routine happenings, I am now on the loose again and under orders to break up our housekeeping here and move on—to Tallinn, Estonia. Having just had a friend who had gone there and had visited us here en route, I was able to know where the place was when my orders came two weeks ago. Since then I have received considerable dope on the place and am all het up about the prospects. I go there as consul and third secretary of legation, as it is a combined office, legation and consulate, with most of the emphasis on the legation business, as far as I can find out. As you may know, the American Foreign Service since 1924 has been a combined diplomatic and consular service, and all members are foreign service officers as a basic title. As foreign service officers (appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate) they hold commissions both as diplomatic secretaries and consular officers, so that they may function in either capacity, or as at Tallinn and some other offices in a dual capacity. I go into this in detail, because I am sure that it is not well understood at home, and I believe you will have a better idea of what I do if you know the background, and I hope to be able to write you more often and tell you how the life goes in the Far North, for it looks like an interesting place. I wonder if in your legal work you have had occasion to call on any of us for help in any shipments of machinery you may make abroad. If so you will know the type of service we can render to American exporters in furthering American trade. In many countries now the import and export of goods is so tied up with the government that we have found that a consul, who is not supposed to carry on direct relations with the government of the country in which he is stationed, is handicapped in his work. To avoid this we are combining our offices in as many countries as possible, so that when a consular officer has some business to transact in helping an American exporter he can go to the government authorities in his capacity as diplomatic secretary. Seems like a lot of beating around the bush, but you cannot get anything done here without following all the rules. We are thinking seriously of trying to get to the States before going to Tallinn. That will not be until the first of October, as I must wait here until the vice-consul who is to be my successor here arrives at the end of September We have been having some wonderful week-ends in the Alps lately—leave here after work on Saturday noon and in two hours we are in the mountains. We have a swim in a lake with snow peaks looking down on us, and then go up a mountain side to some small town hung on the side of an Alp and have supper at a little hotel and spend the night there. We are up at 5 A.M. on Sunday and climb up and up for four or more hours until we get to the top of the mountain—beautiful flowers, scenery, and air—snowfields and flowers together—with lakes and towns spread below us. Come down in the afternoon, have a swim, and get home in the evening. Such is Switzerland. We are training for a long hiking trip we want to take in late August when the boss is back. We will take rucksacks and hike for about a week—up passes and across glaciers, staying at night in mountain huts. You can see that I will not want to leave Switzerland—but we can always plan to come back here. And the skiing in winter is unbeatable. I can manage to swing a pretty fair pair of skis now and want to get back for skiing whenever I can."
The above is so intriguing that we must agree that we should have selected a career with Uncle Sam. Let's have more letters, Monty!
Herm Davidson, the Sioux City, lowa, department store tycoon, has gone into the business of raising English bulldogs, according to a recent letter. He has named his kennel "The Dartmouth Bulldog Kennels" and has named two of his champions in a most appropriate manner. To quote from his letter—"have named one promising stud after an office long vacant, "Dartmouth's Dean of Women," and another "Dartmouth Winter Queen." We assume the second is not a dog.
Al Louer has voiced his willingness to serve again as class agent for the Alumni Fund, so you may be sure of another banner showing by 1926.
Caryl and Ted Parker are the proud parents of twin boys born August 8. The names are E. Cummings Jr. and John B. Parker. A pair of all American ends for the fall of 1957. Felicitations and best wishes, Ted and Caryl!
During a recent telephone conversation with Os Skinner '28, I learned that Bob Breyfogle is still in war-torn Spain. Many of us have been wondering if he was all right during the many months of bombing etc., and we are pleased to know that he is thriving as pro-manager of the International Banking Corporation in Barcelona.
ADDRESS CHANGES William A. Behrens, 1309 Cleveland Ave., Niagara Falls, N. Y. William P. Farnsworth, Snedens Landing, Palisades, N. Y. Albert W. Bishop, Mgr., W. T. Grant Co., 2803 Washington Ave., Newport News, Va. Charles E. Wallis, 207 Ingram Ave., Ingram, Pa. James D. Ripley, River Front, Point Pleasant, N. J. Charles E. Morton, 162 Broad St., Windsor, Conn. George E. Alger, Box 437, Springdale, Conn. John G. Thompson, Allerton Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio. George S. Starke, Loudonville, N. Y. Ralph O. Smith, 627 21st Ave., San Francisco, Calif. Norman C. Shellman, 706 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill. Frederick L. Rowe, 555 Hill Terrace, Winnetka, Ill. Stuart N. Hollister, 13 East 9th St., New York City. Paul A. Dillingham, R. F. D. 1, Romulus, N. Y. Leslie B. McFadden, 294 Cannon Drive, Santa Barbara, Calif. John P. St. Clair, 4-261 General Motors Building, Detroit, Mich. Joseph B. Stevens, 17,200 Clifton Blvd., Lakewood, Ohio. Robert B. Williams, 57 West 45th St., New York City. John D. Cannon, 111 East Bellevue Place, Chicago, Ill. M. Richard Burlingame, 225 Shotwell Park, Syracuse, N. Y.
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