Class of 1917
Congratulations to Bill Sewall, whose appointment as manager of the Petroleum Sales Department, B. F. Goodrich Tire and Rubber Cos., was announced in New York papers the first of the new year. He started work at Akron before Christmas and will move his family from Tuckahoe, N. Y., after school closes next June. Bill withdrew from 1917's National Committee at New York, so we opened him up at Akron and he promises to continue his visits to classmates in all parts.
Walt Walters, chief of the Surgical Section, Mayo Clinic, wrote December first he was leaving Rochester, Minn., for two weeks to attend meetings of the Western Surgical Association in Indianapolis and the Southern Surgical Association in Birmingham.
Thanks to Sam MacKillop for a Boston Transcript article under Washington dateline of November 29, announcing that Mr. Harold Mason of Brattleboro had arrived to assume his duties as secretary of the National Republican Committee. Nearly a column was devoted to Hap's views regarding planks coming up before the policy committee of one hundred, and the report stated the secretary would naturally have a hand in the appointment of that committee's chairman. The article gave a good account of Hap's college affiliation, war record, business activities, political work, and service to the New England Council.
Errol Thompson reports he had a great football season, attending games at Hanover or New Hampton nearly every Saturday. Linwood of the freshman class weighed a good bit less than most ends out for the team, but fought his way up from the fourth string to regular first string service. Errol Jr. is the six-foot two-inch left end at New Hampton, from which Lin graduated. Tommy said it was a strange feeling when the two teams met, to see his two left ends appear, each with a number 17 on his back, and hear the wise cracks on each side regarding the opponent's Thompson.
Your scribe had the good fortune to come in to East Walpole, Mass., and visit with Mott, Frances, Eleanor (13), Barbara (11), and Kay (8) Brown in their attractive colonial farmhouse home, the kind with ever extending white sheds and ceilings so low our little Mott reminded us of the old picture of Atlas. (Shorty Scott and Howard Stockwell should go out there and turn in a giant picture.) Mott, like a lot of Seventeeners we have heard from, is keen for more class meetings, and any of you who drop in at East Walpole will find the class numerals hanging out.
Sunny Sanborn reports that Roger Merrill married Ruth M. Short of Boston last June. They live at 16 Tremlett St., the old Merrill homestead at Dorchester. Rog is the proprietor of the "Modern Home" shop at River and Chestnut St., Boston, a decorating and home furnishing establishment.
Hank Loudon's new home address is 91 Pickwick Road, West Newton, Mass., and snapshots indicate more of us ought to be in the printing business. Hank is all ready to provide the music for this winter's class dinners at Boston, and Arch Earle is getting set to call out the New York contingent as this goes to press.
A1 Emmons, late of Tyler, Eames, Wright, and Reynolds, Boston, and in case the fact had escaped you, professor of money and banking in Suffolk University, same city, has returned to his native heath, Kennebunk, Me., to practice law. His family will remain in Lexington until the end of the current school year. That sounds like some strenuous week-end commuting for A1.
Larry Nourse sent a Christmas card showing an artistic photograph of their two daughters, Patricia and Rebecca, which reminds us of the business Larry used to do in Delta Alpha pictures and photos of men studying seriously in their college rooms (for home consumption). Larry is president of the Bristol County Teacher's Association and lives at Norton, Mass.
We always did hold it up against the English profs, for not teaching our Hart- ford delegation how to write, but news will leak out and reach this column, even if it has to cross the ocean twice. We thank K. B. Hill 1925 for a photograph of A1 Hickmott and article from a Hartford paper, forwarded to him from a 1918 man at Cannes, France! Here's the story:
"Allerton C. Hickmott, financial secretary of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, is receiving congratulations upon completion of 20 years' service.
"Mr. Hickmott came to the Connecticut General as a member of the financial department in 1917, soon after graduating from Dartmouth College. In 1925 he was made an assistant secretary of the company, and early this year was elected financial secretary.
"His knowledge and experience have led to many calls upon his time and services. A few years ago he drafted legislation to legalize investments in public utilities by savings banks in Connecticut, and has acted in an advisory capacity for similar legislation in other states. He has acted as financial adviser for several corporations and is a trustee of the Guardian Investment Trust.
"Mr. Hickmott is a member of the University Club, Hartford Golf Club, and Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants."
We dug up some of the Springfield brethren the week before Christmas. Chan was the easiest to find, the bells of the Steiger department store were ringing out in the frosty air, calling the shoppers from near and far. This is O. K. with Chan, as he handles the finances and real estate of the company. The latter also owns stores at Hartford and Holyoke, and in normal seasons employs a thousand people.
Skinny and Mrs. Sturtevant are enjoying college life all over again, with their Dartmouth sophomore providing the inspiration. They have another boy and two girls at home. The Captain's work as adjutant and intelligence officer of the Massachusetts National Guard now requires every minute of his time, with twelve hundred officers and men to care for. Warner recounted some exciting tasks when the flood of two years ago kept the guard working three days and nights mostly without sleep. As National Committeeman he is going to round up the squad of Seventeeners in western Massachusetts for dinners this winter.
Had dinner with Nick Carter, the first good visit since he left us at the end of freshman year, and met Mrs. Carter, their son and daughter at their Longmeadow home. Nick hauled out his "Mem-book" and asked a thousand questions about you guys. It's hard to find any important business man in Springfield who doesn't know Nick.
A good lesson in professional hockey was enjoyed just before the New Year, the Maclntyres, Holdens, and Sanborns doing the interpreting, the Bruins and Rangers staging the show at the Boston Arena. Bunny is still combing the Northeast for wool orders, Sunny is keeping fit on the University Club squash racquets courts, and Spique continues to wrap up lots of soap receipts in the books of Lever Brothers. Out there at Cambridge we also have Andy Anderson, who is pushing out a lot of vegetable shortening to Lever's commercial customers, and he looks as if he enjoyed it.
We also had a nice visit with Walter and Grace Ferguson, and learned from the treasurer that Anderson Products, Inc., have extended beyond the manufacture of steam radiator valves to the production and installation of ornamental metal work used in electric elevator renovation. Walt says it's Pete Olds whose charms keep the labor gang whistling and contented. Walt provided information regarding the sad loss of Dick Murphy, in the Necrology section of the MAGAZINE, this issue.
Harry Worthington writes that he is over his head with work, all he has been doing for the last ten years is straightening out messes, has another one starting the first of the year, and is going to get Father Divine to come out and be his assistant. Champ, plenty of us can say "Ditto" to your sentiments, but we're glad you're going to round up the gang around Chicago. Harry says Dartmouth mail should be sent to his home—120 North Spring Ave., La Grange, I11.
A1 Shiels wrote from Los Angeles, December 5, applauding our national organization plan, and is going to corral Rubel, Durkee, Collerd, Atwater, and others this winter. He's boosting already for the Dartmouth-Stanford football game next fall.
Bud Robie writes: "The four Robiessaw the Columbia slaughter, Thanksgivingweek, while in Mass., Mrs. Robie and Itook in the Boston College-Holy Crossgame with the Maclntyres, and after thegame we spent a grand evening with themat their beautiful new home in Belmotit."
At last our threats have brought results from Norm McCulloch, who came through with a score of reunion pictures, showing you gents in all poses and positions, at Hitchcock, in the tent, at the President's, marching on the campus, singing, etc. (If you want a set, write to Norm and make your own deal.) Norm wrote: "Mary andI are having the thrill of building ourfirst house, while humming 'Recession,keep away from our door.' Saw Dartmouth get a mild workout with Brownand took one of my prospective all-Americans to the Yale heartbreaker. If you seeArch Earle tell him I am following his suggestions of encouraging his pal Neil todrum on the piano to his heart's content.It is driving us crazy. Rush prescription ofan antidote. Two sufferers for art's sake.
But the prize picture this month is one of a man in business suit standing on the ice with large metal airplane as background; man wears a high derby hat, a cigar about a foot long, black mustache and sideburns, and iron grey goatee. The date line of the accompanying letter is Fairbanks, Alaska, November 19, 1937, and Sam White says:
"The cigar, iron hat, and beard are allthe real thing; and the cause of a 'Days of'98' celebration recently staged here by theLegion. The city went in for it in a bigway; and led by the postmaster, U. S. commissioner, U. S. clerk of court, and a largepart of the merchants and bankers, the citywas distinctly beard-conscious for sixweeks.
"There's an idea for our 25th reunion.You've no idea how the gals go for it.
"The plane in the picture is a big Sikorsky owned by the Russian government,which had been engaged in a search for thelost Polar fliers. Best to the gang."
Seven teeners reading these columns have paid class dues in full, (79) or have subscribed to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE (3). Hence only 82 out of 350 men know what is going on. Treasurer Brooks is sending an appeal to all the rest as this goes to print, and shortly thereafter will turn over the names to members of the National Committee, for local contact work.
Change your address books on Sewall, Loudon, Emmons, and Worthington as indicated above, both alphabetical and geographical listings.
You men who have not sent in news to the class secretary so far this year—please come to life, so these columns won't dry up.
Secretary-Chairman, 18 Madison Ave., Cranford, N. J.
