Class of 1906
Francis Childs sailed from New York on the Excalibur on the fifteenth of February on an extended trip through the Mediterranean. He and Shorty Davis by now undoubtedly have drunk many toasts to the class, not only aboard the good ship but in various European, African, and Asia Minor ports. Shorty, you see, is also on board this same boat,' having decided to sail as the result of orders from his doctor. He will probably come back with a boatload of racing canines for his famous dog track.
The interesting item which follows appeared in the February a 6 issue of the Boston Transcript:
"Mr. and Mrs. David J. Main of Denver,Colo., announce the engagement of theirdaughter, Miss Betty Louise Main, toHenry W. Keyes Jr., son of former UnitedStates Senator and Mrs. Henry W. Keyesof North Haverhill, N. H.
"Miss Mam is a graduate of Smith College and of the Katharine Gibbs School inBoston. Mr. Keyes was graduated fromMilton Academy in 1922, from HarvardCollege in 1927 as of 1926, and from theHarvard Law School in 1930. He is a memher of the Speakers' Club, the HarvardClub of Boston, and the Union BoatClub."
An effort is being made to have a gathering of the men of 1906 who live in the Chicago area at the dinner for President Hopkins the latter part of this month. That will be a great affair, and I hope to see there Henry Cooke, who lives in Geneva but who has so far successfully been able to keep himself apart from Dartmouth activities since he left college as an undergraduate; Harold Dufur Fish, who spent many years with explorer Beebe but who has now settled down to teaching weneral science at the Nichols School in Evanston; W. Fogarty Gleason, still known as the "Kid" and the man who has had more jobs than the PWA, APA, WPA, KKK, PBK, and similar organizations have had to offer, but who for the past two months has both enthusiastically and constantly confined his efforts to the distribution of pipes; Paul Hagberg, whose red head used to cast a friendly glow about the Dartmouth campus, and is still engaged in the steel industry at Gary, Ind.; Ray Herman, whose name continues to appear in the papers as Chicago's battling real estate operator who is causing Mayor Kelly much embarrassment in connection with his airport plans; Don Mclntire, who has become an authority on eggs, and is officially connected with the Robinson Egg Company of this city; and Alan Parrish, who visits Chicago occasionally but is still one of the best-known contractors in Central Illinois, continuing to make his home in Paris, Ill. If this group gets together, it will be a merry evening, because many of these men have not met since they left Dartmouth.
Your President has consulted quite a number of the men in the class regarding appointing a secretary to succeed Francis Childs, but as yet has not made a definite decision. He feels that the office is so important that the records of men being considered should be carefully scrutinized, so that the man selected is one who not only has the time but the ability, enthusiasm, and willingness to fill the position, which is quite a striking contrast to the method now used in selecting judges for the United States Supreme Court.
The editorial columns of the Brookings, South Dakota, Register paid the following well-deserved tribute to the memory of our classmate Van Dusen Fishback, who recently died and an account of whose life appears elsewhere in this issue of the MAGAZINE:
"VAN D. FISHBACK
"When an individual spends his entire life in a community and dies after reachmg a little more than middle age, and has engaged in a business for many a year which intimately touches the welfare of large numbers of people, and retains the confidence, the esteem, and the affection of all, there must be some reason for it.
"Such was the case with Van D. Fishback.
"Several months ago when physicians said that his days were numbered, a pall fell over the entire city and county. In all of his experience this writer never observed a case in which it was so marked. A cherished friend, a man who carried deep religious conviction into his daily life, a useful citizen, one who was considerate and kind on all occasions was about to be called.
"A son of the community, he grew to manhood, participated in all of the activities of the city, was permitted to enjoy the best of educational advantages, and then returned to join with his father in the banking business.
"His career was marked with an inherent integrity and a consideration for the rights of others which branded him as the truest of gentlemen. He measured his actions by the Golden Rule. He directed his life by it, and he leaves behind him a community with bowed head and sorrowing heart.
"He would want this quotation of Irving's sketch on 'Rural Funerals' to appear:
" 'Then weave thy chaplet of flowers and strew the beauties of nature upon the graves of those we love. Console thy broken spirit if thou canst with these tender yet futile tributes of regret. But take warning by this thy contrite affliction over the dead, and henceforth be more faithful and affectionate in the discharge of thy duties to the living.' "
The Class Orchids for this month undeniably go to Edward (Eddie) B. Meservey, son of A. B. Meservey, for winning the U. S. Slalom Championship at the Sanctioned Meet on Mt. Mansfield, Stowe, Vermont, on March 6th. Being an open meet for professionals as well as amateurs, Eddie received two gold medals instead of one, defeating the outstanding Dartmouth ski champions, Dick Durrance, Ted Hunter, and Ed Wells, also Beutter of the German Intercollegiate team, who won the down hill race on the same day. Eddie also won the Ski Meister title at the Collegiate Invitation Meet at Lake Placid Christmas time, which title is awarded for the best all around skiing including cross country, jumping, slalom, and down hill. Incidentally, it might also interest some of you to know that he was Junior Selection for Phi Beta Kappa, early this year, being considered eligible for this coveted scholastic award upon the strength of three years' collegiate achievement instead of the usual four.
President, Room 1430, Merchandise Mart Chicago, 111.
