1916*
Here is the news on Balmacaaners. It's a real treat to compile and pass on to you news of our classmates, from whom we seldom hear, Bill Williams, Lymie Perkins, Phil Stackpole, Marty Linihan, Olin Smith, Don Hosmer, Larry Davidson, Nat Harris and a host of others, so here goes.
Congratulations are in order for Bill Williams, since August i, Manager of the Research Laboratories of Johns-Manville Corp., with a personnel of 162 representing 40 universities and colleges. Bill has a daughter Dorothy in her Junior year at Rathbun School of Music and Helen is a sophomore at Mount St. Mary's. Bill writes me there are no sons, no baseball players. And here is Lymie Perkins with a fourteen year old daughter and no baseball players. I'm glad Lymie admits he can't stay up as late as of old. The Perkins have forsaken New England and now live at 53 Clarendon Place, Buffalo.
Now here's a proud father, Dan Dinsmoor, whose son Jim is a freshman at Dartmouth. Dr. Phil Davis wrote me from St. Louis last year that Jim had the highest I.Q. in the state high schools of Missouri. Like father, like son.
Does this hold true of Olin Smith Jr. who likewise is in the freshman class? Can Olin Jr. sing as good a tenor as his old man, that's what I'd like to know. We will have a list of sons of sixteen by next issue, so you can see for yourselves who is carrying on.
Balmacaaners are preparing their sons even now. Larry Davidson's son, Kirk, 1955, Carl Holmes' son Peter 1953, Ros Magill's, Hugh 1953, and a host of others. Now you proud fathers of 1916, let me know when, as, and if you have sons, so we can be prepared.
Larry Davidson is still living in the land of corn and hogs and both are doing well this year. Larry has a daughter Ann, still runs a department store in Sioux Citythat is celebrating its 55th anniversary, and still plans to be at our 25th.
Mecca Holmes expects to be broke for the next few years, for Jean Susan is entering Smith this year, and the twins Cynthia Joan and Peter Carl aged 12 years are coming right along to pick up any surplus. I hope Mrs. Susan plans that budget for June 1941.
The Magills have visited Hanover frequently, the past summer, in order that Hugh could get a line on Dartmouth. Of course, his father went along to keep him company. Ros managed to keep busy part of the summer as Chairman of the Public Examining Board of the New York Stock Exchange. Stew Paul, Major W. Stewart Paul, 6413-3151 Place, North West, Washington, D. C., has a son, just graduated from Culver Academy, who enters Dartmouth in 1940. Stew is now attached to the War Department in Washington, and sits beside Sterling Wilson, at the weekly Alumni luncheons.
The oldest daughter of the Gil Tapleys will be a classmate of Jean Holmes at Smith this year.
You know how I've recorded the various fishing trips of Sam Cutler. I've never been sure he caught anything heretofore, but Gil writes me,
Sam and Lucile Cutler dropped in onus at Humarock during August enroute forsome fishing. They stopped by a few hourslater and left enough fish for a family ofsix, more than I've caught in twenty yearsat Humarock. Maybe this guy Cutler is a better fisherman than he is a poker or piano player.
Professor Ed Kirkland is back at Bowdoin after a six months' leave of absence, spent in bringing his economic history of the United States right up to the minute. Probably these professors do work after all, for it sounds like an ice man's holiday to me, to be writing histories on one's time off.
The George Pratts are still in West Hartford, Connecticut, but I expect to hear they have turned up in Bermuda or the Bahamas for the winter. George likes to travel.
Don Hosmer writes from East Orange, New Jersey. "Same city, same address, samejob, at the same school, same wife, no additions to family, living a life that I enjoy"Don, I wonder how many of us wanderers would like to do the same.
Nat Harris, W. T. Grant New Orleans Store Manager, was recently made a member of New Orleans Rotary. Nat will of course do considerable singing at the luncheons, and the Phi Gams will properly sympathize with his fellow members.
Chuck Dudley, who was at the North Shore Dartmouth Club organization meeting with Ig Eigner, Jack Welch, and Joe Newmark, promises an active season this year. I wish you would bring the North Shore Balmacaaners to our next Greater Boston gathering, Chuck.
When Professor Gene Chase goes up with his Lafayette College football to Hanover on October si, will the history professor remain neutral?
Dr. Phillips N. Davis, 205 Humboldt Building, St. Louis, is still taking care of high school athletes in his spare time.
Tug Tyler will be on his Eastern trip beginning October 4th and hopes to be around Boston the first week in November at 79 Bertwell Road, Lexington, Mass. Tug has developed some new golf clubs that are expected to tickle the "try to hit and walk" profession.
Marty Linehan and Mrs. Marty paid their first visit to Hanover in thirteen years, the past summer. When Marty saw Ros Magill at the Inn, the reunion began.
When it comes to cribbage, I'm the EastWest champion. Why I've even trimmed the guy (the Bard of Bristol, Pa.) who trimmed Oscar Buckstaff. Just because Ralph Heinie George trimmed me a game or two, Cliff Bean after a Pyrhhic victory over three Mexicans, an unknown piccolo player and Heinie, claims the title. These men have no respect for champions.
If I believed all I read in the newspapers, especially the interview granted the national press by one Holmes Green, the Dallas Giant, on his return from Japan, I would consider that Russ Durgin 'l5, Mitsui 'l5 and Holmes had solved American-Japanese relations. Carl John Eskeline should check up on this news.
Young Donald Eskeline came on alone from China to Saxtons River to attend Vermont Academy. Lucille, Eskie, and Judy are leaving Tientsin on November 13. After Christmas they will be in the East, so New York and New England Balmacaaners are hoping to see the Eskelines' face to face this coming year.
Alec Jardine passed through Chicago recently, and tried unsuccessfully to reach the General Pooh Bah of Ditto Inc. one Ken Henderson.
Dick Parkhurst tells me that Herb Comstock is now associated with Cross & Brown, realtors, 270 Madison Avenue, New York.
I have had a wonderful letter from Julian Hovey. Julian's life since he left college runs the gamut from Boy Scout work, foreman in Beet Sugar factories, Assistant Director in Motion Pictures, to the ice business and what not. Julian married Anne Shipley of Boston in 1924, and together, they have built a turkey ranch at Valley Centre, California. Julian and Anne built their own home, cleared the land, dug the well, and have been pioneers like the '4gers. The Class will be as pleased as I am Julian to get the news. Look up Balmacaaners in Los Angeles, and viceversa.
Mrs. Alexander (Virginia Dixon) Dean has written me "Would you see to it thatI am notified when the contributions aremade to the Class of 'l6 Alumni Fund inthe Spring. As long as I am able, I want tocontinue with Alec's contribution." The memory of Balmacaaner Alexander Dean will remain forever green.
Bill Brown is breaking into print as an author. The Glens Falls High School principal wrote an article. The Commencement pageant, an educational experiment for the May number of Secondary Education.
Ben Moxon and Jim Shanahan, New Hampshire Balmacaaners, plan to be at our Harvard game night before party. With Ed Kiley and Phil Stackpole coming up from New York, John Hyde (the Bard of Bristol on the Delaware) Mensel, Honey Abraham from Vermont and Bob Clunie from Maine, we will have a National Pow Wow.
Leonard Wakefield Joy was an overnight Boston visitor recently. Bones is the R.C.A. Victor big shot these days. He attends all big first nights. What a life for the Claremont bugler.
Leigh Rogers has just been elected President of Bellanca Aircraft Corp., New Castle, Delaware. I'll bet he hopes the embargo will be lifted.
Phil Stackpole and Bobby have just completed a tour of the forty-eight states in the Union. We missed a visit with Phil when his car started to go haywire, on the last leg of the journey back to New York. Phil wants to know why the New Yorkers never get together. How about it you Mohammedans of Mantattan, Perc Burnham, Ray Devoe, Ed Kiley, Ken Stowell, Jack McEndy and Zack Taylor.
I am very sorry to record the deaths of Dr. Ed Cunningham and Jake Story. Our thanks are due to Joe Newmark who kept us informed daily of Jake's last days. Details are in the Necrology column.
Secretary, 37 Maple St., Stoneham, Mass
Treasurer, 1 Federal Street, Boston, Mass.
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