1929*
Would you like to have a Tenth Year Class Report? Would you contribute $1 in advance toward its expense? Those attending a recent Class Dinner in New York unanimously answered, 'Yes": Jack Blair, Charlie Goldsmith, Joe Webb, Charles Mackay, Tal Babcock, Charlie Shaeffer, Will Torbert, A 1 Fisher, Lit Johnston, Bill Morgan, Harry Enders, Brons Purdy, Bill Alexander, Cliff Purse, Eddie Ellinger, Jim Hodge, Johnnie Quebman, Joe Walsh, Ray Hedger, Mo Heath, Jack Hubbard, Fred Breithut, Larry Lougee, Dick Barrett. The Fifth Year Report, you may remember, consisted chiefly of a directory and vital statistics. Its expense was borne by the Class Treasury. The proposed Tenth Year Report would bring the original information up to date. This time, however, the publication should pay for itself, and with Bill Morgan's international Paper Company bidding for the job, it is estimated that the cost should not exceed $1 per copy. So many fellows, in addition to those named above, have praised the Fifth Year Report and asked for a Tenth that the Executive Committee would in all probability undertake the publication of such a report if sufficient support were promised to assure its accomplishment on a "Pay as you go" policy. I know that asking you to drop me a card in answer to the two questions at the head of these notes is not as efficient a way to poll you as a return postcard printed and addressed would be, but just the same that's what I wish you'd do. Do it now, will you.
It's lucky no names were mentioned in last month's story of the jolly classmate who has been under suspicion for failure to declare the presence of his wife at Reunion. Further investigation establishes that she was there only long enough to appear in the Class picture and pack him up and take him home. Proper apology has been made direct. Now, complete retraction and forgiveness, we hope.
Bob Drake, a lawyer, associated with the Chicago firm of Alden, Latham & Young is the chief collector of news for this month's column. Coming as it does from Bob and the Mid-West it is high class and most welcome.
Pinky Flannery says that Leonard Flynn is connected with the Central Trust Bank and that Jack Martin is doing well in the practice of medicine with his office in the Carnegie Medical Building. As for Pinky himself: My reason for being in Cleveland is that for the last threeyears I have been at the Cleveland Clinicon a Fellowship in the Department ofInternal Medicine. With my wife, Ruth,and one son, Charles, age 6 in Januarycoming, I live at 2252 Grand View Ave.,Cleveland Heights.
Art Buffington called in Chicago recently for the Mid-Continent Trust Conference. He is in the Trust Department of the First National Bank & Trust Co. of Minneapolis.
The news from Chicago is that the classes of 1929 and 1930 held a joint dinner on November 14, but the date was too late to report in this letter.
Dick Burke married Mary Cadley and now lives in Wayne, Illinois, a part of the country noted for rolling hills, hunting and horseback riding. They were married in Virginia on an estate where the wedding guests were invited to stay for the week-end.
Mrs. Charley King, Mrs. Bob McClory, whose husband was in the class of '3O and the wife of the writer, Mrs. Robert Drake, were all in the Evanston Hospital bearing children at the same time in the month of September. The Kings had Howard, the McClorys had Michael; and the Drakes had Thomas. Upon the return of the Kings to their residence in Wilmette the European War had its repercussions there when a German nurse and a French cook created such domestic difficulties that the nurse was finally forced out.
Ed McGibbon, when seen at a Dartmouth-Harvard football game broadcast in Chicago, stated that he intended to take his tumlaren boat out of the water and stow it away for the winter. During the week he specializes in insurance law including workmen's compensation in his own office.
John Minary wishes to inquire about Ray White, what his politics are and if he remembers when he was a rock-ribbed New England hardshell and Minary and Cantril attempted to loosen up his thinking. Minary reports himself farther to the right than ever. (Ed: Ray is with the New England Council and is probably as good a Yankee as ever drank cider.)
Did you see Leonard Doob in the recent March of Time movie concerning propaganda and the European War? Or have you seen the new book by Doob and others entitled Frustration and Aggression published by the Institute of Human Relations and the Yale University Press?
Bill Grote reporting from Peoria admits that he is still a confirmed bachelor, gets home to Wheaton only infrequently, is kept on the run most of the time in his work with E. I. duPont de Nemours & Cos.
From Omaha Bob Ellick wrote: To myknowledge I'd say that Stan Johnson wasthe wonder boy around here for the classof '29. He has really gone to town in abig way. He is an Assistant General Attorney for the Union Pacific Railroad andhandles all legal matters arising betweenthe railroad and the Interstate CommerceCommission. He has a very lovely wifeand two sons, Alvin about five years andStanfield Jr. about two years. Stan isbuilding a new home out in west suburban Omaha. Bert Watkins is vice president of the Watkins Lumber and CoalCompany, is married and has a son bornMay 30, 1938. As for myself, I left theHarris Trust, Chicago, in February, '316 toenter the securities business with a firmhere in Omaha. Am not married so haveno children to speak of. Have hay feverso bad here though that my doctor advises me to move to Seattle, Washington,which I may do. Expect to spend most ofmy time hunting this fall.
Dick Brown of Detroit writes:. ...rightin the middle of plans for a wedding, oneof the principals being myself. The affair isn't announced yet but will beshortly. Perhaps Dick Eberline crosses myhorizon more often than any of the other'29ers in Detroit. He's still with the U. S.Rubber Company, note in the sales division, and has recently moved out intothe country. If the Company doesn'twatch out, their good salesman will beturning into a. gentleman farmer. JackBrabb comes to the weekly Dartmouthluncheons regularly and is practicing lawin town with his own firm. He's justmoved back into the city from his placeon Lake Erie. Karl Pittelkow has beenkeeping himself pretty busy since he wasmarried a year ago. He left his father'sfirm and is now an account executive inan advertising firm in Detroit.
"Haven't seen Jack Angell since Reunion but believe that he is still workingwith General Electric air conditioningequipment. Harry Wallace is in businesswith his father promoting the use of garage equipment. Talk to George McKeanevery once in a while. George finishedschool at Lafayette, recent Green victim,and studied law at Pittsburgh. He's nowwith General Motors in the Tax Department, has been president of the GeneralMotors Men's Club (1500 members), andis now the father of a baby girl. That's ahistory for you. As for myself, the CareyCompany has had the benefit of my services since school. Have been an officer inall the non-paying positions of the localalumni group and am the secretary atpresent. In retrospect, the last ten yearsdon't look so fancy, but with the impending wedding mentioned above the futurehas a decided rosy hue.
From Youngstown Dick Owsley contributes: I'm still engaged in the privatepractice of the law and enjoying it. McKelvey is doing very well in surgery herein town after a two year residency atLakeside Hospital in Cleveland. HerbWollison, his wife Betty and daughterBarbara Ann have graced our communityfor several years now, and he is doing agood job selling for Commercial Shearing and Stamping Cos. affectionatelyknown as "Sneering and Snapping."
Fred Ingram paid us a visit in the latesummer looking very fit, and all the Dartmouths gathered at our place to inspectand do him honor. Then Bill Henretta,his fine wife Adelaide and sister Francespaid us a visit this month and the hillwinds blew some more and we passed thegranite around. The movie Winter Carnival finally reached Youngstown and wewent and liked the Dartmouth songs andscenery. We recognized the Norwich station and Ted Baehr all right. Getting back to Boston, there should be headlines reporting the first mixed party ever staged here: 29 and 27's joint supper dance the night before the Harvard game with the Calvers, the Fosters, the Coles, the Maynards, the Pratts (yes Ginter & Wife all the way from New York) the Andres and a couple of old stags Born and Herbert setting them up. Born, by the way, was celebrating again, this time in honor of Mary, whose hair was appropriately set in the most approved Down East style the preceding Sunday, a day or two after her birth.
Herm Liss passed along the following excerpt from a letter recently received from Dick Robin who after being New England Supervisor is now West Coast Manager for Becton-Dickinson, surgical supplies and the father of two girls: Helen and I made a combination pleasure and business trip to the Northwestthe first week in September and it turnedout to be a miniature fifth reunion with'29ers. In Portland we stayed with Haland Barbara Hirsch. They staged a remarkable cocktail party and produced Dr.Arch Diack and wife as a most pleasantsurprise. We went on to Seattle where wespent a pleasant evening drinking beerwith Jim and Hesse Hodson. Judge Hodson was on the bench that week, but Iwas unable to get even a ticket for overparking. Jim says no more politics, as hispractice keeps him too busy. But that maybe one of those off the record statementspoliticians make. I also spent an afternoon with Sim Cantrell gaping at theequipment he commands as director ofthe Cancer Clinic at the Swedish Hospital. They are getting remarkable resultsand Sim is unquestionably one man whohas found his meteor early in life. Westopped in Portland again on the wayback and spent a delightful evening withHal if Barb and her family out on theirranch. We were there the night war wasdeclared but knew nothing about it until the next day as there is no electricity,no radio, no newspaper. Just thousandsof acres with prize steer beef as the one industry.
Frank Sullivan married Mary Margaret Noonan of Springfield, Illinois on October 25.
Wen Barney still approves of that son of his, the State of Virginia, the city of Winchester and the job as resident manager of Leach, Rindfleisch & Scott, CPA's but he does hope to be able to entertain an old classmate again. He says the latchstring is always out to all '29ers at 305 Courtfield Avenue and the welcome will be warm. He saw the Navy game in Baltimore and sends along an article from the Phi Sig Magazine about Beedie Brisbin entitled Busy Vermonter. Beedie is a leading citizen and lawyer of Burlington: president of the Board of Aldermen, counsel to the Board of Finance in the preparation of the city budget, assistant secretary of the State Senate, an organizer and former president of the Vermont Young Republican Club, member of the Republican State Committee.
Bob Monahan, another New England Virginian proudly announces Daniel Haynes Monahan, born Oct. 12th, second in line to 2½ year old Bobby Jr. Except for two official trips to the Northeast in August and the Southeast in September, Bob has been carrying on as usual in the Washington office of the U. S. Forest Service.
Bill Mageneau has made a change and is now with the Dayton Rubber Mfg. Cos. of Chicago, living at 53a W. 7th St., Davenport, lowa Tal Babcock has recently been appointed Assistant Vice President of the Continental Trust Company, New York Charlie ShaefEer is back in New York after six months out West. He is with General Electric Contract Corporation Harry Enders is with Young & Rubicam, accounting division Johnny Quebman is with the Attleboro Refining Company.
The movies of the Tenth now contain shots taken by Chris Born, Larry Lougee and Ken Moran. They are excellent and have been enthusiastically received. Let's know if you want to see them. Reviewers have consistently commented upon the increasing number of bald heads, outstanding seem to be those of Mo Heath, Jim Hodge, Mike Ferrini, Harry Enders, Bill Alexander—but why go on?
Bill Keyes plans to submit a report soon on the MAGAZINE subscription returns. He'd like to make it his first and final.
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