1936*

With Christmas and New Years behind us it is again time to sharpen our pencil and report the findings of the class of 1936. Incidentally Christmas in Florida is not to be compared with a winter's day in Hanover "on the boards," wind-whipped faces, pulsating corpuscles, snowdrifts, etc. Ah me, it is so easy to become nostalgic and worse than that to become downright lazy in Florida, inevitably exercising vicariously with an occasional wishful thought about skiing. In case anyone in the class is in the dark as to our whereabouts, we (editorially speaking) are located at the Royal Park Inn in Vero Beach, Florida. We think this should be reiterated because of a Christmas card from Len Mead, who writes, "Still up in Rochester and am planning to drop in on you on one of my trips through. Passed all my exams this fall and hope to receive my Ph.D. in June."

Word comes to us that Harry Coronis has become a partner of "Coronis Cleansers" in Nashua, N. H. This brings to mind a conversation we had with Harry about a year ago in the Campus Cafe in Hanover, at which time Harry was very enthusiastic about the business prospects of the outfit he was working for. Bill Lee is also in New Hampshire, residing at 20 South State St., Concord. What he is doing seems to be a secret.

A long letter from Brint Schorer gives us some very welcome information about himself and others that he has run across. Brint is leading his refrigerator company in sales. He married Doris Adams of Quechee, Vt., on March 27, 1936. Brint writes, "I know of no other classmate who married before graduation, so perhaps I hold the distinction of being the first ig36er to be married." (Editor's note—it seems to us that Macßowell was married before, but at the moment, it cannot be argued, because the statistics are in New York City.) Continuing, Brint says, "Junior wasn't born until October 29, 1937, but that probably is right up among the top, as many of the '36ers' children were girls. He is over a year now and absolutely the picture of health with almost all of his teeth in, etc. (even our untutored eye notices a suspicion of parental pride in Brint's letter). I see Howland Rogers frequently, who is doing well as a New England Mutual Life Insurance salesman as well as helping his father run a large bowling chain. I expect to see Bill Spring and his wife during the holidays. They are living in Albany now, Bill holding down an inside job with Travelers. I ran into Elmer Wanstall in New London, Conn., not so long ago, and Louis Tyler's father in Moodus, Conn., is a prospect in my line; Louis is working in the twine factory end of the establishment. Well, I guess that is enough, so regards to yourself and all Dartmouthites from me and the family. I have a davenport bed open to any and all '36ers when around. Tell Ken Lieber to write me!"

L. A. Palmer is assistant merchandising director of the Keelor and Stites Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Dug Porter are now living out in Grosse Point Park, Michigan, where Dug is occupied with property management for the Hannan Real Estate Exchange.

A letter from E. C. Spargo Junior, secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Bridgeport, Conn., brings us the news of the death of Vitaly Lapin who although not actually an undergraduate member of our class was known to some of us and graduated from the Tuck School in 1935.

Bob Prentice is with the advertising department of Genera] Foods in New York City. Dartmouth Clubbers in New York, Gidney, Scherman, et. al. might rout him out for monthly class dinners if this has not already been done. His address is Apartment D-52, 353 East 56th St., New York City.

Bob Houlihan writes: "To put an end to 'your thoughts while thinking' in December issue of Alumni Notes, I will say that I was the only '36er from the East who 'specialed' to Stanford. However, we had a grand Dartmouth crowd, and I should say one of the best and longest Dartmouth parties on record. We cheered ourselves hoarse at the game and then journeyed to Los Angeles, where we really saw Hollywood through the courtesy of Arthur Hornblow (Myrna Loy's husband). I believe Sykes Hardy '27 is going to record the events for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE SO no details now." (Editor's note—Bob was only at Dartmouth his last two years, and we think it is noteworthy that he felt the urge to trek to the Coast and back for the Stanford Pow-wow.)

Don Williams is living in Detroit and Dave Wilson is living in Nova Scotia, a place by the name of Antigonish. John Witzel is living in Ithaca, N. Y., probably teaching, although he neglects to tell us. Bern Woods is living in Middlebury, Vt., and Frank Teagle is a printer working for Horace Carr in Cleveland, Ohio.

Now to thumb through some of the very ingenious Christmas cards foisted upon our poor unsuspecting class secretary by the class geniuses. George McCleary and Dick Wilson vie for top honors. Mac sent us a galley proof of a bunch of public notices, one of which was encircled "to whom it may concern—the best of good wishes—today, tomorrow, and always, and greetings on this Christmas day, George W. McCleary."

Dick Wilson's card, a poem with Dick's editorial note reads as follows:

"Figuring out a Right jolly way Of wishing you Merry Christmas Makes me Realize

Why I should have Left this Sort of work to One of more Nimble wit."

Ed. note:—The first letters of this beautifully worded semi-sonnet reveal a cleverly hidden message that, even with this clue, will be apparent to only the most observing.

An Aloha from Tom Sinding in Hawaii. Greetings from Bob Marvin with a fine silhouette of his profound brow, and speaking of brows the usual Keeler dome as seen by Jack Smith, Gibney's tricky matches, and Dang Scherman's mechanical man on skis all add to the general Christmas jollification of Mr. and Mrs. Alumni Secretary. Others heard from are Kirk Liggett, who writes on the back of his Christmas card, "Seems my lead on Bill Grey last Christmas was wrong—he is still in Philadelphia, government jobs must be okay. Me? I am learning the investment business with Turner, Gill, and Courter, the last name being Dartmouth '24. See Walt Mertz occasionally—saw Doug Robertson flying up Chestnut St. today—nobody should take Christmas shopping that serious. Others heard from are Dick Morton, Tom, Jane and Tommy Towers, Paul Lynch, Paul Guibord, Bob Button, Steve Stotzer, Bob Fernald, Bob Patterson and Art Levin.

Eh bien, happy new year to every body,

Secretary, Lynde Lane, Williamstown, Mass

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