1929*
WANTED IN HANOVER! WHO?
YOU and Two-hundred-odd others, with a pretty proportion of wives, the Class Baby, softball players (but not too soft), story tellers, picture takers, fat men and bald men, high divers and arm pummelers, piano players and songsters, eaters and drinkers, and just plain sitters and talkers. All in red shirts and white trousers (bring your own trousers), all in and out of the tent, all playing ball for Capt. Herbert, feasting and singing in Thayer Hall, rousting about and picnicking on the greensward at Bonnie Oaks on Morey's shore.
It's only a short time now till Hanover is yours again for three days—three days of Reunion in Hanover in the spring. You'll walk up from Topliff, through the twilight on the campus, to dinner at Thayer Hall. It will make you feel good.
So, if you haven't already done so, send in the final information card which you received about two weeks ago. The sooner we know you're coming for sure, the better a Reunion it will be.
Duke Barto finally untangled himself from all those long distant telephone lines and shipped along this Washington gossip:
"Among those neither seen nor heard from, except on rare occasions, is PercyRussell, who is a lawyer either so busy chasing ambulances or appearing before the Supreme Court that his present Dartmouth pulse is not known. Another practically in the same category is Ted Arliss, who, although recently seen at the Glee Club concert in Baltimore, very seldom makes his appearance at any of the Washington functions. He is also a lawyer in a nearby suburb, and I don't know whether he is living on beans or caviar, although on last sight he looked well enough fed. Bob Monahan drops in at the weekly luncheons now and then, and, as always, is like the invigorating breath of the great north wind. Paul Bowdler has never been seen or heard from since graduation.
"Hal Leich is with the Civil Service Commission, and, as I understand it, is one of those horrible people who help design the exams which manage to keep all but Phi Bets from getting such jobs as junior assistant executive in Archeology, or some such thing. Aside from this, Hal is fairly active in the local Dartmouth affairs, and like myself, is still a D. O. C.er, wandering around the nearby Virginia mountains, muttering, "Why isn't there ever any snow for skiing," and "If you think these mountains are attractive, you should see Moosilauke in moonlight." Marv Braverman, one of the original Terrible Topliffers, is with the R.F.C , whatever that means .... Washingtonians are notorious for not knowing their alphabet. I think he is a lawyer, but I do know that he is still a very loyal son of the College, and excels most of the others of us '2gers in sartorial excellence. Bob Lyle, who teaches amo, amas,amat at a local prep school, Paul Woodbridge, who is doing radio work for R.E.A., another alphabetical mystery, and yours truly, Mr. Gifford's right hand man in Washington, get together quite frequently. This Miami Triad (you probably have forgotten your fraternity history, so this will mean nothing to you) have had some grand times together. Lew Schuk is infrequently seen, and is always muttering, "I can't make the luncheons. Why don't you have more dinner affairs?" However, nobody pays any attention to him, as he will gladly testify. Jack Thompson was recently transferred by Mother Bell from Baltimore to Washington. Apologies to any of the local '29ers that I have overlooked. Certainly it has not been intentional, but the result of an aging brain.
"Now for some of the out-of-town flashes. I got a postcard picture of a llama, at Christmas, from Hal Montamat, at La Paz, Bolivia. He is bearing the white man's burden for the United States Diplomatic Service at that presumably God-forsaken spot. This has undoubtedly been reported before, but Dick Brown, Bob Waddell, SawKeir, Bill Henretta, Mike Farrini, and Dick Eberline were seen at Ithaca last fall. It was Eberline's first Dartmouth football game since graduation. Bob Waddell was in his finest Fifth Reunion form. JackBlair, who used to breeze into town fairly frequently, has not been heard from in a long time, which is saving me many a headache the next morning. Recently I attended a Dartmouth party in Richmond, Va., where Wen Barney, hiding his postcollege pounds behind a moustache, treated us with superb Southern hospitality but with no loss in Yankee accent. For the information of all of those who may be concerned, I plan to set up shop at the old stand, in the Buck Room, in Hanover, this June, and not only will welcome back, but dare any or all of the old customers to tie one on with me. How about it, you lugs? See you all in June."
About three weeks ago Jack Ackley of the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., London, longhanded us a twelve-page manuscript, which we can't, unfortunately, fully relay to you, but which, without doing justice to, we paraphrase as follows:
"My observations as an American residing in London Peace (Munich) unfortunately was written in sand. In business and banking there are two striking differences from America; one, cooperation between business banking and government, and two, conditions of monopoly in various lines. Government avoids business, does not create red tape, asks and gets cooperation. Banks, business, and the stock exchange regulate themselves. Monopoly is the aim of business. Price fixing is not only possible, but easily accomplished. True, the consumer pays higher prices, but then, England protects capital to a greater extent than in U. S. A., i.e. no capital gains tax, etc. Taxes are high, but they are direct The base for income tax is lower, so that the sense of civic responsibility is more widespread You can throw out 'With Malice Toward Some' as fun, but lacking depth and perspective J. T. Adams' book, "The Building of the British Empire," is good, in particular the introduction. F. D. R. is extremely popular in England! .... The most irritating things to Americans are the fiction of com- plete freedom of press, radio, speech, and theatre, and the lack of speed in prepara- tions for defense. Obvious things such as a 'blackout' trial for London have not been arranged Mr. Chamberlain is a grand figure, but too trusting. People are grateful for 'peace for our time,' but can't believe it will hold. At least it has given them a chance to catch up on armament Morale in England and her belief in her own ultimate strength are so great that there is no doubt of her eventual victory, but the first losses and sacrifices will be shocking if it comes to war English- men generally believe they will have to fight unless the Axis collapses internally. Efforts to prolong peace in the face of daily jitters are carried on to gain time for further preparation and to extend the Axis boys further afield We have just finished a bombproof for our staff. It's quite a comfort. Takes a direct hit from a five-hundred-pound missile, is gasproof, flood-proof, etc. Equipment includes rations for three days, air filtration plant with manual operation provided for in the event of power failure, wireless, telephones, first aid, lavatories, etc. As contrasted to this, around the corner is the Chief Police Headquarters for London, which is the nerve center for protection, air raid alarms, etc., and they do not even have a hole in the wall, let alone protection for their communications. That's England for you .... a country of paradoxes"
Bill Magenau, who travels up and down from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains with a side trip home to Concord, N. H., now and then, turns in this very good report:
"Several months ago, down in Joplin, Mo., I met and had a very enjoyable visit with Henry and Mrs. Putnam. Henry, as you know, is engaged in the lumber and supply business in nearby Carthage. He tells me he has two charming little girlsboth redheads. Some time ago I called on Stan Johnson in Omaha. He was then, and probably still is, employed in a legal capacity by the Union Pacific Railroad, and was located in a very comfortable suite in their general offices. Art Bufjington is another classmate whom I have seen two or three times. He has changed very little in appearance and weight (especially the latter) in the last ten years, which seems to speak well for that Minnesota climate. He is in the trust department of one of the large Minneapolis banks. Late last summer I was in La Crosse, Wis., and made it a point to look up Johnny Bunge. I was lucky to find him at home tending to business instead of being at one of the northern lakes, which he frequents for the fishing. Like so many other '29ers, John is a lawyer, and practices in the same firm with his father. About a year ago on my way through Buffalo I stopped in to see AI Cooley, who was running a Ford agency."
Chick Shea, who has turned out some excellent teams at New Britain, Conn., where he is athletic director, his '38 football team having traveled to Baton Rouge, La., to play for the national interscholastic championship, spoke recently at a meeting of the Waterbury Alumni Club. The topic Chick discussed was "The Pre-RaphaeliteSonnet."
Walter Kong has been in the Chinese Arts business in Santa Barbara for the past seven years, has a six-year-old son. He reports that Dan Marx, who was recently married, is still at Berkeley working for his doctorate, which is not far off.
Tommy Maynard, teaching in Middleboro, Mass., with characteristic modesty reveals that a son, Charles Little, was born last July in Rumford, Me., where all the Maynards have been born these many generations past.
Red Kennedy, however, isn't so quiet about his son born last February 1 and christened Peter James. Dick Owsley is almost in Maynard's class. His son, Charles Henry, a seven-pounder, was born last October 18.
Then we have a couple of real newcomers: Jack Knight's Joan Ellis, born March 6, and Bob Tunnell's son, Robert G. Jr., born April 23.
Frank Kenison, assistant attorney general of New Hampshire, married Loretta Landry of Conway, N. H., April 8. GeorgeSmith married Jane Anderson of Scarsdale, N. Y., April 22. George is a doctor and lives in Slingerlands, N. Y.
Ed McGibbon, formerly associated with Robertson, Crowe, & Spence, has opened his own law office in the McKinlock Bldg., Chicago. Dwight Allen, who is in the insurance buiness in Springfield, Mass., paid us a visit the other day to get first-hand information about reunion plans.
Soup Lockwood is now director of the Crude Rubber Development Bureau in Washington. Herm Magnuson is a florist in Manchester, Mass. Wally Willard has been admitted to partnership in Webster, Home, Sc Blanchard, C.P.A.'s of New York and Hartford. Johnny Bunge is practicing law in LaCrosse, Wise. Ted Brownlee is doing likewise in Portland, Me.
Ross Hughes is selling for Standard Oil of New Jersey. John Bliss is vice president of St. Johns River Line Cos., Jacksonville, Fla.
George Case is vice president and general manager of Samson & Sessions Bolt Cos., Birmingham, Ala. Tom Hayes is a salesman for Hamblet & Hayes, Peabody, Mass.
Bob Helmick is superintendent of Helmick Foundry Machine Cos., Fairmont, W. Va.
John Kemble is a first lieutenant, U. S. A. Medical Corps, Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y.
Irving Levitas is a physician in Westwood, N. J.
Bill McCaw is coordinator of Wage and Hour Division of U. S. Department of Labor, Washington.
Bob Monahan is news writer in the Division of Information and Education, U. S. Forest Service, Washington.
Carl Norden is a vice-counsel in the Department of State, Washington.
Carl Siegesmund is chief clerk, Chase National Bank, New York City.
John Thompson is staff accountant with Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Cos., Washington.
Bob Walsh is with the Monsanto Chemical Cos., Boston.
John Andrews is with Central New York Power Cos., Syracuse.
John Bogar is manager and treasurer of Modern Materials, Inc., Harrisburg, Pa.
Tom Cummins is a physician in Ticonderoga, N. Y.
Wilbur Griscom is a surveyor or a civil engineer with the city of Bridgeport, Conn.
Tenny Hesselman is a buyer for Consolidated Edison Cos. of New York.
Russ Holbrook is director of research for the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
George McKean is in the Tax Department of General Motors, Detroit.
Charlie Shaeffer is back in New York with General Electric Contracts Corp.
Johnny Sanders is a physician in Lincoln, Neb.
We know that we speak for the entire class in expressing our sympathy to JoeRuff and his wife for the loss last March of their eleven-months-old daughter, Edith Marilyn, and to Bill Keyes for the recent loss of his wife after a long illness.
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