1922*
Greetings Twoters! Another summer has rolled by and here we are again at the threshold of a new college year, which also means that our famous ALUMNI MAGAZINE will start its monthly tour to each of you. I hope that you have all enjoyed satisfactory and successful holidays and vacations and are now back on your jobs with renewed vigor and interest.
As for your Secretary, who is starting his second year in that capacity, may he say to each one of you, through these channels, that he has really looked forward to this fall season because it means the renewal of his contact with all Twoters through the medium of these notes. The writing of this column has been a lot of fun and will continue to be, as there appears within the class an increased interest which I sincerely hope will continue because of its direct benefits to the college and to the class.
Within the past several weeks you have all received a letter and dope sheet from me and responses are coming in in fairly good style. Keep up the good work! Naturally, the column (and your Secretary) needs your support and assistance so speak up—don't be a hermit—write, wire or phone!
As mentioned in this column in the issue of last June, you will recall that there was indicated a change in our policy regarding the MAGAZINE. Beginning with this issue, it is going to every member of the class on what is termed the "100% basis and this means our class circulation is increased by over 150 men. This fact is a first-rate challenge to your Secretary and he has resolved to make these columns just as interesting as possible and to say something about every man as the issues roll by. Particularly, I hope to have the cooperation of those of you who, in the past years, have not subscribed and I shall keenly look forward to hearing from you all.
Again, we owe a vote of thanks to Bob Booth, our genial and able class agent for his remarkable success with the Alumni Fund drive of last May. The grand old class of 1922 reached an all time high of 98% of its quota of $2,665.00 which was contributed by an all time high of 92% or 230 men. Congratulations are also in order to the capable group of Bob's assistants and our thanks go to each one.
Rex Malmquist tells me that he has mailed the dues bills to the boys of Twenty-Two. If you did not get your copy don't be mad about it. Just send four bucks to Eric Malmquist, Norwalk High School, Norwalk, Conn, and settle down for ten monthly installments of the best alumni magazine in the country.
Have any of you had occasion recently to look over your old mem book or your Aegis, or thought of some of the activities of our years in college? In order to bring back interesting ecollections of names, events and incidents during the well-remembered years of 'lB to '22, your Secretary has been fortunate enough to prevail upon Herb West to summarize, in each issue during this coming year, the highlights of our freshman and sophomore years in chronological fashion. Next year our junior and senior years will be covered in a similar way -and at that time, June, 1942, we will be abreast of our Tremendous Twentieth reunion. Our deep thanks go to Herb for his willing acceptance of this monthly stint which, as we all know, will be in addition to his own famous monthly contribution "Hanover Browsing" and also in addition to his teaching. So let's follow along with Herb. All set? ....
Not So Long Ago
The fall of 1918, when the Twenty Twoters were freshmen, was one of the gloomiest periods in living memory of American history. The European War was over four years old, and the U. S. A. had sent two million men (with the aid of the British fleet) over three thousand miles to fight for Democracy. A plague known as the Spanish influenza was raging everywhere. Within three weeks after college opened three members of our class had succumbed: George Elmer Conant, aged 17, of Contoocook, N. H., Theodore Conant Wadleigh, 17, of Milford, New Hampshire, and Harold Hanson Moody, 18 years old, of Alton, N. H.
On October 7, 1918 the Daily Dartmouth suspended publication "for the duration," and soon the United States Government took over the College. President Ernest Martin Hopkins divided his time and energy in running the College (the enrollment for the second semester had dropped to 869 men) and in doing war work in Washington.
Yet there is one cheerful note to record and that is that on September 20, 1918 after twenty-five minutes of scrimmage the freshman class of 1922 won the annual football rush when E. C. Malmquist succeeded in placing the pigskin in the hands of Paleopitus, the first time in 8 years that the contest had been won by straight rushing. '22 had started well.
H. F. W.
(To Be Conti?iued)
During the past summer your Secretary had the great pleasure of chatting with Lloyd Barnard at his desk in the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Cos., New York.
I also had the pleasure of riding the breakers with Bill Bullen one afternoon this past summer at a spot along the Maine coast where we were staying. Bill was in fine fettle and he and his wife were enjoying the surf and comparatively warm (for Maine) water as were Charlotte and I.
A post card from Perley Clogston recently outlines that he is now connected with the Alley Dwelling Authority of the District of Columbia as job superintendent and with his wife is living at the Annapolis Hotel in Washington. Previous to this present civil service position Perley was with the Resettlement Administration and with the War Department.
Congratulations to the Bill Manns on the birth of a son on June 28, in Boston. Bill and Elizabeth are living at 131 Lake Avenue, Newton Center.
Some of you readers of these notes , may recall my suggestion for pictures of yourselves or family. Unfortunately the response was exactly zero. I am sure that: our batting average need not be so low, so how about a little cooperation and send in a picture or so of you or your family (glossy print, if convenient). I really hate like the devil to set an example and print a picture of my own 5 year old pride and joy, already entered in the class of 1957, but by golly I will have to if you boys don't crash through.
Press reports have reached us of the resignation of Roy Hill as principal of the Natick, Mass. senior high school. Roy is transferring to the Hingham high school and will be supervisor of secondary education there. Congratulations and best wishes on your new job., Roy and let me know of your new address.
A fine letter this summer from Ray At- wood of Boston telling of the delights oil his family's vacation at Laconia.
Another Newtonite, Len Morrisey, hasp high hopes for his oldest boy making the varsity football team at Newton highf school this fall. Reports are that Len'ssoiu is a corking player.
C. B. Clifford is with the Craft Printing Cos. in Chicago. He and Mae live in Gal Park and I gather that Cliff is a steady golfer at the Medinah Country Club.
See you next month.
Secretary, 517 15th Ave., Bethlehem, Pa. Treasurer, 16 Sunset Hill Ave., Norwalk, Conn.
