Central Pennsylvania
SINCE OUR LAST CONTRIBUTION tO this Magazine we have been fortunate in having "The Girl Friday" completely renovate our files and get things down to at least a semblance of working order. At least we can now dig up information within a few minutes, whereas before it required at least a half-hour digging through several drawers of jumbled bulletins, correspondence, mailing lists, etc. We now claim honors to one of the most complete and up-to-date alumni club files in the country, thanks to her.
On the eve of the Princeton game we are more concerned with what to throw into our bags in order to start early enough in the morning to get there in time for the kick off, than we are with the immediate doing of our clan, but scanning recent notes and correspondence we find various items of interest to tell about.
Dick Spong '36, has left our midst for New York on what his friends describe as "satanical leave." Dick, in the past, was a columnist on a local paper, and as far as we are able to learn, he is following newspaper work in the big city.
John Lyon '35 again became father to a baby girl, born in the Harrisburg Hospital on October 26. This is the third girl born to the Lyons, and we are especially concerned about this one since Johnny has failed, up to this writing, to deliver any cigars. Mrs. Lyon, the former Miss Mary Jean, and the youngster are doing well also.
A letter from Don Cameron of Williamsport tells us that he will join us at the Princeton Game, and from there we expect to take our annual "peerade" into New York.
Dartmouth Night this year promises to be the usual pleasant affair. Frank Eastman has again invited the members of the club to his home where he will provide a buffet dinner early in the evening in his recreation room. Frank's home affords ideal environment for our Club inasmuch as practically any form of recreation can be found there. Returns on the notices sent out about a week ago indicate a very nice turn-out, and since our club roll now boasts seventy-five names, we are looking forward to seeing a number of new faces. A great many younger men have made their headquarters in and around Harrisburg and they have indicated their intentions of being with us for the first time.
It is nice to note that the older grads are showing continued interest in the club, and the spirit of men like Bill Page '06, Frank Eastman '06, "Van" Van Riper '14, George Foss '97, Neil Buckbee '06, Doctor Fritchey '27, John Wadham '03, and Ralph Noe '14, does much to keep the spirit of Dartmouth alive in Central Pennsylvania and to continue the work that we are trying to accomplish in service to the old College.
