1920*
First a pre-Reunion invitation from the Twenty Club of New England.
"Saturday evening, February ioth, will be a big night in 1920 history! It is the occasion of a reunion dinner and dance for any and all 1920 men and their wives and it will be held at the University Club of Boston under the auspices of the Twenty Club of New England.
"General Chairman of the gala affair is Eb Wallace who has enlisted the support of a wonderful committee in Bennie Ayres, Freddie Buschmann, Frank Dorney, Mugs Morrill, Harry Worth, Bugs Blaine and Paul Richter. A ladies committee will serve as hostesses and is already at work under the leadership of Mrs. Mildred Wiley. As we go to press she reports that Dot Harvey, Margaret Buschmann and Ellen Ayres have accepted service on the committee. Which means that you 'ao men from Sprignfield, Albany, New York, and points south and west are due to receive a very warm welcome when you pull into the club. Frank Dorney is in charge of a committee which will provide shelter for ye visiting firemen from out out town who make the trip to Boston so that you will not have to start home late at night on bad roads!!
"It is still early—as this goes to press- but a great deal of interest is already manifest. Word has been received from Prexy Jim that he and Mary will be. on hand. A 1 Frey and Pat Holbrook are due to arrive from Hanover with all the hot dope on reunion plans. Special efforts are being made to draft the attendance of tycoon Ted Cart from Jersey and ex-prexy Baketel from Phillie. Vail is threatening to fly from Chicago and from the wilds of Bangor, Me., Art Pierce writes that he expects to be present for this important festive occasion. Ye Sec., Frank Morey and Ed Bowen will be expected to be with us.
"A very low rate has been announced for the wonderful six course dinner, dancing and entertainment which will be provided. Any members of the class who have not received an invitation and who may be reading about it here for the first time are urged to come if they can, regardless. Please write or wire Paul Richter for reservations. At this writing your committee expects to have.50 couples of 1930 men on hand. A full report will be provided in the next issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE."
Just before leaving for a sojourn to Florida, Stan Newcomer, V. P. of the Consolidated Paper Cos., writes that inasmuch as he's never missed a reunion he isn't going to make an exception this year. He adds that he has just remodeled his home and included is a guest room which is waiting for any '20 who should happen to be in or near Monroe, Mich. To make arrangements easy and cheap, Stan states that his office has direct lines to both Detroit and Toledo.
Ted Cart passes on an item which at this stage of the game is rather startling, to wit, Jean Fisk, the Mt. Vernon postmaster, has announced his engagement. With Jack Mayer and Doc Miller out of the fold, the number of bachelors is rapidly thinning.
Ted spent the Cornell week-end with Jim Parks who owns an old farm at Hartland Four Corners. This being close to Hanover it practically assures us of having Jim and Ted on hand in June.
An article in the Boston Transcript discusses at length Everett (Mass.) High School's greatest football team and its 85th anniversary this fall. One of the "corkers" on this club was our Ty Green who, with Jack Cannell, were members of the backfield. Ty is an automobile dealer in Gainesville, Fla., and two of his five sons are on the University of Florida football squad.
George Page, of the Page Paint and Wall Paper Co. writes that he is rehearsing his act for next June. He doesn't disclose what it will be but I assume it has something to do with skiing as he has become interested in a new ski area at Bellows Falls.
In a Sunday issue of the New York Herald Tribune, practically a half page is devoted to the fifteenth anniversary of Slawson and Hobbs, a New York real estate firm. The name of Ledyard Birch, a vice president of the firm, appears in the article at frequent intervals. Led's father is a partner and has been associated with the firm practically since its inception.
A letter from Ad Osborn is greatly appreciated. He states, in part, . . . "Ross Elliott in mentioning those who left in their freshman year was careful to say that he hoped he would not offend anyone by mentioning the names. How could we be offended when it actually happened?
"But I felt that perhaps he should mention that those who left in the freshman year and graduated from the army in the spring of 1919, were actually given two years credit in college, being considered, I understand, as Juniors. Of course I would hate to take an examination on the Sophomore and Junior year's work, although I probably could do as well as in an examination on the freshman year's work right now. When one has been to only one college, and left that for a good reason, such as World War No. 1, certainly he can have as strong a feeling for it as anyone else.
"It is kind of Ross to say that he appreciates such interest. I am sure that the class appreciates the work the treasurer does, and the secretary in writing up the notes. We all enjoy reading them but, as Phil Gross writes, seldom take the trouble to write." Ad is one of the most ardent supporters of Class activities in spite of his important work as a handwriting expert. Sometime I hope we can publish a story on Ad's experiences over the last two decades.
SOPHOMORES
Fall housecleaning unearths many things, among them a handful of TheDartmouth's issued during our Sophomore year. Here's what some of us did during that time:
Chosen for the Mandolin Club: Parks, Lloyd, Tucker, Peabody, Beranck, Reber. Elected to captaincy of cross-country team, (first man to accomplish this in his sophomore year) Charlie McGoughran. Elected members of Dramatic Association: Elliott, Horton and Brewer. The latter as Counselor to the Association. Selected to debate against Brown: Bernkoff, Hayes, Newell, Moulton, Farnsworth and Stratton.
Elected to the Dartmouth Bema staff, Newton, Swezey, and Potter and to the Outing Club staff, Small. Members of the Twenty team which won the Interclass Track Meet: Worth, Charlock, Chamberlain, Prentiss, Macomber, Taylor, Goodnow, McGoughran, Davis, Fullaway, Jordan, Brotherhood, Myers, Wallace, Hale, Stark and Holbrook. Class Basketball team: Ainsworth, Deane, Hauser and Sample.
Class Elections: Pres. Chamberlain, V. P. Sargent, Secty. Stockdale, Treas. Southwick. Elected to Aegis Board: Noyes, Spaulding, Shnayerson, Baketel, Bernkoff, Curtis, Gene Leonard, John Moore and Dick Pearson; to the Dartmouth Board, Hutchins and Ungar. Editor of JackO'Lantern, Ed Curtis and on the Staff, Bellen, Griffin, Page, Richter and Trent.
Baseball game—Candidates for Managers:
Athletic: c. Eaton, p. Morey, 1. Gault, 2. Newcomer, 3. Sargent, ss. Southwick, rf. Vail, cf. Kimball, If. Phillips.
Non-Athletic: c. Chillcott, p. Wilson, 1. Chandler, 2. Cotner, 3. Charlock, ss. Kay, rf. Stahl, cf. Nash, If. Spalding. ("We wuz robbed" score, 13-8.)
SOPHOMORE SMOKER Act I—Jazz Band—Breg, Sal, Pab, Jim Reber at al. II—"Wrecked at Rector's" featuring Sherm Adams III—Ventriloquist: Southwick and Allen (C. McCarthy please note) IV—Hawaiian Harmonists: Emory and Steinbrecker V—Prestidigitation: Newton VI—"The Price She Got" by Ed Curtis featuring Elliott, Baketel and Spalding VII—"Mazda": Hersh Chandler. Prop. Mgr.—Paul Kay Make-Up—Joe Brewer.
VISIT TWENTY'S VICENNIAL
1920 TWENTY YEARS AGO They will be waiting for you in June.
1920 IN G. A. R. Members shown at Camp Taylor, Ky. Candidate Morey, the other member, had juststepped out to change a ten for Chillie. Hedidn't succeed and Jim still has it. Left to right: "Zac" Jordan, Jim Chilcutt, CharlieMcGoughran.
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