1918*
BABY-HATER STAN JONES (not all Babes) —GETS LEAD IN JANUARY "ESQUIRE"—"BabieS aren't pretty—their habits are terriblethey change perfectly decent people into fatuous pains in the neck. .. .the habits of babies are definitely bad, and don't think you can crowd me off by telling me that I was a baby once myself, and probably just as bad, or worse, I admit I would have disliked myself just as much as the next one I see I've seen a baby returning the most exquisite gush of a beautiful and talented actress with a yawn and a rousing belch which tore the feathers off the gusher's hat.... many a sound man becomes a fatuous, drooling zany under the impact of paternity. . . .finally, if you shake your fist in my face and scream 'if you were married and happy and had children, you would never talk in so sacrilegious a way!'—This is a fair accusation and I accept it with bowed head. My only response to it is this—l'm married and I have children" (we know of one, Stanley)—"and I am as reasonably happy in my home as any man I know. But babies still leave me cold!"
MEL SOUTHWICK IN CHlNA—"still living in Hong Kong—recently returned from a 2 months' trip to Tonkin (Indo-China) and Yunnan and Kwangsi provinces (China)—work—not a holiday or trip of exploration—European war unfortunately interfered with what would have been an interesting trip—exploring the YunnanBurma route from Rangoon to Running —get out your maps!". .. .1918's average gift to Al. Fund last year of $15.05 beat the college average of $12.07. The heart, the soul and the dough measure our gifts again this year—$12.07 (or $5) can be a greater sacrifice than $100.
DOC ANGELL who cut quite a figure around 3d base, now figures quite a cut in the expenses of Needham, Mass.—where he's active in community affairs—Finance Committee, etc Shorty (LEON) ALDEN sells office machines around Boston—says "Keep that ALUMNI MAGAZINE still coming —will write your column if you say—take s. out of shell and you'll get what I've been going through.". .. .CURT TRIPP, Gladys and youngsters were planning to forsake New Bedford, Mass., for a week's winter sporting in Hanover ROGER WARNER, the "works" we hear, behind the splendid ad program of Penn Mutual Life says "daughter Phyllis is a Freshman at RadclifEe this year"....an A.P. release from a scout "Tillie" Whitmore (you've heard of Her-Arthur Murray medal during the course of an evening for taking up the newest dancing steps better than anyone else on the floor—decrepit Herman nursed arthritis in the background JOHNNY O'GARA, and wife Mouse, gave a luncheon at their Sands Point home some weeks back for Finnish relief. John had the job of acquiring speakers for the N. Y. Tuck School dinner. Men of the classes of 1904, who knew Johnnie's father, a native of Hanover, who worked for the college, said he was one of the greatest philosophers that ever lived
808 FISH FEARFUL OF BECOMING MURRAYHILL PRETZEL—a letter from Tucson, Arizona, "I'd be simply nuts carrying on now with the Alumni Fund. Next few weeks will tell if I am able to lick arthritis or if that lousy ailment will succeed in tieing me up like a Murray Hill pretzel—under the circumstances, I feel your Ex. Comm. should this year carry on the Fund campaign.". . . .T'would have busted the zippers and buttons on '18ers to have been at the N. Y. Dartmouth Club April sd and heard the astounding performance of Bob Fish and the class '18 acclaimed to the skies for the job done last year. Let's appoint ourselves committees of one to goose ourselves into forking over promptly as much as each of us ever gave the Al. Fund —just to show Bob we do enjoy the rarefied stratosphere of 'lBs rocket ship piloted by Bob.
H. W. (Red) WILSON TAKES THE HELM— Red's a busy man; Sales Manager SmithBarney; raising funds for "Little Red Schoolhouse" in N. Y.—he's offered to Chairman the Ex. Comm. for Al. Fund Drive—Bob Fish guiding the destiniesRed guiding the work, with the Ex. Comm. (let's hope) putting shoulders to the wheel —Ex. Comm. are—Cunningham, Duke, Earley, Felt, Ferguson, Gottschaldt, Hood, Slabaugh, Tripp. .. .said Bob Fish "Ted Hazen and a host of loyal workers did the job last year."
1918 THIRD BIGGEST GIVER TO COLLEGE OUT OF 62 CLASSES—1918 TOTAL $3,899.84—1911 $4,293.50 and 1926 $4,308.05—May every '18er step up to the bat (to lighten the load for Bob Fish) and knock out this year as large a contribution as he ever gave the College—then listen to the acclaim for '18 as President Hopkins most loyal and generous class.
GENERAL NEWS—Les Badger's son at Hanover, we hear is doing fine—we hope Mrs. Badger is recovering from her illness.... from 808 RITTER—"if you see JACK STORRS tell him he's overdue in Allentown.... think it's high time we guzzled a few together.". .. .BILL MUDGETT "I read that Harvey Hood was planning to be on the coast a few months back; if he was and didn't ring me, I'll be sore"... .from TOMMY BRYANT—"for extra-curricular I'm befuddled by another year or trying to get fathers interested in a Home and School Assn. in Lansdowne, Pa., suppose the Presidency of this slipped me into the same job with another organization in Lans downe,—the Union Athletic Assn. which heads up an annual track meet for suburban high schools—the rest of the time I take bridge lessons from Jerry (wife)— sketch with Patty and play "rug" football with 5-year-old 'Butch'—Clark to y0u".... says JOE SEACREST "make hurried trips to N. Y. in dealings with Columbia Broadcast ing Co. which uses 2 of our radio stations, one in Lincoln and one in Omaha—drop in to N. Y. for some A.P. meetings for our newspaper."... .CHUCK PALMER we hear from Atlanta was down in Hollywood, Florida.... says RALPH CLARK—(National Life Ins. Co., Vt.)—"DON MCCAULEY just missed being Mayor of our town of Springfield by 500 votes."... .We understand Don and Laura recuperated after the campaign during a month in Virginia DOCTOR PAUL and Mary IRWIN report "our baby, the 4th boy (Earl Blaik take note) has recovered from his ear trouble."....
From RUSS HOWARD—Mahaska State Bank, Oskaloosa, lowa—"My vacation time has been spent and money also, so can't come to N. Y. If any '18ers are out this way, by all means stop in (how about a good loan, Russ, on AAA collateral?)
From LIEUT. COMM. PAUL MATHER "have been dashing hither and thither chasing mystery ships and submarines on neutrality patrol in the Carribean.". .. .Inquires EDDIE BUTTS, FRANK CLAHANE and the EARLEYS —"how about putting us up in the crow's nest again, at the finish line of the Poughkeepsie races Paul?". .. .Says DAN GRAY of the Lorain Creamery, Lorain, Ohio—"at last I bestirred myself from the delinquent lassitude—l did get to a game last fall and sorry I didn't see any of the b0y5.".... From BILL BLANCHARD—Masters Builders Co. Cleveland—"Remember we have the same brands of alcohol in Chicago, so if you're out this way, look us up" (you're wide open now, Bill!) From NEIL (Fat) SHELDON (who even outdoes Jaysus LE- FEVRE in coal, coke, wood, flour, feed, hay, straw, poultry supplies)—" Had planned to attend a merchandise school in Ithaca, but with the war the sessions were cancelled; however, they started up again.". .. .From bachelor JOHN E. (Mac) MCDONOUGH— Washington, D. C., "like most bachelors, I appreciate the flattery in your 'Mr. and Mrs.' invitation.". .. .From the distant wilds of Tacoma, Wash, we heard from ED MADER, Elizbeth and Abeth—"sister Vivienne presented 'The Music and Dance of Hawaii'—at the Guild theatre in New York."
ONLY TWO YOUNGER CLASSES HAVE GIVENMORE DOLLARS TO THE COLLEGE SINCE GRADUATION THAN '18—535,000 FOR '18, $38,000 for '19, $37,000 for '23. Are our faces red! Well, let's go after 'em.
F. T. (Chris) CHRISTY is author of 1086 page book "Transfer of Stock" 2nd Edition HUGH FOSS—"You cannot guess how much pleasure I derive from Dartmouth each month. 'Looking Back'—this issue polished up the memories of part of the one year I was fortunate to spend at 31 Wheeler. It is very pleasant to be made to feel a real 'iBer even though I was unable to finish my course at Dartmouth. I'm still handling our 6100's in fast freight to Montreal. The war has increased the traffic a great deal. Three of my 'huskies' are playing good basketball this winter. Two of them are getting in line to harvest some more hockey silverware. Put a little spare time in labor activities and wish you to realize that the C. N. R. and its employees handle their controversies with a sense of fairness and honesty that might well be copied elsewhere. I hope any '18ers who chooses to visit our Thousand Islands will pull his belt in a notch or two and try the hospitality at 202 Perth St." (Brockville, 0nt.)....F. dus. DUKE and Mary were sunning in Florida, Duke getting himself a collegiate stick-up haircut BENNIE FERGUSON, son of the old 'lB puck chaser Eddie—(Ex. Comm.) of W. Roxbury, placed 2nd in the older boys' race at the Annual Ice Carnival in Brookline.... from DWIGHT EDSON (Edson Petroleum Co., Houston, Texas) "not much to do down this way. Took in a dance sometime back with RAY SMITH and Bonnie."... .BILL MONTGOMERY, Pres. Ernest W. Brown, Inc., was snarling because he had to fly to Naples, Florida OSCAR GEORGE'S wife was ill and we hope has completely recovered. .. .from GEORGE C. MCBRIDE, Supt. Bellens Public Schools, New Mexico—"I want you to know that I really enjoy the AL. MAG.—it brings me news of fellows I haven't seen in 20 yrs— I believe one far from the College gets more pleasure out of this MAGAZINE than those of you who are in close contact with it.". .. . JACK, Jr. (STORRS) we hear big things about—a greater man (if that's possible) than his old man—we hear the lad is going places on the swimming team.... from BILL WRIGHT, Deeth, Nevada, (71 Ranch) "this year I'm serving on Legislative Comm. of Amer. Nat. Livestock Assoc. a comm. of 5 selected from Western States to represent stockmen on legislative matters in their industry- get to Washington occasionally."
DICK WHITE REJOICES TO 808 FISH OVER "The Record" "I have 'read the record' and do properly rejoice with you in the record made by 1918 in the Al. Fund. I think all the credit for this great showing is due to you and I want you to know here is one member who so considers. It is true others assisted you as you graciously acknowledge. However it took a real leader with vision and organizing ability to put '18 where it rightly belongs." Let's all respond to Bob Fish's appeal—let's help Red Wilson do the work.
Secretary-Chairman, 161 Remsen St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Class Agents, Smith, Barney & Co., 14 Wall St., New York City, and ROBERT FISH, 2328 East 2nd St., Tucson, Ariz.
