1922
In other columns of this issue there appears word of the death of Craven Laycock, which occurred on April 4th. The story of his connection with the College will be more fully and more ably outlined in other columns but I cannot help adding my own word of love and affection for our grand old man, which is participated in by the entire class. Who will ever forget the thrill, for better or for worse, of one of his twenty-four hour notices—who will ever forget the thrill of listening to his resonant Scotch voice playing upon our chords of feeling—and who will ever forget his sympathetic understanding and approach to the problems of young men. Craven meant a great deal to each individual in the class and to it collectively and we will recall the honor which he accorded to 1922 when he accepted our invitation to be guest of honor and speaker of the evening at our fifteenth reunion banquet.
While on a recent trip, your observer had the great good fortune to attend the annual Boston group dinner of class agents preparatory to the annual Alumni Fund appeal. I was uninvited but Booth allowed as how it would be all right for me to sit in. It was a tremendously stimulating evening with President Hopkins and several of the trustees on deck—and Sumner Emerson, the presiding officer. Carroll Dwight and Carter Hoyt were the other representatives of '22.
May we announce that Haskell Cohn has been appointed by Bob Booth to be class sub-agent for the Boston area replacing Len Morrissey who has resigned. All good wishes to Haskell and to Len the gratitude of the class for a job well done.
A recent edition of the NEW YORK TIMES offers a pictorial visualization of the new building at 9 East 56th St. which will house Theodore Hofstatter & Co., the outstanding interior decorating firm with which our own Killie Kilmarx is connected. Congratulations!
Your correspondent had the great pleasure of visiting briefly with Rex and Helen Malmquist the other day at their home. He reports 132 subscriptions to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, which is 17 better than last year and by far a better record than your humble scribe was able to make during the years that he held the money bags. Next year—the 100% basis—come hell or high water!
A current note from Ed Cramton, potent eye, ear, nose and throat doctor of St. Johnsbury, Vt., gives evidence of the activities of the Cramton tribe—Ed, Dorothy and the three children Marjorie, Roger and Carolyn. Thanks, Ed, for your note.
Also a post-card from Regan Brown, department store tycoon of Greenfield, Mass. He reports on Cliff Akey and his'family of six children. Carroll Lawler, Greenfield theatre manager, is busy with politics and we recently noticed a picture of Jake in a Boston paper with the comments that he is running for a position on the Democratic state committee.
These letters and post-cards are just what your Secretary wants. Grease up the old elbows and drop me a line, please. The No. i prize for best correspondence this month is hereby awarded to Mrs. Bob Dewey. The refreshing note was very much appreciated. Thanks a million, Helen! Note to other wives:—Why not follow the smart lead of Helen Dewey—let's get the woman's angle on the situation!
Your correspondent is sorry to report on the extended illness of Sam Babigan of Lowell, Mass. He has been in a hospital for some years and would welcome hearing from some of his classmates—address 121 Bellevue St., Lowell.
A good letter recently from Bob Almy who, as you recall, is officially connected with Miami University at Oxford, Ohio.
Chris (Sutty) Suttmeier turns in his long delayed copy of the dope sheet to state that he is a special agent with the New York Life Insurance Company and lives at 8783- 118th St., Richmond Hill, N. Y. Chris and Harriet have a fine family of Teddy 13, Carol 11, Doris 7, and Lucille 4.
Lawrence (Larry) Farnham is connected with the Turner Construction Company at Boston and lives in Auburndale, Mass.— 44 Bourne St.
Another flash from New England supports word that our own Walt Sands has recently been re-elected President of the Lexington (Mass.) Golf Club.
A letter just received from Bob Booth is worth quoting almost in full—here goes:—
"I am glad that you happened to be in Boston yesterday and that you took in the Alumni Fund Agents' Dinner while you were there. They are work meetings, to be sure. But they are highly interesting, and somehow they bring you closer to the College and its problems than anything else I know. President Hopkins' talk was even better than usual, I thought. I was particularly impressed with the figures he gave on the decrease in Dartmouth's income from endowment, and what he said about the important influence that the endowed college exerts and has in the past exerted in American education. He puts things so clearly. The preservation, of the free and financially independent college is, of course, something well worth all of the time and money we spend. Until Mr. Hopkins mentioned it, however, I hadn't realized how serious a problem the decrease in income from corporate securities is to the Board of Trustees.
"Turning to more personal matters, Tommy and Alan have recovered from the measles and are back in the second and first grades respectively in the Webster Street Grammar School, which seems a long way from Dartmouth at this writing. Tommy went to Hanover Inn Ski School in February. When he got home I asked him what the yellow ribbon was that he was wearing. 'For fourth place in the relay,' he replied, and father's heart swelled with pride. Some minutes later he asked, 'Bob, what's a relay?' Father's heart suddenly deflated. Upon questioning, he allowed that on the last morning of the school the children had run back and forth on a flat place, but that he hadn't quite understood why, or what it was all about. Do you suppose he will ever be able to get by the Selective Process?"
See you next month.
Secretary-Chairman, 517 Fifteenth Ave., Bethlehem, Pa. Class Agent, 45 Market St., Manchester, N. H.
