1922*
GREETINGS TWOTERS!
During your Secretary's recent trip to the west, he had the pleasure of having lunch with Zeke Shoup in Wichita, Kans. Zeke is with the Argo Oil Cos. there and keeps himself well occupied. After luncheon we stopped off to say "Howdy do" to wife, Adelaide. They both with justified pride took me to their basement workshop where Zeke is in the midst of making a model of the steamer Kearsage of Civil War fame. He has already completed miniatures of the Flying Cloud, airplanes, guns, etc. Zeke is deeply immersed in his hobby and he should be proud of the results.
We regret to announce to the class the recent death of Gerald (Jerry) Murphy. Unfortunately, the class records contain no current information about his activities and your Secretary regrets this lack of contact. A further report will be found in the necrology section.
Rex Malmquist tells me that the returns from the class covering dues payments and ALUMNI MAGAZINE subscriptions are very disappointing, only 118 out of 250. Here is what he says:
"I feel like the sheriff who forecloses the mortgage on the morning after the breadwinner dies. Even tho Santa Claus has wrung the family checkbook dry I must remind the members of the class that, in many cases, their dues are in arrears. The class must pay its subscriptions to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE this month. It would simplify matters a lot if the boys could get their four bucks in to me soon."
Rex is undoubtedly addressing himself directly to some of our delinquents but as the matter is quite important, I want to take this opportunity and brief space to emphasize to everyone of you receiving the MAGAZINE this year, the definite and substantial obligation which the class of 1932 has assumed by underwriting the 100% subscription basis. I question whether there is one of you that have not enjoyed or at least found some interest in the various issues so far. We hope that the MAGAZINE will have a cumulative positive effect upon all that have not yet subscribed. The fact remains, however, that the treasury must pay to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE $2.00 for every man on the list and it does seem unfair, doesn't it, to have some Twoters receive the benefit of the MAGAZINE and not pay for it. Please let this be a gentle reminder! Those of us in the administrative group in the class would far rather have you disregard your dues than to disregard the small fee for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
A few months ago, your Secretary wrote to the Twoters that were resident outside of the continental U. S.—Dave Camp, Evan Woodward, John Brower, in Canada; Bunny Bunnell in Manila, Larry Snow in Mexico, Leo Hayes in Peru and Visuddhi Donovanik in Thailand (Siam). In response to my letter inquiring about their well being and doings of interest to the class, on Dec. 16th I was very pleasantly surprised to receive an air mail letter from 387 Bahurat Road, Bangkok, Thailand written Nov. 28th by our own Don Donovanik. The letter is so interesting that it is quoted in full and I am sure that many of us will want to write Don and wish him good luck and success. Do you remember our picnic during the spring of our senior year?
"Dear Andy: Mighty glad to have received your letter of the 23rd October 1940.
I have not been able to write to my friends for several years which is not due to my laziness but it is due to the fact that I have been so busy with my work and moreover I do not know now how my friends are living and what they are doing because I have lost their addresses. I was very pleased indeed when I received your letter by air mail so I hasten to write this note to you. I have not much to say for the present because we do not know what in future we shall have to face but we are confident of ourselves no matter what happens we shall pull through all right. I myself am ready to serve my country due to the present struggle with the French in Indo China who have treated us very badly for the past generations. We stand as one man behind the Government and our spirit is very high including myself. You can remember vividly we had such a good fun when we were in the S. A. T. C. and how we made fun with our officers at that time. We were trained very hard though but at that time we were in twenties, and now we are getting old only we must think that the Dartmouth spirit never dies that is what we have been taught so we must have our chin up again. I read in the American newspapers that your President has called for 16 million men. Are you in it too?
I shall be starting doing some importing business from America if everything goes well; but I shall have to prepare myself now so that I shall be in a position to know in advance what I can import from America for the present time, so I shall be very glad if you will be good enough to let me know what are my friends doing at the present because I am sure some of them may be big managers of some firms in the States and what kinds of commodities they are running. You will have to give me their addresses, their occupation, their trade, etc. which, in your opinion, might be useful to me for which I shall be very grateful to you indeed.
When I come to think of my old college I think you people are lucky to be near your Alma Mater. I miss her a lot but I still do hope that I shall have a chance to have a peep one day at my old class and my room at the college. When you see my classmates just say that I have been in good health and remember me to them. Do not forget Andy.
With my kindest regards to your goodself and the family.
Yours very sincerely, Visuddhi Donovanik, "Don"
Here is Dave Camp's letter from 124 Wolseley Ave., Montreal: "I hope this will not be too late for you to use in your February issue. I have written John Brower asking him to write you direct. Evan Woodward who is a near neighbor of mine has also promised to send you some dope on himself and family. As for myself, I came here in 1927 with the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, married that same year, and have been located at Quebec City, Sherbrooke, and presently and mostly in Montreal. I have two children, Marylin, 12 and Thomas, 9. We have a small Dartmouth alumni association here and meet occasionally for a dinner. I see very few Dartmouth men although I know quite a number of them visit Montreal from time to time and I would be more than pleased to have anyone visiting up this way, look me up."
It is good to hear from these boys and possibly by the time the next issue goes to press there will be word for you from the other fellows mentioned.
See you next month! Now let's carry back to Freshman Year with Herb West!
Do You REMEMBER WHEN?
In the spring of 1919 the tuition was raised to $200 for the incoming Class of 1923?
Fifteen members of the Class of 1922
made the Band including the well known names of Almy, Green, Clark, Curtis, flight, Plumb, Hotchkiss, Shoup, and Coventry?
On April the 7th Professor E. J. Bartlett resigned from his Chair of Chemistry?
Major Frank Cavanaugh completely recovered from his wounds received in action. This fact was announced early in April?
Cliff Watson went Phi Gamma Delta on April 9th?
Jordan Marsh Company announced that "derbies" are extremely popular on the same date?
A "gigantic" mass meeting, at which "Jigger" Pender was active, on April 13, 1919 adopted the Athletic Tax System and the Tax Book could be purchased for $6?
The Christian Association gave a reception to the Class of 1932 at which ceremony the late Professors C. D. Adams and E. F. Clark spoke. Rob Booth and G. D. Plumb rendered respectively mandolin and saxophone solos. The 1922 Jazz Band of Booth, Curtis, Hight, Johnson, Petot, Plumb, and Shoup rendered the music?
Gene Markey and Werner Janssen wrote the lyrics and the music for the Prom Show Oh! Doctor?
In the Interclass Relay on April 12 th, the 1922 quartette made up of Lenci, Caldwell, Hallett, and Petot came in third?
Those were the carefree days.
Secretary, 3ND 736 Delaware Ave., Bethlehem, Penna
