1932*

CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 20—Stretching its trembling fingers over a 1,000-mile area, a sharp earthquake today routed thousands of citizens from their beds as it shook homes, shattered windows, and scattered fear widespread through New England.

... .New Hampshire apparently bore the brunt of the go-second long quiver An "earthquake baby" was reported at the Margaret Pillsbury hospital, when a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson at 2:55 this morning, less than a half hour after the temblor.

Thus the lead of The Concord DailyMonitor, and thus the far from prosaic entrance into this world of John Eric Swenson, brother to the official '32 class baby.

In a note accompanying the clipping, John Sr. writes of the new arrival, "I just hope he will be no more of an earthshaker at seven years than his brother is."

John bemoans the fact that few '32s "get to these distant parts Of course, Ferry keeps the town awake with his stories

Ken Hill looks us over from behind the N. H. Savings Bank wicket I am still trying to learn how to get granite out of the hills—also built myself a small house this year."

From far-off Texas—no earthquake rumble but the beat of drums-Din Hindes is in the army! Until recently a drilling assistant (sic) with the Barnsdall Oil Co., Din is now doing some really fancy drilling with the 38th Infantry Service Co., Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio. A first-hand report on Life in Khaki would be appreciatedespecially by '32's waning contingent of bachelors.

The "waning contingent" has been still further decimated by several recent events and one in prospect. Joe Byram's marriage to Anne Elizabeth Nye of Worcester was celebrated on Dec. 27. On the following day, in Rochester, N. Y., Miss Bethine Coe was married to Jack Pyles. Jack was graduated from the Law School of George Washington University, and is presently serving as assistant cashier of the City Bank of Washington. His bride is a Wellesley graduate.

It was with a great deal of delight and only a tinge of regret that we learned from Howdy Pierpont of his forthcoming marriage on Jan. 25 to Dorothy Wilson of Pelham, N. Y. The regret was occasioned only by the thought that unless they have changed the rules at the Dartmouth Club, Howdy will be moving away. Long a fixture at that hostelry, Howdy has served practically since graduation as official greeter of '32s passing through New York, and a rallying point for many occasions.

John Wright hopes to make capital of this and other recent defections to Cupid. As his fertile fiscal mind sees it: "By the time our 10th rolls around, Buck McGowan, Cap Ireys, Bob Riddell and myself will probably be able to control a quorum or majority among '32 bachelors. Then, if we can disenfranchise the married men, we should be able to work out a little "taxation without representation"—our motto being that any '32 man who can afford to keep a wife 365 days a year can certainly afford to buy liquid refreshments, etc., etc., for his less fortunate bachelor classmates during the three days of reunion. This will have the advantage of getting more bachelors back to reunion, and as for the married men, their wives will be only too happy to get rid of them for a few days."

Comes the news from Chicago that DaveStern has been admitted to membership in the law firm of Johnstone, Peters & Dixon. Fellow barrister Wright classes it as a "nice compliment to Dave's ability as a lawyer and general reputation as a practitioner." Offhand we would say that no member of '32 indicted in Chicago for anything short of murder should have any fears regarding lack of adequate counsel. In addition to the two mentioned, the Windy City nest of legal eagles includes Bud Dyche,Bob Ackerberg, Barney Fitzsimons, TomKiddoo and Carl McGowan.

Our perennial windfall, Dutch Litzenbergefs account of doings in the Rocky Mountain area, arrived shortly before Christmas. At that season, "working in collaboration with Mr. S. Claus in the wholesale toy and gift business" kept Harry pretty well occupied. "From the time I rack up my shotgun after blazing away with only a fair amount of success at ducks and pheasants, until I wax my skis the first week-end after Christmas, it's work with a capital W. The other evening I saw some movies of Dick Durrance skiing at Sun Valley. I might take a crack at it in January I certainly have the yen to go."

Dutch reports that "Eddie Toothaker was in the other day to buy a big red fire truck for Santa to bring his little boy. He's some boy, too. Eddie is doing a fine job selling for one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of hardware and machinery in the west Jerk Elliot was down from Butte, Montana recently, where he manages to keep busy running a general department store, Elliot's, Inc. His particular interest is the furniture and home furnishings department of the business. He invited me up for the hunting and fishing, and that is up near the top of my list of things I want to do."

All in all, life in Denver doesn't sound too bad!

Art Schlichter's ministrations in behalf of doughnuts for Joe Lowe & Co. of New York have taken him to Canada several times in recent months. Bob Keane, who represents the same outfit in Ohio, spent the Christmas and New Year's holiday in New York. In a different line, Bill Kulp is in sales work in New York, lives in Sunnyside. John Merrill sells in Boston, lives in Cambridge. Ben Slocum is planning to open a toggery at Sun Valley. Rog Benezet (P.O. Box 3632, Honolulu, T. H.) is "good for about two years as architect with the Pacific Naval Air Bases project." Qualifies as a self-styled eligible bachelor. DougKelly is in business in St. Petersburg, Fla. Extremely fetching snapshots of Robert Coltman Jr. and Peter Titcomb Knight adorned the Christmas cards sent out by their respective parents.

Bill Young '33 [Mahonri S.], who entered with our class, has written a novel called Old George which received very favorable comment in pre-Christmas book review columns. The story concerns the reunion in Connecticut of a group who had been "indolent dwellers in France during the days when art and letters and serious drinking flourished on the Left Bank." The NewYork Times reviewer styled it "an original and very up-to-date variant on the old Americans-in-Paris theme."

Morg Hobart and Brown Dickinson, cooccupants of what might be styled a fashionable East Side apartment in New York, were recently elected to the board of governors of the Dartmouth Outing Club of New York as directors of entertainment and competitions respectively. As it was reported to this column, Hobart's qualifications consist of having access to a movie projector and innumerable reels of Technicolor, and it is rumored that Dickinson once watched a downhill race.

In the Necrology notes will be found an account of the shocking death of KenLegro.

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