1908*
There's been considerable shifting around lately, in a class as ancient as ours. Keeping up with address changes isn't supposed to be a chore, after the first 25 years. Last month we reported Don Frothingham back in the naval service, a commander. He is now living at Hotel Benedict, 1808 I St., N.W., Washington. And Don isn't the only 'oBer in active service as we surmised. Ralph Crowley is in the war department's Ordinance Division with office at 140 Federal Street, Boston. He lives at 10 Avon Street, Cambridge. Fred Munkelt is now back in Brooklyn, at 317 East 17 th St. Rusty Wright reports his new address at 96 Washington Street, Boston, and from the Pacific Coast Web Evans, true to the Webster traditions, now lives at 1875 Webster Street in Palo Alto. Ralph Hazen, our Whitefield engineer, is now working for the State of New Hampshire with office in the new State House Annex in Concord and living at 40 Lyndon Street in that city.
A nice letter from Jack Detlefsen says he meets up with Rutherford frequently in Swarthmore, Pa., where they uphold Dartmouth prestige. Det says he had a happy visit in Hanover in November. The occasion was the wedding of his son, Dartmouth '37 and M. I. T. '39, and Miss Elinor Phillips Gooding. Young Jack is now a Dupont engineer in Baton Rouge.
Charlie Walker's daughter is now a student at Wheaton College. Jack Detlefsen also has a daughter there.
"General" Knox sailed for South America the first of February, so missed the alumni dinner in Boston. Last month we made an unauthorized promise that he'd be at the Copley-Plaza February 4. The General promptly accepted to the extent of writing that he'd be there in spirit, but in person he'd be at sea and doubtful if he'd want any dinner that day; or lunch or breakfast. If we fooled any classmates into attending the dinner we're not sorry. For the first time in a generation Art Lewis missed the Boston dinner, he got back from a long trip the next day. Art Wyman writes that he can't remember any previous reunion or round-up in or near Boston at which Lewis was absent. Classmates at the 'OB table included Wyman, Pete McCarthy, Percy Gleason, Howard Cowee, Jack Cor- coran, Joe Donahue, Art Soule, George Squier, Jack Everett and Parson Bill Eng- lish. Between courses the classmates argued on "Can the 'OB Rugg be beaten?" The Class Reporter, who was the sole 'OB rep- resentative at the Dartmouth dinner in Nashua the week before, hoped to get down to the Boston affair, but ran into conflicting dates that afternoon.
Despite a 10-foot snowdrift against the barn door of his summer place at Ponemah, Art Wyman plans to force the season all he can. He says he may open up the place he likes so well in March. Wyman's son Richard is now a student at Governor Dummer Academy.
Election of Mort Hull as president of the Dartmouth Club of Holyoke was reported under club notes in February MAGAZINE, and the news may have escaped some classmates. Mort is now widely recognized as the Sage of Holyoke, the Great Philosopher of the Connecticut Valley. Under the title Design for Living he distributes his best-known verse in printed form. Recently he wrote Symmes:
"I have just finished perusal of the February ALUMNI MAGAZINE, with especial concentration on the '08 notes. I find that each month I first turn to those notes, and then proceed to read the MAGAZINE thereon from stern to stem. It's time I testified to gratitude to you for devotion to the class in never failing to keep 'OB on the record.
"I enclose a little original sermonette that might prove appropriate for you to use in next month's notes. Perhaps some of the boys will read it and benefit thereby. I practice its philosophy and find it good for me, and by so doing it breeds happier contacts all along the line."
Symmes to Hull: "Thank you very much for your gracious note of January 31st. In the past few years the real credit for accumulating the 1908 notes goes to Art Rotch, although I do help a little now and then "
Secretary, 115 Broadway, New York, N. Y. From A. B. ROTCH Milford, N. H.
