St. Louis

MARCH 28TH saw a very unusual gathering of Dartmouth men in St. Louis. That evening the Club met for its annual dinner and listened to an excellent talk by Sid Hayward '26, Secretary of the College. An unusual aspect of the meeting was the large number of dinner jackets and the failure of appearance of sweatshirts and corduroy pants. Either the St. Louis Club is getting soft or it is coming of age, when fifty per cent of the Club will "dress" for a dinner. However, the meeting was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed Sid's talk.

The week before some of us saw Dr. Swede" Oberlander '26, who was in town for the day.

Bill Emerson '34, who comes into town occasionally, attended the American Society of Chemists' Convention in St. Louis. In passing, we might say that any Convention that meets in St. Louis that does not have a Dartmouth man is a pretty unusual affair.

John S. Thompson '32, who was transferred to Chicago a couple of years ago, still gets into town occasionally and when he does, the Kerwin boys certainly show it. One of our more prosperous members, Harry Deckert '35, has built a "love-nest" in the country and he plans to carry his bride over the threshold some time in April.

The discussions at our Saturday luncheons run the gamut from politics to "Tiny" Glazer's ('34) latest story that he picked up while "beating the sticks" for Eversharp. Some of us question the slogan, Sharpen your wits with an Eversharp," when we hear some of "Tiny's" latest stories.

"George," the waiter at the American Hotel, said he would like to see more men show up at the luncheons on Saturdays. He says he is getting tired of seeing the same old faces, and the same bald heads so when you come to St. Louis, be sure to join us at the American on Saturday. In addition to a good meal, you may learn something about women or politics.