1937*
From the news that filters through as grist for the Secretary's mill, it is apparent that CHANGE at an ever-increasing tempo is the keynote to '37 doings. There are changes in rank, changes in address, more job changes, and more marriages than ever before. As the reality of the present grows grimmer it looks as though only a few 4-F's stand firm to be links with a fast-receding past.
Leaving 4-F's and digging in the mailbag, we have one from Latta McCray giving a hint of something on the fire which may be a nice break for himself Bill Timbers comes in for some praise from Latta for his part in a big Wills case, the Paton case featured in New York dailies. ... .Dana Prescott, as a Ist Lieut., is still teaching prospective officers of the Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth George Skinner finally lets us in on his marriage to Ethel Galloway of Walpole, N. H. It's snd Lieut. Skinner, specializing in Anti-Air craft at Camp Stewart, Ga.
Two letters from enthusiastic wives of '37ers, anxious to carry on, and keep up the interest while friend husband is off fighting. Barbara McKinlay and Marge Ruggles let us in on some news. How about a few letters from some more '37 betterhalves? The mail-bag is kind of lean these days and it would be great if more wives would follow Marge and Barbara's example and let us in on what's new in '37 circles in your section. Marge Ruggles is carrying on the Treasurer's job since Acting-Corporal Ruggles led his squad of inductees off to Atlantic City. Keep your dues rolling in to either Mr. or Mrs. Art Ruggles, Deerfield, Mass., and they will be cared for tenderly.
Bob Greene finally made it, but before being inducted, plans on inducting Barbara Rich of Clinton, lowa, and Rockford College into the Green Clan Park Joßnston, Roper, Berkowitz, Wagner, and Noyes all took the same indoctrination course at Tower Hall in Chicago. Showing how the boys can spread fast, Noyes ended up in the Pacific somewhere, Wagner and Johnston at Mine School in Virginia, Mort on a destroyer in the Atlantic, while Roper went around the corner for another beer.
Ted Jenkins is now a Corporal in an Anti-Tank Cos., seeing if it's true what they say about these female aborigines Tom Prentice is serving with the R.A.F. in Africa Phil Johnson, showing as pretty a reversal of field as Phil Conti at his best, is now Cashier-Manager of the First Bank of Sitka, Alaska Clint Demmon is now with McKinsey-Kearney Cos. Management consultants in Chicago, as an engineer Dick Smith, who crashed through with a newsy letter, has been sworn in as an Ensign D-V(P) and can be found for a while at the Naval Training Station, Newport, R. I Les Barrett's in the Navy, but he still manages to send a card from Montreal. What kind of a ship is that you're sailing, Stump?. . . .Don McKinlay sends a helpful heap of suggestions, and echoes the plaint of many a newly-wed '37er who is caressing a gun on some small island instead of the little woman in some small cottage
Corp. Bob Ross is now engaged to Elizabeth Walworth of Needham, Mass., and Wellesley College Al Gray of the Phi Bete Grays likewise to Louise Burnham of Gloucester, Mass., and Smith College Bill Webster engaged to Isabelle Burd of Willmette, Ill., and Northwestern Dr. Halsey Bullen now married to Sarah Hyatt of Scarsdale, N. Y., and Froebel League of N. Y Ensign Frank Davis now married to Dorothy Campbell of Plainfield and Smith Em. Brightman now married to Elizabeth Lloyd Lindhardt of Des Moines and Smith Ensign Bill Leonard and Adele Wilde of N. Y. C. and Goucher College likewise Chuck Bassett now married to Betty O'Donnell of Herkimer, N. Y., and Katherine Gibbs School Dr. Ed Smith now married to Charlotte Remington of N. Y. City and Vassar.
. . . .Dr. Bob Miskimon now engaged to Betty Blanton of Richmond, Va., and Vassar Lt. Roy Hatch now married to Nancy Beddrow of Birmingham, Ala., and Misses Howard School for Girls (any of you boys ever get down there? Hatch'll tell you what you're missing) Butch Nichols engaged to Ellen Carlson of Clintonville, Conn., and New Haven Teachers Bob Devaney engaged to Lillian Stewart of Sheldon, Conn., and likewise New Haven Teachers. (How about those notes you owe ye Sec., Bob?) Eggie Cabbie now engaged to Mary Milford of Garden City, L. I., and Stephens College Ensign Norm Anderson now married to Joan Earle of Brooklyn and N. Y. U Corp. Phil Harlow engaged to Barbara Blydenburgh of Wakefield, R. I., and R. I. State College Lester Garvin engaged to Barbara Nash of Westfield, N. J., and Smith John Doukas now married to Mary Lumbrukos of Penacook, N. H., and Keene Teachers "Big Alex" Mackenzie now married to Isabella McCracken of Elmhurst, N. J., and Flushing Hospital Nurses Training School Lt. (j.g.) Pete Ffolliott now engaged to Gertrude Boeckmann of St. Paul and Bryn Mawr Kimball Hall now married to Elise LeFevre of Cobleskill, N. Y., and Bryn Mawr Dr. Jean Wolf married to Carolyne Allen of Hadlyme, Conn., and Vassar, with Bob Areson as best man and Jack Morrison as usher.
The above engagements may now be marriages and of course marriages become divorces, but if we're behind in our chronology, why just loosen up your writing arm and get the news in faster.
Jack Sheffield is amazing local Roches terites with his virtuosity on a bicycle. He doesn't let it interfere with his ability to sign-'em-up on the dotted line of those Insurance Policies he's peddling Al Bryant now located in Akron, Ohio, got a very good press upon his arrival and his smiling mug beamed upon local Akronites while an accompanying block told them to buy their carbon black from silver-tongued Al.. . . .Jim Gray, erstwhile Editorial writer for the Hartford Courant, left his golfing and crusading behind when his Uncle beckoned Lt. (j.g.) Corb Moister is now on active duty with the Navy at the base hospital at Portsmouth, N. H It's Lt. Melvyn Estey of the U. S. Marines on some tropical island these days Paul Dickson is showing the old College fight by donning a welder's helmet and pitching on the production battlefront at the Caldwell, N. J., plant of Curtiss' Propellor Division. .... One former Production Manager for Warner Bros. Cos. is now Lt. Gus Farwell of the Army Air Forces It's Master Sgt. Bill Dipson of the Army Air Corps. From Manager of Twentieth Century Theatre to the highest Non-Commissioned rank in this Army was a breeze, says Bill Bob Olson is now holder of an extra degree, an LL.B. from Columbia Bob Hahan is now completing his D-V-G training in Cambridge and it will be Ensign Hahn from now on.
Keep those letters coming to the Scribe and your dues contributions to Art Ruggles. Checks should be made payable to Dartmouth Class of 1937.
NEW NAVIGATORS IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS Lt. William. M. Breitinger Jr. '37 (left) and Lt. Sylvester M. Kauffroth '43 who recentlyreceived navigator wings and second lieutenant commissions at Kelley Field, Texas.
1937 BROTHERS Don and Jim Otis are carrying on a fighting Gloucester tradition. Don (right) is nowMajor Otis of the U. S. Marines on Midway Island, while Jim is Lt. Otis of the Army.
Secretary, 94 Stone Rd., Belmont, Mass. Treasurer, Box 121, Deerfield, Mass.
