1910*
Emblazoned on the nation's front pages of Nov. 3 was the graphic story of sinking nine Jap warships as related by Capt. Ernest G. Small USN, member of Dartmouth's Class of 1910.
Last spring Ernest left his two years' teaching job at Annapolis, sent his new address to the Class Secretary, and went back to sea as Captain of one of Uncle Sam's newest fighting ships. The next heard from him was his story broadcast throughout the country by AP—with Government approval, of course.
"It was a Hell of a melee," said Capt. Small. "Within four minutes I saw our salvos going in like red box cars on a Jap heavy cruiser she sank. We caught them at five-mile range and hit some ships before they could open fire. It was one of those things naval officers wait for 20 years at sea One destroyer came at us at high speed and was within 1500 yards when our salvos obliterated it I can best describe this night action for the layman as a fourth of July fireworks lasting 40 minutes and its conclusion like the dying set pieces burning out I could not see all the action but our crew saw cruisers keel over and sink .... the sea just became a field of burning ships I was especially gratified with my ship crew in action and their showing of courage and perfect reaction to training."
Capt. Small had an enviable record in the First World War in the destroyer fleet in Ireland, and had one ship sunk under him.
BEN AMES WILLIAMS* new book 7 ime ofPeace is Literary Guild selection for December, and it has been bought by M.G.M. Ben gets lots of publicity—one of the most interesting pieces recently was the special Boston Herald article by Alice Dixon Bond who visited the Williams family at Hardscrabble Farm, Searsmont, Maine. A three-column story with pictures of the farmhouse, it is full of interest to Tenners and Dartmouth men in general.
LIEUT. COMMANDER ATKINS NICKERSON, U. S. Naval Reserve, is at Harbor Entrance Control Post, Fishers Island, N. Y Russ Meredith acts as chairman, Rensselaer County Rationing Board Pineo Jackson claims that paying money to Treas. Fletch Burton is like losing money to him in the old College Hall poker games when payoff was made in Commons coupons after cash ran out Wilk had hoped to come on from California for Harvard Game but couldn't get away at that time. .... Nancy Norton is in Government work at Hartford, Conn., being one of a group of three that hire Civil Service stenographers, for Washington, laborers for Pearl Harbor, OPA executives and what not Dave Johnson and family came on from Cleveland to occupy several seats at Harvard game, Dave's third and last boy being a Dartmouth freshman Wes Hunt's address is 907 sth Ave., N.Y.C Brown Cooper, The Old Clam, can be found at 4815 Old Mill Rd., Fort Wayne. Ind..... Dud Kohler lives in Bellaire, L. 1., works at Corporation Financing, 109 Broad St., New York Jack Bates couldn't come East for Alumni Council meeting, is chairman of his County Rationing Board Bones Jones, Charlie Fay, Shing Sherwin, Gay Gleason, Irv Jewett, Jess Wilson Guy Colburn is technical engineer for Babcock & Wilcox.
OFFSPRING .... Dick Sherwin is one of those youngsters fortunate enough to be allocated to the U. S. Naval Training School at Hanover Harold Washburn's second son is playing regular tackle at Exeter Young Bert Kent is doing a grand job at fullback for Vermont Academy George (Inky) Taylor reported to the famous "Prairie State" morning after his Dartmouth graduation in '41, won ensign commission, has been at sea on a cruiser for over a year Inky's daughter Judith graduated from Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston, won scholarship, has been active in civil air patrol, was recently commissioned second lieutenant in C.A.P it wouldn't be fair to omit Pater and Mater Taylor, the former being senior duty officer at First Interceptor Command while the latter is up to her neck in Red Cross and air raid work "Bennie" Benjamin is on the speed-up plan in Tuck School, was elected treasurer of "Jacko." .... Zada Dustin Craft (Dusty's daughter) married to Burdette Pond Mast Jr., Winnetka, 111., Oct. 17 Charlotte C. Adams engaged to Earl Pierce Jr., who is with ground division, Army Air Force Dave Kendall '45 elected president, Ledyard Canoe Club Had Inn Coffee Shop "beef" with Doc Foster af William & Mary game, the famed Portlandite reporting that Bob Brown (Bill) married one of Maine's best and prettiest girls, that young Bunny Armstrong worked in a Portland shipyard during the summer and earned $250 the hard way Doc looks fine, retains his natural buoyancy of soul, body and outlook, can sit around a table of youngsters and hold his own .... our daughter Katherine thinks that he is a great guy.... something which several hundred Dartmouth men have known for decades. .... Carolyn Meredith, a Wheaton junior, is active in swimming, rooms with Chas. Walker 'OB daughter Jack Jenness is on Green Key at Hanover.
HERB WOODS, director of research for operating engineers union, is mighty busy these days, and has been absent from Washington quite a bit Ed Loring is located with Turner Construction Co., at West Longmeadow, Mass., building a Pratt & Whitney aircraft factory Slip Powers is back from a three weeks' business trip to Mexico City Al and Betty Fowler, up from Cuba, are enjoying a much-needed vacation in this country, and we hope to run across the Kid somewhere for an old-time "beef".... the Fowlers have always been grand folks to Dartmouth men visiting Havana.
HARVARD GAME
AT HARVARD GAME DINNER were Ray Gorton, Ed Shattuck, Slip Powers, Jess Wilson, George Sinclair, Art Lord, Sid Bull, Fletch Burton, Dave Johnson, Clarke Tobin, Bones Jones, Doc Foster, Else Jenness, Bunny Armstrong, Jim McPherson .... about as many more from 1911 were present.... Chet Butts and Else Jenness did a good job in putting it on, and everything was a success in spite of the lowered attendance.
HAROLD BENJAMIN wrote a nice letter recently, enclosing clipping about Tom Stewart, Univ. of Minnesota's well-known publicity director.... the picture shows Tom to be a keen-eyed, serious man of middle age.... after describing certain phases of his work, Tom closes with"I wish better lunches were served in the press boxes between halves" .... and it's a good suggestion.
Secretary, Canaan St., Canaan, N. H.
Treasurer, 1 Weybosset St., Providence, R. I. 1910'ER SINKS JAPS CAPT. ERNEST SMALL IN SOLOMONS BATTLE
