1915

Football takes the top line this month- perhaps for the last time in many eons- and, despite transportation difficulties, quite a few of the boys have been able to see a mediocre, but none the less fighting Dartmouth team operate with a goodly sprinkling of freshmen playing varsity for the first time in a generation or more.

The night before the Harvard game October 16 at the University Club was almost like old times—nearly twenty present, along with some guests, and recorded on the firing line were: Dale Barker; Jack Mason; who came on from Millville, N. J., to be with us; Chan Foster; Augie Atwood; Johnny Johnson, squire of Cape Cod; Bush Campbell; Walt Meader; Howie Wing; Bill Huntress; Eben Clough; Murray Austin; who, since the last issue has added a half-stripe and is now Lieut. Commander Austin; Kike Richardson; Norvie Milmore; George Simpson; Charlie Cumisky, who came over from New York for the game; and the Secretary.

As special guests of the evening we had three old-time World War I buddies of Eben Clough—Mai Jenney, Bill Ross and Lt. Col. Frank Mitchell, who, with Eben, were known in those days as the Four Horsemen and the appellation is correct. We enjoyed their company and wish they were 'isers.

At the game the next day we glimpsed either personally or through the eyes of our star reporter, Speed Henderson, Sid Bull, Bob Bigelow, Harry Burnett, Ed Dewing, Farmer Howland, Major Herb Potter, Red Folan, Ed Curtis, Ned Shea. If we've missed anyone it is only because our eagle eyes failed to spot them.

The Yale game in New Haven found Eben, Jack Mason, Kike, Pete Cannon and Doodles Gish on deck. After the game several of the boys dropped in on Herb Blaisdell and Florence and found a delightful host and hostess. Someone also spied Johnny Mullin and his wife in the vicinity of the Bowl during the afternoon.

Speaking of Sid Bull, he has a son in the sophomore class who is making a great record, and Sid and Dot, who is a real 'lser, were at the Colgate game in Hanover, and teamed up with Eben Clough and Jack Mason for dinner at Hal Davis's Norwich Inn on Saturday night. Following the Colgate game Eben and Jack dropped by at my house en route to Boston, but I missed them as I was out of town.

The William and Mary debacle, massacre, or anything else you want to call it, found Chan Foster, Kike Richardson, Willis Morey, Eben Clough and your Secretary trying hard to look happy over the two touchdowns that Dartmouth scored while W & M were running roughshod over the Green dressed up in White for the day because of W & M's similarity to Dartmouth green uniforms. 'Twas a tough story, mates, and it took a lot of after-thegame activity to wipe away the taste.

By the way, at the Colgate game, in addition to those named above, there were present: Bob Bigelow, Leon Tuck, Kike Richardson, Don Howe.

I learn via official Hanover sources that all class reunions are out for the duration, and no doubt it is necessary. There is little chance to get a class out now in anything like goodly numbers, and with no graduations in the form of the traditional Com- mencement it appears best to college officialdom to call off the class reunions. Tough on those classes due for big reunions this year—but there's a job to do, and when Messrs. Hit, Mus and Hir are cleaned up, WHAT a reunion we can all have in Hanover regardless of whether it's the regular year for it or not!

NOTES

A note from Sid Crawford, who was my reporter for the Holy Cross game along with Eben, tells me that Ray Russell was there but he missed him because Ray sat on the Holy Cross side! Sid says probably Ray was feeding H. C. some of the old Cavanaugh plays for Dartmouth to puncture. Incidentally, another note from Sid, who is getting to be a swell correspondent, tells me that Ray Russell is a grand-pop, his daughter and son-in-law having a new daughter born recently. Ray was also at the Harvard game, and also, Sid says he spotted Jack Warren, to add to our Harvard list.

A good letter from Hal Budd confirms the report I gave last time concerning his recent marriage to Elizabeth Hasson (Betty to us), and the address is 161 East Essex Ave., Lansdowne, Pa. Hal is authority for the news that both Bob Griffin and Thornt Pray have deserted Philadelphia for Washington as Lieut. Commanders in the Navy. Hal with the Shaw Walker Company in Philly, and wants to hear from any '15er who finds his way into that city.

Jack Ferguson, from whom we haven't heard for a long time, reports from Tulsa, Okla., that his son is in the Air Corps Reserve and that his daughter is a freshman in the U. of Oklahoma Law School. Jack hunts for oil in funny places, he says, and I guess he finds quite a bit of it.

A late despatch from Kel Rose, just before press time, tells me that among those at the Harvard game was Russ Durgin, back from Tokio. We in Boston all wish that we might have seen him to welcome him back safely with his wife. Kel also told of seeing Greg Lyon, recently, who was in New York at a convention; Wy Fuller, who is with the National Safety Council in New York; and Carl Swenson whose organization has a large project in Nassau, Bahamas, and who sipped tea with the Duchess of Windsor when there recently. He likewise reports that the New York papers this week carried a note and picture of Al Bradley announcing Al's elevation to Executive Vice President of General Motors, and he tells me that Dick Clarke has moved on to Baltimore where he is in the insurance business.

One of the recent luncheons at the New York Dartmouth Club raised itself above the usual in attendance, and there were present Russ Durgin, Charlie Cumisky, Phil Murdock, Fred Child, Pete Cannon, Charlie Griffith, Carl Gish, John Healy and Kel. These luncheons are held on Tuesday noons, and ordinarily John and Kel hold the fort alone. All 'isers in New York are welcome.

ADDRESSES

Address changes from the college office: Dan F. Waugh, 277 Park Ave., N. Y.; A. A. Simoneau, 222 Riverside Parkway, Ft. Thomas, Ky.; Lt. Com. Earl Ryan, 4 Lindberg Ave., Maynard, Mass.; Franklin H. Rhors. 1629 York, Denver; Lt. H. Thompson Rich, Hdq., A.T.S., Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Newport News, Va.; Capt. Wendell Woolworth, 638 Main St., Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Clarence Wanamaker, U. S. Rubber Ordnance Plant, Milwaukee, Wis.

Secretary, Box 697, Lawrence, Mass.

Treasurer, 31 Milk St., Boston, Mass.