1931*

One of the nice things about Class Dues time is the letters that come in with the Dues and this year is no exception, the only difference being that the letters seem shorter and more rushed—probably a pretty good evidence of the tempo of the times.

Jim Rice, who is now with the Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Washington, as a forecaster and statistician and who by the time this goes to press may be in the Army, has an interesting comment to make to the effect that they have lost so many trained men from their shops that their costs are starting to go up, and unless something is done to relieve that situation they visualize a reduction in production instead of a gain. He runs into George Nickum once in a while. Nick is working with Henry Kaiser's outfit and is doing a bang-up job.

Sher Guernsey reports that he managed to get in a trip to Hanover to see the Colgate game and after the game he met Jim and Ann Godfrey and Bunce and Eleanor Clarkson who had also taken in the game.

A letter from Howie Mason, who you will all, recall is the father of the Class Baby, Harvey (now 11 years old and in the sixth grade—boy, how they grow!) says that he, Howie, recently accepted a position as superintendent of schools in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, where he covers a large territory and spends a lot of time in his automobilewhen, as and if he finds the tires and gasoline.

Jim Rick reports from Reading, Pa., that after 61/-. years with a local law firm, he has now set up his own office with another man. He is also serving as a member of the local rationing board,, and at present has an application in for a commission in the Navy. Here, again, by the time this goes to print, Jim may be in the Service.

An interesting news clipping from Augusta, Maine, states that Johnny Rogers, Caribou attorney, has been named Assistant Attorney-General for the State of Maine.

And another clipping announces the marriage of Fredonia Hartung, of Salem, Mass., to George Tarr. George is at present in the Army in Sioux Falls. Prior to that he was teaching in New Britain, Conn.

Another interesting wedding announcement is. that of Katharine Proctor to Ralph (Locomotive) Maynard, lieutenant in the United States Army. This came as a surprise to me, as I didn't even know that Ralph had returned from South America.

From here on in, the Army and the College can take over. First, a clipping from the SpringfieldNews announcing that Sergeant George Gilpatrick will receive an honorable discharge from the Army so he can accept a commission as lieutenant, (j.g.) in the Navy. George was previously district manager for the Globe-Wernick Company. One of his hobbies was yachting and modeling boats. It looks as though that is a spot where the hobby helped to pay off. '

A note from Virginia Patterson stating that Tommy is now in the Army and located at Atlantic City. If any of the gang, is down there, be sure to look him up in the Flight D group. In order to bring the vital statistics department up to date on the Patterson's, they have a new son, John Thomas Jr., who we had not reported in the column although he was born last December.

Ernie Moore of Fort Riley, Kansas, has a new job in charge of training replacements. Ernie says they are becoming more serious in training 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

Jim Laugh ton has just received his commission as lieutenant (j.g.) in the Naval Reserve, with no definite address as yet. During the summer he ran into Reed Paterson and John McDonough in Ports- mouth, and he and Rod Dodge have been fellow members of the Third Motor Squadron which is a State Guard unit in Massachusetts. He also says Ned Symonds is with the Army Engineers in a civilian capacity,, located in Boston.

Another long list of changes of address: Ed Decker, with his mail now being sent home, we believe is in the Medical Corps. Bob Dilley, formerly, with Acme Steel in Chicago, now a consulting management engineer in the same city. Ben Hardman, formerly with a radio station in Minneapolis, is now the news editor for Station KOB in Albuquerque, N. M. Charlie Roberts now a captain in the Army in the Medical Corps. Ray Robinson, previously a teacher in the Fairhaven High School" at Fairhaven, Mass., is now teaching in the High School at Belleville, N. J. Forsha Russell steps out of the food brokerage business as assistant to thetreasurer of Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc., with his offices back in Kansas City. Bill Seney,. formerly with Marshall Field in Evanston, Ill:,. now with Hall Bros., manufacturers of greeting cards, also in Kansas City. George Stevens, from lawyer and teacher at Cincinnati University to the OPA in Washington, is now practicing law and teaching at Ohio State in Columbus. Maurice Whittinghill, who was a teacher at Bennington College, Vt., has moved to Chapel Hill in No. Carolina where he is in the Department of Zoolopy. Frank Welch, promoted from State Youth Administrator in Portland, Maine, to Deputy Regional Administrator for the N.Y.A. in Massachusetts. Some time ago we got a notice of change of address to Ken Anderson's home and suspected he was in the service. This was confirmed by Charlie Schneider who says that Ken is now in the Air Corps, address unknown.

I don't know whether many of you fellows have wondered about the attitude of the College towards and the effect on the College of the drafting of 18-year-old boys, but in a recent issue of the Bulletin, which is put out by Al Dickerson, he quoted a statement that was made by President Hopkins about this. This appeared in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, November issue, page 22. I don't believe we need worry very much about the question of whether Dartmouth will survive or how it will survive when the head of the institution takes an attitude as realistic and cooperative as that was.

In the same Bulletin, Al reported on a couple of letters with contributions to the Alumni Fund and there was one which I found very entertaining and would like to pass on to you. This one was written by a Coast Artillery officer in the South Pacific and he writes: "Dear Alumni Fund: Much thanking Honorable Uncle Sam who is iftaking money not good to buy things in far off places because nothing needed to buy. I am happy able to send you some ahead after so late many other years. Also thanking Honorable Dartmouth College graduating my son Jim so relieving pocketbook very great strain. Anyhow, can do, and here is. If the Jap doesn't get any closer I may be able to get down another bet before the 1943 quota closes."

It is quite an example for us to shoot at, eh what?

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