Buffalo

THE DARTMOUTH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION of Western New York has held several meetings in recent months.

Recently luncheons have been held at the Buffalo Athletic Club. The officers of the Buffalo Club are: Herbert F. Darling Jr. '26, president; Frank S. Hershey '25, vice president; Hugh A. Johnson '3O, secretary; and Paul E. Venneman '26, treasurer.

The annual Dartmouth-Cornell Picnic, which was held June 19th, 1943 at the Buffalo Canoe Club on the Canadian Shore, lived up to the fullest measure of a fine tradition of many years' standing. The combined Alumni Associations were especially favored in having the Honorable William Houck, Cornell '16, as a guest speaker. The "Honorable Bill" is the youngest member of Premier Hepburn's Cabinet and Chairman of the Niagara Ontario Power Commission.

* The close association of the Dominion and the States, in our all-out scrap and the individual contribution being made by members of our two groups was outlined in a most interesting fashion.

Before the sun crossed the line, the Dartmouths completely overwhelmed the Cornell in a softball game which went a long way to indicate that the fighting forces are not being deprived of the physically fit by either of our great institutions. Conspicuous on the field of contest were Charles Abbott '26; Paul Yenneman '26; and of the same class, Herb Darling, President of our local Association; Ernie Reed '30 and Ford Turgeon '23 whose efforts did not go without the proper spectator attention from "Hod" Taylor '23. An official report reveals that the team will undoubtedly recover in due time for this, and no other, annual contest in 1943.

The Annual Dartmouth College Award to the outstanding senior in the graduating classes of eight high schools in Buffalo was presented by the able and willing "Connie" Kurtz '25; Ray Richards '27; Ed. Felt '18; Ed. Marlette '41; Ernie Reed '30; John Cheney '3O and Dick Burlingame '26. This honor is one that has long been recognized in the local high schools and one which has followed many a man through his years as a mark of distinction. Let us suffice to note that a most brilliant German spy, returning to this country on the Drottningholm recently, was immediately seized in New York as a skilled Nazi agent whose earlier accomplishments were recognized in the Dartmouth Award at the time of his graduation from a local school some years ago.

This brings us to the early point of anticipation of Fall activities encouraged by the official announcement that the Dartmouth-Cornell football scramble will be in this City November 14th, 1942.

From here until then, plans will be continually settled at the luncheons being held at the Buffalo Athletic Club on the first and third Mondays of each month.