1927
Another summer has caught up with us, has brought new experiences and changed circumstances for many in our class. Gus has done a grand job in recent copies of the Speakeasy in bringing you news of many of our good friends who are in the armed forces. Many others have not been heard from, and we sincerely hope that as we start this new series of columns for the MAGAZINE, you will keep us well informed so that your friends and classmates may share the new experiences many of you are having.
Recent news events make us hopeful that our many classmates now in service will, before many months, be back once again with their families and their friends.
You have all received a final report from Gus Cummings as to our wonderful record in the Alumni Fund. We would like, however, to quote a sentence from a letter we received from chief agent Cummings. It expresses our sentiments perfectly. "The class and the workers did a grand jobtruly superb."
It is very seldom in the past that your scribe has made news sufficiently interesting to report in these columns. However, an event did occur late in July which we think bears reporting here. You may remember that we have occasionally referred, in this column, to our efficient typist and assistant editor, Miss Take. Feeling sorry for your Secretary, Miss Take has agreed to take the job permanently without pay for as long as I have to do the job. What we are trying to announce with great pride is that on October 9, your Secretary will be married to Miss Marie Humphreys of Brookline, Mass.
A card from Hanover informs us that Hiidrus A. Poindexter is the author of "A Study of the Intestinal Parasites of the Monkeys of Santiago Island Primate Colony" reprinted from the December issue of the Puerto Rico Journal of PublicHealth and Tropical Medicine. Not remembering Poindexter as a member of 1927, we consulted the Alumni Catalogue and found that he was a graduate of the Medical School in 1927. Knowing that some of you monkeys would remember him, and being intrigued with the topic of his paper, we thought the item would bear recording here.
From Camp Toccoa, Ga., we received the following news of Lt. George W. Friede, who sure has made it the hard way.
"Dear Doane: Just to inform you that I am down here in the hills of Northeast Georgia among the hillbillies (or other hillbillies). I hold the titles of Post Claims Officer, Legal Assistance Officer, and Trial Judge Advocate. Should any other "Dartmouths" drift this way I would be glad to see them.
"I entered the Army 16 months ago as a buck private and am damned proud of it. I imagine that not many other members of '27 did so. I spent seven and one-half months in a tank destroyer battalion and two and one-half months in the Infantry. I'm proud of that, too, however removed it was from practising law and being in the legislature of my State (Oregon). Then 1 was selected to attend Army Administration Officer Candidate School at Fargo, North Dakota. 1 did so, graduating and being commissioned on April 28, 1943. With best regards and greetings, George W. Friede, 2nd Lt. ATJS."
A nice note from Lt. Don Gardner in- forms us that he has left Nantucket where he was commanding officer of the Coast Guard and has been temporarily stationed in Providence, R. I. He says, "I am going on from here to be working out of Portland, Maine. Better for me—more boats and nearer the salt water."
We have just learned through the grapevine that Hale Ham is now a major in the Army Medical Corps. Maybe this will bring forth a little news from Hammie as to where he is and what he is doing, if it is not a military secret. The grapevine also tells us that Lt. Ethan Hitchcock, USNR is now in Washington, D. C. His new address is Bureau of Ordnance Mn-6, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C. Received a postcard late in July, from ist Lt. Philip Fowler, stating that he was en route to a new station, with a swell job in view. A later report informs us that he is now permanently assigned to headquarters of the Air Transport Command doing personnel and liaison work with the Ferrying Division, and various wings of the ATC. Phil and Pal are living at 503 Franklin St., Alexandria, Va.
A swell letter from Bill Abbott which we quote in part: "The Navy seems to be doing all right lately, and I am very enthusiastic about my job, little of which I can tell you about, other than that I am an Air Control Watch Officer and Material Officer of our outfit. Bill Fryeberger just reported aboard about a month ago as an ACI officer of our group, which includes two other Dartmouth men, Frank Cornell from Wilmette in the class of 1926 and Larry Eager 1923, who was a professor it Hanover Bill Fryeberger was out for several months in the Pacific, but was ordered to return on account of developing ulcers. He seems to be in excellent shape again, however."
Andy Rankin gave us a letter from Jon Rintels, who, as previously reported, is a lieutenant in the Infantry at Camp Roberts, Calif. Jon says he has some indications that he may get into a different job, which might even bring him home to Boston for a few days.
Mrs. A to B and your scribe spent last week-end in Plymouth with Charlie and Barbara Bartlett. Skipper Bartlett was home on a 24-hour leave. Charlie looked in fine fettle and seemed to be enjoying more temperate waters after his winter in Newfoundland. His address is: Lt. Charles W. Bartlett, Fleet Post Office, New York City.
Not long ago we reported in this column that Bill Prescott had set up a machine shop in his cellar in which he was making widgets and gadgets for various war goods manufacturing-plants in Greater Boston. This has been a sparetime hobby which has grown so that it is taking all his hours except those between nine and five, meaning that he has had practically no time to even sleep this summer. Seriously, his shop and his orders have grown to the extent that he has taken over the youngsters' playroom to enlarge his plant. During the month of June, Bill and your Secretary agreed to complete two different contracts, the profits of which were to go to the Alumni Fund. About fifty hours of work between us resulted in a check for $101.52, reaching Hanover shortly before July 1. A few widgets that couldn't be completed before the Alumni Fund closed brought in the wherewithal to procure a case or two of lubricating oil which has done much to speed up production this summer, or vice versa.
A few more addresses of servicemen to whom you ought to write: Bunny Barde, 1051 West Galena, Butte, Montana; Lt. Walt Bowlby, 161 South Main St., Franklin, N. H.; Capt. William J. Satterfield, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill.; Capt. Philip R. French Jr., Commodore Hotel, Wichita, Kansas; Lt. Robert C. Herrmann, 2621 Oakwood Drive, S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Lt. William B. Laighton, 11 Vernon Terrace, East Orange, N. J.
Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass. Treasurer, Box 1412 Pittsburgh 30, Penna.
