1936
Permit me to observe, as I look over news of the moment, that very few, if any, of us can claim to be "unwanted" in the world of today The call of the services, defense industries and wedding bells continues to vouch for that. But without embarking upon any philosophical dissertation, let's look at some of the most current "for instances"... .
Dr. Jesse Gait of the Hanover Hitchcock Clinic and on the staff of the Dartmouth Medical School, has received his Army call. He reported for active duty (Ist It.) in the Medical Corps on October 6 Bob Tyler's father reports that Bob has graduated from O.C.S. in Miami and, as 2nd It., is located at Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana. ... .By now Lt. (j.g.) Jim Tindle has completed his indoctrination training at Newport Naval Training Station, and is off somewhere serving as a Supply officer Bill Curtis is now shouldering two silver bars for the Army Med. Corps Ensign George Tillinghast has his entire family with him in Florida—meaning his wife, Marion, and his daughter since Oct. 26, Marion Clarke T
Assuming that everything has progressed according to schedule, Joe Millimet must be a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard
Forewarned that Bob Button was to appear on a radio program, "Stars & Stripes in Britain," we've turned our dial to WNEW at 11 a.m. for several past Sundays. We may have missed up on a few of these sessions; but so far, we haven't heard Bob. But we're still listening for him, with anticipation For a long while silent as to his whereabouts, George Young finally spoke up to let us know he's in the Army, attached to the Air Corps Bob Kable is "Purchasing Agent for Kable Bros., which involves a great deal of time and exasperation with priorities. Live on the edge of our farm with wife and son, and commute across golf course by foot to work. Saw Bob Greene the other day and he's to be married soon. Am going to try to get in the ski troops when I'm called.". .. . A swell letter from Frank Kappler gives the low-down on this ski troop proposition. (Anyone desiring more particulars than those given below, write to Pvt. F. K., No. 32613018, Cos. L, 87th Mountain Infantry Reg., Camp Hale, Colorado):
"It's breaking a precedent of long standing for me to write to the class secretary, but I didn't want you to think I had died or moved to New Jersey. "As it must be to all men, the draft came to Kappler on Friday the Thirteenth (of November). I am now. . . .ensconced on a mountain peak 10,000 feet high in the Colorado Rockies. Camp Hale is the name of our base, and it's hundreds of miles from any place you ever heard of.
"Gerry is maintaining our apartment at Parkchester and breathlessly awaiting her first Army allotment check.
"If you ever get bored with civilian life and you crave action, come to Camp Hale, where all breath comes in short pants and the soldiers in long. Every man here gets about two tons of equipment, including white skis, cable bindings, white ski poles, khaki ski pants, white ski pants, reversible khakiand-white parka, white ski gaiters, ski boots, mountain climbing boots, ice axe, leather ski mittens, wool ski mittens, wool sweater, wool scarf, twounit sleeping bag good to fifty below, snow shoes, Garand rifle, individual mountain cooking stove, rubber- and leather Shoe-Pacs (also called Mukluks), Alpine frame-type rucksack, climbing skins, Scout knife, and about 20 other items beside the regular infantry equipment.
"If you decide to come out, I'll guarantee that you'll soon weigh about as much (Ed. interjection: ! or ?) as Millimet. I'll send you Kodachromes from Norway or the Brenner Pass."
Jim Gidney dropped in on the Hofmans one raining night last week. Apparently having recovered from his series of nasty operations on his back, Jim is doubling up on his time—with a job in New York and a course in Arabic (it sounded like Greek to us) up at Columbia. Our evening produced one of those old-fashioned bull sessions, as well as some news. Brother Dink has been raised to the rank of full lieutenant. Working in Navy Supply and Ordnance, Dink had quite a hand in arming
and supplying the boys for that African expedition Al Bed.ingfi.eld is up in familiar territory—Northampton way—on the Amherst faculty On Sunday, January 3, Miss Helen Rothery of Ridgewood, N. J., announced her engagement to Ed Higbee.
It sounds like Al Underhill has a sweet job cut out for himself. He's a Ist It. in the Ist Special Service Force, training at Fort Harrison, Montana. He writes, "We're a pretty good outfit about which you'll probably hear more in the future. Made up of Americans and Canadians, we're ski troops, commandos, etc., all rolled into one. Our dress uniform looks like a Christmas tree, but the boys are pretty tough. I'm the only Dartmouth man in the force."
Henry Dearborn sent along with his class dues an interesting communique dated November 30th: "As the ALUMNI MAGAZINE recorded at the time, I came to Barranquilla, Colombia, as American Vice Consul in August, 1941. The news is that on Nov. 11, 1942 I was instructed to open up a post of my own at Manta, Ecuador. I am leaving for the new post two days hence, so cannot tell you much about it except that it is one degree south of the equator on the coast. It is the second port of Ecuador. Am still single without any inclination toward splicing."
Lou Benezet reports, "My job is Associate Prof, of Psychology, and Ass't Director of Admissions for Knox, an old and fairly well set-up institution in the Corn Belt (Galesburg, 111.). The admissions part of the job is on the heavy end of things. . . . .We expect to be parked in Chicago most of the rest of the year, since that's my official hunting ground. Of course, the Army is going to leave us precious little say over the boys; I'll probably end up being counselor to women, small boys and all males over 18 who can't walk, talk, or see."
Can you spare a minute to drop us a line? We'd all like to hear from you—whereever you are, whatever you're doing!
Secretary, 315 West 86th St., New York, N. Y.
