1935*

This won't be much of a column, we can tell you that at the outset. In fact if we don't get a move on, there won't be any at all, for we're over the deadline now, but we'll try to give you what we can get our hands on, and hope to make up for it in the future. Reason for our dither is the fact we pulled out of our usual stamping ground and have more or less established ourselves in the city of Baltimore, where we are on the legal staff of the Glenn L. Martin Company. At present we are en- sconced in what was the card room on the second floor of the University Club of Baltimore—it's still the Club, but that room is our bedroom now; as that address is subject to change, we'll retain (for your mailing purposes) the Cleveland one still on the mast-head above. Even that'll be changed one of these days.

AFRICAN FRONT

The January issue of Harper's Magazine is noteworthy for us in its inclusion of an article by Bill Riegelman, same entitled "Letter From the African Front," and a damned interesting one it is, too. Bill is doing ambulance driving with the field services in North Africa.

LOYALTY ....

We were quite impressed with the number of non-graduates who have demonstrated their interest in and devotion to the college and the class to the extent of continuing as active members of the class by paying class dues and subscribing to this journal. For your edification we list their names:

Captain Jim Averill Charkie Huston Art Bamford Jim Irvin Stan Benson Ed Keane Dr. Bob Bonner Bo Kreer Ed Burke Walt Lincoln Bill Bury Dr. Lloyd Markson Dave Buxbaum Frank Meyers Fabian Ciolek Dick Miller Mercer Curtis Chuck Moon Dr. Bill Dimity Dr. Jim Pierce Jack Dodge Don Radasch Johnny Dunbar Ed Ramsey Tex Duncan Maynard Rogers Johnny Egan Rog Sheets Bill Ellis Sid Simons Art Fischer Hal Stanton Dick Freeman John Thomas Bill Gahagan Chuck Tobey Mai Gelof Charley Tosi Gordon Gwinn Lloyd Townsend Dusty Hale Karl Ullman Phil Hastings Bill Walrath Steve Hopkins Oran Waterman Ted Hupper Capt. Tisheng Yen

It probably looks as though we did the above just to fill this space (and of course it does serve that purpose) but the truth is we'd planned this listing and a comment on the fact that there are almost twice as many non-graduates subscribing and paying dues as there are graduates who do neither, long before we knew we were moving down here to help indirectly to make bombers and patrol planes. Our trouble has been that we rushed off in such a huff we forgot to bring the main file of letters received, and then this is the first access we've had to a typewriter, or a moment to use same.

Anyone near enough to here to be within commutable range, as in Washington or Philadelphia, and desiring a chinning com panion on an odd evening is invited to file his vital statistics for notation and action thereupon. A word from another who has been upped to his Majority, Frank Specht:

"Was transferred from Fort Dix to Leesburd, Florida, a short time ago. Being able to spend some of the winter in Florida meets with my approval.

"I was promoted to the rank of major last month which keeps me one step ahead of brother Ralph. Am still in the Air Corps with the st Service Group and enjoy everything about it.

"Dartmouth men in this area appear to be a scarcity. Can't remember when I last saw one. Do you know of any around here?"

And another from 2nd Lt. Al Clark:

"A copy of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE finally caught up with me down here deep in the heart of Texas and I was very glad to get it. Since entering the Army last March I have moved so often that some- times I don't even know my own address and it's a cinch that the Post Office can't keep up with me.

"I am a 2nd Lt. in the Tank Destroyer section of our Army and am at present time attending an Officers' Tactical course at Camp Hood. It's a mighty fine branch and I feel sure that when we are trained and equipped you will hear a lot about us. Housing conditions around this post are a little worse than any I have hit so far and as a result I am forced to keep my wife, Margaret, parked in a small town about 50 miles away. Oh well, I have a "C" card and a couple of new recaps so it could be worse. "I've enjoyed reading the column and hope you will pass on my best wishes to all the boys."

Secretary, 1843 Cadwell Ave. Cleveland Heights, Ohio