1940*

What with pleasure driving out of the picture and fuel oil being used only when new tenants are inspecting vacant suites, the writer finds himself huddled over his typewriter with overcoat and ear-muffs on and watching the curtains wave in the wintry gale coming in through the windows. News filtered in slowly this past month from near and far and if only I could go out and pick some more off the nearby trees, it would be a Godsend. Like all class secretaries, I say a little cooperation in the form of a letter will do it every time, so let's hear from you all.

A letter from Karl Bruch states that: Herb Foster and I, with one child each, are forking as non-essential men in essential industries Herb is working in the Champion Forge Laboratory, and I like to refer to myself as the Hill Acme's assistant purchasing agent for all offi cial purposes." Karl now claims that he "eats like an angry vacuum cleaner," which speaks very well for Ginney's cooking, to say the least; the last I knew, Karl was limiting himself to 35 cents a day on food in Hanover in order to supply the where- withal to install a new set of fog lights on his horseless carriage.

Ned Jacoby is in the ferry command and on one of his more recent flights, flew a P-38 over to England without the aid of a rubber life raft. "Jake" and wife recently had a boy named Dick, and as if that wasn't enough, Ned is now a captain. Lee Bassett is a "Looey" at Ford Ord and, as you will remember, is married to Marty Cook. Jack Ingersoll, alias Jonathan Edwards Ingersoll, has been in and out of the Navy and is now 4-F and working in the Tax Department of Republic Steel during the day and taking a law course at night.

Bill Duncan reported for a physical exam last week "but they only gave him a Wasserman," put him on call and sent him home. Dune is still working for PickandsMather in Cleveland, O. Bob MacMillan is a sergeant stationed at Camp Perry in charge of a night shift. John Knutsen is working for Cleveland Graphite Bronze but expects a visit from the draft board soon.

A welcome letter from Steve Gradon's father reports: "Steve was recently promoted to It. (j.g.) was on the staff of Admiral Callaghan when his warship the 'San Francisco' led the U. S. fleet in its attack on the double file of Jap warships on Nov. 13th in the Solomons, and licked them, and in which action all the staff officers, including the Admiral, lost their lives, except three and Steve was one of the three. The other two were injured but Steve was unhurt. One of the other two was Roland Hilles,- also Dartmouth '40."

A dispatch from somewhere in NewGuinea tells of a major air attack in which Lt. Ray Dau piloted his Flying Fortress against enemy transports near Aware Island. Ray took his training at the Advanced Flying School, Maxwell, Ala. Lt. Jim Cooke has been taken off the "missing in action" list and in the first information about Jim in over a year, it is learned that he is a prisoner of the Japs in the Philippines. Jim was a meteorologist in the Air Corps.

I WILL

Cal Sterling and Barbara Van Vechten Stokes o£ Greenwich Academy and the Gardiner School in New York took the vows at Jacksonville, Fla. Cal is in the Naval Reserve Air Corps, and stationed in Fla. Ensign Lee Brekke and Miss Evelyn Freeman were married Dec. 28 in Washington and are now living in Miami, Fla., while Lee finishes his training. Lt. Ted Gates and Miss Dorothy Parker Kaiser marched down the aisle with Ensign Tom George as best man and Lt. Joe Maloy as one of the ushers. Ensign Roy Merchant and Miss Kathryn Melville Marks were married Dec. 30 in Jacksonville, Fla. Ensign Sam Williams and Miss E. Lorraine Scott repeated the oath last December in Newark, N. J. Mrs. Williams is a former secretary of the Junior Contemporary of Newark. Lt. Herb Condit and Eleanor Fabor Grant were married in South Orange, N. J., last January. Herb attended Wharton School of Business after Dartmouth and is now stationed in August, Ga. Ensign Julian Hartwell and Miss Nathalie Bartlett Blaisdell were pronounced man and wife Dec. 23 in Belmont, Mass. Ensign Hartwell was recently graduated from the Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn.

WILL YOU?

Ensign Fred Porter is engaged to Anne H. Underhill of Summit, N. J. Miss Underhill is studying at the New York School of Interior Decoration and Fred is in the Coast Guard. Sgt. John Michael, now engaged to Jean Schroeder of Rosary College, is soon to enter Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. Ensign Jack Schleicher is engaged to Miss Inez Campbell of Pittsfield, Mass. Jack will continue his internship at good old Hanover come the March winds. Ensign Kneeland Swenson and Miss Marie Mae Crandall announced their engagement at Bolivar, N. Y. Miss Crandall is now working at the General Cable Corp. of Rome, N. Y.

SILVER WINGS FOR '4O MEN Lt. Robert P. McElwain, left, received his commission after training at Waco, Texas,while Lt. Frederick H. Michel won his wings at Spence Field, Georgia.

Acting Secretary, Bldg. No. 5, Village Green, Orange, N. J.