1921
The most significant news since our last blast is the appointment of Bob Mac Donald to fill Rog Wilde's berth as class treasurer. At this writing we don't have an up-to-date report on '21's treasury position, but it's a reasonable certainty that collection of dues is running below normal and that we're faced with the prospect of red ink for this fiscal year ending June 30, as Rog has been in the Army (and thus away from the job) for something like five months. Unless you do something about it! If you haven't already come through, please send a check for $3.50 to Robert M. Mac Donald, 545 Hinman Ave., Evanston, 111. And bear in mind that this small amount covers both your MAGAZINE subscription for the full year, of 10 issues, and your share of class operating expenses.
Life for February 22 carried a photograph of John L. Sullivan testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on taxes. The photographer having been stationed well in the rear of the room, the view doesn't take in John's face at all, but to anyone who knows the Great Sullivan it's an interesting picture
Speaking of John L., it is through his good offices that we are able to quote from an interesting letter written by Jack Means (Major, A. C.) "Somewhere in North Africa" to Bill Marcy, Captain, Air Service Command, Wright Field, Dayton. It appears Jack has been getting around plenty, for he says in one place, "I was stationed on the West Coast last spring, spent the summer in the New Mexican desert, and was later assigned to this outfit at Will Rogers Field." Through another source, this department learns that Jack very probably will be sent back to the U. S. A. in the not distant future to serve as an instructor.
Corey Ford's book on the air forces, written in collaboration with Alastair MacBain, is about due to hit the market, according to reports reaching this operative. .... The December issue of Appalachia contains a sonnet, "On Gunstock Ridge," by Bill Fowler Harland (Manny) Manchester has joined the staff of Roving Editors of The Reader's Digest.
This column has been noted in the past for its dearth of pictures. How about correcting this situation? You can help—by sending us photographs! Anything is in order, provided it's of 1921 interest, but your reporter particularly craves pictures of men in the armed services. Pictures will be published alongside these Class Notes items, and all those having a military flavor will be added to the Dartmouth War Record being accumulated at the Baker Library, Hanover.
Dewey Gruenhagen has had his rank upped a notch, from captain to major. .... Major Jack Hubbell reports a new address, 141 East 88 th St., Manhattan. .... Art Oppenheimer now receives mail at 85 Belmont Ave., Springfield, Mass.
. Bord Helmer writes from Riverside, Conn., that inasmuch as that community is part of Greenwich, "I have no real change of address to report. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp., with which I am now associated, is breaking records making products largely for war industries. These include such interesting items as synthetic chemicals, plastics, ferro-alloys, industrial gases, carbon electrodes, and synthetic sapphires. My work has been of an accounting, statistical, and economic nature and has consisted primarily of coordinating .estimates of future operations." .... We understand that Butch (christened Corey) Ford is busily writing a book which will take the form of an eyewitness account of the Aleutian campaign. Butch spent a great manv months in Alaska gathering material for this latest outburst It is regretfully announced that Ralph (Mase) North rounded the last corner Sept. 20, 1942. An account of his life will be found elsewhere in this issue This last news comes to us through the cooperation of Rex King, who reports Gus Perkins still carrying the ball as Division Commercial Engineer for the New Jersey Bell Tel. Cos. "My job," says Rex, "is still liaison between Jersey Bell Telephone and the Army and Navy—it keeps me very busy and is intensely interesting but not the type of thing that one can talk very much about, at least until after the war is over."
Ell Fisher (Major, Q. M. C.) confirms officially his presence and work at the Chicago Quartermaster Depot, revealing that he's been out there since June buying Army Field Rations and was commissioned early in November. "Though strenuous, I have found the work extremely interesting, especially the procurement of Rations C and K. Reports from the field are beginning to appear in public print and there is lots of satisfaction in knowing these Rations are going out to the theaters of operation." .... Three weeks later a letter from Chicago Bill Embree tells that "Major Ell Fisher has left town for a couple of weeks' training at Camp Lee, Va. Majors Hubbell and Hicks were here for a day or two and I talked with them both over the 'phone."
.... Red Kerlin has a new address in the Washington area: 6601 44th Ave., University Park, Hyattsville, Md Jim Smead, the w.k. Springfield, Mass., surgeon, has been commissioned lieutenant commander in the Navy Medical Corps and reported for duty on Washington's Birthday at Newport, R. I.
Bill Johnson, of Nashua, general agent for N. H. and Vermont of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Cos., has been named general agent at Boston for the same company. Bill is the only two-time winner of the Mutual Benefit "President's Trophy," the company's highest agency honor, and as a personal producer is a member of the Million Dollar Round Table of National Association of Life Underwriters. He is a director of the Nashua Community Chest and early this year was elected a member of the International Committee of the Y. M. C. A. Bill is moving his family to Boston.
The Paterson News for February 18 is authority for the news that Herman G. (Hoy) Schulting, Passaic, N. J., Republican leader, has resigned as Secretary-Treasurer of the Passaic Valley Water Commission to accept appointment as a member of the County Board of Freeholders FINAL APPEAL: to send your check for 53.50 to Bob Mac Donald in liquidation of your class dues indebtedness, if this has not already been taken care of.
SON SWORN IN Lieut. Comdr. Earle W. Carder 'zi USNR(right) hears the oath read to Frank B.Carder '45 by Lieut. Comdr. J. ClementBoyd, USNR, of the Naval Aviation CadetSelection Board, N. Y. C.
Secretary, 201 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, Md. Class Agent, 905 First Nat'l Bank Bldg., Chicago, 111.
