1919
First place and first honors this month go to the Munros. On March 10, Charles Blake Munro (their 3rd son) introduced himself to his admiring parents, Harriet and Louis. The "Proud Poppers" Club thereby places another star on its flag, and the Class of 1919 rejoices and sends felicitations to the Munro family.
Jock Murray joined the Army Air Corps last October as a Major. Is located at Headquarters Office of the Air Surgeon, Pentagon Bldg., Washington. Larry Milligan is a lieut. U.S.N.R. Three members of the Jeavons family are in service—a new record in our Class. Norm has been with the Smaller War Plants Div. of WPB in Cleveland since Dec. 1, as "Supervisor, Navy Industrial Cooperation Plan." William E. is Flying Officer, Royal Air Force in England, and Robert W. is seaman, USN.
I received two cards from Ist Lt. Harold J. Morse AUS. The first is from Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach. The second, dated April 5, mailed from Lawrenceville, 111., reads: "Left OTS at Miami Beach, March 20. Went to Maxwell Field, Ala., for one night, then assigned here to Headquarters Squadron, 20th Twin Engine Flying Training Group as Navigation Instructor in Ground School. Expect to go to Texas to a school for 8 weeks later on before I start teaching. This is an Advanced Flying School. No Dartmouth men here that I know of yet."
March was a month for alumni gatherings. In New York we had two dinners on successive nights at the Dartmouth Club with Spider Martin M. C. and President Hopkins the only speaker. Jack Clark and Art O'Neil and their quartet from the University Glee Club performed to the great delight of a packed hall of 350 old grads. Other '19ers there were: Jackson, Parsons, Capt. Byron Long (stationed in New York), Cooper, Garrison, DeMond, Colwell, Butterworth, Moriarty, Dudensing, Little, Sandoe, Robinson, Bresnahan, Davidson, Treat, Picken and Batchelder.
A week later in Washington there was an astounding turnout from our class. Out of 17 stationed in Washington, all but one who were in town that night attended the Smoker. The following had dinner together before—Francis Allen, Bixby, Chipman, Mullen, Sears, Stewart and W. T. Smith. Joining them later at the Smoker were Chadwell, King Cole, Emerson, Capt. Halloran USN, Major Murray AC, and N. M. Sandoe Jr. Those not in town that evening were Paisley "out of the country," Goldberg in Guatemala, Ralph Meader in Dayton and Dick Strout in New York. Chipman sends us this report of the evening:
"Last night Dick White 'lB, Lou Fortuna '38 and! committee produced the most interesting smoker I've ever attended. Dick did a grand job presiding, the Under-Sec'y of the Navy gave a short but effective talk and Mr. Hopkins presented the position of the liberal college and its purpose in the present scheme of things in the most impressive and interesting manner. For over an hour he covered many points, always taking us to Hanover and making us feel, as usual, an integral part of the college, to whom he was making a report in lieu of some college presidents who, when they talk at a smoker, 'deign to honor the gathering with their presence and talk down to them.' I don't know when I've seen Mr. Hopkins in a more jovial mood and he looked finer than ever. It was a great treat to have Paul Halloran down for the night from Newport and a surprise to see Major John Murray: It now looks as if I'll be going out to the Pacific for a while prior to getting back to France as we get a foothold there."
Bob Paisley is now Chief of Textile Div. o£ Board of Economic Warfare. Since taking over this position, he has had occasion to visit many countries in South America and Mexico, to negotiate major countryto-country agreements on fibers. Bob is a partner in R. L. Pritchard & Cos., one of the oldest importing houses in the fiber field. You will find his picture among these notes.
Charlie Biddle is continuing his furlough at 419 Australia Ave., Palm Beach, Fla. Bob Jackson's son, Wm. J. 2nd, has been elected president of his class at Exeter. Nock Wallis was in New York for meetings of American Management Ass'n on March 24 and 25.
Ernie Rautenberg continues his transcontinental traveling. A few weeks ago he saw Sam Ewart and Ben Wylie in Pittsburgh. Sam is with Joseph Horn, Dep't Store, in charge of the men's clothing and sporting goods dep'ts. Ben is Production Administrator for Western Penna., W. Virginia and Ohio, under Ickes in the petroleum administration. In March Ernie was in San Francisco where he talked with Freddy McCrae.
Sam Murphy is with New Market Steel Cos., New Market, N. J. His home address is 673 Decatur St., Brooklyn. Russell Whitney has been appointed Comptroller of Northeastern Univ., Boston. Has been Dean of Evening School of Business since 1935 and assumes his new duties at the beginning of the new fiscal year, July 1. Harold Stacy of Windsor, Vt., is a member of the Vermont State Legislature this year. Here is part of a letter from Raible:
"Down here I've had quite a unique job—training escort vessels for Eastern Sea Frontier in first shakedown and ASW training with air submarines. Needness to say, it has been fascinating. To think I darn near flunked physics! Cheerless Richardson would be quite proud of this dumb dora talking the same language as the present scientists from Cal. Tech, Columbia, Harvard and Bell Laboratories. At least I can ask a few questions which get them fighting among themselves and I learn a lot. Fortunately, I am mostly at sea with these ships and now I have been recommended to take command of one of the new DE's so orders have come through and I leave for a refresher course in operating DE's at Miami. Don't know how long it will last, and hence I suppose to some shipyard."
At the New York meeting of Class Secretaries and Treasurers, Spider Martin was one of the principal speakers, his subject "25th Reunion Gifts and Class Memorial Funds." He gave a fine talk—informative, interesting and convincing. Spider is Chairman of Alumni Council Committee on Class Gifts.
Messages have arrived from several men Phil Bird: "Whether you know it or not, Jimmie Davis was quite ill with this trick pneumonia, and I don't know whether he's back on the job yet or not (he is back—I had a note from him on Apr. 6). Spen Dodd's wife reported he is very busy covering his district agencies in N. H. and Vt. Says he plans a victory garden when spring arrives and even plans to fatten a pig for next fall and winter. Class members should be well supplied with pork products if they get their order in early."
Dutch Guy: "We have had a hectic time in converting our peacetime facilities to war production and still haven't completed the job. I have taken a handful of members of our Home Economics and Sales Dep't and have been working on a nutrition program directed to industrial feeding in support of the Gov'ts national program. This kind of work seems far removed from the making of bullets or the shooting of them, but apparently it is necessary for the home front to eat and the problem becomes more serious each month, so maybe we are contributing something."
Bill Greeley, still with Otis Elevator, wearing Army-Navy "E" Pin.
Tom Prendergast, now in business in New York. Jim Wilson: "At present I'm considerably tied down with business and do not make even occasional trips to alumni meetings in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The list of 'l9 men in service is a thoughtful idea. I plan to write to a number of them from time to time." Sam Jenkins, M.D. in New York City, MaxNorton.
It is my sad duty to report the death of Bill Higgins on April 1. Bill was a loyal member of the Class and will be greatly missed at our gatherings. A more detailed record of his life and activities appears in a separate section in this issue. He is survived by two brothers, John J. and Leo. A. Higgins, to whom we send our deepest sympathy".
ROBERT J. PAISLEY '19 Chief of the Textile Division of BEW, whorecently visited Latin America to negotiatecountry-to-country agreements on fibers.
CAPT. GEORGE W. RAND 'l9 USAAC
Secretary,2 Park Ave., New York, N. Y. Class Agent, Graybar Electric Company, 180 Varick Street, New York, N. Y.
