1936
Earlier this year when the first issues of our noble newsletter, Tithe, were released, your correspondent had no compunctions about robbing the Tithe files to muster up some news for this column. Now, however, the Tithe mailbag is as empty as ours. So, we'll pass on what news there is, hoping that next time, we'll have more.
In bringing up this matter, we don't mean to create in your thoughts a debate as to where you should send news. Just grab your pen, dash off a note and send it either to Ed Brooks for Tithe, or to us for the MAGAZINE. (Of course, right now you'll have greater reason to write to Ed—as you send in your contribution to the Alumni Fund And we don't intend that plug to be subtle.)
VIA V-MAIL...-
Captain Tom Lane, with the Army in Australia, sent us the first V-letter we have received. He wrote (on March 3rd),
"Am primarily writing to ask you to change my address to (censored), as no mail has reached us lately. Have been over here some time. It's quite nice, about the nature of 1890 U.S.A. in the particular region where we are Well off tourist routes, and strictly rural. However, no worry about food or fuel rationing, which helps a bit.
"Hope to have better luck than our classmate at Guadalcanal. Remind me to tell you the story after the war Quite sad.
"My wife, Edwina, presented me with my first, a daughter, Patricia, born the day we arrived over here.. . . .Quite a coincidence. "Take care of them and keep 'em writing."
ANOTHER '36-ER DECORATED
For this item, we are indebted to PeteFitzherbert who spotted the news in the local press that Lt. Gil Portmore recently received an air medal for courageous service from Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney, United Nation air commander of northwestern Australia. During the New Guinea campaign, Gil was credited with destroying at least one Japanese plane.
LT. BILL GRAY HAS THIS TO SAY
"Today's communique from the Wisconsin front indicates that Spring has finally reached us here in the hinterlands. With the coming of the vernal season come also thoughts and memories of the old College and what it means to all of us. My one tangible tie with the college and my classmates is the ALUMNI MAGAZINE which usually reaches me, after much traveling about the country following me in my Army career. I enlisted last June in Washington, D. C., and had my basic training in the Field Artillery Replacement Center, Fort Bragg, N. C.; in November I went to Officer Candidate School at Gainesville, Florida, from which I graduated on February 10. My first assignment was to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, and I'm stationed here now as Assistant Provost Marshal. So far I've met no other Dartmouths or 1936-ers. I'm hoping to, though!
"The enclosed announcement of my engagement may prove to be of interest." The announcement reveals the lucky gal to be Miss Jean Larner, of Staunton, Virginia.
THEY WENT AND DID IT
2nd Lt. Delano Ives married Miss Doris Elizabeth Barton, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, on February 27 Lt. A. Heaton Underhill, on the 13th of the same month, became the husband of Miss Lucille Diamond, of Helena, Montana. Al is stationed with the First Special Service Force at Fort Harrison. ... Lt. Dick Tucker has announced his engagement to Miss Evelyn Saint Clair Pie of Smithfield, New Jersey.
THE ANSWER TO A NEWS-HOUND'S PRAYER ....
Bill Stimson is just that! He's kept us posted of his own doings, and in a recent letter gives us the low-down on ... . DanHolland, "serving with the Coast Guard in Alaska and adjacent waters, and recently promoted to Lt. (j.g.).".... Bob Bikle, "likewise recently promoted to the same rank, having undergone an officers indoctrination course at St. Augustine, Florida." ... . Joe Millimet, "completed his cadet training and is now an Ensign." .... ChicThompson, "was stationed in Washington for several months but is now in New York for some special training. He's a It. (j.g.) in the USNR. He remains a bachelor."
We missed seeing Chic while he was in N. Y., but have it on good authority that he's back in Washington. The "good authority" in question is Barry Sullivan, who recently represented the Dartmouth Club o£ Washington at the annual Class and Club Officers' Meeting here. We had the chance to check up on all the rumors concerning Barry's success. They're all true! He is another eligible bachelor who should be grabbed up one of these days. Yours truly and Mrs. enjoyed joining Barry and Cliff and Pearsie Porter after the meeting for a round or two of dancing and gabbing.
SOME WHAT-AND-WHERES
Lt. and Mrs. Ed Hyde are the proud parents, since March 12, of Douglas Gaylord Hyde. Cable lines to Africa must be pretty busy; for it took some time for a message to get through to Pop Sam Morse (now in the Army) will receive all mail written to him at 36 Birch St., Marblehead, Mass. Bill Gibson has apparently left his diplomatic berth in South America to join the Army, for his present address is 75 New St., Huntington, L.I., New York Henry Brewer is with the Office of Censorship, Washington Ed McGrath is foreman of the Scovill Mfg. Company in Waterbury, Conn
Promotions for men in the service: BlakeHughes, now senior It. in the Navy Ed Jacobson, now captain in the Army.
WANTED
The Alumni Records office is anxious to receive pictures of groups of Dartmouth men in the Service, in addition to the individual photos that have been coming in. If you find yourself in the same camp with other '36-ers, why not get together and gang up before the camera? Send the results to us—and we'll forward them to Hanover.
LT. WARREN DAVIS '36 With the Signal Corps in North Africa
Secretary, 315 West 86th St., New York, N. Y. Class Agent, Binney and Smith Cos. 41 East 42nd Street, New York City
