1927
We sit down to slug out this column on a hot and sultry July afternoon with the greatest pride and pleasure we have experienced in these sixteen long years of trying to bring you some news each month. Word has just come from Hanover that the Alumni Fund has been an overwhelming success—the greatest ever. Almost of equal interest to those of us in 1927 is the news that, for the first time, our Class has exceeded its quota. Thanks to you loyal and generous contributors and to the untiring efforts of Chief Agent Cummings and Assistant Agents Williamson, Ballantyne and Harvey Jones and their many assistants, our Class has gone way over the top. You will no doubt have received the final figures from Gus before this issue of the MAGAZINE reaches you. The last figures we had, however, showed a for 1927 of over $5600. It was also rumored that we had a good chance of winning the Green Derby, although the classes of 1926 and 1923 were pressing us hard. It must be a great feeling of satisfaction to you all, as it is to your Secretary, to know that our Class has done its full share that Dartmouth may continue its wonderful war work and may be in a financial position to weather the period of readjustment which must come after the war is over.
The Boston Post for Monday, July sth informs us that the Federal Housing Authority has appointed Bob Page to act as insurance advisor for the New England region. Bob, who is now living in Needham, has been a casualty insurance consultant for almost ten years with the Liberty Mutual In- surance Company and the Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd.
Early in May Walt Bowlby left Franklin, New Hampshire, for Miami, Florida, where he will take an indoctrination course for six weeks. Walt enlisted in the U. S. Army with the rank of Second Lieutenant and after completion of his course will be assigned to some air base to serve as an instructor in aeronautics. After graduating from Dartmouth at the age of nineteen, he received his master's degree at Boston University. For the past two years he has been teaching science, chemistry, physics and plane geometry at Plymouth, New Hampshire, High School. Walt is married and has two children, Martha and Richard.
The Eastern Underwriter, an insurance trade magazine, carries an account of the annual meeting of the Home Office Life Underwriters Association held in New York in May. At that meeting Marshall Cleaves was elected treasurer of the association. As previously reported in this column, Marshall is Underwriting Secretary of the Home Life Insurance Company. The article fails to mention the important fact that at this same meeting your Secretary was appointed to the Program Committee.
While in New York attending the above meeting, we had lunch with Ken Ballantyne and Lieut. Bartlett. Charlie has been in New York awaiting completion of his new ship, a P. C. boat, which was commissioned and turned over to him as captain late in June. He has this past week sailed for Miami where he is to receive further orders.
Justin Doyle who attended Dartmouth in our Class and later graduated from the University of Rochester and Harvard Law School is now a lieutenant in the Army Air Force stationed at Laurel, Mississippi. He was recently married to Miss June Kreag, of Rochester. Justin is a member of the law firm of Nixon, Hargreave, Middleton and Deavens in Rochester.
A nice note from Monty Phillips informs us that he is still stationed at the Santa Ana Army Air Base at California. We note that he is now Captain Phillips, which must mean a recent promotion. He mentions that as a result of a squib in the "speakeasy," he called up Ethan Hitch- cock a month or so ago and had a pleasant reunion with him.
A letter from Lieut. John Rintels says: "In my case it all began about a year ago. I enlisted May 21st, 1942, and went from Devens to Camp Croft, S. C., then to Ft. Benning, the famous school for boys, and then after a week at home in January of this year out here to Camp Roberts in California, where at the moment I am giving basic training to infantry recruits. I must confess I'm just wacky enough to have a marked preference for the infantry, and that isn't just because I happened to have been pushed into it. I really had a hell of a battle getting what I wanted, but that is another story and a long one that can wait.
"It looks as if there is a fair chance of my being here for another few months and I am trying to wangle it for Ruth to bring Constance, age six, and David, age five, out, although living conditions are unspeakable and incredible. I was talking with a captain Saturday who had to move with his wife and baby five times in ten days, and he was twenty- five miles away from camp. That is about typical.
"Give my best to any of the boys you may happen to see, and I look forward to a reunion when, as and if—Cordially, John Rintels." John's address is Company C, 78th Inf. Trg. Bn., Camp Roberts, California.
Bill Davenport sends us a note from South Amherst that business on his poultry farm has been considerably improved this year. Bill specializes in day old chicks and hatching eggs. His family consists of three daughters and a son, Joyce, age fifteen, Joan, thirteen, John W., eleven, and Phyllis, age nine.
Our short item in a recent issue about Norm Ford has brought forth further interesting news: Norm went to work for the Massachusetts Mutual in July, 1927, and started studying for and taking actuarial exams in 1928. In 1932 he became an associate of the Actuarial Society. He was married in 1929 and has one son, born in 1932. Up until last fall he worked in the mathematical department of his company which is in the nature of a research department, doing the primary computing prior to issuing new contracts, figuring rates and calculating dividends scales. He has now, as formerly reported, been trans- ferred to the Actuarial Department as Assistant Manager.
Eddie Edwards '25, who is now a captain in die Army, sends us a most interesting letter from Kroggy Krogstead. He is located on a tropical island, (censored) miles from the mainland which has about everybody except the Marines represented there. Under joint procedure he works with the Army who also have a camp there. Being a British Control port, there is a British group stationed with his men. Kroggy is officer in charge, which he says doesn't mean much since he has to work the same as the other officers. The only thing about it is, according to Kroggy, that he catches all the hell. Kroggy admits that the climate is delightful and he enjoys the work, although he hopes to get sea duty before long.
Hope you all have a pleasant and restful Summer insofar as is possible, and that we may hear much good news from many of you before the next issue of this MAGAZINE.
Secretary. 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass.
