1916
Concerning that appointment of Gene Chase (Doctor Eugene P.), recently recounted here, fuller particulars now become available from a recent issue of the Hartford Times. We are reminded that Gene holds degrees from Oxford and Harvard and that, after teaching at M. I. T., Harvard, Wesleyan, and the University of Vermont, he served as professor of government at Lafayette until granted leave of absence last year, in order that he might assume important duties in Washington with the Department of State, division of political studies. Gene's field of specialization has been British politics and the success of his efforts is partially represented by the fact that he has been a member of the board of editors of the American Political Science Review. He has also served in such capacities as associate director of area studies for the Army Specialized Training Program in Foreign Areas and Languages, and as chairman of Lafayette's postwar planning committee. Gene's wife is active in the Girl Scout Council and serves with the Red Cross Motor Corps, Daughters Elizabeth and Katharine attend Swarthmore and the March Junior High School, respectively. Mrs. Chase and Katharine plan to join Gene in Washington shortly. Such a family unit cannot fail to be a welcome addition to the considerable number of 1916ers now sojourning in our capital; furthermore, this unmistakable movement of 1916 toward Washington constitutes to the present writer's mind the most hopeful item of news which has emanated from that center for some years.
The well-trained clipping-basket yields another significant crop this season from the latest issue of the Dartmouth Log which gives space and position to the release that President Hopkins has just announced a "major addition to the college faculty" in the person of Earl Cranston, scheduled to return to us as Phillips professor in the broad field of religion, a chair established at Dartmouth in 1789. Earl's experience has been exceptionally wide and his success conspicuous. He has pursued his professional studies at Drew Theological Seminary (8.D., 1920), Union Theological Seminary (1924), Columbia (M.A., 1925), Harvard (Ph.D. in history and government, 1931); he was engaged in missionary and educational work in China (1920-24; 1926-28), and has taught at Boston University, West China University, Harvard, Buffalo Teacher's College, Colgate, and Redlands. Earl has also been active in other and varied fields of social and international studies both here and abroad, including service with such enterprises as the National Christian Conference (Shanghai, 1922), Conference on American Relations with China (Baltimore, 1925), International Congress of Historical Sciences (Warszawa, 1933), Pacific School of Religion (1940), Seminar on the Spiritual Basis of Democracy (Delaware, Ohio, 1943). Earl's return to the college is hailed by Dean Gordon Bill as "in keeping with the college's original role in religious life," and as offering an opportunity "to reassert to undergraduates the validity of our faith." This significant undertaking is one for which Earl's training has fitted him expertly—another instance of the fact that 1916 has the right man there at the right time. I may add that in anticipation of Earl's arrival in Hanover, your acting secretary has already ventured to contract for the services of the local fife-and-drum-corps, loudest in Grafton County. I have also appointed John Gile as Grand Marshall for the DAY, to arrange the line of march from the depot. We feel that 1916 may thus rest assured that this welcome will be carried through with some degree of the traditional 1916 eclat which the occasion clearly warrants.
Among the interesting items in Gran Fuller's latest letter is mention of the fact that he was recently privileged to attend the launching of a submarine at Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, State of Maine). Gran's pleasure was enhanced by the discovery that aforesaid launching was in the competent charge of Larry Hayward. Larry's responsibility is thus revealed to be great, his job most important, but who would have it otherwise?
Another correspondent has just sent me an account of a visit with Don Fuller, whom we all remember so well. Don has been very ill for a long time, but his cheerful courage is inspiring to all who know him. Our warmest good wishes go to Don and his family, together with our affection and our respect.
Joe Larrimer, like others of 1916, is proud of a son in the Army—Joe Jr. ex-'44, now serving as corporal in the Army Air Forces and in overseas training at Field, Utah. Joe Senior is assistant secretary of the Chicago Bar Association; the younger son Tony is in high school in Evanston. Good luck to 'em all.
Numerous other 1916 items must jolly well await their turn (darned class is too active anyway, if you ask me; apparently never heard of the paper shortage; cussed fools just keep right on cutting capers and didos). One further point, however, to wit: some few in 1916 have not yet celebrated the New Year by sending class dues to poor old Jardine. Such members would be well advised to stop fooling as of this date; why, this isn't the Department of Internal Revenue talking to you, you poor such-and-suches; this is Dartmouth 1916 in the year 1944. Come, come.
Secretary 2542 Stratford Rd., Cleveland Hgts., OhioActing Secretary, 3 Downing Rd., Hanover, N. H. Treasurer, 34 White Oak Road Wellesley Hills, Mass.
