1926

Thanks to Tubber Weymouth, we have a long delayed report from Herm Arenovski, written from North Africa. It's too long to quote but too good to miss. Herm was shipped overseas just before his call to OCS,

"If you know how sardines are packed in a can you'll know about how we were packed into that transport. Oh well, the weather was pretty good after the first day out and I didn't mind the trip as I stayed on deck most of the time. I always will remember the first night in Africa, getting off the boat with a field bag packed with three days' rations, a horse shoe roll with shelter half blanket and some clothes rolled inside and a rifle and gas mask besides. After riding on a 40 and 8 car for a couple of hours, we marched a mile and then pitched our pup tents in the mud. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't cold in North Africa—l nearly froze that night.

"I am at present out in the middle of nowhere, playing nursie to a few radios. In my spare time I do a little K. P. or guard duty. I'm really quite comfortable these days with-a bunk I built out of some old crates, with a straw-filled mattress cover. We live in large tents and outside of showers twice a week, our chief excitement is mail call and the weekly ration line for tobacco, candy, etc.

"I really have enjoyed my many experiences and have met plenty of swell fellows. As long as I can do anything to help these days I don't really give a damn if I stay a buck private for the duration. Best regards to all of 1926."

And from Iceland comes further word from HANK HILTON—"For six months now I've been in Iceland—driving a truck for our Uncle Sam and I never had it so good, as they say."

NORRIE WILLIAMSON, general agent of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., Patterson Building, Denver 2, Colo., reports—"After selling life insurance in Chicago for 16 years, I was offered this job last April. Thank goodness I took it, for this is the place for both business and pleasure. Pardon the Chamber of Commerce lingo but I really mean it. The family consists of one wife and Ted and Pete, ages 10 and 7 respectively. The older boy does not take after me because he played on a football team all fall.

"I almost got into the service because I had a reserve commission back in Illinois. I flew part time for the state for a year and a half. I tried all the services but they said that due to my age and lack of experience on heavy equipment, they did not need me. I've had a Luscombe and use it to get around a little bit. I've flown the Denver-Chicago route several times but it is pretty tough under present conditions—because of the lack of available airports."

From Hap Johnston—"lt is impossible for me to escape writing you at this time about a bit of news because my oldest daughter Diane has kept after me to see that I notify you. Bruce MacNabb arrived December 4 to help keep his three older sisters company. Just to bring your records up to date, these are Diane, aged 12, Janet 814, and Patricia §."

Ed Dooley has had an interesting job. He was appointed by Navy Secretary Frank Knox to serve as secretary to a special committee to advise on the elimination of food wastage and improvement of mess facilities of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The committee traveled the length and breadth of the country. In a subsequent letter to Ed, Secretary Knox had this to say—"l wish to congratulate you particularly on the succinct quality of the report which you prepared on behalf of the members of the committee."

From West Orange, N. J., writing to Treasurer Bob Salinger (Well, have you paid yours?), Okie O'Connor says, "Will you change my address to the above? We have closed our New York office (Imperial Color and Paper Co.) due to war restrictions. Regards to everyone." Les Talbot has been a Lt. (jg) in the Navy for more than a year. After serving in convoy duty between Cuba and Florida, plus service in Nassau, he's now stationed in London. It must be quite different from the London he knew as a graduate student at Cambridge.

Jack Spring '25 was good enough to write from Nashua, N. H., that from last reports Murray Wright is now at Squantum. "He was doing a very fine job here in his work as principal of our Junior High, was highly regarded both in and out of school work, an ardent Scouter and a credit to '26. We miss him."

Here's a story about B 11 Nigh. A '45 aviation cadet wrote Al Dickerson, "The other day I was called up to headquarters by a Captain Nigh. He asked me if I went to Dartmouth and what year I was there. He had graduated in '26 and noticing my orientation form found that I was a Dartmouth man. We had quite a talk together. He is a real Dartmouth man and quite active in his Dartmouth Club at his home somewhere in California."

Frank Poor has moved his family out to 338 West Tenth Street, Erie, Pa. He says it looks as though they'd be there at least for the duration and that they miss New England. It's hard to believe, but one of Hal and Marion Marshall's boys, Harold Jr., is now fifteen and a student at Choate.

Having concluded his work in Washington, Red with Emmy Merrill is back in Hanover again. Red was a recent guest editor of Al Dickerson's Bulletin. His subject—"lt's Good To Be Back," and after two years in Washington it's easy to understand why.

Jud McCarthy has joined Bill Stickney, Hal Trefethen, and Red Raisbeck in the Army elite as a lieutenant colonel. Doc Metzer is close by with his new rank of major. I wonder who will be our first general.

In the folder describing the 1926 Memorial Fund (our 25th Reunion Gift to the College) which was sent to the whole class by Carle Blunt's committee in December one correction should be made. The proper legal title of the College and the one which must be used for Series F or G (not Series E) War Bonds is: TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, A CORPORATION, HANOVER, N. H. The exact wording of the College's legal name appeared somewhat differently in the Class Gift folder and this note of correction is published here for possible future reference by the class.

Secretary, Welsh Farms, Inc., Long Valley, N. J. Treasurer, United Shoe Machinery Corp. 140 Federal St., Boston, Mass.