1923
Wish I could fake a story for you on the Dutch Treat party that "took place" at the Club on Friday evening, February 11. I can say that everyone had a swell time, because everyone always does. But right here, inventiveness bogs down and fails to supply a list of "those present." (These here now notes are being written for March on the evening of February 7, with the get-together still four days away).
Tom Burch, who is now chairman of the Dutch Treats, insists that everyone who shows up is his own chairman, and, with informality rampant, that's just about true. But not quite. For it takes some stuff to cook up the notices, and that's what Tom's got. (Tom is an executive of Young and Rubicam, Advertising).
"Outstanding Citizen" is the imposing head of a recent newspaper article, which runs: "Julius A. Rippel, 43, chairman of the Newark, N. J., War Fund drive last year, was named yesterday Newark's Outstanding Citi- Zen tor 1943 by the awards committee of the Advertising Club of Newark." Nice recognition for a job well done, Jule.
From Strook and Strook and Lavan, 61 Broadway, comes a notice that Sol Levine has become associated with their firm. Sol's return to private practice comes after several years as senior tax counsel in charge of excise taxes in the office of the New York Corporation Counsel. A large group of lawyers gave Sol a testimonial dinner at Whyte's Restaurant on Thursday, February 10, and among his classmates who snuk in by assuming a legal expression were Clary Goss, Johnny Moore, Sid Flanigan, and your sec.
Jim Broe, who is in the insurance business in Boston, uses the Dartmouth Club as his headquarters on frequent business trips to New York.
Capt. Nick Bernard, who was stationed in Texas, is now reported overseas—probably in Burma. And promotions have just been announced for Mahly Meier (captain) and Jim Taylor (lieutenant colonel).
Tony Cuffari, who taught in New York for a number of years, is now a professor at Clark University, Worcester, Mass.
Phil Deering, a prewar member of the USNR and formerly doing Naval work around his native Portland, is now a Lt. (sg) and on his way to the South Pacific.
As you probably noticed in the "News of the College" department of the January issue, Joe Pick has dedicated his latest musical composition, "Hymn for Americans," to all Dartmouth men in the Armed Forces. Joe, you remember, wrote a special class song for our Fifth Reunion. He's vice president of the Richard Pick and Heller Cos., of Chicago. Joe's wife Ida has won several national piano competitions, and is also a talented musician.
Gorge is rising in the fair valley of Newfane, Vt. If a proposed Federal dam project goes through, it will flood the farms of Clary Goss and Babe Miner, among many others. Aside from the obvious impropriety of inundating the lands of a Dartmouth man with water, it would be a shame to see two such fine country places flooded through rather transparent boondoggling.
In cooperation with the government's paper-curtailment program, and realizing the vital necessity for conserving this critical commodity, we shorten our notes this month. Besides, there isn't any more news.
Which reminds us to thank Sherm Baldwin again for his constant supply of class news. (Ain't you ashamed of yourself for not coming through once in a while?)
MAJOR JAMES D. LANDAUER '23, executive officer of the Son Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, supervises all preflight pilot and navigator training at three air fields.
MAJOR JOHN W. DREGGE '24, aide to Major General Ralph Royce, who commands U. S. Army forces in the Middle East, shown with Ali Reza, Jedda merchant, at a banquet given by King Ibn Saud for the U. S. military mission which visited Arabia during December.
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