1923

Tom Burch's first whack at deus-ex-machining our Dutch Treat evenings at the Club was a net profit for everyone who turned up: Joe Millar, Sol Levine, Brooks Palmer, Mox Hubert, Hocky Hockenson, Red Carbaugh, Irish Flanigan, Cy Aschenbach, Bob Siemon, Sol Cohn, Shiner Beggs, Johnnie Moore, Ted Taylor, Tom himself, and me meself. Shiner is back in advertising and publishing in New York. And Bob Siemon, whom we hadn't seen these many years, is an executive with the Newberry Stores, an extensive New England chain. Tom plans to arrange for these evenings on a monthly basis, excepting only the summer months.

Clary Goss sends along a clipping headed, "J. E. Foster Receives Merit Award." Alongside a pleasing picture of Johnnie is his recent citation from the War Department: "As Expert Consultant to the Secretary of War .... you have been unstinting in giving of your time and talent. You have brought us much that is of extraordinary value, based on your long experience as a Personnel Director in industry. Sound personnel management in the War Department strongly reflects your splendid efforts directed, at personal sacrifice, to its promotion." As you know, Johnnie, Assistant Director of Personnel of the W. T. Grant Co., is on leave of absence to the War Department.

Ralph Duffy is still on the ascendant in Worcester, Mass., politics and public service. President and treasurer of the George E. Duffy Mfg. Co., Duff, now an Alderman, is running for Republican State Committeeman.

H. Carleton "Whitey" White was recently elected president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Western New York. Whitey is with the Marine Midland Group in Buffalo, N. Y. Addressing the meeting at which Whitey was elected, Dean "Pudge" Neidlinger put the College on record as being opposed to the postwar continuation of the current speed-up of the educational program.

Dr. Tom Norton, until recently vice-chairman of the regional War Labor Board in New York, has just been appointed chairman.

"Gray to Discuss jobs After War—Re-employment of Fighting Men Topic of Talk Here." Lifted from a long list of headlines that chronicle the growing importance of his work in the employment field, this latest item from the New Britain (Conn.), Herald announced another constructive talk to the New Britain College Club by Carl Gray, chairman of Governor Baldwin's commission on reemployment. Carl's work has already resulted in the training and employment of more than 45,000 men and women over forty years old in Connecticut.

Peyt Hawes has just been appointed first vice president of the National Wholesale Druggists' Association. Peyt is vice president and manager of the Portland, Oregon, division of McKesson & Robbins, Inc.

Sherm Baldwin writes that George and Jo Weston dropped in a few weeks ago, and George had some news of Sgt. Don Cobleigh USMC. Don trained at Parris Island and was made a chaplain's assistant. Tiring of the inactivity, he applied for a transfer; it was accepted and sent to Washington, where he is now awaiting orders to be sent overseas.

Doc O'Connor sends along a copy of a letter to him from Capt. Nick Bernard, "somewhere in New Guinea." Nick says, "We are in the midst of the rainy season and when it rains here, it is something. In one 3-day period it rained 36 inches and New Guinea mud is something out of a novel. You know the roads here were built by the Army, out of a jungle. You can imagine the rest. Dry clothes are a luxury. We live in native huts, when available, and tents at other times. Between termites and spiders eating away the huts, and trees falling, it sure is fun to go to your quarters at night and find that everything has caved in and you are homeless. However, we laugh and get a terrific kick out of it. I saw Marines coming out of an invasion, and after 20-odd days of lying in jungle mud, without a bath or shave, they came out laughing. You can't beat that, can you?"

A swell letter from Sherm Clough brings a list of 23's at the recent Dartmouth Dinner in Boston: Ted Caswell, Jim Broe, Stuie Knight, Gus Ryan, Pinky Bixby, Nat Harman, Bert Prouty, Len Morse, Fred Clark, Phil Segal, Herb Veit, Ly Harding, Frank Doten, George Fuller, Paul Morgan, George Coakley, and Sherm. Sherm says, "It was one of the best parties we've ever had here. Good turnout of about 600. Fred Carrol did a grand job as toastmaster. Governor Saltonstall of Mass. (a Harvard man!) got plenty of kidding as being the lone representative of that institution. The Chinese 'prof' was good, and 'Hoppy' excellent, as usual."

Now that you've seen what some of the other fellows can do, without a rehearsal, by way of sending in some news, how about taking a whack at it yourself? Just throw all restraint out the window and let's hear where you are and what you're doing. The day-byday activities that may seem prosaic to you make up the kind of news that your fellow hooper-doopers are waiting for.

And please don't spare the ink on that check for the Alumni Fund this year. The College is faced with a critical reconversion problem. If it is to carry on for your sons as it did for you, it needs your generous support.

Secretary, 84 Hillside Ave., New Rochell, N. Y. Treasurer, 32 Ridgeland Terrace, Rye, N. Y.