1924
From Dick Henry, for which many thanks, "The class turned out a good representation for the annual Alumni Dinner at the Dartmouth Club in New York on April 14. Prexy's informal talk about the affairs of the College and the impromptu quartet were the highlights of the evening. Among those present we saw:
Stub Reid, Frankie Granata, Perry Moody, Doug Craig, Jim White, Steve Stevenson, Ed Willi, Curt Bird, Charlie Holbrook, and Bob Fistere.
"Spud Spaulding was in town about a month ago, and one day at the Club there gathered for lunch—in addition to Spid—Dave Dyche, Jim White, Hal Springborn, Red Holbrook, Dick Henry, and Charlie Kearns.
"More recently, Hank Hartshorn peeraded down from Gardner, Mass., for a weekend in the Metropolis. The manpower shortage hit pur Putty Blodgett this year. He had no maple syrup for that reason."
Prexy Hal Cowley spoke at Hobart College on "The Challenge to Liberal Education." Hal was also one of the guest speakers at the Fourth Annual Seminar on Current Economic and Social Trends given by the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. His subject "Private Enterprise in Education." Beardsley Ruml 'l5 spoke at the same meeting.
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From our Reunion chairman comes the fol- lowing:—
"Herewith lies our 20th, born of habit and long anticipation, emitting a few raucous but unhealthy gasps, and finally choking to death under the considered opinions of a fair cross Section of the class—almost, but not quite, stillborn.
"We received answers from most of the executive committee and voluntary opinions, both first-hand and by way of Aunt Emma and all her cousins, from sixty or seventy more in the class. A few were in favor; a few were violently opposed, even as reformed drunkards and crusaders. Generally, however, the opinions are such that we cannot see how we can hold any organized reunion that requires gasoline, railroads, or somebody else's food; or how, at this time, we can flaunt our foolishnesses in front of a bunch of V-12 kids who do not know what our commencement means to us and who are in no mood to appreciate our feelings (Newcombe); or how we who are doing so little can deliberately plan to do less (Holmlund); or how we can lay out a program of extra expense bearing the name of the College, when that College needs every thin dime it can get now for the Alumni Fund, and later for our 25 th Anniversary Gift. There appears to be an unusual amount of unity, for us, in that last objection—so much so that it seems our duty to pass along and emphasize the results.
"If we were to have a meeting today, the vote would undoubtedly be, first, no organized reunion; second, do not let the year pass without some sort of local dinner or get-together—cook this one up yourselves around the middle of June—third, give an extra few dollars to the Alumni Fund in commemoration of this year and send twenty-five dollars to the 25th Year Gift. The opinions are so strong on this latter point that we hereby take it upon ourselves to execute these opinions in the form of a tax—five dollars extra to the Alumni Fund and a twenty-five dollar bond to the 25th year gift. Bob Strong is waiting for the fives; and Adams and Trevor are taking care of the bonds. Kick in and forget the reunion. LONSDALE & MALONEY."
From Lt. Col. James H. Fish, Ham to us, "Here in New Guinea after 26 months overseas. Toured the entire continent of Australia, the first of my duties across, and so far have escaped, unhurt by shell or the wiles of Australia.
"Horton Chandler 'lB is due here as my C. O. so am happy about that. Charley Rice '23 is here as director of Red Cross and we're going to try to get all Dartmouth men together if possible for a banquet of "C" rations and jungle juice!
"Hear from Red Holbrook quite often. Had a swell send-off by him and Mrs. with my wife in New York just before I left the states in '42.
"Am due to return soon (I hope) on this rotation policy, but there's many a slip twixt the army cup that runneth over at times. November 23 DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE was the first I'd seen over here—Rice gave it to me.
"Best to you, Jeff, and the gang, and when I get to a proper station will send along a bit of help for your Fund." Thanks for a grand letter, Ham.
Secretary, 45 Chestnut St., Welleslfey Hills 82, Mass. Treasurer, Chicago Safety Council 222 N. Bank Dr., Chicago, 111
