1930
A unanimous vote of thanks to the class, in behalf of Class Agent McFarland, Treasurer Raymond and Secretary French, for the opportunity and privilege of getting back to Hanover for the first time in two years to attend the Class Officers' annual meetings, held June 9-10. It was a glorious weekend, and we were afforded ample opportunities to see the V-12 unit at work and at play. There was a dress parade on the campus, and we saw exhibits of Navy teaching aids, ship models, charts and other nautical materials in the lounge of College. We saw a reenactment, through the use of ship models, of the Battle of the Scharnhorst in the hockey rink, inspected one of the dorms, saw the Commando Course. If we thought we were fast eaters in Commons, the Navy really streamlines the operation, as it takes an average of twelve minutes for a boy to file in, eat and file out of mess. A Navy Smoker, held in the gym Saturday night with a packed house, furnished music, specialty acts and eight bouts of the championship boxing finals, which were humdingers.
Fred Jasperson and Rip Vogt, representing Philadelphia and Eastern Connecticut alumni clubs respectively, were also in town, so with classmates in urbe Dickerson, Widmayer, Lord and Lilley, 1930 would have been entitled to win the 1930 Cup for the largest attendance, had there been a reunion prize offered.
The Dartmouth Alumni Council passed a resolution commending Editor Charley Widmayer for the splendid manner in which he has taken over his new post. Charley was more impressed, however, with the birth of his son Martin, born June 6.
You will have heard the results of this year's Alumni Fund campaign before reading this, but we do wish to extend to the class as a whole, and to Alex McFarland and his band of assistant agents particularly, heartiest congratulations for another record-breaking performance. As Alex says, "What a Class," and every Thirtyman has a right to feel proud of the loyal support the class continues to give to the College.
The accompanying picture of Capt. George Kisevalter was taken in Alaska and was enclosed with a letter stating that he had been in the Aleutians and then for a year and a half in Alaska with the Russian Army Air Forces.
Ray Bernhardt has been promoted to Captain and in June was on duty in the Transportation Division at the Boston Port of Embarkation. This reminds us of Ave Raube's report that Eb Blake is now overseas.
Bob Bottome and Dud Faust are in the same class, taking their courses at the Marine's Aviation Ground Officer's School at Quantico, Va., both having received commissions as 2nd Lieuts. We are not familiar with Dud's story, but Bob's runs something like this: Applied for a commission in the Marines last winter, and, as a hedge in case it didn't come through, applied for a Navy commission. He was drafted into the marines last March and went through boot camp as a private, losing twentyfive pounds in the process. Just as he was finishing, his marine commission came through. After an eleven week course at Quantico, Bob hopes to go to Quonset for Air Combat Intelligence training.
Your secretary was at the helm of the P-563 off Quonset Point early in July. The P-563 is an 8g foot Army Rescue Boat, built at Carl Halfenreffer's Herreshoff yard in Bristol, R. I. The occasion was a four hour test run, negotiated successfully, except for a flaming sunburn on that hirsute brow referred to so disrespectfully and jealously by bald Alex McFarland. After building scads of PT boats and Coast Guard patrol craft, Carl is now busy with an Army contract for 63 and 85 feet rescue boats for the Air Forces.
Reverting to Bottome for a moment, we neglected to add the important announcement of the arrival of Margerita Bolivia Bottome, April 10, 1943. She and her mother are now living in New York City. The Henry Hillsons have announced the birth of their second daughter, Jean Tichnor, May 10, 1944.
Buck Steers is secretary and director of all media of the newly formed advertising agency of Doherty, Clifford & Shenfield, Inc. Buck previously was director of all media for Pedlar, Ryan & Lusk.
Doc Miller is now with the Consolidated Steel Co., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, but most of his time is spent away from his office and home, in New England, principally Boston.
We had an eight page letter from Al McGrath recently, reporting as promised, on his goings and comings these past two years, and particularly about Thirtymen he has seen in his navy travels. We shall have to save the bulk of it for a later issue, however, for lack of space, but will squeeze in the news that Capt. Billy Moore is back from Africa and now in the Pentagon Bldg.
IN TRAINING for cold weather after four years in New Hampshire, Capt. George G. Kisevalter '3O was photographed in Alaska where he has been serving as chief U. S. Liaison Officer with the Red Army Air Forces. He is now home, waiting to be reassigned.
Secretary, 99 Hudson St., New York, N. Y. Treasurer, 49 Leighton Road, Wellesley, Mass.
