1916
In the last issue appeared the obituary of William Orin Wentworfh, whose death on August 22 the Class of 1916 profoundly regrets. Elsewhere in the present issue appears the obituary of Charles Moore Clarke; he died in Montreal on September 10 and will be mourned by his many friends in 1916.
In normal years 1916 yields its best news crop during the autumn months, a seasonal fluctuation ascribed by sociologists to either (a) class dues or (b) football, but explained by those who really understand 1916 as pure accident. This fall, however, the news-yield is slightly subnormal, a phenomenon explained by economists as a typical result of reconversion, but correctly understood by most people ,as just another of those things. We of the column-writers' guild agree in such matters with the general public. Interesting questions, these. However, here is the news.
John Ames has received signal military awards of distinction, an account of which is to be seen on another page of this issue. Oliver Barr's two sons have been greatly honored: the eldest, Oliver J. Barr III, is a 1st. Lt. 10th. Mtn. Inf. with service in Italy, where Lt. Barr was decorated with the Purple Heart and with the Bronze Star with Cluster. He has been in service more than three years, was married in 1943, and is at present home again. The younger son, George, was a sergeant 10th Mtn. Inf., later transferred to OSS for service in Africa and Roumania. He is home on furlough after two and one half years in service and plans upon discharge to return to Dartmouth.
Ollie Barr 'l6 is president of J. S. Cushing Cos. and lives in Norwood, Mass. Professor Alvin R. Caiman has returned from vacation to his post as professor of history at Upsala College. Like other teachers, Alvin, has been unable to take any vacation during the war; his mother, who has been very ill, is now much better. Bob Clunie, who has been a teacher for twenty-eight years in the secondary schools of Maine, now writes from his present post as senior master in Gould Academy at Bethel. Bob was married in 1917, and has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Bob, was graduated from Dartmouth in 1940, and the younger, Fred, in 1945. They are both in service in the Pacific, Bob in the 13th Troop Carrier Group and Fred in the Marines. Both Bob and Fred are married and Bob is the father of twin daughters, Jean and Joan. Bob senior's daughter, Barbara, attended Colby Junior College and during the war has been engaged in secretarial work at the Brunswick Naval Air Port. Bob's younger son, Fred, while en route to Guam, stopped off at Hawaii and there met Freddie Bailey's daughter, Barbara, in a Red Cross Canteen. They had not met before but were soon comparing their 1916 fathers and other items of 1916 news.
John Curtin writes from Fort Wayne, Ind., where he is manager of sales for the General Electric Apparatus Department, Wire and Cable Division. John is happy, busy, and eager to see Dartmouth games, as well as attend the Thirtieth Reunion.
Freddy Frederiksen is back at his former post as professor of European History at Miami University. Freddy has been on two years' leave with the OSS, Foreign Nationalities Section, where he was engaged in the translation of Russian documents. Freddy's two children are Gladys, 15, and Norman, 13, both in high school. Abe Lincoln is a partner in the business firm of Lincoln and Hood: he has three sons, Richard who is at Phillips Exeter, Morton who is in High School, and Donald who is in Grammar School.
An editorial from the Boston Herald regrets the announcement that Richard Parkhurst cannot accept appointment upon the new Port Authority of Boston: "Mr. Parkhurst has been highly efficient and not only an unselfish but a selfless public official He has become our foremost authority on the vital problems of the port. He has settled labor disputes, fought differential battles, .... and won the respect of all He has made an enviable record. The community is under deep obligation to him." These well deserved words of praise are welcome reading to 1915 but the general purport of their tenor is definitely not news to us. Dick is a good citizen and a distinguished one.
Gil Tapley is now employed with the firm of Royal Parkinson as a consultant on personnel, after several years service with the Training-Within-Industry Service of the Wat Manpower Commission. Gil has four daughters: Priscilla; who is married to Lt. Comdr. Sanborn Vincent, recently returned from duty in the Pacific; Del, who is employed by Price & Waterhouse, Public Accountants; Claire, who has returned to Smith as a senior after a summer with the Land Army on a farm; Ruth, a sophomore at Smith, who also spent the summer with Claire, engaged in farming.
Our secretary, Fletcher Andrews, has recently been discharged from the Army where he has served with the Adjutant General's Office. I therefore resign herewith my post as acting-secretary, with my warmest thanks for the help which so many have given me in this assignment.
THE SISSON FAMILY, Walt '17, Ruth and daughter, Carol, as they arrived at Hitchcock for '17's Silver Jubilee Reunion in the halycon days of 1942.
A FAMILY REUNION brings together Henry C. "Heinie" Wright '17 and his brother, Comdr. Marc 'l3, USNAC. Heinie's daughter Judy is the shy young lady between the two brothers.
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