1914
Again among the hills! The tranquil hills That took me as a boy And filled my spirit with the silences! Hovey.
Yes, back again! And on Dartmouth Night too! There is something about this north country that does things to one. The Inn is the same; Peggy Sayre and Adele Ives have the same friendly welcome; the lights of the campus gleam through the bare branches of the elms, and the everlasting Spirit of Dartmouth is rampant tonight, as we pay homage to John Sloan Dickey, twelfth president of Dartmouth College, and express our love for Ernest Martin Hopkins, President Emeritus of the College.
It is a far cry to the West Coast, but the clipping recently received from the Southern Pacific Bulletin of September last, calls our attention to the appointment of Dr. W. W. Washburn as chief surgeon of the S. P.'s Hospital Department, which was announced in August.
Bill went to Southern Pacific in 1925 as a visiting surgeon in San Francisco. During July 1938 he was named Director of Surgical Services at the General Hospital, and advanced to Assistant Chief Surgeon, in October 1931, in which capacity he worked until his present appointment. Following his graduation from University of California Medical School in 1917 the young doctor was commissioned in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, serving overseas as a captain. Bill has been on the resident surgical staff of the University of California Hospital, has been in private practice in San Francisco, and during the present war has acted as surgical consultant to the Selective Service System.
Dr. Washburn lives in San Francisco with his wife, Hortense, and daughter Mary Elena, age eight. They have two sons, Edward being with the Navy Medical Corps, and Bradford with the Merchant Marine.
A letter from Captain A. J. M. Tuck, written in October, gives his present address as 434 East 59th Street, N. Y. C. It is nice to know that Alec is back in the States. To summarize his recent career,—eighteen months overseas as Squadron Combat Intelligence Officer—flew eleven combat missions voluntarily, including D-Day to southern France. He has the Mediterranean Theatre Ribbon with five battle stars; two Presidential Unit Citations and two letters of commendation. Pretty good for a decrepit old man of fifty-two!!!
Alec's daughter Eugenie married John Northrop, West Point '42, who was killed while flying his P-38 in battle between St. Lo and Cherbourg. He carried the D.F.C. and Air Medal with three clusters. Daughter Alexandra married Philip Walsh, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Yale in the class of '42, who was wounded in both legs while in Germany. He is the holder of the Silver Star and was with Tank Artillery.
Bill Hands is again chairman for the New York Class dinner, to be held sometime in January,—date not yet determined. Those New York dinners are developing quite a reputation and we would suggest that if you are not on Bill's mailing list you should write to him for a priority. I am hoping that I will be able to make it myself this year.
The secretary finds many satisfactions and much pleasure in his work. It gives him a thrill to report the accomplishments of these men thas we have known and loved for the past thirty-five years, but one of the deepest satisfactions is to watch and report the way in which many of the class show their love and regard for the College. Gifts to the College either direct or through the Memorial Fund demonstrate that the love for The Old Mother is growing stronger year by year. A substantial gift like Charlie Batchelder's recent one, of over one thousand dollars, makes all of us glow with pride and feel that we would like to express our thanks and appreciation. The satisfaction he must have felt, could and can be duplicated by all of us. The amount is of minor consideration. Hats off to Charlie Batchelder.
Dick Pritchard has just returned from the Pacific Coast where, although on a business trip, he was fortunate enough to meet his son John who is in the Navy.
The infirmities of old age always elicit pity and sympathy, so that when the writer recently received word that Roger Rice had on October 18 become a grandfather, he naturally felt a surge of strength in his own youth mingled with joy at Roger's happiness. David Winslow Rice was born to Lt. and Mrs. Emery K. Rice on the above date. The Winslow, incidentally, is for Win Loveland of 1914. The joy has lingered on but the surge of youth quickly vanished when a duckling was hatched out at this aviary to be known as Ingrid Roberta Drake. The first quack was heard at 4 P.M. on November 3 and the parents are Pfc. and Mrs. Robert Fred Drake. So from now on Grandpa Rice and Grandpa Drake can practice holding salty safety pins in their mouths while they flip the diapers. I'll give you three to two I can do a better job than you can Roger!
Roger and Mrs. Rice recently announced the engagement o£ their daughter Dorothy, Colby Jr. College '46, to Mr. Jonathen Brown 4th USNR of Beverly Hills.
Last summer while visiting Howard Potter and Sally at their home in Augusta, ye scribe saw a picture over the fireplace, which he quietly pocketed and herewith offers the class. Howard according to well authenticated information had been suffering with what might be called a severe abdominal condition at the time the picture was taken, which probably accounts for the stern and austere expression on the major's face. He is now back on the old job as Water Works Engineer, with Public Utilities department at the State House in Augusta.
Our mobilized fourteeners are rapidly getting back to their homes. Carroll Edson is with the Social Security Board, Federal Building, Syracuse, N. Y. Kenneth Grant is back at 116 Church St., Winchester, Mass., and Sam Sheldon may be reached at 1160 N. W. Bank Building, Minneapolis 2, Minn. Ed Leech is reported back at 16 Grove St., West Medford. Other new addresses are Harold T. Johnson, 119 Foxcroft Rd., West Hartford 7, Conn., Frank A. Llewellyn, 312 N. Peninsula Ave., Daytona Beach, Fla., Harold Morse, Tiffany Apts., Aberdeen, S. D., Herbert L. Bartlett, 609 Indian Trail, Palm Springs, Cal., Casper K. Blackburn, R. F. D. 2, Plainfield, N. J., and Stephen C. Fordham, R. F. D. 2, Storrs, Conn.
Along with his many other duties Rufus Sisson has taken over the leadership of the local campaign to raise 1150,000 in Potsdam as its contribution toward the Clarkson College campaign to raise $1,140,000. Clarkson College of Technology has been one of Sisson's many interests for years, and when the College of some 650 students announced its intention to expand its facilities to the point where it can train a thousand or more men in its engineering courses, Rufus threw himself into the task with vigor and enthusiasm.
Oh yes, that reminds me, that check for
three or twelve dollars can be sent toRRue at 26 Garden St., Potsdam, N. Y.
NOW DEMOBILIZED, Major Howard Potter '14, Sanitary Corps, is back at his civilian job as Water Works Engineer, State of Maine Public Utilities Department, Augusta. He served in World War I, too, in France and went through the Marne offensive and St. Mihiel among other actions.
Secretary, 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth, Mass.
Treasurer, 26 Garden Street, Potsdam, N. Y.
