1914
From 'way out in Denver comes a nice letter from Fred Cranston who has been practicing law there for twenty-three years. In addition to the duties of a large and varied practice, Fred has evidently taken an active part in local and state politics as well as becoming a factor in his national party local organization. Having lost his wife less than a year ago, the family now consists of three sons; one of them is a sergeant in the Hawaiian Islands in the Statistical Control Unit of the Air Force; another is a seaman I/C at the University of Houston: and the third is in junior high school. Gil McDonough has law offices on the same floor with Fred and needless to say they see each other frequently.
And from Doc Kingsford last October comes the following: "Three years a battery commander, a regimental S-3 and a Brigade S-3, all in the field artillery followed by a period in the Air Gorps in which I have commanded five different Air Corps Warning Battalions, sat in general courts, been executive of a regiment and S-3 of a training center, handling 30,000 men. At the present minute I am minister-without-portfolio as a casual in the Field Artillery, assigned to the Air Corps and performing duties in the Signal Cotps.'.... I am the proud possessor of a fourteen-month-old grandson, Paul Tanguay, who will some day be a Dartmouth man if I have any influence. C. L. K. Jr. was married last August. My baby girl, Shirley, has just joined the WAVES where she is to be either a link trainer operator or a control tower operator, as she holds a civilian pilot's license." Doc reports that he recently spent a half a day with Bill Washburn in Frisco and that Bill had developed into a more meaty version on the same chassis.
"Gum" Sargent has recently been in Los- Angeles with his wife, Dorothy, where they spent a month, visiting for the first time their twenty months' old granddaughter Carolyn Shreve Warner.
"Mac" Mac Kinnon writes: "Two years ago I threw all my lares and penates into the back of the car and sallied forth from Wyoming, my home for thirteen years. A little of Laramie is left in me yet, in the shape of a few acres of alfalfa, crested wheat and Buffalo grass, as well as 'Badger Hill.' Today I stand a true citizen of the Golden Gate. I live high above the Mission District, with a far view of Hunter's Point and the bay beyond; and from the front window, five miles away, is a glimpse of Grace Cathedral where I work."
Ed Leech is making himself useful as a member of the District Price Adjustment Board in Springfield, relieving war contractors of so-called excessive profits. "And believe it or not,—we do make some friends in the process." Lillian Leech is very active in Red Cross and Veterans' Rehabilitation, and their daughter Janet, you remember, is an ensign in the WAVES.
Frank Donovan has recently moved from Chicago to St. Louis, still with Butler Bros. How about an address and some news, Frank? "Ev" Barnard denies vigorously that he dashed out of that barber shop as reported in a recent Newsletter, and affirms that he is now a regular patron at said shop, or should we say, shoppe. "Ev" has just been through a surgical experience of five weeks, but fortunately did not have his sense of humor amputated. He states that he is much more successful in putting on Men's Club dinners than in "trying to sell the lousy wool Ernie Kimball gets ahold of." .... And "En" Voorhees has again been in the news as one of the featured speakers at the Illinois Manufacturers' Association Dinner, held the 12 th of December, in Chicago. And wasn't that a good picture of Lee Barrett being decorated by Capt. Arthur Deering, in the last issue of the MAGAZINE? We do not blame "Em" Barrett for being proud of the boy, but are especially pleased that he has come along so nicely following his serious wounds at Cape Gloucester Of course you noticed the write-up that "Hal" Castle's boy received in a recent issue, following his fifty-odd missions. Yes,—we are all proud of our second generation.
Pennall Aborn has completed eighteen years with the Personnel Office at M.I.T. "It keeps me young in spirits but has not kept down my waist-line! In addition to student personnel work, I spend time procuring personnel for our many war research projects, supervise a small student housing project, am attached to one of Newton's Draft Boards as re-employment committeeman, spend a day per week in Boston at the Veterans' Information Center on job counselling, and in general keep fairly busy."
"Art" Thompson, who has been in the lumber business ever since he left Dartmouth, and in the asphalt business for the past eight years, started an asphalt plant in Newark, N. J., two years ago. Art has three children,—a daughter, already out of Smith, married, and with a baby daughter a month old, Arthur Jr., who, fortunately, graduated from Washington and Lee before enlistment and is stationed in New Guinea; and Peter, sixteen years old, is a junior at the Taft School.
Herb Babcock writes that he has recently had two delightful sessions with "Jess" Stillman. Herb has just completed twenty-nine years with the Hooker Electro-Chemical Co., and at present is manager of Development and Research Chemistry.
Paul Applin has recently changed his address to U. S. Geological Survey, Washington 25, D. C. This is a forwarding address, as Paul has been with the U. S. Survey since September '43 and is now working in the South-eastern states. He has two children: Louise, eighteen, is a junior at Texas State College for Women, and Paul Jr., seventeen, is a freshman at V.M.I.
Sam Fuller, in a recent letter to "Rufe" Sisson, stated that his son Dick was with a B-29, Bombardment Squadron. Just before he left the country he was informed that he was promoted to first lieutenant.
From Erie Fairfield came a very nice letter with the outline of his life history. Erie is full professor in the department of modern languages at the University of Pittsburgh. Erie has two daughters: Barbara, twenty-two, graduated from the Pennsylvania State College two years ago; Doris, twenty, is a junior at Pennsylvania College for Women, where she is working toward her B.S. degree and an R.N. certificate.
To most of us there are few ways of showing Dartmouth our true and sincere gratitude for all that she has done for- us. For four years, she tried to indoctrinate us with the Dartmouth spirit, to make Dartmouth men of us and to make us better and more loyal citizens in the greater world beyond the plains of Hanover. Once a year the call comes to help: her, to show that the Old Mother has not failed; to show help her in carrying on the work that she cannot do alone. The call of The Alumni Fund is in our ears. If we fail she fails. That cannot be! It reminds me of this story. The famous sculptor Michael Angelo once spent seven years in carving a figure of the Christ in solid marble. When the work was done he went into the street and called a little child into his studio.
"Little one," asked the sculptor, "who is that?"
The child gazing at the statue replied, "Why, it
must be the figure of some great man," and Michael Angelo knew that he had failed. Again he set to work and spent another seven years, carving a figure of the Christ. During these seven years he lived as nearly as he could in accordance with His teachings, giving his life in body and soul to Christ., When he had finished he again went into the street and brought in a child.
"Little one, who is that?"
And the child in awe and wonderment replied, "Why, that is the man who said, "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is The Kingdom of Heaven.' "
Then Angelo knew that he had in truth succeeded.
DENVER LAWYER, Fred P. Cranston '14, sends greetings to his classmates.
Secretary, 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth, Mass.
Treasurer,26 Garden Street, Potsdam, N. Y.
