1921
Russ Goodnow writes an interesting letter from Providence, where he continues to head up his own business, Machine Parts Corp. Highlights folldw:
I left WPB back in March of 1943. I had started with them in October 1941, agreeing to spend four days a week in Washington for "about six weeks." After the four days had become five and six, and the six weeks had become a year and a half, I decided that I had better quit. Since then have been simply tending to my own business, which is almost as much of a headache as the WPA job was. The only other '21er that I see at all is Harold Smith, and I do not think that his current activities are much more noteworthy than mine, except that he was recently elected a tax assessor of our fair town of Barrington, R. I., so that being a friend of his may soon not be the distinction that it used to be. My young son Buzz enlisted in the Navy last May, a couple of months before he was eighteen. He is now on the Coast on an APA combat-transport and will be pushing off into the West, within the next few weeks, probably.
From New York comes a flash that the ANNUAL DINNER OF DARTMOUTH ALUMNI will be held this year on APRIL 26 at the HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA, Manhattan's unit in the Statler Hotel chain of Bill (Statler) Marcy '21. Our class is honored by having Cliff Hart named general chairman of the dinner and Lincoln (Abe) Weld a member of the committee on tickets and finance. Bill Terry is the '21 representative, the man who will undertake to get our class out in force. Bill being a busy man, your cooperation is solicited in setting aside the evening of Thursday, April 26, and responding to any call that you may receive.
Local Washington item: Lee (Dutch) Bausher, Mac Johnson, and your reporter dined together the evening of February 21 in one of Washington's better hotels. Many topics were aired, not the least important of which was the significant effort Dutch is putting forth as key man for our Class Memorial Fund.
Tom Cleveland reporting from Boston:
Twelve members of the class enjoyed the annual dinner of the Boston Alumni Association February 28 at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Some of the old Barbary Coast gang, including Bill Perry, rendered some swell numbers as the boys gathered around for refreshments before dinner; it rivaled some of their orchestrations around the old Beta House spring nights back twenty-five or more years ago. Who could forget them! The dinner and addresses were excellent. Prexy Hopkins, as always, gave an interesting and inspiring account of the work of the College and the outlook for the immediate future Twenty-oners present were: Russ Bailey, Shorty Bateman (whose son enters Dartmouth this summer), Bob Burroughs and George Harris, down from Manchester, Chan Cavis, Jack Campbell, Bill Fowler (who incidentally has an eight-months'-old daughter), Ray Kelsey (who has been missing all too long), Jeff Lawrence, Bill Perry, John L. Sullivan, and your correspondent. John Sullivan reports meeting up with Bud Reichart recently and that Bud is the father of a month-old daughter. Some guys, these '21ers! We missed some of the old standbys, including Dan Ruggles, who was out of town, and we hope to get together again soon.
From Hanover comes word that George Frost is "at it again," this time playing the role in The Man Who Came to Dinner
And from one of our spies in Manhattan comes a confidential report that Leighton Tracy's son will probably be in the freshman class at Dartmouth come July. Also that the versatile Major Ort Hicks not only played on the Dartmouth Club bridge team which won the inter-club championship this year (nosing out Cornell in the final matches), but also has been a consistent Winner for the squash racquets team in the combined league this season.
Tom Staley is this month's addition to the list of outstanding '21ers to have their physiognomies reproduced in this column. With typical modesty, Tom says in his letter, "My only child is Nancy, seventeen years old, now a freshman at Smith. If you could print her photograph instead of mine, you would have something worth while for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE." Tom goes on to say that he sees very few 'aiers in Kansas City, but "did have a good visit with Art Gilbert a few weeks ago. He is 1ine.".... Elsewhere in this issue you will find a news story about the action of the Trustees in authorizing the award of Dartmouth's Certificate of Merit to non-graduate alumni who withdrew from College to serve in the armed forces, or ambulance service, in World War I. Eligible men in '21 who wish to receive this certificate should request their copy from L. K. (Pudge) Neidlinger '23, Dean of the College, by letter, confirming the fact they left Hanover to enter the service and giving their full name as they wish it to appear on the certificate A. V. (Al) Dunn has a new mailing address, 848 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Ill From Pass-A-Grille Beach, Fla., not far from St. Pete, comes an interesting postal from H. C. (Breck) Breckenridge revealing safe arrival and the acquisition of a good coat of tan by daily visitations to the beach. A month ago this column noted Breck's passing through Washington en route south.
THE SECRETARY-TREASURER of the Staley Milling Co., North Kansas City, Mo., Thomas W. Staley '21.
Secretary, 201 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, Md.
Treasurer, 545 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill.
