1910

Following advice from the executive committee plus legal counsel from two of the committee's able barristers, Gay Gleason and Dave Johnson, we are continuing all present officers in their official capacities until we can meet and hold an election.

"In nearl all corporations, private, semiprivate and public, with which I have anything to do," opines the able Clevelander, "there is a provision somewhere to the effect that officers are elected to hold office until such time as their successors are elected and qualified. I notice that you do not quote any such provisions from our constitution or bylaws—but even though there be no such provisions, it would be my feeling that the general custom is so well established all over the country that we would be doing nothing illegal, immoral or unethical if we followed it. In other words, it. would be my thought that we let the matter rest until such time as the class reunes again, which I sincerely hope will not be too long."

Whenever we do reune again, it would be well to amend our by-laws against such a contingency in the future.

Lew Williams has been made vice president of Gebhardt and Brockson, Chicago advertising agency. Bill Cunningham paid recent tribute to Les Wiggin's piano-playing ability in connection with Harry McDevitt's singing, which was a combination we all love to remember. Capt. Winsor Wilkinson has completed a course of instruction at the P.M.G. School on administration at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and is now back at Camp White, Oregon, where he is co-commander of the German P.W. camp. John VanderPyl relinquished his office as secretary of American Machine and Metals to become executive vice president of the corporation—and even though Vandy has travelled far, it is a safe conclusion that he will go forward some more.

"Dutch" Irwin, who is associated with 1910's Pineapple Hank in Cleveland, wrote us a nice letter after Joe Bartlett's death. A frequent visitor at Antioch while his daughter was in college there, "Dutch" visited with Joe and reminiscences flowed freely. Joe mentioned such memorable events as climbing Ascutney, "Slip" Powers' detention in the Hanover jug for expert snowball marksmanship, the 22-0 Harvard game, the post office robbery, and much more. After his visits with 1910's able blind member, Dutch wrote:

To me it was absolutely incredible that anyone with his handicap could cultivate such a cheerful outlook on life, devotion to his students and to his work, a sense of sight which enable him to see even more than passes before the eyes of a normal individual, and a sense of humor which brought forth many a hearty laugh on the part of my daughter and myself. Joe was much beloved by his students at Antioch. During his illness they developed a regular schedule of visitors so that he continually had someone to read to him and talk with him and not be allowed to spend any lonely time.

Larry and Miriam Bankhart have done a remarkable job with the two English boys who were evacuated during the bombing of London over five years ago—Graham Andouin, the older lad, is in his third year at Andover, has a chance to make his letter in the three hundred, and is doing a nice all-round job. Allen, the younger, is at Vermont Academy, well liked and doing excellent work. Both boys will undoubtedly return to England shortly after the German war is over—and for the rest of their lives, they should be advocates of Anglo-American unity and cooperation.

"Shorty" Stern, thanks to a clipping from Bill Knight, can be reported as chairman of the Chicago and Cook County Seventh War Loan Drive. Although president of the American National Bank and Trust Cos., he finds time to take an active part in civic and philanthropic circles. He ought to start planning now to come back to our next Reunion.

OFFSPRING.... Jim Young Jr. has been in the European Theatre for nearly two years; mostly Ordnance, but recently attached to headquarters in charge of education and information. He also edits the battalion's newspaper. Dave Johnson Jr. commanded a SC boat in the Pacific for fifteen months, was in Marshalls and Gilberts engagements, came back and is now stationed in Boston. His brother Blake is on Kincaid's staff in the Pacific, has. been in Australia, New Guinea and Leyte. Nancy Norton works in Hartford and may do some post-graduate studying when war is over .... she knows how to study the way her old man did. Dave Kendall is in the Navy with South Pacific duty.

Andy Scarlett needs $7,221 this year to put 1910 in the small and select group of $100,000 givers to the Alumni Fund: 1878, 1900, 1911, and 1913 being the only classes in Dartmouth's history to have attained such a splendid ob jective. Andy can do the job with everyone's help.

Secretary, Canaan St., Canaan, N. H. Treasurer, 1 Weybosset St. Providence, R. I.