Tinimanhat Club

THE DARTMOUTH TINIMANHAT CLUB met on March 27, 1945, at the island Sea Bee headquarters. An unexpectedly large number of men were present, although only three of the original members of the club remain on the island. In addition to Halloran 'l9, Sewall '35, and O'Mara '42, there were 15 other men of Dartmouth to round out a total of 18 at the meeting. These were:

Lt. Cmdr. W. A. Pillsbury '2B; Lt. H. C. Brown Jr. '2B; Major R. H. Waterman '3O (Tuck School); Cpl, Don Seixas '33; Lt. Chuck Thompson '36; Lt. H. T. Mook '3B; Lt. (jg) T. R. Burrell '39; Capt. H. G. Dahl '4O; Lt. (jg) Joe Huber '4O; Lt. Will Pitz '4O; Lt. (jg) Bill Rutherford '4O; Lt. Bob Barr '4l; Lt. (jg) Bill Pinney '4l; Ist Lt. Doug Riley '42; Ist Lt. R. C. Fuller '45.

Five other Dartmouth men are in the vicinity, but were unable to be present because of conflicting duties at the time.

The "Commodore" prefixed to the name Halloran is a new acquisition, for Captain Halloran received his promotion, and is certainly one of the highest ranking Dartmouth men in service.

Commodore Halloran treated the club to a fine dinner of baked ham, the first that most of us have had in many months. After dinner, several hours were spent in recalling experiences common to all Dartmouth men, and in singing every song of the College at least three times. Commodore Halloran's unfailing Sea Bees had produced a banjo and an accordion player who quickly caught on to the tunes, and by the second rendition were singing as lustily as the rest of us.

It is a little difficult to convey how much the meetings of the club mean to the members. The enthusiasm and comradeship evident is remarkable. Part of this feeling no doubt is due to the change from daily routine as well as the enjoyment of a party. But a much more important reason is the feeling of kinship with the college which gives us another tangible relationship to normal living. To express this feeling in the best way we know, the club voted to send $lBO.OO to the College.as a contribution to the 1945 Alumni Fund, this sum to be in addition to the normal individual contributions. We have enclosed this amount with the knowledge that it will be of greater value this year of all years, and with the hope that other Dartmouth Clubs may see fit to follow suit.

To President Hopkins and to the College we send our gratitude for having given us the loyalty and devotion which we all have for her.