1934
Well here we are, again! And what happier way to start off than by reporting receipt of a couple of birth announcements? This time the Paul Ebbitts present Paula Frances Ebbitt who arrived on September 15 and the Steve Meighers herald the appearance of Stephen Christopher Meigher III on September 23. Good month, that September.
Over on the ever-shifting job front we find Bud Hart back in the news. As of mid-October the name of William B. became coupled with the distinguished title, Fiction Editor for TheAmerican Magazine. And from recent address changes sent down by the College we learn that Flamen Ball is located in Atlanta as an appraiser for the New York Life Insurance Co., that Phipps Cole is a graduate student in electronics at the School of Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, and that El Fulton is continuing his teaching at Lebanon High School. Another teacher is Bill Reid on the faculty at J. E. Burke High School, Dorchester, Mass., and Ed Corson is now assistant credit manager with the Federated Metals Division, American Smelting & Refining Co. in Whiting, Ind. Dave Easton is an attorney for OPA in Washington, and Jake Edwards is a retail fuel dealer for the Southbridge (Mass.) Coal Co.
In the Girdled Earth department we have Professor-of-French Lt. Ted Germann strategically located in the Office of the Military Attache, A.P.O. 887, c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Ted deserves some sort of Green Derby award, we think, for having traveled farthest to Reunion. Managed to time a short stretch of detached duty to the States so that it encompassed the July fourth week-end, and the rest was easy. At pretty nearly the opposite meridian may be found Walt Arnold who's with N.K.P.M., Koningsplein W-20, Batavia, Java, Netherlands East Indies.
Meanwhile, in the Huckster Department, Coast-to-Coast Hookup Division, Harry Ingram holds down the New York spot of radio director for Foote, Cone & Belding with Bill Gay at the other end of the axis as radio program producer in their Hollywood office.
George Green is with R. E. Scott Co., Elizabeth, N. J., while the door to Dick Hardt's office in Philadelphia reads "Assistant to Manager of Production" for Stephen F. Whitman & Son, Inc.
Ed Hill is a Civil Engineer in Warren, R. I., and Fannie Hooper sells electrical appliances for the Wayside Appliance Co., Chelmsford, Mass. Chuck Rolfe, who must still be tired from chasing fly balls in that hectic Reunion Softball game, is in the retail clothing business with The System Co. in Lynn. Board Veazie, with Swift Co., Union Stock Yards, Chicago, presumably spent a quiet summer catching up on his back reading, but is probably double-timing nowadays.'Art Moebius works for Waverly Fabrics of New York, lives in Aurora, Ohio.
Gordon Kibbe is assistant trust officer with the Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Co. in that Massachusetts city. Another banker is Gardie Brown, assistant cashier at the First National Bank, Lewiston, Maine. Still another is Harry Masterton with the Norfolk County Trust Co., Brookline, Mass. Chick Chickering is Supervisor of Promotion for DuPont's Cellophane Division in Wilmington and Lew Grosenbaugh is a United States Forest Service operative at their experimental station in New Orleans. Buzz Hartman makes his headquarters at Leath & Co., in Chicago, while Mike Joseph is a retail buyer for James McCreery & Co., the New York department store.
Down south, Al Seitner is with Cohen Bros, in Jacksonville and also in Jacksonville is Susie Sulzbacher of Jacobs Jewelers, Inc. Heading north again we have Bob Wilmot with Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa., Nat Shimberg, Chief Accountant, Lily-Tulip Cups Corp., New York, and Al Tawse, in the shoe manufacturing business with Geo. E. Keith Co., Brockton, Mass. Bob Wood is with The Felters Co., Millbury, Mass., Dan Bordett, Aldan, Inc., Boston and Johnny Gilbert, Sargent & Co., New Haven. Still further north are Merill Dubay a Publisher's Representative based at South Newbury, New Hampshire and Sed Dunlap, an accountant in Brattleboro. Swinging west we find Jack Wolf with the Houston Lighting & Power Co., and Bob Layzell in the insurance business at Eugene, Oregon.
Let's have a look at some doctors: Frank Lepreau and Paul Magnuson practice in New Bedford, Mass., Ken Keeley is on the Mayo Clinic staff, Rochester, Minnesota, Sig Stern is located in New Rochelle, N. Y., Jack Wholey is "Doc" to the poulace of Lawrence, Mass., and dentist Dick Loughry once again ministers to the cavity owners of Cleveland.
Now let's talk about football. Thanks to circumstances within our control, we've wah-hoo-wahed at four Big Green games so far, and have come to look upon ourself as a nasty old jinx. Silver lining, though, has been the not unexpected meeting-up with members of the Class at all four stadia. Viewing the Brown game, for instance, were, Stan Neill, Don Legro, George Kimball, Jack Gilbert, Hank Rigby and Art Reinherz. Art has switched from law, after eight years, to become Secretary of the Uncas Manufacturing Company, a Providence jewelry concern. Hank is back with the Providence law firm of Tillinghast, Collins & Tanner, and living in a mighty fine spot known as Forge Road, East Greenwich, R. I. Jack (of whom more later) is an associate in the L. L. Howard Agency, The Columbian National Life Insurance Company, in Boston. Two weeks later we ran into George and Don in Hanover for the Harvard game, along with Bill Judd, and in between, the following were spotted at the Yale Bowl: Peanuts Davies, Frank Ford, Bob Ford, Dick Gruen, Herb Harris, Al Hewitt, Johnny Lasher, Bill DeRiemer and Fred Robbe. Also Ted Thompson, back with NBC in New York and Harry Brague, with Dodd Mead, New York publishers.
Only guys we're sure of at the Penn game were Hafey Arthur who was down on the bench as a member of the DCAC official family, and Dick Gruen and Bill Scherman. Dick reported the presence of several classmates whose names we witlessly neglected to record.
Comes now a very gratifying hunk of news from Boston, offering proof positive that Dartmouth '34 spirit is sky-high in Beantown. We'll let Jack Gilbert tell you about it:
"Our first '34 get-together of Boston & vicinity fellows took place in the form of a dinner at the University Club in Boston last Wednesday night, October 23. As far as I know this is the first time since graduation that any affair has been held by or for our class in this area.
"I thought you might be interested as to how Harry Wallace and I started the ball rolling. The attached letter with return card was first sent out as sort of a feeler. It indicated a definite urge on the part of our good '34's around here. So we decided on the date etc. and went ahead. We had 22 guys and I am sending you the list and addresses of those on hand to show you what a good bunch of Joes were there. And many came from some distances, such as Providence, Pawtucket (R. I.), Lowell, Worcester, Middleboro.
"We voted informally to have about three a year. Our next meeting will be in Jan. '47. We had 16 return cards from guys who couldn't make our dinner, and all were sorry and were either away, ill, or had other planned aforetime engagements. So next time we are hoping for 36 to 38 in attendance."
Those present were: Bam Brennon, Johnny Foley, Walt Ready, Don Legro, Okie O'Keeffe, Ike Powers, Bill Reid, Bob Rodman, Art Reinherz, Charlie Dean, Art Ward, Bob Webb, Hank Rigby, Ray Snow, Al Tawse, Jack Corcoran, Don Allen, Ike Newman, Jim Cowan, Brad Hill and the spark plugs, Wallace and Gilbert. We see a spontaneous success like that, we feel good all the way down to our toes.
The Dartmouth Night celebration in New York found a small but select group of '34s taking part. We counted Walt Blood, Dick Gruen, Ray Hulsart and Les Reeve.
Last month, as it must some day to all reporters, came our first experience with Copy Conking. Lines were garbled, possessives added, paragraphs transposed and well you know, you had to read it. Well sir, it could have happened in a lot of ways. Could have been our secretary who becomes more lap-happy every day and who shows a growing inclination to day dream, often allowing her Underwood to shift for itself. But no, it wasn't Miss Star-dust this time. Or it might have happened in the composing room at the unsteady hands of some tipple-tipsy typographer. Or perhaps the villain was a lazy linotype machine that wasn't minding its P's and Q's. But shucks, it surely didn't happen there not where our magazine is printed. Well then, horror of horrors, was that how we wrote it in the first place? We'll give ourself the benefit of the doubt and say "no" to that, too. Look, we don't really know the reason, but we do know this: we're sorry and all concerned agree that it will never happen again. Well, not for awhile, anyway.
As we write this Thanksgiving Day and Christmas are still ahead but coming fast. And the radiance of their coming makes us feel warm all over. Warm in the realization that Dartmouth is still Dartmouth. And that the war hasn't left any serious mark on the unity of the class. There's been enough time now to see that the old ties are as good as ever; so many are so earnest about reviewing '34 friendships. For this we're thankful. And for your fine cooperation and interest we're mighty grateful. Merry Christmas lads, Merry Christmas to you all!
Secretary and Treasurer
110 Fulton St., New York 7, N. Y.
