1921
John L. Sullivan drew an excellent write-up recently in a syndicated newspaper column called Who's News Today. The subtitle of the story, authored by Delos W. Lovelace, is
"Dartmouth's John L. Continues to Rise." Space is not available here to quote story at length, but we give you the final two paragraphs:
Last July he was sworn in [as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air] at sea aboard an aircraft carrier on which he was visiting the Pacific battle front. Now the capital wiseacres are hinting that new honors lie ahead At 46 the years have used him well, tempering but not dulling his genial breeziness, leaving intact his youthful figure, and sharpening the keenness of his-always agile mind.
Lt. Col. Orton H. Hicks, former director of the Distribution Division, Signal Corps Photographic Center, has been appointed chief of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 16 mm film operations. Also elected to the board of Loew's International Corp,, the distributing unit in the M-G-M set-up, Ort has his headquarters at Room 1002, 1540 Broadway, New York 19.
We are informed by the New York Times that in his new post Col. Hicks will head the organization which will show 16 mm feature, short subject, cultural, and documentary films throughout the world only in locations where the standard 35 mm equipment is not available The latest monthly report from Hanover reveals Jack Hubbel and Tray Higgins as '2l visitors at the Inn around the beginning of the year.
Thursday, January 24, witnessed a most successful '2l Class Dinner at the Dartmouth Club in Manhattan. Unable to be in the big town for the event, your scribe is indebted to both Bill Codding and Cliff Hart for extensive commentaries. Present were Howie Anger, Herrick Brown, Hilt Campbell, Harry Chamberlaine, Bill Codding, Doug Fay, Cliff Hart, Bord Helmer, Ort Hicks, Jack Hubbell, Rex King, Bill Lies, Bob Loeb, Ed Luedke, Larry Nardi, Bill Owen, Dan Patch, Dave Plume, Dud Robinson, Hoy Schulting, Rog Wilde. Principal items on the agenda were our big 25th Reunion coming up the weekend of June 29 and the Class Memorial Fund, with great enthusiasm for both projects being reported as shown. For further details reference is made to Bill Codding's capable coverage of the event in your '2l Newsletter, The Smoker Speaking of our Reunion, now only about three months away, every indication points to a large weekend. Correspondence and memoranda are flowing freely between the men in the class working on the plans and arrangements, and you are assured of a bang-up program for the occasion. And there is reason to believe that there will be a record-breaking crowd of '2iers in Hanover for the events. Which are two of the best reasons for your laying your plans now to be there. Better write the dates down on your desk calendar pad; circle June 28, 29, and 30 on your wall calendar, and have your secretary make appropriate notes from which she will remind you.
Lt. Col. R. C. (Batch) Batchelder is attached to the QM Board at Camp Lee, Va., according to a reliable report reaching this corner. A letter from you would be appreciated, Batch, to bring us all down to date and assure us of your ability to be with us in Hanover for the big weekend in June Lt. Col. A 1 Catterall is apparently back from overseas duty, reporting his address as once more Garden City, L. I Cliff Hart writes that plans call for this year's New York general Alumni Dinner to be held approximately April 10. He is looking for a big turnout from '2l to hear President Dickey at his first major Alumni-Dinner appearance. No doubt you will find announcement of the exact date and place elsewhere in this issue. Please try to be on deck, if in or near New York at the time. .... The Dartmouth Club News is authority for reports that Lovell Cook of Springfield and Kemp Fuller of Pittsburgh have been among recent guests at the clubhouse in Manhattan It is our sad duty to report the deaths of two classmates during the closing days of January. On the 29th, Harold C. (Breck) Breckenridge passed away at his home in Cranston, R. 1., followed only a day later by Rex F. Stark, who died in the lowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines. Accounts of their lives will appear in the "In Memoriam" section of an early issue of this MAGAZINE. Ralph Pendleton writes from Providence, "It was our good fortune to have the Breckenridges for neighbors and we sure did have many happy times together. He was always interested and anxious to do his part in the affairs of the community. Our family was very fond of Breck and Gladys. I am still on the go as field representative for the National Metal Trades Association. Haven't run into many '2iers of late. Saw Jerry Cutler in Adrian, Mich., in January for a few minutes. He is quite the small-town tycoon. Met Stan Parker on the Boston-bound Merchants Limited a short time ago. In both instances, our 25th Reunion came in for a fair share of discussion." A subsequent letter from Ralph reports running into "Mr. and Mrs. Harry (no one ever calls him Harold) Trull last night at a little neighborhood party. Their oldest child (two boys and two girls) returned from three months overseas last month, just as their other son was shipped to Germany, and the brothers unfortunately missed seeing each other by a few hours! Recently we attended our daughter Ann's graduation from Massachusetts General Hospital (cadet nurse) and then saw her off for the Navajo Medical Center in Arizona, where she puts in her six months' service for Uncle Sam."
Secretary, 201 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, Md. Treasurer, 545 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill.
ANNUAL NEW YORK DINNER, APRIL 11 HOTEL COMMODORE AT 6:30 P.M.
