1924

FOR THE POSTPONED TWENTIETH THIS JULY

Kip Higley reports reunion plans going along nicely. Don't forget to arrange your vacation so that you and your family will be on hand July 26, 27 and 28th.

Paul Borglum recently expressed the opinion that tor a bunch of 40-year-old hulks, the Class of 1924 did pretty well in World War 11. Paul certainly did! He's out of the service now and here's what he writes about some of his experiences with the First Aviation Engineer Battalion: "We got mixed up in a number of scraps of which probably the one on Guadalcanal I shall remember longest. We landed on the Island November 11, 1942, and were important enough to receive a royal welcome from the Jap airforce and navy. One of our two ships was hit and we suffered casualties from then on. Our particular mission was to take the practically unimproved Jap airstrip called Henderson Field, and turn it into a practical, all-weather airfield. This we did over a period of five weeks on short rations and under continual enemy bombing, shelling and sniping. I was in complete charge of the work and for my part was recommended for the Silver Star. The Battalion later received the Presidential Unit Citation for its work in the early days on Guadalcanal. I came through my Marine Corps hitch without a scratch, but with a severe case of malaria which still recurs to remind me that I was in the war."

Tom Carroll, who hopes to be home soon to take up his practice again, writes a very interesting letter from Japan where he's had an opportunity to make a first-hand inspection of the much discussed atomic bomb destruction in Nagasaki:

The predominating picture is that of destruction, shambles, and desolation. Nagasaki was a teeming, ancient, oriental city, a beehive of activity, where the primitive and modern, in terms of heavy industry, were strangely and apparently effectively blended. Now a weird, silent, stunned effect prevails. Everywhere there is destruction, and in the area most effected by the atomic bomb, obliteration and devastation. The odor of death and decay permeates the atmosphere. One astonishing thing is the great number of children. They are everywhere and largely in groups. They are, of course, innocently unconcerned and detached from it all and, I suppose, in a great many instances, detached from their homes and families. My sincere hope is that the last of these bombs has been used in our time and during our children's children's' time. Inevitably, the secret will be out and will be the common knowledge of all nations. We shall need a great deal more than just vigilance to prevent its future use.

SERVICE RECORD

Thanks again to Chinee Allen and Ken Foley, we've gone to press on the booklet, giving a record of each man in service. Ken promises the booklet by the July Reunion. As far as we know, we are the only class planning such a record.

Chick Austin and his wife visited Hanover in January and here's his report of the trip: "We had no sooner registered at the Inn when we received a call from George Scott '25, who is on the faculty, and just back from two years in the South Pacific. George was on the loose, so we passed two very pleasant days in his company. As a matter of fact we intended to stay Friday night only, but didn't leave until Sunday, which, I understand, isn't an uncommon occurrence. We dropped in to see Bob Strong, but he was out of town. I did chat for a few minutes with Gordon Bridge and Saturday night, at the basketball game with Penn, I saw Chinee Allen. Our family is very much grown up these days. Ann is a sophomore at the College of New Rochelle and Francis Jr. is finishing up at Wilbraham Academy hoping he can make the grade at Hanover in the fall. WinSturtevant is on the local committee who pass on applicants so I'm depending on our classmate for a favorable report. Yesterday I was out at Wilbraham watching the Deerfield Academy basketball game as my son, Franny, was playing on the team and the old man can't afford to be missing when that occurs. I sat with Bill Doe who has a boy at Wilbraham headed for Hanover." Chick is now District Traffic Superintendent for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., in Springfield, Mass.

Have just learned that Ted Lamb has purchased a newspaper. He recently secured controlling interest in the Erie Dispatch-Herald. Ted is practicing law in Toledo and, we understand, is one of the outstanding lawyers in this busy Ohio city.

BOSTON ALUMNI DINNER

Red Maloney reports the following group enjoyed another very successful Boston affair at the Copley-Plaza in late February. He says, "Here is your list on the Boston Dinner (I hope they are all here). It was a small, very quiet, very sober and unusually serious crowd of only twenty-one who were on hand to listen to President Dickey: Bert Perry, from Providence .... Alex Gibson, down from his French classes in Andover.... Luit Luitwieler, as usual .... golfer Bill Fawcett from Newtonville .... Clif' Kellogg, mail-order man (SearsRoebuck) from Cambridge.... Doc Christophe, orthopedic surgeon .... Bunny Sly, Boston lawyer .... Fred Briscoe, printing .... Cedric Foster, well-known news analyst Ted Learnard, enthusiast of the outdoors from Newton .... Stan Lyon, another Boston lawyer .... Jeff Adams, yachtsman and Wellesley squire Dave Perry from Weston ....Pete Wheatley, lawyer from Brockton .... Jenk Jenkins, paper salesman from Wellesley Hills Ed Winsor, lawyer and socialminded citizen from Providence.... BradHersey from Winchester.... Red Winslow,insurance man from Needham.... ChickChittick, from Fitchburg Red Maloney,Brookline contractor.

Hal Brandt reports from his old stand inSayville (Long Island), New York, that he hasa beverage distribution business covering thecounties at the far-end of Long Island.

A nice letter from George Murphy, whowrites as follows:

After getting through Dartmouth I engaged in the insurance business and have been more or less engaged in it ever since. In 1929 I sold the interest in the insurance business at Concord, N. H., and came to Boston and obtained a position in the same line of business. I went to Boston College Law and was fortunate in being able to pass the Massachusetts Bar Examination, and I am now located here in Cambridge doing legal and insurance work. I reside at 719 Main St., Watertown, with my family, which consists of Mrs. Helen Murphy, Ann Marie Murphy, Kathleen Murphy, George T. Murphy Jr. and Helen Madden Murphy Jr. As you will note, it would seem evident that there is only one member of my family as a potential Dartmouth graduate.

Lt. Colonel Robert E. Benjamin has been awarded the Legion of Merit. This was presented to him at a brief but impressive ceremony at Fort Jackson, S. C., on December 22, 1945 .... Larry Hewes received his PhD. from George Washington University, October 17, 1945.

ATTACHE TO EGYPT, Lt. Col. John Dregge '24 (right) receives the Legion of Merit from Major General B. F. Giles, Commanding General, Africa-Middle East Theater, at his headquarters in Cairo.

Secretary, 70 Fifth Ave., New York 11, N. Y.

Treasurer, Niles & Niles 165 Broadway, New York, N. Y.

'24 UP!