1939

The mail has fallen off so badly during the last two months that I'm beginning to have to rely on personal contacts for information, and you know as well as I that there are only so many fellows that you see during the short period of one month.

However, last night I was lucky and ran into quite a crowd. Of course, there was a reason for it, the occasion being the annual Dartmouth Dinner in New York. The dinner took place at the Hotel Commodore and twenty-two '39ers turned out to hear Prexy tell us about some of the problems confronting the College and what the officials are planning to do about them.

This was the first time since the war that we've seen so many classmates together and, frankly, it looked good. Among the group were Loren Wood, George Mcllroy, Bill Cunningham, Haven Falconer and Fred Richardson, all of whom have been fairly regular customers at these affairs. The fellows we haven't seen for a long time included: Roy White, Pete Chellis, Walt Darby, Dick Ruebling, Don Wheaton, Irwin Naitove, Jack Coulson, Dick Brooks, Dick Storrs, Curt Anderson, Dusty Rohde, Bill Webster, Dick Jackson, Bert MacMannis, Bill Risley and Wes Coding. A merry time was had by all.

Walt Darby informed us of the birth of his second son in February,—all this on top of working during the day and going to law school at night. By the way, Walt is very anxious to get in touch with Bob Richman if anyone knows of Bob's whereabouts. Walt also mentioned that Jack Cathcart is residing in Richmond, Va., at the moment, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the stork.

By way of transition, Dick Storrs was the only one present wearing a uniform. Dick is a Navy medic stationed at Coney Island at the moment. Dusty Rohde related how relaxed he feels since he arranged to dump the treasurer's duties back on their rightful owner, Herb Mattlage. That gave yours truly ideas. Bill Webster who has recently moved to Scarsdale, N. Y., said he was tired of commuting already, but claimed he saw more of his friends around here than he did in Columbus, Ohio. Bert MacMannis spent the evening drumming up trade for the Reunion and almost talked himself right into the chairmanship of the as yet non-existent Reunion committee, but we agreed first to try to rope in Kenny Mac Donald for the job. Of course, Kenny knows nothing about this, but he does now. Bill Risley spent a few minutes acting as public relations expert for American Airlines, apologizing to Dusty for their failure to notify him of the fact that some plane was arriving three hours late. Wes Goding missed the dinner but did manage to hear some of the speeches and sing Eleazar Wheelock.

So much for the dinner. We did get some mail. Bob Howe has resumed his activities with 1.8.M. in Boston, and is looking for a house and a new suit. A note from Ed Daley reveals that his wedding trip which was supposed to last for two weeks was extended to nine. I guess those days will soon be over.

One wedding to report this month—that of John Diffenbaugh to Carolyn Gerber of Scarsdale, N. Y.

Seen in Hanover recently-Earle Robison Seen in New York City—Bob Clymer. Come on fellows, let's have some mail.

RECALLING COMBAT DAYS, Col. Dave Schilling 39 tries out a new amphibian Seabee made by the manufacturers of the Thunderbolt, which Schilling f lew on his missions with the Bth Air Force.

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