1919
The College schedule for Class Reunions received August 15 places our class in the 1948 spot with 1918 and gives us another good break. We are to celebrate our 30th in Hanover the weekend of June 18-19-20th, 1948 and do it a year early. If you have read the ALUMNI MAGAZINE you will be familiar with the new Plan for Reunions, created by Professor Robinson and approved by various Alumni bodies throughout the country. Our opportunity should not be muffed as our Class and the Class of 1944 are the first to try the new idea. "Come back a year early and enjoy being with friends you knew as sophomores when you were a freshman."
Don Cameron, Chairman of the College Committee on Reunions, will be glad to answer any questions if you will address him in care of the College.
Class officers' meetings were held in Hanover May 16 and 17 and your secretary attended. President Dickey's address at the dinner held Saturday evening produced one thought that made a deep impression. In effect he said
Dartmouth College offers a liberal arts education of the highest quality to the boy who wants such education and in addition provides the chance to learn wood lore through the medium of the Outing Club. That few boys come mentally poised to really want what the College offers and that a small percentage of students take advantage of the Outing Club s activities" seemed to sum up President Dickey's talk.
Robert M. (Bob) Stecher, M.D., connected with the City Hospital of Cleveland, Ohio, wrote recently endorsing the idea of a luncheon before the Penn game in Hanover, October 11 and also approving our 30th Reunion next June. He expressed great regret at not being able to join many of us at games this fall. We have learned the reason. Bob, as newly elected President of the American Rheumatism Association has been chosen to be official Delegate to the First European Rheumatology Congress, held in Copenhagen, September 4 to 8. Bob will return to his home in November after visiting hospitals and specialists in rheumatic diseases in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, France and England.
"Buster," we mean Professor of Political Science, Harwood L. Childs of Princeton has recently received the 1946 Guggenheim Fellowship to write a book on Public Opinion. Also his oldest daughter Betty Ann was married July 5 in Princeton, New Jersey to Arthur Edward Rowse, 3rd, of Lexington, Mass. The groom is a graduate of Harvard and Harvard Business School, and a Veteran of the latest war.
"Jerry" Jerome G. Kerwin, now Dean of the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Chicago, was, as recently as June 1, speaker on the Catholic Hour over NBC stations. Jerry also honored New Rochelle, New York and the College of New Rochelle as principal speaker at commencement exercises held May 27. (We hope he will phone the Secretary when he next visits New Rochelle.) Needless to say, Jerry did a good job as speaker on both occasions.
In June 1947 there were in College 34 sonsof 1919 fathers:
Father James M. Bailey George M. Bingham John C. Cavanaugh Harris M. Chadwell Guy E. Cogswell Clark W. Collins Frederick M. Daley Daniel F. Featherston Lester M. Felton Lewis F. Garrison Stanley S. Gerrish William C. Grant William C. Grant William M, Hawkins H. G. Hawks Edmond A. Heller Henry O. Holley M. C. Huntoon Fred L. Laird Fred L. Laird William G. McMahon Stanley M. Mauk Stanley M, Mauk Chauncey D. Merrill John F. Moore John M. Murray Harold E. Nichols Max A. Norton Winthrop L. Pierce Philip W. Ransom Nichol M. Sandoe William M. Stedman Sanford M. Treat William A. White Jr. Son Tames M. '50 George C. '47 James H. II '50 Harris J. '47 Guy E. Jr. '50 Clark W. Jr. '50 Frederick M. Jr. '44 Daniel F. Jr. '50 Lester M. Jr. '49 James R. '48 George B. '47 William C. Jr. '46 McLean M. '50 William M. Jr. '50 John A. '47 Edmond A. Jr. '50 Wayland J. '50 David D. '47 Norman M. '48 Fred L. Jr. '50 William M. '42 Clinton A. '50 Robert M. '50 Willard D. '47 John F. Jr. '49 John M. Jr. '48 Howard F. '50 John W. '50 Robert W. '49 John S. '49 Robert M. '46 William M. Jr. '49 Sanford M. Jr. '46 William A. II '50
It is hoped that a picture can be had of 1919's sons in Dartmouth to be published soon in this MAGAZINE, as we believe over 40 sons of 1919 are in College this fall. (Send suggestions for getting such a group picture.)
"Budd" Ralph B. Welsh, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Morris County Savings Bank of Morristown, New Jersey, claims a mistake was made in one name under the picture of a group taken at Bonnie Oaks in June 1946. He is certain it was he and not Louie Munro who appeared in said photo. His son Budd was Dartmouth 1944 as well as U. S. Army '42 and '43 and is now doing cost accounting work with the Ciba Pharmaceutical Company.
Many favorable comments on the Class Birthday Cards, developed by Lew Garrison from sketches provided by Ray Legg, have come to the Secretary. It is high time to thank them through these "notes" for the card which most of you must have received on or about the Big Day. Ray Legg, in particular, deserves thanks.
"Shorty" Owen Lyon of Little Rock, Arkansas, adds this thought, "It is really remarkable what a tie that place (Dartmouth) is and I still would go all out to help promote her interest at any time." Shorty mentioned RedColwell and Bob Paisley and hopes for news soon from Carl Mills, who has been in Berlin, Germany for the last two years. Bob Paisley's son and Shorty's boy are at Princeton.
Bill Hoard, one of the publishers of HoardDairyman, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin expects to be on this fall to see the Harvard, Yale or Princeton games.
He, with Budd Welsh, Walt Cooper, LouieMunro, Shorty Lyons, Dr. Joe Eisaman, CarlCavanaugh and Larry McCutcheon wrote us about the Birthday Cards.
Walt Cooper visited Hanover in August going to and from his vacation spot in Maine.
Louie Munro returned from London July 14th where he made a hurried and fruitful business trip for his firm, Doremus and Company. "Mun" claims that he and possibly one other person were the only ones in England who backed the Derby winner, a 40 to 1 shot.
A note from Russ Potter establishes his latest business address at 59 Park Avenue, New York. Russ and Vat Jackson are busy creating new ideas in Public Relations.
Hanover in August appears as busy and beautiful as it does in January and it is always pleasant to meet and chat with such people as Adele Ives, BillMcCarter, Cotty Larmon, and Max Norton.
Max, who is taking it a bit easy for a few months, is practically back to his former rugged self and gives more of his time each day to his work for the College.
The death of William Henry Picken Jr., of Bay Shore, Long Island on July 24th is reported with deep regret. Bill who almost rules the waves of Great South Bay as a Star Boat Skipper and Commodore of Bay Shore Yacht Club, was ever a Dartmouth rooter and fine companion at any gathering. For full details see in Memoriam. Bill had sailed his Fo-Fo to victory no later than July 6th in the Babylon Yacht Club Race.
Cotty Larmon is thanked for taking over luncheon plans at the Outing Club for noon, October 11, when some of us who come to Hanover may meet before the game with Penn.
A visit in Andover, Mass. with K. C. andLaura Bevan, on the occasion of our youngest's graduation from Abbot Academy, found them both well. K. C. guides the destinies of the Tyre Rubber Company who make some 1000 items to aid our modern living.
Phil Bird calls our attention to Dr. CharlesHenry Clay, Assistant Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital, whose pictures of young swallows appeared in a recent Boston paper's Rotogravure Section.
Golf with Spider Martin and Red Colwell at Spider's Club, the Hudson River Country Club of North Yonkers, produced no end of reminiscing and some above par golf.
Early in June George H. Bingham Jr. discovered that he would probably have to move away from his business in Cambridge and his home in Lincoln. His company, the Cambridge Rubber, plans to close their local plant and George expects to be assigned to Maryland where the Company has two plants on or near the Pennsylvania line. This being the case, George decided that it would be appropriate and fitting for him to give a farewell party for those members of 1919 in this vicinity. Several of us helped him out by phone and he sent a bulletin by mail to all known addresses.
It was really a bang-up affair with ten members of the class with wives and assorted children on deck—their names follow: Bixby, Leland C. and wife; Chipman, John H. and wife; Cogswell, Guy E. and wife; Davis, James C. and wife; Fleming, Herbert P. and wife; Morse, Harold J. and wife; Merrill, Chauncey D. and wife; Hayes, Roscoe A. and wife; White, Dr. Wm. A. Jr. and wife; and Wallis, Robert N. and wife.
The relatively short notice prevented many from being in attendance. The party began at 4:00 and ran well into the evening. George's three-quart cocktail shaker was never empty and a complete supper was served around 7:00. This all took place at George's sumptuous, 15-acre, Middlesex Meadows estate on June 8. Boston won't be the same without George and Elisa.
Secretary, 103 Aviemore Drive, New Rochelle, N. Y. Treasurer, Hanover, N. H.
