St. Louis
FOR THE FIRST TIME in many a moon St. Louis was honored, on April and, by its second visitor from Hanover and the College. Herb West paid us a visit that proved to be both informative and entertaining. The meeting, held at the University Club, combined a very delicious dinner and an informal gettogether with Herb afterward. It can be safely said that much weight was added toward the solution of problems of the day,- possibly as much as ten pounds per man, for when you take a bunch of fellows who sit on their "duff" all day behind a desk, feed them a good dinner and then let them wash it down with as much beer as they can hold, weighty problems are bound to be brought up.
On the serious side, Herb, in his informal discussion, brought us all much closer to the problems facing Dartmouth as she enters the post-war world. It is our only regret that more of the local alumni could not have been present so that they might have had the opportunity of being personally informed. As it was, we did have one of the largest groups that has attended a smoker in a long, long time.
Among the new faces department were Russell Fette '39, Walter Ross '37, Phil Wentworth '39, and Roy Carruthers '42,, Paul Cutler '22, of Chicago, came down to enjoy some good St. Louis beer—we hope that it, plus the other attractions we have to offer, will bring him back to St. Louis again soon.
In addition, Ken McClean '49 and Joe Stehlin 'SO, were in St. Louis on their Spring Vacation. Dick Ahearn, a recent graduate from Hanover, has also joined the ranks of our active alumni. Dick, incidentally, is an interesting example of our somewhat muddled times, a case which our friend (?) Prof Kier might well study. Dick majored in Economics and, we suppose, learned all the problems of this sick ole world of ours. Now, after just a few short months away from the peaceful campus green, he's out on strike with the telephone workers. Seriously, though, and in all fairness to Dick, the action evidently isn't to his liking.
By the time this edition hits the news stands, Boyd Rogers '35, will likely be a proud parent once again. As we write he is pacing the floor, trying to figure out whether to send the notices to Dartmouth or Smith.
By the way, what ever happened to Smitty the pig?
