1924
EDITOR'S NOTE: The non-appearance ofthe 1924 notes in the May issue shouldbe held against Uncle Sam and not againstthe class secretary, who mailed off on April8 the copy which arrived at the Magazineoffice on April 22, too late for inclusion inthe issue. The flowering hiatus was of thedouble variety, for the editor took to hisbed during the very period when telegraphic inquiries should have gone outabout missing copy. Apologies to 1924 forour share of the omission.
First of all, a pat on the back for our Secretary Jim White. His irresistible persuasiveness prevails upon several "guest editors" to gather news of the brethren located in their reasonably near environs. When he writes "I wish you'd do a column," you realize you haven't previously been any too responsive in sending information, even about yourself. So here's a way to atone for these past errors of omission and in the process to induce a lot of other naturally cooperative guys to enjoy the same satisfactory feeling by furnishing material. Once the inertia is overcome and reportorial enthusiasm mounts, it's fun to do. After all, everybody likes to see his name in print, especially if the facts are straight, names spelled correctly and nothing but the best of the truth appears. All locations are in New Hampshire unless otherwise indicated.
Art Adams has been on the faculty of Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, for a number of years, teaching and supervising some of their extra-curriculum program.
Another educator is Vin Rogers, headmaster of Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, which he has developed remarkably in the few years he's been there. Anticipating continued enrollment of 50 or 60 veterans next fall, in addition to normal civilian student-body, Vin expects a busy summer supervising the construction of a campus recreation-hall suitable for basketball and other indoor activities.
Over in Goffstown, Lew Foote is Superintendent of Schools for that town and 4 others, Bow, Weare, Dunbarton and New Boston, 43 teachers in all. His sons Irving and Bill are now 17 and 14. Completing our educationalfoursome is Joe Burleigh of Franklin, teacher of drafting and general science at Franklin High School. His 3 sons are Joe, University of N. H. '50; Hugh, Wentworth Institute '48; and 7-year-old Peter. Incidentally, the Burleigh ingenuity has been at work on a device called the "Projectorscope," designed for showing movies in daylight. Primarily intended for use in schools (no shade-pulling, better control of teen-age audience, etc. quite a plug, eh, Joe), it sounds like an improved method of witnessing our class-films at 25th Reunion. Two years—hence, that is, and by 1949, materials-delays should be over and production going strong. Another item re J. B.: he holds the Beaver Award for meritorious service to Boy Scouting.
In the life insurance business, Jack Gifftn (Mutual Benefit) of Keene has been doing a stand-out job. In March he was topman for his company in Northern New England and for many years has qualified for the President's Club. His children are Jack Jr. age 19 and Deborah 3. Fred Haubrich, Claremont, is a proud fellow these days, because his nephew Bill Haubrich '5O starred as tackle on the Dartmouth freshman team last fall, showed up so well in spring practice he's expected to be among the '47 season varsity dependables.
Our neighboring Vermont correspondent, Putty Blodgett, writes from Roaring Brook Farm, Bradford: "Wes Blake runs the Bradford-East Corinth Ski Tow, had a most successful season—right up with the best for skiing, easy to get to, good accommodations. Blakey is as enthusiastic as ever, getting youngsters interested in skiing, locally as well as other places. My boys have gone nuts on the subject which is rather hard on the old' man's pocket as well as getting them to do much on the farm during the season." Thanks, Putty, a lot of us would like to ski-vacation there next winter and see something of you and Blakey at the same time.
Sandy McClintock is living in Tilton. Last year he and his wife, Ruth, travelled to California, visited there several weeks, returning to Tilton in the fall.
Fliv Bowman (now-a-days more formally called "Ford") is as chipper as ever, doing a fine selling job for Moore Business Forms, throughout the length and breadth of the Granite State, including Hanover often and frequently. Flivver Jr. (Model A) is 17, Charles is 15, and they both attend Pembroke Academy. They have a kid sister Nancy, 9. The Bowmans reside at 15 Webster St. (did Daniel sleep there?), Suncook, near enough to Concord for occasional get-togethers with Nat Sawyer.
Right here in Manchester, Walt Emerson is recently-promoted City Editor of the MorningUnion, and is one who still skis with youthful agility. Walt's father and mother have both died within the past five months, and I know I can be spokesman for the class in expressing our sympathy to him. He and Mae are the proud parents of Marjorie, 6, and Peter, who is going on 3.
Among the members who can be properly addressed with Hon. in front of their names is Preston Smart of Ossippi, who functions competently as County Solicitor and Judge of Probate, Carroll County. "Interested in politics" says Pres; then "Republican," he adds! Playing hooky from Court-and-Office on May Ist, opening day of the trout season, Judge Smart demonstrated his versatility by catching the legal limit, 15, that is all beauties.
This fellow Holbrook, Red and/or Charlie, really gets around, so much so that his ubiquitousness is reported in this column month after month, no matter who the guest editor may be. He was at the Boston dinner, again at the one in New York, and he lives 'way up in Shelburne, near Berlin. His radio station WMOU is developing with gratifying success. His wife, Bunny, was with him on an April trip to Manchester, and they stayed overnight with us Davises. One of the features of a delightful evening was a pen-knife-carved "Red" on my senior cane, in a space specially reserved for him during these 23 years. And, of course, some keyboard harmony, nostalgic with "Bright Eyes," "Ida" and "Wabash Blues." The Holbrooks are happily enthusiastic about living in upper New Hampshire, rural de luxe, and we can understand why.
Ann joins me in sending our cordial best to all of you and yours. Our son, Alan, will be graduated from Central High June 18, then to Sun Valley, Idaho, for his summer job at the Lodge, and to Phillips-Exeter as a senior in the fall; then, we all sincerely hope, Dartmouth class of '52. Daughter Margery is 15 and will soon be a high school junior, with college plans in the formative stage. Our latchkey is yours for the using, whenever you are near 1105 Union St., Manchester, N. H.
Thanks, Ken, for your interesting and enln lightening news items. I don't know how you did it, but you certainly won a response from a o-reat many men who haven't been very free with news about themselves.
Had a nice letter from Ax Coffin telling about their annual Dartmouth dinner in Chicago. He states that Fred Diehl, H. B. Countryman and himself were the only members of the class at the banquet which, he says, was one of the most interesting they have ever had inasmuch as the ladies attended for the first time. He writes, "We had a fine cocktail party before the dinner at the University Club and about 350 attended. President Dickey gave a good talk, in many ways quite similar to the one he gave here a year ago, and Bill Embrie of the class of '21 was toastmaster." Through the underground I've just learned that Ax is quite an authority on gardening and is sought after by many of the Metropolitan Chicago Garden clubs for his set of kodachrome slides on his own garden. Ax has written a number of articles for national garden magazines and is one of the commissioners of the Glencoe Park district. He is also champion curler of the Skokie Country Club.
Arline and Jim Henretta are the proud parents of a daughter, born June 29, 1946 Ted Learnard, Bud Seavey, Tup Tupper,Spud Spaulding and the Red Ualoneys, accompanied by Sally Luitweiler, all were present when Dartmouth had its play-off hockey game with Yale at the Boston Arena on Tuesday night, March 11th. Spud reports it was a swell game Brad Walker, with Campbell-Ewald advertising, has been moved by his firm from Detroit to New York. He recently joined the Dartmouth Club Doug Craig and his son visited Hanover for a "look-see" and a little skiing the last week in February. ChineeAllen writes from Hanover on March 7th, "Nothing like a week in Dick's House to get a letter written. Managed to end a hard cold with an abscessed ear and so I'm a fugitive from classes and a new member of the human pincushion (penicillin) club—which sounds much worse than it really is. Dot Strong visits me daily here, she being the hostess in the infirmary. Last semester I began to have the first of several of 1924's hopefuls in class, as well as other alumni sons between 1920 and 1924. Shirl Austin's boy was in one of my elementary course sections, without untoward incident, and very much a reminder of his dad. I got to know Sib Dorset's boy, Tony, much more intimately in trying to help him over some of the bumps."
That's all folks, till next fall. Hope you all have a grand summer.
Guest Editor, Manchester, N. H. Secretary, 101 Fifth Ave., New York 3, N. Y, Treasurer, Niles & Niles 165 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. Memorial Fund Chairman Box 1297, Tacoma, Wash.
