1937
Thirty-four members of the class gathered at the Engineer's Club on April 15 and according to informant Bib Bankart the occasion was "highly successful from all points of view."
Bib continued,
"This was the only class dinner scheduled in Boston this winter and there was a turnout of 34 The majority were local ringers but fellows like Bill coe, Dick cooper, Art Guyer, Ralph Griffith,Hart Beardsley, Al Mayer, and Bar Mosely had some traveling to do to make it. Also the North Shore boys like Bill Brown and Larry Brooks are regular attenders which is much appreciated when you consider that Boston is on the tail end of the line for the Gloucester Special.
hour WMIPT WaS- preceded - by a long cocktail hour, while the anxious committee paced the floors waiting for the guarantee to match up with attendance. When Dex Smith finally couldn't count any more noses we enjoyed an excellent steak din ner (none of that Rubber chicken circuit' stuff like the big annual dinner).
After a few brier sPeeches having to do with the proposed class luncheon once a month at Patmo ton's Restaurant on the first Thursday of each month for anyone who could make it, and a chorus of 'Hurray,you take care of if as an answer to another clam bake at Bill Brown's, the meeting proceeded into movies. meeting pro
And here comes the high point of the evening. For a schedule we had movies of the last world series, and a short film on, 'Dartmouth Carnival of 1937 from the Hanover film library. But Brother Guyer, that lovable -wandering mendicant, had brought along, unannounced, the color movies of our reunion last June. They were classic, superb and rate among the best things we have in the class records except Ruggles. Also, Guyer showed the film of his triP Bar Mosely up Pike's Peak, filmed from his private helicopter—l should
"The evening broke up about II p.m., the committee hastily paid the bill, got a receipt, and' worried all night about what the Engineer's Club manager might say next morning. Thanks to his faiure to call, we broke almost exactly even.
"Those in attendance were: Monk Amon, Les Barrett, Hart Beardsley, Stan Berenson, Larry Brooks, Al Bryant, Charlie Collis, Dick Cooper, Jack Devlm, Art Guyer, Crawford Hinman, Fred Kennedy, Stan Lappin, Norm Marshall, Ed Perry George Roewer Al Romanow, Bob Ross, Art Sprague, Win Taft, Bill Tallberg, Art Tucker, D Kiernan, Bill Coe, Al Mayer, Bob Mullikin, Bib Bankart, Bill Brown, Crawford Ferguson, Tel Frazier, Bar Mosely, R. Shallow and Dex Smith.
One of our fastest men has been caught. The mail this month brought the news that Mrs. Newborn N. Brown has announced the marriage of her daughter Celia Jane to John R.Hofjstetter on April 19. The wedding took place in Los Angeles. Classmates will be interested to know that John's quarter mile record of 47.4 is as safe nowadays as the gold at Fort Knox. And while on the subject of former track greats Tony Genewich has returned to his duties at Brewster Academy and his youngsters report that Tony looks great after completely recovering from his illness.
Our next generation has been increased with the arrival of Dwight Edward Timbers on the Bth of April. We are not certain of this, but we believe it is Bill's first son.
All the news is not of a happy nature. Heck Tweed pens from the Marion Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida:
"Sorry I haven't some good news for you, but here is what is on my mind.
"First, since a damn hard bang on the spine in '33, I have been bothered with a painful illness called multiple sclerosis which has just about ruined my life; the girl who was a very fine wife for eight years left me at the end of the ninth, I am sorry to say. My son, now seven and a half, is one swell kid, and I hope that my classmates will see that he goes to Dartmouth. The money to see him through will be on hand. He is now in the second grade.
"I weathered the first attack of this thing in '38 and did well with Gulf Oil for five years, at which time I had two weeks to go to land out at the home office at $8,000 per. As getting around was tough after the second attack, I lived by my wits doing this and that and the other thing, which wasn't too hard during the war years "and years of shortages. Right now I am diddling around with steel supplies and doing all right.
"Please write one of these days when you get a chance and have the others write, too, as I have a tough battle on my hands and appreciate all help."
There is more to this letter held out, but at the next meeting of the class officers it will be brought up for discussion and action.
And lastly here are some address changes to bring the little green book up to date.
John D. Detlefsen, 214 Fayette St., Staunton, Va. Edward W. Eaton, R.R. 16, Box 316-B, Indian- apolis 44, Ind. Arthur A. Ekirch Jr., 3215 Valley Drive, Alexandria, Va. J.Louis Fran cine, 2645 Buchanan St., San Francisco, Calif. S. Parker Johnston Jr., 833 Taylor, Highland Park, III. Donald G. McKinlay, 2884 Ash St., Denver, Colo. Emery W. Patterson, National Blank Book Cos., 209 S. Jefferson St., Chicago, III. 1954 Central Rd., Glenview, III. Mgr. Catalogue Cover Div. Dr. Kendall Stearns, 454 Warren St., Hudson, N. Y. Claverack, N. Y. Surgeon Arthur G. Whyte Jr., American Car & Fdy. Cos., 30 Church St., N. Y. C. 122 Greenacres Ave., White Plains, N. Y. Personnel Director John T. Follett, Box 459, Paradise, Calif. Merchant Cyrus G. Shepard, Box 2101 Terminal Annex, Los Angeles, Calif.
Secretary, Alumni Gymnasium, Hanover, N. H. Treasurer, Box 121, Deerfield, Mass. Class Agent,. 1121 Park Sq. Bldg., Boston, Mass.
