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DARTMOUTH MEN Luncheon Every Monday Noon University Ciub, Chicago

THE SPRING LULL finds many of our local ex-big green athletes polishing up the golf clubs or working in the garden. There are no big parties in the making and at our weekly luncheons we contemplate such distant subjects as the basketball game between Dartmouth and Northwestern University to be played in adjacent Evanston on January 1, 1949. This should not be interpreted as any lapse in Dartmouth enthusiasm. Our new association Prexy, Bob Critchell '33, has us all lined up to carry out our full responsibility as alumni. In the recent issue of Dartmouthin Chicago, edited by Frank Wardwell '34, Bob set forth the 1948-1949 objectives of our organization. It is a straightforward statement and gives every indication that the Dartmouth spirit will remain strong in this area during the coming year.

We are gratified to learn that approximately 50 local boys were accepted in the Class of 1952, and Don MacKay '2O is arranging to see that all of the new men are "rushed" lest some inferior institution shall try to ensnare this cream of young American manhood.

The Chicago Dartmouth Alumni SquashTeam, without losing a match, won the localClass A league championship for the 1947-1948 season. This makes the sixth time theChicago alumni racquet wielders have wonthe title. This year's team included Dud Pope'23, Hank Parker '26, Jack Wright '32, Charlie Hill '31, Bob Raclin '40, Laddie Myers '20,and Frank Wright '35. The Chicago DistrictSingles Championship was won by Dud Popefor about the seventh time. Incidentally, Dud became the proud grandfather of a baby girl during the season. Looks like this squash game is a game for old men and broken down athletes.

Interest in politics in this area among Dartmouth men appears to be very passive at present. Drennan Slater '25 of Evanston, who served several terms in the State Legislature, has gone into retirement since his defeat for the Republican nomination to the United States Congress in 1942. He is now chief trial attorney for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Cos. and indicates that he has retired from politics for good. Art Sprague '24 of LaGrange has also retired from the State Legislature to devote his full time to the law. Your correspondent is active in the Lake County Republican Central Committee and as a delegate to the State Republican Convention ran into Ned Mansure '24, who from the company he was keeping, appears to be plugging for Stassen.

On the romantic side we note that StephenW. Rothermel '44 was married on April 9 to Elizabeth Dovenmeuhle, the groom having as his ushers Bill Rothermel '40 and Bud Rothermel '41.

Address news and inquiries to the undersigned at 12a South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 3, Illinois.