1941
October again, and that means getting out the old typewriter and dusting it off for another editorial year. There has been a pretty good collection of news items acquired over the summer months so we may as well get started and cover as much ground as possible. First though a welcome to all of you with the hope that your summer has been a most enjoyable one.
In case you hadn't heard we didn't quite make it in the Alumni Fund Drive, as we relinquished the number one spot after a close battle right down to the wire. Our showing was still a very creditable one, and should in no way detract from the effort and time exerted by Lew Johnstone and his hard working staff. I'm sure that next year will be a different story as we will surely be shooting for that lost top spot.
"Bun" Griggs has recently been named Secretary of the Northern Minnesota National Bank in Duluth. From Dartmouth Bun went on to the University of Minn, then spent about three years in the Navy, returned to Duluth, and has been connected with the banking profession since that time.
On August 20 Harry Douty became manager of the Sporting Goods Department at Macy's, New York. Harry has been upped from Assistant Manager, which post he has held since 1946 until his recent promotion.
George Herman, a news editor for CBS in New York, has among other things been hitting the lecture platform, and one of his more recent performances was before the Yale Dames in New Haven. George has been affiliated with CBS for five years, and prior to that time was night editor for WQXR in New York. After graduation from Dartmouth, George attended the Columbia School of Journalism. He has already left for the Far East on an assignment for CBS, and we have no information as to how long his trip will be.
Ed Anderberg's engagement was announced in April. His prospective bride, Erna Bea Poulson, is the daughter of Representative Norris Poulson of Los Angeles. After leaving Dartmouth Ed took his Master's at Columbia, worked with the Tariff Commission for a few years, and at the present time is an attache of our embassy in Chunking, China. Ed met his future bride in China where she had been affiliated with UNRA.
Word has also been received o£ the engagement of Tom Conrad to Miss Pamella Anne Storr. Tom is in New York as representative for the Shotwell Mfg. Cos. of Chicago.
Jane and Don Hanks are the parents of twin boys born June s—names Peter Darrow and Paul Wilson Hanks. And to match the Hanks with twin girls is old Bob "Stud" Nissen. I'm sorry to report that I don't have their birthday as "Niss" imparted this information to me after about 10 beers one evening and I didn't have foresight enough to write it down, still knowing full well I'd probably forget come morning.
A daughter, too, was born to Mr. and Mrs.Holden Higbee on April 24, and they named her Mary Jeanne.
On July 29, in Newport, R. 1., the engagement of Miss Elizabeth Stanhope Hodgkiss to John Beaumont was announced by her parents. I have no date yet for the forthcoming wedding—could be they are already married. By way of a quick one-line biography let it be stated that John went on to Yale after graduation from Dartmouth, and received his Master's degree at the former school. At the present time John is associated with the Audio-Facilities Corporation, New York, and is Vice-President of the firm.
Dr. John Lockwood—another scholar with graduate work at Lafayette, and Yale, and now a professor in physics at the University of New Hampshire, has been engaged in research work this summer at the Institute of Nuclear Studies, Oak Ridge, Tenn,
"Spider" Spinney has recently moved to Denver, and joins Bill Durkee as a resident of that fair city. "Spide" was through Chicago on his way west and it was my misfortune to miss seeing him, though I did get some dope from Bob Nissen and Bill Sleepeck who bumped into him.
Bolte was back from Oxford this summer, and was staying in Connecticut, Don't know whether Chuck has another year in England, or whether he is back for good now.
Bill Lee has gone into business for himself in Amarillo, Texas, and is specializing in cost reduction techniques particularly applicable to the small enterprise. Best of luck, Bill, and you've certainly a product most welcomed by all business today.
Chuck d'Olive has a new address—Laguna Beach, Calif., and a new profession I presume. The little dope sheet I receive from the college lists him as an Editor—of what I know not, but it sounds as though he is no longer associated with Fabristamp. How about some enlightening details, Chuck?
Frank Hall has recently been made an officer of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Long Island. His new duties are those of Ass't Secretary.
"Red," Higgins is now living in Washington, D.C.—and just about one block from where I lived for awhile in that fair city.
Capt. John McAllister USMC is back in this country again, and is now stationed at Cherry Point, S.C. Dean Patterson is now living out in Fresno, Calif., which is a far jaunt from his eastern homeland.
That does it for this month, and I hope you will start some good newsy letters coming this way. See you in November.
SALUTE FROM THE NAVY: Recognition of its wartime service as a coastal patrol vessel and of its peacetime role in subarctic research was given the schooner BLUE DOLPHIN at the South Boston Naval Annex June 6 when the schooner's skipper and Dartmouth's Arctic Specialist, Comdr. David C. Nutt '41, USNR, extreme right, accepted a naval reserve yacht pennant from Capt. W. S. G. Davis, naval reserve director of the First Naval District. Looking on are Capt. Arthur L. Pleasants and Comdr. Harry C. Howe, USN. A few days later the BLUE DOLPHIN left on a three-month oceanographtc survey off Labrador with seven Dartmouth men aboard.
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