1931
Times are really tough when your Secretary has to go through the Herald-Tribune page by page, ads and all, in order to scrape up some '31 dope to pass on. Of course, to start off by reading that the Dartmouth-Penn fiasco was "the sloppiest, most ragged and most error-loaded game of football ever perpetrated on old Franklin Field" doesn't help. Shades of Johnson and. Andres, Crehan,Bromberg and Sullivan, Clark, Wolff and Sutton, to say nothing of Maynard, Nims, Goodwillie and Phinney; what is Dartmouth football coming to?
It was a real pleasure to receive an advance copy of Morning Time by ChuckO'Neil. Chuck has done a masterful job in presenting a little recognized period of our post-revolutionary period, and the trying times incident to welding a nation from 13 states. It is especially timely in the light of the present urgency for forming a world federation from many ununited nations. Although this is Chuck's first novel he has been very successful in writing short stories, radio scripts and plays. He co-authored the motion picture, "Boomerang" and wrote "Stick a Feather" for the Theatre Group as well as "These Are the Times." Prior to and during the war he was with the Office of Inter-American Affairs as an "economic troubleshooter" in Ecuador, and later in the Army. He was married to Cornelia Rockwell of Minneapolis in Paris in 1945. Cornelia was with the OSS at that time. There are two little O'Neil's, Bracken, and Dennis, 8 months. Morning Time is must reading and will undoubtedly take its place with GoneWith the Wind as a classical historical novel.
Abner Dean is also very prominent in the book section of the paper with his new book, And On the Eighth Day. This is Abner's third after the two very successful, What AmI Doing Here? and Its a Long Way toHeaven. Described as the book for those who have the delusion that they exist individually and secretly, it is also must reading for all '31.
Jack O'Connor has had an extremely successful career in the theatre and has won the applause of Casino play-goers for six seasons. "The tall, lanky and congenial star has been a favorite in Mountain Park productions since his first appearance in 1941." After graduation Jack joined the Jitney Players and from 1932 to 1936 he worked with the Clare Tree Major troupe. He was in five Theatre Guild plays in New York and after a tour of duty with the Air Corps, was cast in "Candle in the Wind" which starred Helen Hayes. In 1943 Jack was married to Jacqueline Paige who appeared with him in "Harriet" also starring Miss Hayes. Recently Jack has been playing in "The Inspector Calls," "George Washington Slept Here" and "Apple of His Eye." At the present time Jack is taking his M.A. at Columbia, specializing in English and drama.
It was good news to read that Dave Loveland has been appointed an instructor in the Evening Division of Northeastern University teaching Applied Security Analysis.
Frank Monroe has been appointed Clerk of the Works on a proposed Veterans housing project in Methuen, Mass. Frank is married to the former Mildred Kohler of Methuen. They have one daughter, Barbara.
The opening of college and autumn foliage attracted a good number of the class to Hanover. jack and Mrs. Warwick, Ken and Mrs.Sampson, Jim Frame and his family, FrankHodson and family from Glen Ridge, N. J., Jim Godfrey, Jack and Mrs. Ewing from Glean, N. Y., Ben and Mrs. McMillan, GeorgeConklin, and Buck and Mrs. Sherman, all visited the Inn in September.
Rosy Rosengren is living at 1203 Jersey St., in Denver. Sheet Thomas at 14 Montello St., Middleboro, Mass. Harrison Linnell in Keokuk, lowa, Tom Loudon at 140 Fergusan St., Burlington, Vt., and Charlie Simonson at 76 Overlook Road in Rye, N. Y.
Repeating Ed Studwell's plea in his last letter. Let's hear from you with some up-to- date information and make Bill Schuldenfrei's job easy by getting your dues paid early.
MORE PICTORIAL EVIDENCE of the '31 Groton picnic: the Charlie Nimses and Henry Johnsons.
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