1926
According to Charlie Bishop the annual New York Alumni dinner at the Dartmouth Club in New York was a "stimulating" experience, enjoyed by at least a dozen '26ers. Apparently the facilities of the Club after the dinner were somewhat over-taxed, because the '26 contingent moved over to the Commodore for the balance of the evening. In addition to Charlie, those attending included Paul Allen,Jim Blair, George Champion, Sid Lenke, AllenMacDuffie, Russ Newcomb, Nick Nickerson,Gib Robinson, Bob Stopford, Tref Trefethen and Larry Wolfe.
George Champion has just been appointed a senior vice-president of the Chase National Bank, New York City's second largest bank, according to a clipping from the Wall StreetJournal of January 27, 1949 just received from Ed Hanlon. George has charge of the Chase bank's business in the south and has been a vice-president since 1939. The senior ranking is a signal honor and one of which George may well be proud and on which we all congratulate him.
A recent letter from Allen MacDuffie states that he has just returned from Washington and the Inauguration where Mr. Truman put younger persons to shame with his ability to keep going and be seemingly fresh all the time. Mac adds that he saw S.E.C. Commissioner Bob McConnaughy, resplendent in white tie and tails, together with his attractive wife at the Inaugural Ball. Mac also attended the President's reception at the National Art Gallery (the White House being under repair) and had a long talk about Tom Colt, the new Director of the Portland (Ore.) Art Museum, with John Walker, Chief Curator of the National Art Gallery. Mac, incidentally, is still at his old address but expects to start his own firm in the very near future. The NewYork Times of Sunday, January 23, 1949, contained quite an article about Mac and his knowledge of the S.E.C. and appropriately printed the article alongside an advertisement of the National Life Insurance Company of Vermont, signed by Ernest M. Hopkins, President—sort of an all-Dartmouth page! Visitors at the Hanover Inn during January included Harry Hall, Nate Parker and Donand Winifred Mackay, and daughter Judith.
George Algar has recently moved to 27 Forest Street in Hartford (Conn.) and HowieRice's new address is the Princeton University Library.
Herb Darling, our esteemed Treasurer, has informed me that he will be glad to receive class dues from those of you who have so far neglected to send them to him. If you have not sent yours, why not do so right now?
All of you will be glad to know that MaxWhitman, who has been on the ailing list for so long, is now up and around and back practicing law. Max now lives at 608 Gibson Street, Scranton, Pa. and would be glad to hear from any and all '26ers in the area.
Dick Burlingame (pictured with his wife Edna at our 20th reunion) has just been appointed Director of Personnel for the Central Division of the Great A. & P. Tea Company and is leaving Buffalo to take up his residence in Pittsburgh. He will join the '26 clan in the Smoky City consisting of Kier Boyd, JohnnyGearhart, John Leech, Len Morris, NateParker, George Snodgrass and Ralph Thomas (or are our records wrong with respect to the inhabitants of Pittsburgh?). Anyway, best of luck on the new job, Dick, and congratulations! Incidentally, you might try and find out something about those Pittsburgh boys—some of them haven't been heard from in years. The smog can't be that thickl
Nostalgia—Browsing around in the attic the other day I came across a large box filled with mementos of four years on the Hanover plain (a bunch of junk, according to the womenfolk in my home) which evoked pleasant mem- ories. How many of you remember a class publication known as the 1926 Scorch? I found copies of two issues—there may have been more—but for the life of me I could not determine, nor remember, who constituted the editorial board of this outstanding publication which dealt with such mighty problems as the picture fight and the reasons for the class decision to abolish that famed tradition. There was also a copy of a 1926 class song with words by Del Worthington, which wound up with a closing line about "twenty six sublime. " I wonder if anyone, including Del, remembers the tune—l can't recall having heard it sung at any of our reunions.
According to our class records, one John S.Greene, better known as Johnny, is now an English teacher in Santa Barbara, Calif. The 1926 Green Book, however, states that Johnny's original nickname back in Douglas, Ariz, was "Deacon," and further states that among other accomplishments in high school, Johnny was a "Victory Boy, Hermit of Hawaii (3) and Pair of Sixes (4)." All during our four years in Hanover, I meant to ask Johnny how he became a Victory Boy, what a junior year Hermit of Hawaii had to do and whether the "Pair of Sixes" won a hand. Maybe now, twenty-some odd years later, Johnny can tell me. At any rate, we haven't heard from him in a long time and maybe others in the class have worried about whether he is now becoming the "Hermit of Santa Barbara."
Two other names came to mind while perusing the Green Book—two more who have not been heard from in a long time, who started out as roommates freshman year in dear old Crosby Hall—George (Buck) Buchwalter and Ralph (Mac) McClure. Buck, as a freshman, was the muscle-man of the class, flourished a 100 lb. bar bell around with consummate ease and grace and acquitted himself rather exceptionally on a piano. Mac, on the other hand, was of slight stature, had acquired the nickname "Romeo" at Asbury Park High School, and specialized in throwing knives at the door of 2 Crosby whenever Buck would stand still long enough to afford a target to be outlined. According to present records, Buck returned to his hometown of Warren, O. and is now a lawyer in the Union Savings and Trust Building while Mac, instead of returning to Philadelphia, has strayed far from the native heath to North Carolina, Missouri, Washington and now resides in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he reputedly holds forth as legal counsel and credit manager of Aircraft Mechanics, Inc. Whatever became of the bar-bell and the knives?
Has anyone heard anything from or about Ed Hassett, Bill Cannon, Clem Kingman or Jared Wolfe? The secretary and the Alumni Records Office can't find them.
As these notes are written the ground hog saw his shadow and crawled back underground for six weeks. I shall emulate him and do the same for another month.
Don't forget the Alumni Fund!
CHASE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE: George Champion '26 has been promoted to Senior Vice-President of the New York bank, one of the world's largest.
ENJOYING THEIR 20TH: This snap of Edna and Dick Burlingame '26 taken at the 1946 class reunion explains why they are anticipating their 25th.
Secretary, 514 M. & T. Bldg., Buffalo 2, N. Y.
Treasurer, 131 California Dr., Williamsville 21, N. Y.
Class Agent, Mandel Bros., 1 North State St., Chicago 2, Ill.
