1919
February was an active month for many '19ers, what with the Boston dinner and the father and son get-together in Hanover the weekend of the 26th, but more of these large gatherings in a moment. Hal (J. Harold)Stacey hit the headlines in the Vermont papers as the newly elected Speaker of the 1949 House of Representatives of the Vermont Legislature and rated a deserved place in the Wah-Hoo-Wah Column of the February issue of the MAGAZINE. Congratulations, Hal, and good luck. Hal has served four terms in the House and quoting the Rutland(Vt.) Herald of January 6, has "built his political career on persistency and organizational ability." Lou Munro's business-like photograph appeared in the N.Y. papers in January as the newly-elected president of the New York Financial Advertisers. Lou was the recipient of some congratulations and otherwise, when he appeared at the N.Y. dinner.
Bob Proctor, among others in the class, liked the birthday card—thanks for the note, Bob. Maybe a few of us old retreads ought to get together and straighten out the problems of the Air Corps.
Stew Russell, the eminent Holyoke hardware and paint dealer, recently keynoted a campaign to raise a lot of money for the Lowell (Mass.) General Hospital. Stew has been the head man in Community Chest work in Massachusetts for several years and has done a swell job. Stew and Dot recently joined the ranks of 1919 grandparents when Sally MacNair Searing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Searing of Rosemont, Pa., arrived on February 7. One of Stewie's other activities is being a member of the "Pot Belly Reducers" Bowling League in Holyoke and when last seen by your secretary it would appear that the treatment is successful.
Tom Dain came through with a nice letter on his current doings. Tom is back in the lumber business in Hamilton, N. Y., has one son in the freshman class at Colgate and another at Syracuse. He stopped in Hanover last summer and got a great kick out of just walking around and looking over the College and the town.
The former mariner and sea dog "Cap'n"Eddie Fiske has a new form of exercise, according to my Ardsley (N.Y.) scouts. He is "senior skip" of the Ardsley Rink Curling Club which means, to those of you who know nothing about curling, that he is the quarterback of the team. Your secretary feels sure that a picture of Eddie wearing one of those Scotch caps with the two tassels hanging down in the back would be a great addition to some future column in the MAGAZINE.
The annual Boston Alumni dinner on February 9 was attended by over 700 alumni, making it a larger gathering than the N.Y. dinner in January. Laurence F. Whittemore, President of the New Haven Railroad, and President John Dickey were the principal speakers. Mr. Whittemore, a non-college man who last year received an honorary degree from the College, stated among other things that, "self-seeking economists employed y various special groups, befog our national thinking, threatening the foundations on which liberalism rests. We live in a world that is fast becoming socialized, not only as to industry, but as to education as well." John Dickey pointed out that the "historically decisive crisis in education today is not fiscal solvency, but is whether we can maintain in these institutions a vigorous sense of intellectual integrity while giving the students a sense of perspective." He added, concerning college finances, that colleges should "face together" the need for adjusting student fees, so as to eliminate the subsidy of inadequate tuition fees which, he said, now was granted even students who could afford to pay the full costs. '19ers attending the dinner included Moe Freed burg, John Shelburne, Jim Davis, HowieCole, Jim Hitchcock, Dr. Charles (Henry) Clay,Spider Martin, Doc Bill White, Elmer Pilsbury,Rock Hayes, Herb Fleming, who was seated at the speakers table by virtue of being President of the North Shore Alumni Association, and the secretary.
Henry Clay has recently been promoted to the important position of first assistant director of the Massachusetts General Hospital, the largest institution of its kind in New England. One of his patients during February was Art Havlin, who was in Phillips House having a job done on his tonsilshope you are feeling OK now, Art. Other news from the Boston area via Spider Martin is that Phil and Helen Bird are leaving Wellesley flat and moving to Hingham. Also that Jack Clark is keeping his vocal cords in order by singing in the choir of a Concord (Mass.) church. The Clarks moved to Concord a few years ago and have a fine house there, and Jack is following his old line as an insurance broker with E. M. Peters & Cos. in Boston.
A nice note from Art Brentano relays his regret on not being able to attend the N.Y. dinner. Art, as you all know, is president of Brentano's, one of the world's most famous book stores.
Marriages of class daughters—Mr. & Mrs.Frederick Samuel Balch announce the marriage of their daughter, Holland Sophie, to Mr. Herbert Gilman Wing on Saturday the 5th of February in Wynnewood, Pa.
The annual 1919 father and son dinner and gettogether was held in Hanover the weekend of February 26, and was a most successful affair. A big vote of thanks goes to Ken Huntington, who did all the hard work of writing the fathers and sons and getting things lined up, and to Max Norton and Bill McCarter for making the necessary arrangements in Hanover. Most of the fathers, accompanied in most cases by the mothers, arrived on Friday and the "Dartmouth's in Town Again" board at the Inn looked as though the class was having another reunion. The big event of the week-end was the dinner held at the Outing Club House on Saturday evening and, to all you fathers in the class with sons in College, who couldn't make it this year, don't miss it in 1950. Our guests of honor were Professor Neef, class officer of our freshman year, and Tuss McLaughry. Bill McCarter was master of ceremonies and awarded two prizes, one to Sewall Sawyer's boy Sewall 11, for having achieved the highest scholastic average of the freshman sons, and the other to Dan Featherston Jr., whose scholastic average showed the greatest difference between his and that of his father's in his undergraduate days. We refer you to Dan Sr. for any further explanation. Nick Sandoe was in town and attended with his two sons Nick Jr. and Bob, both recent graduates. The following proud fathers and sons were present—Ray Adams with Forest Jr., Win Batchelder and David, Fred Blanpied and George, Jim Capps and Bob, Carl Cavanaugh and James, Dan Featherston with Dan Jr., Maurice Hall and Danfort, Ray Hinds with Ray Jr., Ken Huntington with James Kenneth Jr., Jack McCrillis and John, Dr. John Moore and son John Jr., Max Norton and John, Sewall Sawyer and Sewall 11, Bill Smith with sons Alexander and Michael, and Nock Wallis with Samuel. Also the following sons of classmates—Dr. Don Cole Jr., William K. Davis, son of George, Malcolm Gray, son of the late Harvey Gray, Spencer Grey, Pete's son, Norm Jeavons, Howard Nichols, son of the late Harold Nichols, Kenneth Smith Jr. and Edmund Sullivan, Dr. Denny's son. The San Treat's were in town visiting Sandy who was laid up in Dick's House and couldn't make the party. Other members of the class attending this most enjoyable affair were Bill McCarter, Spider Martin, Cotty Larmon, Jack Williams and the secretary. Adele Ives, with her usual thoughtfulness, entertained the wives present at a cocktail party at the Inn while the male members of the family were at the Outing Club. A further report from KenHuntington, "On Sunday following the dinner, we met with Max Norton and Jack McCrillis. After a final approval of the Memorial Book Plan, submitted to the class meeting last June, this important program was placed in the hands of Jack Williams of the History Department of the College. It provides a new opportunity to properly memorialize the deaths of our classmates and also a record of a permanent nature to be housed in the Baker Library. Thanks, Jack, for your help in this matter. This same meeting brought forth discussion of a longer and more elaborate base program for February, 1950 when the fathers will again be invited back to Hanover to join their sons. It was decided to make this successful winter gathering of '19ers as simple and unpretentious as possible."
Our class agent, Rock Hayes, and his assistants need the cooperation of all of us in their most important work on the 1949 Fund. Rock suggests that we "give early, give generously—if we can—but, above all, give something." Charlie Widmayer states the case for the Fund in the Febru?ry issue of the MAGAZINE as clearly as it could possibly be done, The College does not run itself financially into the hole each year and then rely on the Fund to bail it out. For years the estimated income of the Alumni Fund has been a part of the regular operating budget of the College. The fund is not used for "deficit" financing; it represents the College's "livingendowment' and provides regularly an annual income equivalent to that from an endowment of millions of dollars. Dartmouth depends on this "living endowment" to offset the inadequacy of its capital funds, which, in proportion to the national position of the College and its enrollment are far lower than the funds of many sister institutions."
'l9 FATHERS FETE SONS: ALL DINED AND WINED WELL AT THEIR FEB. 26 AFFAIR AT THE D.O.C. HOUSE
Secretary, 1273 North Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y,
Treasurer, Hanover, N. H.
Class Agent, 37 Lansing Rd., W. Newton 65, Mass.
