1921
Every member of the Class must have been delighted to read the news in last month s ALUMNI MAGAZINE that our Rog Wilde received the James B. Reynolds Trophy for the best Class Agent among the Classes twenty years or more out of college. Rog would deny everything we are about to say with gestures, but we're saying it anyway. Those of us who have been closely associated with him in the Class never cease to be awed by his boundless enthusiasm and almost terrifying energy. Nobody but he will ever know how much time and effort went into that grand job he did last year. The credit he passes along to us, but we all know who was the spark-plug and tbis is just by way of telling him for you how much we appreciate all he has done and is doin°-- We hope every one of you read the citation carefully and that it, plus the fact that we can't and won't let Rog and the College down, has prompted you to increase your rift this year.
It has been our privilege to become very well acquainted with Jack Mason 'l5 during the last few years and through him, as Chairman of the Alumni Fund, to get some idea of the internal working of the Fund and what it means to Dartmouth. Jack has often stressed the absolute necessity of "realistic giving" by all Dartmouth men as the only solution of the future financial problems of the College. The time has long gone when "token gifts" will do the job. We need now and will need in the future, gifts from at least 300 individuals to keep our Class where it belongs in relation to the other classes in our College generation. Last year we had 260 individual contributors, which was less by a considerable number than in 1938 and 1941. The average was up and that's what put ,us over. But, our average of $42.63 is still far below those of our contemporaries. Last year 1922's average gift was $50.91 nearly 20% over ours, and 1915's was $68.10, 60% over ours. Does that give you any ideas? Look, if the 179 men who gave $25.00 or less last year could find it possible somehow to increase their gifts, and about 30 more of the Class contribute than did last year, we would not only be right on the beam for another Green Derby, we'd be right where we belong on the averages. You can toss figures around indefinitely, but without one thing they are meaningless. It all boils down to the individual classmate in the end, and becomes a very personal matter between him and his conscience. Some of us have been more fortunate than others in our ability to give, but whatever any of us do is only a token of our devotion. The privilege of contributing once a year is the only tangible way we can express our gratitude to Dartmouth. Let's try to make our gifts reflect that gratitude to the limit. The deadline is June 30th.
On April 5 the Glee Club gave one o£ their ever popular concerts in the Gold Coast Room of the Drake in Chicago. Bill Embree 111 and Ort Hicks Jr. as usual had leading parts. Present were Bill and Alberta Embree, Ken andEloise Thomas, Ned and Pam Price, Bob andHelen Mac Donald, Harry and Caroline Mosser and Rog and Caroline Wilde. All the old folks seemed to enjoy the concert and the dance which followed.
Hank Cook, C.L.U., long time partner o£ Corey Litchard in the Home Office Agency o£ the Massachusetts Mutual Life in Springfield, has been elected president of his Company's General Agents Association. Hank is a past president of the Massachusetts State Association of Life Underwriters, the Springfield General Agents Association and the Springfield Underwriters Association. Both Hank and Corey have been very active in Massachusetts insurance affairs and they operate one of the ranking offices of their Company nationwide.
Jack Hubbell, Vice President of the Simmons Company, has been elected Chairman of the Executive Committee of Brand Names Foundation. The Foundation is a non-profit educational institution sponsored by leading advertisers, advertising agencies, publishers, broadcasters and other advertising united.
Just as we have been writing these notes, word has come over the radio that John Sullivan has resigned as Secretary of the Navy, over the cancellation of the super-carrier USS United States. Regardless of the pros and cons of the case, somebody is going to find out soon that the country has lost a very efficient and conscientious public servant.
If you happen to be in Jackson Hole, Wyo. this summer, don't forget to look up the BobMcConaughys' R-Lazy-S Dude Ranch. Bob says the Ranch occupies a good share of their time these days and the brochure sounds wonderful. He'd be glad to send one to any of the Class who are interested. Address him at Moose, Wyo.
From the American Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay came a grand letter from ElBriggs, enclosing his Class Questionnaire. It he can do it from 6,000 miles, why not you, and you, and you? Ellis, as most of us are aware, is Ambassador to Uruguay. Said he in his best diplomatic prose, "Idly aprowl through inadequately remembered documents, I have come upon the 25th anniversary paper, and I recalled with chagrin that I am in arrears by almost three years in filling out the form and mailing it to you. I enclose it now, with apologies, and for whatever tardy value it may have. Only time I've been home for reunion was our 25th, which I recall I attended kindness of John Sullivan who provided aquatic transportation, after the manner of a flying duckboard, with a covey of respectful admirals rigidly at attention as we left Anacostia, and a lot of static on the way back, which was represented at the time as the atomic bomb experiments at Bikini—the Grt John then being Acting Sec, and the plane being equipped with all manner of earshattering gadgets the effect of which would have been more intelligible had the preceding evening been shorter. All of which is a poor excuse for my delay, but the form returned to you together with my best wishes, nothing diminished in warmth by the 6000 miles separating the River Plata from Worcester, Mass." Thanks, El.
Must remind myself sometime to work over Jack Hurd whose Smoker we all read with so much interest. For now, this quote from his letter will suffice, "In an attempt to force myself to write my autobiography for you, I took my name off the list in the Class news letter. I have not done it yet, but am generating steam." You asked for it, Jack, so keep generating. For the record, my own was the second biog turned in but being a modest soul, it's still here.
A short but very welcome card from RussGoodnow reports no particular news except that he spends most of his time guiding the destinies of Machine Parts Corp. which he has raised from a nut. Russ lives right on salt water in Barrington, R. I. and will be found almost anywhere in Southern New England waters from now on in his motor sailer. If things work out as usual, this will be the last column until Fall. I'm going to try to send everybody a card at least this summer, so we'll have some news to start off in September. It's only two years to the 30th now. Have a good summer, gang.
IMPORTANT-SAVE THIS DATE
Class Cocktail Party after the Colgate game in Hanover on October 15. Place, The Ski Hut back of the Hanover Inn. Price $2.00 per person. Send your reservation to George Harris at 886 Elm Street, Manchester, N. H., when you order your tickets to the game.
FOOTBALL RULES EXPERT: Walter Aschenbach '22, coach at New Trier H.S. since 1925, is now on the rules committee of American Football Coaches Association representing the midwest. Shown also is wife Ann.
Secretary 340 Main St., Worcester 8, Mass.
Treasurer, 2519 Ridgeway, Evanston, Ill.
Class Agent. 1870 Merchandise Mart, Chicago 54, Ill.
