New York City
As always, Dartmouth Night was more than another football season party. When you realize that on this same night all over the world—from Toledo to Timbuktu—Dart mouth men are gathered together just as you are "lest the old traditions fail," it seems to warm up the insides more than a good 100- proof quaff.
We had a great party here in the New York area this year. Brice Disque Jr. '25, en- tertainment chairman, hit it on the head when, during the planning stages, he fore- cast, "It's going to be a relaxing, come-and-go affair with informality the keynote."
All "Dartmouth in New York" joined in the fun. The Club on 39th Street made a perfect headquarters. Local loyal sons started dropping in when day was done, and every- one suited themselves about which train they would "just miss" later on.
The latest football movies were down from Hanover. And a wholly new twist was the special 20-niinute recording, made especially for Dartmouth Night by the College. Heard were President Dickey, Coach Tuss Mc- Laughry, Football Captain Paul Staley '5l and a few renditions by the Glee Club. EddieChamberlain '36 (not by transcription) talked over the Big Green's chances in 1950. Altogether a fine time!
The Bridge Team's captain, ace shuffler Dick Rubens '23, reports that we could be trumped out of the College Clubs Bridge League this year before the season even opens. Seems we need more players. Bridge, anyone? Please leave your name at the Club desk. Note to all '42's: your classmates would like to have a word with you. They'll be at the Club the first Friday of every month for lunch about 12 noon, so try not to disap- point them.
If plans don't go awry, all of us here and about New York City are slated to have an opportunity we haven't had since before the war. Chances are good that the "Football Special" to New Haven for the game with Yale will be revived.
Herb Ball '29 is doing a lot of rustling around to this end. The rest of us are cross- ing our fingers and hoping that Herb will somehow spare us that formidable Detroit- made jungle which spills over the highways on that particular Saturday. The big "if" is the Railroad. With luck, though, there will be a train—replete with Bar Car leaving Grand Central Station with stops likely at Stamford and New Rochelle.
By this reading, all will have been settled. So if you have been notified that it's "All Aboard" for Yale, this will just serve to re- mind you that you can get your tickets at the Club desk.
The Club is going all out to encourage class dinners again this year. But there have been a few instances lately when there were more dinners prepared than Indians present with bibs on—much to the embarrassment of the meat and potato department. So with a wary eye on the ledgers, Club Manager Ed Redman 'O6 has been forced to ask that classes guar- antee payment for each dinner reserved.
Seems the nuptial bug has been nipping at the Club's venerable Board of Governors. Governor Herb Ball took the big step last June; and up in Inter'.aken, N. Y., on Septem- ber 30, Governor Bruce Jones '43, one of Manhattan's most dashing "eligibles," faded from the bachelor ranks with Miss Mary Meyer.
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