1924
Perhaps the most important matter on the agenda at the moment is another reminder to the Dads who have sons on campus that the annual 1924 Father and Son dinner is scheduled for Saturday, March 4. That is less than a month away, but there is still time to get your reservation in and make arrangements for accommodations at The Inn. EdWinsor has already sent you all the details, so you know that the dinner is to be served at the Outing Club House which guarantees that the gastronomic end of the affair will satisfy the most exacting. Under Ed's skillful direction, it is a foregone conclusion that the rest of the program will be equally enjoyable. The Class has 40 sons at Dartmouth, a stal wart group which should provide the nucleus of a mighty fine party. All we need is a liberal supply of Dads and we're all set for a bang-up evening. Do your best to make it, fellows, for a week-end at Hanover with your boy is an experience that you just can't afford to pass up. We'll be seeing you.
A month or so ago, we made mention of the fact that a goodly number of the brethren were occupying key positions in various Dartmouth Clubs all over the length and breadth of the land, thus giving of their time and effort in the cause of Dartmouth. Recently we were informed of still others of our Classmates who are also filling positions of importance to the College. As many of you know, the interviewing committee is an important cog in the admissions machinery. Unless you have served on such a committee yourself, you probably do not know the hours and hours of work that these committees put in on this important and interesting assignment. Theirs is a labor of love, and it is a source of real pleasure to note that 14 members of 1924 are Chairmen of interviewing committees in their old home towns. How many more are serving as members of these committees we have no way of knowing, but without doubt there are a goodly number. The Chairmen include: Donald E. Coyle,William S. Dußois, Elliott F. Eaton, PrentissB. Gallup, Albert E. Hadlock Jr., OctavioHecht, James E. Henretta Jr., Joseph W.Holliday, Dr. J. Walter Larkin, Edward H.Learnard, Chester L. McClintock, FrederickP. McKenzie, Harry C. Mills and George G.Traver. These men are making a very im- portant contribution to Dartmouth, and to them and the unsung,heroes who are serving on various committees we extend, on behalf of the Class, our congratulations and thanks for a job well done.
Spud Spaulding has graciously consented to continue to act as custodian of our Movie Department. With a flair for photography and a keen eye for the photogenic, Spud has been mixed up, in one way or another, with the filming of most of the Class movies. He has done a lot of work in editing the film and getting it ready for showing, so he is perhaps best qualified to take charge of our growing film library. Movies taken of our 25th Reunion are about ready to be exhibited. Any member of the Class who would like to have some of the films for a local Class get-together may borrow them by writing Spud. (Better address your letter C. Jerry Spaulding at 201 Commercial Street, Worcester, Mass.) The small fee which he exacts for acting in this official capacity, i.e., one (1) slug of bourbon, will be paid in full by your Secretary when next we have the good fortune to meet this character, or we will send a sight draft on his favorite bar.
Dick Morin wrote at some length in the fall issue of The '24 Hour Notice about a plan to substitute a Memorial Book, to be presented to the College Library, in place of the prosaic, and ofttimes unsatisfactory, token of flowers usually given in commemoration of a Classmate's passing. In his article Dick asked for a comment and it is a pleasure to report that everyone expressing an opinion has been in favor of adopting this idea. We shall be guided accordingly, and will put the plan in operation just as soon as possible after satisfactory arrangements has been made with the Library authorities.
Chinee Allen, popular Professor of chology, wrote in, before the holidays to say that he had had five sons of 1924 in his classes and that Putty Blodgett's boy was cur. rently under his eagle eye. Chinee goes on to say: "I expect to have several others in my large advertising class next term. Going to be on a talking trip to alumni groups between terms—Boston, Chicago, etc." It is this las| that interests us. We hope Brother Allen will break down and write us concerning this trip, for it is inevitable that in the course of his speaking engagements he would see some members of our class. How about it, Chinee?
We are particularly grateful for a most informative letter from Alexander (Gibbie)Gibson. Gibbie must have observed a considerable degree of moderation in his celebra- tion of New Year's Eve, for he took his portable in hand on January 1, no less, to dash off these welcome lines: "A recent letter from Kent Francis gives his new address as 1477 Dee Road, Park Ridge, Ill. He and his wife have just moved into a new home there.
"Chinee Allen represented the College at the Fall meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Greater Lawrence, and spoke interestingly and well.
"Dick Morin deserves the accolade for his eloquent description of the Cornell game in a recent issue of the 1924 newsletter. (Editor Morin please rise and take a bow.) An important football engagement at Exeter prevented my getting to Hanover on that occasion. I did, however, get a vicarious satisfaction out of the conviction that Johnny Clayton (Andover '47) would acquit himself well. He did.
"Last summer Henry Holt published Causeries, a French reader and conversation book, which I have written for secondary school use. This fall I have taken on a part-time executive position as Director of the Bureau of Self-Help here at the Academy. It involves supervising the work activities of the 140 scholarship boys. Needless to say, it is very interesting."
We can go for all of the above with the single exception of that new French textbook. With our marked distaste for languages we have always felt that there were more than enough textbooks already. None the less, our congratulations to Gibbie, and all kinds of good luck in his new job.
Word has just reached us that Fred McKenzie has just been promoted to the office of Vice President of the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Company of New York. Fred has long been an expert in the field of pensions, and is recognized as one of the outstanding men in the country in connection with this increasingly important subject. With one of the widest insurance acquaintances of any banker, Fred is in charge of the pension department of the Central Hanover, where for some years he has been an assistant Vice President. He has often been the featured speaker before life insurance meetings and has been a frequent contributor to the insurance press and other periodicals. Before going with the Central Hanover he was executive manager of the Life Underwriters Association of New York City. We are very happy to hear of Fred's well-deserved promotion, and extend our congratulations and best wishes for his continued success.
That about winds things up for this session. Don't look now, but the 1950 Alumni Fund Drive is only two short months away. Our Class has a real job to do this year, to scramble back to a ranking position among the Classes, both in contributors and in dollar volume. Under the leadership of ChickAustin and his crew of assistant agents the task at hand can and will be done. We're counting on every one of you, so start saving your pennies now. See you later.
Secretary, 3:28 Orchard PL, Ridgewood, N. J. Treasurer, 1312 Greenleaf Blvd., Elkhart, Ind. Class Agent, N. Y. Trust Co., 100 Broadway, New York 15, N. Y.
