1924

We do not wish to panic our readers at the very outset of this column, but within two weeks of the time that you are peering at these notes with the aid of your reading glasses, the 1950 Alumni Fund will be under a full head of steam. Perhaps just a touch of panic might be a very good thing at that, for certain it is that a stampede of contributions would bring joy to the heart of Chick Austin and his assistant agents all over the country. Chick has been doing a thorough job of organization and, as of April 1, the old machine will be ready to roll into high gear. All Fools' Day has always seemed inappropriate as the date on which to start a campaign that is so desperately important, but "ours not to reason why.'' Our Class has always been a notoriously slow starter. Let's pull our "April Fool" this year and get our checks off to Hanover right off the bat. Nothing could do more to hearten our new leader and encourage the whole Class to new and greater effort. Let's go, '24!

Word has been received that, in organizational changes made since the first of the year, three of our Classmates have been advanced to new positions of trust and added responsibility. Dave Solly has been appointed Treasurer of the Aetna Insurance Company and will control the financial destinies of that large and influential Company. Dave has been assistant treasurer since 1941, four years after joining the Aetna. His first assignment with the company was as assistant to the Treasurer in the investment department, a position for which he was well fitted by his previous experience in the New York financial district. While in New York, Dave served as editor for a financial publishing house and was also identified with a number of investment banking firms. The Sollys are living at 93 Griswold Drive, West Hartford, Conn.

Members of the Class of 1924 seem to be right in line when it comes to handling money, and, if the observation may be permitted, "it's nice work if you can get it." In the same mail that announced Dave Solly's appointment comes word that BobMorgan has been elected Treasurer of the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank. Despite the deceptively modest sounding name, the Five Cents Savings Bank is the oldest and largest savings bank in New England. Bob has been with the bank since 1934, and in recent years has been serving as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer. In addition to his new responsibilities at the bank, Bob is vice president of the Boston Real Estate Board and chairman of its legislative committee, as well as chairman of the mortgage committee of the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks.

Our New England correspondents, who appear to have been unusually busy this past month, have advised us that Steve Cross has been made general manager of the electric tool division of the Stanley Works. Steve began his career with the Stanley Works in 1929 in the cost department. In 1930 he was transferred to the electric tool division, handling cost accounting. Since that time he has had various positions of increasing responsibility, and in 1948 Steve was promoted to the position of assistant general manager. He now steps into the top executive position in this important division of the Stanley Works. Steve has been active in community affairs in New Britain and is now a member of the finance committee of the South Congregational Church. He served on the Common Council from 1937 to 1942 and was a member of the Republican State Central Committee from 1942 to 1946. The Crosses have recently moved to 89 South Mountain Drive, New Britain, Conn.

John R. (Pete) Wheatley has recently announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for district attorney of Plymouth County. Pete has long been addicted to politics and even with his increasing years, the lure still seems to be strong. Plymouth County has always shared a DA. with the neighboring county of Norfolk, but either crime is on the increase in the Commonwealth or jealousy has reared its ugly head, for Plymouth this year is electing her own district attorney for the first time. Having served many years as assistant D.A., Pete is well qualified for the job. Naturally, these columns must remain unsullied by any taint of partisan politics. Were it not for that we would very definitely call upon all Dartmouth men residing in Plymouth County to get out and vote for Honest John Wheatley, the Peepuls Cherce. They would be doing both themselves and the County a favor.

Just to get away from New England for a bit, we would like to mention a letter recently received from Ed Howe, emanating from Casa Alley, 217 Sea Breeze Avenue, Palm Beach, Fla. Frankly, we haven't been quite the same since. Ed spends five months —yes, months—in Florida each year, and the balance of the time in ritzy Brookville, out on Long Island. It's a tough life, and the sad part of it all is that there is no relief in sight, for as Ed writes, "it will probably go on that way until either I die, or my money runs out, and at the moment it looks like a dead heat." Any one who can think of some way to help in this pitiful situation should communicate with Ed at the address given above.

In reading of the Dartmouth victory in the Carnival ski meet (it's the only thing Dartmouth did win during Carnival, incidentally), we came across the name of Weston Blake Jr. as the winner of the cross country race. That rather brought back memories, for we can recall a Wes Blake that used to win cross country races back in our time. Only the young man is smarter,—he does it on skis, the easy way, while our Wes went slogging around over the wintry terrain on snowshoes! Just another fact which tends to support the theory that the kids are getting smarter all the time. It was good to read about young Wes' victory, and we extend congratulations and best wishes to the Blakes, pere at fils, on their accomplishment.

These notes must, of necessity, be short this month, for space is limited in this issue. Before we close up shop, however, we would remind the few remaining delinquents that dues are due, and that GeorgeAnderson would be delighted to get your check before the Alumni Fund Drive starts next month. We need the dough to cover ALUMNI MAGAZINE subscriptions and for running expenses, so let's clean it up this month. See you later.

1924 Fund Contributors 293 Gifts (Participation Index 68). Total gifts: $8,802.19 (73% of objective). DONALD E. COYLE, Class Agent.

Adams, Alfred A. Jr. Adams, Arthur D. Ahlquist, H. Maurice Allen, Chauncey N. Amelung, Charles F. Anderson, George S. Atherton, Ives Austin, J. Shirley Avery, George S. Jr. Bailey, Edward W. Barker, Hermon T. Barker, Roland Barnard, Walter Banlett, Donald Barvoets, Ernest F. Beers, A. Maynard Jr. Benjamin, Robert E. Bent, Dana P. Berry, Vaughn G. Bird, S. Curtis Btssell, Howard S. Blake, Weston Blau, Alan J. Blodgett, Wentworth P. BlOom, Alfred H. Jr. Booth, Howard M. Bowers, Mercer R. Bowers, Seward H. Brady. Frank C. Bragg, Robert H. Branson, Robert L. Bridge, Gordon Briggs, Merton G. Briscoe, Frederick Y. Broad, Fred H. Brown, Albert Brown, Francis Y. Buchanan, William E. Bue'tner, William O. Alfred L. urleigh, Joseph Buswell, Robert M. Caldwell, T. Grant Campbell, David G. Carten, John L., Jr. Castle, Ashton Cate, Maurice E. Cereghino, Harold L. Chapman, Frank R. Chittick, Stanley F. Christophe, Kenneth Cipollaro, Anthony C. Clark, Howard E. Coe, John B. Coffin, Frank S. Corwin, W. Sherman Cowley, W. H. Coyle, Donald E. Coyle, John A. Craig. Douglas S. Crawford, Donald L. Cross, Stephen H. Crouter, Gordon Curtis, Stanley L. Dagostino, Alfred J.1 Daniell, John H. Daum, Earl C. Davidson, Robert L. Davis, Kenneth W. Dickinson, Elwood T. Doe, J. Roberts Dregge, John W. DuBois, William S. Dunham, Stewart P. Dyche, David B.

Eaton, Frederic N. Egolf, Joseph L. Eldredge, Stuart E. Ellis, Samuel E. Emerson, Walter R. Emrich, George L. Jr. Erckert, Lewis F. Everett, Norman S. Falcon, Joseph V. Farnsworth, Wins'.on H.2 Fawcett, Willard S. Fenderson, Robert J. Findlater, William3 Fish, Sidney Fistere, Robert V. Fitz-Gerald, Harold W. Fitzpatrick, Leo J. Foley, Kenneth W. Ford, Paul French, Charles M. Geilich, Simon H. George, Arnold P. Gibson, Alexander D. Gibson, Roland A. Glauber, Jerrold J. Goddard, Julian C. Goddard, Theodore N. Goldman, J. Harold Gorton, William D. Gowrie, Clarence W. Graham, Douglas Granata, Frank H. Gunnell, Robert C. Hadlock, Albert E. Jr. Haerle, Rudolf K. Hagenbuckle, Vernon B. Haile, Pennington Hale, Edward P.4 Hall, Robert B. Hallin, Bertrand H. Harrington, Frank L. Harter, H. Laurence Hartman, William B; Hartshorn, Charles H. Jr. Harvey, Kenneth A. Haskin, Dana L. Haubrich, Frederick R. Hawley, Edmond G. Hecht, Octavio Heegaard, William R. Henretta, James E. Jr. Henry, Richard A. Hersey, Waldon B. Hickok, Ernest S. Hicks, Parker A. Higlev, Clifford W. Hill, Edgar A. 2nd Holbrook, Charles S. Holliday, Joseph W. Hollis, Warren T. Jr. Holmlund, Harry A. Hopkins, Raymond E. Howe, Edward T. Hutton, James M. Jr. Ire'on, Louis M. Jackson, Otis G. Janvrin, Richard M. Jenkins, Arnold D. Jetter, Frank Johnson, Charles C.6 Jones, C. Edward Jones, Edward C. Jones, H. Fletcher Jones, J. Willis Jr. Jones, Ralph G.

Jones, William E. Kane, Paul F. Karslake, Frank G. Kearns, Charles A. Kellogg, Clifton W. Kenney, George B. Kidde, Walter L. Kirkbright, J. Calvert Knott, Robert C. Knox, William B.° Knudson, Charles A. Kugelman, Lawrence J. Ladd, Leslie C. Lamb, Theodore W.7 Lamont, Louis J. Lamson, Samuel A. Lanier, Emilio A. Larkin, J. Walter Lawrence, Richard H. Learnard, Edward H. Letteney, Russell W. Levy, Leonard Liebling, Abbo.t J. Littlefield, Roger P. Lockwood, Gordon B. Lonsdale, Ralph E.8 Lonsdale, Stanley J. Lord. Wallace R. Lourie, George W. Luitwieler, Clarence S. Jr. Lyon, Evan B. Lyon, Stanley H. McKenzie, Frederick P. McNiff, William J. Maguire, Frederick W. Maloney, Gerald S. Manchester, Morgan E. Mandel, Frank E. Manley, Bertrand D. Mansure, Edmund F. Marshall, Edward A. Matchett. George C. Mauk, John S. Miller, Charles W. Miller, Ralph E. Mills, Harry C. Monahan, DeLong H. Montross, Franklin Jr. Moore, Tames A. Tr. Moran, Edward G. Morgan, Robert M. Morin, Richard W. Morrill, Robert W. Morse, Charles W. Morse, Philip M. Moyes, Joseph M. Murphy, George T.9 Nason, Edwin F. Nazro, Winthrop B. Newcomb, Nelson O. Jr. Newell, Ralph P. Nilsen, Theodore B. Noon, Leo M. Oatman, William F. OberV J. Edwin

Osborne, David A.10 Parker, John D. Jr. Patten, William S. Patterson, Shepard H. Perry, Albert O. Proctor, John W. Ramsdell, F. Lee Jr. Ranney, Harr F. Reed, Bleike S. Reid, James M. Richardson, Ralph H. Rider, Stewart F. Robinson, Albert L. Robinson, Robin Rogers, Vincent D. Rosie, Norman L. Rothschild, Leon I. Rutherford, James A. Jr. Ryder, Nathaniel D. Sawyer, Nathaniel Shanaman, Fred C. Sheehy, Francis E. Shvetzoff, Dimitri A. Sloane, Royce I. Sly, J. Belden Smart, Preston B. Smith, George K. Smith, Robert H. Solly, David A. Jr. * Spargo, Edward C. Jr. Spaulding, C. Terry Staley, Harry R. Stevens, George M. Jr. Stevens, Henry W. Stevenson, Donald M. Stevenson. Henry A. Jr. Stilwill, Clarence L. Stone, Leo Stopford, W. Almon Strait, Richard H. Streater, Edward R. Strong, Robert C.11 Stuart, J. Ralph Sturtevant, Windsor Stutzman, Rudolph A. Jr. Sullivan, Edward C. Sycamore, Leslie K. Synnott, Paul A. Taylor, Roland W. Thompson, Lyman A. Thornton, Gilbert Tice, J. Frank Trafton, George H. Traver, George G. Treadway. Augustine R. Tremaine, Jay E.12 Tucker, Ruel E. Tupper, A 1 on F. Jr. Turner, F. Sumner Van Huyck, Phillips M. Voorhis, Gilbert T. Walker, Bradley A. Watkins, Myron H. Watson, Arthur A.

Weeks, Forrest M. Wheatley, John R. Wheaton, James S. Wheeler, Girard E. Whitaker, Elroy H. White, James T. Whitney, Caspar E. Whitney, Warren O. Wilbur, Donald E. Wilkinson, Robert S. Willard, Josiah Willi, Edward T. Wilson, J. Bradford Winslow, Gordon B. Winsor, Edward Wood, Charles E. Wood, Edward S. Wood, Frederick E. Wood, Gerald C. Woodbridge, John E. Wright, Burchard U.13 Wright, Paul M.

MEMORIAL GIFTS FROM:1 Robert V. Fistere '24. 2 Sister, Mrs. R. B. Currier. 3 Mrs. Findlater. 4 Sister, Olive Hale. 5 Brother-in-law, Fred P.Clark '23,. 6 Mrs. Knox. 7 Mother, Mrs. ChauncyLamb. s Brother. Stanley J.Lonsdale '24. 9 Mrs. Murphy. 16 Brother, James M. Osborne '23.11 Income, Robert C .Strong Memorial Fund, 12 Anonymous. 13 Mrs. Wright.

CLASS AGENT DONALD E. COYLE '24

Secretary, 328 Orchard PL, Ridgewood, N. J.

Treasurer, 1312 Greenleaf Blvd., Elkhart, Ind.

Class Agent, 12 Ellis Farm Lane, Melrose, Mass.