1909

As you birds read this, the half-way mark in the Alumni Fund campaign has been reached. How many of you have discharged your obligation to the college on the hill? Where Dartmouth is concerned, selling push and drive shouldn't be necessary to get guys to kick in to the fund. The College needs dough to keep going and to maintain the high standards it has set for itself. It's a safe bet that not one of us will ever put back in what we took out of Hanover, and yet some of us fuss and stew over a few lousy bucks that we could well afford to shoot into the fundeven if we have to sacrifice a couple of creature comforts. All of us have seen some members of our class and other classes get rid of more dough in one evening of riotous living than they've ever contributed in one year to the fund. Why? So let's not do any more beating around the bush. Up your contributions if you can, make a modest gift if the wolf is snapping at your heels, but by all means, make sure your name will be among those present and accounted for when the final count is taken.

KEEPING ABREAST OF THE NEWS

From New York, Ben Dudley calls attention to an item in the Dartmouth Club News, to wit: "At Washington's Crossing, N. J., on February 16, former professional hockey player Russ Pettengill was married to Martha Jones. Milburn McCarty '35, was best man. Ben inquires, "Is this his 4th or sth?" and I'm frank to say I don't know, but I'll take a guess on four.

Secretary and Treasurer French is an alert young man, keeping his eye out for anything that's news-worthy. He calls attention to a couple of address changes: Rev. Walt Eaton, who's moved from Southold, L. I. to 6 Juliand St., Bainbridge, N. Y. I wonder if that Bainbridge is any relation to Bainbridge, Ohio, which is right close to Aurora, close enough, in fact, to absorb some of the cultural advantages of Aurora. And Walter John Lane has moved from Johnstown, Pa. to Gilmanton, N. H. That's where he came from when he landed in Hanover. By deduction, he must be retiring. Is that right, Walter? Why don't you boys drop papa a line when you move around? That's news.

That picture of the old man and the snappy young cadet is none other than DutchThorn and his youngest boy, Stuart, who goes to Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Pete, and who is hopeful of making Annapolis three years from now. Stuart is only 14. Dutch turned 63 on March 15.

Young Jess Hawley, who's with his mother down in Florida, sure ran into tough luck, according to a Dartmouth guy here in Cleveland. He got to be a star water skier, doing stunts like carrying two dames on his shoulders, making fancy gyrations and such. In one stunt where he was supposed to make a sweeping turn, the boat cut too short and Jess slammed into a stone wall. Although he came out without a fractured skull or spine, he was paralyzed, and the doctors don't hold much hope for his recovery from the paralysis.

Alert AI Newton sent in another clipping about Norm Catharin, who was shown in a picture with William A. Patterson, president of the United Air Lines. Says Al: "Our Norman is making quite a name for himself as president of the Sales Managers Club of the Boston Chamber of Commerce. Anytime you want the key to the city, see Norm."

ANOTHER '09ER HONORED

Norm, however, isn't the only classmate who's attracting honors unto himself. BobHolmes has been elected president of the newly organized Dartmouth Lawyers Ass'n. At the organization meeting on March 29, guests of honor were Pres. Dickey and John L. Sullivan '21, former Secretary of the Navy. I notice that Slip Powers '10 was elected to the executive committee.

Buster Brown, who was accused of not being aware of the social amenities because he didn't acknowledge the dates that MerrillFollansbee so kindly sent him for Christmas, claims that he wrote Merrill immediately, but that the letter was returned for a better address. "I was delighted to receive this package from 'J. P.', and so wrote him. Incidentally, I had no idea that dates could be so good (the kind that grow on trees)."

Dick Lord, who has been asleep at the switch, says he's got no excuse to offer for not sending in news items, except that he's been unusually busy. Doing what, son? That would make news. I've also written to Gene Stark, the mental banker out in Riverside, Calif., asking him to check and see what's happened to Big Chief Meyers, whose address is not known. He's another guy who must be peacefully snoozing in the warm sunshine.

Ced Wellsted, the only other '09er who's in Cleveland at this writing—Frank Solomon being in Mexico—has developed certain habits that he adheres to quite religiously. He takes his lunches over to the Hermit Club, then usually sits around and plays bridge, in due time arriving back at his brokerage headquarters. Buster wanted to know if he still lived in Brecksville, where that house almost slid into the quicksand. No, Buster.

Speaking of Dartmouth banquets and 'O9 being recognized as an older group, when I attend functions in Cleveland I'm usually the oldest guy on the job. This was true at the annual banquet on March 29 when I acted as toastmaster, also at the annual picnics. There is some compensation, however. At the picnic two years ago, I was given first choice of prizes, on account of my antiquity. There are only 12 men in Cleveland in classes ahead of '09, and those birds seldom show up for anything.

The only daily paper in Portage County (that's where Aurora, the Garden Spot, is located) is the Ravenna Record and CourierTimes Tribune. It had a story in it the other day that told about a dame who was overcome by gas while taking a bath. Then it went on to explain that "Miss So-and-So owes her life to the watchfulness of the elevator boy and janitor." Folks in this neck of the woods are solicitous about the welfare of others—particularly women.

Like the admonition of the office manager to his girls, "If you want to go to bed with somebody, go to bed with a clear conscience for having put in an honest day's work" you, too, can go to bed with a clear conscience when you've done right by the Alumni Fund. Good day, gentlemen.

CRAIG THORN 'O9 (I) barely tops his youngest son, Stuart, age 14, who is at present a student at Ad- miral Farragut Academy.

Class Notes Editor, Pioneer Trail, Aurora, Ohio Secretary and Treasurer, Sandwich, Mass. Class Agent,667 W. Randolph St., Chicago 6, Ill.