1924

Now that the 1950 Edition of the Alumni Fund Drive is reaching the halfway mark, it is high time that we of the Class made acknowledgement of the fine work now being done by Chick Austin and his staff of Assistant Agents all over the country. In the Dartmouth scheme of Alumni activity, the Class Agent holds a most important place. Any one who has been a Class Agent will readily testify that it is a laborious and time-consuming task, but a rewarding one, none-the-less. Rewarding in the intangibles of satisfaction and pleasure in having been a part of an immensely important work. The same is true of the Assistant Agents, in perhaps a somewhat lesser degree, for it is through them that contact is made with the Class as a whole.

Chick accepted the job of Class Agent last fall, and immediately started work to build his organization for this year's campaign. During the winter months he kept at the job, with the result that, when the bell rang on April 1, we were all set to go. Chick and his many assistants have builded well, but the ultimate result rests in our hands.. They are not looking for fulsome praise for fulfilling what they believe to be an obligation to the Class and to the College. The printed word is but empty thanks, at best. Let's show our sincere appreciation of what these men have done, and are doing, by backing them to the limit and supporting their great effort by contributing generously to this year's Alumni Fund Drive. Nothing could please them morel

Not too long ago one of our New England correspondents sent us a copy of the YanKiwanian (love that name!), a publication put out by the New England District, of Kiwanis International which carried a picture of the District Officers' dinner. It must have been filet mignon at least, for there, as big as life, and with a smile on his manly countenance was Fred Y. Briscoe. Closer perusal of the paper revealed that Fred is Lieutenant Governor of Division 3, and as such, is one o£ the District officers. As an admirer of the wonderful work done by Kiwanis, we extend our congratulations to Fred, and wish him success in this worthwhile work.

Bob Morgan, recently elected Treasurer of the Boston Five Cent Savings Bank, is in demand as a speaker on banking subjects. We are advised that he recently addressed the annual meeting of The People's Savings Bank (our correspondent failed to locate the bank, but we suspect it was in Brockton) and gave a most informative talk on a phase of the mortgage problem. A short dissertation on the mortgage problem, from the standpoint of the mortgagor, would be most helpful to many, we feel sure. How about it, Bob?

It is understood that Al Brown, grocery tycoon and Veep of Best Foods, Inc. has recently acquired a wonderful, old place near Westport, Conn. It is said that the lovely 115-year-old "salt box"" is beautifully located amidst huge old trees on about two acres of ground; a set-up that is calculated to make commuting a positive pleasure. The description we received read like a real estate ad, and it is no wonder that Al and his wife can hardly wait to move in this spring.

From up Hanover-way comes word that Dr.Les Sycamore has again been named as a Director of the Vermont-New Hampshire Blue Cross and Blue Shield programs. This is a double-barrelled job, and will certainly keep Les occupied during those few idle moments that he can snatch from his medical work.

Jumping back to the big city once more, it is a pleasure to report that Bob Hall is back in the refrigeration game and is again knocking the buying public "cold." (Ouch.) Bob has long been an expert in the field of commercial refrigeration. If any one wishes to go into a deep freeze, the old red-head can be reached at the Hill Metropolitan Corporation, 115 East 138 th Street, New York.

An instructor in Public Speaking once advised his pupils that "when you have no more to say, sit down!" That same sage advice can be applied to writing Class Notes. Being comfortably seated, we can't very well sit down, but we can keep still.

If there is any truth and substance to the ancient bromide that "no news is good news," then the Class of 1924 is at an all-time high of well-being. There were times during our incumbency as purveyor of news and gossip in the columns of The '24 Hour Notice that we wondered where the next issue was coming from, but never (and we mean—never) have we been' as low on material as we are now. One would be inclined to think that the United States mails had gone out of business, but that can't be the answer—the bills still seem to come through! If you boys and girls have a tiny shred of sympathy lurking in your souls, drop us a line. It will be good to hear from you, in more ways than one. See you later.

CHICK AUSTIN, 1924 Class Agent, has his Alumni Fund campaign in high gear at this point and pre- dicts top-grade results before June 30 arrives.

Secretary, 328 Orchard PL, Ridgewood, N. J. Treasurer, 1312 Greenleaf Blvd., Elkhart, Ind. Class Agent, 12 Ellis Farm Lane, Melrose, Mass.