1928

We were as shocked as you will be to hear of the sudden passing of Howie Rogers in Reading, Mass., on April 15. To Alice, his wife, and to other members of the family we wish to express the sincere sympathy of the entire class. A notice appears in the "In Memoriam" section of this issue.

Gathered around the '28 table at the annual Dartmouth dinner at the Hotel Commodore in New York on April 12 were: Ted Baehr, BillCogswell, Art Hassell, Bruce Lewis, BarneyNova, John Phillips, Herb Russell and BeefVernon. Barney Nova treated the table to a bottle of Scotch, celebrating the admission of his son, Jay, to Dartmouth; the good news had just been received the day before. Paul Kruming dropped in at the Dartmouth Club for the reception before the dinner.

The next day John Phillips went to a committee meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers in New York, and when the various members stood up around the table to introduce themselves, who should stand up but George W. Lee. George is general manager of the huge Trenton, N. plant of the H. D. Lee Cos., garment manufacturers, and is a past president of the Dartmouth Club of Central New Jersey.

Ed Heyn had a similar experience a few days later when he went to a private reception preceding the Economic Club dinner at the Hotel Astor and found Bill Dietz there too. Ed is treasurer'of the B.V.D. Corporation. Bill is assistant treasurer of the International Committee of Y.M.C.A.'s.

Myles Lane, whose name has appeared frequently in the New York papers as he prosecuted important cases, was appointed by United States Attorney Irving H. Saypol as his chief assistant—a fine tribute to Myles' work. He has been an assistant United States Attorney since 1937.

The appointment of Myles over Thomas Murphy, who successfully prosecuted Alger Hiss, caused considerable speculation. The New York Times said, "Many had expected Mr. Murphy to get the post."

All the New York papers on April 20 carried Myles' picture and long stories about his appointment, and his fame as an athlete. All we can add to the press accounts is that Myles, a bachelor, has been seen with the same girl more than once, which is an encouraging sign.

Heinie Williams resigned as manager of the Waldorf Astoria and since May 1 has been general manager of the Ambassador Hotel, Atlantic City. Si Simons is still at the Waldorf as assistant manager.

Stretch Davis is head of the Speech, Radio and Dramatics Department at Lehigh University. His wife Elizabeth is teaching journalism at Lehigh, the only woman ever on the regular faculty.... .Ed Haynes says he is still with the Cleveland Wire Cloth and Manufacturing Co. in Cleveland as secretary; Mary and he have three sons and a daughter Lin Gray is assistant vice president of The Corporation Trust Co., Wilmington, Del., and has a daughter 14 years old. He didn't say how long he has held this office, so accept our congratulations, Lin, even if they are belated.

Curly Prosser started May 8 with Rogers & Slade, 342 Madison Ave., New York, management consultants, as a staff personnel consultant. He was formerly personnel director of Mc- Cann Erickson, Inc.

The Bernardsville, N. J., '2B colony is grow- ing—the Bernardsville News reports that "Mr.and Mrs. Stewart Hoagland have moved from Somerville to their new home in Old Fort Road. Their son Carl, a student at Holderness School, and daughter, Mary, a student at George School in Pennsylvania, were with them for the holiday." The Herpels were the first settlers, followed by the Prossers, who live in the next town.

Bill Wheland was the featured speaker at the April 13 meeting in Cambridge, Mass., of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society. Bill is a professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago. A Dartmouth professor said of him recently, "He may well be the ablest graduate of the college among those who took chemistry as their major subject."

George Foster, general manager of the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, says his hobby is the history of the War Between the States, and volunteer fire departments ThorntonKlaren's son Thornton Jr. is a student at Vermont Academy. The Klarens moved from New Bedford to a farmhouse and 75 acres in Westport, Mass., last spring, and love the country. Thornton is president of Jonathan Handy & Co., New Bedford (wholesale mill supplies).

Bill Okie is display man for Hunt & Winterbotham Mills, Ltd., 601 Fifth Ave., New York.

Esty Estabrooh, one of the most faithful attendants at '28 gatherings in New York, has quit the fleshpots of the city and retired to a farm on Loudon Road, Pittsfield, N. H., 18 miles from Concord. He resigned his position with Homelite Corp., Port Chester, N. Y., and now devotes his time to his farm and raising cocker spaniels, which has been his hobby for years.

Ernie Early, 1918's indefatigable secretary, writes, "Going along the west coast of Florida, we discovered the loveliest beach in Sarasota, Lido Beach, with miles and miles of powdered white sand and nearby towering groves of Norwegian pines, and hugging beneath those pines we discovered a lovely home and on the mail box was the name Hamilton Hagar. We were delighted to exchange greetings with Mrs. Hagar and sorry we didn't see Hammie." Hammie left the First National Bank of New York last year and started his own financial research and investment management business known as the Whitehall Research & Publishing Coa., at 52 Broadway, New York. He commutes frequently to Sarasota, and Bunny and their four children come up to Larchmont in the summer.

Congratulations to Phil Or si, who has just been appointed assistant trust officer of the City Bank-Farmers Trust Co. in New York. .... And to Red Edgar for his speech on "Railroads and New England's Economy" at the annual nual dinner and meeting of the Engineering Societies of New England, on May 2 in Cambridge.

Adjoining these notes is an excellent picture of the '28 group at the annual meeting of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Philadelphia on April 13, when President Dickey was the speaker. Ernie Wright presided and then retired as president of the association after a two-year term. In the picture also is Jack Heston, recently elected to represent the Middle Atlantic States on the Alumni Council for the next two years. Congratulations, Jack! Four '28ers will be attending the Alumni Council meeting in Hanover June 15-16: Jack, DickWalker, Bill Morton and your secretary.

With the Alumni Fund in the home stretch, won't you do as the Philadelphia boys are doing in the picture, hand over some money to John Flanagan?

Secretary, Van Dyne Oil Co., Troy, Pa. Treasurer, 2 Princeton PL, Montclair, N. J. Class Agent, Freeland Felt Works, Phila. 28, Pa.