New York City
GOOD NEWS, NO DUES
Members of the Club who have gone into the Armed Services, regardless of branch, find happily that their memberships are maintained for them free of charge by the Club. According to the by-laws, the Club underwrites servicemen's dues until they return to civies.
DARTMOUTH NIGHT—WHOOPEE!
We don't know what sort of "whoopee" it's going to be yet—soo gallons of New England Rum or Lipton's brisk Tea. But it's a sure thing there'll be something exciting when the eve of the Syracuse game will have rolled around October 19. Allan Dingwall '4.2, our new entertainment chairman, is too soon back from his three-week vacation in Hanover to report. Judging from Allan's past performances, though, nothing will be wanting when the traditional get-together takes place.
Ted Swanson '27, new membership committee head, states (for those who don't already know) that any man who is a Dartmouth grad or who attended the College for at least one year or who is a father of a Dartmouth student is eligible to join the Club. Application blanks are available at the desk. These are to be filled in, signed by a proposer, and turned back to the Club. There is no initiation fee, and the dues are low—$12.50 a year, for example, for a man out of college 3 to 5 years. The paid membership now, incidentally, stands at 1,445.
Karl Piddlekow, Carl Funke and CharlieKeyes are three gentlemen with two things in common—lots of energy and plenty of plans for improving the clubhouse. As the House Committee, they have already presented their tentative program to the Board of Governors and their work is going ahead nicely. Chairman Piddlekow says that his trio earnestly solicits any and all suggestions for changes, innovations, etc., and that it promises every one will be acknowledged and given serious consideration.
The Board, at their September 17 meeting, approved the budgeting of a $1,200 scholarship to Dartmouth beginning in '52. HerbBall '29, board member and attorney, is checking up on whether the Club will be able to make such a gift. It is intended that the gift will be available each year. The student selected, therefore, could look forward to a full four-year subsidy, providing the caliber of his work remains high.
MISCELLANY
Seems Hanover is not only on 39th Street. It's over on Fifth Avenue, too. The men's clothier Browning King has devoted an entire window in its 45th St. store to displaying Dartmouth trophies—tastefully seasoned with shirts and foulards, we presume.
Ort Hicks '2l and Ort Jr. '49 won the eastern fathers' and sons' tennis championship and competed in the national tournament at Erie, Pa. Our squash racquets players then played in the national Veterans' matches at Forest Hills while the younger Ort, holder of a scholarship at a Danish university, journeyed to Europe.
Among the alumni stopping off at the Club during the summer months:—Bruce Jones '43 (with Chas. L. Rumrill & Cos., Rochester, N. Y.); Rocky Routhier '47, Terry Staples '36, Bruce R. O'Brien '46, Dr. Alvin Strock '33 and Tom Mann '33. And now living at the Club ...
Frank O'Halloran '49, Hardman S. Porter '45, Horace C. Whiteman '5O and Frank T. Bartlett '42.
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