1918
When Ed Dwyer came all the way from Pa. to N. Y. City for a Dartmouth admissions meeting it was obvious that Ed has great influence in Williamsburg persuading good men to go to D. As a matter of fact, in the newspapers was shown a picture of Ed in his booth in the high school and with a D. banner showing—a steal over other colleges; but, said Ed, "Why shouldn't I get a break like that? I tell my sister at the newspaper office to put it in." .... Rog Howland, long an anchor man with the New England Mutual Life office in Brooklyn, has been running things there during a transition and doing an excellent job.
Top brass of the Investment Bankers Assn. found among themselves at Hollywood, Fla., in Dec., Dave Skinner and Red Wilson. A report had it that the Wall St. Journal had a quote by Red on some Wall St. matters It was 3 yrs. ago that Field Marshall Grace Sibbernsen (so named by Stan Jones) and the Great Dane Al, decided that come hell or high water, in 1950 they would traipse all over Europe, and that's just what they did last summer. A letter recently from Sib said: "The old man is presently ensconced in the middle of the corn field, reflecting on past glories, mindful of the necessity of replenishing the larder for greater conquests, and hope I'll be able to come out of the west by 1953." Grace and Sib had the pleasure of seeing Germaine and HortKennedy in Paris, who remarked that with French inflation, his pension was nearly worthless and he'd have to keep on working—as won't we all. The efficient Dane admired the German efficiency but just felt it wasn't quite human (said he saw only 6 farm tractors on the whole trip in Germany), but the French seem to enjoy life and yet get things done pretty well also. After doing Paris, they sailed home and at their table were two" fine ladies from North Adams, Mass. Sib had always admired, as had we all, the fine CharlieIsabell in our class, and asked if they knew a gentleman who always wore a proper _ suit and pince-nez glasses by the name of Charlie Isabell. From then on, the Sibs could do no wrong. They were eloquent in their praise for our Charlie, who runs all affairs for. the veterans and other civic interests in the town, and just doesn't take a penny for it. We salute you, Charlie.
Paul Sawyer Miner threatened to level some old French soixante-quinze at us for exposing in this column the fine praise of him for the outstanding job he has done with the Underwood Corp. Most of us would sing it to the housetops, Paul—and again congratulations Mike Davies (successful operator of Davies Supply Co., 6601 Fuller ton Ave., Chicago, 35) wrote Dick Holton a fine note in Nov., . thanks for letter reporting 1950 Alumnae Fund. Mighty interesting to see how the alumni come through year after year. I feel it is only because you and all the other class agents do such a swell job. Congratulations, Dick. Our class over the years has done very well, and I know I am happy to do what I can each year; only wish I could do more." Continued Mike, "I had the misfortune of joining the 'Coronary Club' last July 15, and found myself in the hospital pronto. Got home 5 weeks later, and am now taking it easy, but fortunately my son is in business with me and doing a fine job assisted by capable and loyal employees."
.... John Sullivan from Chestnut Hill, Mass., visited the Inn last Nov The very wise and capable Charlie Widmayer '30, who runs this ALUMNI MAC, generously remarked, "You and I know the story of Bob Fish (in a recent issue) was much too short to do him justice."
From that indefatigable, standout class sect. Cdr. F. Stirling Wilson '16, IJSNR (from Dartmouth House, 8608 Broad Brook Drive, Bethesda, Md.) comes this news: "At one of the football luncheons, I spent much time with Ray Smith of CIA. He related his experiences as an air passenger with Frank Sinatra, with whom he had breakfast en route. Dick White and George Hull were at the luncheon, too. Larry Pope was seen at the Mid-Atlantic Barber Shop Quartette contest in Alexandria, Va. Larry was not competing but cheered for yours truly, whose quartette was an also-ran." .... A fine note to Dick Holton from Shorty Alden reads: "My mother, who is 86, and I had dinner Thanksgiving in a reflective and retrospective atmosphere: no telephone, no motor car, no radio, no electricity, just candlelight and turkey. Perhaps the blood of John Alden still pumps in my system, because I have felt thankful that fate has made it possible for me to be here under these circumstances." And then followed a fine poem, the first and last verses of which are: "For all my blessings rising joyously, O let my thanks today be full and free, The echoes of Thy goodness, Lord to me.—These are my thanks, dear Lord, my humble prayer, Such as the Pilgrims raised; in dark despair—Keep my heart young, still trusting in your care."
At the very successful Dartmouth Glee Club Concert in Garden City were Ned Ross, Oma and daughter Judy; Andy Jr., Virginia and Andy Ross; Edith and Dick Holton; Agnes and Judge Harry Collins as host to a large party including the distinguished Judge Marcus Christ. Only a traffic jam from Grand Central to Penn station on Thanksgiving eve delayed Oma Ross from the fatal 6:09 PM Long Island in which 80 lost their lives.
One of the finest letters ever written, presenting the case of the 1918 Memorial Fund, was that sent to '18ers the end of Nov. by Dave Garratt, who has done an amazing job. Parts of that letter: "It's my duty to remind you that it's time we're on the move again.
.... Seven years ago ours was quite an achievement ($20,500 at our 25th) but look what's happened since In Nov. '49, the total (all Memorial funds) was $478,700 and now, 12 months later, it stands at approximately $600,000—a gain of 25% in the last year .... where do we stand now? Our original $20,671.67 has increased to $33,756.73 ... . Its more recent growth has been due entirely to the generous and regular support of a veryfew. (Wouldn't you like to give—while you live and can enjoy it—that large capital gift you have dreamed you'd like to leave to Dartmouth College in your will?) Most of our families have passed the point of maximum expense. We should be in as good position as we'll ever be in ability to give To meet that immediate goal ($50,000 by 1953 at our 35th Reunion) will mean raising $17,000 over the next 3 yrs. That averages out at about $90 each or $30 a year While I have mentioned average figures, you know, of course, there are no average people. In the class of 1918 we like to believe we're a little better than average." Well presented, Dave. (To average $90 apiece, some will give $25, some $75, some $500, some $2000 and some $5000. The Memorial Fund itself is given the College when the last '18er is gone. The income now swells '18's annual alumni gift to the College—but should not be confused with the annual giving to the Alumni Fund.)
First, it was Don Scully Jr. that was Capt. of the D. lacrosse team, and top scorer—now it's George Scully who's on the hockey team, and Johnny is yet to be heard from. These are the hardy sons of Madeleine (Vassar) and DonScully (and Don himself was rugged enough so that playful Cous and Tom Shirley never dared to stack his room) Alumni Trustee of the College Harvey Hood gave a talk to a gathering of Springfield, Mass. Alumni and said,—"College faculty salaries should be kept in line with income in other fields of endeavor—the responsibility rests with all college alumni. Dartmouth has some brilliant men on its faculty and these must not be penalized because they have chosen the teaching field.". ... As Asst. Sec'y of State for Economic Affairs, Johnny O'Gara, at the 14th National Time and Motion Study Clinic, in Chicago, Nov. 3rd, last, made a fine address—beginning—"Before undertaking my assignment this evening, to deal with a matter of industry's responsibility for peace— perhaps, because of my rather unique position in the State Dept.—practically new, and from a very competitive industry in N. Y. City, you'll be interested to know a few strong reactions which I have from this one year of service. These are two quite different reactions. The first one, not knowing what really to expect, I am surprised and enthusiastic at the high quality of officer and employee personnel within the Dept. of State. In general, these men and women work longer hours than competitive industry, worry just as much, and exhibit a devotion to cause that is really an eyeopener. Second, I am deeply impressed with the tremendous problem of public understanding which the Dept. has—in this country, particularly. I am amazed and shocked at the lack of knowledge on the part of our non-government citizens with respect to world affairs" (we think this is a talk well worth reading, and if you'll write to John, 1631 34th St. NW, Washington, DC, he may be glad to send you a copy—and, not to do an injustice to John, we mentioned these points to a man rather high in industry, knows and respects John, has served McCloy in Germany a bit, and he said John O'Gara's observations were perfectly right," but I would add a third; that's its pathetic how little the State Dept. knows what the people think.
At the Hanover Inn a few weeks back were Peggy and Dwight Sargent (he heard that next Spring rowing will become a new sport for Dartmouth students since the huge dam at Wilder has been completed and makes a lake 10 miles long right in Dartmouth's front yard—and Dwight has a farm not far away), Barbara and Harvey Hood, Ken Jones (the Boston Edison Credit Mgr., and ex-roomey of Ivan Prowattain, Alex Procter and JohnSanborn deceased), and globetrotting, Natl. Urban League Head, Les Granger Phi Beta Kappa Walter Ross, technical staff member of the hush-hush Bell Tel. Lab. in N. Y. City, could make the '18 dinners of a Friday night (so could Henry Hesse). Last year it was Friday nights, this year Thursday It was good lantern-jawed Batch Batchelder '19, who remarked to us he was quite impressed with the substance of the class of '18, because he had had the pleasure at the Michigan Pow Wow last fall, to have a nice visit with '18's Alumni Council member from Texas, DwightEdson, who is Pres. of his own Edson Petroleum Co., and who with his wife Mary and son David were at Hanover for the Holy Cross game, and their room at the Inn was an oasis for all '18ers. We like to claim some relationship with Dwight ourselves, since he was a New Hampshire Haller, with Ned Ross, Gerry Geran, Lou Cousens, Tom Shirley, Hubie McDonough, Bob Raynor and a few others we could mention.
'lB's class dinner, Dec. 6, D Club, NY City: BillChristgau left early to go to the Clinton HS dinner, where Al Gottschaldt, Charlie Comiskey 'l6 and Ike Telfer '16, were all persuaded by that great Dartmouth man, Wally Ross '09 (bro. of NedRoss) to go to Dartmouth. Also present at the dinner were Judge Harry Collins, Hal Eastman (we missed him for many years and yet for 2 dinners now we've enjoyed visiting with Hal, who has made audits for some of the biggest utilities in the country and knows his investments if anybody does), Curt Glover, whose father is an 84 yr. old MD, still has his drugstore in Lawrence, Mass., he's had since Curt was a kid, and his Dad now is on his feet only 8 to 10 hrs. a day—for it s only been the last 2 yrs. that he stayed home after supper instead of coming back to the drugstore for the 7 to 10 prescription counter stretch. Also there was the perennial attender of all Dartmouth events (the only Dartmouth man known to be at Madison Sq. Garden when Dartmouth was trounced in basketball in Jan. by Manhattan), one Dick Holton. Johnny Johnston (who with pretty Ann flew out to Kansas City over the holidays to see Doug and his 2 kids,—had a wonderful visit with Eve and Bill Montgomery, who were most gracious in receiving them), Stan Jones, who slipped away early when, "the cream was off the bottle," (when retiring to bed he's like a man from Mars—with his eyeshield firmly tied to his dried-apple ears-, linguaphone tuned in to one corner of his pillow as a refresher on a Spanish language course for his future travels—and the other corner hitched up to the hush-a-phone screening soft music to his ears and lulling him to sleep—and sweetly covered with an all wool, $50 GE electric blanket (he writes the copy), and cotton batting in between his toes; he's a lovable sight however you dress him, this kind hearted Mr. Jones in the red wrapper.
Also at the dinner were Steve Mahoney; PaulMather, who gave us a wonderful appraisal of world affairs as he sees it; Leicester McElwain, who passed up the famed annual Exeter dinner to be with his old cronies of the class of '18; jackStorrs, who, despite all the drab forebodings and what's ahead in the world, had a delightful time (and Wart saw the thickest of it in the Yankee Division in World War I as he stood on a stepladder to man the machinegun on his parapet). Also at the dinner was highly tuned ShamusShea, Moody's appraiser of stocks and bonds, such as AAA, AA and A and Aaa, and these standards no doubt were applied with the customary Shea accuracy in the appraisal of babes and dolls and curvaceous beauties along the Miami beaches, who Shamus no doubt saw in his Xmas holiday stretch in Florida with his 2 sisters. Certainly a pregnant bale of hay in a green skirt that he sent us on a postcard was nothing to shout home about. Syl Morey missed the dinner and just got back from a 2 weeks' stretch in Texas; son Clayton is in the Naval Reserve. Dusty Rhodes was there, probably just starting his all night prowling to plays, dances, nightclubs, hot spot encenters, and mentioned about a tremendous birthday party given to George Dockstader by his many admirers in the trade. Ned Ross was there and reported Don Snyder had some bad breaks in the Thanksgiving hurricane. Part of his Staten Island lumber yard was 5 ft. under water.
Biggest surprise was the arrival of that handsome Vice Pres. of the Ist Natl. Bank of Boston, Tom Shirley, who had come down with 6 other couples from Boston, with Priscilla and daughter Patty, and each year these couples take in shows and do the town. '18 had caught Tom on a rebound from a big business installation in North Carolina and Philadelphia. Also present were Russ Smith, who has his own Chrysler auto agency and Florida-tanned Red Wilson. Others badly missed were prodders Pete Coltuell, RogHoivland, Red Hurlbut and Paul M.iner, as well as Al Rice. Year in and year out, without complaint, these loyal prodders are the heart and soul of Dartmouth and without acclaim from any of us do an awful lot to keep up our love for the Hanover campus.
GREAT ISSUES SPEAKER: Lester B. Granger '18, executive secretary of the National Urban League, in Hanover on December 4 to lecture to the senior class on "Civil Rights and Racial Discrimination."
A LIVELY PART OF 1919 assembled at the D.O.C. House in Hanover for luncheon before the Lehigh game in October. Left to right: Jack Clark, Jack Berry, Ken Huntington, Jack McCrillis, Jock Murray, Ray Adams, Jack Williams, Max Norton, Fat Jackson, Bill Allen, Casey Bevan, Cotty Larmon, Dick Dudensing, Chug Sears, Spider Martin and Stu Russell.
Secretary, 74 Trinity Place, New York 6, N. Y
Treasurer, Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, N. H.
Memorial Fund Chairman, Gibson Island, Md.
