1917

Since writing the last Class Notes, I've had several letters from '17ers stating they will be unable to attend the Cornell-Dartmouth game in Hanover this fall; however, still have hopes we will scare up enough interest for a get-together" at that time. Would appreciate your advising me within the next few weeks whether or not you will be definitely interested as reservations will have to be made rather early for this particular game.

A report just came in that Jim Durkee has been appointed comptroller of the General Petroleum Company. Jim has spent 31 years with the company and has been assistant comptroller and assistant treasurer since 1938. I was quite interested in knowing, and am sure you all will be, that Jim joined G.P.C. as a laborer after he left college. Will you all be as surprised as I was to learn that handsome Jim was ever a "laborer?"

Ed Dewey, still living in Riverside, Conn.,reports both his conduct and health has beenexcellent.

Quoting from Ralph "Monk"-"Squire"Wells, "Greystone," Brookeville, Md., as follows:

Since I saw you last I have changed from "Monk" to a country squire as I purchased a home about 22 miles out from Washington and lam now living in a rural community at Brookeville, Md. Enclosed is a snapshot of my new home and I have plenty of room for any '17ers who happen to come down this way. I have one son David, a graduate of Maryland University, who is married, and a very cute grandson ten months old.

I am still with the Tariff Commission and handle leather, shoes and other leather manufactures, and have the exalted title of Principal Commodity Specialist. [Same old leather handler as I am.]

"Please give my best regards to all my classmates whom you happen to see on your frequent visits to New York City."

"Squire" Wells sent in a picture of his lovely home, "Greystone," and am sure he would like a few visitors if you are ever down Maryland way.

The 1951 Alumni Fund Drive is about ready to pop and a letter from Howie quotes as follows: "The drive, which incidentally now looks like a 25% increase over last year's and means that I've got to dig in unusual spots to get it and also to make up for some of our larger givers who are retiring and cutting back on what they used to give." Howie is counting on being very much on the job this year as far as our Class effort is concerned so let's all back him up and give him plenty of reason to be happy.

Peme Hutchinson of Concord, N. H., writes that he is in excellent health but rarely sees any of the gang.

Bruce Ludgate, being chairman of the Philadelphia Alumni Interviewing Committee, writes in that he has interviewed Perne's nephew for admittance to Hanover and that the boy is a grand young man, probably due to the influence of his Uncle Perne.

Trott King, living in Flushing, N. Y., in the winter, writes as follows: "Am looking forward to spring when we will move back to Ashamomogue Pond, Southold, L. I., and if any ' 1 ycrs get out that way ever, we hereby extend a hearty invite to drop in for a good sea-food dinner if anyone may be interested in same."

Bob Nuese, whose intriguing address is"Featherbed Farms," West Cornwall, Conn.,writes:

"These fellows with graduate sons, with grandchildren, these 1917 patriarchs who on the day of the family reunion peer out from beneath whitened brows at rank upon rank of progeny, appal me. For, it having been a long while before I could find a woman desperate enough to mate with me, our children are all of tender ages. In the matter of paternity, I belong in the Class of 1930. For example, our oldest girl is only at the stage of planning to go to Smith next fall, our oldest boy aims to enter Hotchkiss at the same time. Then there are the twins, John and Sally, aged eight. They're going to the local grade school, but Sal is running such scholastic circles about John that it's likely we'll have to break it up next year and pack John off to a junior school to get him away from his sister who's so benignly baleful, if there's any clarity in that.'

Perc Streeter: "Re your recent request for letters containing news, it is one of the disadvantages of living outside of the natural Dartmouth orbit that seldom do I see any classmates. It was therefore a pleasure to run into Walt Sisson in Montreal last week. Apparently he just drove up from Potsdam and was going right back there so there wasn't any chance to have much of a talk.

"A few weeks ago, Ev Carroll, from Platsburg, called me on his way through Saint John after having a hunting trip down through the Nova Scotia section. Ev, as far as I could determine on the 'phone, because he was in too much of a hurry to visit, has acquired the status of a gentleman in retirement, having sold out his lumber business.

"I haven't any particular news on my own account still producing and selling coal.

"I read with envy of the fall parties after the football games: I think next year we will try to take them in.

"My regards to any of the members whom you may see."

Baldy Trier sent in a lovely letter from which I quote as follows:

"We have had a very good time at Lake Geneva this winter, but disappointed in our ice boating activities on account of the excess amount of snow. Won't be long before we will be down fishing in Shark River. I am pretty well connected with the Chicago Bears, and don't have weekends available for the eastern college games. Do not think you better include me for the reunion. I drove over to Ann Arbor for the Dartmouth-Michigan game and had a lovely time with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Buck. After the game we went oyer to see Doc Spears who was convalescing.

"Looks like a big weekend here for the alumni, but I cannot participate. A very good reason is I am too old to join in the hilarious activities of the youth."

This last statement of Baldy's is really far from the truth from all outside reports that your secretary gets. Maybe he is more Bearish than the "bears."

Too many of us haven't heard from HarryFowler in a long time, so I quote the following letter from Helen M. Fowler on their recent activities and by doing so hope not to incur permanent disfavor.

"It seems impossible to get Harry to tell you what he is doing, so I shall pinch hit for him. "We spent seven months in Europe. We were delegates to the U.N. Non-Governmental Organization Conference in Geneva which met on June 26 on an ominous note. 'The next few days will tell whether U.N. will survive or not.' "Well, U.N. did survive, and now seems to have passed another difficult spot with the final branding of China as an aggressor.

"Since we had our little 'Austin' with us, we were able to see much of Europe that tourists do not reach, and were always conscious of the great effort they are making to reconstruct their shattered countries. It is an appalling task which must now be interrupted in order to produce arms. Our Embassy got a flat for us in London where we kept house for six weeks and had a taste of what those gallant people have to endure. We had been invited by the Government of New Zealand to attend the Canterbury Province Centennial and to speak on International Day, then to speak throughout the Dominion on U.N., but the Athenic, on which we were to sail, delayed its departure one week, thereby arriving four days after International Day, and Harry was becoming restive, feeling that he should be home; so back we came and for the past two months he has been giving all his time to the N. Y. State Civilian Defense Commission. He says this is the only contribution he can make this time since the Army claims his health is not all it should be. I think he is quite wonderful to do it, but then I am prejudiced. He does not know I have written this and would certainly not approve.

"Oh yes, there is one other thing which Harry would never tell you. Just before we sailed for Europe we had completed a six months series of weekly articles for a chain of Long Island newspapers 'At U.N. with the Fowlers.' It was great fun doing it together." [A Wah Hoo Wah for the Fowlers. Thanks, Helen.}

Trenny Trenholm writes: "Have no plans but plenty of shoveling. It's grand exercise if you know how to take it easy and not let the blessed stuff get too much of a head start. However, I can say this much, Maine has had so far the 'leastest' winter of any place along the seaboard of the Atlantic.

"We are tearing out to spend a week in the metropolitan area the last of this month. Want to be on hand for that 1.C.4A indoor track championship at the Garden (seldom miss this one). The Big Green has a first flight high jumper this year in Eppinger and a pair of pretty fair hurdlers in Red Meyer and Pete McCreary. We stay at Forest Hills at in-laws.

"As for that Cornell-Dartmouth football game reunion, the weekend of 17-18 November, it sounds like an excellent idea, but I can't say definitely about our attendance at this time. I might be back in India.

"Well I'm in possession of work to do at the Blood Bank (Red Cross) in town this. A.M. Yeah man I'm a donor no less, so I'll cease."

Quoting from a letter received from CarrollValentine:

"The Cornell-Dartmouth game is a good idea, but I am lucky to get to one every five years. See no chance of making this one. Thanks for thinking of me, but my activities are not glamorous. The snow and ice in Pittsburgh this winter is an unusual and a very real reminder of an old fashioned New England winter. Expect to be driving through Hanover again, as usual, in August on way to and from home in Bethel, Me."

Visitors to Hanover during January wereMel Palin and Dr. & Mrs. Deering Smith.

Address changes received from Hanover are as follows: Harold B. Ingersoll, 3457 N. Edison, Arlington 7, Va.; Samuel Mackillop, P.O. Box 357, New London, N. H.

The one very sad note is the passing of Art Jopson. Art passed away in Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, after a rather short illness. So many of us knew Art so well, while in College, that his loss will mean a lot to the Class of 1917. We express our very sincere sympathy to Rachel and all Art's family.

TOWLER, TOWLER & TOWLER: Tom '49, who grad- uated last June, shown with his father, Gene Towler 'l7 (center), and his uncle Bill Towler 'l3.

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