1908
Today was the deadline for mailing class notes to Hanover for the June issue. The amount of news corralled during the month had reached a new low. Last evening before dinner, as Lela and the Class Notes Editor were at home and the first round of oldfashioneds made with an excellent quality of straight bourbon (name on request—commercial), and the other necessary ingredients, had just been served to some folks who had stopped in, the telephone rang. The CNE left his drink and answered the call. The flip voice of an individual who appeared to have been working on his third or fourth drink was on the telephone. After some libelous opening remarks, he disclosed his identity and it was Park Stickney calling from Chicago. One school of drinkers which calls after a certain number of drinks usually waits until after midnight to telephone, but Park called at the aforesaid decent hour. It developed that he and Art Lewis were at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago and it became reasonably apparent that neither one was suffering any excruciating pain. Park put Art on the wire and we had a grand visit. It developed that the well-known industrious, capable and resourceful Class Agent (Have you sent in your check or pledge?) was in Chicago for the week attending the National Materials Handling exposition. Art had disclosed his whereabouts early in the week and had taken Park out to the show where Park discovered that the Lewis-Shepard Co. had about an acre of space right in the center of the hall with about 20 machines on exhibition. Art mentioned a few highlights of the Vero Beach reunion and the visit was a most enjoyable one on the part of the CNE. The guests were getting a little anxious when the host and bartender finally reappeared but some snappy service appeared to quiet down the complaints. Call again, Arthur.
A note from Art Rotch advises that he had seen by the ALUMNI MAGAZINE that he was doing as well as could be expected. Art wrote that in newspaper reporting this has long been a fairly safe statement because it is so ambiguous. Art wrote: "as well as who expected?" It now develops that Art is continuing to give the doctor some business; that following the removal of his appendix, and a couple of kidney operations, he was sent home to recuperate, for further attention and that he has been at home in bed for several weeks. He was due to return to the hospital for another kidney operation this week. By the time this gets into print we feel sure that Art will be on the tennis court at home or on his way to Hanover to play his annual game with Red Hoehn, the college tennis coach. Art reported that Amos Lanphear had dropped in to see him. Amos was at the Vero Beach reunion. He is New England representative of the Thomas Steel Co. of Warren, o., and that he now lives at 48 Leavenworth Street, Waterbury, Conn. String Hale had telephoned Art that afternoon from a forest fire lookout where he was watching a fire about 40 miles away and directing operations by two-way radio. String reported that he had been in South Carolina in March but was unable to negotiate the remaining miles to Vero Beach. Serena is still pretty lame but gets around the house and garden with the help of a cane. With news getting scarcer by the month the CNE wishes he had a few more correspondents who are under the doctor's care, to forward news to him.
The Norwood (Mass.) Tribune has a series of articles entitled: "Who's Who in Norwood. In the issue of April 5 the article contained all the news that was fit to print about Parson Bill English, who has been pastor of the First Congregational Church of Norwood for nearly 19 years. It contained information which some of us already know about Bill and an interesting account of his accomplishments since he was born in Essex Jet., Vt. The article disclosed the fact that Bill's grandfather was a Methodist minister but that Bill's father, as well as Bill, had been back-sliders and had become Congregationalists.
We have all observed the practice of having guests on radio programs and having guest editors. We are adopting this practice in signing up George Squier as guest reporter for this issue. George was born in Holyoke, Mass., during Grover Cleveland's first administration and came to College from that city. In College, George was a little better dressed than the rest of us, as most Psi U's were, but he really arrived when he was assigned a place in the Junior Prom show and sang "Well, I swan, I must be gittin' on—git up Napoleon, it looks like rain." George's place in history was assured. He had the presence of mind to marry his highschool sweetheart, Ethel Partridge, and they have been regular attendants at all reunions. George was commissioned at great expense to attend the Vero Beach reunion as a special representative to make report for the Class Notes. George wields a facile quill which he uses currently as editor of The Lever published by the Lewis-Shepard Co. We give you George:
The '08 Class Reunionat Vero Beach, Florida
Hear ye, classmates of 'OB and other Dartmouth men of the first Dartmouth class reunion to be held on Florida soil. At a time of cold weather and drooping spirits, we gathered in sunny Florida to recreate ourselves and to renew the Dartmouth tradition, and we did it thoroughly.
The usual superlatives are weak indeed to describe the delights of our much anticipated reunion at the Royal Park Inn in Vero Beach, March 25 to April 7. Nor can any narrator's tale relate more than a fraction of the completely relaxing fun that we enjoyed. The whole occasion was perfect and a high spot in the lives of all those who attended.
Let it suffice to say that it was unanimously decided to make this as nearly an annual affair as possible. Incidentally, if our Dartmouth brethren of other classes do not adopt the same idea, the loss will be their own. But on with the story.
Consider the setting. A beautiful spot is Tread's Royal Park Inn, surrounded by spacious palm-dotted lawns where you take your choice of sun or shade. Comfortable chairs for the sitters, perfect shuffle board courts for the more ambitious, the nearby beach and golf course for the seekers of a more strenuous life and within easy distance such famous lures for sightseers as the Bok Tower, Cypress Gardens where the mermaids cavort in 60 feet of water, the McKee Jungle Gardens and others.
Within, perfect accommodations in every way. Three beautiful lounges, two dining rooms where food unexcelled in Florida is the order of the day and the cutest and most useful cocktail lounge which rang with Dartmouth songs every evening before dinnerand perhaps at some other times. And to top it off, that perfect Dartmouth host, Tread and his good wife who not only satisfied every whim but, with the busy season having ended, turned the hotel over to us as if we owned it.
Who were there? Not all were present for the full period. Some included it with other trips and drifted in and out as circumstances permitted. It might be stated that special rates eased the "pain." The roster included the following:
Larry and Helen Treadway, Mike and Annis Stearns, "T. I." and Helen Dunn, Rosie and Jenny Hinman, Pop Chesley—who may now consider getting married—Art and Naomi Lewis, Amos and Leita Lamphear, Allan and Kate l'erkins, Howard and Elsie Cowee, Arthur and Pauline O'Shea, Wink and Dorothy Fiske, Hartwell Harriman, Doug Ruxton, Ev and Violet Marsh, Harry and Mrs. Rogers, John and Lucille Thompson and George and Ethel Squier. Art Soule and Don Frothingham paid pre-reunion visits but were unable to remain. The Dolly Hiltons expected to be present, but his physician vetoed the idea, much to Dolly's disgust.
By a tragic stroke, three who looked forward to being with us, Chip Farrington, ArtWheldon and Bill Silleck were summoned to the last reunion. We bow our heads.
On Wednesday evening, April 4, following a get-together in the preparatory room, we held our Class Dinner, also attended by the ladies. It was a grand affair and probably the first such dinner ever held without speeches. But there was plenty of talk.
On the following day an almost general exodus took place leaving only the Treadways, Fiskes, Cowees, Lamphears and Squiers to close up the place. With the good-byes, everyone's parting shot was, "See you next year," and you can bet if it's possible, we will.
New Address: Arthur D. Weston, Consulting Engineer, Edgartown, Mass.
DARTMOUTH INDIANS ALL IN A ROW:A number of 1908 mem reuned at the Royal Park Inn at Vero Beach, Fla., with friends and families this winter. Top row (I to r): Bill Gager,Larry Treadway,Amos Lanphaear, John Thompson; Art Lewis, Art O'Shea, Rosie Hinman, Mike Stearns, George Squier, Wink Fiske, "T.I"Dunn,Howard Cowee,pop chesley, and Alan perkins.Front row (I to r)kate perkins,Lucille Thompson,Mrs. GAger,Leita Lamphear,Ethel Squier,
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