1924
About this time of year plans are being made for the annual 1924 Father and Son dinner which will be held in Hanover in March. While these plans are not crystalized as yet, it may be reported that Jim White and Dick Morin are again collaborating in organizing this popular function on the class calendar. This news in itself is a triple-plated guarantee that the dinner will be a great success.
As this announcement is being written, the time and place have not been definitely decided on but we would recommend that all '24 dads save a weekend, probably that of March 15, and plan to return to the campus for a wonderful weekend with their sons. An interesting program is guaranteed, and even though the Outing Club is closed, Jeanette Gill can be counted on to serve one of her famous steak dinners to the hungry throng.
When plans are set, Jim will be in touch with you to give you all the necessary information. Those "dads who have been with us before will need no urging. To the others we can only say that the Father and Son dinner offers an opportunity that you just cannot afford to miss. Keep a weekend open and plan to join us in Hanover.
We have read the new Directory of theAlumni Officers with pride, for in it the names of nine of our Classmates appear in positions of leadership. This year we have the proud distinction of having two of our number on the Alumni Council, Ed Winsor representing District I and Johnny Mauk coming on from Seattle as a member from District VII. In addition we can proudly claim five Club Presidents and two Club Secretaries. The gavel swingers include: Stan Chittick of the Nashoba Dartmouth Club; Johnny Dregge, Western Michigan Dartmouth Alumni Association; Prenny Gallup of the DartmouthClub of Holyoke; Art Graham of the Dartmouth Club of Louisiana, and Ockie Hecht of the Dartmouth Club of Toledo. The two Secretaries are certainly far apart geographically, even though they fill similar positions. These men are Leon Rothschild, perennial secretary and driving force behind the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Southern California, and Dick Moyse, .scribe of the Dartmouth Club of London. We have no recap to prove the point, but we suspect that with nine men in official capacities, 1924 does a bit better than par for the course. In any event, our congratulations to them all.
Word reaches us through one of our undercover agents that George Traver recently joined our group of world travellers, by taking an extended vacation trip in Europe. George took off by plane on December 10, with a carefully planned itinerary that included stops in Paris, Christmas in Rome, Algiers, Athens, Vienna and way stations. Our operatives could not determine whether or not the tour of Algiers included the Casbah, and George is silent. Certain it is, however, that George had a right good time, and came home after some mighty exhilarating experiences.
One of the most unusual and entertaining letters that we have seen in a long time reached us the other day from Joe Burleigh, of Franklin, N. H. It is a mimeographed letter, done on Christmas-red paper, and titled, "The Twelfth Annual Report Of The Webster Place Burleighs." As might be surmised from the title, it is a report on the family activities for the past year. It is written in a rather whimsical vein, and with such rare good humor that it makes excellent reading even for those who are not in the inner circle of the Burleigh family. In closing his family chronicle, Joe expresses a thought which we feel sure he intended for us all. He writes, "In this year of uncertainty, may your happiness be sure. Christmas is a time for believing, and we can believe if we will. May 1952 bring us honest and courageous leadership, a clear view of whence we go, and to you and yours, contentment." To all of which, in these turbulent and troubled times, we can but say Amen.
Joe and Alice Burleigh celebrated their twenty-fifth year of connubial bliss and contentment on January 1. Our congratulations and best wishes to them both. Now that we are on the mailing list, we hope that we will be privileged to receive the next annual report, when, as and if issued.
Fund raising seems to be very much in evidence these days, for the mail brings tidings that two of our classmates are taking leading parts in financial campaigns. Edwin F. Nason, cashier of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company of Hartford, was chairman of the Special Gifts Committee in a fund raising drive for Hillyer College. Ed has long been prominent in civic activities in and around Hartford, and served as campaign chairman of the 1948 Community Chest Drive. He is currently a member of the Chest's Budget Committee and also serves as treasurer of the Greater Hartford Community Council. Anyone who heads up a special gifts committee must have a talent for raising money. Class Agent please note.
The other lad to whom we make reference is Vincent D. Rogers, Principal of Brewster Free Academy, in Wolfeboro, N. H. His is a rather unusual position in that he is on both the raising and receiving ends. Under Vin- cent's guidance, the Academy has seen fit to embark on an ambitious five-year building and development program. As Principal, Vincent will naturallyplay an important part in this campaign, and again as Principal, he will have a great deal to do with the wise expenditure of these selfsame funds. All in all, this comes pretty close to refuting the old bromide that you can't have your cake and eat it too. Our congratulations to both these men for the fine work they are doing for their communities.
That seems to wind things up for the time being. We'll be around again next month. In the meantime, don't forget your Class dues, (George Anderson is still perfectly willing to make out receipts) and if you have a buck or two on hand that Uncle Sam won't need next month, we could stand some additions to our Memorial Book Fund. See you later.
328 Orchard PI., Ridgewood, N. J. Treasurer, 1312 Greenleaf Blvd., Elkhart, Ind. Bequest Chairman, 231 Main St., Brockton, Mass.
