1926
The weather still remains grim around the Great Lakes, as it probably does in March through New England, the Middle Atlantic States and the Midwest. From those very elaborate geographical distribution figures gathered by George Colton it appears that 85% of our class members must still be subjected to the rigors of winter in those bleak areas, while the few luckier ones mentioned last month are plying their various trades in Hawaii and Florida. Not to seem impartial, however, we do have a Southern California delegation who may also be in a sort of semitropical celestial haven during these days of sleet storms for the rest of us.
Frank Appleton, Altadena; Phil Collins and Bob Loomis of Pasadena; Ted Greeley, Palm Springs; Johnny Greene, Granny Knight and Les McFadden, of Santa Barbara; Hank Hartman, Bus Heydt, Reg Gresley, Chuck Hornburg, Minard LaFever and Charlie Tagliabue, all of Los Angeles; Bill Lary, Glendale; HyShaddock, Pacific Palisades; Ken Somerville, Santa Rosa; Charlie Starrett (Durango Kid), Beverly Hills; John Thompson, Coronada; Bobo Williams, Hollywood; Bill Forrest, Redwood City; Bill Gamble, LaCanada; JohnHoran, San Carlos; Ralph McClure, San Rafael; and Weldon Wilkinson, San Jose.
As an old member of the Dartmouth Board, Chuck Hornburg should be able to give us a good story on the activities of the 1926 Club of Southern California.
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" must still be ringing in your ears three months after Christmas. But who taught whom the whimsy? The Houston (Texas) Press had this to say on the subject: "The Houston little theaters are missing a bet by overlooking 'Red' Boyce. Trevor G. Boyce, who roomed with Robert L.May creator of 'Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer' and starred in Dartmouth Carnival shows, also appeared with Fran Striker of LoneRanger fame after a try on the old Keith- Albee circuit. He also played with Col. Stoop- nagle, J. Scott Smart, the Fat Man and others when radio wasn't the stepchild of television. Trevor is now a Houston Engineer." That must have been quite a room back in 1923-24 in Fayer weather Hall.
The Manchester Union Leader has recently carried a story on one of our class ministers, Rev. Walter P. Brockway, who left the Long- meadow Congregational Church of Auburn, N. H., to go to the Union Congregational Church of Hebron, N. H., to assist in the completion of the building of a new church erected following the fire in 1945. Walt's ministry extends from Hebron to Bridge water, Dorchester, Cheever, West Rumney, Groton and North Groton. He was appointed a Life Minister of the New Hampshire Congregational Christian Conference in 1946.
In spite of having to meet Charlie Widmayer's deadlines on the fifth of every month there are still many pleasures in being the Class Secretary. It's been a long time since Larry Scoville has been seen by anyone, but he came in the Terminal Tower class office the other day and a delightful luncheon ensued at Harvey's Oak Room. Larry was in Cleveland on business for the Southern Wood Preserving Co. whom he represents in Detroit. He had previously been in the lumber business in Georgia. He and his son Larry Jr. are great out-of-door men, indulging all of their spare time from office and school in hunting, fishing and camping. Having explored all of Northern Michigan, Larry took his whole family, Mary, Larry Jr. and Mike, to Hanover last summer to recapture his erstwhile out-of-door life of 25 years ago.
Ed Hanlon of Calvin Bullock has become our best New York correspondent. He sent in the following three reports this month.
1. An article from the Wall Street Journal giving us a prediction from Dr. Courtney C.Brown, economist and Assistant to the Chairman (Standard Oil Co. of N. J.) that the demand for petroleum products in the future will be more responsive to general business changes in contrast to the "high degree of stability" the industry enjoyed in the past years when gasoline was the major product. As an authority on the subject we refer you to Courtney's book, Liquidity and Stability, Columbia University Press, 1940.
2. A description of Roy Kelly, whose officiating in the Columbia-Navy football game last fall intrigued Ed more than the game itself. Ed reports that Roy has all his hair and looked as fast as any of the players—in fact faster than many. He still looks today like the great all-around athlete that he was in the twenties.
3. A clipping from the New York HeraldTribune announcing that Edward A. RaisbeckJr. had been named a partner of Thorndike Deland & Associates with whom he has been associated since 1927. Ed will be the co-director of all of the organization's retail, manufacturing and wholesale executive placement activities. Those of you who were in Washington during the days of World War II will remember that Ed was on leave from his firm and served as assistant to the Director of Personnel, Armed Service Forces, specializing in executive procurement and officer assignments. He had the rank of Colonel.
Not to be outdone by New York, Boston comes through with its usual monthly dispatch of successes by our boys. Russell W.Clark has been appointed Assistant Vice President and Manager, Foreign Division, First National Bank of Boston. As you will recall, this is the bank headed by Lloyd (Jock) Brace '25 who if he hadn't been quite so smart as to get a year ahead of us during his school days would have been a member of the class of 1926. Fred Blodgett '25, Ed Jennings '28, John Garland '30 Craig Haines '28 Dick Hill '41 and Ben A. Williams '38are also officers. Stewart G. Orr has been reelected to serve another term as President of the Newtown Tax-payers Association. His picture carried in the Newtown Villager didn't look a great deal different than the one in the 1926 Aegis.
Boston seems to be one step ahead of all other cities in having carried on a 1926 Weekly Luncheon Club for the past 25 years. A recent notice just received has the following announcement.
"Pursuant to the By-laws and by unanimous vote o£ the Dining Committee the weekly luncheons of the Club will hereafter be held at 1.00 p.m. every Wednesday (except holidays) at the Boston City Club, 14 CourtSquare, Boston, Mass. The City Club is located on the 7th floor of the Washington Street Thompson Spa Building with separate entrance on Court Square. Same menu and prices as at Thompson Spa."
This institution probably comes to many of you, as it did to your Secretary, as a great surprise. Henceforth, when Boston is on our itinerary, let's set that day for Wednesday.
William T. Collins, who will be remembered for his mathematical genius of undergraduate days, is reported to be on special study work in the Engineering Department, U. S. Steel Co. Bill has risen rapidly and done a wonderful job, first with Macy's and then the engineering firm of Ford, Bacon and Davis. Like Courtney Brown, he is also an Economist.
Jim Wooster has been serving on the faculty three nights, a week at the Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers. Jim has had a varied career in the banking field since graduation including Chemical Bank & Trust, Moody's, the Investment banking house of Lazard Freres & Co., The Savings Bank of Newport (R. I.) and, presently, Executive Associate of the Commonwealth Fund.
Nick Sandoe, a recent addition to the Administration staff and just appointed Executive Secretary of the Alumni Fund has written in part, "It must be a wonderful thing to be Secretary of a class which has just recently done so very much for the College. All of you have a right to be tremendously proud."
The Secretary could use more news and pictures though!
HANOVER IS STILL IN THE PICTURE: George Champion '26, who was class president his junior year and is now senior vice president of Chase National Bank, is portrayed in the same spot in Hanover, with 25 years between.
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