1909

Digging into class records, a few things have been uncovered that may be of interest to youse guys. I might be a little inaccurate here and there, but here's the dope as near as I can figure it.

During our four years in Hanover, there were 319 men affiliated with the glorious class of '09, an experience that enriched their lives and marked them as unusual characters. When we matriculated that September day in 1905, it appears that 299 put their names on the dotted line—the original group that constituted '09. During our four years we were joined by 13 transfers from other seats of learning and by seven members of 'OB who couldn't make the grade and came back to graduate with '09.

Let's take a gander at the transfers. ReggieBankhart went to Pennsylvania for a very short time, didn't like it, and came to Hanover where his brother Norman 'O6, was a senior. He was followed the next year by his brother Larry 'lO. John Beebe and "Senator"Walt Whelpley attended Massachusetts Agricultural College. George Goodwin and AIHill, the two ministers who were about 20 years older than the average classmate, came to Hanover after graduating from theological seminaries. Harvey Graves (Deac to you) was a transfer from the University of Rochester; Bull Hadden came in from Olivet College in Michigan. The Great Jess Hawley transferred from the University of Minnesota. His arrival in Hanover was a big boost to the Phi Gams. Bunk Irwin came on from the University of Illinois; Ralph Richardson was a transfer from Carleton College, Minnesota. A name destined to be written in Dartmouth athletic history was that of Dutch Schildmiller who transferred from Cornell right after the Christmas holidays of our freshman year. Schildmiller went on to earn his letter in three major sports—football, baseball and basketball, to captain the baseball team his senior year and to be one of the early Dartmouths to be named on Walter Camp's AllAmerican football team. Claude RandolphSimpson, who later dropped the Claude and called himself Randolph, one name being about as bad as the other, came on from Colgate. Eugene Stark was a transfer from Coe College, lowa.

The 'OB birds who joined us were NedFord, Husky Rich, Bunk Irwin, Bill Patterson,Mort Hull, Charles Clifton Blake and JoeGoodheart. Of this bunch, they mostly became assimilated in our group, except Mort Hull who elected to retain his 'OB standing, and Husky Rich about whom it's hard to tell, because nobody ever hears anything from him anyway. Blake is the only one of these who has passed on into eternity, indicating, perhaps, that the 'OB lads might have been more rugged.

Were 'O9 guys more backward mentally than the 'oBers? The record might indict them, for 16 of 'em went on for another year to graduate with 'lO. They were FredBatchelder, Art Bucknam, Jack Clough,Charlie Kent, Ben Lang, John Cyrus Mitchell,Ralph Noyes, Dean Otis, Fat Prescott, MarkSmith, Perley Storer, Walter Golde, JackDowdall, Karl Maerker, Red Foreman and Art Doe. Russell Patterson graduated with 'll. Death has struck five in this groupBatchelder, Clough, Prescott, Smith and Maerker. Dowdall, Otis, and Foreman retain their affiliation with 'O9. The others slid into the open arms of 'to.

I count the 'O9 graduates at 197, the nongrads at 105. Don't sue me if. I happen to be slightly off. Death has depleted our ranks by 116. In addition to this number, there are five who can't be located—Psyche Fisk,Birch Wood, DeLappe, Francis Kulberg, AlvisKusic and Big Chief Meyers.

That's the story, gents. If you've got any corrections or comments, the guy to send 'em to is Jack Childs.

Notes From Our Class Secretary

It looks like Bertie French has uncovered the address of one of our missing classmatesSeymour P. Stearns, who's been missing at least since before 1930, according to my records. His address is listed as 2924 Highland Avenue, Santa Monica, Calif. Del Bradley has turned up with a new address—120 East Main St., Gloucester, Mass.

And Bertie reports other changes. DocCharlie Trickey, who has been in state service with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for 40 years, has retired to a place at 6 Kensington Drive, Beverly Hills, Asheville, N. C. Write and tell us all about it, Doc. Another doctor, Sandy Hooker, has retired to his ancestral acres at Bradford, Vt., to enjoy the life of a country squire. The doctoring business must be good.

At the Boston Alumni dinner, held on February 26 at the Statler, Song Bird ArtSwenson was in from Concord, N. H., and Bertie French from Sandwich, Mass. They were joined by Chet Brett, Walt Brown, CadCummings, Curt Hilliard, Ollie Greenwood,Al Newton, Wallie Ross, Clark Saville, Howard Spaulding and Joe Worthen. Myles Lane, one of the principal speakers, paid a fine tribute to Jess Hawley as a man, relating some of his experiences with him as an undergrad player and later when he (Myles) was coaching.

Dutch West sends his regards to the bunch, and informs:

"I spend most of the winter in Rillito, Ariz., where I have a cattle ranch and a feeding proposition to keep me busy. On 600 irrigated acres we raise alfalfa hay, grain, and Hegira corn for silage to fatten out between 600 and 800 head of steers for your choice beefsteaks. It's a beef factory to put on weight so's they'll arrive at market in the spring in top condition. In reverse, it's what most of us are trying to do—to lose weight and keep our girlish figures."

The last time I saw Dutch (at our 40th reunion) he looked the way he'd like one of his beef steers to look. With him for an example I don't see how they can miss.

In American Shoemaking of January 16, was printed the announcement that HeinieWhitcomb, a director of George E. Keith Cos., Brockton, Mass., was retiring from active work after 43 years with the company.

And speaking of retiring, that's what I'm doing right now. Climb aboard the Alumni Fund Special which is due to take off this month.

Class Notes Editor, Pioneer Trail, Aurora, Ohio Secretary and Treasurer, Sandwich, Mass. Class Agent, 18 Spirea Dr., Dayton 9, 0.