1925
Johnny Garrod is secretary of our Boston monthly class luncheon which is held at 12:30 at the Boston Yacht Club Station at Rowe's Wharf in a nice salty atmosphere, with photos of many races, ships models, yachting magazines and a picture window overlooking the harbor. No reservation is necessary—if you are 1925, or nearby, just remember we meet the 2nd Wednesday of the month, excepting July, August and September. Johnny's son Miles is the star high jumper on the freshman team, flirting with his own height of 6 feet. He was Massachusetts schoolboy champion in the Class B or C league. An interesting note is that in the dual meet between the Dartmouth Frosh vs. Andover Academy? each one has been decided, the last three years, by the last event on the program, the high jump. In each case we have won, and this year, needed a Ist and 2nd to win. Miles jumped 5' 9" first, followed by two teammates; the Andover boys failed at that height, so son Miles led the way to victory.
Speaking of sons, Bill Beacham went to the father and son weekend at Kimball Union Academy where his athletic, husky boy Harold R. Jr. is enrolled. I don't know where the idea started, but a similar one is held at Dartmouth; at K.U.A. there were upwards of 80 fathers, including Joe Batchelder, '26, who enjoyed a very full weekend. Another son, Bruce Bryant '51, was in Florida with June and Fran over the Christmas holidays. He is a first-year graduate student at the University of Washington, studying for his Ph.D. in geology. The New Hampshire hills are still in his veins, and he spent the New Year's weekend with a number of Dartmouth graduates on Mount Moosilauke. The weekly CollegeBulletin recently stated that no account of the Dartmouth Carnival is complete without a tribute to the D.O.C. Carnival Committee. The chairman this year was Bob Brace '52, Jock's son. You will remember that Jock was president of the D.O.C. in 1925. Jock was just elected a director of the American Tel. & Tel Cos.
The Bryants spent a good part of January near Key West. It seems that June is an ardent fisherman. He bought one of those fibreglass boats made on Cape Cod, which he hooked on to a trailer. Using an air map to determine water depth, he would stop along U. S. Route No. 1 and fish in the Keys. His enthusiasm led him to purchase some 450 Keys nearby. Live bait is usually giant shrimp (at a penny a piece, mind you) but his ambition is to boat a marlin. The last one he hooked took away his tackle. On the other hand, Fran is an authority on the famous Morgan horses and raises them on their farm on the Connecticut River, only five minutes from June's plant in Springfield, Vt. (N.B., New York commuters.)
Prof. Herbert West, Secretary of the Friends of the Dartmouth Library, in the midwinter letter mailed in January, stated that the drive for funds mailed last September was disappointing, but that "disaster was avoided only because one interested person, W. J. Bryant '25 sent in an unsolicited and very welcome check." A small group, including Bud Petrequin, made possible the acquisition of 18 manuscript articles and 25 letters by Daniel Webster which originally appeared in the Washington, D. C., paper, the National Intelligencer.
AI Buchanan, recently appointed advertising head of a number of divisions for U. S. Rubber wrote a mutual friend, "... The other evening I had occasion to talk before our high school (Drum Hill, Peekskill, N. Y.) in regard to Dartmouth and it certainly brought back fond memories of the Class of 1925. Reading through the catalogues which I used for reference I found quite a change, particularly since I had not been back to the Plain since I left." Al left Hanover in 1924 and finished at Columbia as did Mill Peabody.
Bernie Werntz and Staff Associates sent out an announcement of their housewarming on February 29 in their new quarters in the National Screw Machine Products Association Building at 2860 East 130 th St., Cleveland 20. Bernie is general manager and counsel of that organization and the Pressed Metal Institute.
An interesting letter comes from an infrequent correspondent, Syd Batchelder, Town Clerk and specialty farmer of Langdon, N. H.:
"Not long ago there was a miniature and rather unique Dartmouth rally at my home. One of Tom's classmates, very much interested in the subject ,of matrimony, arranged with me to conduct the service. Shortly before his appearance and quite unexpectedly, a car load of classmates drove into the yard. Then, in a car furnished by his fraternity and chauffeured by one of his brothers, Jim Donmoyer '52 and his prospective bride, Nancy Mannon, arrived. With eight classmates to witness the august event, I joined them in marriage. Following a reception provided by Mrs. Batch, the chauffeur departed with the couple on the first lap of their honeymoon.
"When my grandson was seven months old he went with his mother to be with his dad, a FlightSurgeon stationed at Guam. Now he is at "the Junction" where his dad is resident doctor-surgeon in the Veterans' Hospital. Less than two years old, he has traveled about 20 thousand miles."
Among the winter vacationists are Bob andPolly Rhodes at Fort Lauderdale; Pete andGinnie Haffenreffer in Jamaica; Frank andEllie Wallis at Miami (claims business). On a side trip to Havana they saw Bob and MaryBorwell at the Nacional Hotel. Through his client the Wallis' were entertained at the Beach Club, Indian River Country Club and other spots not available to outsiders. Johnnyand Drue Garrod spent their holidays at Crown Point, near Charleston, S. C. Woodyand Fran Wilson spent three weeks, mostly in California.
After ten years, Whitey is again President of the Massachusetts Council of Business Schools.
F. Morgan Taylor won the Indoor Eastern Intercollegiate broad jump title recently representing Princeton. In checking back through the records he probably is the son (born in 1930) of our F. Morgan Taylor, who spent six months in Hanover and then, I believe, went to Grinnell College in lowa where he became track captain and intercollegiate hurdle champion. He is now teaching in Skokie, Ill.
Fred Smith, writing to Park Merrow, says:
"I thought you might be interested to know that I am now in my own business distributing several lines of industrial refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. I have an office in Portland and one in Boston and my partner operates in Springfield
"I am still living in West Buxton, Me., and will look forward to your periodic visits when you are on your way through."
Business took Eddie Pease as far as Denver where he had dinner with Dud Smith and reports that Dud Green is now married. That just about leaves Eddie the lone wolf of our class. While there, he went to a new famous ski resort, Winter Park, directed by Steve Bradley '39, where he saw the Denver University team clean up the Western College teams. They were confident of winning the Winter Carnival in Hanover and almost did while some of our top men were in the Olympics. Then Eddie went south to Tallahassee, Jackson, Miss., and Baton Rouge. En route he dined and bridged with Andy Edson. Address changes include:
Louis O. Gove, Mgr. J. J. Newberry Cos. (1136 Fulton St., Fresno, Calif.) whose home is 2974 Peralta Way, Fresno, Calif.; Milton N. Hart, Miami Corp., 410 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, m., Home, 630 Indian Rd., Glenview, Ill.; Preston B.Tanner, 7404 Fontana, Mission, Kans.; Paul A.Brunn, Lawyer (Bus.) 15 Broad St., N.Y.C. 5, and home address Locust Rd., Northport, N. Y.; andLawrence C. Marshall, Bank of the Manhattan Co., Home, 136 East 64th St., N. Y. C. 21.
Secretary, Kenneth B. Hill & Co., Rm. 1004 80 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Treasurer, Elm St., Norwich, Vt. Class Agent, 80 Eastlawn, Teaneck, N. J.
