1923

It becomes important to all of us at this time of year to give heed to the perennial approaches of the Alumni Fund "heelers" in our midst, and to give what we can afford. The particular pitch which I want to make in this column at this time is addressed to the "MISSING ONE HUNDRED." I refer to the men of '23 who are friends of the College, who acknowledge the contribution the College made to their lives, who believe in the purpose of the College, who have some means and who fail to give to the College. If YOU are one of these, I urge you in the strongest terms to make a contribution to the Fund this year. Make it a point THIS year not to forget about it until it is too late. Make it a POINT to abandon any vestige of opinion you may have had that YOUR contribution is a drop in the bucket and no one will miss it. Borrowing from the naval hero of byegone days who said: "Damn the torpedoes!" I say to you "damn the amount"; meaning exactly this: that we want you to GIVE and we don't care HOW MUCH. If the "MISSING ONE HUNDRED" were each to contribute one dollar, our percentage of participation in the Fund would top the list of classes. Dollarwise, we need not worry, if all the men who have given regularly will keep on doing it this year, and if those men who can afford to beef up their contributions will do so. ... So, if the shoe fits, and if you are one of the "MISSING ONE HUNDRED," how about a change of pace this year?

Class of 1923 Memorial Books For some time now the College library has been buying books in the names of deceased classmates, with suitable bookplates, financed by the class. Whenever such a purchase is made, the family of the classmate is notified. Our files now contain a number of letters from appreciative recipients of these notifications. We have heard from the family of PatCurran, Phil peering, Jack Burroughs, HaroldHilton and Bob Buckley.

Alumni Magazines for '23 Widows: For three years or so it has been Class policy to include the widows of deceased classmates on the list of those who receive the MAGAZINE regularly. Evidence that this procedure is appreciated may be found in the following letter from Frances Behringer, addressed to all of you.

"Dear Class of 1923: My son Blair and I and my husband's family were deeply touched by the beautiful tribute which you, my husband's classmates, have elected to pay to those of you who are gone; my husband George, being one of those whom you are honoring in so appropriate and lasting a manner. Please accept our gratitude in so honoring his memory. Appreciatively, Frances Behringer."

Another letter, in the same vein, from Mrs. John Gilliland:

"Dear Mr. Metzel: The March DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE came today and it occurred to me that I ought to thank the Class of 1923 for sending it to me so faithfully since Johnny died. I enjoy it almost as much as my own U. of Conn. Alumnus and I sincerely appreciate the thoughtfulness involved. I have been working for the Nestle Company for the past 3 years and am now supervisor of Nescafe Hostesses, S. Cal. Dist. It's a nice job tho it involves quite a bit of traveling both locally and thru the Pacific northwest. My 2 elder daughters are married. Jeanne lives near here and Anne is in Conn. The younger girls are still in school. With all good wishes for 1923, I am, most sincerely yours, Irene Cooke Gilliland."

What Magazines Do 23's Read? 91% of us read magizines. 16% read only one, 33% read two, 35% read three, 6% read four, 4% read five, and 5% read more than five. The list of magazines which are read by more than 1% of the Class includes 20, headed by Time, which is read by 46.5%. Next comes Life, with 46%. In 3d place is the SaturdayEvening Post, -with 32.5%, The Reader's Digest is 4th with 25.5%, and the New Yorker is sth with 14.5%. The other magazines, in order of their standing in the list, are: Colliers, Fortune, National Geographic, Newsweek, Harpers, Business Week, DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE, Coronet, Atlantic Monthly, American, Holiday, Nation, Home and Garden,Omnibook, Home Gardening. The list of other magazines which are read, each of them by less than 1% of the Class, is as follows: Adventure, America, American Forester, American Home, Antique Journal, Barrons, Flying,Farm Journal, Gourmet, Golf World, HarvardBusiness Review, Kiplingers, Look, LiteraryDigest, Motor Boating, Police Gazette (wonder who?), Popular Photography, Punch,Quick, Rifleman, Radio-Electronics, Rudder,Saturday Review of Literature, Science Digest,Ski, Tide, Town and Country, True Detective,World News.

Thank You, Colin Stewart! Our good Class Treasurer, around the turn of the year, was instrumental in directing some newsworthy postcards my way, penned by various and sundry classmates with whom he was in correspondence re their class dues. (Note: We had no intention, at this point, to mention this matter of dues. Honest, we were just leading up to the postcard business. But we can't resist telling you that if you haven't sent Colin five bucks you haven't had a share in the cost of sending ALMAGS to widows, of buying Memorial Books for classmates, of your own ALMAC, such things as the football dinners for the Big Green football team which we have financed for three years, and plenty of other class costs). But to continue. Back to the postcards. We sent some of them to Flanigan, for the peerless Skiddoo, and here are bits and pieces from the bunch we retained.

Ruel Smith ... 20 years with Time last July ... now advertising manager Time, International ... son Ruel Jr. regular first baseman on '5l frosh team.

Sammy Sammis ... still quartered at 19 South Mt. Rd., Pittsfield, Mass.... bride, two collies, lots of nieces and nephews ... guides destinies of Board of Assessors.

Johnny A lien ... continues with Columbia University on their Engineering Center fund raising campaign.

Shiner Beggs . .. Advertising sales manager of Living for Young Home-Makers.... Home: Forest Hills, N. Y.

Priscilla Goss .. . "Clarence looked handsome as he walked down the aisle of the Larchmont Avenue Presbyterian Church with our daughter Barbara when she married Henry Hall last September."

Lee Young... "Same old rut; eat, .sleep, work, talk about our kids. All well and hope you are the same."

Carl Reed ... elected executive vice president Niagara Lithograph Cos. last December ... proud grandfather of "Butch" Reed and "Mike" Tracy."

Dwight Haigh . . . "Terribly busy with some new accounts. ... Saw Stan Ungar, who has put on a few pounds."

Bill Rice ... "Become a grandfather since you last heard from me... . Daughter married not long ago to fellow lab worker with me ... chemist with Thomas A. Edison, storage batteries."

Jim Hennessy .. . "Often see Charlie Zim,Charlie Rice, Freddie Davis, Fran Smith and other Conn, classmates. They all seem to be holding up 0K... . Take care, T.T., and the best for '52."

Jim McCabe ... "One boy at Amherst and another starting Trinity next fall, both boys taken with the smaller colleges ... still on the farm, and life is pretty satisfying here, and lots of fun."

Lester Stevens .. . "Here's a wish for the best of health to the classmates in 1923."

Skinny Matless ... "Tried hard to register my new granddaughter in Dartmouth, but they turned her down."

Bill Kelly ... "The only interesting things in the life of a rural g.p. of medicine are not publishable.. . our little 41/2 years-old is worth his weight in gold for he has kept us young. ... See Jack Booth quite often ... he and Mary have three beautiful children."

Larry Curtis "New job, asst. N.E. claims mgr... . see Bob McMillan rushing for the train now and then."

George Musk ... "Julie sends her best. ... Carol a sophomore at Smith, Butch a 6 ft, basketball player in H.S."

Secretary-Chair man, 1425 Astor St., Chicago 10, Ill. Treasurer, 5 Tyler Rd., Hanover, N. H. Class Agent, 29 E. Main St., Amsterdam, N. Y.