1924
At this moment of writing it is impossible to know what the response of the Class will be to our pleas for support on our Memorial Book Plan, for the very good reason that the new issue of this estimable periodical has not yet reached your hands. The response may be overwhelming, but none the less we feel it would do no harm to mention it again.
Ours was one of the first classes to adopt this plan, designed to purchase a rare and valued book to be added to the permanent collection of the Dartmouth library in memory of each of our deceased classmates. When the plan was first started the support was substantial, but not quite enough to complete the project in its entirety. We are hopeful that the Class will back this plan wholeheartedly, and that we will not only be enabled to make it 100% effective, but that we may turn over a substantial balance to the treasury for future use. Every member of the Class, who has not already participated in the plan, is earnestly requested to send a check, be it large or small, drawn to the order of the 1924 Memorial Book Fund, to your secretary at the address shown at the top of this column. Let's get behind this worthwhile project, and make it a complete success.
During the summer we were pleased to re- ceive a letter from Ott Grauer. Ott has been a purveyor of books and stationery in Buffalo since his graduation from college. He is now running the family business, founded by his grandfather, which has now expanded to a five-store operation, supplying the stationery needs of generations of Buffalonians. Ott has two daughters, the older a freshman at Skid- more, while the younger starts her scho- lastic career at Oldfields this fall. In the sum- mers the Grauers move out to their summer place at Niagara-on-the-Lake, where Ott continues to gambol on the tennis courts as of yore. Sounds like an ideal situation, and at one point during the heat wave we were all for moving in on them. Ott closes his letter by remarking that he is planning on attending our 30th reunion next June, and hopes to see everyone at that time. There's a man with foresight! Go thou, and do thou likewise.
Any class secretary will tell you that one of his greatest problems is the acquisition of news, and it is interesting to learn to just what lengths we Sometimes have to go to achieve our ends. Take for instance this one, reported by Larry Hewes. He writes,
"I had kept your letter around for some time, intending to answer, but then we moved and the letter was lost. Soon after moving into our new home, we had a cloudburst here in Denver which flooded the basement and got a lot of our belongings all wet. Yesterday I went down to see if things were drying out a bit, and lo and behold, there was your letter standing out like the indictment of a guilty conscience, all alone in the middle of the floor. Of course, I'm not a bit superstitious, but I don't like coincidences that go too far."
You can see from the foregoing that, while it is not absolutely essential for a secretary to be a practising mystic, it sure does help.
Larry has had a most interesting career. For the past four years he has been with the Bureau of Reclamation in Denver. Prior to that time, he spent twenty-seven months in Japan as a civilian adviser in GHQ, SCAP, Tokyo. Larry is a professional agricultural land specialist, and his extensive experience made him of great value in working out the Japanese Land Reform, which had been pretty well completed before he left to return to this country. Larry's family was with him the last year and a half. He reports seeing quite a few Dartmouthites in Japan, including our classmate George Gerke, and Wen Tsao Wu of the Class of '23 who was there with the Chinese mission.
Before being called to Japan, Larry spent the war years working with several private foundations attempting to solve a number of interracial situations on the West Coast, such as the evacuation of Japanese Americans, the importation of many thousands of workers from central Mexico as farm workers, and the large,influx of colored workers into Pacific Coast aircraft and shipbuilding plants, with all the conflicts and tensions which developed. Sounds like quite a job.
Larry and Patricia are now living in their new home at 701 Williams Street, Denver 18, Colorado. Their son, Larry III, is a sophomore at Yale this fall.
Some time back (How long we dare not say) we received a most interesting letter from Claude Jagger, written on the letterhead of the Hawaiian Economic Service. At a time when most of us are sitting on the back of our laps, pleasantly contemplating the approach of retirement, with its attendant pensions, retirement income, annuities, and Lord only knows what, Claude jumped these preordained Green Pastures and went into business for himself. The Hawaiian Economic Service is a general management consultant business, and in the two years of its existence has picked up a very choice clientele. For one who was already a member of the Half Century Club, it was a daring move, but apparently the new organization is operating successfully, and will pay off handsomely in immediate satisfaction and ultimate gain. More power to our newest entrepreneur. May his audacity be amply rewarded!
Odds and Ends from Here and There: DonHull has just recently reached the exalted state of grandparenthood. Old Doc Hull is the proud grandfather of Lisa Rearing, the daughter of Narici (Hull) and Ensign Samuel Rearing Jr. USNR. Don's son-in-law is presently on active duty with the Navy.... Sumner J. Robinson, vice president of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., continues to be in great demand as a speaker at sales conventions and executives meetings all over the country. Despite all the flying he does, Sumner still seems able to keep his feet on the ground, and to keep his own sales organization geared to a high pitch.
During the summer Mr. and Mrs. LarryHarter announced the engagement of their daughter, Barbara, to Kent Pinneo. Barbara graduated last June from Lasell Junior College in Auburndale, Mass. Early this summer, Carolyn Craig, daughter of Doug and DorisCraig, was married to Frederic C. Bateman. The groom had just completed a tour of duty with the Army in Korea. The young people are now living in Delaware, Ohio, where Fred is continuing his studies at Ohio Wesleyan. To continue our social notes, StanLyon's daughter, Mary Louise, was recently married in West Newton to George H. Strong of Johnstown, Pa.
Don't forget to send in a few bucks for the Memorial Book Fund. We can use them. And make a note right now that, come what may, you'll be journeying toward Hanover next June for that Big 30th! That's all there is, there isn't any more. See you later.
Secretary, 328 Orchard PI., Ridgewood, N. J. Treasurer, 1312 Greenleaf Blvd., Elkhart, Ind. Bequest Chairman,
