1926
The sun is caught in every leafWet scarlet, liquid gold;The touch of frost creeps through our shoesSo sharp and crisp and cold.
October has returned again and with it comes the chronicles of classmates and football game reunions. After a lazy summer with no deadlines to meet, the secretary must again bestir himself to work. Now news is urgently needed to fill these columns for the many months ahead!
When we left off last June, '26 was reuning in Hanover in a far different role than ever before. This time it was recipients of honorary degrees and parents and friends to see sons graduate from the College. For the occasion came Charlie and Lovisa Collins,Russ and Dorothy Clark, Jim and GraceGrady, Doug and Helen Everett, Don andMarjorie Hopkins, Dick and Mayflora Major,Horace and Ruth Moderwell, Okey andHelen O'Connor, Bill and Rose Pitney, Tubber and Mary Weymouth. Bob and DotSalinger also joined the group to share with the Weymouths the joy of seeing Skip get his degree. Befitting this large '26 assemblage at the graduation ceremonies, our classmate ick Eberhart was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters. Dick is the first member of the class to be so honored at a Dartmouth commencement. Who knows but what his verse that so appropriately opened many of these columns led to this singular honor. His citation published in the July issue of the MAGAZINE also gives other reasons. Reports come to us that the pleasantest part of that whole commencement weekend was a delightful party given by Barbaraand Sid Hay ward on Saturday afternoon for the '26 delegation, wives, sons and daughters. It was marred only by having Doug Everett laid up in Dick's House with a painful back injury.
Following Commencement, Bob and DotSalinger joined Clarence and Billie McDavitt to celebrate their respective 25th wedding anniversaries at Don Church's Oyster Harbors Club on Cape Cod. That reminds us that Mac was recently featured in an article in the Boston Herald, entitled "Young Blood Giving Life to Banking - Stuffy, Comic Strip Individual Now Thing of the Pact." Mac as president of the Massachusetts Bankers Association is doing much to humanize the institution, so the article states. While in Hanover last spring for the Glass Secretaries meeting, Sid Hayward told us that beside being an outstanding banker and winner of a Navy decoration at Okinawa in World War II, Mac has developed himself to be the foremost skier of the class. Bob Cleary and Gail Borden look to your laurels!
As usual there is much to catch up on with our busy classmates after the lapse of the notes throughout the summer months. Tom Floyd-Jones seemed to be very much in the summer sailing news of Long Island Sound, winning many of the regattas of the Riverside (Conn.) Yacht Club. Also in the sailing pages of the metropolitan New York newspapers were accounts of Ed Dooley's son Ed '55 who seemed to be one of the most outstanding sailors on the Sound this summer. Ed himself announced that he would not oppose Representative Ralph A. Gamble for the Republican nomination for Congress in the 26th District (Westchester County) New York, as had been urged on him by his friends for the fall elections.
From California comes word that Dr. Granville F. Knight, our Santa Barbara physician, was elected President of the American Academy of Nutrition. Osmer F. Fitts, Brattleboro's leading attorney, was elected at the American Bar Association meeting in August to a three-year term as a member of the Board of Governors for the second circuit, consisting of the states of New York, Connecticut and Vermont. He was also appointed a regent of the College of Trial Lawyers. As you know Oz has been a president of the Vermont Bar Association, a director of the New England Law Institute and of the American Judicature Society. Best wishes, Oz, that sounds very impressive!
The Curtis-Wright Corporation have announced that Kenneth P. Schmidt of 470 Sagamore Ave., Teaneck, N. J., has been named to the new post of director of labor relations. After graduation with our class Ken attended the Harvard School of Business Administration. Between 1928 and 1931 he worked with a bank consulting firm in Chicago and then joined the Manufacturers' Trust Company of New York. He came to Wright Aeronautical in 1942 and for the previous five years to this appointment he had been manager of industrial relations. As you will remember, Ken was originally from Lynn, Mass., Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and business manager of the Jack O'Lantern.
Time did not stand still this past summer. Look at the long list of those who joined the half-century club of 1926, which is now in the majority over those younger prodigies who entered with us in the fall of 1922:
JULY - Hugh J. Moore, Traugott Richter, Harold F. Bingham, Pren Carnell, Everett Downing, Mac Jones, Bob Minton, Walter Tomlinson, Bob Loomis, George Starke, Bob Hodgdon, Charlie Singleton, Bob "Million dollar" Cleary, John Thompson, Horace Moderwell, Joe Batchelder, Gib Robinson, Frank Nelson, Bill Pitney, Bud Banfield, Ralph Drews, Frank Bailey and Tom Herlihy.
AUGUST - Jack Cannon, Chester Cook, Tom Farwell, Sew Mills, Paul Newhall, Ed. Rosie, Kendall Foster, John Perkins St. Clair, Dick Husband, Ralph Bristol, Ken Johnston, Ralph McClure (where are you Ralph? your letter of congratulations was returned—address unknown), George Oakes, Ev. Potter, Reg Hanson, George Myers, Don Norstrand, Bob Wilson, Junk Anthony, Bill Willard, Harry Weare, Ed. Hassett, Lloyd Sanford, Herm Davidson, Tish Hoerner, Reg "Tommy" Thompson, Bill Fish, Ed. Remwick and Ritchie Smith.
SEPTEMBER - Wen Wilson, Charlie Bishop, Dick Gunthorp, Murray Knowlton, Obby Barker, Marke Lenke. Jesse Morgan, Bob Edgar, Johnnie Greene, Ken Petrie, Paul Harper, Charlie Ewing, Dutch Hall and Wadleigh Woods.
Is it any wonder that we ran out of theofficial class letter heads and had to resortto writing our congratulatory letters on NewYork Central stationery?
Now in October we have the following 22 additions who will become 50 years old: John Blair, October 1; Don Hoffman and Dick McClintock, 3; Ross Welch, 5; Babe Allen, 6; Norm Shellman and Harry Thomas also 6; Dick Maloney, 7; Royal Baker, Charlie Munson and Dick Randall, 8; Granny Knight, 12; Courtney Brown, 15; S. J. Owen, 18; Sandy Douglass, 22; Gene Ross, 23; Howard Rice, 24; Art Cunningham and D. L. Dimond, 28; Larry Oatman, 29; Dwight Butterfield and Carroll Peavey, 31.
Good cheer men - here is what Ogden Nash writes of the birthdays on the beach.
At fifty-one I would not boggle Except that when I jog I joggle.
A year ago last summer Rev. Richard P.McClintock was guest preacher at St. Paul's Cathedral in Boston and honored at the 1926 Boston Thursday luncheon club. This year shortly after returning to his home church, St. John's at Winthrop, Mass., Wee announced his resignation at Trinity Episcopal Church, Watertown, N. Y., where he has been since May 1951, to accept the rectorate of the Grace Episcopal Church at Medford, Mass., as well as to serve as chaplain for the Episcopal students at Tufts College. He completed his parish duties at Watertown the last of July and spent the month of August with his family at their summer home at Pocasset on Cape Cod. He took up his new duties on September 1.
There is no rest for our energetic Class Agent Okey O'Connor. No sooner than the Alumni Fund was successfully completed than Mayor Walter A. Quinn appointed him a member of the Board of Education of West Orange, N. J.
Another noteworthy event of the summer was the appointment in August of our TomMurdough as president of the American Supply Corporation of Evanston, Ill., and which you have probably already read in the Wah-Hoo-Wah column of this MAGAZINE. This is, indeed, a tribute to Tom's great ability that we extolled at some length in the January issue at the time of his elevation to the executive vice-presidency of the company the first of this year.
The summer was climaxed as always by a grand reunion in Hanover on August 20-21-22. This year the date coincided with the Hartland County Fair in neighboring Hartland, Vt., so some of the members were exposed to the wonders of New England farm life, milking machine exhibitions and oxen pulling contests. Courtney and Marg Brown with daughter Roxanne, Charlie and LoisAbbott and the Harwoods arrived early and got in some practice rounds before the opening cocktail party and buffet supper at the Ski Hut on Friday night. The new croquet grounds adjoining the Hut has brought a demand for a trophy in the future to be presented for that spirited contest as well as for the more laborious game of golf.
On Saturday morning a class meeting was held as usual at the Graduate Club with a review of the Treasurer's activities (remember dues are payable this month!) and a report of the class Alumni Fund standing. Much time was devoted to a consideration of publishing a 30th year book for the class (the last was our 5th year report and there have been many changes). Phil Benjamin has agreed to edit the publication, and we all hope for your support and cooperation in this gigantic undertaking. A fine luncheon was held on the Outing Club porch overlooking Occom Pond, after which the struggle ensued on Hilton Field. Since the appointment of Walt Rankin as chairman of a rules committee, strict enforcement of Carle Blunt's U. S. Golf Association rules are adhered to, which resulted in Harry Fisher and Courtney Brown being disqualified for buying their caddies' lunch and brought suspect on their low scores. Marg Brown was awarded the 1926 trophy, supplanting Mary Fisher. Barbara Hayward won the new low net bowl after Handicap Chairman Chuck Abbott assigned her 73 strokes. Hap Johnston won the Secretary's wife's prize of an adding machine, for the most honest and hard working golfer.
The high point of the weekend came at the hamburger and corn picnic held at the Keene's with forty in attendance. Dean Chamberlain was given the award for coming the greatest distance - Bonn, Germany. Those who partook of the fine weather over this great weekend were: Doug Everett, Don and Dot Norstrand, Charlie and Lois Abbott, Okey and Helen O'Connor, Harry and Mary Fisher, Walt and Billie Rankin; Ken, Helen, Carol and Ken (Jr.) Weeks, Courtney, Marge and Roxanne Brown, Hub and Det Harwood, Sally, Dan and Andy Drury, Tony and Thelma Gleason; Barbara, Sid and Nancy Hayward, Dean Chamberlain with daughter Martha, Stew and Mary Lou Orr, Phil Benjamin, Hap and Pat Johnston with daughters Patricia and Janet, Bob and Ruby Carr, and Charlie, Helen and Sharon McKenna.
And with the summer behind us, here are the coming events:
COLGATE AT HANOVER, OCTOBER 16 — This is a big game and another opportunity to see the classmates in Hanover.
HARVARD AT CAMBRIDGE, OCTOBER 23 - The famous luncheon at Smith House, 500 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, at 11:30 a.m. and boat ride to the stadium arranged by Don Norslrand hardly needs an announcement. This is an institution. Don't miss it!
YALE AT NEW HAVEN, OCTOBER 30 - After the successful picnic of last year HarryFisher has again designated the same meeting place, opposite Portal 3, inside the gate for our annual gathering.
Although arrangements have not been completed for a gathering at the Princeton game on November 20, it will undoubtedly be held as usual at the Terrace Club lawn. Watch your November issue.
And so we start another academic year. Hope to see you at the games!
Secretary, 500 Terminal Tower, Cleveland 13, O.
Treasurer, Kennedy's, 30 Summer St., Boston 10, Mass.
Bequest Chairman,
