1923
Karl Stadlinger, physician and surgeon, was married in 1928 to Mildred Moss, a UCLA girl, and for a good many years the Stadlingers, with son Tom, now 23, have lived in Burbank, Calif. Karl graduated from Cornell Med and accomplished his internship in San Francisco. He writes that Class get-togethers are difficult to arrange out his way, because the '235, although enthusiastic, are pretty widely scattered; and he deplores the fact that the gang out there finds it hard to get back to Hanover as often as they would like.
Our dope on Ralph Staley isn't too current, we regret to say, but according to last advices he was living in Long Beach, Calif., following a number of years of residence in Denver. He was married to Hazel Bennett in 1948. Ralph was a member of that fine bunch of stalwarts who came to Dartmouth from Denver 35 years ago: Johnny Allen, now of NYC; Joe Houston, now of Winnetka, Ill.; Bartlett; and Merridith, deceased. In a nostalgic note, Ralph describes what happened one fine spring weekend in Hanover during senior year, when he almost drowned in the Connecticut River, due to the influence of local politics. It appears that Ralph set out from shore to join a group of frolickers who had reached an island in the river. The current swept him past his goal, as he listened to the taunts of Hizzoner IrishFlanigan, whose feelings Ralph had previously hurt when Ralph had made complimentary remarks about Irish' rival in the mayoral election, the Reverend Carbaugh. Just as Ralph had about abandoned hope of rescue, The Irishman relented, a human chain was formed, Ralph made a successful, desperate grab for the end man's big toe, and was dragged ashore, half drowned and sore as hell!
Lester ("Leopard") Stevens, who was a member of our distinquished group for two years and then moved to B.U., is a Ridgewood, N. J., resident. In 1926 he went to work for Okonite Callender Cable Co., of Paterson. Except for an interlude of three years when he tried his hand at farming, he has been with Okonite ever since. In 1937 Les married Ruth Smith, a girl with both Brown and Columbia in her background, and they have a daughter. The Stevens have a lot of fun at their country place, in Worthington, Mass.
According to our archives, Phil Stevens, who went to work for the Maine Manufacturing Co. smack dab out of college, continues as president of that organization, which manufactures refrigerators. Home and office: Nashua, N. H. Married in 1926 to Marian Bradley, Bryn Mawr graduate, Les has fathered Edwin and Sarah, 26 and 23.
Mort Stern, old-time roommate of Joe Schif-fenhaus and Clary Goss, got his M. D. at Cornell Medical School, interned and "raised hell" (according to Mort) at Boston City and Beth Israel Hospitals, instructed at Tufts Medical,, and has been practicing as a diagnostician and internist in Boston for many years.
Except for three years in the Air Corps during WW II, Ed Stocher has practiced law in Cleveland, with the firm of Thompson Hine and Flory, since graduation from Dartmouth and law school. We haven't seen Ed for years, and have no intelligence concerning his private life, but we think we are safe in declaring him a "confirmed" bachelor, since few bachelors in their fifties ever seem to up and change their state of single blessedness.
It has been quite a spell since word of Larry Stone last appeared in this column. He's a bachelor, lives in West Hartford, Conn., and works at his profession of civil engineering and surveying from an office at 99 Church St., Hartford. At one time he put in a stint for Jones and Laughlin as efficiency engineer, and has served the state of Connecticut as civil engineer.
Erstwhile roommate of Russ Roberts during a blissful stay in Hanover, Bill Strong went on to law school and has been practicing in Greenwich, Conn., for 27 years. He's a partner in Hirschberg, Pettingill, Strong, and Deming. The Strongs - Bill, Viv, and daughter Barbara, who is 20, are Greenwich residents.
A Congregational minister turned Boy Scout executive, Phil Swartz with Kay Swartz lives in San Francisco, where Phil is district executive of the B.S. of A. Phil got his M.A. and B.D. at Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, Calif.; taught at Anatolia College, Salonica, Greece; and was pastor in churches at Saticoy and Venice, Calif., and Ogden, Utah; and has held his present job since about 1945. The Swartzes have two boys, Arthur and Phil, 24 and 21. In commenting about Dartmouth, Phil says boys should be introduced, in college, to all the major fields and should specialize according to their special interests; and he commends teaching which contributes to effective citizenship by establishing an understanding of the basic issues in government, business, sociology, philosophy, religion, etc.
Several months ago we told you that Swede Swenson had been made president of the Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce, and that he is v.p. and gen. mgr. of General Box Co., Sheboygan. It is a pleasure to add further details re: the Swensons. Their son John, a big guy like his father, was Dartmouth '50. Daughter Jane was Smith '53. Before he went with Gen. Box 27 years ago, Swede played pro football in 1926, was an appraiser for the Chicago Trust Co., and had various construction jobs in and around Chicago. He was married in 1927 to Ginny Forbes, Smith '23. Nowadays, they tell me, when he's not pushing to get out more millions of those good _ wire-bound boxes in Sheboygan, or fooling around in his workshop or photo lab, he'll take you up on an offer to play golf, or shoot, or go skiing, at the drop of a hat.
One-time ship chandler of Portland, Me.; farmer in Alberta, Canada; and Cadillac salesman in Bangor, Me.; Ced Swett has toiled for General Motors to move carloads of Chevvies for the past fifteen years or so. For a while this activity was centered around Boston, but for a long time Ced has been zone mgr. for Chevrolet, with headquarters in Syracuse. He's been married since 1928. In connection with attending Class affairs, Ced complains that he "can't remember the fellows' names." If he thinks he alone suffers from this inability to think fast and come up with the right moniker, he's crazy! This shortcoming is shared by some 98% of your classmates, Cedric, and is in the same category with the fact that they are building the stairways steeper these days than they used to, and printing the telephone directory in much smaller type than in days of yore. Which reminds us of the guy who sought to ease the tension, with reference to embarrassments caused by forgetting names, by doling out badges to reuning oldsters (like us!), each bearing the legend: "MY NAME'S ELMER SATCHELFANNY — WHAT'S YOURS ?"
Johnny Foster is a new trustee of Montclair (N. J.) Academy Foundation. Besides, he's president of the Montclair Golf Club, v.p. of Goodwill Industries, N.Y.C., member of the board of the Dartmouth Club of N. Y. His business connection is with Boyden Associates, N. Y. management consulting firm.
Rae (Doc) Taber, after three years with us in Hanover, went on to Tufts Dental College. He lives and practices dentistry in New Bedford, Mass. The Browns' home is 34 Maple St.
When he graduated from Dartmouth, TedTaylor sold building materials and worked for Pittsburgh Steel Co. as sales rep., around Boston, until WW 11, when he helped to supervise shipbuilding programs for the Navy, officing in NYC. Since the war Ted has been selling steel for Truscon, working out of Boston. His son John, Dartmouth '49, was a Tuck School graduate in 1950 and Ted was in the audience when our Charley Zimmerman made an address to the graduates which Ted recalls as "inspiring."
In a lighter vein, Ted recalls an incident of his own undergraduate days, as follows:
"Doc Gile wasn't positive whether my rash (which turned out to be sumac poisoning) was contagious or not. As no babies were being born at the time, Doc installed me in the maternity ward of the Mary Hitchcock Hospital for observation. During my convalescence, by telling a white lie to each nurse as she came on duty, I was able to receive an alcohol rub from each of the three of them. This routine of three alcohol rubs daily made me the envy of all the friends who visited me. When they found I had been playing golf a few days previous to my confinement, each of these friends pestered me to tell them on what hole I had gone out of bounds and into the sumac bushes."
11 Satisfying Years
This column is the 99th I have churned out during the eleven years I've been privileged to serve the Class of 1923 in the course of an earlier five-year term as your Secretary and as your Secretary-Chairman for the past six years. I know that Johnny Allen, Don Moore,Sherm Baldwin, Dick Kershaw and myself the '238 who have had the job at various times during 31 years - would all join me in saying that working for the Class was an honor and a very great source of satisfaction. In dealing with the lives of the men in the Class, and in working in various ways to help build and hold friendships within the 550-men '23 association, our job has been (underlying every other activity), to serve the College. Such an assignment is bound to be most satisfying, truly a labor of love. My warmest thanks to the Class for giving me the opportunity I have had to work in behalf of Dartmouth. It has been a fine experience for me, and one which I most deeply appreciate, to work closely with the grand guys who have been your other Class officers and the other grand guys who have worked hard for the Class "without portfolio," so to speak, for the benefit of the Class and the College. A different group will shortly pick up where we are leaving off, and I know they will find, as we have, that serving '23 is a grand experience; and that working to maintain '23's position among the top classes of the Dartmouth alumni family is an assignment loaded with rewards.
Secretary, 576 Maple St., Winnetka, Ill.
Class Agent, 22 Summit Ave., Amsterdam, N. Y.
