1937
We're well into the New Year and I've missed again on the seasons greetings - belated wishes to all of you for a happy and prosperous one. Next, many thanks to CharlieBlaisdell for turning out last month's column. It's a real treat to read "them notes" for a change without blushing with horror at the sight of whole paragraphs in print and no one but yourself to blame for their being there. Anyone with lots of news and writing ambitions is invited to take over an issue at any time - no advance notice required. Just send your copy in to the secretary and it will be typed onto the form for submittal to the MAGAZINE.
With the Dartmouth Club available as an incomparable meeting place in midtown Manhattan, several social events were scheduled for December. On Tuesday evening, the seventh, we had cocktails and dinner and a stimulating if not heated session on the subject of education versus football. The camp was almost evenly divided and the battle raged until 10:30 when the group disbanded, still on speaking terms. Although some may feel the Class of 1937 was responsible for Tuss McLaughry's resignation, I doubt the accuracy of that belief very much. Football coaches are a great deal like martinis —if you have too much of them it's not a bad idea to switch. And that is exactly what Red Rolfe is in the process of doing right now - interviewing prospective talent by the dozens.
On hand for the evening was that indefatigable editor Rog Allen, hustling news (he usually sends it out just in advance of the due date of this copy to befog me); RowleyBialla, hustling money; Carl Noyes, reporting on his recent residence in Ridgefield Park, N. J., and young son and daughter; LannyMoore, still with the advertising firm of Anderson and Cairns and living in Fresh Meadows, L. T., boasting one child. Ben Cardozo had the temerity to tell Blaisdell that he was enlarging his law practice by opening a branch office in Westport, Conn. Charlie's remarks are unprintable - my, how these attorneys behave. Ben has two girls. Also on hand were Jack Francine, Mike Wright, JerryLow, Carl Ray, Gordon Torrey, who reported four girls and one boy; and Blaisdell, who reported no offspring at all, but made more nasty comments, so I checked and found he has one of each - as if he planned it that way!
The Paul Dicksons happily announced the birth of their fourth child early in December. Paul is now a director of the National Industrial Conferences Board and lives in Mountainside, N. J. Bud Reed boasts a new home in Pompton Lakes, N. J., and is still associated with the Western Electric Company. Don't forget to send us your new address, Bud.
Fran Evans is now an assistant director of health for the Prudential Life Insurance Company in Newark and accounts for two daughters. Not much dope on Dr. Bob Areson beyond the word that he's a very successful general practitioner in and around Upper Montclair, N. J. Gordon Torrey mentioned seeing Bill Sayre but had no item of interest to add.
Sheldon Wagner is still in the dairy product business but has supplemented that activity by being elected a councilman in the town of Hastings, N. Y. In tact he missed the dinner because of a council meeting.
On December 28 there was a tea dance at the Club and we were represented by Club President Carl Ray and Corky, the HermanAnstatts, Roily Biallas and Lansing Moore.
We have just received word of Art Falk's engagement to Elizabeth Manwell of Cleveland, Ohio. Art, whose home was formerly in New Rochelle, has been working in San Francisco where he met his fiancee. She was graduated from Ohio University where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. The wedding was scheduled for January so by now congratulations should be in order to them both.
Tom Mclntyre is back in the newspapers again, this time missing by a very narrow margin winning a seat in the new Congress. Tom gained considerable stature in New Hampshire political circles by conceding the election to the Republican incumbent and calling off a hearing before the state Ballot Law Commission involving several thousand disputed ballots.
Jim Otis was seen in the Hanover Inn one week-day late in November. Why not write us about these trips!
A most interesting letter arrived via Air Force Postal Service, franked and all and apparently mailed about Christmas time in Korea. It turned out to be from Lee, Hyung Ho, a 17-year-old boy in his second year of high school in Seoul, typewritten in English, and starting off,
"Dear Sir: I think that when you have this unexpectedly letter, you will probably be astonished. Here I am writing the reason how become write to you. Just the other day when I was looking the magazine Dartmouth then I happened to see your name and address in there with many others. So I am decided to write to you."
"Then, why I write to you? I have been longing to have a opportunity that be able to exchange letter with American boys or girls who are like my age."
The letter went on for several paragraphs explaining his interest in exchanging ideas, discussing school matters and becoming friends through correspondence with American boys and girls. Lee's address is 44-2 Dang Ju Dong, Chong No Koo, Seoul, Korea. Some of you must know a youngster interested in writing to Lee. He closed his letter, "I am poor English knowledge owner for write the letter as Korean language to express my feeling. Now is the time year when I should use the greeting - Merry Christmas." At least he'll get a copy of this issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
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