1938

A recent Christmas-time visit to Hanover produced brief and enjoyable visits with JohnRand, Kelly Hill, and Gil Tanis. One frequently envies the local 1938 delegation their privilege of living in Hanover, particularly when all is peaceful and quiet during vacations. The town changes little from year to year, the chief new feature now being the Davis Rink, which is being used to the fullest possible extent for community activities as well as Dartmouth hockey.

Gil reports things booming in his department of the Development Council; he is kept busy and travels extensively in the course of his duties. John Rand is alreadv in the midst of the pre-Carnival planning and worrying. The Hill family are all well and sound, except for one young hopeful with a broken arm from vacation activities.

Biggest change along the street is one of name; Ward and Baird will hereafter be known as Ward's Department Store. Earl and his mother have bought out the interest owned by Mrs. Baird. Earl has been treasurer of the store since the death of Mr. Baird in March of last year; he has been with the firm since 1939 after a year at B. U. Business School.

With the opening soon of the New Hampshire State Legislature, the official BrownBook, register of that august deliberative body, has appeared. Strangely enough, there are only eight lawyers represented, by far the largest group being persons who classify themselves as "retired." Far from that category is Dave Bradley, who assumes his seat for the first time as the result of the November elections. With 422 men and women in the House and Senate, this makes Dave a member of one of the world's largest legislative bodies.

Along Main Street all else is as before, except that the Tanzis swept out their store for Christmas. The local merchants were exceedingly gratified at the College's change of policy eliminating the long Thanksgiving weekend, as many parents came to town and outfitted junior in the local clothing emporiums. During the week after Christmas the streets were thronged with urchins attending ski school either at the Inn or Keene's; as is usual with ski school, there was no snow most of the time, so they gravitated to Occom Pond or the rink.

Local talk is, as usual, of college matters, not the least of which is widespread disappointment that "Tuss" has retired. The local Valley News fanning the flames of indignation in a long series of sports columns and editorials. Speculation is, of course, rife as to possible successors, and I heard via the grapevine that there have been over a hundred applications received to date.

From Sao Paulo, Brazil, at long last, StanBrown writes of lite below the Equator:

"I can't get used to the tremendous size of Sao Paulo (2% million), for it looks and acts like anything but a Latin-American city. Fortunately, it's cleaner more healthy, and enjoys a better climate than Rio de Janeiro - not to mention better housing facilities. However, it will be nice to get back to the good old U. S. A. sometime."

Stan's term of service in Brazil has been "arbitrarily" increased from two to three years,so it will still be some time before he returnswith Nena, Nena Minor (5), Stan (2), andFreddie (1).

From Westerly, R. I., comes word of HerbRathbun.

"Herbert W. Rathbun Jr., treasurer of C. A. Morgan, Inc., insurance agents, and brokers, is the first non-Connecticut resident to be elected to the board of directors of the New London County Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Norwich (Conn.).

"Mr. Rathbun has been active in the insurance field for a number of years, and has held official positions in several associations. He is also active in fire department activities. He is a past president of the Washington County Board of Insurance Underwriters, former regional vice president of the Rhode Island Association of Insurance Agents and is the fire safety chairman for the association.

"Mr. Rathbun is a former captain of the Rhode Island Ones of the Westerly Fire Department, is vice president of the New England Veteran Firemen's League, and a deputy fire warden in Westerly."

Also active in civic affairs has been BillMain, of the Melrose Mains. Bill was recently appointed a ward chairman of the Red Feather campaign in that suburb of Boston. Bill is a supervisor of .service station representation for Gulf Oil. As well as being one of the faithful who gather with 1938 at the Boston meetings, he is active in the Dartmouth Club of Melrose.

Already advanced dope is coming out on the 1955 Alumni Fund drive. An increase in objective over-all for all classes, particularly in order to strengthen the College's scholarship resources, makes it imperative that all pitch in early and generously to put the campaign over the top. After Scotty's magnificent stretch-drive of last year, we can all appreciate the help it would be to get our contributions in early. It seems rather unreasonable to anticipate that those who are going to give don't know it yet, nor that the amount they feel they should contribute will change much from the opening of the Fund to the end of it. With rare exceptions, therefore, the business can be expedited considerably, thus making it easier and more efficient for Scotty and his crew.

Secretary, Trinity-Pawling School Pawling, N. Y.

Treasurer, 406 Peck Rd., Geneva, Ill.