Cleveland
When Don Morrison, Dean of the Faculty, spoke before the Cleveland alumni on March 11 at the University Club, the consensus was that he gave more straight-from-the-shoulder, down-to-earth information about the Hanover scene than had been dished out in these parts in many a moon. The dean is a young looking gent, but he seems to have plenty on the ball.
President Dave Johnson '35 was sitting in the MC seat and introduced the dean. He also took occasion to call for a standing round of applause for Harris, the head waiter at the University Club, whose son, William Oscar Harris, Class of 1930, is a practicing physician in Atlantic City. Harris glowed with pride, and who can blame him?
The turnout wasn't as large as it should have been. With approximately 600 alumni in this area, only about 10% showed and that's not good. In number of attendance, the classes of '33 and '40 led the field with six each. From '33: Herb Moatz Jr., Dar Bates, Ed Eldridge, Harding Macdona, who's moved into the Cleveland area as a representative of Life, Bob Fairbank, and Howie Schuemann. From '40: Bob Williams, Dick Goulder, Dr. Bill Huffman, John Moore, John Knutson, and Bob MacMillan.
One class had 100% turnout, the good old Class of '09 which has only two members in this area, Ced Wellsted and Jack Childs. A few classes had only one member on the job. To name 'em: Ruby McFalls '16; Jack Slabaugh '18, who came in from Akron. (He never misses. He tried to get Bill McKenzie '16 to come, but Bill was too tired.) Bob Branson '24; Hub Harwood '26; Maurice Cogan '28, the skating Irishman; Charlie Hall '32; and Tom Allen '36, who's in the process of moving to New York, having taken a job with American Air Lines. He's the guy with the modified Don Eagle haircut.
Five of the stalwarts from '23 were on the job: Monty Mountcastle, the hotel celebrity, Hank Bourne, Ray Barker, C. A. Robinson, whose son wants in on next fall's freshman class, and J. M. Osborne. A quartet was there from '25 but they didn't bust into song: Bud Petrequin, Hort Conrad, Doc Bob Reading and Joe Walton. A like number was there from '44: Bob Gilchrist, Dr. Ted Mortimer, Ed McNeil, and Chuck Richardson. Chuck was not long out of the hospital where he landed with a broken shoulder after an auto accident, while riding with his prospective brother-in-law. The brother-in-law tried to make a turn at too high a speed and the car came in contact with a tree. The tree won. The Class of '52 also boasted four attendants: Ray Barker Jr., who's working in his old man's store, John Klein, Ed Oberndorf, and young Norm Jeavons, a personable young man who's about a half a head taller than his pappy.
Take a gander at others in attendance. Maybe you'll recognize some folks you know. From '19: Eddie Malz, one of the fortunates who lives in Aurora, Ohio, the Garden Spot of America, and Norm Jeavons, the guy who leads the Life of Riley. From '29: Red Flynn, Morry Hartman, and W. C. Bergstrom. They all ganged up at the head table. From '30: Milt Mclnnes, the operating V. P. of the Erie Railroad, and Lee Chilcote, Cleveland's Alumni Councillor. From '34: Dick Loughry, the periodontist, Frank Heath, the labor relations lawyer, and Bob Palmer, who should have been in the movies. From '35: Dave Johnson, Bill Hawgood, and Jack AuWerter. From '41: Al Hutton and John Reed. From '49: Bob Schmitz, Nels Abrahamson, and John Mc-Ilwraith, whose old man was in the Class of '26. One other guy was there, but he neglected to sign the register. Tough.
This does it. We're happy to let you know that Cleveland is still on the map and doing its bit for Dartmouth.
Secretary, 1941 Tremblethurst Dr., S. Euclid, 0.
