1926
When the sun is high above,Summer comes to take her nap,Swaying limply over me,Settling down into my lap.
With the approach of the warm days of summer, this becomes the last notice we can give officially of the summer reunion, August 19-21. Perhaps Holt McAloney will still find space in his fine journal to give you further reminders, but put down the dates now in your summer plans and write the Inn direct for reservations. It is always a great weekend. Hope to see you there.
This June again finds several of our classmates back in Hanover for the graduation of their sons. Russ Clark, Jim Grady, HoraceModerwell and Bill Pitney will repeat from last year, with their sons taking the fifth year of the graduate schools. For the ceremonies of the Class of 1955 are Ralph Bristol (Calvert), Herb Darling (Herb Jr.), Ed Dooley (Ed Jr.), Jim Oberlander (David), Maurie Weil (Harry). Those names look like the graduation of 29 years ago.
June is also the windup of our Alumni Fund. We could leave it at that gentle hint, except word has reached us of the phenomenal success of the Princeton campaign this year, which finished with $901,891, an increase of $144,000, and an alumni participation of 69.4%, up 1.5%. Four classes contributed more than $30,000 and one of them was 1926. Now if we can match our contemporaries of that institution, it could very well make the difference in the Dartmouth record to regain supremacy.
In the same issue of the Princeton AlumniWeekly, there was a notation on the number of alumni in important posts in the banking world. This brought to mind that our GeorgeChampion has joined forces with Tibby Marshall '25 as the executive vice presidents of the newly merged Chase Manhattan Bank, now second only to the California Bank of America when measured in terms of total resources.
The Hotel Gazette recently had a picture of Don Church talking with Marguerite Allen, director of publicity for Robert F. Warner, Inc., representatives of the Belleview Biltmore captioned:
"Don Church at the Oyster Harbors Club at Osterville literally opened to a full house with a few soft periods as people came and went the first few weeks. All this and heaven too after the best season he had operating the Belleview Biltmore in Belleaire, Fla. An operation which is the epitome of perfection is what does it."
Those of the class who visit Don can well agree with the Gazette's appraisal of this hotel manager. You will recall the happy picture of Bob Salinger and Harry Fisher at the Belleview Biltmore in last month's issue of this magazine. Remember that is where we have our annual March reunion.
The U. S. Information Agency sent a recent resume of Dean Chamberlin's record which you will be interested to review to catch up on his goings and comings since graduation.
"Mr. Chamberlin and his wife, the former Enid Constance Straw, are graduates of the Manchester Central High School, Manchester, N. H. Mrs. Chamberlin is a graduate of and was an instructor in Wellesley College. She also taught in the Keene (N. H.) Teachers College and the Hyannis (Mass.) Teachers College.
"Mr. Chamberlin received his Bachelor of Science degree in literature from Dartmouth College in 1926 and his Master of Arts degree in English from Columbia University in 1929. For ten years he taught and was also an administrative officer in Dartmouth College. He was engaged in educational research in Ohio State University and was an assistant professor in the University of Chicago.
"He served as a major in air intelligence in the U. S. Air Force during World War II, and for three years following the war he served with the Educational Division of the Veterans Administration in Boston, Mass., as assistant chief of the New England Branch Office.
"From 1949-51, Mr. Chamberlin worked in Germany with the International Refugee Organization under the United Nations, and was in charge of rehabilitation and vocational training for disabled displaced persons in the British Zone of Germany. He also conducted a trade and vocational school in Osnabruck, Germany.
"Joining the U. S. overseas information program in 1951, Mr. Chamberlin has just concluded four years of duty in Germany, where, as Exchange of Persons Officer for the Agency, he was chief of evaluation and liaison for the Exchanges Division of the Office of the High Commission for Germany (HICOG). Mr. Chamberlin was responsible for publicizing and reporting the State Department's Exchange of Persons Program, evaluating its effectiveness and assisting some 10,000 German participants in the program to implement their experiences gained during visits to the United States.
"Last June Mr. Chamberlin's eldest daughter Martha, age 13, was a member of the graduation class of the American School of the Rhine, where she received a graduation certificate from U. S. High Commissioner Dr. James B. Conant during the ceremonies held at the Stimpson Chapel in Plittersdorf, Germany." „
Those of you who attended the summer reunion last August will remember the treat of having Dean and his daughter Martha drop in at the picnic at the Keenes' during their summer stay at Manchester. On his return to Germany in the fall, Dean wrote, "One of the high points in our Amerikatrip was the reunion in Hanover. Brief as it was, it was a wonderful chance to meet friends we hadn't seen for a long time. From the point of view of one overseas, I can't understand why more Stateside Twenty-sixers don't make this summer gathering an annual must." There was also enclosed with the letter a lovely photograph of Martha receiving her diploma from Dr. Conant, but as no class member was present or even in the background the MAGAZINE rules prevent the opportunity of publication.
Carl Allen, whose photograph appeared in Fortune magazine last winter, continues to bob up in the news. The Mining Gazette (Houghton, Mich.) recently had this to say:
"Carl E. Allen has been president and director of Campbell, Wyant and Cannon since September 1950. It is regarded as the largest independent gray iron foundry in the world. Its operations include its National Motor Castings Division in South Haven and its fully-owned subsidiary, the Centrifugal Company in Lansing.
"Mr. Allen has been a member of the Michigan Economic Development Commission since August 18, 1952. He also is a director of the Dow Chemical Company of Midland and the Associates Investment Company of South Bend, Ind."
Other classmates in the news are L. KingDickason, whose picture appears in the Tulsa (Okla.) World upon his election as president of the Security Federal Savings & Loan Association. King has been a director of the Association since 1939. As you know, King is president of the Dickason-Goodman Lumber Company and a noted citizen of Tulsa.
Charlie Collins' name was headline news of the Leader Herald (Everett, Mass.) when elected submaster at Everett Senior High School by the school committee. Charlie has been through Dartmouth again during the past eight years with sons Charlie Jr., in the Class of 1951, and Allen in the Class of 1954. His daughter Jane, however, was unable to carry on the family tradition at Hanover and is presently a student at Colby College (Maine).
Speaking of our school administrators, Clary Taylor, Superintendent of Schools, Warwick, R. I., and Jesse Jack Morgan, Superintendent of Schools, Saugus, Mass., appeared in Cleveland for the meeting of the American Association of School Administrators and joined with Bruce Eaken and Hub Harwood in a small 1926 reunion at a Dartmouth luncheon promoted by Prof. Ralph Burns '34h who represented the College at this conference.
Jack Morgan reported that he spent his 50th birthday this fall appropriately driving his son David up to Hanover to enter Dartmouth as a freshman in the class of 1958.
Clad in a shirt purchased from JohnnieHeavenrich's Whalings upon arrival in Detroit because the laundry had not been returned before making the trip, your Secretary spent a delightful evening with John and SallySt. Clair in their beautiful colonial home in Birmingham, Mich. Needless to say, Det and Sally were quite left out of the conversation in the reminiscing that took place of events some thirty years ago, particularly on that most educational trip to Europe in the summer of 1926 with John, Hub, Johnnie Blair and Art Smith. In spite of turning 50, like the rest of us, John has changed very little in appearance and enthusiasm, and reports his weight is within one pound of that when he graduated. John among other activities in Detroit and Birmingham is a member of the board of trustees of the famous Cranbrook School.
And that about brings us to the point of announcing the additions to the half-century club this month: George E. Leyser, June 10; James W. Wooster, 10; Richard M. Haywood, 12; Lindsley S. Hartwell (does anyone know his correct address?), 13; Don Steele, 14; Maurice H. Weil, 17; Walter Granville-Smith, 20; and Thomas J. Needham, June 28.
The importance of this occasion even brought forth a note from Bib Hudgins, which read:
"Thanks, one month and three days late, for your thoughtful birthday greetings. It reminded me again, damn it, that the reason I can't go as far as fast, is just old age. Just old age."
Who was it that said, "Middle age is when it takes as long to get over a good time as to have it"?
For some reason, we forgot to report that the übiquitous Courtney Brown appeared on "America's Town Meeting of the Air," A.B.C.'s 838th broadcast, to discuss, "What Is the Effect of Western Trade Policies on World Tension?" with the Right Honorable Hector McNeil, Labor Member of Parliament since 1941, and Richard Anthony, executive secretary of the American Tariff League, moderated by James F. Murray Jr. It was a very learned discussion on a subject that is foremost in the news today. For those interested, copies may be secured from The Town Hall, Inc., New York 36, N. Y.
By the way, Courtney also turned 50 recently and writes:
"Thank you for your birthday card and the pleasant letter you sent as the spokesman for 1926. I must say that passing' 50 is something of an event. Perhaps it should be regarded as a milestone, carrying a mild warning to reduce the throttle a bit. At least that seems like a good idea when thought of in the abstract."
The Scarsdale (N. Y.) Inquirer also reported a speech by Courtney before the League of Women Voters on "The Conditions of Individual Liberties," a topic which has long been one of his major interests.
Perhaps we used the same quotation a year ago, but forgive the repetition, for it is worthwhile to think about when you consider your gift to the Fund.
" — so also will Dartmouth survive and carry on her work. We are a part of her; and because she lives, we shall live also. In her archives are our modest records of scholarship; into the vigorous stream of her life blood are poured our contributions, adding to her vitality, carrying something of ourselves into the ageless immortality of the College."
And now we, too, have a summer vacationfor the next column will not appear untilOctober. Don't forget to put down on yourcalendar August 19-20-21 in Hanover. See youthere!
Editor's note: Knowing this informationabout the class secretary will not be includedotherwise in the notes, the editor would like to pass on the news that Herb Harwood was recently elected a regional vice president of the National Travelers Aid Association. This means that Herb, who is general passenger agent of the New York Central Railroad, will, for the next two years, be responsible for the Travelers Aid work in the Midwest.
HERBERT F. DARLING '26 is shown withhis daughter Virginia at her recent marriageto Lt. Kevin I. Sullivan '54.
Secretary, 500 Terminal Tower, Cleveland 13, O.
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