1931
If you saw Doug Morris' July notes, you have been forewarned of change in your "column-administration." During the next four years Fred Slaughter and I are expecting increased news reports from '31ers, wheresoever you may be; and we'll welcome especially reports from all '31 wives, sons and daughters (it's about time to include grandchildren, too. Ouch!). My reporting is scheduled to end with the July 1958 news, and Fred will be greeting you from Oak Park, Ill., with the October 1958 issue, continuing through our advanced 30th reunion in June 1960.
It's really a shame all of you guys do not get a crack at this column. You should see the "do this and don't do that sheet" furnished by Charlie Widmayer '30, editor of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Not only this nerve-upsetting bit from him, but he finishes off his letter of preliminary instructions to new class secretaries with "I will be in touch with you again, Jack, after getting my fill of sea air and Maine lobster, and you'll get a more complete manual or 'bible' from Sid Hayward's office." And guess what, you "fortunate-neverbeen-class-secretary" mates, they furnish class secretaries with "pink" copy paper for preparing class notes! Everyone out this way who knows Dartmouth thinks of her as the "Big Green." Regardless, you can be sure this reporter's notes will be more green than pink. Brother Bob Reno '38 once cautioned me to take a firm stand if asked to do just what I'm doing now, and then came those "famous last words" which I'm now "chawin on." The corn grows so tall and the sun glows so brightly out this way, it's most difficult to take inspiration from the scenery — and so, speaking for myself now, and Fred Slaughter later, plenty of spicy communications are essential from many of you. It would be mutiny to spoil the excellent reputation established by your previous secretaries. Write me on anything, even pink paper if you must, but please write!
The first letters have arrived unsolicited. Hank Richmond writes from England. He and the entire Forsha Russell family wasted no time in getting together in London after our 25th. They met for dinner on July 18 at the Park Lane Hotel. Hank mentioned unfinished business with Forsha, a "hang" of some sort, but exact nature was not disclosed. Hope you two contacted Rod Hatcher '32. He was originally one of us, even though he left our fold, legally we could get him back. Last time I saw Rod was in 1953 at the Connaught's cozy little bar. He looked excellent, and could easily have passed for a native London banker. Come to think of it, I believe he owes me one!
A newsy note from Dick Fisher, Davis Rink star, now dividing his time between Boston and Sault Sainte Marie, tells of wife Midge's continuing conquests of Winchester Country Club golf course and pool. Janet, his eldest, is working at a Boston department store this summer, and then back to Colby Jr. College this fall. Carol and Sally, Dick's other two, are most accomplished at tennis and water skiing, respectively. Dick gets in a "good morning" with John Benson quite often as they cross paths near Boston's Devonshire St. post office. My son Jack and I not only had a wonderful 24 hours with Dick and family in Winchester after reunion, but made efforts to see banker Benson, who unfortunately was out to lunch. John did a fine job of convincing most of us in Hanover that money was easy to get in Boston. It must be John's because we had no success with his office. Hope you are in next time, John. He did write us a note, and next time put some news in it, old boy.
If you want some real detailed information about Peanuts (and I refer to the Winslow variety) you should get a copy of a newsy article Dick and Barbara Chase "sold" this column. Peanuts is pictured on his famous "Argo," looking too, too satisfied with himself. The picture's caption reads thus: "Eliot Winslow is a licensed pilot and has an unlimited Master's License in the Merchant Marine. A graduate of Dartmouth, he enlisted as a seaman 2nd class in the U.S. Navy in 1940, and came out of World War II as a commander of the Coast Guard ship, the Argo. One of the Argo's noted achievements was getting the Nazi submarine off the New Hampshire coast on which General Ulric Kessler, the man who blitzed Poland, was trying to escape to Japan." For this complete article, classmates, write to the Adams Press, Bath. Maine. And Captain Winslow, for additional information not contained therein, please write this correspondent for our next column.
All Fund workers know what a job it is to get Alumni Fund contributions rolling in each year well ahead of the deadline. We certainly owe a debt of gratitude to Bill Steck for agreeing to carry right on from where he and Charlie McAllister left off with the bang-up finish to our Memorial Fund drive. Many of us have been asked, and will be asked to help Bill for our 1957 Fund. Your prompt and enthusiastic acceptance, and willingness to volunteer if not already asked, will not only make Bill's job more complete, but will spread the work load and make for increased participation ratings and total amount for our class. A note from Bill tells of increased responsibilities now tied to Bob Oelman: director of the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. (And to think of what that means to your column's reports from Ohio! May we please have all news as it happens phoned in to Macomb, Bob?) Congratulations!
Not having had time for a personal appeal for news, we are relying on our "private eye" for these additional bits about '31ers. BeanyThorn, Hudson, N. Y., elected executive vicepresident of New York Association of Insurance Agents. His firm will have their 100 th Anniversary in i960 (that's the year we are all due back in Hanover for our advanced 30th Reunion). Soon if not already, Skip Clow will be in Tonawanda, N. Y., as treasurer and head accountant of Spaulding Fibre Co., with whom he has been toiling since 1934. The picture was a far cry from that of the thickly covered scalp of the Ralph Nims we can remember, but it was he. Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc., announced a needed addition for improvement of their marketing set-up, and picked Ralph for the job, an advancement for him from his previous position of vicepresident and national sales manager.
Here's another publication from the pen of Courtney Anderson, famous originally for his work on The Dartmouth and Jack-o-Lantern, and as one of our Senior Fellows. Published July 12, it's titled "To the Golden Shore," and about Andoniram Judson, establisher of Burma's first mission way back in 1814. No doubt this called for some time in Burma, Court, so how about some previously unpublished finding for this column? Now half way around the world and back to Boston - Johnny Boermeester lands a new job with John Hancock Mutual, created for him especially to make for more effective utilization of their actuarial staff. That's a big jump from your college major in physics, Johnny. That happened during our 25th, and just before it Red Rolfe (do you remember he was in the Band and The Players' Orchestra in our undergraduate days?) was the main attraction at the annual meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Manchester (N. H.). Red certainly did a good job of entertaining many '31ers' sons during our 25th. They plied him with questions about his major league days, and so far as I can learn he satisfied them all. The one member of his football staff who showed up in our tent Saturday night of reunion made a fine impression. You're doing a good job, Red.
During July, Bill Seney, who rumor has it tutored his classmates in South Fayerweather through Freshman Math in 1927-28, served as chairman of an American Management Association orientation seminar at Colgate University. He's done it before, too, in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The seminar concentrates on profit planning. Some of that advice (free of course) would be most welcome to most all of us. Bill. May we expect your reply momentarily?
And now for some new addresses as furnished by the Alumni Records Office: LeonF. Andrews, 8005 Eastern Ave., Silver Spring, Md.; Charles C. Hubbard, 80 John St., N.Y.C. 38; Paul O. Krider, 215 21st St., N.W.. Canton 9, Ohio; Arrnine W. Laughton, 508 Coventry Rd., Berkeley, Calif.; Howard F. Mason, 73 Elm St., Rockville, Conn.; Ralph T. Maynard, Trujillo 610, Magdalena, Del Mar, Lima, Peru (Ralph, wife and baby made it all the way from Lima for our 25th!); Blaine H.Miller Jr., 48 W. 65th St., Indianapolis, Ind.; W. Parker Pierce, 51 Hill St., Rye, N. Y.; EdRhetts, Lawyer, Salem, Ind.; Sidney S. Rubin, 1409 Albemarle Rd., Brooklyn 26, N. Y.; Harry S. Walker Jr., Broad Run Farms, Sterling, Va.; Douglas E. Wilson, Chemical Corps Field Requirements Grp., Fort McClellan, Ala.; and Frank G. Merriman, Booklet Designer, 220 W. 42nd St., N.Y.C. 36. Some of these moves must mean some news. Let's have it!
Remembering: Hanover, September 1929. ... 4th, early football practice starts Nugget has new talking machine, admission 35¢. ... 6th, Fox Movietone busy on Memorial Field; "Wigwam" a favorite for breakfast and lunch.... 15th, perfect Sunday in New England; many "footballers" and "hangers-on" take off for the White Mountains — in one car Judd '32, Hazen '32, Schneebeli '30, and your reporter 16th, big influx of returning students ends calm on Main Street; hourly wage for weighing in freshmen, if you were lucky to get the job, 50¢ .... 18th, fraternities start rushing sophomores.... 19th, Convocation with President Hopkins; first classes at 10:15.... 20th, Johnny Poor's class in elementary astronomy meets at 8:00.... 25th, first regular football practice-game held by Coach Jack Cannell 26th, first fraternity pledging 27th, Nugget presents "Bulldog Drummond." ... 28th, Dartmouth 67, Norwich o, with Al Marsters '30 scoring four touchdowns while doing a total of 257 yards, Arne Frigard, at right half, scored in the second quarter, and Ed Sutton in the third.... 29th, Eggie Smith '30 and his date narrowly escaped death in freak car accident along the river road north of Norwich, and Jim Purdy and Mike Allison smashed up on their way to Northampton, having been forced off the road; Dave Bender still "stove-up" from his first Saturday of cheerleading.
If you need postal cards or paper for your messages for this publication, drop me a card. If you have forgotten how to write about yourself, just have your wife or children do it for you. It's quite probable they could and would tell us plenty. So. until next month ... '31 UP.
Bob Ryan '32 (center), film star, was host to the Dartmouth Glee Club in Hollywood, duringits spring tour, on the set of "Back from Eternity." With him are actresses Anita Ekberg andPhyllis Kirk.
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