1916

To begin with I should like to get the record straight. I didn't ask for this job. It was not a case of me and my big mouth, and "I'll be delighted to handle the monthly column." As a matter of fact, I told Stirling Wilson that I had no qualifications for the job - no nose for news, no flair for writing (as he most certainly has) and that I couldn't edit worth a darn. But he still insisted, and what can you say to such a swell guy who has worked so hard and done so much for the class all these years? So you fellows will just have to grin and take it.

And thanks to Dutch Doenecke for my initial news item. I had been patiently waiting for my first customer, much like the young lad with his penny-a-glass lemonade stand by the side of the road. Dutch sent notice of the first monthly get-together of the '16ers for cocktails and dinner at the Dartmouth Club in New York. These are held the first Thursday of each month and you out of town customers should bear them in mind when you are in the subway-series city. Dutch is also working on a Yale Game weekend for the class, to be held next year somewhere between New York and New Haven.

The official inauguration of our own Willard Stewart Paul (B.S., A.M.) as the ninth president of Gettysburg College took place on October 19. We have had a number of college professors and, I believe, a dean in our midst, but this is the first time we have had a genuine college president and the class is vastly proud of Stew. He refers to Gettysburg as a lovely spot, the people as a fine group, and says he is sure that he will be very happy there. The best of luck, General, - er, - Mr. President.

Alice Walker, our classmate without portfolio, has written Stirling, rhapsodizing upon the Fabulous Fortieth and his stupendous report of the big doings. Alice spent the summer in California and New Mexico, far from her New England home.

A recent New York paper reports that a symposium of Barnard College graduates and undergraduates believes that the sweet girl graduate of today looks to marriage instead of a career. Tony Garcia's attractive daughter Nan apparently prefers the cut of a house apron to that o£ a gray flannel suit, but observes: "The active woman, married or single, is most interesting."

Ray DeVoe will become a director of the surviving corporation when the merger of the Continental Can and Gair, recently approved by the Gair directors, is consummated.

Charlie Everett's talented daughter, Cathy, is "teaching everything" to fourth graders in the Babylon, Long Island.

OUR WISHING WELL DEPARTMENT (with the accent on the WELL): Ed Craver had a slight heart attack in July, but was back on the job the first of September. Spence Sully is still taking it easy after a long stay m the Vets Hospital in California. Red Tucker is back in the same hospital after having overdone when he was released some months back. Gene McQuesten had a double cataract operation in September, but anticipates that he will soon be as good as new.

OUR WEDDING BELLS DEPARTMENT (with the accent on the BELLES): Clare Gammons, daughter of Cliff and Sally Gammons, was married on July 28 at Wilmington, Del., to Addison Dale McMullan. Your reporter attended the wedding; and the festivities which followed at the Wilmington Country Club. Stephen Ryder Parkhurst, son of Dick and Mrs Parkhurst, was married on September 15 at Winchester, Mass., to Lorraine Helen St. Croix. Betsey Jane Cutler, daughter of Sam and Lou Cutler, became the bride of William Holyoke Cliff Jr. at Newton, Mass., on September 22 Our felicitations to all these happy young people and may they be blessed with many Dartmouth progeny.

Burt Lowe is 'getting out a directory of the class and all members are requested to fill out the blank in the Newsletter and send it to Stirling Wilson, Box 1998, Ormond Beach, Fla.

Many people don't understand the purpose of the American-Korean Foundation, Inc., with which John Ames is connected. It's simply to help the Koreans rebuild their damaged country, a very worthy cause in behalf of a very worthy people.

Another classmate who was unavoidably absent at reunion is Dave Shumway. His daughter, Judy, was graduating from Denison in Ohio at the time. This gi£ted young gal is a Phi Bete and is going this fall to Simmons for her Master's degree in library work. She is well in the family tradition since both Dave's mother and grandmother were librarians of long standing.

Stirling Wilson was surprised and delighted to learn from a college change of address that Prentice Winchell and his wife were aboard their yacht in nearby waters. Stirling, the old sea-dog. boarded the good ship "Ellgee," and had a fine reunion with the Winchells. Prentice, as you may know, is a writer, and ex- pected to spend a month there having some work done on his boat and writing who-dun-its. He has acquired the habit of doing his writing at night and sleeping during the day. Although I'm not a writer, I seem to be leaning towards that schedule since I've taken on these class notes.

A HIGHLIGHT OF OUR FABULOUS FORTIETH: The never-to-be-forgotten song of Ken Tucker at the Memorial Service in Rollins. Post Reunion was certainly the frosting on the cake and something not to be missed when it comes again.

Nine of the 16-man C&G delegation of 1916 reassembled at the house during the 40th reunionof the class in June. L to r, they are: Horace Fishback, Edward Doyle, Kenneth Tucker, ArnoBehnke, Kenneth Henderson, Hobart Marble, Parker Hayden, Roger Evans and Jack English.

Class Notes Editor, 7 Swarthmore PL, Swarthmore, Pa.

Secretary, Box 1998, Ormond Beach, Fla.

Treasurer, 15 Ravenna Rd., Boston 31, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,