1916

Mrs. Vivian (Jock) Fletcher, who writes under the name of Grace Nies Fletcher, had a story in the December American Magazine, entitled "Christmas All Year Round." Mrs. Fletcher has also published a book (McGraw-Hill), In My Father's House, which is enjoying substantial success. Interesting writing.

Every month, on the inside front cover of The Retired Officer, we are greeted by the alert face of Lt. General "Stew" Paul, who is president of the Association of Retired Officers, and some very constructive comments on the affairs of retired officers. Associated with General Paul in this Association are some names that have made military history. Now comes an announcement that Stew has been made a director of the General Services Life Insurance Company.

Col. Louis Bell recently served as general chairman of the Natural Resources Conference put on in Santa Barbara by the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Also, Louie, who was elected last year to the County Republican Central Committee, took an active part in a special election campaign involving a State Senate seat. His man lost, but by a very narrow margin, and he says the experience was interesting from start to finish.

Bob Sherer, who stayed with us through freshman year only, before transferring to the University of Denver, is an executive of Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company in Des Moines, la. Bob will attend his 40th reunion at Denver in June with his wife, who was a classmate, and, he says, "sit on the Senior Fence (which I induced them to establish)."

During 1954-55 the Class of 1916 added 130.217.51 to its total giving to the College, making a total of "known giving" by the Class, $299,144.42.

Carl Merryman, president of Dur-O-Lite Pencil Company, Melrose Park, Ill., is home after a three-month period of hospitalization. Carl is looking forward to the Fantastic Fortieth, and claims he has already made reservations in New Hampshire during that time.... Gil Tapley, looking at his thermometer, begins to think of a trip South Leigh Rogers, of whom we hear very little, was cornered by Ernie Earley, secretary of 1918, for a bit of reminiscing in New York at a Psi U. party.... Max Bernkopf reported back at work and feeling fine after a long siege of illness Bill McKenzie mentioned a nice Christmas, temperature around 60°, which shortly after went down to 15°, in Akron. (Well, in the Rubber City there is a wide stretch between nearly everything and everything else.)

A run-down on the Honey Abraham family, in mimeograph form, following a similar report to the world last year, reveals that Ralph is a second semester junior at the U. of Michigan; majoring in mathematics and physics and particularly interested in atomic research. Fred was accepted last spring to enter Tuck School, but has changed his schedule so as to be able to enter medical school next fall. Needless to say, this has curtailed his Barbary Coast and Dartmouth College Band activities. Lew is working for Honey at the store in Burlington. Esther got her M.S. in chemistry at Penn State, where she met Mr. Irwin Abrams, and they are now Mr. and Mrs., living in Elkins Park, Pa. She is doing research at Sharp & Dohme (Reg Chutter's old outfit) and Irwin is taking law at Temple U. This family report ends with, "The father of the bride is still recuperating, and keeps well and busy."

From the middle of December to the middle of January Livy and Lucille Cole were in Miami at the home of Livy's sister, and we hope that the Florida sunshine put the finishing touches on the complete recovery of both Livy and the President of the United States. As Ros Magill says: "Dartmouth men are a tough race. We have persisted through two or three wars and a lot of other troubles, so we'll persist a bit longer."

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