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February, even with its 29 days this year, hurdled past us at the Club with a great deal of activity and fun crammed in. Though we were very disappointed that the tentative arrangements for a Sports Night fell through, we succeeded in having several events well worthy of note.
The Club's squash racket wielders, championed by the Squash Squire hisself, ole OrtHicks '21, battered themselves to a tie for first place in regular season play in the Metropolitan Squash Racket Association, but lost a tough play-off match to Lone Star "A" early in February. The Hicksmen made a fine showing for themselves this year and are back on winning ways, following several uneventful years. A new powerhouse in the form of a new pea green alumnus, Stew Stearns '54., is the team's number one man and all hopes are pinned on his continuing success on the courts for the Club. To keep in shape this year, Stew took on a crew out in Westchester at the Bronxville Field Club meet and came away with all the squash honors!
Joe Kinney '10 was pleased beyond reason on the morning of February 3, when news reached him of the smashing victory his bridge team had made in trouncing Brown by over 5000 points the night before. Joe's boys had been given a hard time this year losing all the matches until this one and most of them by incredibly small margins. Personnel problems had plagued the venerable card shuffler, together with heart breaking errors of judgement on match nights by the men at the gaming tables. "Now I got me a team," Kinney was quoted as saying to reporters after his first cup of coffee.
Hearts and Flowers were the key to a very successful Valentine's Party, presided over by Jack Vincens '39, February 9. Jack corraled a fine band under the leadership of one Ralph Kemp, a former Sammy Kaye man. The Kempmen sated all the musical appetites of the many merry men and luscious lasses who populated the Club's Great Hall that evening. A Dartmouth-Columbia basketball game later that evening gave added impetus for many Green Grads to attend the Club's function, and sip of college friendship again.
The future holds in store some good fun and companionship during the rest of the spring. We still are in great hopes of having our promised Sports Night to include some of the Hanover dignitaries in late March, although no date has been set. Saint Patrick's Day in New York will see a real party, Dartmouth style, at the Club. Though Jack Vincens '39 is being very furtive about details judging by past performance, we can expect that he has had his chef's cap on, cooking up some fine entertainment for his New York chums.
The Club's annual Awards' Dinner is scheduled for April, though the date for this event has not yet been set because of the nature of the business of the Dartmouth men to be honored at the dinner. The Club is naturally proud of the men it has selected and expects a capacity group at the testimonial dinner to be held in recognition of the achievements of their nominees, in Dartmouth activities and the business world since pipe-breaking at the Old Pine. Reservations are limited, so anyone wishing to attend should contact the Club as soon as possible!
The Club also would like to bring to your attention that we have a four-year scholarship available this year for some lad who shouldgo to Dartmouth, but perhaps is limited in his college choice by financial problems. Anyone in the area who knows of a young fellow whom he feels qualifies for Dartmouth and has money problems, please call a Club officer or a member of the Board of Governors. These men will take over and arrange for interviews with the necessary people. Think it over. This is an unusual opportunity for you to be of assistance to someone in your community.
See you next month!
San Francisco alumni turned out in force January 13 to welcome Coach Bob Blackman. (Top) at the speaker's table were (l to r): Club Secretary Abe Winslow 20, Alumni Councilor Guy Wallick '21, Coach Blackman, Club President Jim Wilbee '42, and Vice Presidents Ed Drechsel '36 and Len Vines '39. (Below) at the other tables were: (left table, rear row), Taylor '28, Allen '33, Bjorklund '47, Behrens '26, Keyes '21, Kerlin 21, Wilson 13, Currier 17, Carpenter '10. Left table, right row, Slattery '38, Smith '35 Brown '52, Dr. Harrington, Bosrardus '51 Bennett '45, Howe '39, Ehinger '43, Heneage '40. Front table, left side, Winslow 49, Falk '37 Terrace '50, Newsom '53, Dewey '53, Taylor '52, Pike '36, Ward '32. Right row, Siegler, Harrington, Lathrop '28, Kopps, Robinson '31, Burford, Tenney '40, McCullough 31.
San Francisco alumni turned out in force January 13 to welcome Coach Bob Blackman. (Top) at the speaker's table were (l to r): Club Secretary Abe Winslow '20, Alumni Councilor Guy Wallick '21, Coach Blackman, Club President Jim Wilbee '42, and Vice Presidents Ed Drechsel '36 and Len Vines '39. (Below) at the other tables were: (left table, rear row), Taylor '28, Allen '33, Bjorklund '47, Behrens '26, Keyes '21, Kerlin 21, Wilson 13, Currier 17, Carpenter '10. Left table, right row, Slattery '38, Smith '35 Brown '52, Dr. Harrington, Bosrardus '51 Bennett '45, Howe '39, Ehinger '43, Heneage '40. Front table, left side, Winslow 49, Falk '37 Terrace '50, Newsom '53, Dewey '53, Taylor '52, Pike '36, Ward '32. Right row, Siegler, Harrington, Lathrop '28, Kopps, Robinson '31, Burford, Tenney '40, McCullough 31.
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