1938
Since all of the myriad projects which must take place this year are still in the formative stage, the old shoe box has not had to have any additions made to it to hold fodder for this corner. In fact some retrenchment has taken place, so that space is available for any interested party who might want to write in news (true or untrue) of himself or classmates.
A trip with the entourage of students, graciously admitted at bargain rates, to the New Hampshire Championships in Hanover (UNH gets second place in the State) produced little in the way of news. I very briefly saw some of the old reliables - John Rand, Kelly Hill, and so forth. Stan Brown is now in residence with his sister in Norwich, regretting very much his separation from southern climes and recuperating from his recent illness.
With the Harvard game coming up, I am hoping to see some of the tribe in dear old Cantabrigia, although I can always be tempted easily to sit the thing out in the comfort of someone's living room in front of TV. Rumor hath it, and all indications point that way, that the former 1938 organization in Boston is dying a slow death. The old routine of Coke Barton's picnics, committee meetings at Billy Hurley's Log Cabin, and post-meeting gatherings at Jake Wirth's seems to have gone with the fullcourse dinner and the 50¢ haircut. Perhaps the stimulus of the Twentieth may bring some life to the corpse, but even the faithful Ganter hasn't dropped me a little card of joy.
New York, on the other hand, with the nervous tempo, seems still lively, although there appears to be a strange reluctance in those quarters to assume the delightful, carefree job of running the reunion. I have suggested various underhanded means of trapping an unsuspecting soul into the job of Chairman, but so far without tangible result. Perhaps my agents are being even more devious than I had even dreamed of being and will come up soon with a name. I have suggested that the general tenor of the occasion be as much like last time as possible, but if any of the constituency have any bright ideas, leave us have them. Since pressure from the College and 1939 is becoming acute for coordination of the three groups, we shall have to coordinate like crazy when we get going.
On the strictly news side, and all of the above should have hinted to you that there isn't much, Johnny Duguid appears in the public press as a math teacher on the staff of the New Canaan (Conn.) High School. He is listed as a graduate of Dartmouth, the University of Connecticut, and working for his Ph.D. at the latter institution.
Edward P. Heath comes through the Alumni Records Office as an Account Executive with Ted Bates & Co., in the Metropolis. Since he was last listed as a chemist in St. Louis, one begins to wonder if it is the same Edward P. Heath. What cooks? It would be a great convenience to the secretary if any citizens who make such drastic changes would be more explicit and detailed; otherwise the shock is too much.
Larry Laughlin, Chelmsford, Mass.'s gift to the Fire Insurance Underwriter's and Broker's profession, has moved to a new and more spacious abode within the precincts of the same town. Makes it easier and less expensive than travelling over the road. I won't bother to print the new street address, just contact the police when you get to Chelmsford.
"Blink" Carroll, in case you have no record of it, is now the commander of the U.S.S. Orion (AS-18) out of New York. If you don't know what an AS-18 is, look it up; I don't know either. The last record having been out of San Francisco as "Staff, CINC Pac. FLT" (whatever that is), this represents a considerable change of duty, and one more step toward the moribund stage of retirement so many of our military classmates now face. It's a little alarming that most of us could be retiring in another two or three years had we stayed on the payroll.
Just to remind you, if you have any children on the loose this late in the year, send them along here into the hills. Although we have a full house, and two boarding horses, we can always make room for the progeny of 1938- I got one inquiry this summer from "Red" Boutilier, but evidently the charms of Peacham didn't charm so good, as I never heard any more after the initial inquiry. I wonder where the Boutilier heir ended up?
By next month, I shall hope to have more fanfare about the reunion and some definite word on the new directory. We are still open to suggestions all along the line, but will pursue our own pig-headed way if not shunted off onto the right track. If the shoe box doesn't fill up quickly, be prepared for some outrageous and slanderous lies made up at random; then you will have to write to deny them.
Gilbert R. Tanis '38 (second from right), Special Assistant to President Dickey, was elected a trustee of The New England Colleges Fund at its fall meeting. With him, 1 to r, are President A. Howard Meneely of Wheaton College, former Professor of History at Dartmouth; Charles E. Adkins '32, Vice President of Wheaton; and Herbert N. Heston '34, Director of Development at Smith College.
Secretary, Peacham Academy, Peacham, Vt.
Treasurer, 149 Commonwealth Ave., Aurora, Ill.
