1931
The mail bag has not been completely empty since I last sat down to type your messages for each other, but it has an uncovered bottom, and that is not good. Any additional mail arriving after I get these notes posted will be sent on to our "Wampum" editor, Jim (Jasmine the Dope) Frame. Please do not get out of the habit, or fail to develop it, of writing me, however, as Jim will be through at the end of the 1957 Alumni Fund Campaign, and you'll need to hear from each other via this column for the months that follow. I have an elaborate new filing drawer, especially for your individual class record cards, a gift from my good wife Alice, and I would like word from a great many of you so we can keep current on your history. This "clinic" doesn't write any prescriptions, but we do like your complete "histories" on file.
Our "Round Table" member, Wiz Findlay, of Concord, Mass., was at the Hanover Inn, last November 25, just two days after John and Gladys Benson, of Needham. These frequent visits to Hanover by you New Engenders is a blessing you have which I hope you fully appreciate. I'll bet you saw plenty of Freshmen there. They had 5,703 applicants for this freshman class against 1,992 for the class of 1940. It's probably a good thing many of us were bom as early as we were, me thinks! One hundred and twelve are alumni sons as compared with 71 twenty years ago; and, low and behold, the delegation with the highest average was from Cranbrook School, located just outside of Detroit, Mich.
Hanover furnishes some new addresses you will want to have in your address books: John (Jack) M. Clarke, R. R. 19, Box 183, Indianapolis 20, Ind. (Are you still with Eli, Lilly & Co.?); Dr. Arthur D. Ecker, 608 E. Genesee St. to 407 University Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. (Must be a new home, Art, and do you ever see Bob or Dave Hosmer, '32 and '38?); Kenneth E. Fleming, 53 Gordon St., Manchester, N. H. (according to our records which are way behind on you, "Doc," you last lived in Bedford, Mass., and worked at the V. A. Hospital. Will you bring me up to date since 1951?); Francis E. George, 2316 Dixie Highway, Apt. 3, Fort Mitchel, Ky. (a move from Louisville, Ky.... Frank, the last entry on your class record card was 1934, so please bring me up to date as to your business and other pertinent information); long since from Chicago, Franklin Hardinge, Jr., now is vice-president of the California Savings and Loan League, P.O. Box 244, Pasadena, Calif., and lives at 265 Wets Durate, Arcadia, same state (How about some news for this column on yourself, Frank III, and Margaret, Frank?); and according to our records, Gymnast William S. (Bill) Hayden has forsaken Norfolk, Va., and is now at Olds & King Department Store, Portland 5, Ore. (that's a terrific move, Bill, and should bring forth a letter from you to me).
It was reported last month that Ralph Maynard and family are back in the states and now we have his address: c/o S. Morgan Smith Co., York, Pa.; Harry C. Reed, our classmate from Equador, whose previous address was Naples, Italy, as per my records, is now in the State Department, Washington, D. C., and may be reached at Foreign Service Mail Room. (This could mean that he is still overseas, but my information was incomplete); John S. Weatherly of Bridgewater, Conn., now may be reached on a new Road, Old Turnpike Road; and why we have a new one for Viv Rockhill, we'll never know, as it says Chase National Bank, 18 Pine Street, New York 5, N. Y., and so far as is known Vic has been with Chase since he slipped out of Hanover in June 1931.
I was in Peoria January 14 for my father-in-law's funeral. There is quite a Dartmouth group in Peoria now, but not a single '31er since Alice and I moved here in 1947. It was quite common to have a visiting '31er there, but this is off the beaten track of high powered salesmen and manufacturer's representatives Alice and I miss it. We saw Hal Andres, Ralph Maynard, John Goodwillie, Dick Fisher and Bill Geiger and others infrequently (Fisher was frequent and we surely miss that New England atmosphere he brought with him).
In December, Wheaton College elected Chuck Adkins, who at one time was in our class, as their vice-president and of course you saw last month's magazine with '32 claiming him. At least you had a good start, Chuck, and we're glad to share you with a "reasonably good" class.
Bill Steck must not realize how old he is! Seems like every few weeks he's good enough to let me know about another trip he's taking - the last to Hanover. He always sends some class news, which is great. He reports the new partnership of our buddy, Ed Flynn: Garfield, Harris, Schafer, Flynn & Williams, Architects, 1740 E. 12th St., Cleveland 14, Ohio. And Ed, we are sure you deserve it and that there's a lot more to this new set-up than the title. We'll look for you at every reunion. A card from Line Page, to Bill Steck, gives out this:
Esther and I spent ten days in Mexico City where I was a delegate to the International Geological Congress for the U. S. Geological Survey. We stopped in San Antonio, Tex., to enjoy a couple of days of hot September weather while I was checking with a field party. Esther returned to Washington from there. I went on to visit the other field parties in North Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Then I joined an AEC trip for some 30 foreign geologists that toured uranium mines in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota and Washington. Quite an experience spending three weeks with the experts in their field from some 25 countries. Finally got home about October 15.
Just signed up to interview candidates for Dartmouth — had to wait for my son, Norman, to get his interview over with first.
As big as Texas is, one would think words would have arrived many moons ago from that state. This January freeze they got finally broke news loose with a letter from Joe Linz in Dallas:
How in the world are you after all these years? I should guess the answer to that one, if you are strong enough to assume the arduous duties of Class Secretary! (ed: no comment!)
Although I have perhaps been the most dilatory correspondent in the class, I am still most interested in reading and hearing about everybody. The particular reason for this is to ask you if there was published some sort of booklet, or souvenir or memento of our 25th? If so, I never received a copy and I'm wondering how to lay hands on one.
I couldn't, much to my regret, make reunion, but I would like to see the old faces gathered together on the printed page at least. I should be only too glad to remit if there were any costs involved. I feel there must have been something because Doug Morris, at his own peril, asked me for a photograph. With some trepidition I submitted this, hoping misery and old age, in the end, would love some company. Please tell me where I go from here. I have probably put this off so long that if there were any books the supply is exhausted.
I'm rocking along in the jewelry business and dividing my attention between our downtown store and our year-old suburban branch. Dallas is growing so fast that we simply had to open the latter and are most gratified with the results. If you or any of the classmates venture Southwestward please drop in. We Texans are not all quite so outlandish as the Eastern Journalists would have you believe. Kindest regards, Joe Linz.
It was great to hear from you, Joe. The 25 year books are not anywhere near ready as of now (January) and I do not know just how or when they can be ready. Doug Morris got swamped in his business and was not able to devote any more time to the many, many hours he had already labored on it. It will be up to your executive committee to see if someone will be able and willing to complete it. I certainly hope it is done, as many no doubt feel just as you do. The most important tid-bit in your letter for secretaries is that you like to read and hear about others. If only others would do what you have done, that could be accomplished.
Read Jim Frame's "Wampum" sheets and get those dollars into Hanover for our 1957 Alumni Fund. '31 Up!
Bill Morton '32 (center) with Representative Joseph W. Martin, LL.D. '55, and Attorney General Herbert Brownell at the Touchdown Club dinner in Washington. Morton received one of Sports Illustrated's silver anniversary awards to football players of 25 years ago who have achieved distinction in their professions and community service.
Secretary, 345 West Murray, Macomb, Ill.
Treasurer, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Hamilton Ave. and St. John St. Flint 2, Mich.
Bequest Chairman,
