1911

WHITEFIELD REUNION PLANS ALL SET. The Dodge family will open their hotel on Thursday, June 20th. Members of 1911 will be welcomed from then on through the following week. It is hoped that many of the class and their wives will try to attend this year and it is suggested that, if such attendance can be only for a day or two, let's make it over the week-end of June 22nd and 23rd. It would be great if we could have a large delegation just so that we might all enjoy each other on one of the few annual occasions still left open to us. As soon as you can make definite plans, do write to Schuyler Dodge at Whitefield so that he may count on you and make sure that you get a comfortable spot for your little vacation. So far, five couples have indicated their intention to be on hand and others will follow shortly, and perhaps next month we will have a list of them.

With the death of Fred Harvey from cancer, the class has lost one of the most active members in every effort in which the class and college have been concerned. His record is one which few others can equal. He has been a constant contributor to the Alumni Fund since its inauguration. He has always been one of the first to pay his class dues. He has attended every reunion from the 5th through the 40th, and only because of unusual circumstances was he kept from the 45th. He and Hazel have practically always been among the group at Mountain View. We recall with pleasure their being there last June. He was a quiet lad, loved by all of us.

Two recent visitors to Hanover were JackIngersoll and Fred Harris. Jack was here in his capacity as Director of Public Relations for Hillyer College in Connecticut to attend a meeting of officers of the New England colleges. Jack looked hale and hearty and is very happy in his job. Fred Harris was a guest of honor and participated in the opening of the new Dartmouth Skiway on Holt's Ledge in Lyme. Later he was a guest as usual at the Winter Carnival in Hanover. In February Brattleboro had a big celebration where he was again a guest of honor with these words describing the occasion.

"Fred H. Harris, the man who started the Brattleboro Outing Club ski jump and the founder of the Dartmouth Outing Club, will be guest of honor at the carnival program his community is planning Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was Harris who recognized the value of a big time ski jump for southern Vermont and started the first Brattleboro jump in 1922. The jump has attracted some of the world's top skiers through the years and next Sunday nearly 100 of the country's top jumpers will be in the field for the 35th year of the event. The Brattleboro carnival opens Friday and Harris will serve as honorary marshal for the opening parade of queens. There will be at least 28 floats along with five bands. Harris will be back in the spotlight Friday night as honorary escort for the new carnival queen during the coronation ceremonies at the ski ball."

Mrs. Neal Hotaling, in response to the information that we were following our class custom of contributing from the class funds to the Class Memorial Fund whenever one of our classmates died, has written, "It's comforting to know that Neal's name will be added to the class memorial, for Dartmouth was very dear to his heart. If possible, I will be glad to contribute a small yearly amount as Neal had done."

Another epistle written from 104 Herning Avenue, Cranford, N. J. by Jack Coggins follows,

"As directed I apprise you and the Alumni Records Office of the above address, which will also be that of Eugene William (Billy) Maloney, '72. Now that Bill is big enough, I must come down from the 4th floor of an elevator apartment house and develop his legs on the greensward. Of course there is baseball. Douglas Edward Coggins '76 has now moved to 4611 Norwood Road, Chevy Chase 15, Md. None of those 1911 boys at Nashua will be able to crash the 50th reunion of Nashua High School this June. They still miss Seth Emerson in Nashua; but those others tarried at Exeter and St. Paul's. Griswold and Louis Ekstrom did a lot for last years NHS - 50th Reunion."

Apparently, the reference is to his two grandsons.

Many letters from classmates make varying references to their lives of retirement, some following the receipt of birthday cards, others expressing their sadness at Budd Schell's death.

Ray Nead, in wishing a certain classmate happiness in his retirement, writes, "It comes as kind of a shock when you first dive in. After that it's 'Come on in! The water is magnifico!'"

Wee Kimball is about to take up his summer residence at Contoocook, N. H. Wee is looking for two improvements to make his summer home more enjoyable. One is the building by the state of a dam in the Contoocook River above his place, which will prevent future flooding of his property and also the building of the new cross-state highway, which will take the traffic away from his location. Wee still goes into business Saturdays so the boys can have a day off occasionally.

Carl Hoar will be bringing to an end next June, 41 years of teaching at Williams College.

In order to enjoy his old age he "bought a small yellow house on the Pittsfield road last summer. It's on that part of the road where routes 7 and 2 run together, and so there is plenty of traffic. Actually it's called 56 Glen Street. You'll see, if you ever drive by, a big R. F. D. box on your right, going south, with my name on it. Ruth moved in while I was in the hospital so I call it her house. It's small but has some extra beds, and anyway we don't need as much room as we used to. We will be glad to see any of my classmates and of course, their wives - naturally including yourself - when they are passing north or south, or east or west, through Williamstown."

Stan Macomber, who was unable to get to the Harvard game dinner, but did make the game the next day, wrote of his regret at not being at the dinner but spoke of his memories of their last reunion which he called one of the best. Stan and Billie are continuing on at their home at Newton Highlands. His two married daughters, Anna and Jean, both live in Framingham. Ann has two boys, 5 and 3 years old. Jean, who married in August, 1955, has continued working as a personal service representative of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Her husband, who was a Korean war veteran, is finishing his work at Boston University. Dipping into the past and referring to colorful Bud Schell, he recalls the other colorful figures of our class who have gone - Spunk Troy, Patsy Donovan, Dick Paul, and Duke Dunning - all colorful in their different ways, but each adding to all Dartmouth gatherings the full meaning of his personality. He being an ex-telephone employee, calls Al Wheeler once in awhile whom he finds to be as chipper as ever.

Bob Barstow writes,

"Just to report that I have returned from a three weeks' Florida jaunt - not a winter holiday but part of my job, making some 26 major addresses in various cities as one of the "ambassadors" on the Florida Chain of Missionary Assemblies. At Orlando, Dottie and I had a visit with the DonCheneys. And at Winter Haven, I saw Bones Tindall, who is recuperating from a heart warning. I tried to get in touch with Burl Cooper, but Don said he was on the golf links all day and with my crowded schedule I didn't have a chance to follow through. It is pleasant to find Dartmouth friends everywhere one goes."

The "Commercial and Financial Chronicle" on January 24 in the special annual Review and Outlook issue carried an article from George Thurber, President of the Second National Bank of Nashua. His prediction, after discussing pressure groups, "The result will be higher yields and lower prices for bonds." (This is taken from context and I trust will not be untruthful and misleading.)

Larry and Dorothy Odlin, now settled for the winter at 3214 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville 5, Fla., have just announced the engagement of their daughter, Mary Judith, to Mr. Thomas J. Sherritt of Ventura, Calif. A wedding in the spring is anticipated. Meanwhile, Mary Judith has returned to UCLA where she is a junior majoring in International Relations. Prior to this, she had attended Scripps College in Claremont, Calif, and George Washington University in Washington, D. C. Mr. Sherritt was graduated with honors in engineering from UCLA in 1953 and is now Aeronautical Engineer with the U. S. Naval Air Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, Calif.

Slim Eaton, counting his grandchildren, six boys and five girls, expects this to be evened out with another girl this spring. Stan finished his year as president of Staunton Ro- tary and is now president of the Scout Council of this area which includes thirteen counties; is chairman of the Red Cross, and coordinator of Civilian Defense, besides acting as head (and only) gardener, and scheduling three mornings a week for golf.

Secretary, 1 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H.

Class Agent, The Hedges Co., 210 Dows Bldg. Cedar Rapids, lowa