1921

Here's our first column of the New Year, and our first and foremost New Year's resolution is - "For Pete's sake, let's see if we can't get some quality into this '21 column." It's like hearing one of my own sermons recently, which I had taped. When I heard it I thought of all the occupations and professions I must be far better qualified to handle. Anyway, boys and gals of '21, and all our other friends, it's a lot of fun talking with you in this bit of monthly chit-chat.

The first bit for the first of the year is the news of Bob Stiles' (the Chick Stiles' son) recently announced engagement to Miss Martha Macquarrie. Bob graduated from Dartmouth in '53, then from Babson Institute, then put in three years in the Army, mostly in Korea, and now he's settled in Boston with the accounting firm of Arthur Anderson Company. The prospective bride's home is Melrose, where — we presume - the wedding will take place come springtime.

Then comes news of another granddaughter to the Dan Ruggles. Son Tom's third daughter, Dorothy Ellen arrived at the Salem Hospital on November 26.

Another fine letter from Jack Garfein reports on a gathering of the clan out in Frisco when Frank and Ida Ross were there in late November.

From the middle west we received a wonderful bit of news from Jim Prederickson announcing his marriage on November 17 to Marjory Ellen Nale Peterson. Marjory, may we here publicly to the whole Dartmouth world welcome you into the '21 family. And to you both many, many years of wonderful happiness. Jim reports that he had a long bout with pneumonia in October and he gives direct credit to his bride for bringing him through.

From all reports it sounds as if Reg and Sylvia Miner had a wonderful trip to the south and southwest. Reg tells of a dinner party at Antoine's in New Orleans with Bob and Minnie Elsasser. Bob, as many of you know has served as Vice President then President of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, has been teaching at Tulane, and serving as consultant to many businesses and industries. Reg also reports a brief contact with Addison Warner in Fort Worth, expressing his regret that his time there was so limited.

Cliff Hart sent us a brief report on his attendance at the Dartmouth-Columbia game with his son and daughter-in-law, spending the second half of the game with Tracey Higgins and Tracey Jr. After the game they gathered at the Dartmouth Club where he ran into Speedy and San Fleet, and Dolph and Betty Alger, the Algers spending the weekend with the Fleets at Cutchogue.

Joe Folger tells us that his son David, Dartmouth '53, is doing graduate work at Columbia, and has an assistantship there in the Department of Geology for the second year. David had done his trick in the Navy having been a bombardier-navigator (Lieutenant j.g.) serving with the 6th Fleet.

Art Ross is "still working for the Air Force in Washington" and is feeling the urge to retire and move to California where his stepdaughters are living.

Phil Noyes reports "nothing new" and then goes on to tell of what sounds like a pretty ideal summer, working on his place, touring with his Florence to the south; telling of his teaching and the responsiveness of his pupils "not so different from us of forty years ago." He comments on the fact that Sev Severance lives in his home town of Marion, Mass., teaching in Wareham, and that both Phil and Sev are deacons in the Congregational Church, and Lions Club officers. Other than that he has "nothing new!"

Speaking of location, we notice that in telling of Jim Frederickson's marriage we failed to mention that they are living in Madison, Wis. So, you mid-westerners of '21, look them up, won't you, and properly induct Marjorie into '21.

Doc Fleming says his only beef is that his home in Moscow, Idaho, "is a 'fur' piece from the college on the hill, and what with making football trips with the team, and caring for student belly-aches during the week does not leave much time for pilgrimages to Hanover." Doc is University (of Idaho (physician and Director of the Student Health Service there.

Borden Helmer, with Burd and their two daughters took their second European jaunt this past summer via a Volkswagen bus, and they have now covered some six thousand miles around Europe. They report having had a wonderful time, and that now at least they know what they would like to return to.

Hugh Penney, another of our class parsons, tells that their third daughter, Jean Roberts, was married this summer by her dad to Arnold Fickett, of Portland, Me.; the ceremony being performed, of course, in Hugh's church in Ayer, Mass.

Connie Keyes has recently left government service, and is now with Lenkurt Electric Company of San Carlos, Calif. He said that his Irene was hospitalized for a time in Washington and that he, therefore, was trying to carry on as best he can "baching it."

Jim Wicker, our Oaklandite (Calif.) reports an interesting contact he made in Ukiah, Calif., with Everett Cox. He noticed a reference in a local paper to Everett as President of the Twelfth Agricultural District Fair. The name rang a bell, so he and Sally went out to the Fair and sure enough they found Everett was the one who came to Hanover back in '18, left to enter the service, came back to Dartmouth to tackle an A.B. degree, returned to California after two years and was graduated from the university there. Everett makes his home on his ancestral ranch, on the banks of the Russian River, which had been first settled by his grandfather some 85 years ago. We'll be making direct contact with Everett and see if we can glean some more from him.

That wraps it up, boys and girls. Dorothy and I are about to take off for a quick visit to our kids in England. Reg Miner will produce the next month's column, and we'll be back with you in a couple of months. So long.

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