1915

I wish I had a crystal ball and could foretell the happenings of the INTERIM which, at this writing, is just ahead of us. A résumé, however, will appear in the next issue. (My Gosh - that means December!) Anyway - here's hoping this issue finds us well up in the Ivy League, football-wise - and Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

Eben Clough was planning to attend the annual gathering of the 101st Engineers at Old Orchard, Me., early in September. Eben says Norvie Milmore is the one who usually keeps order at these meetings. Wonder how they made out this year! The Cloughs entertained Hal Claflin for lunch out at their "Wee-Too" ranch overlooking the bay at Ipswich along in September.

Kike Richardson had plenty of "bird trouble" at his grape orchard up in the country. If the robins left enough of them, he hoped to add a grape display to the usual festivities at his pre-Harvard game office party. Of course, some prefer their grapes mashed! '

Filene's of Boston, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their famous Bargain Basement, put on a fabulous display of precious gold coins at which was shown a valuable collection belonging to one of 1915's numismatists.

Chan and Dot Foster spent an early September week in Hanover on business. Why don't more of us live close enough to get up there oftener?

Paul Rothery, president and owner of the Bay State Refining Company, was appointed vice-chairman of the 1958 Chicopee Community Chest-Red Cross campaign back in August. Paul has served in a number of civic, industrial, church and hospital drives and has given of himself unstintingly in such efforts.

Speaking of Al Bradley's retirement from the Board of General Motors (see Jack Ferguson's September 20 Frontiersman). OpieHorton brought chuckles from a group of us, including Al himself, at a '15 gathering in New York some time ago, when he innocently asked: "Tell me, Al, do you know anything about motors?" Happy retirement, All

Here's one picked up at random: "Hate not thine enemy. Just buy each of his kids a drum."

The Dartmouth Bequest and Estate Planning Program reports a bequest of $52,427 from the estate of John D. Warren who died in 1956. It is indicative that after his death a friend wrote that Jack's real love all through his life was Dartmouth.

It is interesting to note from the same report that, in its group of 65 major private universities, Dartmouth ranks fifth in total dollar alumni support and first in alumni fund participation.

Stick Parnell once wrote in: "No gnus is good new." Be that as it may, news is news and, my innate modesty to the contrary notwithstanding, I have to report that your Secretary was awarded second prize in the Name Contest for the Capital Gifts Campaign publication now being issued under the title "The Capital D." The prize? Two football tickets to any Dartmouth game this fall! Princeton - here we come!

According to an article in the October issue of Coronet, Walter Wanger is a member of the Committee for Release of Robert F. Stroud, the longest imprisoned man alive - now in Alcatraz - who has endured 45 years of solitary confinement. Here's one vote in favor!

A note from Chuck Ingram pointed towards the INTERIM. Said Harry and Gretchen Ellms spent a few days with them back in September and both were looking and feeling fine. The Eben Cloughs, flying to Manchester, N. H., on business and pleasure, stopped in for a short visit with the StickParnells along mid-September. Carl Swenson regrets he couldn't make the INTERIM because he expected to be out of the country. Next chance is 1961, Carl!

Howie Stearns says he's enjoying his retirement so much he fails to be conscious of the "weight" of the years. That's what I call the goal of attainment!

Blanche (Mrs. Chuck) Trumbull writes that Chuck, since retirement in '55 following a heart attack, is doing nicely and enjoys being at home. He was pleased to receive greetings from the Class.

Betty (Mrs. Harold) Budd is very appreciative of the expression by the Class at the time of Harold's passing back in May and asks me to pass on to the Class her sincere thanks for continuing the ALUMNI MAGAZINE which she has always read with a great deal of pleasure.

Please note your Secretary's change of address! The millennium has arrived and, by the time you read this, the Phil Murdocks will have behind them the trials and tribulations (and thrills) of moving to new quarters. Stuyvesant Town - here we come!

We had a pleasant visit and gab-fest with Bea Johnson on a late September Sunday afternoon, during a quick trip from her Portland, Me., home. After her recent European trip, Bea finds plenty to keep her busy in Portland, including several days a week voluntary service in local hospitals there.

Another random pickup: "Paw." "Yes, son?" "Why didn't Noah swat them two flies?"

In the September issue of the above-mentioned "Capital D" publication there is a very impressive Roll of Honor list of all pledges to date to the Capital Gifts Campaign. One can't help but get a thrill out of the way Dartmouth alumni are responding and this response is graphically presented in an all inclusive roundup of the literally thousands who have already signed up. We of 1915 can well be proud of our standing at the top of the list with something over $400,000 already pledged by '15ers and with every indication that further growth in participation will keep us in the top spot "until the last white line crossed." "The Capital D" publication is quite illuminating and makes interesting reading.

With which summation, let's lean back and look ahead to the wind-up of what bids fair to be an interesting football season, capped by anticipation of the goodies of Turkey Day!

Changes of Address: Peter H. Cannon, Box 17, New York 33, N. Y.; G. Kellogg Rose Jr., retired (formerly vice-president, Chase Manhattan Bank), 34 Stanford Place, Montclair, N. J.; Philip K. Murdock, 245 Avenue C, New York 9, N. Y.

To the class notes for November, already mailed to Hanover, we append the late and very sad news of the death of Phil Blodgett on October 8. Phil died at the Concord, N. H., Hospital after a brief illness. His obituary will appear next month.

Secretary, 245 Avenue C New York 9, N. Y.

Treasurer, 60 Stevens Rd., Needham 92, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,