1931
Not only is January a very dull month, profit-wise in the retail business, but likewise has it brought very little mail for the March column. The New York contingent is fast formulating plans for the Hopkins Dinner on February 5, and, as a representative of the "much-removed-from-Down-East-group," a small complaint and much remorse is herewith recorded: this is a gathering no Dartmouth man misses voluntarily. "Hoppy," we who will be missing in person at the great testimonial dinner for you, want you to know that we share equally with those who will be with you on the sth, a great sense of gratitude for your administration during our four years in college. It will no doubt be possible to publish the list of '31 who shook hands with you on this great occasion.
Bedell Moore has just reported in from San Antonio, Tex., announcing his new association with Austin, Hart & Parvin, investment securities. Bedell sold his office building on October 1, and, being a man of action, abhorred the leisure, got himself plenty of books, added to his knowledge of how to invest with assurance, and landed himself with the mentioned firm. From the tone of his letter he will do all right. Note what he says: "I follow the column in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and that is about the only news I get. I used to see Marty Zinn once in awhile but he has not been around in some time. If you hear of any member of our class coming down this way, tell them to look me up." Consider: a letter to your class secretary, just one, will reach practically all of your classmates. Good idea for more of you to write your secretary now. Bedell has a sixteen-year-old son and two girls. We all knew him as "Greg" in College, and like Dick Fisher, one of the Deerfield boys.
It was a wedding in London, England: "Mr. and Mrs. Julian Henry Richmond announce the marriage of their daughter, Claire Louise, to Mr. T. J. Dermont Dunphy, Monday, the thirtieth of December, nineteen hundred and fifty-seven. Brompton Oratory." Well, as they say here in the Middle West, one more mouth to feed, Hank. But, we know it must have been a very wonderful occasion, and '31's congratulations!
Bernie Boyle is on the move again; this time to 38 Highland Road, Rye, N. Y., and Art Brettler has a new address in Brookline, Mass., 125 Park Street. Our treasurer, Pete Evans, has moved to The Elms, 2701 South Dort Highway, Flint, Mich. Carlyle H. Harmon is now at Harmon Hall School, New Harbor, Me. (may we have the latest on your doings Carl?). I imagine Chubby Hetfield has moved to a new location in Plainfield (102 North Ave.), N. J. Bill Nutt (who received his degree from Occidental College) is now at 1119 N. LaCienega Ave., Los Angeles 46, Calif., and Wally Thorsen has a New York City address change to 337 East 50th Street.
The first reaction to reach this desk, since the publishing of the picture of the Hanover gathering of a few '31s and families in the January issue, has come from a '30er: Herra Schneebeli, to wit: . . you are worse than I am on that hair-line affair." Like a lot of '31ers we have just been a short jump behind '30 on the hair-line and it's satisfactory to keep it so.
It was interesting to receive a National Cash Register annual report recently with a full-page picture and message from our Bob Oelman, their president. Bob, my phone number is Temple 3-2857 (prepaid please).
Let's take a look at '31 in Hanover. The time March 1931. Not to live in the past but just to jog old memories, recalling wonderful friendships and events: Fisher made the first goal and Dartmouth's only, as Princeton won on the rink 2-1. With Magee and Picken in the line-up in a very rough game (my prep school friend was tossed out of the game Peterson of Penn) we won 27-20, and then, just as March bowed out, we lost to Cornell 29-27 to tie for 2nd with Yale in the league. McCord and McAllister placed one, two in the "100" as our swimmers beat Syracuse 49-22. Captain Seney and Norris won points for us as our gym team beat the Army 33-21, and later Seney was champion in the Eastern Intercollegiates at Temple University. Childs and Holbrook were competing for the Dartmouth Chess Club. A few made the Senior Mt. Washington trip and were grateful to S. T. Johnson for perfect leadership. The Daily Dartmouth was running advertisements for a spring vacation trip to Bermuda (sponsored by Bob Bottome '30) and signed up were Nims, Leach, F. Russell, H. Johnson, and Thorn. Sid Rubin won first prize and W. L. Wilson second in a current events contest conducted in College by the New York Times. And for sure you'll remember the theft of the Senior ballot box with all the ballots. A new election was scheduled in view of this physical demonstration against so limited a number of nominees. "The thing that's bothering us," said the Daily Dartmouth, "about the ballot box, ballot box, who's got the ballot box is this: just where was Chief Hallisey?" Well, anyway after several days Bill Steck was elected our president over John Martin, whose most famous utterance before a public gathering on the Hanover Green was "Disperse and go to your dormitories." John Marshall O'Connor was taking his last lead on the Hanover stage by his appearance in "Berkeley Square." A few days later, with Ed Rhetts, he set sail for England to debate at Oxford and Cambridge (can either of you remember: about what?). This is how you voted for other things than class officers: most popular and most versatile, Shep Wolff; most conscientious, most for Dartmouth and class crepe hanger, Martin; class toreador, Rosenthal; class joy, tie between Crehan and Bill St. Louis; best dressed, T. Patterson; handsomest, F. Russell; busiest and most likely to succeed, Warwick; favorite professors, Mac Donald, West and Wellman. Not only were women voted the greatest need of the College (and still it is so) but you spelled it out like this: blue eyed, brown hair, 5 feet 6 inches, weight 120 lbs., with medium speed and intellect. Now, wouldn't it be something to total up and divide to see what she got!
And with that we better close up shop for this issue. May the next 30 days bring much current news you'll like to read.
Secretary, 345 West Murray, Macomb, Ill.
Treasurer The Elms 2701 S. Dort Hgwy., Flint, Mich.
Bequest Chairman,
