1934
Life is like a sewer - what you get out of it, depends a lot on what you put into it. So away we go into another month of news.
It is heart-warming to see how many members of our class are on the Sponsoring Committee of the 200th Anniversary Development Program. There is Harry Gilmore and Bob Thompson in Region I; 'John Foley in Region II; George Copp, Jerry Danzig,' J. Clarence Davies, Irv Diamond, Dick Gruen, Carl Hess, Jeff Jackson, Roily Morton, Bill Scherman, Bill Judd and Johnnie Murphy in Region III; Ernie Barcella and Perk Bass in Region IV; Bill Embry and Dick Houck in Region V; Dick Banfield, Frank Heath, Bob Lindstrom, Art Moebius, Sam McCray and Jim Wendell in Region VI; Steve Briggs, Bob Oare, Hank Peirce and Bill Rench in Region VII; Dave Hedges in Region IX; and Bill Gilmore and Bill Knibbs in Region XI.
Recently received a photograph of Normaand Bill Gilmore and their four children on horseback. Also pictures of Marty Dwyer's quartet and Bob Engelman's quintet. The latter from:
"High above the shore Lake Michigan Build new Tepee — call um Big Bluff Picture windows - very modern And Tepee full with all of us."
Even at this late date I still have visions of news received on Christmas cards, dancing in my head. A veritable newsletter from Gustaand Bob Goodman complete with their photographs and the four children. They now have a home on Lake Crystal, Princess Anne Hills, Virginia Beach, Va. (every type of geography right on the place).
Robbie, who turned 15, stayed home from camp last summer, daily went water skiing, played a little golf and tennis and discovered girls. He attends Norfolk Academy, where he is either a good student or adept at fooling the professors. ... Lynn who is 13 went to Camp Tapawingo in Maine. She is pretty and attends an excellent new country day school for girls at the Beach, plays a little piano and a lot of telephone. Davy is 7 and we are all afraid of him. Beverly is 6, completely independent and will break a lot of hearts at 16. (Ed. note - sounds like Jean Kerr's "Please Don't Eat The Daisies" - there are four of them and only two of us — so if you can't join them, lick them.)
Augusta still thinks golf is the end, and has to rush in a few rounds a week between her Girl Scout Troop, Training Courses, Charities, chauffeuring and cooking for the hungry horde. Bob enjoys paddle tennis, fishing, golf and water skiing when not too busy with the Community Fund, organizing a Downtown Association, taking Rhumba lessons and earning a living. He now has about 70 people in his business.
From military intelligence: Lt. Col. Grant Healey with his wife Ilsa and his daughters and son returned to the United States from a three-year tour of duty in Japan. His new assignment is Deputy Chief of Staff, Quartermaster Training Command, Fort Lee, Va. Major Ted Germann has started on the fifth year of his current overseas tour of duty. The seven of them (wife Madeleine, and children - Colette (16), George (11), Catherine (9), Simone (7), and Marie-Elizabeth (4) are looking forward to their return to these shores this summer. Ted writes that service at an international headquarters such as SHAPE is interesting work, with rarely a dull moment, particularly during periods like the present time. Lt. Col. Tim Inglis two years ago wrote me the cleverest letter I've ever received. He had just bought a large and drafty old barn in Cleveland Heights to house his family consisting of wife, Marjorie, and children: Marjorie Andrea, born in Louisville, Jonathan, born in Stuttgart, Germany, Patsy and Michael both born at Ft. Benning and Brian born in Teheran, Iran Tim was commanding officer of a tank bat talion during the war. Then followed three years of occupation duty in Germany (Stuttgart, Fuessen, and Munich); three years as Armor Instructor at the Infantry School at Ft Benning; two years as Armor Advisor to the Iranian Army (mostly at Teheran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Ahwaz, Khorramabad and "messing around in the petroleum complex"). His current assignment in Cleveland is just about up and wanderlust should be setting in again.
Notes from yon: Harlan Banks is on a sabbatical leave in Europe expecting to return to Ithaca and Cornell late in August He is a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Liege in Belgium. Bill Wilson has become a vice-chairman of the American Hospital Association's Council on Government Relations. Al Seitner, looking tanned in spite of the miserable weather Florida has been having, chatting with Bill De Riemer and Hank Bryan in Princeton, N. J. Walt Ready at tended the ceremonies to honor his father recently held at Lehigh. His father coached baseball and football at Lehigh from 1912 to 1921. Mr. Ready graduated from Dartmouth in 1905 and while an undergraduate wrote the words to "As the Backs Go Tearing By." A recent issue of Business Week carried an article about the resurgence of South Bend, Ind. This city was badly hit by a recession but due to the leadership of some of its outstanding citizens it has regained its place in the sun. "Other influential board members include Wilbur L. Webb of Bendix Missile Div.; President Joseph D. Barnette and Chairman Robert L. Oare of First Bank and Trust Co." This industrial and university city (population 115,000) had its brightest holiday in four years, thanks to your efforts. Bob.
Noel Maxam from out Lansing, Mich., way, sent his greetings to Bill Wilson. I call to your attention, Chris, we haven't had word from you in many a moon. I'm sure you haven't done any pole-vaulting recently but wish you would fill me in on your other activities.
Notes from hither: Walt Blood was elected president of the Retail Analysts and hasn't shown up at the Dartmouth Downtown luncheons to receive our congratulations. Bob Mann, whose wife, Ann, plays the Southern belle in that uproarious comedy "Auntie Mame" is writing a play of his own. He promised to let me know when he becomes a partner in one of the large advertising agencies here in New York. Ed Corson has transferred from San Francisco to New York City. He is with American Smelting and Refining Co. and now is the Assistant General Credit Manager. Bill Cahn has had another book published. It is entitled "The Laugh Makers: A Pictorial History of American Comedians." The book examines the American brand of humor which lets us laugh at ourselves. There are side-splitting examples of the comedy of Joe Jefferson, Weber & Fields, Ed Wynn, W. C. Fields, Bobby Clark, Harold Lloyd, Groucho Marx, Fred Allen and many others and over 200 pictures of these comedians caught in the middle of their acts. Ann and Jim Darling have a wonderful colored photograph of their son Roger eating Dad's General Food's products.
I spoke to Willie Leveen the other day. His son Bill, Jr., has gone out for the crew and gives promise of making the varsity. Willie is very proud of the fact that his offspring is doing excellently in his studies. I've been trying to get hold of an article about Willie's hole-in-one but he refuses to send it to me. However, if he ever becomes a senator or President of the United States, he swears to give me an exclusive.
Guess I've ventilated enough of my opinions for one month.
Secretary, 160 Broadway, New York 38, N. Y.
Treasurer, Hovey Lane, Hanover, N. H.
