1918

At 1918's 40th reunion, Mon. thru Wed., Tune 9-11. we'll be celebrating with 1912, '13 and '14. The town won't be jammed; Commencement is Sunday, June 8. If '18 doesn't win the Attendance Cup in June, it will not be because Bennie Mugridge (Chairman), gill Christgau (Asst.), and Reggie (Bennie's good secretary) didn't work hard. They've put in a lot of time.

Said Johnny Cunningham, in a recent letter, "I wrote the Hanover Inn for reservations, not in any way expecting to get them, but by gosh, I did - not only for myself but for the Hillikers." Chuck says, "My biggest job in life is to keep Cunningham on the straight and narrow." Duke and Ed Healy will of course be at reunion - just about back from Florida now. Many enjoyed in the Sat. Eve Post sometime back the part Ed Healy played with the Chicago Bears, from '20 to '27, and later when Pres. of the Chicago Bear Alumni Assn. Characteristic of Ed, he lists his "present endeavors" thusly: "to enjoy life and to assist others in the same direction." Also, to the question "Who were your roommates?" he lists "Youngstrom, Youngstrom and Youngstrom."

Bill Cunningham's column of Feb. 19 said: "On a slightly different note, Adolph (Swede) Youngstrom, All-America guard at Dartmouth in 1919, later a professional star, coach at Amherst and Dartmouth, and for years a local businessman, has been having a hard time of it at the Symmes Hospital in Arlington. In his time perhaps the most consistent blocker of punts the game ever knew, Swede has had a serious operation for ulcers. It's so serious that 20 pints of blood have been used in transfusions. The situation with blood is such that these need to be replaced. Here's a hope that he'll be out and around in due course, and in the meanwhile, in order that somebody else's life may be saved, please help restock the bank with those 20 pints - and much more."

You can reach Swede, as Gerry Geran did, at Volunteer 2-5548 or 10 Valley Rd., Lexington, Mass. See you in June, Swede.

Speaking about "lame ducks," how are you, John J. McMahon, after your serious operation (John's at 137 Hyde St., San Francisco, Calif.). Bill Brewster said, "I spend 6 months at my boys camp 'Birch Rock', East Waterford, Me., and 6 mos. in Newton Center, Mass. Still doing all I can for Kimball Union Academy. Spent a bit of time in Oct. at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital, where Rolf Syvertsen's staff did wonders for me." And this from Tommy Tarrant: "When I read in the class Newsletter about all the traveling you old grandfathers are doing, I realize what I, a young father, have to look forward to when I'm a grandfather. What am I doing? Cutting down trees and pulling up stumps - Ouch! - there goes my arthritis again!" Tommy's at Cat Rock Rd., Cos Cob, Conn.

In Europe now are Miriam and Tom Campbell. Tom is Denver's newest member of their Water Board, and believes that consistency is a weakness of small minds. That's the way he explained in part his recent decision to join the 5-member Board, after firmly vowing in 1955 that he would never again return to public life.

Bill Christgau who presided at the DeWitt Clinton High School alumni meeting and who reports they now have more money for scholarships than ever in the past, celebrated Hoppy's Waldorf party on Feb. 5 "on the town" with youthful Charlie Comiskey '15, getting in at dawn. What a man!

Grace Sibbernsen, from Bennington, Nebr., reports that Sib will be on for reunion, but not she. You can't do that to us, Grace! She adds: "I'm taking my vacation at home out of the kitchen - and that beats Hanover for me. Son David now happily married to a nice girl who speaks 4 languages." Sib reported Homer Johnson and wife drove out to visit them, and Sib hadn't seen them since Al Johnson's funeral in '27, and, he added, "Homer, fell downstairs when they were moving, which bruised him a bit, then some guy smashed into his new car as he was waiting for the traffic light to change."

A Wah Hoo Wah for Red Hulbert, of General Motors Overseas. The night that about 50,000 people were held up through a breakdown in the New Haven RR, on which night Red was due at a 5:30 meeting in Rye, N. Y., he didn't arrive until 9:45 - and while his back was turned, the Rye Community Concert Assn. elected him president, a great tribute to Red, who has given a good deal of his time to community affairs.

Dave Skinner and Elizabeth are living in the City for the winter, at 235 E. 73rd St., NY 21 — Dave was Senior Warden of his church in Rye, when he stepped aside so that others might enjoy the privilege and responsibilities that go with it. Elizabeth and Dave have given of themselves for 20 years to their church and their community. And now Dave and Bill Christgau, and no doubt many other '18ers are working on the Dartmouth fund raising job.... T. Reed Montgomery's new address: Box 417, Saconesset Hills, Falmouth, Mass. - Bob Ritter's: Koch Bros. 732 Hamilton St., Allentown, Pa. - and Allan H. Ward's: A. H. Ward & Co., 710 Helm St., Winnetka, Ill. Tommy Groves last reported from 1204 West Ave., Miami Beach, Fla., and Tom R. Jones, uprooted himself from Wash., D. C. to c/o Edw. W. Stough, Box 888, Bradenton, Fla., and Oscar Bilharz, from Winnetka, Ill., to Arlington Towers, W 443, Arlington 9, Va. Paul Rep's new address: Box 2934, Honolulu 2, Hawaii.

Thanks, Jack Hurlbut (722 Long Ridge Rd., Longmeadow, Mass.), we're up to date on Howard S. Robinson's reelection to the School Comm., Westfield, Mass. In a spirited contest Robbie was made Chairman, a very responsible position. Robbie adds, "Helen has undergone a gall bladder operation and when she recovers, I'll probably follow what has become a winter routine - take a trip to the coast, stopping at Aspen for some skiing, while Helen goes to Florida. Later I meet her there, or, on occasion we've stopped off in Arizona. Sons Bill and Shep are in the newspaper business, and young Jack '56, now covers the midwestern territory for Robinson's Reminders."

Rev. Clint Carvell (old roomy of Walt Wiley, George Daniels, Bug Wallace, Dick White, Ray Barrett and Les Brown) who is Pastor of the Congregational Church, N. Andover, Mass., with a family of four wonderful children, and is doing a splendid job, comments, "My College association means much more to me as the years move on. During the time when I was investing my complete self on my church and my family of four young people, I had little time to maintain outside contacts. Now I have more time and my college days were very important in my life, and my association in service with the DCA are unforgettable. My interests have centered in this Greater Lawrence area, and I have given myself freely in many directions, and have made many wonderful friends. I have opportunities to go into larger churches, but have always said no. I've always liked North Andover, and my church has 600 members and I have a total parish of 1200 which has been a constant challenge to me." We have Clint to thank for discovering the grave of Richard Hovey, in the N. Andover Cemetery.

We have a nice note from Theodore R. "Babe" Miner '23 MD: "Here's a clipping from the Springfield Union about your Don Macaulay who is very well thought of indeed, and his brother, a top heart specialist here, was a classmate of mine for a day at Hanover before taking off to Tufts." Don was appointed one of three judges to compose a powerful committee known as The Committee on Probation, which supervises all probation departments of the Superior Court.

Eddie Ferguson's old roomy, Speed Savage, who is Supreme Sec.-Treas. of the New England Order of Protection, Boston, says, "Have been so busy earning a living and bringing up a family that I haven't bothered keeping in touch, but now both Miriam and Phyllis are married and living away from home so it's somewhat changed. My wife and I would like to come to the 40th." He says too that he will be in Chicago on June 7, but Speed, our party begins June 9, so you and Gladys will get there just in time. Others "too busy to keep in touch" and who have not been back to reunions in years will find a warm welcome at our 40th in 60 days, June 9-11.

Was it the Seminole Irish Indian maiden, Lyla, the lovely bride of Phil Tusting who inquired about Tom Bryant? Tommy says it looks like he and Pixie might miss the 40th because Clark has set his wedding date in Maine for June 28 and at that time of the year Tom can't make two trips to the north country. Apparently Pixie each weekend gets a refresher course when Clark is home from Temple U. medical. Tommy says, "I just sit and serve the food while they talk a strange language." ... Though buried in 2 ft. of snow in Poultney, Vt., Nipper Knapp says, "Am still off the retired list as well as unemployment. Have prospects of both."

From Murray Baldwin, Fargo, N. D., where a few years back he was elected Pres. of the City Commission (Mayor) by over 2 to 1 over his two combined opponents, and who has been contributing his talents to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, says "I am still very much alive and live with my wife, as I have for some time, and love it. One son 18 at home, 2 married daughters, 5 grandchildren and another soon — am partly retired or just tired, seem to work harder than ever but no pay. Am in and out of Washington about once a month but don't seem to get any place else." We're counting on Helen and you, Murray, to blaze a new trail, so we'll see you in Hanover in June.

Eddie Felt agrees with Johnny Johnston in what he said in his talk at the '18 class dinner last November: "It is good to be with you now, regardless of anything that happened 40 years ago." Eddie thoroughly enjoyed that dinner, at which there were no speeches made and anybody who wanted to could pop off. Clara and Eddie will be in Hanover in June, in Mackinac, Mich., at a Phi Psi convocation later, in Texas in July, and Spain in August — maybe not in just that order. Clara and Eddie told of the enjoyable time they had visiting Elizabeth and Homer Bennett.

Secretary,: Room 704, 441 Lexington Ave. New York 17, N. Y.

Class Agent, East New York Savings Bank 2644 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn 7, N. Y.