1915
Signs of Spring? I like the Weather Bureau's "occasional" naive forecasts: "Occasional rain, changing to occasional showers." The lady news vendor sitting on a camp chair in the sun - "Hey, you'll get sunburned," someone wisecracks. "Ain't it wunnerful?" she beams. (After six days of rain!) And the guy polishing his car beneath a No Parking sign which reads: "Restricted Area - Tow-away Zone" - and a cop passing the time o' day with him!
For the first time in history the annual Boston Alumni dinner on January 21 was thrown open to wives. There was a goodly scattering of the gentler sex among the younger fry, but I understand '13, '14 and '15 stuck to the old time stag line. Nine '15ers gathered 'round the board - and not a wife among them! Musta been the stormy weather! Barker, Clough, Foster, Martin,O'Hara, Richardson, Shea, Sherman and Simpson were present.
Details are hazy, but it is reported that an honor was bestowed on Kike Richardson up in Littleton, N. H., after 40 years as being Knighted on the spot where he was born. Sorry, I don't know the significance of the 40 years! Kike also came home recently from a fishing party up in that area with a dozen nice pickerel, and at last report was itching for his annual fishing expedition up in the North Country — come February.
Norvie Milmore made the annual winter reunion of Company "C," 101 st Engineers at the YD Club on January 17.
The '15 clan in and around New York are scheduled to foregather at the Dartmouth Club here for victuals and fun on February 3. Jack Ferguson's three-dimensional color pictures, taken at the Interim last October, are on hand for this affair and, having seen them, I can state with conviction they are the finest and most startling color slides I've ever seen. He caught Hanover and environs at the height of last fall's vivid foliage display, and there are fantastically realistic shots of the glittering (?) assemblage of those present. All classmates, whether at the Interim or not, should see them.
It is fitting to announce that a "G. Kellogg Rose Memorial Fund" has been established in Hanover. Contributions payable to the Trustees of Dart-College and earmarked for this fund with the name of the donor may be sent to the Trustees at Hanover marked for the attention of Mr. Clifford Jordan.
Roy Lafferty reports a very pleasurable visit to Hanover in January on college business at which some unique awards were made in a rather unusual manner. An award of "All-American Secretary" was made to Floris Davis for her services in handling secretarial matters pertaining to the Athletic Association. Awards of footballs of winning games last fall to various players were "forward-passed" from the rostrum by quarterback Bill Gundy to the recipients scattered throughout the audience. No fumbles were reported!
A phone call by Dale Barker while passing through Providence in December to Adam Sutcliffe reveals that Adam was still in Washington, but he didn't know for how long.
Those of us who knew Bill Cunningham '19, famous in football and later as Boston columnist, are pleased that he was able and willing to make a flight to Rome after his operation which removed his vocal chords.
Art Nichols comes up with this Dipsey Doodle: "Maybe splitting the atom wasn't such a wise crack after all!"
String Downing was hospitalized for a few days back in January, but was later seen in good spirits out shopping in A & P. However, his good wife, Grace, while visiting him in the hospital, slipped on an unlighted stairway and broke her wrist which we sure hope is all mended by now.
I suppose by now the Marty Martins have headed for the sunny South where business and the Red Sox usually keeps Marty busy this time of year.
A letter from Doc Noyes, written shortly after the Interim, contains a wealth of his typically dry wit. I wish I could quote it in full. Here's a specimen: "I found a great accumulation of work when I came back from Hanover and am still working seven days a week and when I get home at night am about half conscious. However, things look more cheerful and we hope that in a few weeks the normal routine will be easy to handle." Caught up yet, Doc?
Jack Bowler writes: "Because you stamped out your address on the stationery, I assume you don't want to hear from anybody." Look, Jack—l have enough troubles getting letters delayed in transit from fellows who don't bother to note my change of address at the head of this column, to hassle with you! Jack says he bawled out Stan Llewellyn for appearing in Hanover once without looking him up and then says: "Stan is forever writing me to stop off at that Camden town of his - I may fool him some day!"
A nice note from Marion (Mrs. Henry) Marcy encloses a clipping about the marriage of their daughter Anne at their home in West Palm Beach to Dr. Reinhardt Grossmann, a native of Berlin, Germany, who was a Fulbright Scholar at lowa State University and, after receiving his Ph.D. in philosophy, is now teaching at the State University of Illinois. Anne was graduated from Palm Beach High School in 1953 and from Wesleyan College in 1957 and has been pursuing her master's degree in psychology at lowa State. Marion says: "Henry is at a Dartmouth luncheon to-day (Jan. 15), as ex-president Hopkins is here. We have so much enjoyed visits from many '15ers."
Dick Clarke, recently retired president of the Reinsurance Corporation of New York, was elected a director of the Southern General Insurance Co. in November. He is presently serving as an advisor to a number of insurance companies and plans to spend considerable time in Atlanta as an advisor to Southern General, one of the city's leading insurance firms.
A letter from the Johnny Mullins from Hong Kong gives some very interesting highlights of their trip to date. Takanaga Mitsui met them at the Yokohama dock with his youngest son, Osamu. On the way to Tokyo, they visited the Kamakura Shrine, then they spent two evenings with the Mitsuis at a barbecue and a Lempora dinner, enjoying the company of Mitsie's wife, Kiroko, and theft: youngest daughter, Tamiko.
The sense of humor we all enjoyed those many years ago still remains and the family have inherited and preserved it. It is something the war lords were not able to requisition. In Honolulu, the Tuesday before Christmas, we noted much excitement at our hotel on Kavai - about 150 of the help's children, of every nationality and mixture thereof, were congregated in an old cocoanut grove. Soon, down the lagoon in an outrigger canoe came the most wonderfully arrayed Santa Claus I've ever seen with a present for every child. Maybe a far cry from snow, sleds, sleigh bells, pines, mistletoe - yet an unforgettable demonstration of Christmas spirit. We spent two weeks crossing U.S. before sailing from San Francisco, which gave us a chance for several visits with children and grandchildren and to have a social hour with the Prays in Philadelphia and the Alexanders in Denver. We'll be back in May.
A letter from Bill Reynolds tells of severe winter up around Jamestown - remindful of Hanover in the early teens. He and Jeannette were leaving for Florida in mid-February, staying at Pompano Beach for a month or longer. Says Chuck Ingram and Aida plan to fly down to join them for a visit.
A card of sparkling hula dancers comes from Marv Frederick in Hawaii. Says he had lunch with Don Howe in Omaha en route. Says Don is retiring end of February and is going to Australia and New Zealand - " '15ers sure get around!"
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