1920

I am sorry indeed to begin this column on a note of sadness. By this time many of you are aware that our Class has lost one of its all-time wonderful people. Elsewhere in this issue you will read the obituary of Zack Jordan. These lines are as difficult for me to pen as they are for you to read. I am sure that no single individual in our Class enjoyed quite as much as Zack the universal popularity and esteem of his classmates and, indeed, of his schoolmates during the years that he was in Hanover. I look back through the years and think of so many pleasant and amusing experiences that we had together. We were teammates on the track, we soldiered together at both Plattsburg and Camp Zachary Taylor and we often sat together in class. I think that in all my acquaintanceship I never knew a man whose "joie de vivre" could quite compare with Zack's. Well, a great and glorious guy has gone to his reward and we are all the poorer for it. To his devoted wife Frances and his children I extend on behalf of the Class deep and abiding sympathy.

Occasional visitors to New York stop in to chew the rag. Mel Merritt came in just a few days ago looking his usual handsome self but nursing a bum knee, the result of a fall which fortunately did not incapacitate him too much.

Hal Bidwell stopped in to talk about our Fortieth Reunion and the need for getting under way with plans, program and all that sort of thing. Hal Was on his way to a meeting up in Concord, N. H., held on March 21, which was sparkplugged by Paul Richter for the purpose of firing the opening gun for our Fortieth Reunion next year. I have since heard from Paul and it is quite apparent from the list of those who attended that all the upper crust of 1920 living within striking distance of Concord were on hand for the affair. Those present included Ben Ayres, Sherm and Rachel Adams, Hal and HarrietteBidwell, Fred Buschmann, Charlie Crathern,Horace and Marguerite Dalrymple, Ted andMary Marden, Capt. Snow Miller, George andHazel Macomber, Frank and Kay Moulton,Jim Powell, Paul and Lillian Richter. The picture appearing with this article will identify them for you. Paul says a host of ideas and suggestions were tendered and that many of them will bear fruit in different ways. More news of that anon.

Paul writes that because so many of the brethren were vacationing in the south when the Concord pow-wow was held, plans are being made to hold a class dinner in Concord on June 6 next. It would be a good thing for any of the brethren who could possibly be present at the affair to mark the date up now.

According to Paul, Doc (Erwin C.) Miller has agreed to act as a central bureau for movie films taken by various and sundry members of the class at previous reunions. If you have strips of film taken at earlier reunions will you please dig them out and ship them to Doc Miller at once. He will undertake to come up with a composite film which will be featured at a showing at our reunion. Doc's address is 7 Military Road, Worcester, Mass.

At this writing specific dates for our reunion in 1960 are not yet available. However, they soon will be and I'll undertake to see that this information is publicized in these columns.

I would have liked to have been present at the Concord meeting but Dorothy and I flew up to Hanover for the memorial services for Don Morrison, Provost of the College. The tragic news of his passing was shocking indeed for he had worked with me and our committee very strenuously and faithfully in connection with the Tuck School Future Planning Project. As a matter of fact I had lunched with Don here in New York but a matter of days before his untimely death. At the services I caught a glimpse of Harry Sampson, Paul Sample and Dick Goddard but had no opportunity to visit with any of them. We were in Hanover only overnight and flew back to New York immediately after the services.

I am trying to verify a report that Hersh and Ellie Chandler locked the front door at Lutz, Fla., and are now en route to Japan on a vacation trip. No doubt they are trying to escape the rugged Florida climate!

A spritely note from Buttons Hill mentions his recent trip to Florida where he and Eva had dinner with the Pick Hills and admired the latter's three-year-old son. Buttons called up Peanut Fenderson who as Vice President of the Florida Power Corporation rates as a big shot. Buttons had honest intentions to look up Bun Harvey, Ted Bliss and Wes Jones, but time ran out on him ... or maybe it was money! By the way, Eva and Buttons are two of the stalwarts whose presence is guaranteed at our Fortieth next year!

It is good to read in the Chicago Dailies that Nate Whiteside's boy Henry was appointed Secretary of the Northern Bank Note Company of which Nate is President and Treasurer.

It is a bit difficult to keep up with the comings and goings of the peripatetic and genial Al Foley, but I recently uncovered his trail in Chicago where he spoke at two alumni rallies. His good old New England humor had them rolling in the aisles.

Dorothy Hamm reports from Vero Beach that there were lots of Dartmouths in Florida this winter but not many Twenties. However, Bun and Dot Harvey and the Hamms got together for a delightful visit. I would certainly have liked to have joined that foursome!

We are coming down the home stretch of the Capital Gifts Campaign. Our class has gotten up $95,000 which ain't hay, but on the other hand our figure doesn't look too good alongside 1918 - $339,000; 1919 — $154,000; and 1921 - $208,000. How about getting some of that green stuff out from under the mattress and increasing your contribution. You couldn't spend it for a more wonderful project!

This group met at a '20 class dinner in Concord, N. H. on March 21 to plan their 1960reunion. Left to right are: (front) Jim Powell, Ted Marden, Horace Dalrymple, FrankMoulton; (seated) Hazel Macomber, Mary Marden, Rachel Adams, Kay Moulton, MargueriteDalrymple, Lillian Richter, Harriette Bidwell; (rear) Paul Richter, Snow Miller, ShermanAdams, Ben Ayres, George Macomber, Charlie Crathern, Hal Bidwell, and Fred Buschmann.

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