1934
Without any of the usually somewhat less than hilarious preliminaries which this typewriter seems to insist on each month before getting down to the serious business of recording for posterity the various bits of fame, fun and folly achieved by the brethren over the past month, we will proceed with the business at hand.
As previously prognosticated, the New York brethren gathered early in December to break bread, chew a few martinis, and talk about meeting in Hanover in the fall on a date which will probably be October 1, if Stan Smoyer's plans jell.
George Copp and Roily Morton somehow persuaded the Lawyers Club to admit within its hallowed precincts Walt Blood, Ed Corson, Clarence Davies, Bob Ford, Charles Goodfellow, Dick Gruen, Bill Hartman, Jeff Jackson, Les Reeve, and Hank Werner. The affair was so successful that another is planned for Wednesday, Feb. 10, which means that just about the time you give up trying to sort the wheat from the chaff in this here mess of inanities, you can phone George at Wood Struthers & Co., 30 Wall St. and tell him you'll be there too.
NAMES IN THE NEWS.... Bill Eldridge, senior partner of the firm of William Eldridge and Co., management consultants, in Los Angeles made the headlines with an intriguing subject "Net Profit: Hindsight: Foresight: or Just Luck". ... Bud Hall, in memory of his father, E. K. Hall '92, in conjunction with the college, established a visiting professorship for the winter and spring terms to be filled by Dr. Charles H. Malik. ... Les Reeve participated via telephone and loudspeaker between his office on Wall Street and a schoolroom in Glen Ridge, N. J., in a classroom exploration of investment banking and its relationship to the general public, the financial field and their own community. This unique approach pursued by a social studies class studying economic theory usually involves the father of one of the students and in this case the one who, so to speak, put the arm on Les was his daughter, Patricia . . . and a rather mutilated clipping indicates that Hafey Arthur, who played a fairly respectable right field for Dartmouth once McHugh taught him some of the finer points of rightfielding, like not getting hit on the head, is anticipating a successful season with his hockey team at (and this is where it's mutilated) Tufts. . . . Howie McHugh, incidentally,-is still active in publicity work at Boston Garden and in the broadcasting of Celtics Basketball, the Celtics, we will modestly point out, being a Boston team which is not having much trouble with the rest of the country in professional basketball.
FROM HERE AND THERE ... mostly there, here, as Dr. Al Yankauer reports himself back home again after two fascinating years in India. . . . Ed Marshall has "moved to a new home on Little Harbor in Cohasset, Mass. Older girl, Susie, is a sophomore at Colby, Waterville, doing much lab work in biology; younger girl. Jane, in eighth grade" ... and his North Fayer roommate, George Beal, reports "only child, Kenneth, is a freshman at Brown and very much enjoying it. My father is secretary of the liveliest class there is, 1899. You should see his newsletter, nine and ten pages." Which thought we commend to Will Scherman because we only beat our brains out on the records and this little column, let him bill his newsletter up to nine or ten pages. ... Bob Offenbach from Rochester, N. Y., "Became general manager of the two David Stores in Rochester in July. Son, Rick, is a high school sophomore preparing for Dartmouth. Attended a golf tournament and meeting and met Bob Williamson whom I hadn't seen in 25 years. Wife, Helene, became a charter member of the local Dartmouth women's auxiliary who sponsored a dance celebrating Dartmouth Night in Rochester. Much better than a stag affair" . . . and along at the end of the pile, Bob Rodman, who works just a good stone's throw from me and with whom a joint pledge is continually being made to meet on neutral ground, like Loch Ober's for lunch, reports a move to 32 Baldpate Hill Rd. in Newton Centre.
In escaping one of the downpours at the late lamented 25th Reunion, Gilly Gilmore and Chuck Cotsworth found themselves in the Beta house listening to their brother
Betas in residence tell of the struggles of the famous self-supporting Dartmouth Rugby Club. They, along with others unidentified, pledged some financial help towards a prospective spring trip to the West Coast. But the Betas, being a gregarious group, don't want to exclude any well-heeled and well-intentioned '34, even Dekes, from helping this fine group. Gilly has written around for further support, but this little squib is entirely unsolicited. We just thought that in the interests of that famous tonic "Dartmouth Spirit" you might like to know. Anyone who can write a check from $10 up payable to Dartmouth Rugby Club and send it to Harry Gilmore at 1750 Elm Street, Manchester, N. H. can join the club and safely, albeit vicariously, enter into a scrum.
On which happy and athletic thought, we will also scrum!
Having luncheon together in Istanbul, Turkey, last October were: (left to right) Robert Kerwin '43, Congressman Perkins Bass '34 of Peterborough, N. H., and William Hughes '26. Kerwin and Hughes are with the Socony-Mobil Oil Company in Istanbul.
Secretary, 12 Berwick St., Worcester 2, Mass.
Treasurer, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.
