1914

A characteristically warm note from Mrs.Walter ("Bino") Knight, now living in San Anselmo, Calif., expresses the wish to receive the ALUMNI MAGAZINE regularly. Of course she will - and, just as certainly, any Fourteener will be a cordially welcomed caller at Ruth's home. Let's keep that bond firmly welded!

Lest you are tempted to think that your class officers take their duties lightly, just read the following from Ellsworth Buck to Jack Conners' son, Jack: "Mrs. Buck and I are currently spending several hours each day organizing the biographical material for the Golden Book. We are able to devote far more time to the job here in Wisconsin than will be possible once we have returned to our busy lives in the city this autumn." Another dedicated worker for 1914 - and Dartmouth!

Hadley Cole is living quietly in retirement in Orleans, Mass. I remember sitting behind Hadley at a football game just after we had been indoctrinated with the new song "Dartmouth's In Town Again." Hadley turned to me saying "Come on, Robbie, let's give it to them". We did. The resulting bellow probably didn't qualify us for the Metropolitan, but they tell me the echoes are still bouncing around Velvet Rocks!

Forrest Blood sends along a most informing and delightful response to an appeal for news - a shining example, we hope, to all Fourteeners. He retired three years ago, after 32 years as Professor of Advertising and Marketing at University of Nebraska. He's living in Lincoln, Neb., where five of his eleven grandchildren are clustered. One of these fellows has set his sights on Dartmouth and certainly looks promising - honor student and excellent three-sport athlete. "Forry" comes East with Marion every fall, so here's hoping!

And along comes a dandy letter from "Lew" Corliss from Plainville, Conn., enclosing a snap-shot of a distinguished, alertlooking fellow, purportedly our own "Lew." He's long been teaching in Plainville High - English — although he has a Master's degree in Science from Connecticut State College in New Haven — and is now working for his next degree. Some of us just collect years, grandchildren and complaints. "Lew" goes in for advanced degrees says it keeps him young. And the photo certainly supports the theory! He reports good visits recently with "Eddie" Elkins and "Phil" Smith — both in bouncing spirits! Phil in Hartford - Eddie in Springfield.

"Dud" Colby, out in Omaha, wrote in firm tribute to Jack Conners and his long and effective service of many kinds to the interests of 1914. Let no one ever believe that service to the class and college is without appreciation! Dud reports his painful involvement in an auto accident in Detroit with serious injury to Jane and himself. Both are now out of the hospital and mending slowly, but the results of this crash will long be with them. "Dud's" avocation, now that he's retired from the daily grind, has for years been the Omaha Playhouse — one of America's best-regarded theatrical ventures - now in its 37th season. Dud's president — and the financial and artistic success reflects his astute management.

And in the next mail came a sprightly letter from Eddie Elkins from Springfield, Mass. He says he hasn't traveled so much since his wife Annie's departure, but, fortunately, now shares his home with son Bob ('39) and family. And I trow that not all of us could duplicate Ed's feat of climbing Mt. Tom twice last summer. Perhaps we can agree with him that "around the block is twice as far as it was when we used to walk to 'Leb' and back for a movie."

If you envision retirement as a life of "lotus-eating indolence" list to Charlie Batchelder, our Class Treasurer. He has not only been the active and successful head of his thriving business, but has headed the Community Chest, Red Cross Campaign, A.W.S., and Civil Defense, etc. in Quincy. Now in retirement (?) he's organized, promoted, hammered, and headed the Society for the "Conservation of Men Over 40." That's a solid and sound idea promoting physical fitness for senior citizens through annual and complete checkups. He's had warmly commendatory letters about his work from General Eisenhower, Christian Herter and a host of others. Charlie says "The plan saved Quincy thousands of dollars and many, many sick people their lives because the physical conditions were detected in time. For instance, over 800 men in Quincy have diabetes, but only 400 knew it."

Our class sharp-shooter, Chuck Kingsley, pens regrets: deplores the fact that, of all the champion Bench Rest shooters in America, he's not Number One! Well, I suppose that's the kind of perfection-questing that has contributed greatly to the dis- tinguished legal success perching on Chuck's broad shoulders. He reports good visits with Myron Files and Dan Chase, our only golf- ing novelist.

Myron, long retired as Professor of English at Tufts University (I wonder if any student ever slipped and addressed him as "Squeak"?), has sold his home at Sandown and is seeking another nest. New London deserves consideration, Myron. Excellent library and lots of pretty scenery at Colby Junior College!

Here's up-to-the-second news of "Freddie"Cranston. He's senior member of Cranston and Arthur - one of the solid law firms of Denver, Colo. Fred has five sons and thirteen grandchildren, all living in the West. He, of course, enjoys his law and says that his work is more realistic than that of Perry Mason, for Fred cannot win every case. Page Paul Drake!

Sometimes he was jocularly called "Plimp," but the full name is Roscoe Plimpton Dewitt, F.A.I.A.! And, of course, Roscoe is known as one of the leading architects of his native Texas where his name appears on the corner-stones of some of the prominent buildings of that prominent state. He writes that the news from his locale is "chiefly concerned with tornadoes, hurricanes and desegregation," but that he'll shortly send a picture of Wag Green, the John Wanamaker, Gimbel and Macy of Texas. Thanks, Roscoe.

How does a lad named Harold get to be called "Bob"? Dunbar, in his interesting letter from Elgin. Ill., doesn't explain. He does tell us that he retired in 1957 and since then has had orders from his physician and, more importantly, from his wife to take it easy. "Bob" also reports that Larry Kingman tested the skill of local surgeons in July and is now "with youth renewed like the eagle's," cutting the lawn and driving his herdic about "the Cape" as usual.

Secretary, Farwell Lane, New London, N. H.

Treasurer, 165 Marlboro St., Wollaston 70, Mass.