1915

"College is a wonderful thing. My boy hadn't been going over two weeks before he learned to open pop bottles with a quarter." (I recall a certain '15er who did it with his teeth - rather disastrously!)

Alumni Fund contributor lists, usually appearing in this issue, will be distributed with class newsletters - a welcome spacesaver to us columnists.

A card from the Bob Fredericks reports a. September respite from Hastings-on-Hudson via a cool but sunny trip to England and the continent, including London, Paris,. Normandy, Brittany, and "Die Schwoitz." Bob signs off with "Hope the goose hangs, high!"

Regretting he missed Reunion, HowieStearns writes of a delightful trip to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark back, in May. They explored many famous cathedrals, including the one in Upsala where Dag Hammarskjold's funeral was held recently, and. sat in on the May 17 parade in Oslo - the Norwegian Fourth-of-July. Howie's letter contained interesting descriptions which perhaps Jack Ferguson can re-print.

Dave Markham says he's now retired to 33 acres of orchard and pasture to look after out in Tahlequah, Okla. Dave was. with Service Pipe Line Co. of Tulsa. He refers to a number of dam and hydro-electric projects under way out there, with which I'm sure Jack Ferguson must befamiliar and eager to review in his FRONTIERSMAN. Dave has a son and daughter doing graduate work at Oklahoma University.

George Ingalls out in Boulder, Colo., whose birth date coincides with mine, wishes me the same and many of 'em. Says, he drove some friends over to southwestern Colorado to enjoy the fall colors and feels. they rival those of New England and "that's, saying a lot." He was sorry to miss the: 45th but is looking forward to the 50th. Be seeing you, George.

Along the same lines, Art Nichols sends, me a birthday card in which he "suspects" there is one '15er to whom the Secretary never sends a card and "this an effort tooffset such rotten discrimination"! However,, the card is a picture of an old 1901 Cabriolet with the inscription - "From One; Old Wreck to Another"!

Some responses are quite gratifying. BillLyman, apiarist of Greenwich, N. Y., says: "Your 1915 birthday card is a 'hit'!" And. Art Ford writes from Butler, Ind.: "Birthdays occur alike to each of us and agecomes alike to us all, one day at a time. The sum of our days is not in the number but in the amount of our good deeds, and, the little kind ones are written large in the record." The Secretary's job does have its. moments!

Quite a bunch of '15ers were spotted at the Brown game in Hanover - the Dale Barkers, the Kike Richardsons, the Eben. Cloughs, the Sid Bulls, the Joel Harrises, the Don Benninks, Bob Bigelow, Doc Tower and Jack Bowler. I wonder how many sat the game out in the rain!

While in Florida, your scribe had a goodchat with Dud Woolworth who sent regards, to all good friends, with Mildred (Mrs. Win).Davis whose family motel Venetian Court, is well filled, and a good visit with the Gus.Brauns whose apartment overlooking the ocean is a honey. Time, or lack of it, prevented contact with other '15ers in the land of sunshine.

Any 'lsers who may be in New York, would be most welcome at our stag dinner scheduled for December 14 at the new Dartmouth Club quarters at the Commodore Hotel.

For the benefit of the occasional classmate who fails to reach me by mail on the first try, I may point out that Uncle Sam has limitations on the length of time an old address remains on his books. My address, appearing at the head of this column has, been in effect going on four years!

Philip K. Alexander, senior vice president of the First National Bank of Denver, retired September 29, after 46 years of service. "Pete" will remain a member of the board of directors to which he was elected in 1927 and became senior vice president in 1957. What else is new, Pete?

Judge Ed Dewing celebrated his 70th birthday at his Duxbury home on September 4. Ed was appointed to the Superior Court Bench in 1954 and is still going strong, evidenced by his showing at Pattens Lunch Club in mid-October.

Warren Montsie, retired French professor, is winning further accolades as a tautog fisherman down around Brewster on the Cape. A Boston newspaper gives Warren quite a play on his fishing technique (tautog-wise) and, although he admits it is probably contrary to every rule written on taking tautog," he gets the fish. Another plug for liberal arts!

It is good to learn from another news clipping that Dick Merrill is back in circulation again, appearing as guest preacher at the Central Congregational Church in Newtonville, Mass., back in August

Henry Marcy was spotted at Patten's Lunch Club some time ago. He apparently commutes from Florida.

Gib Campbell was in Boston for a checkup at the Mass. General Hospital and we sincerely hope a subsequent operation has proven successful.

We understand a 200-1b. tackle from Deerfield Academy is now a freshman at Hanover and should bolster Dartmouth s future football prospects. He's a son of Hank Dericks '33, formerly of New York City.

Doc Noyes reports he's keeping in shape cutting brush, digging and moving rocks around his place.

Jack Johnson reports from Ashland, Ohio, that he and his son were planning on taking in the Harvard game - his first H-D game in 46 years. Hope they made it, but sorry the boys couldn't quite make it in that last quarter!

Art Sheldon says he enjoyed Reunion even though a prior hospital siege forced him to stick pretty close to the Inn while in Hanover.

Les Dunn is back after a year in England and Italy to resume teaching for the final year before retirement next June.

Tom Connelly hated to miss Reunion due to surgery but is now in good condition and says there's another day coming and is planning for the next one as well as some of the games in between.

While Hal Davison was around for a short time one afternoon during Reunion, he had several legal hearings scheduled which couldn't be put off and had to leave. Heading for retirement, one of the first things he did thereafter was to fall on the beach at York, Me., and break both wrists, putting him out of commission for nearly a month. He's almost back to normal now and says he'll be available for future class reunions, dinners, football games, and what-have-you.

Dorothy Foster sailed October 28 with several friends for an extended trip abroad.

Here are excerpts from various and sundry: Jack Burbank - "Still playing golf with Bob Frothingham two or three times a week down on the Cape." Fred Child - "Better all the time, will be fine after next session with other eye." Bob Griffin - "Just back from California and Oregon where we saw Art Boggs and wife for a couple days." John Healy - "I quit retirement after nine months and expect to continue working until 1966." Lee Mac Hale - "Retired, attended 50-year reunion of Mechanic Arts High School in Boston, along with RussRice." Hal Pinkham - "Fine Reunion - our 45th." Herb Potter - "Personally, I don't drink tequilla (barb wire diluted in kerosene), I'm for Scotch." Pete Pray - "the 45 th must have been fun - sorry I had to miss it. Carl Gish briefed me when he came down for the Penn fiasco," and from BillReynolds — "Hope we can have an Interim next fall in Hanover."

We are all pleased at Fletch Low's appointment as co-ordinator of the College's student civil-defense activities - a job in which he has our united support. And so—a Merry Christmas to all!

Changes of address: Leslie C. Dunn, 635 West 247 th St., New York 71, N. Y.; Thomas D. Hamson, 173 Prichard St., Fitchburg, Mass.; Perry Hayes, 6503 Edsall Road, Alexander, Va.; Warren E. Montsie, 504 North Osceola Ave., Clearwater, Fla.; Walter F. O'Keefe, Box 172, Shelter Island, Suffolk County, N. Y.; William R. Reynolds, 30 Severn Parkway, Jamestown, N. Y.; Dr. Howard P. Sawyer, Pleasant St., Wolfeboro, N. H.

Many years ago an undergraduateTrough Committee included these three'14ers, (l to r) Rufe Sisson, Moose Engelhorn, and the late Joe Beer, as members.

Charlie Comiskey '15 (r) has the attention of a distinguished Dartmouth audience ofPudge Neidlinger '23, Howie Sargeant '32, President Dickey, and Bill Towler '13 atthe new Dartmouth Club's opening at the Hotel Commodore in October.

Secretary, 245 Avenue C New York 9, N. Y.

Treasurer, 60 Stevens Rd., Needham 92, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,