1936

Parental response to the '36 questionnaire about children now in college brought forth the wealth of information tabulated below. In addition we heard from 165 classmates and many wives. Indications are that the peak college explosion for '36ers will be in about five years. Some fathers wrote special letters about their children, others forgot to identify them after listing the names on the postcard reply. We learned of new babies, old injuries, two divorces, one separation, and a bagful of good news that will have to be carried over to succeeding months because of lack of space.

This list of colleges and students may be studied by recruitment officers, high school deans, sociologists and bill collectors but we hope you will tear out the pages and send them to your collegians for their inspection. Since most of these young people will be in Hanover on June 15, 16, 17, and 18 with their parents for our big 25th Reunion, a little advance identification will be valuable to this group before the fireworks begin. As we review this record, it is fair to again boast about the class of '36 for, like a mother showing off her baby's first tooth, we reflect in the accomplishment and hope for many more. We proudly present this record of '36 children in higher education, and give them congratulations and best wishes for their continued success. you're reading this. Be sure to get them back pronto so 1933 will get credit toward the Harvey Hood Attendance Cup. We'll have a room at the Statler for before-and-after festivities.

Walt Douglas was appointed recently to the Plainfield, N. J., Planning Board by Mayor Dyckman. Walt, who came to Hanover from Exeter, received his M.S. in civil engineering from Harvard in 1935 when he also became a member of Tau Beta Pi. His first job was with the Bridge Company in Nashville, Tenn., which he left in 1937 to become Engineer for the N. Y. World's Fair. In 1939, upon completion of the Fair, he joined the firm of Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Quade and Douglas (its present name), in New York City. As a partner, Walt is in charge of design and supervision of construction in the firm's public works projects. His war time service was with the Navy Seabees as a lieutenant commander with the 24th Naval Construction Battalion from 1942 to 1945. He has been a member of the board of governors of Muhlenberg Hospital since 1949 and also a trustee of the Hillside Cemetery and served in a similar capacity for six years on the board of the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. For many years he served as chairman of the Dartmouth interviewing committee in the Plainfield area. He and his wife, the former Jean Moment, have three children; David, 22; Joanne, 15 and Nancy, 9.

Bob Coulson was reelected to the Illinois legislature as a representative from the 31st district. After graduation from Dartmouth, he attended the University of Chicago from which he received his J.D. in 1936. His entry into politics began in 1940 when he served as assistant state's attorney of Lake County for two years and again from 1946-49. For eight years, he served as mayor of Waukegan until 1957 when he ran for the legislature in which he has served uninterruptedly since. Prior to beginning his political career, Bob entered the law partnership of Coulson and Daley in Waukegan. He has written articles for various magazines, including Harper's and Mercury. From 1941-46, he was an infantry officer and an OSS agent in China and, last we knew, was a lieutenant colonel in the reserves. In Hanover, you will remember him as a member of Delta Sigma Rho, Dragon, the Forensic Union, The Dartmouth News Board and the Varsity Debating team. He and his wife, Rose (Stone), have three children: Barbara, 18; William, 14; and John 9.

While we haven't seen anything official on it, we take it for granted that Johnny Monagan was reelected to Congress from Connecticut without any difficulty. We suspect that his own record and popularity would make him a shoo-in even if there weren't a Democratic landslide in his state.

With a change in party in the White House, Dick Jackson will follow protocol and automatically submit his resignation as assistant secretary of the Navy for personnel and reserves, effective January 20. Dick and Helen have both been on the sick list recently. The day after Thanksgiving, Dick entered Bethesda Naval Hospital for a gall bladder operation and is recuperating without complications. Not to be outdone as a post-holiday celebrant, Helen chose the day after Christmas for her bout with the surgeons. She, too, is responding quite nicely. Last we knew, Dick hadn't decided upon which of several good offers to accept so it may not be too late for any of you, who have a spot for a really good lawyer, to contact him.

We don't have IBM equipment with which to pull various statistics from the class records, so we'll have to play this one "by ear." Unless our "guesser" is way off beam, we believe that George Rideout and Gus Babson are tied for the lead as '33ers with the most children - six each. This is open to challenge by them and by you. No, at this late stage in the game, we are not sponsoring a contest in this direction. What brought it to mind was a recent squib in the neighboring Maiden's News indicating that George was to be the featured speaker of the local Chamber of Commerce. George is a vice-president of Babson's Reports and, as such, is in great demand nationally as a speaker on business conditions before trade, manufacturing, and banking groups. He has been with Babson since 1949. Upon leaving Hanover, he was assistant to the president of the publishing firm of Walter H. Baker Company and served in several other capacities with that firm in Boston and New York until 1937 when he became counselor of admissions at the Tilton School. Five years later he accepted a similar position as well as director of public relations at Babson in which he served until 1949 when he assumed his present duties.

The Class will be saddened to learn of the death of Chuck Kiger at the St. Francis Hospital in Port Jervis, N. Y. on December 14. An In Memoriam appears in the back pages of this or a subsequent issue.

Bob Fox had the pleasure of visiting Hanover during the Christmas vacation to join with his brother, R. Bradley Fox '27 in making a presentation of a check from the Esso Educational Foundation to President Dickey and John Meek. He reports a temperature of 15 below and an almost empty town. He did manage to see Junie Drowne and GeorgeTheriault who were both in fine fettle. Bob and I appreciate that you have all made New Year's resolutions and promise to keep our mail bags overflowing from here on in. New addresses:

Robert C. Glendinning, 10 Park Lane, Westport, N. Y.; Walter E. Hammett Jr., 490 West End Ave., New York 24, N. Y.; Martin M. Kerwin, 500 Lee Ave., Webster Groves 19, Mo.; Herbert C. Moatz Jr., 2591 Guilford Road, Cleveland Heights, Cleveland 18, Ohio; Ned Munn, 2821 Arctic St., Atlantic City, N. J.; Fred J. Robinson, American Airlines, Inc., 99 Park Ave., New Rochelle, N. Y.; Leland C. Sanborn, 118 Bank St., Batavia, N. Y.; Malcolm E. Sherwood, 258 Teaneck Road, Ridgefield Park, N. J.

Secretary, 16 Hickory Lane Darien, Conn.

Treasurer, 753 Upper Blvd., Ridgewood, N. J.