1934

Last month when we threw a glass of cold water on the smoking upper case "I" key and gratefully patted down the cover of our faithful Busy Bee Dandy portable we had a little unfinished business. It isn't often anyone else gets a chance to say much so early in this column, but it is always a pleasure to hear from one of the few literate Dekes. For that reason, without any editorial comment on the Hanover scene, the weather or the new frontier, we have made arrangements with the management to devote some space to the words of the learned sage and onetime philosopher, Bill Emerson:

To bring you up to date, I decided to become a chemical consultant and joined Arthur D. Little Co. in Cambridge, Mass. So far the work has been interesting and extremely stimulating. Actually we left Southern California last July. In order to make the most of geography we visited Zion Park, the Grand Canyon, and Bryce Canyon before spending two weeks at a ranch for horseback riding and concentrated fly fishing . . . wound up with a float trip down the Snake . . . there were one- and two-pound trout in all the riffles.

Since it was midsummer, we came east by the northern route ... it gave the girls a fine picture of the northern United States. Now we are comfortably settled here in Lexington. It's enough in the country so that we have pheasants in the back yard and I'm only fifteen minutes from work.

It's been quite an experience for my California family. While they know all about earthquakes and santanas (hot, sandy gales off the desert) hurricanes and winter are completely new. None of them had seen snow more than a couple of times, and this was their first white Christmas . . . another first, 0° on an outdoor thermometer.

Thanks, Bill, and a word of advice. Trying to meet eastern '34's by attending Dartmouth functions is difficult if not frustrating. If you have the time, try Loch Ober's, the North Station Concourse or the Touraine Bar.

Another deserving quote to our long suffering Class Agent Jack O'Brien deserving because he has to play all his games without wearing a helmet, "Last week the Alumni Council met formally in Cleveland and enjoyed the marvelous hospitality of the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland. It was a wonderful event and I was glad to have been invited.

"1934 was very much in evidence. Our own capable council members were there: Jerry Danzig, Bob Sweeney and Bob Thompson. And at the dinner were Ruth and Art Moebius, Margaret and Ray Vickland, Frank Heath, Bob Palmer and Dick Loughry.

"Dartmouth wives become ever more attractive; their spouses ever more like the figure of Mr. Wheelock as portrayed by George Ticknor, delineator, 1803."

Leave us have no difficulties with the quotes above, Mr. Widmayer! For they belong to Mr. O'Brien who may be willing to debate the final affirmation in public forum for a purse of $100.00 - payable to the 1961 Alumni Fund.

Then we have other communications which might be of interest to the outlander —by definition, one who does not have to venture into the jungles of N.Y.C. by courtesy of the railroad tugboat operators. For instance, George Copp writes: "By popular demand the luncheon meetings at Delmonico's will be the third Wednesday each month"... and once more "On April 27, the last class event at the present site of the Dartmouth Club will be a cocktail party for interested members of this great class" .. . and sneaked out of context perhaps, but of interest to the peaceloving Irish, Marge and George are going to be at the Dorado in Puerto Rico from April 1-18.

Then we have NAMES IN THE NEWS, like...Cahners Publishing Co. announces the appointment of Robert Reschke as managing editor of "Practical Builder," one of the largest trade magazines in America. Bob has had long service with this magazine and has been active in industry-wide groups in this field. After leaving Dartmouth, he attended Miami University and has a B.A. in math and an M.S. in meteorology ... then Harry Brague, vice president and editor of Scribner's, gets written up for his interesting assignments handling Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr and Alan Stewart Paton, author of "Cry the Beloved Country" ... and Stan Smoyer in dissecting the Wall Street Journal finds a head "Wary Retailers Show Frugal Trend" "Bambergers Woos New Brides" but beyond Bambergers finds George H. Kimball of Portsmouth, N. H., particularly apprehensive about the effects of legislation expected to be pushed by the new administration in the minimum wage area.

In the midst of one of the recent unpleasantnesses closely related to the drifting white stuff which poets are wont to rave about, we talked over the phone with Hank Werner who was in Boston where we couldn't get, trying to get back to New York from Puerto Rico. He and Liz spent 55 hours on that three-and-a-half-hour trip, but he did meet Bob Engelman at the Dorado there (perhaps that hostelry has some Indian fonnections?) and highly recommended the location.

Then from the kickers which the experienced secretary keeps for the Ides of March . . . relatively newly-wed Bill Craig and wife Pepper are happily ensconced on their New Jersey farm, sponsoring a romantic attachment between their Arabian horse and a good Arabian stallion... . Bob Griffin was at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Va., "Ran into Sam McCray and wife. They were concentrating on golf and since my golf is nil, cannot report on his game. Introduced him to 'The Warm' which has to be experienced to be appreciated" ... Bemie Cushman joins the growing ranks of grandfathers, "Big news of i960 in the Cushman family Steven Leonard Fine - born in July."...Dr. Bob Smith broke away from the grindstone, "Finally realized a long-time desire and spent three weeks in London and environs with mv long-suffering wife. A most successful trip in spite of the usual poor weather rainy, with bright intervals — as predicted 011 BBC. Found the English people warm and delightful and quite changed my earlier war-time impression" ... and George Collins whom we vicariously met at Princeton a while back says, "Have some real news. My divorce became final in December and I was remarried to Gisele Tejada, a lovely Belgian girl I met while working in Mexico. Ernst and Ernst has transferred me to Washington, D. C., as District Supervisor and have bought a home here through Ben Burch '32. Incidentally, I picked up a lovely daughter, age 23, in the process who takes shorthand in English, French and Spanish as a tri-lingual secretary for an international investment firm in New York. Washington is alive with Dartmouth men and we expect a great life here."

Which just about eats up the monthly franchise. There's really no room for that 30 YEARS AGO bit. .. like we were the only class of the four to poll enough votes to declare our officers who were Michelet, Miller, Herman and Embry.

But deadlines being what they are. this is written on Carnival weekend in Hanover and we have three kids on the scene personally covering the great event. Thirty years goes fast, doesn't it?

Secretary, 12 Berwick St., Worcester 2, Mass.

Treasurer, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.