1923
Secretary, 170 Washington St. Haverhill, Mass.
Class Agent, James D. Landauer Associates, Inc. 666 Fifth Ave., New York 19, N.Y.
Tru Metzel's '23 Bequest and Estate Planning Program is going ahead in a very encouraging manner. Since his last progress report eight more men have written in to Tru notifying him they have made provision for the College. This boosts the known total of 23's in the program to 38. Three others have made intervivos or lifetime gifts and two bequests (Joe Pick's and Mrs. Ralph Wilkinson's) have matured. From the information provided in confidence by a number of men Tru is quite sure the amount earmarked for Dartmouth is over the million dollar mark. According to bequest experience one can add an equal amount for others who have not informed Metzel. Thus you will see a very respectable amount of money will come to Dartmouth in the years ahead. As of the moment the known provisions break down as follows: eleven known expectancies, twelve contingent provisions, eleven provisions on which the details are not known and four insurance provisions.
Our head agent, Jim Landauer, mailed out an eloquent appeal for the 1961 Alumni Fund, in early March. One wonders how Jim finds the time to give the Fund so much of his attention. It behooves all of us to get our pledge or check in early.
The Dartmouth Class of 1923 in the Boston area maintained its enviable position as leader in matters of Dartmouth interest and fellowship by continuing to have the largest attendance at the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston 1961 Annual Dinner Meeting. Reservations were made by Chet Bixby, Bill Blake of Hartford, Jim Broe, Fred Clark, Sherm Clough, George Coaker, Ed Crowley, Jim Griffin, Ly Harding, Bob McMillan, Joe Malone, Henry Moore, John Read, Jerry Riley, Lew Ross of Manchester, Rusty Sargent, Phil Segal, Win Temple, Herb Veit and Ken Way. Forty members of the Dartmouth Glee Club were brought down from Hanover. Speeches were shortened so that the Glee Club and the alumni could indulge in group singing. We, who are tone deaf, had a very pleasing experience of visiting with other alumni a great number staying after the Dinner Meeting.
Data concerning the awarding of the Harvey Hood Attendance Cup to the Class having the largest number of paid reservations to the Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston. First eleven years 1951 to 1961 inclusive:
YEAR CLASS ■951 1923 1952 1923 J953 1928 ■954 1923 1955 1922 >956 1933 1957 1923 !958 1923 ■959 1923 1960 1926 1961 1923
In '1953, 1923 qualified but passed to 1928 as it was their 25th Reunion Year and as favor to Red Edgar. In 1960, George Champion '26, President of the Chase National Bank, was principal speaker. Wives attended for first time and 1926 made a party of it. However they nosed us out by only two persons and those were women. 1923 has won the Cup seven times and four other classes once each.
Stuie Knight is making excellent progress in his recovery at the James Archer Smith Hospital, Homestead, Fla., and should be back in his home in Brockton when this MAGAZINE reaches you.
The Connecticut Senate recently approved the appointment of Howie Alcorn, by the Governor, to the State Supreme Court. This will become effective October 7 when there will be a vacancy. In this MAGAZINE we have read of Howie's service in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1927 on to 1931 when he was chosen Speaker, the youngest man at 29 years ever to hold this office in his state. He then went on to the Senate and became Republican floor leader in 1933. Howie returned to the private practice of law in 1934. He became judge of the Connecticut Superior Court in 1943 and in 1959 Chief Judge of this court.
Cap Palmer of Parthenon Pictures in Hollywood recently finished up-to-dating and revising the film, "Dartmouth Visited." It now includes the Hopkins Center, touches on the three-semester system and carries a narration less naive than the earlier version. The prints which the college ordered should be available in early May.
The Leon Sargents have recently purchased a 240-acre farm with a very comfortable farm house in Sandwich, N. H. This place is located quite near a country home which Bill and Elsie Catlin acquired quite some time ago in Center Tamworth and is only a few miles north of Chet and Barbara Bixby's place in Center Ossipee.
The Irishman has alerted the class to the informal '23 weekend in Hanover, the Brown game weekend, Oct. 13-15. The secretary has a quantity of listing of motels, inns and hotels in the Dartmouth area which he will gladly furnish to anyone wanting this list.
Jack Griffin of Wellesley, Mass., continues as coordinator of the town and executive secretary of the Board of Selectmen. The other day Jack had his first grandchild.
The 1961 itinerary of the number one travelers of the class, Len and Mary Marshall, includes Mexico from January to April, home in La Jolla through the summer and' fall and Australia next winter.
Your class officers and their wives gather in Hanover the weekend of May 5-6 for the annual class officers' meeting and panel discussions.
Len Marshall stands outside his cabin near the headwaters of the Gila River in New Mexico, 8300 feet above sea level.
