1920
"Echoes of springtime their full notes proclaim!" by Rubinstein ... and, Brothers, they can't proclaim full enough or fast enough for me. Although we New Yorkers were lucky in that we escaped almost entirely the severe snow and ice storms that plagued the rest of the country, we had lots of rain and fog. At this point I'm pretty weary of the whole thing. I might just as well have been in the Orkney Islands!
Spence and Mary Snedecor left on February 5 for Pakistan to work in the United Christian Hospital in Lahore for a month. What a job they do!
A brief note from George Sackett to the effect that he thinks his retirement is harder on his wife Mildred than on him, but he's sure they are going to enjoy it. He's been keeping busy doing odds and ends around the house which, by his own admission, should have been done years ago. He and Mildred hope to get to Hanover often.
Hal Bidwell writes that he had a very close brush with the Grim Reaper early in January on Simsbury Mountain as he was returning from Hartford. His new Olds skidded on the icy highway at a turn in the road, ran up on a retaining wall, flipped over on its top with all four wheels in the air, and slid in this fashion for several feet. Hal managed to crank open a window and crawl out. The car was a total wreck but he was unharmed. Hal isn't quite sure whether credit should go to St. Christopher or the luck of the Class of '20. At any rate we're mighty glad, Hal, that you're still aboard.
At the recent convention of the National Association of Home Builders in Chicago a plaque commemorating seventy years of continuous production of manufactured homes was presented to Ken Spalding, Chairman of the Board of Hodgson Houses, Inc., Dover, Mass. A handsome picture of Ken accepting the award appeared in the January 5 edition of "Home Builder News."
Dutch (J. Vrooman) Wilkie says that while Amsterdam, N. Y., isn't exactly what one would call a wilderness it might just as well be as far as the Class of 1920 goes. He reports that Jim Robertson is the only classmate he has seen in twenty years and that came about only through the fact that he stopped at Jim's store on Cape Cod last summer. Dutch is now fully retired and says he hopes to make our next reunion. We'd love to see you, Dutch, so start planning now.
Rumor has it that George and HazelMacomber have forsaken Massachusetts and have bought a home in Moultonboro, N. H.
On April 1 Charlie and Elsa Crathern leave for Europe to be gone about six months. Don't forget to drop the secretary a line when you return as to where you went, what you saw and so forth.
Tom (Dr. Thomas M.) Dudley's youngest son Peter is a freshman at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
On the first Wednesday of each month the Dartmouth group of the greater Concord (N. H.) area meets for lunch at the Highway Hotel. Paul Richter urges all visiting firemen to keep this in mind and to join the group if possible.
Apparently Sam (Dr. Samuel S.) Stratton, President of Middlebury College, has been having a busy time on the so-called "banquet circuit." Sam recently returned from a trip which covered alumni-ae meetings in six Western cities. I recently saw Sam in New York and gather that he is contemplating retirement. After the job he's done at Middlebury I'd say he rates it!
Recently the Concord High Hockey team drubbed the Hanover High boys at the Dartmouth Rink with a score of 6-1. Among the stars of the game was Paul Richter's youngest son Alex, who from all reports is quite an athlete. Thus far he has won his letter in both cross country and hockey ,and is now dreaming of the day when he'll get to wear a green jersey. There'll be no holding his proud old man when that day arrives.
Bing and Jane Whitaker and Arvin Gunnison '22 gathered round to help GuggerFiske celebrate his 65th in mid-January. Apparently a good time was had by all. Belated congratulations, Gugger, on "coming, of age." Congratulations also, Gugger, on having recently made the largest Electrolux Vacuum sale to an individual in New England! In his note Gugger reminisces about the good old days and particularly his various escapades with one Rabbit Yuill. They were quite a team! Special to Rabbit... Gugger would like to hear from you!
A phone call from Jim Chilcott, in town for a Directors' meeting, brought the news that he and Ruth are in Scottsdale, Ariz., for a few weeks and love it there. Jim was flying back the next day. He finally caught up with Brad (Berford S.) Oakley who lives there and they have arranged a dinner date. The Chilcotts also had dinner with the Spider Martins '19 out there. Jim reports another Dartmouth enjoying the Scottsdale climate is Ryland J. Rothschild '21 of St. Paul, Minn., with whom he has played golf several times.
As I complete this writing Dorothy and I are off for California but not with a banjo on my knee. This is one of those fast busi- ness trips that is strictly for the birds. I hope to see one or two of the boys en route, but that's going to take some doing. Hope this finds everybody in good shape after a long and dreary winter.
Members of the Class of 1920 living in New Hampshire have agreed to meet eachwinter for a stag dinner. The first gathering was held in March in Concord. Thefollowing men attended: Standing (l to r), Art Earle, Eb Wallace, Lee Hodgkins,George Macomber, Sam Center and John McAllaster. Seated (I to r), Colonel CharlieCrathern, Doc Tom Dudley, and Paul Richter.
Secretary, 350 East 57th St. New York 22, N. Y.
Class Agent, 90 Iron Mine Dr., Staten Island 1, N. Y.
