1914

"Sing a song of birthdays - Another now is here.

But why not call them mirthdays? Old age has naught to fear."

With this injunction from a knowing poet, we salute the following whose birthdays are in June: Breslin, Buckley, Chen, Cook, Fayhey, Fairfield, Fellow, French, Giles, Gould, Littlewood, Morse, Olsen, J. P. Palmer, H. H. Smith, Snow, Wiechers, Wilcox, Woodman, and Wright.

This fellow Gail Gardner, retired postmaster of Prescott, Ariz., and a man famed throughout that historic territory for his verses and outdoor know-how in the desert, sends along a beautiful letter outlining his many and varied activities and a stunning picture of himself properly caparisoned to lead his wild west riders in the Fourth of July parade. His career has been most colorful and fruitful, chairman of this and that, president of this and that, and honored by his fellow townspeople in every way. He has a son, Dartmouth 1952, and a daughter, the wife of an ex-rancher. He says the last time he "ran his grandchildren through the gate" to count them, he had six.

Bill Breslin tells us many welcome things, among them that he vacations in Maine and is still able to do a very good job on those celebrated Maine lobsters. His son, Bill, is teaching in Newark, Del., and has set his sights on a Doctorate in Administration Education. Bill is still one of the leading lights in the advertising field with Wesley Association in New York; and when he can get time off from this harrowing activity, he indulges in his hobbies of fishing, bridge, cribbage, golf, and cryptograms. He also alternates as a family babysitter. Those who live near Rutherford, N. J., may want to bear his faculty in mind.

Eddie Elkins writes from Springfield, Mass., that he just flew to Guatemala for a tour of the Maya ruins. But on his trip, he became ill and was confined to his home for six weeks. He says that he was amazed with the efficiency with which his office carried on during his absence. That's a blow!

George Webster is now living at 1444 North Woodland Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., where he says the climate is marvelous and his two grandsons flourish. He also tells us that the mails work both ways, and he would welcome notes or visits from any '14ers who feel tempted to try the salubrious climate of Arizona.

Mart Remsen in the Class Newsletter tells of the excellent showing made by the undergraduates who have received 1914 scholarships. These showings indicate that these funds are very well invested - and the administration agrees with this.

The spritely youngsters and their spritelier wives clustered around the 1914 banner to be photographed during the Sunbird Reunion in March. It was a very full program and one that undoubtedly will be repeated. Enthusiasm runs high.

Our Class Chairman, Bill Hands, gets results. As a result of his earnest solicitations, we finally have an excellent letter from Walter Lyons. He is living in Emerson, N. J., in retirement from the State Bureau of Banking. He is one of the skillful and talented accountants and says that even the Federal Income tax has no terrors for him. Like most of us who were born and brought up in New England, he sneaks up to New Hampshire to keep a parental eye on seventy acres near Walpole, N. H., where he spends many happy and fruitful hours with paint brushes and cleaning-up brush, and pouring ammonia on hornet stings. He and "Doc"Kingsford ought to get together. They are neighbors in N. H., and both of conversational and philosophical turn-of-mind.

Sig Larmon has yielded the presidency of the famed advertising agency, Young and Rubicam. Sig continues to serve as chairman of the board of this, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world, which he joined in 1929 as an account executive.

We didn't know Dick MacAlaster was such a famed raconteur, but Eben Clough '15 tells us that Dick had just returned from Mexico and was regaling the natives of Hampton, N. H., with some priceless stories. We better tune in on his wave-lengths for our 50th.

Jim Wulpi, who early started to dabble around with flying, naturally went into commercial aviation in the 20's and stayed with it until he retired in 1957. Early in TWA's history, he was a scout on traffic problems and was sent all over the world to appraise traffic potentials. He still has a TWA pass and manages to look at the U. S. from way-way-way up there every once in a while.

I don't know how many English courses Howard Potter took, but his letter of March, 1962, from Phoenix, Ariz., indicates time well spent in that department. "Howie" is now retired which gives him plenty of time to enjoy the many activities of Arizona including a thriving Dartmouth Club in Phoenix. He writes very feelingly of his many trips to the operating table but asks us to play it down. We'll do it, Howie, with the earnest hope that all these scalpel sessions are something of the past.

Mirabile Dictu! Ralph Phelps writes from Annapolis, Md., that his business is terrible, his wife - wonderful, and his son, R. M. Phelps Jr. is a Major in the U.S. Airforce. When we asked him about his plans for the future, he very sagely quotes from Bobby Burns - "The best laid plans of mice and men etc. ..."

Thorndike Saville is one of our most distinguished engineers. He retired in 1957 as Dean of the School of Engineering at N. Y. U. and is now living in Gainesville, Fla., where he continues practice as a consulting engineer for water supply and water power projects.

George Little is another fortunate dwelling in the dry flatlands of the West. The picture George sent of his family at Yucca Valley in the California desert is a most alluring one. Plenty of family, plenty of food, and plenty of everything - including good health.

Question. ... How does a fellow named Kenneth get to be called Chick? Now after you have answered this question, let's disclose that the man under consideration is Chick Grant, who used to cause quite a lot of consternation to collegiate opponents on the basketball court. Check is living in the delightful town of Andover, Mass. Chick is one of the fellows who has kindly consented to act as a news gatherer for '14 notes in the Lawrence area, and he'll be a good one! He reports a very enjoyable evening last November at the Greater Lawrence Dartmouth meeting at the Andover Inn. "Chief" Higgins, "Art" Woodies, and PaulPerkins were the other '14 representatives there.

Our distinguished chemist, Dr. Jesse W.Stillman, who recently retired from the research staff of Dupont, pleased this old gentleman particularly by mailing me a picture which he took of Lay Little and me while we were on the heights of Balch Hill. That was taken before the days when every student had at least one car. Believe it or not the three of us walked up and probably slid down. Jess is very active in the Wilmington YMCA, a member of the Central Atlantic Area Board, a member of the National Council and is the newly-elected president of the Delaware State Council of Churches. "Jess" spends his summers in Boothbay Harbor and says that Roger Rice, who also summers there, is just as rotund, genial, and well-equipped dentally as ever. Remember that grin?

Gail Gardner '14 leading the annualFrontier Days parade in Prescott, Ariz.

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Class Agent, 21 Orlando Ave., Winthrop 52, Mass.