1918

The picture above was sent to us, through Ernie Earley, by Gene Towler '17. The story behind it developed at the Dartmouth Western Connecticut dinner party held at the Stamford, Ct., Yacht Club where the question of where clams could be dug along the Connecticut shore was brought up at the table where Ruth and Curt Glover, Ann andHowie Park, Lucile and Gene Towler '17, and Lois and Bill Towler '13 were seated! Curt stated that he had one of the better clam beds right in his front yard. He was challenged by the others which resulted in a clam digging expedition right in front of Curt's house and a cocktail party and clam luncheon for all concerned the next day.

Gene writes Curt looks wonderful since his recent major operations - just like he did in college, pink, alert, and relaxed. He and Ruth had a happy visit with the Parks in their new Coconut Grove home in Florida a few weeks ago.

Mel Southwick took on the assignment of chairman of the Red Cross Drive for Sewanee, Tenn., besides running his hospital. Result, they made 120% of their goal. No wonder he has the job of running a hospital and raising money for it. He and Frieda left for the annual meeting of the Southeastern Hospital Conference in New Orleans on April 23. He hopes to see Wilbur Woleben at Gulfport, Miss., during his trip.

Dwight Sargent, now living in Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., has been named chairman of the American Cancer Society's 1962 Crusade in Dobbs Ferry. An article in the Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Register published on March 22 gives the history of Dwight's activities since he graduated from Dartmouth. Among Dwight's activities, he was for 12 years a board member of the Dobbs Ferry Hospital, eleven years a board member of the Na- tional Council on the Aging, and one year a board member of the Westchester Council of Social Agencies. Our hats are off to Dwight who has taken on this additional responsible assignment just after he has started his socalled retirement.

The Concord Monitor and the New Hampshire Patriot carried a two-column article featuring Hubie McDonough, who was the principal speaker at a dinner given in honor of the former Concord High School Coach James Richard Martin. The article outlined Hubie's many activities starting with his election as captain of the Dartmouth Football team in his senior year, coach at the Manchester Central High School, and later principal of the Queen City High School. Reports that we have received from people who attended this dinner indicate that Hubie with his humor and sincerity held his audience to such an extent that one could hear a pin drop during the whole period of his talk.

A recent letter from Tom O'Connell indicated that he was feeling fine after a recent gall bladder operation. He is still working. His wife Mary in fine, his children are living all over the country. Six are married. He has fifteen grandchildren and one coming. All are well. Last September he ran into SwedeYoungstrom in the Worcester Courthouse. Swede has taken an examination on an imoulse of the moment and qualified as a Staff Appraiser for the State of Mass. D.P.W. Tom immediately offered to help as he has had vears of experience appraising for the State'of Mass. Swede was assigned to towns where Tom had done a considerable amount of appraising and for that reason was able to help Swede materially. Tom writes that in spite of Swede's operations and physical troubles he looks fine.

""Bill Shellman writes that while working on the Alumni Fund he has had very pleasant visits with Marshall (Mike) Davies with whom he went to high school and whom he hadn't seen for quite awhile. He also had talked to Jack Rosnell, who had just returned from spending a winter in Florida. Jack retired from the Texas Company on November 30 after thirty years. He wrote that Jack is fine and apparently enjoying his retirement.

Tom Proctor writes that he is still doing engineering work for the Martin: Marietta Corporation, commuting thirty miles each day from his farm in Harford County, Md. He urges that any classmates who are in the vicinity should plan to drop in to see him. His telephone number is Churchville, Md., RE 4-3123.

Marshall Doolittle writes that he retired from Republic Steel Corporation in Cleveland about five years ago. He has two married children, one daughter with three children and a son with no children. He is keeping busy with church, Y.M.C.A., United Fund, and St. John's Home for Girls activities. Recently, he has taken trips to Europe, Mexico, Caribbean, and Hawaii. He goes fishing in Canada each summer and tries to make Palm Beach, Fla., each February. Thus, a very busy and active retirement. The Doolittles would be glad to see any 18ers passing through Painesville. They are right near Route 20, the main highway running east and west.

The class will be interested to learn that Orrin T. Hart has left Dartmouth $1,100,000.00. His estate will be turned over to the College when all of his several beneficiaries have deceased. It will be some time before the College receives this money. I am sure our class will be pleased to learn that Dartmouth meant so much to Orrin that he decided to leave his whole estate to the college.

Russ Smith writes that he and Judith plan to leave for a month to visit their youngest son in Leesville, La., and see their first grandchild. Then journey to Los Angeles to see their oldest son and his wife.

Ed Felt writes, "Stoddard flew to Guatemala the other day and if you have been reading the papers you have noticed the result that you might have expected has occurred." We don't know what occurred, but we assume that this is one of Ed's wisecracks which he frequently aims at George.

Paul Miner writes that while he was in Orlando he dropped in to see Bill Higgins. While Bill was with our class only for a year, he remembers many of the crowd. He moved to Florida a few years ago after a successful career in the wool business in New England. He still has a fine voice and sings in the choir of the local Episcopal Church of which he is treasurer. One of his great interests in life has been horseback riding. He is devoting much time to training the younger generation in his neighborhood in this art. Paul also writes that they had a delightful visit spent talking about Hanover days.

A note from Ernie Earley announces that Hilda and Henry Hesse have just been presented with their fifth grandchild. Ernie comments that the Denver air sure is helping the Hesse family to build a rugged football team.

Jim Salisbury turned down a trip to visit his friend Dean Travis '20 in Bozeman, Mont., where the temperature went down to forty below to go to the Florida temperature this year. Jim recently retired from Johnson and Johnson where he was sales manager. He states that he is enjoying his retirement more than he thought he would at the time he retired.

The following classmates have recently changed their addresses:

Edward T. Garvey, Coradr. USNR, Retired, Salisbury, Ct.; Julius R. VanRaalte, Chairman of the Board, Thompson-Starrett Co., Ltd., 745 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 22, 875 Park Ave., N. Y.; Prof. Laurence B. Wallis, 10 North Sycamore St., So. Hadley, Mass.; Dr. Loren F. Richards, 259 Main St., Nashua, N. H.

The class will be grieved to learn that Edward H. Collins passed away on March 20. He graduated from Worcester Academy, Dartmouth College, and Boston University Law School. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Johanna Caldwell of Brunswick, Me., and Mrs. Helen Reidy of Turners Falls, Mass.

The class is proud of the outstanding work that Tom and Betty Bryant have been doing for the Alumni Fund. I am sure all were impressed when they learned that over forty members of the class offered to help Tom in his campaign to win the Green Derby for our class this year. When over 10 per cent of any organization volunteers to help out, it shows that this organization, our class, has real interest in and love for Dartmouth.

We wish to remind you that plans are underway for the usual Class Reunion at Keene's on Saturday, September 29, 1962, when the University of Massachusetts will start the football season at Hanover. We suggest you make your room reservations right now for your September 29 weekend in Hanover. Room reservations for this weekend will be hard to procure come Fall.

We thank the various members of the class who sent in the material which could be used for these notes. We also wish you happy trips throughout the summer. Don't forget we will want to hear about them in time for us to note them in the October issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

Bill Eads '19 (l) welcomes two classmates,Harry Colwell and Shorty Lyon, to hishome in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Secretary, 67 Annawam Rd., Waban, Mass.

Class Agent, Apt. 2, 95 North Lansdowne Ave. Lansdowne, Pa.