1920
There's a bit of snap in the air these days which could be a reminder that winter is not too far off and perhaps it's not too soon to get the old long-handled red flannels out of the mothballs. I hope you all had a pleasant summer and that you will now get back in the groove and send your Class Secretary a load of news.
The Alumni Fund accomplishments are not only news but an inspiration to all good Dartmouths, as well. As Charley Moore put it - this is an historic year! Perhaps you've read that at the National Conference of the American Alumni Council, held in Atlantic City during the summer, Dartmouth received the grand award - $5,000 and a "mobius strip" trophy - for "sustained performance in alumni support."
Since the last column, which appeared in the June issue, I've been about a bit. A trip to Hanover for the Alumni Council meetings, the National Open at the Country Club in Brookline, Mass., accompanied by Mel Merritt and where I just missed that golfer extraordinary banker Dick (Richard P.)Watts, a visit with Jerry Stone at the Guy Cogswells '19 lovely sylvan retreat in New Hampshire, and then, finally, a wonderful two-week stay with the Merritts at Marion, Mass., where we were joined by the indefatigable reunion (Keep The Price Down) chairman, Jerry Stone. One Sunday the one and only Jim (James E.) Robertson spent the day with us and what a day, stimulated, of course, by true Merritt hospitality. We really had a grand time and many a bit of "forgotten lore" was revived.
A highlight of our stay with the Merritts was a luncheon visit with the lovely and charming Dolly (Mrs. Roscoe O.) Elliott at South Duxbury. Dolly is a top performer on the pipe organ, the violin and, of course, the piano.
My return to the farm was saddened by a letter from Tommy Thomson. His youngest daughter Carol's husband, Don Meyer, U. S. Naval Academy '59 and crew captain, was killed making a night landing on the aircraft carrier "Hancock" in the Pacific. Tommy and Anne flew out when the news reached them. 1920 salutes Carol and sends heartfelt sympathy.
Tommy is set to do some traveling and accordingly has rented his home for a year. His description of packing up and putting the furniture in storage is something to read. It seems that after 33 years in one spot a certain amount of this and that accumulated.
Tommy reports a recent communique from Phil Greeley who has not been heard from in many moons. Phil is retired and living in Winter Park, Fla.
Ted and Mary Marden are very proud of the latest addition to the family - daughter Barbara's recent arrival, James Marden Pasichuke, born May 10. A growing crop of grandchildren to be sure as witness Elizabeth's four charmers - Jane 16, Sara 13, Elizabeth 10, and Suzy 6. Elizabeth's husband, by the by, is John Hyde '43. Barbara's husband is George Pasichuke, New Hampshire State '47. They have one other child, Julie 9. .
Any loud reverberations picked up by seismograph or otherwise in the vicinity of Hackensack, N. J., on June 16 was, of course, the oldtimers get-together and steak party which Spence and Mary Snedecor put together at their home. The last stragglers have just gotten home, so I'm told, from a never to be forgotten occasion.
Now I want your undivided attention for a moment. If you folks have not already done so - run, don't walk, to the nearest bookstore and do yourself the favor of getting a copy of Rachel Adams' wonderful book "On the Other Hand." Here is a gal who can write - and here is one of the most fascinating and charming tales you'ye ever read. As a plus you can remove the jacket and use Rachel's picture for a pin-up. There's no better way to spend a little dough — then, too, you can give a copy to somebody for a bir|hday gift.
It's not news that Leo and Alice Ungar made a trip around the world, but I was lucky enough to have some good visits with them while in Hanover in lune and learned some of the details. Alice wrote a weekly column for their daily paper in Council Bluffs - this, in turn, was picked up by their Congressman and extracts published in the Congressional Record. The articles concern Alice's impressions of the many countries which they visited and are gay and informative. While in lapan the Ungars journeyed to Fujisawa City and looked up ShiroAkaboshi (see cut). Shiro was lapan's best golfer a few years ago and now designs golf courses and writes books on golf. Leo and Alice were entertained royally by Shiro, his wife and two daughters. I wonder if Shiro remembers that day in late August of 1918 when Zack Jordan, Jim Chilcott and I spent a day with him at the McAlpin Hotel in New York. The three of us were in process of transferring from Plattsburg to Camp Zachary Taylor in Kentucky.
A note from Al (Albert D.) Osborn points out that his two sons are with him in the specialized business of handwriting experts and document examiners. This is a fascinating profession - a bit of cloak and dagger thrown in, since Al and his boys are frequently called upon to testify as to the authenticity of questionable signatures and legal documents.
An unidentified private foundation will offer three $750 scholarships to children of the Justice Department's career attorneys. Sal Andretta is a member of the three-man selection committee.
Hibbard Richter sent along snapshots of his new office setup in Augusta, Me. He is State of Maine Counsel for the Small Business Administration, a Federal agency. He travels through the state and frequently encounters Dartmouths. He reports lunching with the old apple-knocker himself - Tom(Thomas Burleigh) Davidson. Tom is a cross between a farmer and a lawyer and holds forth at York, Me.
Steve (Stephen W.) Johnson was the recipient of a framed scroll on the occasion of his retirement as Administrative Vice President of Union Mutual Life Insurance Co. Steve was affiliated with General Electric Company in personnel and auditing. Later he was associated with J. E. Goold & Company as Treasurer and General Manager. He joined Union Mutual in 1945 to become Comptroller.
With the shades of night falling fast, I guess I'd better bring this stanza to an end and head for the Post Office. Hope that you get a chance to see Hanover and all the wondrous new things there. Dartmouth Night falls on Friday, October 11 - the night before the Brown Game. Think it over - it's later than you think!
Secretary Sinclair Oil Corp., 600 Fifth Ave. New York 20, N. Y.
Treasurer, Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 13, Pa.
