1915
April and spring in Hanover, as well as elsewhere, make Allen Foley's reminiscences in the February MAGAZINE of old-time student diversions all the more nostalgic. Tied in with student mayoralty elections, who can recall (or forget) "Red" Spillane's pet melody (?) —"Svenska—Svenska"?
Interested '15ers who attended the gala football banquet at Hanover in January included the Kike Richardsons and Roy Lafferty. Roy apparently "forgot to duck" out of camera view when Frank Finsthwait snared the Columbia game football!
it is pleasing to note the Bob Fitts $50,000 Memorial Scholarship Fund for deserving medical students, with preference "to New England boys and girls."
"Zeke" Carpenter says he is "honored" to accept admission to the "3 score and 10 Club"!
Our deep sympathy goes out to the families of Classmates John Heist and JohnLoomis whose deaths occurred early in the year and are recorded elsewhere.
When Dean Waldo Chamberlin of Summer Programs announced at a New York Dartmouth luncheon they expected an enrollment of 52% men and 46% women, and someone questioned the accuracy of his figures, he adroitly quipped they were reserving the extra 2% for unforeseen contingencies! He should do all right on that job!
In the interests of accuracy, Doc Noyes wishes it known that his "contraption," mentioned in these January Notes, is much more substantial than my description indicated. It will pick up nails and iron objects imbedded as much as two inches in hard-packed soil and has already earned the undying gratitude of neighbors who have had occasion to borrow it. In another vein, Doc says he has come up with the great-granddaddy of all scars - about eight inches—to replace three old scars the doctors cut out and threw away to make room for it. He says he's already started bowling again and is in a fair way to regain his old form. He also reports he had an offer to do a weekly column about his home town, but he knew so much about so many that quite a few would have to die before he cared to risk a libel suit. That's Doc Noyes!
What Classmate got loosened up while the goose was cooking and dialed Tulsa and the gathering had quite a gabfest with Jackand Madelon Ferguson in the interim?
A note from Catherine (Mrs. John) Bache-Wiig says son Carl is in the Air Force at Bowling Green, Md., where she was visiting them for the winter. Tom Connelly says he's feeling better and will be around one of these days. Harriet (Mrs. Dexter) Davis is in good health and sorry she couldn't make the Cambridge party last fall. Eben Clough says since his picture appeared in these December notes he ain't telling his age from now on. We all hope the Gib Campbells worry about their Florida orange grove freezing proved groundless. And a retiree sends in a new business card - "Footloose, Fancyfree and Dunworkin'-No address, no business, no phone, no money, no worry, no nuthin."
George and Mae Martin were headed for their annual Florida jaunt late in January. They invited Kike n' Pearl Richardson for a kind of going away party at the Parker House and George says "What're you gonna do with a guy like that?" (Kike picked up the check!) George wonders what formula Dale Barker uses to keep his youthful looks. He and Dale started kindergarten together and still live within a couple miles of each other and a mile or so from their birthplaces. George tells of a young riot he and Dud Woolworth and Win Snow '14 got into playing basketball in Franklin, N.H., way back when someone slugged Dud and Dud slugged him back and Win stepped in to calm 'em both down and they all wound up in the police station. "Happy memories," says George.
Carl Gish, Pete Pray and Johnny Mullin surprised me with a phone greeting while at an unpremeditated get-together at Carl's office recently. They sounded calm and collected - guess the stock market was behaving!
Our roving reporter labels the annual Boston Alumni dinner a howling success at the Harvard Club, January 31. The stalwarts of the undefeated football team brought 'em out in droves and I understand the Injunaires' rendering of "Blue Indigo" was the closest harmony ever produced. '15ers who helped plow under the victuals included Dale Barker, Sid Bull, Bush Campbell, Eben Clough, Chan Foster, Russ Rice, Kike Richardson, Ned Shea and Al Sherman, with son Bruce Crawford '49 pinch-hitting for Sid of Kennebunk fame.
It is gratifying when another class secretary takes the trouble to forward a news item about a classmate and I have Harry Johnson '04 to thank for information about the passing of John Heist.
Warren Montsie, wintering down in Clearwater, sends best to all. the gang. He reports considerable progress in a siege with arthritis and expects to be back in E. Brewster down on the Cape early in May. We hope his good wife, Ethel, is making similar progress from her hospitalization.
Madeline (Mrs. Murray) Austin says it is so nice to continue receiving the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and thanks the Class for the kind thought in making it possible.
George Ingalls reports that King Cook is improved from his seizure of last March and is back home again. George and King and roommate Dave Hitchcock were close friends all through college. George was heading into southern Arizona for a spell, although he didn't exactly know why he waited until March, but - "That's the way it is."
While you may consider Uncle Sam as a dependent, it is not recommended that you list him as one on your income tax return!
Speaking of our marvelous football team, it is interesting to recall that the highest scoring team in Dartmouth history occurred in our senior year!
The Dale Barkers and Phil Murdocks mingled for an impromptu celebration of Washington's Birthday in the heart of New York and, in spite of the newspaper blackout, were able to bring themselves up to date on many State (and other important) matters.
Having warned you all in the January issue of these notes that a tough winter was ahead, will you now believe me that spring is just ahead?
Change of address: Eugene Van N. Bissell, P.O. Box 738, Windsor, Vt.
Secretary, Apt. 7-G, 245 Avenue C New York 9, N.Y.
Class Agent, 219 Mill St., Newtonville, Mass.
