1934

Sometimes when you step back from the atmosphere of those highly-charged alumni fund drum-beatings with the phrases "high competency," "intellectual capacity," etc., rattling around within the limited area of a brain last exposed to formal education in the 1930's, you kind of wonder whatever happened to that Indian school you used to know.

But then you have a couple of glee clubbers stay overnight for a local concert, or you spend a few days in Hanover, and you get your perspective back. You remember that all things are relative, and, besides that, people seem to feel it necessary to talk more flowery about these things than they did when you and I and "Hoppy" were keeping that place up there going, all of us, probably, on a shoestring.

Which isn't an editorial, but only our annual small contribution towards convincing 1934 to "Give Until it Helps," as somebody else also pleads, to continue the steady progress of that college which is just no longer a school for Indians as we, or even Eleazar, once knew them.

At the above-mentioned drum-beating in Boston, '34 turned out George Donehue,George Kimball, Ed Marshall, and reunion chairman Gillie Gilmore. A man of only a few thousand well-chosen words, per minute, some of which we'll try to work in later, Gillie is confident of a very successful reunion operation.

By virtue of the spending of a few days in Hanover and personally presenting these notes three days early last month, we lose out on this item to the mag's Wah-Hoo-Wah, Scherman's Scoop, and even telstar, probably, but it is interesting that we had a clipping from the West Coast edition of the New York Times, via Editor and Publisher's Bob Brown in New York, and a quotable note from Rollie Morton, "Being the unpaid and unasked for public relations director and consultant for Dave Callaway, I advised the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE today that it was recently announced that David H. Callaway Jr. was elected President of his corporation, The First of Michigan Corporation, a sizeable investment securities firm. I had an interesting but short visit to Hanover on Saturday of Winter Carnival weekend and was greatly impressed with the Bill Hartman Rehearsal Hall in the new Hopkins Center and the really remarkable ice sculpture all over the campus."

And to prove that it is better to be lucky than to have a license to steal, we can highlight Rollie Morton's recent accomplishments with a copy of a letter to him from Dave, "Your letter brings to mind the fact that I have never congratulated you on your recent merger with Standard & Poors, which, in the eyes of the people in the Municipal Bond business, is the most significant financial fact of the year and, in fact, of any of the years we have been in business. Since you are keeping our class advised as to my doings, I am sending a copy of this to Henry Werner who represents the class to me in the downtown area. This way he may be fully aware of your tremendous accomplishments in the development of the Blue List into its present position with Standard and Poors."

Then this kinds of leads to the well known fact that although Werner is the silent partner in this department - mostly, he also gets around, - thuslv, "Just returned from a ten-day vacation in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Las Vegas, Nev. (Henry is probably the only class treasurer in history who could be trusted in Vegas.) We visited Norma andBill Gilmore and had the best steaks in the U.S. with them at their ranch on the outskirts of Scottsdale. Their daughter, at 14 the best in the state in the backstroke, is preparing for the 1964 Olympics. Bill expects to be at reunion but this time without Norma or the children."

And again the bond of the former class secretaries' protective association arises when Jeff Jackson passes news clips which show that. . . The President's Trophy of Aetna Life Insurance Co. has been awarded to eight of the company's general agencies for outstanding achievements during 1962 Among winning agencies is S. G. Carson and Associates of Toledo, Ohio, Sam Carson to 1934 ... our class agent Bob Williamson, general agent for Connecticut Mutual m Rochester is president of the N.Y. State Association of Life Underwriters. ... JackChollar, general manager, International Division of Remington Rand Electric Shaver was featured on a panel at the 46th Annual Convention of International Executives Association, Inc and no clip, but this info "At Glee Club fine concert in Plainfield saw Bob Gallagher and Chuck Cotsworth, with wives."

Which Glee Club tour reference reminds us that Ardis and Art Ward were in the forefront of the Worcester concert and its backstage chores, while their son Steve starred with the Injunaires, and that at least the Al Cottons and the Foleys were among a large and appreciative audience.

And all of which points out that we have come almost full around that barn that Robin Hood (not '34) made famous without ever having slapped in here that NAMES IN THE NEWS thing which would have started out by quoting "William H.Scherman has been appointed Vice President and Promotion Director of Newsweek it was announced by Publisher L.L. ('Pete') Callaway Jr. 'I consider Bill Scherman the most accomplished promotion man in the magazine industry,' Callaway said." As well as many other things which we already know about the class sparkplug, but "He maintains a passionate devotion to Dixieland jazz which once led to a brief fling as a professional musician and which still keeps him enrolled as a regular member of a group of music-minded business and professional men in the metropolitan area. His other hobbies are: golf, gardening and the Dartmouth class of 1934." Watch out for that golf and gardening, Bill, you can overdue these things.

So while on the subject of dedicated Dartmouth men and promotion, we come again to Gillie Gilmore who is beating the reunion drum on the theme, "Relive the experience of your wonderful Hanover years." In a three-class joint operation, they have Tuck Drive all sewed up, with two dance bands, one for the Twisters and one for the Trotters, and an already impressive turnout indicated.

Even if you don't think the years were so wonderful, with the reasonable prices and guaranteed weather you ought to be there. You can enjoy the considerable round of activities or just sit in the sun and talk - or just sit in the sun. And peacefully observe and absorb the new Dartmouth.

At the annual club dinner in St. Louiswere (l to r) Mary Grace, Dan Kerwin'35, Pete Grace '33, and Peggy Kerwin.

Secretary, 12 Berwick St. Worcester 2, Mass.

Class Agent, 3 Shelwood Dr., Rochester 18, N.Y.