1939
We've been barnstorming the countryside this past month visiting colleges and talking to some people not in admissions offices, such as alumni secretaries, presidents and the like. In fact, last evening we were at dinner with the president of Bennett Junior College of Millbrook, N.Y., and almost universally the subject of Dartmouth's Alumni Fund is discussed as the granddaddy solution to fiscal woes. They each point with envy to the prepared environment that permits the Dartmouth Fund to flourish annually as a budgeted source of income. They each have plans or are actively pursuing a copycat course aimed at permitting them to continue with their respective standards of excellence through the aid of a similar approach. It should make all of us gratified to realize that we are privileged to participate in the original wellconceived program that keeps Dartmouth growing and great. So, when you've wiped away those tears, give your class agent a break instead of a brake.
Bert's 25th Reunion Committee continues to grow and take shape like a Maidenform demonstrator. Dick Weil (8 Cedar Lane, Port Washington, N.Y.) is in charge of the Class Picture and Movie Committee. He has already purchased emulsion and red light bulbs from Coulson's guarded treasury. Earle Seeley is chairman of the Sports and Prizes Committee. His job is to locate aging sports and have them contribute prizes, as the title so justly connotes. Since you barely have a year to assemble your thoughts on this, you might be giving consideration to what sort of prize you expect to donate to the cause. Don't just depend on Lilly and Gibson to furnish a horse-drawn daisy cutter. There are paid-up annuities, free days in court, bank drafts, penicillin, all sorts of job-derived goodies that can be considered acceptable — even desirable - perhaps. Earle's receiving department (56 Fern Circle, Trumbull 58, Conn.) will be open for the next twelve months awaiting your surprises. Then there's a Committee on Breakfasts ably chaired by Bill Mason (425 Park Ave., New York 22, N.Y.) who is counting on help from General Food's Art Larkin to make them palatable and aromatic. Realizing that there are other festive times in each day, Bert has appointed Bill Carter (of Brown, Wood, Fuller, Caldwell & Ivey, 70 Pine St., New York 5, N.Y.) chairman of an indefinite and quizzical Committee on "Picnic or Barbecue." Fortunately for Bill's sake he doesn't have to commit himself right away, or maybe he will wait till it's over and ask us which it was. If some rancher classmate wants to donate a longhorn we're sure it'll create a sensation when it's delivered to 70 Pine St. Janie and BuzWaters are going to whomp up a bathtub full of potato salad. And so it goes.
Walt Darby has so many vital statistics on all of you as a result of his competent questionnaires that it makes us feel shabby when we try to editorialize on address changes, but occasionally it's fun to note a great circle boomerang such as Don Bridge who left Tryon, N.C., last year for the Pacific Northwest, ending up miraculously in Canton, Ohio. And now we are advised by the good gray records of the Alumni Office that he has Clym Yeobrighted his way back to Tryon, N.C., and can be reached at Box 1235.
The secretary of 1941, John O'Connor, sent us a clipping from what had to be the Wall St. Journal since no other papers were printed in N.Y.C., announcing the appointment of Joe Urban as executive vice-president of Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Co. in which AT & T holds a 29.05% interest. A few months ago we had Joe safely in Winchester, Mass., from Indianapolis — and now this. Joe, give us a phone call when you're out here. We're only 50 miles away.
The Boston Herald of Feb. 28 announced the selection of Archie Mallon as headmaster of Tyndon Institute, a semi-private secondary school at Lyndon Center, Vt., effective July 1. Fred Fiigon was promoted to vice-president and trust officer of the First National Bank of Lewistown, Pa. Fred had been general manager of a department store in Lewistown, a trust officer of the bank, and in between saw seven years of active service with the field artillery in WW II and Korea emerging a Lt. Col.
Gordie King, full of shoe business understanding, will shortly move to Hanover, Pa., to take over the presidency of Sheppard and Myers, Inc., a subsidiary of Hanover Shoe, Inc. of which he is also a vice-president. He spent fifteen years with the Knapp Bros. Shoe Mfg. Corp. of Brockton, then went with the Stetson Shoe Co. prior to the move to Hanover. Gordie and Charlotte have been living in Millis, Mass. Oldest son, Richard, is a freshman at Dartmouth. Robert (14) and Alan (9) will become Pennsylvanians soon.
Excerpts from "writer of the month" BobHagge follow:
"As I told you when we visited on the phone, Mayo's didn't like a number of my vital parts and recommended that I let them function naturally in the future, i.e., without the stimulus of bourbon. I have followed their recommendation faithfully and feel wonderful for it. The only drawback in being on the wagon is that I never realized before how stupid all of my friends can be, come 11:30 or 12:00 on a drinking evening. As a result, I retire early and get up early, bright-eyed, clear-headed and raring to go.
"During my siege with the 'bug,' which prompted my trip to Rochester, I dropped from 195 to 175, where I have stayed. The ensuing tailoring problems were the greatest I had. Even my socks began to fit too loosely for comfort.
"We enjoyed your description of our Christmas card, as well as all of the news of classmates. I still hope that we can sell the E.F. Mac Donald Company on the product we're fussing with, because if we can it would necessitate a trip to Dayton. Otherwise, of course, I can't find a valid excuse to come down, Mortimer Catlin behaving as he is."
President Ev Woodman of Colby Jr. College will be formally inaugurated on May 18. Dignitaries from 150 institutions of learning will be on hand. Bob Cushman, vice president and general manager, Abrasives Div., Norton Co., Worcester, Mass., has been elected a trustee of Worcester County Institution for Savings. And Dr. William Forrest Lee has been named City Health Officer for Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in a big rhubarb involving a Dr. Moriarty without Holmes, Watson or the needle. Angus Littlejohn wrote Bill Russell, whose wife was on a New Orleans flight with WaltDarby, that he (Angus) can be reached at Caixa Postal 7352, Sao Paulo, Brazil. And, Who's on third?
Secretary, 1908 Coolidge Drive Dayton 19, Ohio
Class Agent, 70 Pine St., New York 5, N.Y.
