1915
Watching the Easter Parade here in New York, with its gorgeous finery peering out shiveringly from beneath furs and capes, suggests a possible answer to, the exodus of '15ers from the wintry blasts of these northern climes. At any rate, the echoes from gallivanting classmates over the past several weeks seem to carry a note of gloating from their 80 degree temperatures to the snows and gales we less fortunate ones plowed through as March winds up its blustery exit. Between you and me, I'll bet many a vacation tour was stretched out beyond original plans as reports from the North permeated Southward!
With the Eben Cloughs zig-zagging around Florida, bumping into the Geo. Simpsons at one spot and the Gib Campbells at another and the Charlie Batchelders '14 at a third, and the Geo. Martins meeting up with the Dud Woolworths at Hialeah and heading for Sarasota for another couple of weeks, no wonder Florida oranges were in short supply! It is interesting to note that a couple postcards received up here late in March were date-lined as of April 9 and 10 respectively! Could the orange juice down there have been slightly fermented?
Russ Rice reports the campuses at Duke and North Carolina are very attractive, but he'll still take Dartmouth. He, too, emphasizes warm and sunny temperatures with the golfers out in full force at Pinehurst - and hopes we are the same!
String Downing comes up with a colorful greeting from Jamaica — "wonderful weather, good-looking gals, and trying to reduce the rum supply - not arrested yet, but give me time."
Adeline and Howie Fuller, aboard the M.S. Kundsholm, heading for home via Los Angeles, Mexico, and Panama Canal, hope the weather here will improve by the time they arrive. (Heaven help the "weather man" at times like these!)
Even Duze Lounsberry, writing from Majorca, the "pearl of the Mediterranean," raves about "this easy life in the sun"! By the time these lines see the light of publication, however, the merrie month of May will be well on its way, along with the Alumni Fund drive and it is well to remind us all that 1915 has a cherished record to maintain as "the brightest star in the Hanover sky" in the realm of giving to the Alma Mater. We urge one and all to team up with Duze and his cohorts to keep 1915 at the top of the heap in this 50th year of Alumni Fund giving.
I certainly hope the Central Floridian Dartmouth group are successful in prying John Healy loose from his home gardening to join up with their occasional get-togethers in the Winter Park-Orlando-Kissimmee area.
It was interesting, and a bit eye-opening, to absorb President Dickey's dissertation at a recent New York dinner on the "pioneering" and "trial and error" procedures necessary in the College's efforts in the establishment of the ABC and other experimental courses now under way. Time marches on!
We extend our sympathy to Opie Horton on the passing of his good wife, Helen. Married in 1916, they had the unique experience of spending their furloughs together in Paris during World War I, while Opie was flying over there. Opie says it was axiomatic in flying circles that one always went through Paris and paused for a couple days when changing squadrons and his furloughs were different from those of the average American in uniform, with Helen having a home there with her mother. It is interesting to note that an old snapshot of Opie and Helen was taken by Doc Noyes whom they happened to run into in the Paris subway in 1917. Small world - even then!
Lee Smith suggests' that, inasmuch as his only real claim to fame as a member of 1915 are the Class babies — twins Karen and Christopher - are celebrating their sth birthday, perhaps we should salute them at this time. Said salute is herewith sounded! It may be added that said twins are members of the famous Smith "baseball team" of NINE progeny! And a special salute to Mary, wife and mother!
George Adams, having joined the "3 Score and 10" Club, says he now hopes to enjoy his "bonus" years. George hasn't retired but works just enough to "keep the wolf off the front lawn." Having spent some time in Miami, he sees now why so many classmates have deserted the snows, etc., of New England.
Art Horablow reports all well with him. He and wife, Lenora, are off to Europe again this summer but hope first to go up for another look at Hopkins Center. "Marvelous, how well that great place seems to be working" - says Art.
Ev and Charlotte Lamson are waiting for the weather to permit a jaunt up to Hanover - they always look forward to the trip. They also hope to spend a lot of time on the sands of Hampton Beach, N. H., only ten miles from Exeter, soaking up the sun, come summer. They see Peg (Mrs. Stu) Hill occasionally, as well as her' brother, Duze Lounsberry. Ev says he was pleased to receive recently his certificate of membership in the Society of Latter Day Lettermen of Dartmouth, which he has framed and hung beside his diploma.
The receipt from the College of brochures on Bequest and Estate Planning leads me to suggest that interested '15ers confer with our expert Bequest Chairman Roy Lafferty for proper guidance on such matters.
An inquiry from Rog Evans '16 as to the whereabouts of Bill Hall in Honolulu also tells of bumping into Herb Potter, StringDowning and Ash St. Clair at the Harvard game last fall - a slight runion that was apparently enjoyed by all.
Dan Daniell reports that spring in Green Bay, Wise., was ushered in with a howling 16-hour blizzard followed by a 7-below-zero thermometer reading which gave him enough pause for thought to write and acknowledge the birthday cards he's been receiving down through the years from 1915. He wonders who sends me mine and offers to put me on his list if I'll tell him the date. I'll tell you, Dan, when I see you at our 50th next year! Dan tried to contact Justin McCarthy while in Jacksonville early in March visiting one of his daughters, but Mac was headed for Alberta, Canada, on business.
And speaking of accolades, I have just been awarded membership in the Mutual Admiration Society by a writer who prefers to remain anonymous!
For the benefit of those who still have hopes of accommodations in the Hanover area for the Princeton game next fall, I again pass on the information that, at this writing last of March), a few reservations are still available at Shaker Bridge Motel in Enfield.
We are looking forward to the annual Alumni Officers' Meeting in Hanover May 1 and it is our hope that 1915's delegation will top them all numerically this year. An accounting, however, will have to await October's column.
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