1931

The pipelines of correspondence and information are gradually filling up; as a result I have a real bagful of notes this month.

Dick Holbrook refreshes my memory concerning the bound volumes of the Daily Dartmouth. They are Class property to be utilized by succeeding Class Secretaries. Once they have served their full span with the Class they are to be given to the College archives. I have to remark that devotion of men like Dick to the College and to the Class serves as an inspiration for all of us. Dick and Peg made a tremendous effort to be at the reunion. The humid Hanover weather wrought havoc with Peg's arthritis but she was all smiles regardless. This takes courage of a high score.

Rumor has it that Fred Tetzlaff may construct a ski resort in Dorset Hollow, Vt. Dorset Hollow citizens are bubbling about it, pro and con.

Parker Soule writes that the Soules' tailgate party in Hanover on Dartmouth-Penn weekend fetched up about 20 of the clan. Dave and Alice Loveland, who were there, wrote me murmuring something about some kind of shenanigans which went on in the Hotel Coolidge that night, like an indoor tailgate party, sponsored somewhat by the Hank McCarthys who headed a group which took over most of one floor of that rambling hostelry. Oh well, if we had the details we probably couldn't print them!

The Lovelands' older daughter Ruth returned from a year's teaching in Okinawa and is now teaching in Washington, D. C. Their son George is a senior at Lafayette which is the reason they were present at the Lafayette-Bucknell game on October 22, rather than at the Dartmouth Harvard game.

The D-H game found the following in attendance, for the most part with their wives and families: Ken Sampson, Dick Chase, Johnny Benson, Rog Donner, Barney Asch, Ed Hanauer, Bob Barker, Bunce Clarkson, Charley Nims, and yours truly. Bunce reported his wife had an operation the day previously, but that everything was fine. Charley Nims was limping around with a cane; he claimed he dropped a fireplace on his foot. A likely story! Incidentally, Charley has two married daughters, four grandchildren and a son just starting at Roanoke College in Salem, Ya.

Orrie Hobbs winds up his successful operation of the 35th reunion with a financial statement showing total receipts of $4736.00 and a surplus of $618.94. Class tax was collected for 16 singles, 68 couples and 34 children. Jim Lyall tags Ori "the old magician." Well, "magician," anyhow!

Sharp-eyes Jim Swift identified John andLucy Cogswell on the cover of the October ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Also, Jim's children Mary and Jonathan are in the picture with Professor Harp on page 31 of the same issue. Jim is shaping up his organization of agents and plans a first letter to the Class in January. Yic Rockhill, in charge of special gifts, is sending out his appeal sometime before the end of the year. Goal for us this year is $49,030. Jim is getting around fast and is just fine about keeping in touch with me. He saw Joe Garrity who is active in the family plumbing supply business. He also saw Johnny Peacock who operates the North-Austin Currency Exchange in Chicago. Jim Swift is doing plenty of old-fashioned spade work, for which there is no substitute.

Shep Wolff has been forwarding envelopes full of notes from classmates who have paid their dues. Forsha Russell writes he has combined biz and pleasure by traveling to Florida, New York City, San Francisco, and Hawaii this year. Forsha wishes his son and daughter would find mates so that he can "have some grandchildren to be foolish about." Shep has to use his powers of concentration since his offices were moved to the 29th floor of Prudential Tower. The new Boston is visible through his windows in all four directions. Phil Holden and Shep bumped into each other at the bank the other day, and recalled reunion happenings.

Tower Snow's son. Tower Jr. is a freshman at Dartmouth, who writes home saying courses are tough but "the guys and the place are great." Yes sir, that's the way it is. Tough and great.

Bill Wendell writes that business negotiations kept him from the reunion but he was planning to attend the Dartmouth-Yale game. He saw Rog and Mary Ellen Donner in Albany; they had Johnny Johnson in for dinner, who told about his recent trip to Europe. Johnny speaks Swedish, Spanish, German, and French. From Johnny J. we expect no less!

Jim Rick was kept from reunion by his son's graduation from prep school. Jim sees Frank Pope in Reading (Pa.), and DickFisher and Dave Borkum at shoe industry meetings everywhere.

Milt Hallenbeck's youngest daughter Claire graduated from Green Mountain Junior College in June and is now working for a pharmaceutical manufacturer. His older daughter, Lois, married four years, has a two-year-old son who's got his grand-father completely snowed.

Add to Vic Rockhill's bulging dossier: director, Standard Bank Ltd., London.

Bill Steck reveals the secret behind his tremendous efforts for Dartmouth. Daughter Margy is head class agent, class of 1960, Smith Alumnae Fund. Daughter Suzy has the same job for Smith class of 1962. Wife Betty, retired as chairman of the Smith Fund Committee after six years, is chairman of the Smith Medal Committee which recognizes meritorious service not only among the alumnae but also among the faculty, trustees, and administrative staff of the college. No wonder Bill plugs so hard for Dartmouth. He's got to keep ahead of his women!

In the Brockton papers we read of the death of Bob Tonis' mother, Mrs. Frank A. Tonis, age 88. How many of us know that Bob is chief of police for Harvard University?

MEANWHILE, BACK IN 1927, Thirty- oners assaulted the gates of Dartmouth extracurricular activity in the following numbers: 58 to the freshman glee club, 34 to swimming, 58 to football, 14 to the Daily D business competition, four to the Dartmouth Pictorial competition. And others, many others, to many other activities, in the days when '31 was known more by its numbers than by its names. However, here are a few names: to the Varsity Glee Club Smokey Joe Adams, Eddie Elmer, Lind Hall, Larry Roberts, and Bill Waterman: to the Freshman Commons Orchestra - BobBeisel, piano, Wes Brockway, drums, FrankHardinge, Len Boyce and George Acheson, saxes, Frank Hodson, banjo, and (which one?) Russell, bass. Man, what a swinging group that was!

DEPT. OF COMPLAINTS: Ernie Moore made off with my pocket knife during the three-legged race at the Class picnic.

DEPT. OF GOSSIP AND RUMOR: Is it true that Swede Nelson deliberately gets chilled every time he plays golf?

DEPT. OF LIES AND MISINFORMATION: Doug Morris hit a home run during the Softball game at the Class picnic with the base runners loaded.

Merry Christmas!

Secretary, 23 Coughlin Rd. North Easton, Mass. 02356

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