1914

Well, here we are in April which is celebrated throughout the nation as the birthday month of the following youngsters: Dearing, Emerson, Fordham, Grant, Gregg, Higgins, Holway, Phelps, Richardson, Richmond, Rutherford, Stratton, Voorhees, and White,

Say that his hearing fails him; say that his eyes grow dim; Say that he's getting wrinkled — and weak in back and limb, Losing his wits and temper, but pleading to make amends, The youth of his many summers he finds in his time-tried friends.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Our correspondent in Rome reports hearing what is the equivalent of the American "wolf whistle." On looking up, he discovered that it was Ruth Little walking along the sidewalk that caused this commotion. It seems that Lay Little was in the office of Romulus & Remus when Ruth went shopping. It is also reported that similar wolf whistles were heard in Madrid and Salonika. Why people can forsake a view of the Connecticut River and Mt. Ascutney for a look at the Muddy Tiber or Mt. Olympus escapes rational conclusion. But we must remember that Pawtucket, R. I., has spawned some people with very peculiar ideas.

The whole class will be sad indeed to learn of the recent passing of our classmate George Gilbert, in Dorset, Vt. He was a loyal friend and a loyal son of Dartmouth.

We recently asked for some reminiscences of our days in Hanover and, fortunately, I received many very interesting anecdotes and characterizations, but I think one of the best came from our old friend PhilSmith. It is worth repeating. It seems that a distinguished Hanoverian in our day was the Justice of the Peace. Very late one night, a couple hammered on his door. He stuck his head out of the window and asked what they wanted, and it developed that they wanted him to marry them right away. "Oh, hell," he answered. "It is too late tonight. Go over to the hotel and come back to see me in the morning. One night won't make a bit of difference in the long run."

Win Ross, who is practically one of the founding fathers of Maiden, Mass., has finally encountered what he calls "the great event; not the blessed event." He has sold his comfortable old home and has moved to the Carleton Hotel at 33 Washington St. in Maiden. Any '14ers going through Maiden at about the right time will get a typical Ross welcome. Remember that Ross is a Scotch name - but perhaps you prefer something else.

Thanks to Rufe Sisson, we have a news clipping of our classmate Howard Curtis. Howard, who joined the Palmer National Bank in 1914 as a teller, has just retired from the presidency of that most highly regarded bank. However, Hod will remain as chairman of the board and chief executive officer. This might make it somewhat easier for members of 1914 to obtain an unsecured loan for up to $1,000,000.

Abe Newmark very kindly sends along a report from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency about Sig Larmon, who is President of the Council. At a recent meeting of the Council in Boston, in an address to over 1,000 participants, Sig called for "a massive, concerted research into the causes and cures of crime and delinquency." This is only one of the many activities to which Sig has devoted his talents and energies.

Perhaps we are getting a little bit older! "String" Howe reports the marriage of his granddaughter! String, in Bridgeville, Pa., is semi-retired, acts as a consultant to a former competitor and still is raising purebred Nubian dairy goats. Certainly, as LayLittle indicated, the interests of. our classmates are varied.

"Waterworks Weed" — perhaps you knew him as Freddie — is still very much on the job as consultant to water enterprises all over the world. He flies, goes by boat, train, horse, or mule to some of the most outlandish places on the globe. But he finally bought a house in Englewood, N. J., to ease commuting to New York when he is in the United States.

Probably the most legible handwriting in 1914 is — as you might expect — that of our class artist, Walter Beach Humphrey. Walter is dividing his year into 6 months in Clearwater, Fla., and the other 6 months in Lake George, N. Y. Somebody once said that Walter retired, but the latest news is that he's doing a 350 ft. mural for a new courthouse. It will be worth seeing as we can well testify from those stunning murals in Thayer and the Dartmouth Club in New York. Walter closes his welcome note with a "come one; come all" invitation to 308½ So. Venus Ave., Clearwater, Fla.

Not every class is fortunate enough to have as Bequest Chairman a retired dairy farmer, a retired lawyer, a retired member of the town finance committee and a distinctly not retired excellent host all rolled into one. But we have all of these in Mart Remsen, who, according to all reports, is doing his characteristically outstanding job in this important area. You may not need much advice on running a dairy-farm, but you may want more information on the bequest problem and Mart's the man who can give it to you - eagerly. Mart and Kath are again at the Cloisters in Sea Island, Ga., but will be back in White River in April. By that time, the snowdrifts in his driveway will have melted away and Mart will be in official residence. And his place is well worth seeing when you get up in that neighborhood.

Secretary, Farwell Lane, New London, N. H.

Class Agent, 9 Keogh Lane, New Rochelle, N. Y.

The Dartmouth QuizFrom what tribe was Samson Occom?What famous traitor to the AmericanCause in the Revolution made a substantialcontribution to Dartmouth?In the order of their founding, what arethe five oldest colleges in the United States?What President of Dartmouth, in a chapelprayer, gave thanks to the Lord for the"oxygen," the "hydrogen," the "cerebellum,"the "cerebrum," and the "medulla oblongator"? See you next month!