1918
It is Dartmouth Alumni Fund time again! The March Newsletter gives the names of 40 assistant Class Agents who have signed up for the third year to work with TomBryant on the campaign to raise $28,080 the amount assigned as our class quota. This is the biggest quota ever assigned to our class, but it is our share of the Fund goal of $1,800,000. The combined efforts of our Class Agents team last year produced over $28,000 from our class. With the same Class Agents team working again this year, and with the inspiration which Tom Bryant spreads, not only through his team of loyal workers, but throughout the class, we are sure that our class will again exceed the substantial quota to which we are committed. There are approximately 230 classmates who will participate in our giving this year. There will also be the added incentive to take advantage of a $3,000 matching fund, which will apply whenever a classmate's gift exceeds that of last year. We wish our hard-working classmates a successful campaign.
Once again we have to announce the sad fact that two more of our classmates have passed away since the last issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Robert M. Wenban passed away in Chicago on December 3, 1964. As he had not been active in the class for some while, we know none of the details of his decease. His last address was 20 East Delaware Place, Chicago, Ill. WilloughbyAmos Colby died suddenly of a heart attack on February 14, at his home, 16 Rockland Road, Concord, N. H. Jack Bingham was an usher at his funeral. Judge Amos Blandin also attended the funeral, along with representatives of the Judiciary of New Hampshire. Several members of the class arranged for a floral piece given in the name of the Class of 1918.
We quote in part from a letter recently received from Don Fiske, from York, Me. "I received a nice birthday card marked 'Your Classmates of 1918.' I will be 70 tomorrow (Feb. 7). I really should not be called a member of the Class of 1918, for I left Hanover at the beginning of World War I to enlist in the Navy and served through the War. Like many others at that time, I married and circumstances then prevented me from going back to college to finish. I have worked for the Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co. of Cambridge, Mass., for over 35 years, as a salesman covering Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Now I am working part time when able. Moved to York, Me., 25 years ago. Bought a small fisherman's cottage and fixed it up. My wife and I expect to live here for the rest of our lives. Have one daughter, now 36, and three grandchildren, the eldest of whom is a boy 16. They live in Georgetown, Mass.
"Eight years ago I suffered a bad coronary heart attack and then another even worse four years ago. Am still under the doctor's care, and not able to do much of anything."
We quote in part from a letter received from Jack Hurlbut from 72 Ridge Rd., East Longmeadow, Mass. "It gave me quite a kick to receive 1918's best wishes on the occasion of my birthday, as well as a personal message from Jack Bingham. GeorgeStoddard's artistry is superb — the card most appropriate and amusing. I lived in France for over 25 years after those wonderful years in Hanover, and while every moment over there was full of interest and happiness, it did have its drawbacks, which I always regretted. One of these drawbacks was that I became so out of touch with '18ers and other friends over here. No one can appreciate the significance of this unless he has experienced it. To be sure I came back every 2 or 3 years for short periods, but then my time was devoted to family. Ros and I with friends took a trip to Ottawa last October but since that time we have just been enjoying the winter here. Sometime in the early spring we may be driving to New Orleans to see a bit of that part of the South, with which we are not acquainted."
George Saltmarsh: "I have never furnished much information about my activities, but I still live in the same house from which I left in the fall of 1914 to go to Hanover. My daughter, her husband and my two granddaughters live here with us. Up until my 68th birthday two years ago I never had serious physical trouble. Since then, however, I guess I have had most everything. My doctor says to stay at home until spring, and that I am doing.
"For 30 years I have been associated with J. H. Goddard & Co., Boston, in the investment security business. For a number of years I was active in town politics, having been on the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee in Winchester, Mass."
Paul Miner writes: "I have recently called on Ivan Prowattain, whose winter address is 3910 55th Ave., N. St. Petersburg, Fla. 'Ips' spends the winter down in Florida, about 15 miles south of me. I called there the day before yesterday and a neighbor told me that he and his wife had left for a picnic. I was told he was in fine shape. No phone, so I can't talk to him until I get down that way again, but left a note urging him to come up here if he could.
"Mandel Crothers — winter address 6000 2nd St. East, St. Petersburg Beach. Stopped in last week and had a good visit with Man and his good wife. They have a home in Sea Girt, N. J., but plan to become full time Floridians if they do not find this next summer too bad down here. Man has to be careful after a coronary a year or so ago, but aside from that he is in fine shape and they both are very keen on Florida."
Ed Healey wrote to inform us that he had received the class birthday card in time for his 70th birthday. He continued: "Since I lost my dear friend and classmate, DukeHardie, who by the way was a host deluxe and gentleman personified at all times, I do not see many Dartmouth men or classmates in this area." He then goes on to wish heaps of good health and happiness to all his classmates in the New Year.
Paul Mather writes to Jack Bingham: "I was quite touched — and of course pleased —to get the reminder of the anniversary of my natal day. As you say, Mary and I have been blessed with splendid children and grandchildren and I have just been informed that we may expect our eighteenth grand- child in July. We regret being unable to make our 46th Reunion, but the good Lord willing, we will go all out for our 50th."
Rog Howland writes: "Monk Cameron's Ethel is just back home from the hospital feeling much better. A few months back had a delightful surprise when LymieBurgess and Charlie Isbell dropped in for a little call."
Margaret Syvertsen writes: "Reunions with '18ers are always something to look forward to. (Ed Booth would growl 'Never end a sentence in a preposition.') Anyway, I hope to see you again at the next one."
The birthday cards are producing quite a lot of interesting news material, but we still need additional material which can only come from our classmates. If you have done something, or are about to do something unusual and interesting, please drop us a line and tell us about it.
The "golfing O'Connells" take the Green to the greens: (rear, l to r) Tommie '18,Phil '25, Paul Revere '27, John '36; (front) Tom '50, Jeff 51, and Paul Jr. '64.
Secretary, 137 Annawam Rd., Waban, Mass.
Class Agent, Apt. 2, 95 North Lansdowne Ave. Lansdowne, Pa.
