1930
For some few recent days I had been thinking this report would have to be confined to reading like this: "All news postponed for a month, due to necessity to devote all extracurricular hours to proper determination of tax liabilities of self and several other poor mortals to Uncle Sam and The Governor. Don't fail to communicate with Art Browning about you know what."
But then realizing that such news as is available should be disseminated before reunion, and that the above words in quotes would not be a fitting penultimate effort on my part, I now steal time away from taxes for matters of interest to 1930.
As a matter of fact, despite my frequent complaints of lack of solid material, the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE must be just about the best magazine in the world for which to write. Here I am grinding out my 44th article, and I have never yet had a rejection slip! Also it is a happy thought that there are no In Memoriam notices to be written this month.
Athletically, it is noted with vicarious pride that Fred Schmidt Jr., son of our classmate, Fred Sr., won for Indiana University both the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly races in the N.C.A.A. swimming meet at lowa State University in late March. In another event which did not hit the national press, we had a man on each side of a local home-and-home bowling match, Al Bolte rolling for Greenwich Country Club and Ave Gould for Woodway Country Club. Understand this series was split even and that with a few lucky strikes, Ave won his 50-cent side bet from Al.
Midweek last, Art Browning, John French,Bob Barker, Jim Mitchell, Bob Blanchard,Milt Mclnnes, and your secretary attended the New York Alumni Fund kick-off dinner, to hear President Dickey, Rupe Thompson '28, and Cliff Jordan '45 report that the campaign seemed to be going well toward this year's goal of more than ever before. By the time this appears in print, the class officers will have met in Hanover and we will hear from Art as to how he thinks 1930 will perform in this reunion year, against a quota raised substantially over previous objectives.
Dick Bowlen, a faithful correspondent, tells me that we were well represented at an all-New Hampshire dinner in Manchester on April 1: he and Ben Benson drove over from Keene and joined Bill Truex, HankNewell, Boof Perkins, Herm Sander, and Bill Stearns; understand that all these gentlemen are looking forward to reunion in June.
Bill Blanchard has been elected to the Board of Managers of the United States Savings Bank of Newark. He is also a director of the Trust Company of Morris County, the Newark Association of Industry and Commerce, and the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, as well as a trustee of the Newark Museum and the Memorial Center for Women.
Bob Blanchard tells that his older son is now an Army captain and is stationed in Italy. Also he reported that Bill Jessup suffered a heart attack about a year ago, but is back in good health again.
After spending over twenty years operating a store and a contracting business in Danville, N. H., Merle Kimball has gone back to school and is teaching mathematics in Amesbury High. He is presently chairman of the Danville finance commission, has been on the town budget committee, and has acted as town moderator.
Art Shurts has become a member of the American Society of Real Estate Counselors, which has only three other members in Connecticut. Art conducted classes in real estate appraising at UConn (as we nutmeggers call it) and has served as president of the Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.
At the annual meeting of the American Arbitration Association held in New York in March, Vic Borella was elected chairman of its executive committee.
Lee, Kay and Patty Chilcote, after a full season of excellent skiing in Michigan, are off to Japan, Hong Kong, etc.; will be back in time to join us all at reunion.
I think it was last month mention was made of Gene Zagat's son, Gene Jr., and his attainments at Harvard and in the Peace Corps. Now, just last week, young Gene was married here in Stamford, to Nina Safron-off, and his dad acted as best man at the nuptials.
Connecticut is about to have its third Constitutional Convention in history and Meade Alcorn will be a Republican dele- gate thereto. Last week in the national Congress our two Republican congressmen, Herm Schneebeli and Bob McClory both voted for the Medicare Bill.
Many times I have noticed the dividend announcements of Dome Mines, Limited, wherein Cliff Michel, president and treasurer, announces that such and such dividend will be paid in Canadian funds, and now I have just noticed a similar announcement from Cliff Michel, chairman of Campbell Red Lake Mines, Limited, of a dividend to be paid in Canadian funds, etc. Despite these Canadian mining affiliations Cliff still lives in New York.
While in Dallas at a convention, AveGould got in touch with Jack Stigall from whom very little has been heard over the years; Jack is a very successful lawyer in Dallas, and had the recent distinction of becoming a grandfather twice in less than a week.
Say it ain't so, Carl! Did you see in the financial pages that Narragansett is going to become part of Falstaff Brewing Company? But... with assurance that there will continue to be a Narragansett lager beer, of which all Thirtymen have grown so fond. We hear there will be an ample supply of the "rich, creamy, mellow" for our reunion in June.
An item of indispensable information - do you know what other enterprise was founded in 1769, the same year as Dear Old? If not, examine closely the label on your next bottle of Gordon's gin.
The other evening John Dickey told us that, for the new history of Dartmouth, the chapter he wrote as its conclusion became, after several editings, its introduction. This pattern has been followed here, unintentionally. See the first paragraph for what I should here be urging for the Alumni Fund.
Looking forward to seeing many men and families in Hanover June 14 to 17.
Secretary, 30 Boxwood Dr., Stamford, Conn.
Class Agent, New York Life Ins. Co., 51 Madison Ave. New York 10, N. Y.
