1919
The New Rochelle, N. Y., "Standard Star" carried a big article in January regarding the retirement of Ken Huntington as president of the New Rochelle Agency, a post he had held since 1936, having joined the firm in 1921. He was elected chairman of the board. Ken's civic activities are too numerous to mention them all, but he was a director of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce; Community Chest, a charter member of the Lions Club and past president; past president of the Insurance Agents Association of New Rochelle, and the Westchester County Association of Insurance Agents Inc. He is also a member of the Dartmouth Club of Westchester and the Bonnie Briar Country Club. He was succeeded by his son Jim '48.
An amusing sidelight on the still talked about Princeton-Dartmouth game - this from Palm Beach. The local office of Bache & Co. arranged for a direct wire for the Princeton-Yale game and, with a push from Don Lovejoy, a partner in the well-known brokerage firm and a winter resident of nearby Gulf Stream, arranged a repeat for the Dartmouth game. For this, it was a predominately Princeton group present, the announcer was Princeton, and he had a cap pistol which he fired after every touch- down. Needless to say, he and most of the group were very sad at the result - he ran out of ammunition and Don had a field day.
Bill Alderman checks in with a note to Ray Adams, "Betsy (last fall's hurricane) gave us plenty of wind, water, no lights, and confined to quarters for 18 hours. Blew the registration tag off my car down the street several yards." This was Miami. A most appreciative letter was received from Helen Shriver Grant, Bill's widow, thanking the class for placing a book in the Treasure Room of the Baker Library in his memory.
Jack McCrillis hit the headlines in the New Hampshire papers by being nominated for the Ski Hall of Fame of Ishpeming, Mich., at a banquet in his favor at the Mt. Sunapee (N. H.) State Park. Former Dartmouth Ski coach Otto Schniebs, who collaborated with Jack on the first American book on ski techniques in 1932, was among the guests at the banquet given by the Mt. Sunapee area Ski Club, members of the old Newport Ski Club and the Dartmouth Outing Club. Fred Perry Jr., director of the Mt. Sunapee Club, nominated Jack, with club backing, for the Hall of Fame for his contribution to the sport, for more than half a century.
The Larry Eastmans with their 1965 trip to northern Italy, South Germany, and France, have finished their European travels for a time, the reason being age 70 for Larry (you have a lot of 1919 company there, Larry) and also that the Eastmans bought shore property nearer town (Cape Elizabeth, Me.) than Turkey Hill Farm and about as many thousand feet as we have acres now. "We are building next spring and summer. That will take our time and money for the next year and perhaps longer. It is a gorgeous spot overlooking Casco Bay from the harbor entrance at Portland light, about 160 degrees to Spring Point Light and the Falmouth shore."
Quoting from the Bulletin, edited by Ray Buck '52 and George O'Connell, "Who else but the editors of a literary magazine would run a notice reading, 'The Carnival Issue of Greensleeves is accepting local endeavor. If productivity is a function of capacity and intensity, then coincide, create, and submit soon.' " Do you dig it????
Catherine Smith, widow of K.D., appreciates very much the expression of sympathy from 1919 on Ken's passing, as do Ken's sons.
Dean of Freshmen Al Dickerson '30 reports that the Class of 1969 has set a new record for the low number of D and E warnings at the midway point, fall term. Like a golf or cross country score, it's on the low side that you win. The Class of 1969 recorded 258 D's and E's against '68's 329 last year . . . and that was the best record to that time. This class will be grad- uating when 1919 is in Hanover for its 50th reunion, and it looks as though all 800 of them will be there also.
Quoting m part from a letter to Win Batchelder from "Vernon Burke of Cleveland, "In about two weeks I expect to start teaching school, at St. Edward Catholic High School here in Lakewood (Ohio). It had 1,400 pupils and is one of the larger denominational schools in the state. I am grateful for this opportunity as it is what I wanted to do. It is not as strenuous as going back into business, and while it should keep me busy it will be stimulating, and a challenge, besides it will eliminate the 'vacuum' that I have found myself in . . ."
The Dartmouth Club of Boston staged its 102nd annual dinner on February 1 with an attendance of over 1100. Present from 1919 were Pete and Mary Lou Grey, Spider and Bea Martin, Maury and Priscilla Hall, Cotty and Kitty Larmon, Henry Clay and daughter, Nockie and Eleanor Wallis, Howie and Doris Cole, John Shelburne, Herb Fleming, Bunny Burnett, Bob Proctor, John Chipman, Jock Murray, and Rock Hayes. Under the heading "Dartmouth Champions Loaded With Scholars," in the Boston Herald, President Dickey went on to say that the high marks won in the classroom by the members of the College's 1965 Eastern and Ivy League champions proves that a high quality of football can be obtained without the sacrifice of academic standards. The President said that thirty of the forty members of the varsity football squad had academic averages of 3.0 of a possible 5. well above the general undergraduate average. Other speakers at the fine dinner were Bob Blackman and Tom Clarke '66, captain of the championship team.
As of early February, we are trying to get rid of the cool weather that had plagued Florida for too long now. When we read about the snow and the cold in New England, we still are doing well.
Secretary, The Crest, 202 Gleason St. Delray Beach, Fla.
Treasurer, 184 Summer St., Springfield, Vt.
Bequest Chairman,
