1914
Beware the Muds of March!
March is called the 'tween time; For skiing it's a dud; For tennis it's a mean time; But, gosh, it's great for mud!
Theophilus Thaw II E. Pitchfork, N. H.
According to my long and profound study of astrology the following facts emerge: All men born in March are affable, efficient, gregarious, kindly, keen, generous, and successful. Those who were born on a week- day, a Sunday, or a holiday in March preer to go to Dartmouth. According to these occult specifications the following men justify the horoscope: Spore, Cranston, Woodies, Gilbert, Hall, Tilton, Sheldon, and Woodman. So congratulations and best wishes to these very fortunate youngsters who made it! Many happy returns!
After 52 years of steady advance in the banking business, Howard Curtis has finally hung up his pen and retired as Chairman of the Board of the Third National Bank of Palmer, Mass. Howard now has plenty of time for his duties as treasurer of 1914—a job which he has carried for several months with characteristic efficiency. We wish Howard many, many years of the full enjoyment of leisure.
George Little's daughter reports that George has recently been a patient in the hospital, but is doing very, very well. George has many friends from the campus at Hanover and those who want to write to him will locate him at 361 Mission Road, Los Angeles, Calif. We know he'll be glad to hear from you.
Freddie Davidson and Louise again pleased the "old folks" by stopping in to see us on their way home from Hanover. Fred was properly and understandably elated to ,give us the news that his grandson, Ken, the son of Donald Davidson '44, has been given advance acceptance for the Dartmouth Class of 1971. So the Davidsons are going on and on at Dartmouth and, in my opinion, it's a darn good thing.
Al Humphries writes from Ocean Grove, N. J., that he and Edith celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary last August. Congratulations to you, Al, and the hope that you celebrate many more wedding anniversaries in good health!
Our erudite friend and classmate, LewCorliss is still teaching at Granby High School in Connecticut and that last summer made a trip to Winnipesaukee to visit his brother. Our only suggestion in connection with this, Lew, is that New London isn't very far from Winnipesaukee and our little red house on the hill is easily reached by blacktop highway and a very short driveway. It is generally believed that my wife, Chris, is one of the good cooks, but as the Greeks say - or should have said - "The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
Honored members of the Ancient and Honorable Society of the Wing Foot: SigLarmon has just returned from hither and yon; Mart Remsen is rumored to be home in White River; Ellsworth Buck and Constance are on their annual winter jaunt in Hawaii; and Lay and Ruth Little left in February for a trip which will take them to Honolulu, Japan, Formosa, Hong Kong, Bombay, and Kenya. While in Formosa, the Littles will be the guests of an official of the Republic of China whom Lay knew very well when he was Inspector General of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service. Lay recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Claremont on a subject with which he is very familiar, "China as I Knew It."
JOHN MUMFORD PALMER
The most recent blow to 1914 is the loss of Johnny Palmer in January after years of crippling illness.
I knew Johnny well at Andover for he, the late "Herb" Gridley and I graduated there in 1910, and the friendship and admiration for John increased through all the years in college and after.
Success came to John in his life's work of advertising; community and class honors deservedly came his way; and his family life was one of devotion and happiness. And when illness struck years ago, Johnny bore it with a patience and optimism that lesser men could never muster - and his frequent notes told so hopefully of even the slightest improvement in health.
John - we called him "Paduc" from his hometown of Paducah, Ky. - was one of five brothers, all graduates of Andover and Dartmouth. Here is a tradition seldom equalled. And John's kindness, his modesty, and his courage can never be excelled.
To Clothilde and family we in 1914 unite in sending our affection and our understanding sympathy. The family address is 105 North Chatsworth Avenue, Larchmont, N. Y.
C. EDWARD LEECH
In January another close friend in 1914 was taken from us by the passing of Ed Leech.
No outline of Ed's successful career in merchandising, and later as Dean of Nichols College of Business Administration in Dudley, Mass., can do more than suggest his keen acumen. But those of us who knew him well in college, in Boston, and at his warmly hospitable home in Medford know all those other qualities that make a man honored and loved. And from many of his former students at Nichols came countless tributes to his abilities, his kindness, his fairness, and his humor.
He was a good man in every sense and a sturdy one; a great friend and a generous one; and ever a loyal man of our college.
To his good life-partner, Lillian, and to his daughter, Janet, I speak for the Dartmouth family in sending our message of affection and sympathy.
Win Ross writes that he is now home from the hospital and doing very well. He is one of the many who have been guests of these facilities and one of those fortunate ones who have come out under their own power. Continued good luck, Win!
Here are a few wrong ideas: James Watt invented the steam engine. Fulton invented the steam-boat. In 1926 a sports writer predicted that professional football simply could not be. Also in 1926 one of the moguls of the movie industry predicted that "talkies" were just a novelty and of very short life. Another wrong idea is that your class secretary can carry on this news column without your help. So, why not sit down today and drop me a short note about you and your family. It would be greatly appreciated.
Secretary, Farwell Lane, New London, N. H. 03257
Treasurer, Palmer National Bank, Palmer, Mass. 01069
Bequest Chairman,
