1926
Your scribe is faced with a deadline and little news however - A note from Bob andPense Cleary from El Salvador, C.A., reports the people charming and the country lovely. "Somewhat like California, Big Sur along the West Coast. We leave shortly for Honduras. From what we understand It is like plunging back into the 14th century. We shall see."
Hank Parker confirms his retirement delightfully. "To be exact February 29 was the great day. Jane and I packed fast and left for Florida March 4. We stayed with a friend in the Bellaire-Clearwater area where we caught up with that outstanding innkeeper, Don Church. He was most cordial and arranged for us to have several mixed doubles tennis games on the Belleview Biltmore courts. He also played golf one beautiiul afternoon along with Charlie Rice '23 from Hartford, Conn. Don's 89 belies his statement that he'd only played half a dozen times all season. I need him for a partner next time I tangle with Sunny Tilton and Dick Sagendorph on the Hanover course. One day at the Belleview we chatted with woody Woods and his wife and Al Lowell and his spouse. They were on their way to St. Pete to see the St. Louis Cards play ball. Al has a place at Tarpon Springs.
Went down to Sarasota for a couple of days and called on Gib Robinson. He reported a Dartmouth luncheon that day and gave me portal-to-portal service in his fancy hot rod. At lunch I sat next to Holt Me-Aloney who with Gib as secretary of the alumni club was making plans for the 'Glee Club concert forthcoming. I called Dick Mann who had been expected for lunch. He was at the Three Crowns on Lido Key and was somewhat grumpy about the weather and had read all the paperbacks available to while the time away.
"I had lunch Monday, April 15 at the Dartmouth table at Stouffers on Madison Street with Al Louer, Art Siebold, and Gair Tourtelot '25. Al and I took the 1:35 P.M. train home. Xubber Weymouth was on the train so we had a meeting. Tubber and Mary are off this weekend for six weeks in Europe."
Via a tantalizing news clip from the Everett, Mass., News Gazette (continued on page 11 and there is no page 11) I learn that Charlie Collins, principal of Everett High School since 1960, has announced his retirement effective June 30, 1968. In addition to his B.S. from Dartmouth Charlie holds a Master's degree in secondary education from Boston University and as an outstanding educator was honored with a Doctor's degree by Suffolk University a few years ago. The Gazette says "After graduating from Dartmouth Mr. Collins taught at Abington High School for one year and then became a mathematics teacher at Everett High School in 1927. For 27 years Mr. Collins served as faculty manager at Everett High School during which time he was responsible for many innovations in high school athletics throughout Massachusetts. He was named submaster at Everett High in 1958 and became ..." then like Pearl White hanging over the boiling cauldron comes that frustrating "continued on page 11." Charlie follow Hank Parker's lead and report fully on yourself past, present, and future retirement plans.
Dick Nichols has been elected a director of Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston Publishers. Bob Harrington has been elected board chairman of the Paul Revere Corporation.
That's all I have, fellows. I can imagine beautiful things about each of you but the College does not allow class secretaries to make up news. It has to come from you.
One last word. Remember to get your contribution in to the Alumni Fund before June 30.
Late flash! Dateline: Rome. Sender: Our peerless leader, Tubber Weymouth. Message: "Last week in London I had a delightful visit and drink with Emmett (Red) Willis who is European manager for U.S. Lines (passenger). Still a Granite Stater though as his eventual (1969) retirement home will be Little Boar's Head on the coast. Also a nice phone chat with Bob Breyfogle who had just come off the Sunningdale links."
Honored by classmates at a New Yorkdinner was Judge Dudley Bonsai '27.
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