1922

Orient-bound Twoters might well note that the Dartmouth Club of Thailand meets in Bangkok for lunch on the last Friday of each month. Classmate Phya Montri Donavanik has recently become president emeritus of the club. Don also, according to Ken Pope '23, is Thailand's most decorated man outside the royal family. Consequently, no one in Thailand can say of Don, "Never heard of him, must have moved in recently."

A warm meeting of two Twoters was, therefore, presaged by receipt in Hanover of the following address change: Prof. ShawLivermore, Economic Advisor, USOM Thailand, APO, San Francisco, Calif. 96346. And sure enough, Andy Marshall, who with Charlotte had visited Don a year ago, recently had a letter from him saying that our two classmates, much to Don's delight, had indeed got together in Bangkok. It might have been at the Dartmouth Club of Thailand luncheon or one of many other places, but one thing is certain: the subject was Dartmouth and '22.

Shaw Livermore, as expected, has traveled far and high since he delivered an address on the subject "1822-1922" at our Commencement, June 20, 1922. The youngest graduate in our class, he was 19 when he received his A.B. A most talented scholar, he caused considerable debate among classmates between supporters who contended that he never got less than A in any course and detractors who held that he once got B+. One of his easy achievements was election to Phi Beta Kappa and Dartmouth graduated him summa cum laude.

Shaw went on to Harvard Business School where in 1924 he received his M.B.A. with highest distinction. For some years later he was assistant dean at Harvard Business School. He left Cambridge to become Associate Professor of Economics and Assistant Dean of the Business School at the University of Buffalo. In 1939 he received his Ph.D. from Columbia. During World War II he was in Washington as an Economist on the War Production Board. After the war he became Professor of Economics at Cornell. Some time later he returned to Washington on the Economic Cooperation Administration and served in Paris as Director of the Program Division. In 1953, as Staff Economist he joined the Office of the Rockefeller Brothers in New York. Four years later he went to Tucson as Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration, University of Arizona. He is the author of articles on the economy and, with Prof. Charles S. Tippetts of Princeton, the co-author of a 1932 textbook "Business Organization and Public Control."

Shaw has two children: Shaw Jr. educated at Harvard and Wisconsin; and Gloria, Radcliffe and Oxford. The Class delights in saluting him, his wife Rosalind and the family. And now, with Don and Shaw both in Bangkok, any Twoter losing his credit card there need not expire from hunger.

Rarely does printers ink dry on this column before the class scribbler finds need for addenda and corrections. As evidence, with the welcome news of John P. Carleton's election to the Ski Hall of Fame these notes reported several facets of Johnny's distinguished career both as a student and as an alumnus. Yet completely muffed was the fact—later ascertained from a 1922 Commencement Programthat Johnny was our Class Marshal. And our other senior class officers were: Dick Stetson, president; Brisy Brisbin, vice president; Frank Horan, secretary; Stan Miner, treasurer. Again, it is never too late for the Class to express gratitude to all of them for the excellent work they did when we were all together in our springtime.

Similarly, last autumn there was a supposedly complete list of classmates who were on the 1918 football squad. But one day in the Gym, while admiring Dave Gavitt's conduct of basketball practice, an inspiration came to look at the 1918 picture in the Trophy Room. And, sure enough, there was the smiling face of Fran Leland whom we had previously missed. Embarrassing indeed to find such a mistake on a classmate whose loyalty to Dartmouth and '22 has been staunch and steadfast all through the years. Which proves no reporter, and especially one approaching three score and ten, should ever rely on memory alone.

Even life in pastoral Hanover these days spares no one from the glare of newslights. The local Howe Library, for instance, some months ago innocently noted the acquisition of "Collected Poems of Dily's Laing" as the "Gift of Herbert F. West." And that sparked the question whether these neglectful '22 notes ever saluted the Baker Library brochure titled "A Brief Guide to the Principal Collection of the Rare Books Department" and carrying the inscription "This printing has been sponsored by the Friends of the Library who are also members of the Class of 1922 in special tribute to their classmate Professor West." The pamphlet describes 116 collections in the Rare Books Department. Some 20 of these collections represent generous contributions from Herb and they include many volumes in memory of his mother. A commendation at the beginning of the booklet epitomizes the affection and expertise Herb gave to Baker Library. In part it says "... the priceless rare books and the manuscripts he gathered for preservation at Dartmouth will long exist and be used after the last of his students gently fade away carrying their college memories with them. This impressive work for the benefit of the College Library was generated by this single man; but he was not single handed at the task, for he had the facility to attract the interest and help of hundreds of booklovers through the organization he founded: The Friends of the Dartmouth Library." Now all classmates will be glad to know that from frequent appearances on Hanover's Main Street, Herb continues to enjoy good health and busy days.

Classmates and wives visiting Hanover during February and early March will enjoy the Winter Sports Luncheon every Monday at 12:00 noon in the Drake Room of Hopkins Center. Basketball, hockey, swimming and other coaches give informal talks and answer all questions. Don't fear you'll be a stranger; some local Twoters are always there.

Myrtle, the wife of Edgar H. Clapp, writes: "Ed would be so very proud and happy could he but know of the wonderful tribute to him placed in the College Library by the Class of 1922. My gratitude and heartfelt thanks go out to all who made this loving gesture possible."

Katherine, the wife of Harold W. Tucker, says: "Every Dartmouth friend we had seemed to have that special quality of dependability and stability that the College must impart. Is it the 'granite of New Hampshire'? After living with these wonderful qualities for 34 years I'm hoping that I, too, am imbued with them."

It's spelled "Dertemouth" on a Baker Library map of Great Britain (1325-1350). But this spelling will confuse no Twoters coming back to '22's Annual Little Reunion at the Hanover Inn, April 25-26, 1969. As a Valentine, grandpa might tell grandma hell take her along.

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