1923
The College has set the official dates for our 50th—Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 8-9-10. Ike Phillips and his aides are now processing the detail of events. You'll be hearing from them soon.
Hal Baker writes that he retired in 1966 as Professor of Marketing and department head in the School of Business Administration at John Carroll University in Cleveland. He retired as an author, however, only last year when he completed the seventh edition revisions of the college textbook which had its first printing in 1947. Last January the book's publishers presented Hal with their "Golden Book" signifying that a million copies of his text had been sold. Used in some 500 colleges, the original title, "Introduction to Business," has been updated to "Business, Its Nature and Environment," in recognition of the increasing emphasis on the environmental aspects of business.
Hal and Kay have made several trips to Europe over the years and about the time you read these lines will be ending a lengthy Mediterranean cruise. They spend the winters in their Boca Raton condominium and return to their Cleveland apartment for the summer months.
Ed Snyder, who hasn't been reported since 1954, has just brought us up to date. Ed left Dartmouth in 1922 and went to the University of Oklahoma where he graduated in Law in 1925. Now living at 70 East 8th in Hialeah, Fla., Ed tells us that he had a mild stroke in late 1971 from which he is recovering nicely. Wife Ruby who is a retired music teacher is helping their local pastor establish an elementary church school. Ed's elder son Edward, a Naval Academy graduate, is now on the way back from the Persian Gulf to reassignment at Charlestown, S. C. Son Paul is in a Sears training program in Joplin, Mo.
And from Dick Kershaw comes word of a surprise call from Bud Fisher whom Dick hadn't heard from since 1920 when Bud transferred to Princeton. Bud, who was recovering from an operation, headed south last February. Dick either has a good memory or an exceptional reference source for he goes on to say: "In our freshman year Bud roomed with Kim Sprague in the south corner of College Hall. Next to them were Wade Kepner and Orville Griffin, then came Win Weser, Doug Manson and Dick Montague in a three passenger setup; then Frank Rogers and I at the north corner. Either Bud or Kim swiped one of the Nugget posters and it hung in their study most of freshman year."
Sometime back, in the course of researching Joe Millar's Daily Dartmouths of the 1919-20 era for data on our freshman picture taking, I came across a front page ad of Scotty's restaurant—of toast side fame—offering a $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of any one stealing his menu cards. A few issues later Scotty was offering S200 for any one caught stealing his sugar bowls. How about that?
A recent two column article in the Portland Oregonian describes the success story of the 42 unit Payless Drugstore chain. The guiding genius behind this operation and its one hundred million plus annual sales is Peyt Hawes now its vice chairman. Peyt arrived in Portland in the early 30's as a wholesale drug manager for McKesson and Robbins. The bank holiday followed shortly thereafter and it was tough going for a while. Peyt recalls the beginnings of the present organization as five small stores with a daily take that seldom exceeded two hundred dollars for each unit. Today's units average 2.7 million annually.
Two letters from Hollis Riddle with whom I have recently been exchanging commiserations on the state of the nation. Most of the time we are pretty pessimistic but Hollis does interject the following note of good cheer: "We winter rather well here in Akron. It's a high pay town—more autos per person than any other city but Los Angeles; bowl five times a week, bridge and dinners weekends, enough to drink, a little money left at the end of the month and my Lois to keep the place running."
A few more of you are succumbing to the editor's pleas for photos to go with your Golden Review write-ups. Chuck Durkin sent his in with the comment that the Durkins are at Pompano Beach winters but come back to Weems, Va., in the summer. Ed Furey reports that his was taken at Satellite Beach last November and goes on to say that Go Bliss has a grand home on Merrit Island nearby and is very generous with his oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines.
Erroneously the Golden Review reported that Nat Harmon is a G.P.A. Nat says he has never laid claim to the title and as the Society of C.P.A.'s is most fussy about the designation he wants the record corrected. Nat finished his teaching career last June and is now serving a few clients as a "consulting accountant." He also brings us the good news that he is expecting his 13th grandchild in May.
From Carl Gray comes a clipping from the publication of the Sun Valley Ski Club with a picture of 71 year-old Carl about to start down the slope in the event in which he won an SVSC gold pin. The clipping also asks odds on Carl's beating his 13 year-old grandson William Burdet in the Ski Club Championships. He's out to beat that boy but Carl says he'll need a knapsack of aspirin to get his game leg down the mountain.
Once more we are saddened to report the loss of two classmates. From Cap Palmer comes word of the death of Sidney W.Stevens on March 24. Cap was in the wedding party when Sid married Ivy Baker Priest in 1961. Also comes word of the death on March 16 of Dr. Ralph E.Noble, former Vermont Commissioner of Education. Full obituaries will appear in this or a later issue.
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