1926
Just before spring arrives there seem to be all manner of Dartmouth Club meetings, and obviously the first one to be reported is the annual meeting of the Alumni Association of Boston, Hub of the Universe, which was attended by Russand Betty Clark, Ed Emerson, Larry and JeanKennison, Don and Libby Norstrand, and Stewand Mary Lou Orr. Not to be foiled by distance from Massachusetts, Herb and Fran Redman met at noon one day earlier than the Boston meeting and toasted the Dartmouth 1926 Club of Saint Maarten.
Noted at the Dartmouth Club of Palm Beach County were Johnny Akin, Henry Bixby, RegHanson, Johnny Manser, and Chuck Webster.
In Phoenix, Ariz., Frank Poor, Ben Kent, and Freddy Rowe found reason for a Far West get-together, and doubtless in other parts of the nation and the globe others of 1926 met, and we await word of such reunions.
Myrtle Tomlinson by now perhaps has returned from Europe after a trip which she "extended" several times according to her postcard. One good reason was her granddaughter being at the University of Vienna.
Speaking of grandchildren - it seems fitting that on occasions 1926 children and grandchildren deserve mention in this column if space permits. For example: Francis R. Drury Jr. '48 has been serving in 1972-73 as president of the General Association of Alumni of Dartmouth College. He was a Rhodes Scholar, Tuck M.B.S., and Oxford M.A. Also, Thomas G. Murdough Jr., president of Rotadyne, Inc. makes Little Tike Playthings specializing in Green Frog Toy Boxes of which, according to a local Ohio paper, he has some 100,000 ready for next Christmas. Rivitz!
Bob Cleary shares a letter from Wendell Ross telling of a great trip with Marguerite to San Francisco — it being the first time aloft in a plane. (Can any 1926 man match or beat this record? ed.) If anyone is hesitating to visit California, Wendell can give countless reasons for going.
When Jack Roberts cleared out the class treasurer's files preparatory to heading north with the robins, a new crop of "Dear Jack" notes came to light. (1) Hump and Margaret Campbell spent the holidays with son George who teaches in Jesuit Union in Nicaragua and who married a Nicaraguan girl last September. (2) Charlie Jost advised that he is now feeling fine after three heart attacks and hopes to get back into things. (3) Charlie Starrett prefers not to shovel snow at their home in the High Sierras (el. 7,500) so winters on California's sea level. (Very little snow in your old home state of Massachusetts, Charlie.) (4) JimJenkins reported that of ten grandchildren several already have aspirations in the direction of Hanover.
Henry and Grace Whitmore put aside early spring garden work for a pleasant sojourn in Bermuda, and Ed Emerson did likewise and took off for Yugoslavia returning via the chateaux country in France.
Ed and Margaret Dooley spent a month in Florida and then took a cruise through the West Indies to South America. Ed's card reported seeing Bob Stopford and John Aronovsky and he "thought" he passed Johnny Manser and ChuckWebster in a yacht. This left some question as to just who was on the yacht or were there two yachts?
A fine letter from Dorothy Nelson, wife of Frank K. Nelson of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., expressed appreciation for the years of pleasure in reading Smoke Signals. Many others also express the same thought that Hub Harwood, editor of this best class newsletter published in Hanover, does a superb job. Frank is in the securities business with Walston & Co. and not considering retirement at this time. They hope to be in Hanover this summer to expose two grandsons (6 and 9!) to Dartmouth influence.
The Minnesota Institute of Chemists of the American Institute of Chemists conferred honorary membership to W. Ward Benton at a presentation held February 20 at Normandy Inn in Minneapolis. Congratulations, Ward!
Ed Hanlon's library of 1926 memorabilia surpasses any other known repository. As a sample of this treasure storehouse Ed sent on such things as "The '26 Scorch" and "Fury Smoker" two inflamatory sheets issued just prior to the last Dartmouth Picture Fight. Also included was the cast and chorus of "The Dancing Princess" - delightful reading. Evelyn has blown the whistle on Ed to clear the decks and attic before possible retirement.
Already we have arrived at the midpoint of the Alumni Fund drive and Al Louer points out that 1926 can again do its share in supporting a program of excellence at Dartmouth if every member of the Class makes a contribution and if the amount of each contribution reflects the degree of importance the giver places on the worth of a Dartmouth experience and education which he himself enjoyed.
Word has been received that Marion Marshall died March 25 at Hilltop Place, New London, N.H. The Class of 1926 extends heartfelt sympathy to Hal. We will miss Marion who took an active part in class affairs.
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