1926

Even though Judge Brant Wallace retired as Mendham (N.J.) borough magistrate (as noted in this column last month), 1926 continues to have an active judge sitting on the bench in the person of Walt Pillsbury, who presides in the Derry, N.H., District Court. Charlie McKenna, who supplied the newspaper clipping about Walt's busy day in court, keeps in touch with his old home town, Manchester, N.H., area even though he maintains his retirement desk in Norwich, Vt.

Another classmate who is active in the practice of law is Steve Weston of Danvers, Mass., who has an office in Boston. When time permits, Steve manages a bit of travel (cruise to Nassau and Bermuda), philanthropic work (Red Cross) and preservation of historic sites (Endicott Peabody Mansion in Danvers).

Ralph Bristol is enjoying retirement in the Boston area and tells of his various family Dartmouth connections: son Calvert '55 took his Ph.D. and teaches at Brandon University, Manitoba, brother Clark '22 retired in Manchester, N.H., and his sister's grandson, now a Dartmouth undergraduate.

Having trained in Detroit, Perk St. Clair had no trouble negotiating without incident 5,400 kilometers on a motor trip through France with Arlene last fall. We now await word as to what transpired during their winter travels in the Caribbean.

Nothing is more devastating to a gatherer of class notes or to an editor of a class newsletter than to miss out on an item concerning a member. In a "Dear Jack" note with his dues to treasurer Jack Roberts, Tommy Thompson told Jack that everything with him in Coronado, Calif., was just as described on his last year's note. Somehow, Jack, Hub Harwood and your scribe blew it, as none of us can recall last year's note and we don't know what we missed. We hope this print-out of our goof will bring in the item for a future column.

A new checklist of the 1926 Memorial Book Collection has been printed and is available to stimulate interest in the Collection with the hope also of discovering new and appropriate titles to add to it. Chuck Webster, chairman of the Memorial Book Committee, reports progress in the planning for a 1926 Room in Baker Library as the class "Golden Gift" to the College.

Last fall Johnny Heavenrich reported that he was in good health, tied down to his Detroit men's clothing business, but took short trips when he could. Now that inventory has been taken, the spring line going strong, perhaps Johnny will take some longer trips - Hanover, maybe?

if the Jack Roberts were the 2,000th purchaser of a home in Heritage Village at Southbury, Conn., then the Art Nathansons are 2,000 plus, they having taken residency there last January. This may be the beginning of a 1926 colony. It is about that time when Bill andMiriam Sharp leave Nokomis, Fla. to return to their home in Greenwich, N.Y., at which time presumably Art Wilcox can bring them up-to-date with all the local news of their mutual home town.

This can happen to anyone, but this is how EdHanlon tells it: "Yesterday a charming young lady came in to solicit for the Health Association. She said her husband went to Yale. When I started to tell her about a better college she stated that her father went to Dartmouth. Class? 1926! Louis W. Ingram, Winter Park, Fla. She said he is 'still pretty spry'. After that, and after she had left, I decided I had better lie down awhile and forget the snow on the driveway."

And this happened to your secretary:- the editor of Smoke Signals returned from a trip to Baltimore with a neatly written report, and this is how Hub Harwood tells it: "Jud and MackeyMcCarthy are well and happy and enjoying their children and grandchildren. The latter now old enough for the educational and social whirl of Baltimore. One granddaughter made her debut at Christmas time. Jud continues to supply Maryland with Seagram's products... PaulHarper is now practically retired and enjoying it, but still does some consulting work in the field of Population Control with John Hopkins University. He was very pleased to find statistically the young people of the U.S. seem to understand the problem, for among the present childbearing generation the growth is stabilized. He is less optimistic for the real trouble spots of Pakistan, India, and Latin America."

Al Louer and his championship Alumni Fund Green Derby team face a real challenge this year to point out the crucial need for substantially increased giving by the men of 1926 in view of the financial crisis that confronts Dartmouth. All of us must surely be aware of the unprecedented increase in the cost of fuel oil and the many other costs that have spiraled upwards in inflation. The administration is taking every step possible to economize, but increased alumni support is urgently needed. Knowing the facts, we are confident 1926 will do its share in keeping Dartmouth "a truly outstanding institution."

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