1925
From The Dartmouth for February 1925 ... Dog sled new feature for 15th Winter Carnival ... Palaeopitus requests order on the weekend ... Junction House completely destroyed by fire in $400,000 blaze in White River Junction Northland skis advertised for $8.00 and $8.50 and Bass ski boots for $8.50 and $10 ... 100 barrels of Canadian ale were found in a freigth car at White River Junction, 100 bottles in each barrel except for 18 barrels that had been emptied by the time authorities arrived following the discovery.... Bob Weinig was reelected president of the Radio Club... Battery men reported to baseball coach Jeff Tesreau, starting preparation for a southern trip in late March. Veteran seniors were Captain Bjorkman, Comerford, Dunlevy, Edwards and Stevens Dartmouth and Princeton were tied for the lead in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League with 6 and 0 records ... The Newton Apartments on West Wheelock Street were destroyed by a midnight fire, 11 students losing almost all their possessions ... 1925 held its Senior Banquet in Commons with Professors Richardson and Griggs the principal speakers In voting for permanent class officers the seniors elected Bolles president; Bugbee, vice president; Ryan, treasurer; Archibald, secretary; and Leavitt, class marshal.
And getting back to the present, the Alumni Council meetings were held in Hanover in December. 1925 has no active members but Larry Leavitt is on the Athletic Committee and Herb Talbot is chairman of the Awards Committee. Other classmates present were Frank Kennedy, Bob McKennan, and Ford Whelden.
Perk Fitch is now the occupant of a Hanover apartment on Reservoir Road.
Mrs. S. Barclay Colt (the former Julie Hewitt) and her husband do considerable traveling on short trips from their home in Elizabeth, N.J., and are planning on getting to our 50th in June.
And speaking of reunions, Stan Chamberlain's son Nev is chairman of the 25th for 1950 which will be held the weekend after ours.
Henry Crawford's son Jim accepted last year the call to become senior minister of Boston's Old South Church. Jim was '58 at Dartmouth and earned his B.D. degree from Union Theological in 1962.
Ralph and Ruth Tucker missed our gathering last fall because they were on a trip to the Mediterranean but expect to be with us in June.
Roger Johnson in Richmond has been keeping busy in retirement working on federal and state aid for colleges in Virginia and also participating in a study of industrial operations at the Virginia state prison.
Allen and Betty Sparks (the former Mrs. Stan Smith) will be celebrating the first anniversary of their wedding on February 22 - in 1975 that's five days after Washington's birthday.
Dune Upton of Shelburne Falls, Mass., has retired after 41 years with the New England Power Co. and now divides the year between his old home town and Zephyr Hills, Fla. Among "Things-we-never-knew-before" Dune writes that his father originally played football at the University of Pennsylvania; got an Honorable Mention by Walter Camp while there; later coached the Vanderbilt team that soundly trounced Pop Warner's Virginia eleven; and originated the double wing offensive, which he later turned over to Warner, who subsequently got all the credit for it.
Prompted by Bob Weinig's fight against inflation, (mentioned briefly here last month and reported in detail in the November issue under the title "The Great Ripoff") Jim Martin writes at length from Phoenix, Ariz., about his ideas and efforts to contribute to the solution of the energy crisis. Jim, an engineer, has "retired" twice and seems to be busier than ever studying, researching, and publicizing the possibilities of solar thermal conversion to electricity. He has worked with the state as a consultant on laws and publications and is a frequent speaker before service organizations and other groups. If you want to write him on the subject he is at 7 North 11th St., Phoenix, Ariz. 85006.
Bob Hardy continues to be active in Sarasota, Fla. on enrollment and admissions work and cooperating with the University of Florida in studies in the financial field, publishing an occasional article. He and Hilda carried on their usual extensive traveling last year, visiting England and Scotland and in this country traveling from New England to Hawaii. The latter part included the Alumni College in Hanover in August, where Ed Ober was the only other '25 present.
Secretary, China, Maine 04926
Treasurer, R.F.D. 2, Box 71 Dover, N.H. 03820
