1923
From my old friend Bob Pike '25 of Smalley Club days came an Asbury Park Press special article reporting the 50th anniversary of the Millar Animal Hospital. Joe Millar's father opened his veterinary practice in the 1890s. Joe took over in 1928 following his graduation in veterinary medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. Today, Joe's son Harry carries most of the hospital load but his father spends part of each day there and continues to take advanced veterinary medicine courses. With the big farms gone, Joe's practice is now devoted entirely to small animals. His hospital has eight wards, including an isolation unit and one for animal blood donors. The facility also houses rooms for examinations, treatment, laboratory work, and x-rays. Joe's dedication to his profession was recognized on March 15 when the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association presented him its distinguished service award for his 52 years in the profession.
A few months ago I found I have a fellow class secretary here in Francestown in the person of Robert "Dud" Parker, Yale 1933. Since then we have reminisced and exchanged commiserations on the difficulties of extracting news from classmates. Recently I persuaded him to let me have a look at his football scrapbook in the hope there might be a DartmouthYale reference. There was indeed. Dud quarterbacked the Yale team for three years in the early thirties, did most of their kicking, and threw the passes that brought Albie Booth much of his fame. Those were the days before pro football took over; one offensive-defensive team did it all, the drop kick was still in use, and face masks were unheard-of. Dud has many vivid memories of those days a 3-0 win over a previously undefeated Harvard on the 50th anniversary of that classic and, in particular, the 33-33 tie with Dartmouth on October 31, 1931. It was my misfortune to have issed that one, but I well remember the long recovery period of those who were there. The starting Dartmouth lineup was Mackey and Donner, ends; Barber and Durgin, tackles; Pyles and Hoffman, guards; Kimball, center; W. H. Morton, quarterback; and McCall, Frigard, and Wilkin, backs. Dud also recalls another kind of football classic. On December 5,1932, in the Bowl and at the behest of President Hoover, Dartmouth, Yale, Holy Cross, and Brown played three elimination games of 24 minutes each for the benefit of the unemployed. Everyone has forgotten the results, which were determined by game statistics, but 30,000 fans contributed $60,000 to the cause.
The 1979 annual report of the town of Pomfret, Vt., was dedicated to Ike Phillips in honor of his 30 years of service as auditor of town accounts. You may have noticed the cover of the town report and the inside dedication page reproduced in last month's issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. AS many of you know, collecting the supporting financial evidence of a dozen or more departments, correcting their mathematical errors, and arranging the resulting data in acceptable form is no small task in any organization. In small towns it can be an horrendous one.
The report from the Florida delegation is a mixed one. Ted Caswell suffered another hospital session in March. We talked with Olive at the time, but things were pretty indefinite then as to their being able to return to the Cape when they had planned, to take over their newly-built condominium. Glen Elliott spent nearly all of his vacation in his room fighting the flu. On a happier note, however, OpalMarie Zimmerman is much better and was able to be on the golf course regularly.
Pem and Bernice Whitcomb wrote that they wintered well this year on Cape Cod. They look thoughtfully at their many friends who are resorting to condominiums, but decide their large, difficult-to-maintain home is too comfortable and has too many fond memories to give up.
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