1938
By the time you read this, we shall know whether or not the Class Officers Weekend, held May 6—7, was successful weatherwise. As we put this column to bed, though, it looks as if it might be a washout! The May 2 issue of Time reported, "The soaking was not limited to the West, however. In Connecticut last week a late spring snow, combined with 8.33 inches of rain that has fallen since the first of the month, made this the wettest April in the state's history." During the weekend, Bob Reeve was formally installed as class president, succeeding Clark Barrett. Once again, give a rousing rouse for Clark, who has worked so hard during his term as president. We are assured that he will be in action, whenever needed, in the future. Thank you, Clark.
Dan and Betty Quilty write that after 30 years in Miami, they have moved to Ocala, Fla. Bob Tomlinson: Dan is trying to get in touch with you.
Red Boutilier sends more from Medomak, Maine. Royce Randlett of Hamilton, Mass., wrote to Red: "I work still. Won't retire until I can't remember anything, I suspect. Easy hours. Plenty of time off, plus help." Royce works at E. F. Hutton, Boston. Red adds that Royce spends some time each summer at Squirrel Island near Boothbay Harbor, where he has run into him while he (Red) was doing a photography job on the island or at the ferry boat.
Red also had a letter from his "old" roommate, Sturgis "Red" White, who reported that he has had a life of ups and downs and is gratified to find that he is a survivor. Sturge reported, "One time I was a railway mail clerk on the train between Washington, D.C., and Florence, S.C. This was 11 hours of pure hell and always in the moonlight. Those jobs went like dodo birds as planes took over the mail." Sturge went into the Washington P. O., where he remained until he retired many years ago due to cataracts. Sturge retains a fondness for Dartmouth and recalls the few times he has seen any '38ers. When he was at Wilmington, Del., some "Dartmouths" were training at nearby Camp LeJeune. Em Marstellar and Herb Harries came around to see him and, on another occasion, Dan Marshall. He has special praise for the work Dan has done as editor of the "Pace Setter."
More from Red: "Met Jim Briggs in the P.O. in April. Was pleased to note that Jim looked better than he did a couple of years ago."
The above notes from Red all resulted from the snapshot that was run in .'the May issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. How about looking around for an old snapshot (Circa 1934-1938) and sending it along for submission with the monthly column. But please, identify the characters!
More on Maine: Lew Parker lives in Camden, about 30 miles from Red. Dutch Holland lived there for a while, but has moved across the bay to Friendship, where Alex Jones still summers.
Howard "Foggy" Fogg was the subject of a lengthy article in the Denver Post, on March 8. The article was headlined "Top Train Artist on Right Track" and appeared in the "Offbeat Business" section: a look at Colorado's entrepreneurs and enterprises. For 61 of his 65 years Foggy has thrived on sketching trains. For the past 36 years that's all he has done for a living.
The article goes on to state in part: "Whether Fogg has the best job in the West may be debated. Less debatable is appraisal of him as America's finest railroad artist. He also may hold the only job in the West perhaps in the world of painting old steam locomotives for a living. . . . The closest thing to 'labor' that Fogg will acknowledge is painting diesel locomotives. Fogg feels that diesels lack 'soul, warmth, and emotion.' On the other hand, steam locomotives have 'spirit, romance, and excitement.'
The article asks, "What could turn a Dartmouth graduate in English literature into an honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers?" It goes on to say: "It began in Boston when his father took him to visit his grandfather Charles Fogg. The men Foggy was three walked to the Hyde Park Station to watch the noisy engines and coaches of the New Haven Line. Back home in New Jersey the youngster expressed his impressions in pencil and crayon trains and more trains."
Years later, the article noted, "as a result of a chance meeting Foggy's father had with Elmo Roper, Roper arranged for Foggy to meet with Duncan Fraser, president of American Locomotive Cos. With three black and white sketches and one oil painting under his arm, Foggy met the train manufacturer. It was the right time and the right place." He was named company artist on March 1, 1946. His job: paint new locomotives in scenes along the rails of prospective buyers.
The story is a fascinating one, and one which has also been explored in these pages in the June 1980 issue. Who in '38 can ever forget the thrill of watching a long steam train pulling into the old Norwich station, just prior to the trip to the Harvard game? Or the hustle and bustle, the hissing of steam, the shuttling of cars at the Junction on a Winter Carnival Weekend?
Robert Palmer Hallock '38, presented with an Alumni Award in May, was cited as "a model for the hundreds of alumni" involved in the national enrollment program. For over 45 years he has served the College in area enrollment work, as well as on the Alumni Council, as class head agent and vice president, and on various capital campaigns. Also receiving mention were Hallock's insurance career and membership since 1965 in the Million Dollar Roundtable and his impressive record of community service for nearly a dozen different organizations summed up as "an extraordinary record of selflessness and service."
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