1926

Despite the June/July date on the Magazine cover, it is timely to list 1926 fall events because the next news column can't be read until September. Princeton game weekend is September 20-21 with pre-game luncheon in Oberlander Lounge per arrangements, as in the past, by Les Talbot. This weekend replaces the mid-summer August event, which had its origin in 1938. Also, save October 19 for the Harvard game in Cambridge for the 32nd '26 luncheon/boatride. More on both doings will appear in "Smoke Signals."

April 1 marked the return to Greenwich, N.Y., from Garden City Beach, S.C., for Artand Inez Wilcox, whose two-month winter vacation blossomed into a three-month enjoyable stay.

Ed Hanlon sent from Sarasota, Fla., early spring news that both he and Gib Robinson had been patients in the same local hospital for various repairs and that Holt and LilMcAloney were considering a move but for too many household furnishings.

Spring has brought social activity to westof-Boston suburbs with Dick and Ruth Nichols entertaining Carl Schipper and his sister, Ann Colburn, and Don and LouNorstrand for cocktails and dinner at the Wellesley College Club; shortly after this Don and Lou Norstrand at their new North Hill, Needham, abode welcomed Bob and Dorothy Stopford, visitors from Boca Raton, Fla., with cocktails and dinner, together with Henry Blake, Russ and Betty Clark, Det Harwood, Don and Marj Hopkins (cocktails only because of visiting family), Stew and MaryLou Orr, and Carl Schipper.

Listed under "Honorary Societies" in our 1926 Aegis were some cryptic Greek letter societies which today still may be vibrant organizations in Hanover. Their raison d'etre was either never known or long since forgotten, but recent research inquiries are enlightening. Tom Floyd-Jones advises that Alpha Delta Sigma was a journalistic group he and Chuck Hornburg still being members. Kappa Phi Kappa in 1926 had members interested in educational fields as per DickBurlingame's memory, and he, Monty Colladay, Fritz Lawson, and Ritchie Smith, though presently not teaching, doubtless have the credentials to do so if called.

Sigma Pi mathematical society has six current classmate members: Felly Fellingham,Tony Gleason, Larry Kennison, HenryLamb, Stew Orr, and George Snell, while Alpha Chi Sigma lists Tony Gleason, FrankKnowles, and Skipper Smith as having interest in chemistry. Skipper said as a chemistry major he automatically was a member and recalls that through the fraternity he was offered a job upon graduation as a laboratory assistant. He chose to work as a radio engineer at Westinghouse, then later manufactured photo equipment of his own design a very fulfilling occupation.

Delta Sigma Rho has one 1926 member, Perk St. Clair, who has yet to be reached to reveal the nature of the Dartmouth chapter. It might be a safe guess that debating and public speaking could be basic to the organization as Don MacKay, Don Steele, and Harold Trefethen were the other '26 members.

The 1985 COW (Class Officers Weekend) on May was attended by Charlie andAdelyn Bishop, Jake and Evie Jacobus, Donand Lou Norstrand, George Scott, and Tubba and Barbara Weymouth. Art and InezWilcox called in on the minor sick list. Missing were Jack and Dawsy Bickford, who were traveling in Europe, and Les and DotTalbot, who were on a barge tour on the canals of southern France. Jake was very much present for on-the-job training as newly appointed chair of the 60th reunion. After the business of Dartmouth's "year in review" and future plans, the group was joined for Saturday evening dinner at the Norwich Inn by Charlie McKenna, and by grandsons George Scott III '87, Randy Jacobus '87, and Randy's roommate, Charlie DeWitte '87.

Have a great summer, and don't forget to report it for class notes!

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