Class of 1916
While the First National Dartmouth Pow Wow as a whole is treated elsewhere by an able pen, we are flashing a few sidelights of particular interest to the Balmacaan Circle.
What the '16 delegation lacked in numbers was easily compensated for on the statistical chart of action and reaction by the intensity of the attending members. Mrs. "Joe" Cheney, Mrs. "Livy" Cole, Mrs. "Joe" Larimer, Mrs. John McEndy, and Mrs. "Witt" Stillman, with the five husbands whose names they honor and the Irrepressible Duke himself, Kenneth M. O'Henderson, comprise the list of "native daughters and sons" who checked in oh the dispensing end of Chicago '16 hospitality. Bob Harvey was down from Milwaukee, "Gran" Fuller and the Secretary "bridged" and "pitched" their respective ways on the special car from Boston, and Bob Steinert left Tia .Juana and New Orleans reeling in the throes of financial panic—understand clearly that Bob was the cause and not the victim—to be present at the first national gathering of all-powerful medicine men. "Mac" McClure paused on his journey to the Dakotas to take in one of the afternoon sesrions, and "Herb" Lord, en route to Boston from a western trip, checked in long enough O shake hands all round, join in one cheer, argue with two taxi drivers, and make the five o'clock train in the three split seconds unaccounted for. "Larry" Davidson deserves honorable mention in that he "hoped to reach town before the festivities closed, but the long arm of Broadway unfolded too slowly. For an error of omission in failing to transmit a message to the New York brotherhood, Harry Goldman is relegated to the postscript column. Yes, Harry sat in on the Saturday night banquet as the sole New York representative of Balmacaan. And now we're all reciprocal!
It was a glorious gathering, potent in the broader realization of the achievement of today, and rich in promise for the Dartmouth of tomorrow. Incidentally five more 1916 wives are lined up solidly for that "Peerade back into the bush" in ' 1926. This puts it up to "Ken" Henderson to make it an even half dozen. "Ken" he do it ?? ?! In passing, we doff the "C. & F." to the successful. accomplishment of the Pow Wow Committee. Re- sults count; and the' Chicago 1916 delegation is signed up 100% on the Alumni Fund. Let's pow-wow in your town!
Not by way of comparison, nor yet as a back-hand stroke out of bounds, we wish to commend and congratulate the class district agent, who recently set out to open the lines of communication with every Sixteener in his district. It took many letters, six to one man, four to another, and one or two to each of the remaining; and yet how small the effort as measured by the accomplishment! Perhaps they have been out of touch, one man temporarily down on his luck, another struggling to provide for a sizable family, and so on through the group. Today, as a result of this district agent's effort, every man of this group is on record as an active supporter of the College and class. You may not be able to make a sizable financial contribution to the one or more Dartmouth appeals—perhaps you are unable temporarily to make any—yet you can be a good Dartmouth man. We pay our respects to the 'l6 district agents as a group for the results already attained in the making of better Dartmouth men.
"Bones" Joy has recently set up a new record for the cross-country hop, skip, and jump. Within six months "Bones" has voted in Boston, Washington, and Baltimore, and is now listed among the "antis" in Brooklyn, N. Y. And all the while he has been in the employ of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Don't knQw who's banging the jazz at present for the New York Balmacaaners, but he'll have to fight to keep "Bones" away from the ivories.
"Bob" Sherer, who leads the '16 daddies with two boys and two girls, has pulled up stakes in Chicago, and is now the largest bondholder in the Kansas City Kindergarten. "Bob" is still connected with the United States Gypsum Company.
Along with the news of the Egyptian excavations comes word that someone dug out Bruce Bundy in Los Angeles. Immediately the word was broadcasted through official channels, and already we have confirmation of Bruce's whereabouts in a letter from district agent "Shorty" Hitchcock. Stay with us Bruce, it's been a long, tough job for the twocent stamps.
Dan Olson is one of the regulars of the Connecticut district; Fairfield is the town. We used to wonder at the difficulty of keeping an address list up-to-date, but gradually the light has broken in upon us, and now we are at the other extreme. "I have been here about two years after wandering oyer the eastern half of the United States for five years, two years in Kansas, one in Michigan, one in Ohio, and one in Pennsylvania," admits Karl Shedd, who is now a member of the Spanish Department at Yale University. Anchors, hold your ground!
The demand for an up-to-date 1816 directory becomes more urgent as we continue to receive requests for the addresses of various men. with a follow-up on all men who have not: yet returned their questionnaires filled out, we may hope for a fairly complete listing on or before May 1.
If you are a devotee of that great stimulator of the grass seed industry, you should be using the "Tyler Ball-to-Ball Golf Clubs," "guaranteed to drive a straighter and longer ball than any other club in the world." The inventor and manufacturer of these clubs is none other than our "Tug" Tyler; present address 1315 North Walnut St., Muncie, Ind. While this is hot a classified "ad " there is nothing to prevent "Is" Eigner from requesting quotations on carload lots.
Pleased we are, indeeed, to welcome into the Boston circle "Louie" Gove. New York's loss is our gain, and the only requirement is regular attendance. We have always had a soft spot for you, "Louie," since that fond day when you sunk several molars into. our scalp during the bloody gridiron struggle between the Tuck "bankers" and the Thayer "engineers."
One of our most interesting communications of late comes from "Freddy" Frederiksen, who is doing notable relief work in and around Odessa. "Leigh" Rogers is the last Sixteener that "Freddy" met; and that was eighteen months ago in Riga. "Husky" Merrill '17 is now his nearest Dartmouth neighbor. Registering hearty approval of the policy of sending the ALUMNI MAGAZINE to all interested members of the class, "Freddy" shoots along two carloads of paper roubles in payment of his dues for the current year.
It is interesting to note that 90% of our men located in foreign countries are most punctilious about the payment of their class tax. Now if all the boys would go abroad, philosophizes our long suffering treasurer; well, times would be different!
Mrs. Albert Wellman Hitchcock announces the marriage of her daughter, Margaret Fiske, to Mr. Chandler Titsworth Green on February 23, at Salem, Mass.
The regular semi-annual dinner of the Boston Chapter of Balmacaan was perpetrated on Saturday night, February 16, at the Hotel Bellevue. "Hobie" Baker performed at the music box; and the feature soloist, "Gene McQuesten, responding to the plaudits of the ensemble, was adjudged guilty of first degree slaughter in his rendition of the early exploits of Adam, Samson, at al. The occasion was graced by the presence of many visiting notables, prominent among whom was Larry Davidson, just in from "Siox" City. Old Father Time has wrought his changes, but not. on our "Larry"—as unblemished as the day he matriculated. The gathering adjourned at 7.30 to accompany the ladies to the annual triangular track meet—Dartmouth, Harvard, and Cornell. As for the rest, 'twas a sad tale; and it's already unfolded.
We are indebted to our Pacific agent for the latest "info" on "Spence" Sully, "Lou" Howell, and yet again Bruce Bundy.
"Spence" Sully is sitting here having his soul saved by an evangelist—via radio. He blew in here a couple of weeks ago after two years in the oil game in Kentucky and New Mexico.
"Lou" Howell is in the oil engineering game, and living with his brother at Long Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Bailey announce Martha Bailey, born January 6, 1924.
We note "Art" Conley's name on the committee of arrangements for the Tuck School Clearing House dinner in New York on February 29. Are you there, "Art" ? Hold the line!
In the latest editions of the Alexander Hamilton course, Prof. English will explain the intricacies of the "smudge system" and prove beyond point of doubt that high, low, and jack are a long way from the game. Consulting authorities on this theory are Cutler, Fenno, and Parker of the old school.
During the first week in March the secretary and treasurer put their heads together in New York to devise new ways and means for separating each member of the class from a portion of his roll. Gathering informally and with but a few hours' notice, "Don" Doenecke, "Freddie" Smith, "Larry" Doyle, John Ames, "Perc" Burnham, "Hobie" Baker and the Secretary sat in at Keen's Chop House on 36th St. on the evening of March 1, chewing over the past and plotting the' future curves. "Hobie" was in town ostensibly on a business trip—accent on the monkey—but the natives of the lower village wouldn't believe it.
"Perc," "Donnie," and Fred played the gracious hosts on more than one ocasion before finally succumbing to exhaustion. Harry Goldman arrived back; from the West just too late for the dinner; (your letter has squared the account, however, Harry). On the occasion of the next dinner "Donnie" is already fore casting a turn-out of fifty men, with "Bones" Joy at the keys.
We have reason to believe that "Bob" Bartlett is still paying rent for Apt. 143, but you can't prove it by "Bob." And Charlie Everett was last seen punching the time clock executive at the underground entrance to Lord and Taylor's. Yes, and there was "Beans" Sully, and John Butler, "Tony" Garcia, "Ike" Telfer, Ray De Voe, "Doc" Pettengill, Charlie Jones, "El" Mack, "Nat" Winchell, "Gard" Morey, and thirty more who were all fine fellows before they passed out of the picture. 'Tis another sad story, mates, and yet we know they will all be back on the shores of Morey in 1926. Up and at 'em, Manhattan, Bronx, and Queens, Brooklyn, Long Island and upper "Joisey"—fifty is the count by "Donnie's" solemn pledge, and fifty it must be!
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Cremer, Jr., announce the arrival of their third child, a boy, on January first.
Among the shocks and jolts recently heard in Washington one at least has a familiar sound. Stirling Wilson's new Chevrolet of yesterday stripped the fender off a new-born Ford today.
"Mike" Davis and "Chuck" Durgin checked in officially upon their return from Belgium and the Philippines respectively, and then pfooey—gone again—but where?
The spring is hard upon us— 1924. Two short years and "back to the sticks" again in 1926. Are you preparing? Start your training early by joining the "Perennials" who go back to every Commencement. Eighteen charter members and growing, growing,—arrived!
Have you supplied the sunshine to make that Alumni Fund plant blossom before June 30 of this year? Jess. Fenno, the 1916 agent, is official collector of shines.
Secretary, 38 Algonquin St., Dorchester, Mass.
