Class of 1914
The weather is cold, cold like the withering frost of a moon-drenched ice-packed night .... night, coal-black night in Ethan Frome. And here we are in New England and the lucky Larmons are Kingsholming in the tropics .... the warm, warm tropics .... and the Loudons are south in the old, old South where it's warm, it's always warm But here it's cold .... night and day .... sun and cloud It is cold, marrow-chilling cold And we're here and we're cold .... cold. ....
"Nerts"—says J. Piane, often spelled Paine when John, in the public press, propagandizes pleasures and panegyrics of the winter season. John got off to an Associated Press interview about half a column, going into raptures about skiing and the necessity of being properly clothed therefor. It was a swell story. Hope you all read it.
By the way, have you bought any skis in the last decade or so? So you don't know. . . . . Well, getting skied-up these days is something else again. You don't just take a pair off the rack. You are fitted like buying a suit on Sackville Row. First must be decided the particular school—there are schools of technique, almost philosophies, which soar into the higher realms far, far above the ramifications of mere golf or contract bridge.
This detail decided, one gets measuredheight, weight, the poles must fit just under the armpits—the tension of the heelsprings of the binding. Buying a set of matched clubs or tarpon kit is veritable child's play. Then comes the clothing, which is a separate chapter. All of which keeps old John's cash register tinkling merrily, which is just the way it should be.
No doubt you are familiar with the public announcements from Harvard in connection with the forthcoming Tercentenary (long ante-penultimate E) whereby there is planned a foundation which shall make possible extensive research on the part of both teacher and student. Of special interest to the class is the appointment of L. D. White, sometime professor of political economy at the University of Chicago, and now United States civil service commissioner, to a committee which shall lay down the basic principles upon which the new fellowship plan shall operate. This is probably the most important appointment in the field of education with which a member of the class has been honored. Pine boughs to "L.D.," and to Harvard for perspicacious choosing.
The above is on the authority of Pennell Aborn, who also writes that Jack Harris has recently had an article in the Bulletin of National Association of Cost Accountants. . . . "which gives some new aspectsof accounting—something like how to makeprofits when the prices are falling. I don'tknow any accounting, so it may be something else."
New Addresses: Frank H. Donovan, 201 E. Delaware St., Chicago, 111.
Howard E. Bowman, 61 Stevens St., Hempstead, L. 1., N. Y.
Edwin P. Reber, Care Mrs. B. W. Maguire, 633 North Main Street, Rockford, Ill.
Ray Trott has been elected a director of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company of Providence, of which bank he also occupies the position of vice-president and trust officer.
In response to a bulletin of a month ago we had an interesting letter from Sanford Griffith, who gives us a summary of his activities since leaving Dartmouth.
He transferred to the University of Chicago and further studied at Ecole des Sciences Politiques, Paris. His.wife, Katherine Beach Bennett, passed away Decem- ber 27, 1934, leaving two sons and a daughter.
Sanford is a partner of Thomas & Griffith, members of the New York Stock Exchange, with offices at 44 Wall St., New York City. He lives in Huntington, L. I.
The class tenders an expression of sym- pathy thus belatedly on the death of Mrs. Griffith.
Hearing from Long John Peppard is such an event that we feel constrained to print verbatim. Not alone is there style and substance but his hand o' write is the most legible we have seen for two years come Michaelmas. John, we thank you—and encores, please.
"I received a letter from the uncrownedKing of the Nova Scotia Apple Knockerssaying that he has taken up curling. Thebig sissy. He is so busy curling that heisn't coming down for his usual wintervisit, but may appear in the spring after hehas curled his last curl. He also plays badminton, but of course I highly approve ofthat, since he must smash up an awful lotof shuttles. Most likely if I were in thebroom business I would think more highlyof curling. I don't think George is a skip asyet, but I feel sure that he will win his wayto that position."
We had an enjoyable day in Philadelphia recently. Called up Red Davidson and it happened to be the Dartmouth luncheon day. There were about twenty present. After lunch Red drove us to Princeton, en route to which we had an old-fashioned gab fest going over the gang. Red is a bit stouter but otherwise quite unchanged. The name Red is still apt.
Howard Hoyt dropped in the other day to send his regards to all the boys. He is temporarily located at 53 Arlington St., Haverhill, Mass.
Gus Fuller writes that Johnny Hazen called on him recently, driving a very large and very new Packard.
Also that Mat Hallett was in town during the holidays attending a convention of the Kendall Cos. He didn't see him and neither did we, which was not at all nice of Mat, but we suppose he was very busy.
We understand Bill Fletcher is on the radio mornings, offering his services to those who may be without jobs.
Bill Slater had a pleasant letter from Lay Little. Lay reports that he greatly enjoys the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and reads it from cover to cover. He relates further that the antics of the Hongkong dollar are upsetting things generally. The particular intricacies of the foreign exchange we will not attempt to explain.
From Page Junkins we learn that Parker Margeson is stepping up the ladder so fast that it is difficult for this column to keep pace. Only recently he assumed an execufive position with Marshall Field & Cos. of Chicago. Press notices now tell that he has been appointed general sales manager of the firm. This evidence of class prosperity we gladly record.
Further from Page: Jack Dellinger is now in the oil field construction business and is located at 52a W. Rusk St., Tyler, Texas.
"Wag" Green is building himself a new house in Dallas.
Page closes by saying there is no pertinent news from his family. We hope this means that the illness which visited the family last year has now entirely disappeared.
The class group in greater New York City came to life with a bang last month. We use this expression advisedly, because the publicity for the class dinner took the form of an announcement done up in deep mourning and inviting everybody to the obsequies. We understand that the results were grand. There was a fine turnout and a successful evening resulted. Don't just know whose idea it was, but our secret agent tells us it was a group effort with these chaps cooperating: Walt Humphrey, Fred Davidson, Gordon Sleeper, Mart Remsen, Bill Hands, Bill Breslin, Howie Fahey, A 1 Humphries, Lize Wheelock, Paul Hazelton, and Bob Hopkins.
We hope they appointed a city editor who will send us some news each month of their adventures.
Wandering about the nation's camp from time to time we have occasion to listen to outpourings of gossip from alumni executives. A recent case in particular we think is worth a paragraph or two.
This official operates on a campus which, during the past decade, has undergone a deal of new constructions made possible by a large donation for the purpose. The gentleman was musing upon the intangibles of alumni reaction and the effect upon alumni activities and seemed to imply that building over old Siwash in one fell swoop had left a feeling of apathy and "LetGeorge do it" in a considerable group among the older men. For them it was no longer the same old Siwash, and he finished by saying that he had observed with great interest the structural changes at Dartmouth. He thought we were lucky that the new blended so well with the old; that the essential background remained the same; that our expansion was evidence of normal growth and progress without loss o£ personality—and as he viewed it, increasing alumni loyalty rather than loss during this period of growth.
It is interesting to learn how others see us.
ROLL OF HONOR
This morning's Herald lists several groups of Carnival guests accredited to the houses. We cull that Kappa Sigma requires three sets of chaperones, DKE one, and Beta Theta Pi isn't going to have any.
Secretary, 367 Boylston St., Boston
