Class of 1925
By the time these notes are read another splendid Big Green football season will be over and Dartmouth men in particular and the American football public in general will be realizing more than ever that we have in Earl Blaik and assistants one of the truly great coaching systems in the country. The Secretary attended the Alumni Council meeting and the Harvard game in Boston, and thereby kept intact the record of having seen at least one Dartmouth football game every season since graduation. This now adds up to between 7,000 and 8,000 miles involving Dartmouth games. It was disappointing not to see more Quarters in Boston that week-end, but the fact that our mother and father were also in Boston and the completely saturated condition of all clothing after the game caused certain plans to be changed.
We give you at this time the list of district secretaries. These men are already at work, and the Secretary takes this opportunity to thank them all for the fine co-operation that has been given. It looks as though the system was going to work out beautifully. All of the men have already given help in many ways. Special thanks must, however, be given to Ken Hill in Boston, whose constant communications have been invaluable and completely satisfactory. If the Boston, New York, and Chicago districts are not functioning the system is bound to be weak, for 41% 0f the class reside in these three districts Here are the secretaries:
District Secretary Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont Parker Merrow Greater Boston Ken Hill and Bill Sleigh Worcester Lane Goss Springfield Connecticut and Rhode Bob Palmer Island Charlie Jameson Greater New York New Jersey Eddie Hewitt Upstate New York Pennsylvania and Delaware Bill Pugh D. C., Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida Rog Wyckoff Ohio Ben Werntz Michigan, Indiana, and Canada The Secretary Illinois Connie Conrad Northwest, Prairie, and Mountain Lyle McKown Far West Ford Barrett
These are the men who have definitely received and accepted the responsibility of digging up news, of sending in information for the class records, and of generally promoting the interests of the class in their districts. These are the men that the Secretary will depend on for constant information. In addition, there are other men who have expressed a desire to help and who have done so already. These will be mentioned and thanked from time to time. If we all co-operate as a class, we soon should have one of the most dependable units in the College.
THE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
The ALUMNI MAGAZINE Group Plan results have been a little disappointing—but perhaps this is only natural in the first year. It so far has been a tough job. Last year 1925 had 105 subscribers. We needed 180 this year to fulfill our quota. As of today (November 6) we have 140 subscribers, 85 of last year's and 55 new ones. That leaves us only 40 short and these will be secured by the time the December issue comes out. But the sad part is that it will take three months to do a job that shouldn't take over thirty days. The Secretary points with pride to Tubby Washburn and the Chicago delegation for their 65% subscription, 15% above the quota; and to Ken Hill and Boston for their 50% subscription. In both these cases tremendous work by these two men brought the fine results. The New York group had a class dinner on November 4, and when the results of their efforts come in, we know that they will have pulled us out of the hole.
Doug Archibald called on me the day these notes were being sent, and we had a fine talk about Dartmouth in general, the class in particular, and the New York delegation of the class in greater particular. It was mighty good to see Doug and have a good talk, and the Secretary hopes that these calls from Quarters coming to Detroit will be: more and more frequent.
TREASURER'S REPORT
Pete Haffenreffer, "the watch-dog of the treasury," submits the following report as of October 7, 1937:
Word has just been received of the death on April 8 of this year in Upland, Calif., of 808 McCORD. Bob transferred to Dartmouth from the University of Virginia and was only enrolled from February to June of 1923. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He married Roberta Trimble in 1927, and a daughter was bom to them in 1932. The sympathy of the class goes out to Bob's family.
Two more Quarters have joined the ranks of the benedicts. JACK ROCHE and Margaret Brosnahan of Westport, Conn., were married on October 9, in the Church of the Assumption in Westport. Two of the ushers were classmates—JEßßY GOULD and EL WARNER. And on October 22, NATE BUGBEE and Dorothy Carter Young of Worcester were married in the home of the bride's parents. NORT CANFIELD was best man and LINC DAVIS and BILL THOMPSON attended the ceremony. After the wedding trip, Nate and his bride will live at 18 Day St., Auburndale, Mass.
JUDGE "TIGER" LYON?
Bill Knight 'OB, the newly elected member of the Athletic Council, sent us the Rockford (Ill.) Morning Star of October 16, with a big smiling picture of Tiger and a front-page article headed "Lyon Nominated by Democrats." Tiger was nominated as the candidate for circuit judge in the 17th district, and is "believed to be theyoungest ever to seek a circuit judgeship" in that district. His opponent is a 69-year-old attorney, and the election will be held December 7. Good luck, Tiger. That inveterate hunter has made the papers again.
—"PETE BLODGETT of Boston's FirstNational Bank and Mrs. Blodgett arrivedin the Piskehegan district of Sunburycounty, New Brunswick, last Saturday for aweek of hunting deer, bear, woodcock, andgrouse with outfitter Maurice Phillips.
Although they reached camp quite late aftermotoring from St. John they succeeded inbagging nine woodcock and four grousebefore sunset. Pete, who has been makinghunting trips to New Brunswick for 10years, plans to take a motion picture of awoodcock shoot this year. Pete and Mrs.Blodgett plan to wind up this trip with afew days' duck shooting on Grand Lakemeadows."
We were very sorry to hear, just as this news was about to be mailed, of the serious illness and major operation performed on KEN SIMONDS. Ken was expected home, 385 Newtonville Ave., Newtonville, about November 1, and we hope by the time this issue is out that he will be completely recovered. EDDIE BLAKE, and wife of a little over a year, have acquired a hilltop in Thetford from which they can see Baker Library and Hanover and the whole sweep from Mount Washington to Mount Ascutney. What could be grander than that—it is our determination to do likewise before many years have passed. The Secretary and wife bumped into Eddie and wife in Hanover during the Commencement and Alumni College in Hanover last June and had a nice visit. Eddie has a very charming and lovely better-half, and that hilltop in Thetford should prove a grand summer haven for the two of them. Eddie is again writing reviews of this year's Princeton games for the Boston Transcript. BILL BEACHAM is with the Boston office of Watson and White, members of the New York Stock Exchange; and MOB BISHOP is Boston sales manager of Hygrade Sylvania Corporation with elaborate offices at JO Post Office Square Building in Boston.
RADIO TYCOONS VISIT DETROIT
Both WOODY WILSON, sales manager of the radio division of General Electric, and 808 WEINIG, manager of the auto radio division of Zenith Radio Corporation, were recently in Detroit. We had a good long talk over the 'phone with Woody, but unfortunately didn't get together this trip. We had lunch and another long talk with Bob. Both are in very responsible positions with important companies in the radio industry of the country, and the class should be proud of them. FORD BARRETT out in Spokane, Wash., writes:—"Business in this locality has takena decided upward trend in the last twoyears. We are 85 miles from the CouleeDarn, which is a tremendous undertakingand decidedly worthwhile, as it placesotherwise arid lands into a high state ofcultivation, upon which people will beable to live prosperouslyLANE GOSS writes that he saw LARRY WELCH and WEBB COLLINS at the BUGBEE wedding in addition to the three Quarters previously mentioned.
At this time we would like to appoint a committee to draw up a satisfactory questionnaire to be sent out to the class sometime next year. This is necessary to bring the class records completely up-to-date and to secure data for a class history to be ready for the 15th reunion. It was thought best to wait until 1938 before sending it out. The class history will probably take at least a year to complete, and the questionnaire campaign will probably take a great many months to complete. Three men have already shown a very definite interest in the idea, and these-LANE GOSS, BILL GRIFFIN, 808 BORWELL, along with the Secretary—will comprise the committee. If there are others of you who would be interested in helping or advising, let us know and your aid will be welcomed.
TURNING BACK THE PAGES
From the Dartmouths of December, 1931 December 3. "Freshmen Make Bow To Smokers Tonight The first 1925 class smoker will be held tonight in the Trophy Room of the gymnasium at 8 o'clock. N. Canfield '25 will start the entertainment with a specialty act of his own, after which Dean Laycock will give one of the two speeches of the evening. Hexter's Commons Orchestra has the next number."
December 5 "Selective Process To Be Applied Next Year—Dartmouth Leads All Colleges of the Country in Announcing a Definite Admission Policy for Thousands of 1922 Applicants."
December 14 (The Athletic Council on December 12 had announced the football schedule for 1922, with two open dates in the middle of the season and with major games with only Cornell, Columbia, and Brown.) "There is too little understanding of Dartmouth athletics on the part of the average undergraduate and too prevalent a tendency to criticize the Council on every possible score
Dartmouth pays a heavy price for its isolated position. It is unable by virtue of the great distance between Hanover and New York or Philadelphia to get some teams to come to Memorial Field for a game. It suffers financially on this account, and in a college no richer than Dartmouth the financial standpoint can never be lost sight of." Truly we have grown of age, athletically, since that freshman year of ours. Games with our natural friendly rivals now arranged for five and six years in advance; the Big Green consistently drawing crowds of 30,000 to 72,000 in the Yale Bowl, Soldiers Field, and Palmer Stadium; a Dartmouth team that for two years has been consistently ranked among the top three or four in the East—what a long way we have come since that year of our pea-green bonnets!
It seems peculiar to be wishing you a Merry Christmas on November 6, but it's my last chance—and A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
1935 $602.46 136.00 176.00 RECEIPTS: 1936, 1937 to October 7: Dartmouth College Magazine Subscriptions (Group plan) $914.46 DISBURSEMENTS: To Oct. 7, 1937: Dartmouth College Alumni Magazine (Cut) 8-82 Cooper Advertising Service: (Circularizing for Alumni 8.25 10.89 Dartmouth Alumni Fund: 1936 $ 92.00 1937 220.64 312.64 lOO.OO 435.1° 1937m/n "rat 4xrr;F $479.36* the Maga- (Memo: * Of this amount, $176.00 is to be paid out for subscriptions to 1 zine under the group plan.)
Secretary, 344 Buhl Bldg., Detroit, Mich.
