1915*
Six weeks and Hanover. Time now to get laundered and dry cleaned and our houses put in order. Tighten up the bolts on the old Jalopy, and tell the folks not to worry,—it's only once in twenty-five years!
The Class of 1915 has been assigned to Wheeler and Richardson. Room reservation cards will be mailed from the College to all members of our Class about the first of May. The Bursar's office supervises the assignment of and the occupancy of rooms in dormitories during the Commencement period. Dormitory rooms are available from Friday, 8 A.M., June 14, 1940 through Monday, 11 A.M., June 17, 1940 at a rate of $4.00 per person. All inquiries concerning dormitory rooms and reservations should be directed to the Office of theBursar, Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, NewHampshire.
We are going to meet up with in Hanover, say Frank Foster, for instance. Remember when Frank lived in the old stone house east of, up the hill from, and overlooking the Hanover Campus? Frank has been for years with the Pemigewasset National Bank in nearby Plymouth, N. H. .... or George Daisy from not too far away Greenwich, N. Y. George lays claim to knowing a plenty about the thread manufacturing business. As far as 1915 is concerned George must have a monopoly on this matter of thread .... and of course Max Mernstein, who will drive up from Glennbrook, Conn., leaving his legal connections in New York dormant for the moment Walt Wanger will come on from the coast. By the way, Walt's "120,000 American Ambassadors" appearing in the October issue of Foreign Affairs has recently been reprinted We should expect to see Dick Scharmann, asbestos and all, burning his way up from Manville, N. J as well as Dr. Hugh "Roney" Ronell of Columbia University and Tarrytown, N. Y. "Roney," as President of the Tarrytown Historical Society, has just announced the acquisition by the Society of the Philipse Manor House, and a part of the land granted to Philipse in 1680 by royal grant.... naturally we will run smack into Leon Williams, that staid New Yorker (lay off our books, Leon, they fail to balance).... and Art Sheldon. Holyoke, Mass., is but a step .... nor will we need page Al Bradley, who frequents Hanover occasionally anyhow. His last trip was for the purpose of delivering a couple of lectures to the Tuck School students, late in February Hal Rich will also be with us. He has just written another book-
"More Than Mere Living'—which is receiving many favorable reviews and is selling rapidly all over the country.
Bob Guest, Howard Fuller, Walt Meatier and George Simpson—our 25th Reunion Questionnaire Committee—are doing a grand job. If any members of the class have not filled in and returned the class questionnaire, please do so now. If they are received by the fifteenth of May we can include them in the compilation of the figures and have the report representative of the entire class. The editors of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE have asked for a copy of the report and will use it in an article reviewing the 1915 and 1930 questionnaires. 1930 has done a swell job with replies from over two thirds of the class. Please help us to make ours just as good and shoot along your replies by air mail if you haven't already done so to Robert G. Guest, c/o Clark, Dodge & Co., 70 Federal St., Boston, Mass.
Stag Outing
A committee headed by Walt Meader and ably assisted by Earl Clough, String Downing, Howard Fuller, Johnnie Johnson, Roy Parchert and Howie Wing has made all the arrangements for 1915's Stag Outing at the Vesper Country Club, Lowell, Mass., on Thursday, May 16, 1940. There will be a golf tournament in the afternoon and a putting contest at 6:00 P.M. For those who are non-athletic, a tour of the Harvard Brewery plant is offered for diversion to be conducted by Howie Wing. Steak dinner at 7:00. Music after dinner by Casey Jones and his accordian.
The next New York 1915 Dinner will be held at the Dartmouth Club at 7 o'clock, Wednesday, May 15th.
Bill Reynolds and his costume committee—Earl Clough, Charlie Comiskey, Jim Henderson and Adam Sutcliffe—have picked a real costume this year—one that can be used many times after Reunion. The ladies and girls are asked to dress in white. The men and boys are requested to send their waist measure, inside seam o£ pant leg and suit size to James M. Henderson, National Shawmut Bank, 40 Water St., Boston, Mass. Please Send These Measurements Right Away If You Have NotAlready Done So.
The Fourth Annual Session of Hanover Holiday will be held June 17-22, beginning immediately after our reunion week-end.
Kell Rose reports: "The 1915'ers present at the New York Alumni Dinner were Marvin Frederick (of Schenectady), Don Page, Dick Clarke, Pop Byers, Charlie Comiskey, Carl Gish, John Healy and Yours Truly. Charlie Griffith was on hand for the preliminaries, but had to leave a little after eight o'clock for Cleveland. All those present are planning to be in Hanover in June."
George Young reports: "By courtesy of Charlie Griffith I am able to advise you that he and Kent Smith of 1915 attended the Cleveland alumni banquet. I was unfortunately unable to go because of my wife's illness. Charlie gave a short talk at the banquet which others told me was a very fine piece of work. It was the first time I had seen him since our last reunion and it certainly was pleasant to have a talk with him and get up on things. Am looking forward to seeing you in June."
Norvie Milmore reports: "Phil Leary, Walt Meader and I were the only 1915'ers at the North Shore Alumni Dinner. We will all be in Hanover next June—and bring the rest of the 'North Shore' boys with us."
Earl Clough reports: "After 25 years, 1915 had a Greeters' Haven for the Boston Alumni Banquet. It was a great success and a good time was had by all. The following were present—and all of them will be in Hanover next June 14th to 16th.
Howie Wing, Al Sherman, Walt Meader, Kike Richardson, Harp O'Hara, Bill Huntress, Jim Henderson, Johnnie Johnson, String Downing, Shrimp Williams, Ernest Boyd, George Simpson, Don Bennink, Jack Mason. Howie Fuller, Chan Foster, Bob Guest, Earl Clough, Ed Dewing, Leon Tuck, Erl Mac-Andrews.
Marguerite Priddy, Chairman of the Women's Committee writes: "Spring is on its way and so is Reunion! It certainly speaks for itself,—when a meeting was called for the Women's Committee on a particularly blustery and stormy March day, not one member failed to appear: From Lynn, Salem, Lawrence, Melrose, Arlington and Brookline, they came to help perfect the plans for 15's Glorious 25th. Every hour of those reuning days . have been planned for your pleasure, Madam '15ers, and we are looking forward to greeting old friends from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts. Don't disappoint us! All up for '15's 25th!"
Dale Barker and his Attendance Committee of 50 are right on the job. Dale writes that to attempt to forecast the attendance at Hanover in June is about as easy as it is to call the turn of the European cards from day to day. We have totalled the replies on hand as of April 9th and the result is a glad surprise to the committee. We have 136 men whom we feel will surely be there. And we still have to hear from other committeemen who have not finished their canvasses—to this we can add at this writing some 60 wives and 30 children. This is a grand response and the chairman is appreciative of the work that the committeemen are doing throughout the country to round up the class. We can be sure of having a reunion this year.
Roy Parchert, chairman of the Transportation Committee, asks that any member of our class who wants transportation to Hanover or who knows of any classmate who wants transportation to please contact one of the following members of his committee; Roy Parchert, 208 Fairmount St., Lowell, Mass.; Zeke Carpenter, 9th & Harvey Sts., Omaha, Nebraska; Hal Chaflin, 22 Regent St., West Newton, Mass.; BillHall, Hotel Albert, 722 West 3rd St., Los Angeles, California; Joe Harris, Georgian-American Co., Marietta St., Atlanta, Ga.; John Healy, The Dartmouth Club, 30 East 37th St., New York City; Hank Monheimer, 20 East Cedar St., Chicago, Ill.
Art Williams writes that the Entertainment Committee has its program mapped out and in process of being lined up. With a committee composed of Art Williams, Chairman, Freddy Child, Casey Jones, Ev Lamson, Paul Vining and Walt Wanger, we certainly have nothing to worry about. They will take care of their part of the Reunion program in great style.
Your Picnic Committee—Johnny Mullin, Chairman, Dave Davison, String Downing, Walt Meader and Howie Wing—has met in Boston and Hanover at various times. On one of these occasions we enjoyed the hospitality of Murray and Madeline Austin at their 250 acre homestead at Norwich, Vt. While enjoying the brisk November afternoon air on the veranda overlooking the trout brook and swimming pool with the tower of the Baker Library and the hills of Hanover in the distance, we, as representatives of the class, were extended a most cordial and sincere invitation by the Murray Austins to make these pleasant surroundings the scene of the Class Picnic on Sunday during our twenty-fifth reunion. It is the desire of your committee that this kind and generous invitation be accepted and that we show the Austins how much we appreciate their thoughtfulness by attending our "Twenty-fifth" in large numbers. The woods and the field, the quiet of the spot, and the restful view should serve as a welcome dessert after the preceding two-day banquet and be a fitting place to finish the activities of that event which can happen only once in a lifetime, our grand and glorious "Twenty-fifth."
1915's President, 1930-1935
Every time I meet a classmate, I grow prouder than ever of 1915. We were no sooner landed in the wide world, scarcely able to stand on our own feet, when along came the demand to make the world safe for democracy, and there we were—off stride. Scarcely had we shaken off the war reaction, and were on the way again, when along came 1929, and you know what happened then. Here we are fighting again to get going, when another general upset starts. Despite all of these hazards, which were common to all, and the individual difficulties and problems that each of us faced, every '15er that I have run into in the last twenty-five years is keeping at it, pleasantly and willingly. Never yet has there been a complaint. Our boys take things as they are, and make the best of it. I believe that our reunion this time will be the greatest ever. The best company in the world is made up of men who, because they have experienced something of the ups and downs of life, are generous in their understanding and loyal in their friendships. I believe that our reunion will be wholesome and good fun. I hope everyone can get back—I know I shall, and, along with me, all the family—Mrs. King and the seven children—I want them to know Dartmouth, and especially 1915.
RAYMOND THOMAS KING
DARTMOUTH UNDERGRADUATE SONS OF THE CLASS OF 1915 Front row, left to right, C. M. Austin '41, P. K. Alexander Jr. '40, H. C. Harlow Jr. '42,E. A. Curtis Jr. '40, A. L. Winship 2d '42, O. C. Curtis '43, C. W. Bradley '43. Back Row,left to right, R. Frothingham 3d '41, A. M. Frothingham '43, R. F. Ehinger '43, C. W.Milmore '43, T. Mitsui '43, and A. W. English 2d '42. Not in picture: L. L. Durgin '4O,A. Boyd '41, R. L. Dunn '43, A. L. Priddy '43 and S. B. Priddy '43.
(from the 1915 Aegis) RAYMOND THOMAS KING
Secretary, Orleans, Vt. Class Agent, 22 East 40th St., New York, N. Y.
* 100% subscribers to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, on class group plan.
1915's TWENTY-FIFTH REUNION In 1940 FRIDAY JUNE 14 THROUGH SUNDAY JUNE 16$
