1915
From The Salem (Mass.) News comes word that Dr. Boynton Merrill, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Columbus, Ohio, was the guest preacher at the Union Lenten service in Masonic Temple during March. During the same week, also, he preached at the noon-day services at St. Paul's cathedral, Boston. To further quote from the article:
Dr. Merrill has achieved success in several iields and it is necessary for him to decline many invitations to preach in order to minister adequately to his large parish in Ohio."
The Hanover Inn reports that Duke Sullivan and Mr. and Mrs. George H. Martin were guests there during this last month.
From Doodles Gish comes word that ZekeCarpenter and his wife were attending the Paper Convention in New York last month and returned home via Washington.
A swell letter from Jack Ferguson contains the following:
"I have recently returned from a 10-day trip to Chicago and Ohio, during which I had the pleasure of meeting several 1915 men. In Chicago I attended the Class Agents Dinner in company with Jack Mason, Kent Smith and Mac Mac Donald, March 30. Kent Smith and his charming wife, Thelma, overcame tough weather, reluctant planes and uncertain landing gear in order to dash in from their train at Minneapolis to reach Chicago in time for a luncheon of 1915 men at which in addition to those mentioned above were Al Cahn,Les Castle and King Cook. The luncheon was held in the University Club at noon on March 30, and there was much fast work in catching up on the activities of those whom we had not seen for years. The dinner that night was featured by one of John Dickey's forthright talks in which he showed the agents and assistants what faced Dartmouth financially in the next five years. Jack, Kent and I had some serious talks about the class and its activities and enjoyed these bull sessions immensely. They left that night for home, and the next day I flew to Cleveland, where Kent and Thelma had George Young and myself for dinner at the very attractive and unusual University Club. We sat and talked of the Delayed Thirtieth at which we were all present and laid plans for attending the 35th which is just two years ahead. After two days around Cleveland, visiting the colleges in search of geological personnel, I flew to Columbus for a four-day visit, in which the 1915 delegation really took me over. Al English, Stubby Dennett, DickMerrill and Harlan Wilson had me in tow during all the time I could spare from my visits to the several colleges in and adjacent to Columbus. I was fortunate in being there during a meeting of the Dartmouth Club of Central Ohio at which Professor John Masland told the gang about the Great Issues Course. Harlan Wilson, Stubby Dennett, and Al English were at the dinner, but Dick was busy putting his son, Boynton, on the train for Hanover. His daughter, Elizabeth, was also home for the Easter vacation and returned to Wellesley a few days later. I had the pleasure of attending Dick's church with the Wilsons and their daughter, Phyllis. Harlan's son, Edward Harlan Jr., is now interning at the Massachusetts General Hospital. His older daughter is married. Stubby Dennett is headmaster of the Columbus Academy, a day school for boys in all grades through high school. He has an excellent school and is sending a lot of boys to the Ivy League colleges with great success, and Dartmouth gets its share. My final stop in Ohio was at Hamilton, where Ernie Ruder is chairman of the board of the First National Bank. I visited him in his home in Oxford, 14 miles away, and admired his Frederick Waugh originals, which to me are the finest marine paintings in existence. His three daughters are all married. Ernie is a trustee of Western College for Women at Oxford, a very attractive school with a high reputation for scholarship. He also has a sheet-metal business in Cincinnati."
George Simpson, Charlotte and son Whitcomb spent a ten-day vacation at Atlantic City, mainly to recover from some bad colds which they had contracted. They also had lunch with Jack and Kay Mason at their home in Millville, N. J., and report having a delightful visit there. George was much impressed with Jack's den, and the many prints adorning its walls. And he came home with the thought that 1915 has the best Class Agent in the business. So say we all.
From The Cleveland Plain Dealer comes the following:
"Miss Winifred C. Johnson, who is studying for master's degree in chemistry at Western Reserve University, is the fiancee of Mr. Allan B. Kortz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. Kortz of Shaker Heights. The engagement is being announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Johnson of Ashland, Ohio. Miss Johnson has her degree from Flora Stone Mather College, where she belonged to Phi Kappa Zeta and lota Sigma Pi, national honorary chemistry society. Mr. Kortz is a senior at Adelbert College of Western Reserve University. He will enter the University Medical School in the fall. Since the announcement of the engage ment, Miss Johnson has been working as a Junior Chemist in the Chemical Laboratory of the Standard Oil Cos. of Ohio in Cleveland, while studying nights for her Master's Degree."
Jack's son is a junior in High School and much interested in riflery.
Had a couple of nice letters from JohnnieJohnson about his trip to Hawaii. While there he got in touch with Bill Hall, whom we have been trying to contact for many moons. Bill has had rather a bad time of it, for not content with having suffered an injury to his back, he was unfortunate to fall and receive a badly shattered shoulder. Bill has been away so long that he has lost contacts with his old friends, so why don't some of you classmates drop him a line and let him know that he is still one of us. Johnnie saw the Al Livingstons again on his return and also had dinner with Milt Ghee, who has recently located in Frisco, likes it, and hopes to stay there.
At the April meeting of the Worcester Dartmouth Club, 1915 was represented by Boyd,Russell, and your Secretary. We heard a very interesting talk by Dean Neidlinger on the future needs of the College.
Your Secretary was pleasantly surprised last week to have a visit from El Sharp, whom I haven't seen for too many years, and to have dinner with Bill Huntress. Hope business brings them to this fair city more often.
My New York correspondent writes as follows:
"The Alumni Dinner held at the Commodore on April 14 was well attended. Those present were: Russ Livermore, Jack Mason, Kel Rose, Charlie Cumiskey, Ralph Brown, Speed Granger, Bob Fredericks, Red Folan, Bob Frothingham, Bob Griffin, and Carl Gish. Charlie Griffith, master of ceremonies, sat at the head table. A few days later Bob Frothingham returned to Italy."
As promised at the Dartmouth Alumni Dinner in Boston, Casey Jones has forwarded to all classmates present, an autographed copy of his famous song and band piece, "Go Dartmouth." Thanks, Caseyl Have had my wife playing it on the piano ever since I received my copy.
Dartmouth men got a chuckle last month when they looked in the papers and saw two Dartmouth boys dressed in Indian costume, having their pictures taken with Billy Southworth, manager of the Boston Braves, the result of a Theta Chi fraternity stunt. One of the boys was Roy Johnson's son, Gary. Understand the boys nearly froze before they could get back into civilian clothes again.
Ken Washburn and Fish Atwood were visitors to Boston last week, and the boys are trying to persuade them to make a regular thing of it and join them at Pattens.
Next week your Class officers assemble in Hanover for their annual meeting. As this is probably the last column I shall write before the summer vacation, I want to wish you all a pleasant summer, and with pious hope that the rest will allow all of you to gather a lot of news for me so we can make next year's MAGAZINE the best ever. Jack Mason will probably give you the dope on the annual meeting in his Class Newsletter.
Changes of address: Leon E. Williams, Wagon Mound, New Mexico. Justin H. McCarthy, 12793 Grabelly Lake Drive, S. W., Tacoma 9, Wash. Wallace A. Shambow, 37 Sargent Hall, Soldiers Home Hospital, Chelsea, Mass.
ANOTHER 1916 FAMILY: Gi! Tapley '16 shown surrounded by his growing family, which includes Mrs. Tapley, four daughters, two sons-in-law, and two grandchildren. The backdrop is pure New England.
Secretary Paul Revere Rd„ Westwood Hills, Worcester 5, Mass. Treasurer, Ames Bldg., 1 Court St., Boston 8, Mass. Class Agent, The Millville Mfg. Cos., Millville, N. J.
