1929
FIRST ANNUAL "FATHER-SON" ISSUE
(preface:, There are twenty sons of the Class of 1929 in College today. Fourteen are freshmen, one is a sophomore, three are juniors; and two are Grand Old Seniors! No other Class has such a proud record-and on other class secretary has such abundant cause for singing praises extolling the begetting qualities of his classmates. Recently letters were written to these 20 sons expressing '29's pride in their accomplishments and our desire to be better acquainted with them. The following letters are their responses to the suggestion that they, alone or jointly with their fathers, tell us something about themselves. I am sure that all of you who read this column will experience a common feeling of pride and appreciation for their contribution to the Class.)
James E. Cavanagh—James E. Cavanagh Jr. '51 23 Dryads Green, Northampton, Mass.—AKK This is a Father and Son letter in that father is writing about sons.
Jim is 21 and is spending his senior year in the first year of Dartmouth Medical School. He was a Kurus Choate Scholar during his junior year with an average of 3.7. With other medical students, he is applying for a USNR commission, which reportedly will insure completion of his medical training. He lives at the medical fraternity, AKK. Since football, his activities have been limited pretty much by his pre-medic course He is a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. He finds living at home one block from Smith College most convenient.
John will be 18 in June and is a senior at Northampton High School He is applying for admission to Dartmouth next fall.
Ellie.
Wellington F. Barto—John W. Barto '52 725 Thirteenth St. N.W., Washington, D. C. —2OB Ripley
As your letter to John was sent to my office and as I was not there over the weekend, it was today January 2 before I saw it. I'll try to make your deadline, but unfortunately it will have to be a Hanover
Here are John's vital statistics: Born March 1, 1930, in Wasgubgtib, D. C. Attended St. Albans School where he was President of his class and Captain of the football team. At Dartmouth, Class of 52, he rooms in 208 Ripley and is a member of Phi Delta Theta (the old man's Frat-Club-Lodge) As he is too light for varsity football, he is center and kicker for the fraternity team. He is a catcher aspirant on the baseball team but is not in the same league with his classmate, Ev Parker, the son of our classmate John Parker. Incidentally, I gather Ev is or will be, the star baseball player for Dartmouth for the next couple of years. Also it is something of a coincidence that John and Ev Parker are neck and neck scholastically. I believe that both of them have averaged 3.5 for their first two years and are among the top 20 in their class. I don't know about John Parker, but this old man never made 3.5—let alone average it. Like everyone else, Johnny is crazy about skiing but is constantly pestering: me with the comment "Where's all that snow you used to tell me about ?" John's keenest outside interest including girls, is the out-of-doors in general, and fishing in particular. He spends all the time that he can m the Maine Bush. In fact, last summer he visited places in Maine and Canada that I never knew existed. Many members of our Class had the opportunity to meet John at our 20th Reunion when ne was a dorm clerk.
The following might be what John would say about me. Having a relatively young father, we have been able to do a lot of things together, but recently I have started to notice the old man slowing down and less willing to undertake the active lite with me. Also I have noticed a tendency for him to let me take the lids off jars and lift the heavy packages. I don't find him as infallible as I did when I was six. His hair is less and his weight is more than it used to be. All in all, we are both good Dartmouth men and we have been fortunate in being together at Hanover a number of times."
Duke.
John Parker—Everett H. Parker '52—John Parker Jr. '54
40 Summer St., Bath, Me.—No. Fayerweather Hall Both Johnny and I received your letter and will attempt to cooperate in your project by making this a common effort.
Everett '52 speaking: "John and I are in the Classes of 1952, respectively. We were both born in Hanover and exposed early to all of the good Dartmouth traditions. We never entertained the thought of attending any other college but Dartmouth. Of course, there was a slight matter of admissions involved, but a year at Exeter that h dl graduation managed to get us by
You asked me about my father. He brought us to Bath, Me., in 1937 and for the past nine years has been associated with the Hyde Windlass Company as Material Agent. Outside of his business he is mixed up in the usual run of community projectsconsequently, most of his spare time has been either devoted to committee meetings or enjoying all of the activities of a good sized family. (Note: We have a younger sister and brother, as you know.) Currently, Big John (and he is big) enjoys reasonable health and confines his athletic activities to a little bowling and golf. Most PeoPle tell me that he added weight"
Johnny '54 speaking: "If you insist on knowing about the two younger members of the Dartmouth dan m our family, let's start with Everett. He rooms directly above me in North Fayerweather Hall. I presume that was a matter of design on the part of my parents. His days at Dartmouth have been fairly busy. He won his numerals in freshman basketball and was captain of the freshman baseball team. Last spring he played first base on the Varsity Nine. He is also a. member of Green Key. Academically, his grades have been high. Right now, along with many others, he only hopes that Uncle Sam will let him finish out this year."
Everett again: "I forgot to mention that my brother John rooms with Johnny Moran whose father, Ken, was in '29. He also was very friendly at Exeter with Grant Spaeth, now a Freshman at Stanford and son of Carl, also '29.
"Incidentally, Johnny is currently enjoying his first semester in Hanover and has survived the normal 'Freshman difficulties to this point and now looks forward to his first exams with the usual misgivings. He is on the Freshman basketball squad,, pending any further reductions of personnel. (Note: Cuts.) I know that he likes Dartmouth as much as I have and I rather envy him his opportunity of being only a Freshman." We hope to see you in Hanover soon.
Everett and John Parker Jr.
George Case Jr.—Lucien H. Case '34
Lamson & Sessions Co., Cleveland—303 Streeter
Luke got away without answering your recent letter. He really was on the go this vacation time. I am taking the liberty of writing for him.
Luke was born in 1933 just before the banks closed. He has lived in Chicago, and Birmingham, Ala., as well as in Cleveland. He played football his last two years at University School. Both years the team was undefeated. His freshman team was also undefeated. He is neither big enough nor good enough to play college football. He chose Dartmouth because he liked that part of the country. He had been to camp near there and later was a camper and a counselor at a Canadian camp. Luke got into the NROTC. He hopes to finish college but he expects that the course will be accelerated if he is permitted to finish. Tuck School looks "out" for the time being.
Luke says that the Class of 1929 graduated into troubled times, but at least it had four years of normal college. The Class of 1954 will not have such a normal college life but it hopes that this mess will be cleaned up by the time it gets out, or very soon thereafter.
As for the family, Luke says he is the oldest of three children; the other two are girls. His mother is very active, very pretty, a good dancer, lots of fun and a good executive. She bosses pretty much everything around the home and is very capable in her management of several outside interests.
George.
(ED. NOTE: Luke's father is President of the Lamson & Sessions Co.)
John Clements—Robert Clements '54 733 Hinman Ave., Evanston, Ill. —4O1 So. Fayerweather
If nothing else, there is at least one outstanding advantage in being a son of '29 in the class of '54: our commencement year coincides with that of '29's twenty-fifth reunion, which should make for a nostalgic week in Hanover.
For the present: as you know, I am a freshman at Dartmouth, where my time is occupied by swimming on the freshman team and studying, especially the latter. It seems that they go out of their way to pile work on you in your first year here.
In three years I expect to have a younger brother going to school with me. His name is Dave, and he will surely be a credit to the class of '57.
My father still plies the insurance trade with Marsh & McLennan in Chicago. He is as great a guy as ever, in spite of a receded hairline. He and mother are looking forward to a spring visit to New Hampshire.
Robert Clements '54.
Albert C. Fisher—James M. Fisher '54 30 Mineola Ave., Roslyn Hgts., N. Y.—213 Gile Your letter requesting items of interest for the 1929 class notes comes at an opportune time. The day your letter arrived was spent in resting a couple of blisters which I accumulated in my rounds delivering the mail to help Uncle Sam reduce the mountains of Christmas cards. A good portion of it in our house seemed to be cards from my father's classmates scattered throughout the country.
My feet should have been pretty well toughened by the hiking trip in September for Freshmen before school started. This experience gave 200 or more freshmen some idea of the set-up of the D.O.C. and its chain of cabins. When we returned from the Ravine Lodge at the base of Mt. Moosilauke, we were a tight group ready to challenge the Sophomore hazing committee, known as the Vigilantes.
Since then I have been hard at work studying and finding time to get a few cartoons published in Jack O'Lantern. I am "heeling" for the art staff and hope to continue my drawing activities before my local draft board catches up with me. In that event, I'll have to start submitting items to Starsand Stripes or Yank.
Dad manages to keep busy with Dartmouth activities. Last Tuesday we played host to five applicants for the class of '55 who came to our house to be interviewed. It was nice to be on the other side of the fence this time and see how the selective process works. Dad is assistant secretary of the Long Island Association, and is preparing the mailing list for the Dartmouth-Hofstra basketball game in February. The proceeds from this event will help to enlarge the Long Island Scholarship Fund.
Both Dad and I are looking forward to a father and son week-end in Hanover during the middle of February. We hope there will be other '29ers present. Jim Fisher '54.
George A. Hume Jr.—George A. Hume 111 '54 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, Ky.—107 Woodward
Dad and I were very glad to hear from you. The father-son feature coming up in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE sounds very interesting, and while we haven't much to offer in the way of news, at least here's an answer to your letter.
I am really enjoying my first year at Dartmouth, and. Uncle Sam willing, I expect an even better year as a sophomore. My only regret is that I will no longer be able to eat in Commons. But then I must be philosophical about that, and think that there will be an eager '55 taking my place—again Uncle Sam willing.
Professor Zeller puts up with my nasal tenor in the '54 Glee Club, and I am out for the 150-Ib. crew. Starting after spring vacation, we plan to row at six every morning, but I've had practice in six o'clock rising on the farm, so it shouldn't do any more than kill me. Dad thinks that crew doesn't compare with track because you can't ever see where you're going, but in these times, I think that's a comforting advantage. I enjoyed meeting you at the Exeter Glee Club concert in Boston last year, and I hope to see you in Hanover.
Joe Hume '54.
P.S. Harriet and I enjoyed your picture in the recent ALUMNI MAGAZINE, and want you to say hello to the lawyer with the bashful, Mona Lisa smile who was standing behind you.
We are still farming and raising horses, and it appears that it's a permanent switch as we like it very much. We just bought a second farm a few miles away, so that we could build up our beef cattle herd.
It's a big kick to have Joe at Dartmouth, and to talk it over with him on his first vacation. Everything sounds natural and the way it ought to be, except that somehow the Glee Club and Joe have learned half the songs wrong, from the standpoint of a '29er. Good luck and hope to see you soon.
Sandy.
Walter Y. L. Kong—Thomas Q. Kong '54 1108 State St., Santa Barbara, Ca1.—409 Gile In compliance with your letter, received today, I am submitting to you a brief sketch of myself and Dad.
I'm 18 years old and graduated from Santa Barbara High School with the scholastic honor of Seal Bearer. I was Chief Justice of the school government and was on the Varsity Tennis team. I also belonged to the Latin club and participated in school affairs quite a great deal.
I intend to go out for tennis at Dartmouth and take part in some other college activities later on. But just now I find the going rough, and all that I can do is to keep up my studies. So far, I've enjoyed Dartmouth a great deal, and all the fellows I have met are swell. I truly enjoy their companionship.
As for Dad, he owns two Chinese art shops which sell all kinds of beautiful art objects. He established the main shop three years after graduation and the second in 1940. Both are located in Santa Barbara, Calif. Mom, who is a graduate of U.C.L.A., manages the second shop. Dad isn't a millionaire, but he manages to make a comfortable living, with the help of Mom, of course. The fact that I'm the only child in the family helps to make the economic life easier.
Dad plays golf quite a bit shooting in the high 70s or low 80s. He takes part in some of the community affairs, his most active part being the annual Community Chest drive. He thinks he's a writer and constantly tries to put out articles on Chinese subjects. Not to belittle him, he did get several articles published by the Survey Graphic and the defunct Asia Magazine. He is frequently called upon to give talks on China and various Chinese subjects. He is violently anti-communist and thinks the Chinese communists should be bombed to hell.
Dad says Mom would be very glad to cook you a good Chinese supper if you're ever in Santa Barbara.
I shall be back to Dartmouth January 4 in time for the picture, I hope. With best wishes for a Happy New Year,
Thomas Kong. P.S. Dad is 44 and greying. Sends his regards. T.K.
Carrell K. Pierce—John K. Pierce '54 1810 Congress St., Portland, Me.—ll3 Topliff Hello there from the big Inch '29, age 44, height c>' 4weight 170 lbs., thinning hair and the little Inch '54, age 19, height 6' 4", weight 170 lbs., hair thick—home residence 1810 Congress St., Portland, Me. We both enjoy skiing along with Betty, our boss; ' Buttons" Jane Elizabeth, age 16, a junior at St. Marys in-the-Mountains (you should see her come down over Cannon), and Ellie, age 11, who has grown into the little Inch's first skis procured from Charlie Dudley.
Fishing and hunting are other definite hobbies. John has spent his last four summers assisting in waterfront activities at a boys' camp. Pop struggles in the investment banking business and keeps out of mischief by devoting his extra time to civic responsibilities.
The Pierces extend a cordial invitation to you, Bill, and our classmates to stop in and say Hello when going through Portland.
Carrell K. & John K. Pierce.
David T. Martin—David K. Martin '54 Kearney, Nebraska—206 No. Mass.
Thank you very much for your letter. I'm sorry I haven't answered before this, but we got your letter in the dying hours of vacation so the answer was somehow postponed until now. Concerning myself, I am 18 years old, and, to my draft board's delight, physically fit. I went to Shattuck School in Faribault, Minn., where I played football, ran the half-mile, acted, did public speaking, and wrote for the school paper. Here at Dartmouth I'm keeping up only the dramatics, figuring that anything more would go hard on the school work.
Dad is in the lumber business. He is also Republican State Chairman of Nebraska, and his ability in that capacity is shown in the fact that Nebraska was 100% Republican in the last election. (That last statement was not written under pressure.) Mother is quite active in the Cub Scouts, the Campfire Girls, and the Sunday School. I have one sister, Patty, aged 15; and one brother, Johnny, aged 10 and class of '62. My uncle, Tavy Taylor, is a member of the class of 1928, and is a lawyer in San Francisco.
Dave Martin '54 & Dave Martin '29.
Kenneth M. Moran—John M. Moran '34
Jamestown, No. Dakota—106 No. Fayerweather Thanks for your air mail letter and although I'm just about to entrain for my return trip to Hanover, I'll try to follow through on your suggestion.
of our family, Kenny, 20. and I, 19, were born in New Hampshire. Sarah, our sister, now almost 15 and hinting already for a Carnival visit, is a native of North Dakota. Kenny was a member of Dartmouth Class of '52 but has since transferred to North Dakota State.
I was originally accepted for the class of 1953 but later decided on a year of preparation at Exeter and I am happy with that decision. I am one of three in 106 North Fayerweather, my roommates being John Parker Jr., son of John Parker '29 and Francis Reed. We're comfortably situated, getting along well and would welcome seeing you, our dads and any other '29ers at any time.
Ken Sr. and Mother are getting along well in their mellow middle age, Ken keeping fairly busy real estate and insurance-wise and is also Treasurer of Jamestown College. He says he keeps moderately out of mischief except when he gets within throwing distance of Bill Henretta. He says that's altogether too infrequent as, since 1932, when we came out here, he's not had much contact with his class except for two reunions and an occasional glimpse of Bill Henretta, Karl Michael and Johnny Bryant. We hope this lapse will be corrected in the future and that our two classes will have many joint reunions.
John Moran.
SONS OF THE CLASS OF TWENTY-NINE attended a dinner with their dads at the Outing Club,January 4, Shown in the front row (l to r) are: John M.Moran '54, John C. Pratt '54, Henry G. Wallard '54. Seated: Robert Clements '54, James M. Fisher '54, George A. Hume III '54, Leman G. Lane '54, David K. Martin '54. Standing: Earl E. Brabb '51, James E. Cavanagh Jr. '51, John W. Barto '52, Everett H. Parker '52, Ronald P. Rose '52, Robert S. Michal '53, Lucien H. Case '54.
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