1918
A nice letter from Lymie Burgess (letterheadof Prentice-Hall Inc. 70- 5th Ave. but address,Tax Representative, North Granby Rd.,Granby, Conn.).
"Thank you for your kind letter. Things have been moving fast. Last Friday, as you mentioned, a jury gave me a $35,000 verdict on my accident. This Thursday the judge hearing the case set aside the verdict, holding it did not comply with the law, so out the window we go, and end up where we started, with nothing but all the expenses, and a period of maybe 4 or 5 yrs. more in the healing of the nerve system. So what to hell!"
What a man is Harvey Hood, for rendering service on so many worthwhile fronts! A Boston Herald item, "Harvey P. Hood, Pres., H.P. Hood & Sons, has been appointed a Class C Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for a 3-yr. term as of Jan. 1." His service and devotion to Dartmouth is beautiful to see.
Like many '18ers, Lymie paid great tribute to Don Macauley, appointed to the State Superior Court. Adds Lymie:
"Because of demands on my time in going to law school, I have retired from most civic activities, except remaining as Justice of the Peace, and a member of the Republican Town Comm. This year will finish the 4th year of school, with the 5th and the last one next year, so that by Sept. 1957 hope to be a member of the Mass. Bar — then 1961 I'll be eligible to full retirement from Prentice Hall, and then I shall set up as a specializing tax lawyer with 20 to 25 yrs. of practice ahead."
We acclaim your courage, Lymie, and know you will win. Are you the same age as the rest of us? ... Too bad Mary Olive Jones lost her case in her auto accident in Washington.... Bob and Mildred Fish were hoping that The Great Milkman would drop in with Barbara from some Dairy Convention at Sun Valley or Mexico.
George Hull enjoyed his dairy product business in Paris a good deal and now he is once again thrilled that he is on his own after sending out announcements of his real estate business at 1740 "K" St., NW., Wash., 6, D.C.... Haven't heard whether lone and Doc GeorgeWoodruff were in Acapulco when they had an earthquake tremor.... Thanks to our BillCoulson, we are aware that one of Haggerty's Press releases, showing nominations to the Senate, had on it the name of Gene Markey, under the caption, "The following officers of the Retired Reserve of the USN, for permanent appointment to the grade of Rear Admiral, in the Retired Reserve, in the line of Staff Corps." Congratulations, Gene.... Margaret and DonScully were up to Hanover 60 days back. George Davis says, "Eddie Felt dropped in my office awhile back and was sorry I missed him. Pete Colwell hasn't been feeling too sharp in spots. I met him on the street the other day and with his white carnation he was beaming, but believe it or not he now wears a hat. Hates it like hell but the MD and Evey says he must, so he does."
Herm Whittemore, the old roomey of StanJones and Lew Pounds, lives at 789 Bay View Place, Laguna Beach, Cal. - overlooking the ocean and gorgeous sunsets. He and Tilly come on in April and may be at '18's opening Han- over game reunion next September 29. In a nice letter to Stan Jones, he said his eyes are fine and he's sold on retirement and on California. Please time your fall trip, Herm, so that all of us will have the pleasure of seeing Tilly and you.... Part of an editorial in Jim Langley's fine Concord Daily Monitor: "REJUVENATION maybe the honorary Life Membership conferred by the Concord, N.H., Jaycees upon the editor of the Monitor (James M.Langley) in recognition of his local and national civic activities during the past 30 years, will provide that degree of rejuvenation which a man needs when he gets beyond the 60-year mark. Whether it does or not, we feel greatly honored." We are proud of all of your accomplishments, Jim, and salute you for the many honors you have brought to the College and Class of '18.
Prof. Ed Booth had the Sphinx delegation to his house for a big dinner in Hanover, with Jane Bingham (Ruth and Jake's charming daughter, who often stars in Dartmouth Dramatic Club shows) as hostess. Barbara and Harvey's daughter, Barbara, who made her debut in '52 to '53 was honored at a dance a few weeks back The late Stew Burns' son, Keith, was an unsuccessful candidate for City Council recently, in Franklin, N.H. ... The late Al (Kid) Lucier was member of the Governors' Council (N.H.) in 1940 and his name appears on a bronze plaque in the hallway of the N.H. State House annex Every Dartmouth man should try each year to direct at least one outstanding man to the Dartmouth campus, which has meant such a rich heritage to us all.
One of the D.C.A. cabinet members in our undergraduate days, with Ed Booth, and ClintCarvell, Red Hulbert, Harvey Hood, DwightSargent, Walt Wiley, and Chief Walkingstick, was Bill Dutelle, who attended the annual meeting of Am. Assn. of State Highway Officials, at New Orleans, last Dec., and was on the program - also expected to be on the Jan. program at Miami Beach.... Dave Garratt's comment about Tom Proctor, "There is one guy who hasn't changed enough to notice." Marian, Martha Jane and Dave often get up to their place near Hanover where they've had a lot of fun for many years FrancisChristy's son, Arthur H., is Chief of the Criminal Div. in the office of U.S. Atty. in N.Y. City. Yale, age 32, he has served as U.S. Atty., Spec. Asst. Attorney General. ...
Referring to our distinguished Quick-Lunch-Prof. Bab Fish (appointed by the Gov- ernor in 1947 as a member of the Arizona Power Authority), enjoyed tremendously by so many last fall at Hanover with Mildred, there was a very powerful editorial in the TucsonDaily Citizen in 1955, praising Bob for his "public interest which he has served so diligently, and to upholding the morals and the respect of private enterprise, in which he believes avidly." As Bob wrote in his widely read and much commented on column in the Tucson Daily Citizen, "Unless standards of fair conduct (in just such public-private dealings as this one) are established and maintained, the public interest is jeopardized and special types of private industry slide from enterprise to greed and then on to 'anything goes.'" .
Distinction came to our Alumni Council Member Dick White, who has been given the Amer. Assn. of Nurserymen's top horticultural award Somebody thought they'd seen Frank or Duffy Lewis. The College or no one else has seen them for many many years. ... DickHolton, driving back from Hanover, thoughtfully stopped to visit Bob Nimms (son David married to a charming girl recently), and finds him much better after a couple of operations. Dick also saw Russ Tout at his beautiful hilltop place at Winchendon, Mass....A I Kendall, of Surrey, N.H., is doing a fine job for the State FHA Lucy Piper was chosen as Unitarian Alliance Pres. in Keene... . We have a fine picture of Hubie McDonough, of Manchester, H.S., who was guest speaker at a P.T.A. banquet.... Hilda and Henry Hesse look back pleasantly on their vacation last fall at the Hanover Inn, and the delightful visit with Tony Garcia '16, who every summer lives over those halcyon undergraduate days and has that big room commanding the campus and Main St.
A powerful paragraph from one who should know - our ranch man Bill Wright - on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
"I think Benson is one of the most courageous and expedient men in government. Obviously he is subject to attack by the opposition, who think they can win votes by deceiving people and agitating those who would fall for the bait of securing something for nothing. I still believe that free markets make free men. I do not want subsidy or any part of them, and above all, I do not want government trying to cure my business ills by political manipulation."
There is a man who breathes fresh air from the wide open spaces, and talks straight from the shoulder.
We have a fine picture of the Rev. Dr. GeorgeM.Davis Jr., who sent along such a nice thankful and appreciative note he received from the sister of our George M. Davis, who passed away back in 1918 - and George has been ever loyal to Minot's memory. He adds:
"Still about the same in New Rochelle. Trying to be an undertaker, spend all the taxpayers' gilt on the School Board, and doing three services every Sunday in church while running the kindergarten through the 6th grade Junior Congregation. Having a swell time, but would rather it was a little parish somewhere up near the Hanover Plain."
Chris commented, "Wouldn't it be nice if we got a delegation of '18ers to go out some Mary Frances, who was Phi Bete at Smith, having won the Seven College Conference Scholarship from the areas of Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, was married last Dec. 26.
Another standout Smith graduate is Ellen (Mrs. Florimond D.) Duke of whom we have a splendid picture in front of us, in one of the N. H. newspapers, under the caption "After a magazine career, Mrs. Duke Writes Only When Spirit Moves Her." Her career: Smith College, Journalism courses at Columbia, Tide magazine, Director of the Wash., D.C., Bureau of McCall's, - now a free lance writer, contributes to Nation's Business and Business Week; is active in the Women's Club of Hanover, and in charge of publicity for the Red Cross and the hospital auxiliary.... Frank W. Chamberlain, in the real estate biz in Northwood, N.H., is in Florida somewhere - where are you, Frank? ...
Bill Colby, Concord barrister, Regional Chrmn. of the Amer. Bar Assn., is handling the new member campaign.... David L. Skinner Jr. '51, Bank of California, San, Fran., is doing a good job. ... Got a nice statement from" that half-billion dollar East River Svgs. Bank, of which our Walt Nelson is Asst. V.P. ... A nice note from Al Sibbernse?i, Bennington, Neb., with no complaints about the farm job Benson is doing.
At the Jan. 12th '18 dinner, at N.Y. City Dartmouth Club, missed again was Pete Colwell, but a good crowd attended. Those present Frank Clahane, Hal Day, Gerry Geran,Henry Hesse, Bob Knowles, Paul Miner, BillChristgau (who thoughtfully arranged roundrobin "notes to Cliff Meredith and Pete Colwell), Al Rice, Ned Ross, Russ Smith, RedWilson - and what a pleasure to see JulesVan Raalte out! (Now enjoying himself with Janet on a cruise to South America.)... Linda and Bill Wright's son John is back at Stanford U. and wants to be a jet pilot son Bill with two children, helps Big Bill on the Ranch-....
Beck and Al Gottschaldt's middle daughter, Helen Christie, lives in Arizona, and last September the youngest, Kay, journeyed out there for a year - to Wickenburg, Ariz., to work on a dude ranch, voted to do this instead of college. (Al has a very successful Ad Agency in Miami.) He's Alumni Council member and serves the College well in the Florida area. Al said Aliceand Bill Bemis (also Alumni Council member) looked around their famed Flamingo Hotel last fall and headed off for a vacation in the Virgin Islands, then spent the Christmas holidays at the Flamingo again, and at this writing are enjoying their regular March stay at the Flamingo, with such gorgeous sunsets over- looking Biscayne Bay.
Johnny Titus, of Melrose, Mass., a member of the Dartmouth College Varsity Hockey Team, is the latest to be named to the U. S. Olympic Hockey Team, and keeps alive a tradition which started with the 1920 International games in Antwerp, where our GeorgeP. Geran and Leon P. Tuck '15 were invited to play.... Of the Kenneth L. Roberts exhibit now being displayed in the Baker Library, a Hanover newspaper says, "Eric T. Ball, of New Haven, Conn., contributed a large part of the collection through the Friends of the Dartmouth Library."
Outstanding in her work is Spud Richmond's wife, Janet, who is chairman of more than 6000 Nassau Long Island volunteers of the American Red Cross. In 1937 she became a Gray Lady, mending clothing and sending it to France, Belgium and England, then her interest mounted and she is now chapter chairman and doing an outstanding job. And the potato? He never had so much fun in his life since he retired. Golfing, boating, just enjoying things he never had time for before.... BillChristgau said he got such a nice letter from George von Kapf, one who everyone enjoys seeing at the fall football parties.... Marionand Frank Clahane were having lunch with Tommy Bryant in Philadelphia (all devotees of Ben Franklin) when Tommy announced he'd become a grandpa.
Dot and Steve Mahoney's son, Stephen, Phi Bete junior year, a star skier, has been doing some instructing at Stowe, Vt. ... The faithful old man in the Lawrence, Mass., drugstore passed away, aged 85. He ran the store and soda fountain and everybody in town loved him, Curt Glover's dad. The class extends sympathy to you, Curt, on the loss of a great dad.. ..
Must be all the Psi Us know that Fat Hardie is always well stocked with ice cubes and good Scotch and rare Bourbon. Fat just got back from a delightful month's stay at Clearwater, Fla., and despite the frantic efforts of HerculesStanley Jones and F. Dussoit Duke to locate him, nobody knew where on earth he was.... On TV channel 2, every week at 8 p.m., you'll see Al Rice's daughter Rosemary, in her role as Katrin in the Mama program, and doing a very good job. Al's son, Roger, is on a 3-yr, training course at night school to become a branch manager of the Chemical-Corn Exchange Bank some day.
Judges for the 1956 Carnival snow sculpture competition were: Judge Amos Blandin '18 (r),Prof. Joseph F. Marsh Jr. '47 (center), and Prof. Richard E. Wagner.
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