Class of 1920
A few comments regarding the 15 th Reunion:
Nearly everyone has probably heard that a good time was had by all, but it may be news to know that an amount in excess of $50 was turned over to the class treasury.
The following officers were elected: president, Jim Robertson; vice-president, Ginger Bruce; treasurer, Roc Elliott; class agent, Al Frey; chairman 20th Reunion, Pat Holbrook; co-secretaries, Dick Pearson and myself.
The following letter will explain why my name heads this column. I can't hope to vie with a publisher in turning out interesting and elegant copy, but I will give my best.
"Blind Brook Lodge,"Rye, N. Y.
"Dear Frank:
"Perhaps I can make this letter an informal expression of appreciation to theclass for electing me as co-secretary to servewith you during the next five years. I amsincere in wishing that I could take onmy share of the job with a clear conscience,but in all fairness I believe it will be forthe best interests of the class to have fullresponsibility rest with you. 'Share thework' is an attractive sounding slogan, butmany business men feel that it often failsto produce the best results. More than thatI am committed to the writing of the. 'NotSo Long Ago' column for another year,and I'd have to be ambidextrous to gettwo different batches of copy ready for the MAGAZINE every month. It's been a habitwith most of us (which I certainly don'trecommend) to wait until the deadlinelooms just ahead before sitting down tohammer the stuff out.
"I'm sure you understand that I havegiven a lot of thought to the whole question and that I feel some embarrassment atasking you to shoulder the whole burden.But at the same time, I honestly believethat it will work best that way in the longrun. It's no easy task for anybody, and yetthe very nature of it assures rich personalsatisfactions. In that connection I am onlyechoing the sentiments of many membersof the class when I say that AI Gate deserves the heartfelt thanks of us all forserving so long and so well.
"DICK PEARSON."
Al Frey has saved the day with the few bits of gossip which follow: (I surely hope that others in the class, especially those like McGoughran who cover the U. S. every few weeks, will follow Al's example.) Hike Newell, recently vice-president of Frigidaire, has resigned that post to become vice-president of Geyer, Cornell, and Newell, Inc., advertising agency.
Happenings in and around Hanover: Greg Tobin was a summer visitor, spending a few days with his mother and brother Harold '17, who is a member of the Political Science Department.
Timber-Topper Thomson, wife Ann and brother-in-law, hurried through town one July afternoon, pausing only long enough to say hello and report a visit at Annapolis of Robin Southwick. Tommy looks fit as ever.
Art and Mrs. Stockdale came through Hanover with the younger Stockdale, who had been in camp at Greensboro, Vt. Since Art has buried himself in New York for the past dozen years or so, he found that everything had changed, with the exception of the Phi Psi House.
John Allen motored all the way from Council Bluffs to Hanover early in the summer, which is remarkable only in that he was accompanied by four ladies.
Harry Sampson, Al Frey, and Herluf Olsen '22, mountaineers extraordinary, spent a night on Moosilauke at the height of the season. They recommend a few days at the new Ravine Camp for the tired business man.
Al Foley, Elmer Stewart, Pat Holbrook, John Amsden, and Dick Goddard are frequent visitors to Main Street.
Bill Carter, New Dealer, having spent the last eight months in Washington, will be back in Hanover by the time his note appears.
Carl Newton and pal, a French vintner, spent a half hour in town on a recent Sunday morning. Carl's family summered at Lake Morey.
Dick and Robin Pearson rested from their recent Pacific Coast trip at the Freys' for a brief spell in August.
The Hanover Gazette reports that Professor and Mrs. Charles McKenzie of St. Louis, Mo., spent a day in Hanover during August.
Other bits garnered from sundry sources are that:
Ralph Whitney has accepted the position of headmaster of The Lebanon, N. H., High School.
The Bowens spent their vacation in Bermuda. At this point I might add that the happenings of the Bowens, Mac Donalds and Joe Lindseys (all of Albany) will grace this column no end unless news is forthcoming from other points, via classmates.
Mel Merritt either won or was runner-up in the Massachusetts golf amateur championships. One clipping I received stated that he had "snatched" the title; another clipping contended that a former Harvard golf captain won from Mel in a sensational 20-hole final. Maybe next month I will have the answer.
Harry Noyes' clippery eight-meter Gypsy (not a Buick but a sailboat) won, during the summer, a series, a plate, a gold cup, and a trophy. This from an article headed Marblehead, Mass.
Tom Ainsworth is a captain in the New York State National Guard. As such he spent two weeks at Peekskill, N. Y., this summer. He also spent a few days at Wood- gate, N. Y., in the Adirondacks. I know this to be a fact, as I spent my vacation at the same place and at the same time.
Secretary, 158 State St., Albany, N. Y.
