1913*
Take a look at the group in the class picture taken on the Sunday of Commencement. If you were there it will bring back memories. If you missed it you cannot help wishing you were there. It was a grand reunion, but space here in the MAGAZINE is limited, so the whole story can't be told. A special report will bring you a complete account, illustrated by many pictures—and the picture collection I have now is marvelous. The candid cameras did their stuff in grand style, but then look who operated them—"T. D." Jewett, "Buff," "Buck" Freeman, Grace Forsyth, Hank and Nat Merrill, Bill Terry Jr. The rest of you who have pictures please send them in.
Wednesday the 15th, the first representatives arrived, and Thursday found more in town—Don Cunningham, Judge and Martha Hugus, Wilkins, Ike Tuck, Len Martin, Jay and Jean Runkle were among the first and were greeted by Bob and Mildred Conant, Fred Page and Harry and Florence French. The class arrived by automobiles, train, bus, and airplanePheney Badger flew his own plane from Detroit.
Friday dawned "brite and fair," and more Thirteeners, some accompanied by wives and some by wives and children while others with the children only, began to arrive. Line Wilson held the long distance record, coming from San Francisco via Montreal and returning on Sunday. Harv McClary, who has not missed one reunion (and that includes the war-time Fifth—really a remarkable record), came on from Cedar Rapids, la. Len and Madge Manley from Sioux City, la., found Windy (now a sophomore) waiting in front of Fayerweather. George McClary with Nelson, just 16, Earle and Phyllis Barber, and Andy and Helen Comstock were the Chicago delegation. Don Cunningham on from Denver, Judge and Martha Hugus from West Virginia, Buck Freeman, Chip Semmes, and John and George Stiles with Caroline from Washington, D. C.
Fayerweather, remodeled as we found on our Twentieth, and South Fayerweather housed the class. We had a store on the left of the front door where Hank Merrill and Charlie Tuck held forth, dispensing beer, soft drinks, glasses, cigarettes, etc., and Mrs. Farnum of Hanover was on duty to collect the taxes, give out the costumes and to make any and all reservations desired.
A hard shower while many were arriving failed to dampen the high spirits of any. Then late in the afternoon Bill Appleyard brought President Towler and a bus-full of the class who had been at his camp at Burlington, Vt.
Supper was served in the tent in the rear of the dorm, as was breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Some of the fathers and mothers attended the Commencement Ball in Thayer Hall, but all the daughters of dancing age had dates with the sons attending the reunion or with undergraduates.
After the baseball game Saturday morning the Alumni Buffet Luncheon at the Gym was the attraction. During the afternoon some attended the Class Day exercises, while others drove up to Lake Morey for a most delightful tea and time at Leeds Gulick's Camp Aloha Manor, where Leeds' mother and his family were hosts to all.
A shower at 5 lasted long enough to postpone the class picture until Sunday morning. The class meeting, however, was held in Dartmouth Hall. Much important business was accomplished, including the approval of the 100% distribution of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE in the class. After the election of officers: John G. Nelson, president; Warde Wilkins, secretary; Robert O. Conant, treasurer; John J. Remsen, class agent; "Mose" Linscott paid a glowing tribute to Johnny Remsen and his marvelous work as class agent and presented him with a wrist watch from the class. He then presented a similar watch to the Secretary. Both recipients responded briefly to express their sincere thanks.
The class dinner held in the beautiful dining room at Stell Hall was attended by almost one hundred. "Red" Spillane sang his famous "Glory, Glory, Glory" and several brief responses to toasts were given. Bill Towler read a most interesting letter from "Kippy" Tuck in Belgium and a letter from Ray Bennett in Los Angeles. A cable message was sent to Kippy and wires to Ray and to Class Baby Vivian Nelson, whose graduation from the Yale Graduate School of Nursing prevented her attending the reunion.
Sunday morning in the White Church, Dave Adams conducted our memorial service for the fifty classmates who have gone to the life beyond. Mose Ewing arranged and played the music. Dave wrote the special Litany of Commemoration and Mose wrote the arrangement of Wellman's "Men of Dartmouth" and other Dartmouth songs. He has presented the manuscript to the College. Over eighty attended the service—the high spot of the reunion. Following the service the class picture was taken in front of Dartmouth Hall. A shower prevented some from making an early start for the class picnic at the Carter Country Club at Lebanon, but the sun shone brightly on the end of the golf tournament, which was won by Line Wilson with a low gross of 81. Jack Nelson won the Kicker's with a net 74, Line Wilson was 2d, while Bob Conant and Stub Stoughton tied for 3d with a 78 apiece. Paul Harmon and Jack Alden ran the tournament.
The clambake-clam chowder, steamed clams, lobster, chicken, etc.—was a great hit. Men, women, and children dived in to all the branches of the bake as soon as it was opened. Tonics and cans of beer were ice-cold and all tasted swell—ask anyone. Roy Lewis '12 and the Country Club Committee just turned themselves inside out so that we all could have a grand bake under the trees—some few had to sit out in the sun, however—ask Lena, Elois, and Clayt Fairbanks.
Many had to leave for Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Wilton, Englewood, Needham, Rochester, Chicago, San Francisco, and way stations during the afternoon, but about fifty returned to the dormitory to spend a quiet evening on the campus and towards midnight listened to the college orchestra playing in front of Webster.
Monday morning more had to tear themselves away from town, but a few stayed on until Tuesday, and Al Dessau, Joe and Hazel Cheney, Bill and Janet Pierce with Maude Huntting stayed on for Hanover Holiday. There's something we should plan on next year and every year until the Thirtieth, when we can all plan on Hanover Holiday.
A complete list of those present at all times or at one time or another during the reunion shows: Dave Adams, Jack Alden, Bill and Eve Appleyard, Ronie and Gretchen Aronowitz, Hap Atwood, Pheney Badger, Howard, Alta, Nancy, and Dana Ball, Earle and Phyllis Barber, George and Etta Beard, Earle and Marge Bidwell, Ole, Maude, and Dick Blanchard, Buff and Helen Buffum, Dutch and Grace Cary, Joe and Hazel Cheney, Clif and Agatha Clarke, Andy and Helen Comstock, Bob, Mildred, David, and John Conant, Morris and Jessie Cone, Es, Edna, and Es Jr. Crowley, Don Cunningham, Frank, Ida, Gordon, and Barbara Cushman, George and Lucy Davidson, Ted Davis, Bill Davis, Bill Dent, Al Dessau, Jiggs Donahue, Bill, Ruth, Bob, and Theiss English, Jake Enright, Mose Ewing, Clayt, Lena, and Elois Fairbanks, Carl and Grace Forsaith, Grover, Elsie, Grover Jr., and Donald Fox, Buck Freeman, Harry, Florence, and Betty French, Don, Ella, and David Gilchrist, Paul and Dot Harmon, Leeds, Lilian, Madlin, Edwards, and Peter Gulick, Bill Gumbart, T. D., Marian, Stephen, and Betty Jewett, Gil Jordan, Gren Kimball, Brig, Helen, and Jack Knight, George and Barbara Knight with Helen Lythgoe, Mose Linscott, Len, Madge, and Windy Manley, Len and Landon Martin, Don Mason, Bill and Bernice Mason, Clarence and Jack Meleney, Tubby, Marjorie, Hank, and Nat Merrill, Bob, Mildred, and Janet Mungall, Harold and Carolyn McAllister, George and Nelson McClary, Harv McClary, Bob McCoy, Mac McDaniel, Jack and Margaret Macdonald, Dean Munsey, Jack, Louise, John Jr., and Priscilla Nelson, John, the Mrs., Philip, Edwin, and Ann Noble, Harp Nolan, Fred, Donald, and Priscilla Page, Herman Parkinson, Gus, Nat, and Peter Perry, Bill and Janet Pierce with Maude Huntting, Emmett Pishon, John Remsen, Nat Rice, Art and Buddy Richardson, Chuck and Barbara Riley, Jay, Jean, Margaret, Scott, and Bob Runkle, Ed, Irene, Lucy and Edwin Jr. Rutherford, Ralph and Ralph Jr. Samuel, John J. and Margaret Scarry, Chip and John Semmes, Bart and Renza Shepard, Russ, Mary, and Annabelle Shepler, Carl Shumway, Babe and Helen Smith, Red, Grace, Dick, Grace, and Bob Spillane, George Steele, George and Caroline Stiles, Chuck and Ruth Stone and two daughters, Stub, Grace, Howard Jr., Lincoln, Dick, and Nancy Stoughton, Bill, Sarah, William Jr., Elizabeth, and Stephen Terry, Bill Towler, Parker Trowbridge, Ike, Ethel, and Charlie Tuck, Sherm Ward, Pop, Arlene, Janet, and John Warren, George and Helen Watts, Warde Wilkins, Doc Willis, General Willson, Line Wilson, and Marc Wright.
Our clerks were Kevin Fay, Judson Foster, Harold Robinson, all 1939 and the bell-boys, Bob Els ton, Phil Goddard, and John Gooding. All were fine lads and most willing to help make the Twenty-Fifth the finest.
Earle Barber has established "Elrae," a retailers' buying mutual factory outlet, Elrae Allied Factories, Inc., at 944 Merchandise Mart, Chicago. He had a terrible automobile accident, but recovered finally, formed Elrae, and came on with Phyllis to the reunion. Previously Earle had been associated for four years with Sears Roebuck Cos. and during the past two years general manager of Sears Associated Stores Division. He is general manager of the new concern.
The following speaks for itself and tells why Honorary Member Franklin P. Shumway was not with us in Hanover:
"I very much regret to be obliged to write you that it will be impossible for me to be at Hanover this year. I appreciate that it is the 25th Reunion, and would be very glad to meet all the graduates once more. I am 82 years old this year, and my doctor tells me the thing for me to do is to stay near home and not get over-tired, and I am trying to carry out his ideas and recreate by working in my flower garden.
"With best wishes to all the men, and with kindest regards to you all."
Joe Dolan has a new address—4009 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles, Calif. We missed the old track man in June, but not as much as he missed the reunion.
While H. G. Jordan is at the Homestead at West Falmouth, Mass., during the summer, he now calls 304 Bridge St., Manchester, N. H., his home.
Dave Morey was prevented from attending the reunion by an automobile accident on June 13. The papers said: "Morey Unhurt—Auto Wrecked. Head Football Coach David B. Morey of Bates College on his way home from Boston this morning for Commencement was uninjured when the automobile he was driving skidded on a wet bridge pavement and was wrecked. The car slewed into a bridge railing, bounded off and darted across into the opposite railing."
Al Kinoy is a member of the physical education department of Boys' High School in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cupid hits the class again. This time the "Class Baby." Vivian Nelson graduated from Mt. Holyoke College in 1935 and then attended the Yale Graduate Nursing School. Her graduation from this school prevented her from attending the 2f|th Reunion, the first since the 10th she has missed. Last summer Jack and Louise Nelson announced the engagement of their daughter Vivian to Dr. Frederick A. Wiess of New Haven, a Yale man, and the wedding is to take place on October 4, iosB, in Manchester, N. H.
Many of you have stopped on one of your busy days and have thought gratefull v of the grand iob Tohnny Remsen has done this year and many have written. All should consider a moment his painstaking, self-sacrificing iob and the real meaning of the result. For years we have been trving to put 1013 in its real place among Dartmouth classes, and now it is an accomplished fact and Tohnnv is responsible. I say that with due credit in mind to all those who helped him and with great credit to each man in the class who made the goal possible—each and every one of you. The record is truly spectacular. 1913 is in the charmed group of the first 10 of all classes and in 6th place in this group.
Tohn also wears the crown in Group B of the Green Derby—that honor so greatly desired by all class agents. Johnny will report in detail later and explain the class gift to the College.
The Fund itself ended with 99% of its quota and with a proportion of contributors to living graduates of 76%, a new high record. An amazing record in a year like this one. The class ended its part with 7 99% contributors and 130% of its obiective. Grand. What a class! What a class agent!
Make plans and reservations now for the class dinner at the University Club in Boston on the night before the Harvard game. Get in touch with Wilkins and remember that Tubby Merrill is president of the Club.
Please send me the names of the schools or colleges your children are attending. We are devoting much space to the younger generation in this column this year, as it will be read by the entire class for the first time.
Here's a plea to send your check for dues to Bob Conant as soon as you get the bill. At the class meeting it was voted to bill dues for the five years to the next reunion so that those who wish may get them off their minds for five years. Those who prefer, of course, may pay $3.00 annually as usual. You will receive the ALUMNI MAGAZINE—the prize magazine among all college alumni publicationsand that is well worth your while. Read it and see.
Secretary, 40 Broad St., Boston What a reunion! What a class!
* ioo% subscribers to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, on class group plan.
