Class of 1928
Enthusiasm for Reunion is evident in the record-breaking attendance at recent class functions. The last '28 dinner in New York was the largest monthly class gathering ever held in New York, with 42 men present. It was decided that the wives should be brought to the next dinner, to be held early in April, and 23 indicated that they would bring their wives.
It was the sense of these present that the attendance of wives at Reunion should be encouraged, which should be good news to those "better halves" who have been wondering whether they are wanted at Reunion or not. We hear from Boston that a similar movement is afoot.
Those present were Hassell, Van Orman, Makepeace, Heyn, Bush, Phillips,Skinner, Schnepel, Lewis, Gearhart, Cogswell, Barry, Dickerson, Norman, Kneerim,Hazzard, G. D. Adams, Monaco, Billings,Dodge, A. P. Carpenter, Rubin, Keller,H. L. Walker, Treanor, Simonds, R. F.Martin, Granger, Van Riper, Weser,Klein, Pollock, Cronin, Engelman, Simpson, Prosser, Berry, J. J. Scott, Parker, Kilgore, Orsi, and Kruming. Kruming had to leave early, but he had a good excuse, since he is getting married soon.
After dinner 1600 feet of motion pictures of our Commencement, "Old Timers Day," and fraternity groups were shown by Cal Billings. These pictures, plus others taken at our Fifth Reunion, will be shown during our Big Tenth.
Later in the evening the card room was the scene of a poker game with Pollock,Van Riper, Treanor, Martin, Granger, and Cogswell around the table, while others played bridge.
The last monthly luncheon of the Boston '28ers was a real success. Thirteen men turned up March 2 at Patton's, due to the work of Mort Jennings. Those present were Red Edgar, Monk Davefiport, JohnNixon, Craig Haines, Jud Moulton, ArtLane, Don Norris, Howie Rogers, GeneAndres, Ernie Bessette, Larry Martin,Jack Phelan, and Mort Jennings. On March 9 a group of '2Bers again gently prodded by Mort, had supper at the University Club and then attended the Dartmouth-Harvard basketball game. The better than usual response looks like the boys are becoming Reunion conscious.
We take great pleasure in reporting the arrival.
Rick Rickenbaugh writes, "I have justfinished entering Kent Leyman Rickenbaugh bom Sunday, February 13, in theclass of 1959 This, as you know, is oursecond child, Ann being now a little oversix. Kent should be of some value toDartmouth, weighing nine pounds andthree ounces at birth. Inasmuch as he isnow enrolled, I think that the parentswill have to look over the institution atReunion time to see whether or not it is asatisfactory college for their son to attendat a later date."
Congratulations are also in order for Jud Whitehead and Helen, who have entered Judson J. Whitehead Ill (born Feb. 6 in San Francisco) in the same class at Dartmouth. If he is as big as his father when he gets to Hanover he will be good football material.
Gerry Cetrulo and Miss Alberta Willa Kinney, of Stewartsville, N. J., were married February 18 in Newark, and left the next day on a trip to Bermuda. They are now living at 254 Mt. Prospect Ave., Newark. Gerry is a physician, and was recently appointed associate professor of psychology at Seton Hall College, and, according to the Newark papers, is also president of the American Youth Legion, secretary of the Allied Professional Guild, vice president of the medical alumni of Newark Memorial Hospital, and New Jersey chairman of the Amateur Fencers of America.
Red Edgar is back in Boston with the B & M after a year or so in Montpelier, Vt.; he moved his family to Winchester last month Ernie Bessette has left the Ryerson Steel Cos. and is now in the sheet metal business for himself with the assistance of a partner John Phillips, Red Jenkins, and Tommy Ellis represented the class at the Northern New Jersey alumni meeting held March 3, which was Dartmouth Night The same evening, at the new Dartmouth Club in New York, Lew Beers, Cal Billings,Charlie Gearhart, Bud Weser, your scribe, and others were on hand to celebrate and also see the excellent ski movies shown by the Dartmouth Outing Club of New York Bud Weser has been doing a .grand job in the past month as associate chairman of the Dartmouth Club's drive for 400 new members.
Roy Milliken is convalescing at his home in Scarsdale from an appendectomy, which incidentally gives him plenty of time to play with his four-months-old daughter, Anne George Pasfield spent a week skiing in the Laurentian Mountains; on his way back to Philadelphia he stopped off in New York to see Wat Dickerman, who was then working in New York, but is now back at the University of Chicago, doing some more graduate work in the Department of Education. . . . . Paul Ahlers and his bride are living at London Terrace With the exception of a few Hollywood characters, the loudest tweed wearer around town is Bill Okie, the very successful window display designer for Marcus and other Fifth Avenue shops.
NEWLY ENGAGED
A wah-hoo-wah for two lucky girls whose engagements to Bill Kimball and Paul Kruming have just been announced. Paul is to marry Miss Mary Lummus, of Charlotte, N. C., the end of March, we believe. Bill and Mrs. Margaret Sheppard Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sheppard, of Portland, Oregon, are to be married in Portland in June. They will live in Hanover in a house which is being remodeled for them on the Lyme Road just beyond the ski jump. Bill is an assistant professor of engineering in the Thayer School. This brings us around to the recent New York class dinner, during which a slogan for Reunion was proposed. When we inquired what it was, a great shout shook the rafter, "Get Weser married!"
P.S. Send me your check now for the Alumni Fund and help '28 make another record.
As prepared Tucker, Anthony & Co. 130 Broadway, New York
