Twenty's Twentieth Reunion

ANYONE WHO MIGHT REFER to Twenty's ■ Twentieth as having been merely a "wow" could well be called a master of understatement. Even the best of our Hollywood tub thumpers would have real difficulty in putting on paper their reactions to the best party the class has had thus far. Everything combined and conspired in rounding out a remarkably well-balanced, well-organized and perfectly delightful week-end. The sometimes sour note was conspicuous because of its absence, and those fortunate enough to be on hand couldn't say too much about what a grand party it had been.

Getting to the actual details, Pat Holbrook's handling of the affair was outstanding, and the help given him by Dick Charlock, Jerry Stone and Eb Wallace completed a committee that really knew what it was doing. The Trojans, so-called, had succeeded in gathering up a substantial slush fund so that the nominal tax of about nine bucks didn't limit the committee in its expenditures by a long shot. The result was that from Friday through Sunday the big tent saw a continuous flow of free beer dispensed under the cooperative supervision of Slim who in our day was known as Mercury. Everyone had at least one good-looking china beer mug with the class and seal fired on it, and the constant replenishing of about 150 of these mugs kept Slim and his helpers busy rolling out new barrels to the usual accompaniment of a popular song of similar name.

The boys and girls started to arrive late Thursday and continued flocking in all through Friday with the late comers straggling in even up to Sunday morning. Of course there were, as always, many late changes made in planned arrangements. For example, there was Jack and Anna Lappin who never miss a commencement. Jack had been so ill for several days that on Thursday he wired from Portland cancelling his reservations. Friday, however, came and he wired again to disregard his previous wire, sick or not. Needless to sav, three days of reuning turned out to be just the kind of medicine needed and by Monday he was raring to get home for a few more mastoids. Bung Roland wheeled in with a snappy new station wagon named Orchids To You, and although he had none with him New England's foremost florist was presented with a number of orchids as well as other things before taking off again. Few on the campus knew who was responsible for the automobile horn that kept playing "Old Mac Donald Had a Farm" but we in the tent were fully familiar with the handsome buggy that was hauling Don and Dick Mac Donald around. In short, every kind of conveyance known to man was in evidence but the week-end wound up with no known wrecks.

While many things were scheduled the official class festivities got under way with a dandy buffet supper served in the tent, an innovation thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. The food was good, too, and tasted even better by reason of the impromptu night club music put on by the originators of the Barbary Coast. Yes sir, believe it or not, Sal Andretta, Don Mac Donald, Jim Purks and Pab Sample put on a lot of their old stuff, thereby warming the cockles of many hearts. It sounded like old times, and yet, with so much of that music now being revived, it attracted a lot of visitors so that the tent developed into one of the most active on the campus.

Friday had been one of those perfect June days in Hanover and, to our surprise, it was raining hard Saturday morning. Breakfast was served in the tent, however, so no one had to go down town, and then it cleared beautifully before the Alumni luncheon at the gym. This being confined to alumni the wives, of whom there were about 50, had a dandy lunch at the Inn. Then came a 2-1 win for the baseball team over Yale that developed into just as good a game as you could see any place. Dartmouth was sparked by the fine play of Johnny Lendo at short, who finally drove in the winning run in the last half of the ninth inning, and the game was marked by the excellent pitching of Chief Wonson, in his last appearance for Dartmouth, and Ted Harrison, Yale's sophomore star.

That night a cocktail party in the tent preceded the class dinner held at the Outing Club, whose steaks can't be surpassed. Not only was the dinner fine but the entertainment that followed was more than professional. Carl Newton had been prevailed upon to do a little prestidigitating and he certainly was in rare form. When he used Johnny Stickney as a stooge it was generally decided that John had a career all cut out for himself and when he decides to give up doing electrocardiagrams. When Carl got through confusing the assemblage, movies were shown of the 15th reunion as well as of parties at Charley Crathern's place, and it was well after midnight when the more serious business started again at the tent.

On Sunday the class picture was taken after a meeting which the war was discussed for the first and only time. The discussion developed the fact that the class was unalterably opposed to the recent action taken by a minority group of the undergraduates, with the result that a motion was unanimously carried to deplore such undergraduate action and opinion. A resolution was then adopted, signed individually and sent to President Hopkins stating that we are in complete sympathy with the Allies and should do everything possible in the way of cooperation short of war. Also at this meeting it was decided to administer class affairs in the future under the administration of an executive committee of eleven, rather than by election of the usual class officers. The committee elected is as follows: Jim Vail, chairman, Ted Cart, Clrley Crathern, Dick Charlock, Rock Elliott, A 1 Frey, Al Haas, Frank Morey, Mugs Morrill, Charley McGoughran and Red Tillson. This committee elected Frank Morey as Secretary-Chairman and Rock Elliott as Treasurer.

With this order of business out of the way everyone went up to Ross McKenny's place at Oak Hill for the class picnic. The Wassail bowl went along, too, and what with Ross cooking the steaks himself, assisted by a group from the Outing Club, it was a lot of fun. Again the day was perfect and the imported accordian player who had trailed the class at every function played a big part in the general success of the whole affair. After the picnic, which officially marked the close of the reunion, about 50 of the boys and girls found their way over to Sherry and Elizabeth Baketel's place in Canaan Center where Dr. and Mrs. Baketel were on hand to help entertain the departing reuners. A few, however, decided to stay on for a part, at least, of the Hanover Holiday and among those still in evidence Monday night at the opening lecture were the Baketels, Hal Bidwell, Warrie and Florabel Chamberlain, Al Foley, Bun and Dottie Harvey, Pat Holbrook, Boots LeBoutillier and Pab Sample.

All in all it was a perfect week-end. Of course, there were a number who could not be present and who were greatly missed. It was the committee's ambition to have as nearly 100% attendance as possible and with that in mind expenses were kept at rock bottom with, nevertheless, more given to the class than ever before. Those who could come were:

John and Mrs. Amsden, Sal Andretta, Tom and Mrs. Ainsworth, Charley and Mrs. Ashton with their son, Pip Aitken, Ben and Mrs. Ayres, Sherry and Mrs. Baketel and their daughter, Hal and Mrs. Bernkopf, Hal Bidwell, Pa Birch, Irv and Mrs. Blaine, Ted Bliss, Ed and Mrs. Bowen, Ginger Bruce, John and Mrs. Buschmann, Ted Cart, Dick Charlock, Warrie and Mrs. Chamberlain, Jim Chilcott, Hal Clark, Stan Conway, Charley and Mrs. Crathern, Ed and Mrs. Curtis, Tom Davidson, Maury and Mrs. Dewey, Frank and Mrs. Dorney, Rock and Mrs. Elliott, John and Mrs. Felli, Earl and Mrs. Fipphen, Al Foley, Bob Folwell, Gardy Fowler, Al Frey, Bill and Mrs. Fuguet, Dick and Mrs. Goddard, Charley and Mrs. Goodnow, Al and Mrs. Haas, Bun and Mrs. Harvey, Pat and Mrs. Holbrook, Buttons Hill. Lee and Mrs. Hodgkins, Irv Hutchins and his two sons, Paul and Mrs. Hutchinson.

Frank and Mrs. Johnson, Jack and Mrs. Lappin, Fritz and Mrs. Lord, Boots LeBoutillier, Carl Lenz, Russ Keep, Phil and Mrs. Kitfield, George and Mrs. Macomber, Don and Mrs. McDonald, Charley and Mrs. McGoughran. Doc and Mrs. Miller, Frank Morey, Stan and Mrs. Newcomer, Carl Newton, Rog and Mrs. Nutt, Ab Osborn, George Page, Jim Parkes, Rog and Mrs. Pope, Pete and Mrs. Potter, Norm and Mrs. Richardson with their two sons, Jim and Mrs. Robertson, Bung Roland, Ralph Roberts, Cy Rounsville, George and Mrs. Sackett, Charley and Mrs. Sargent, Harry Sampson, Pab Samble, Spence and Mrs. Snedecor, Lyon and Mrs. Southworth, John and Mrs. Stickney, Art and Mrs. Stockdale, Jerry and Mrs. Stone, Al Stillman, Ken and Mrs. Spaulding, Sam and Mrs. Stratton, Bill Sullivan, Bill Sussdorf, Red and Mrs. Tillson, Bill Tracy, Leo and Mrs. Ungar, Bob VanIderstine, George Vincent, Eb Wallace, Bing Whitaker, Leek Willard, Dutch Willkie, Harry and Mis. Worth.

CLASS OF 1920, TWENTY YEARS OUT, GATHERS AGAIN ON STEPS OF DARTMOUTH HALL.