Northern California
THAT DEAN E. GORDON BILL isn't half as tough as he used to be made out to bein fact that he's really human—was proven to everyone's enjoyment when he represented the College as the guest of honor and principal speaker at one of the best allaround annual dinners our Association has ever had. Nearly 70 alumni, prospective students, fathers and S. F. Bay Area educators attended the dinner held April 4 at the University Club of San Francisco.
The evening started off with a showing of the movie, "The Fifth Down." Cornell men and alumni from several other colleges came in for this part of the program.
The only disappointment of the whole evening became apparent as the group sauntered into the dining room to the music of our somewhat less-lively-thanusual West Coast Barbary Coast orchestra. Lowell Hass '35, former leader of this orchestra, who was flying out from Washington, D. C. to make it just in time for the occasion, had wired that his plane was grounded in Salt Lake City as a result of storm conditions.—Our thanks for trying, Lowell!—
After a few words from Walter Hayt '78, the oldest alumnus present, who plans to attend at least another fifteen annual dinners, and a smile from Phil Dostal '40, the youngest, the attending local educators and applicants for the Class of '45 were intro duced. Then followed the election of officers for the coming year. Without opposition Mort Crowell '29, was elected president, "Gob" Des Maris '26, vice president, "Abe" Winslow '20, secretary (his 16th year) and Ferrien Davis '38, assistant secretary.
Before the very interesting talk by Dean Bill on "Educating for Leisure," Mort Crowell '29, gave a brief summary of the activities of the D.O.C. of Northern California to date. Blue prints of a proposed cabin on the site at Donner Summit, worked out in complete detail by Winsor Wilkinson '10, were displayed on the walls of the dining room.
After the Dean's informal address there followed a fine session of "questions and answers." The program closed with the singing of "Eleazar" by "Gob" Des Maris '26, and "Men of Dartmouth" by the whole group.
Even though he's your correspondent's brother, mention should be made of the fact that now ex-President Ritchie Smith '26, did an excellent job as toastmaster. Following is a list of those present. Again the Class of 1935 won the attendance award even though Hass was grounded.
Alumni
Hayt '78, Townsend '94, Leavens '01, Gibson '04, Clark '05, Hoyt '07, Evans 'OB, Wilkinson '12, Taylor '11, Butler '12, Campbell '12, Vander Pyl '13, Washburn '14, Livingston '15, Tomfohrde '15, Baer '17, Mudgett '18, Baldwin '19, Winslow '20, Garfein '21, Kerlin '21, Townsend '21, Al- mon '22, Wallick '22, Townsend 23, Des Maris '26, Ralph Smith '26, Ritchie Smith '26, Clifton '27, Howes '27.
Whitehead '28, Crowell '29, Robin '29, Harwood '32, Evans '33, Hamilton '33, Knickerbocker '33, Gahagan '35, Karlen '35, Mann '35, D. Smith '35, Schaaf '37, Archibald '38, Davis '38, Hanan '38, Dostal '40.
Applicants for the Class of 1945 Phil Doty & Father, Edward Levin, John Loper & Father, Kent Hamilton & Father, Charles Miller, Edward Washburn & Father Bill '14.
Father of Present Undergraduate Russell Smith—son in the Class of 1943.
Educators
Le Tendre, Berkeley High; Haseltine, Burlingame High; John Drew, Drew School of S. F.; Curran and Kretsinger, Fremont High of Oakland; Pryer, Menlo Junior College; Wm. Drew, Mission High of S. F.; Fuller, Palo Alto High; Keppel, Tamalpais School in Marin County.
