The Tenth Reunion of 1931
As WE DROVE BACK down from Hanover to New York and had a chance to think about the three perfectly swell days we had in Hanover, we again came to the conclusion, as we always do, that Dartmouth is the grandest college we know of, that the Class of '31 has a fine bunch of guys in it, and our only regret is that we can't head back up there this fall for another four years. My guess is that the 133 fellows who attended Reunion probably felt about the same way as it was a glorious week-end and a bang-up party. It was hot, but not so hot that you couldn't cool off anytime by sitting down in the shade of a few trees with a cold glass of beer; yet hot enough so that the fellows who pushed themselves around the golf course came back looking like lobsters after every round.
As we said, there were 133 men, of whom 63 brought their wives, and, from all we can gather, each and every one enjoyed it to the utmost. Those who attended Reunion were pretty much the same as the list we previously reported in our columns with a few additions. The complete group was:
Dick and Peg Holbrook, Parker and Helen Soule, Johnny and Helen Martin, Fred Slaughter, Walt Douglas, Bob Oelman, Joe Stickney, Jack and Mary Ewing, Bob and Barbara Dickey, Will Lapidus, Les Klein, Milt Seiden, A 1 and Harriet McLean, Jack Warwick, Bill Wilson, Len Clark, Shep Wolff, Dick Cukor, Ed Maas.
Cliff and Sue McDonald, Charlie Warne, Ward and Rosamond Thompson, Red Gristede, Bob Frederick, Jim and Barbara Godfrey, Gray and Bea Magee, Bill and Marie Benger, Forsha Russell, Sid Rubin, Bunny Bertram, Mel Levison, Sam Groves, Johnny Camph, Phil Holden, Jack Weatherley, Bill and Margaret Steck, Frank Hodson.
Dave and Anne Borkum, Pete Peterson, Hal Seder, Charlie and Mildred Engstrom, Bob and Laura Zimn erman, Charlie and Ruth Scheider, Cubby and Jo Miller, Ed Studwell, Bob Wallace, Sam and Gus Taylor, Ed Flynn, Henk and Alice Reno, Bill and Ruth Wendell, Doug and Bee Woodring, Hank and Frances Richmond, Ed Langenbach, Harold and Ruth Glickman.
Ed and Charlotte Curtiss, Dutch and Pat Holland, Johnny and Marion Boermeester, Jim and Janet Frame, Gale and Frances Freeman, Steve Smith, Nick Nichols, Jim and Harriet Lyall, Dick Thursfield, A1 Wolff, Oz Bliss, Mickey Syrek, Hal Lane, Dick and Barb Chase.
Bat and Mary Austin, Jack McDonough, Bill Galley, Rog Richardson, Adrian O'Keeffe, Charlie Bab bitt, Frank and Priscilla Pope, George and Margaret Hawkins, Chuck Briggs, Hank and Rose McCarthy, Bob Wagner, Bill and Gladys Little, Jim and Mary Laughton, Sey Burge, Frank and Grace Blatz, Ken and Lydia Anderson, Skeets Thomas.
Howey and Jessie Mason with their son, Harvey, age 9, the Class baby.
Bob St. Louis, Dan Denham, Bill and Hulda Walsh, Temple and Helene Nieter, Thad and Romola Smith, Frank and Alice McCord, Dick Hamilton, Ned and Helen Rosen, Phil and Kathryn Clisby, Dave and Julia Toomey, Charlie O'Neill, Ralph and Esther Jonas, Spence and Jean Cram, Ed and Amber Elmer, Bill Schuldenfrei, Pete Evans, Ralph Charlton, Bunce and Eleanor Clarkson, Ollie Hedstrom.
George and Elizabeth Nickum, Bill Minehan, Went Eldredge, George Conklin, Don Stoddard, Ken Fraser, Jim Fannin, Johnny Feltner, Parker Pierce, Ned and Marge Kent, Dick and Midge Fisher, Ned and Mavarette Stanford, Marty O'Connor, Ed West, Rod Greig.
Sher and Margaret Guernsey, Spence and Juanita Miller, Craig and Eleanor Thorn, Bill and Susan Geiger, Dave and Eileen Kelley, Gib Wolfe, Luke Watson, Charlie Nims, Jack and Mrs. Weisert, Chuck and Mrs. Adkins, A1 and Mrs. Rikkola, Russ and Mrs. Woodward. (I wish your four gins would, make yourhusbands wrote me so I can bring my records up todate and get away from this damn formality.) Luke Watson, Charlie Nims.
The program itself went off pretty much as scheduled—general gathering at the Tent on Friday night. Saturday morning it seemed to be an even toss-up between golf and the baseball game. Saturday evening at the Inn we had a steak dinner that was delicious. At that time Beany Thorn who, I think we all agree, has done an outstanding job in his handling of the Alumni Fund and in his contribution thereby to the College and the Class, was presented with a silver bowl as our token of appreciation. Bill Steck acted as toastmaster, and our new football coach, Tuss McLaughry, topped the dinner off with a talk on prospects for next year. He is a genuine, friendly and sincere fellow who very quickly captured the attention and admiration of all of us at the dinner, and I know that all of us who were there and had a chance to meet him will continue to have an interest in the teams he puts out. Saturday night the Class of '31 really began to roll, the din subsiding with the emptying of the fifteenth half-barrel of beer and the collapse of the Tent at somewhere in the neighborhood of 5:00 to 5:30 Sunday morning. Surprising as it may seem, the Class Meeting on Sunday morning was very well attended and at that time Dick Chase, heading our Nominating Committee, proposed the following group of men to act as our Executive Committee for the next five years: Bill Steck Cleveland Beany Thorn Hudson, N. Y. Lauri Myllykangas Worcester Jack Warwick New York City who, as permanent officers of our Class, continue to act automatically as ex-officio members. Dick Fisher Boston Bunce Clarkson Worcester Rod Greig Buffalo Dutch Holland New York City Red Gristede New York City Ed Gruen Washington, D. C. Dave Bender San Francisco Bill Geiger Chicago Charlie McAllister New York
This increased the size of our Executive Committee from seven to nine in line with our Class Constitution and a suggestion made by the College to our Nominating Committee. There is a good geographical spread and I think you will all agree that the men suggested were rightly selected because of the work they have been doing to help the Class in the past few years. The Class voted the above group into office and from the Executive Committee, Charlie Gristede was elected to succeed Beany Thorn as Alumni Fund Agent. This is probably the most important job in the Class from the standpoint of value to the College and we know that every one felt that Charlie was the right man to step in and take over where Beany left off. Bill Geiger was elected to the office of Class Treasurer, and yours truly will continue to carry on as Secretary and Chairman.
THE OFFICIAL CLASS PICTURE DURING lOTH REUNION OF CLASS OF 1931 AT THE SMITH-WOODWARD-RIPLEY HEADQUARTERS, JUNE 22.
