1892 Has A Golden Anniversary
THE CALL, NINETY-TWO UP! which rolled across the campus in the old days and caused us to drop whatever we might be doing and get together for united action in cane rush, football rush, or whatever we thought demanded our vigorous attention, once more brought back to the campus, with less vociferous but no less loyal class and College spirit, seventeen of the twenty- seven surviving members, together with wives and members of the family, and wives of departed classmates, for our Fifty-Year Reunion. Those who responded to the call were:
Harry C. Allen; Jesse M. Barton; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Brown, son Edward and wife; Charles A. Clark; Rev. Harry E. Coombs and Mrs. Coombs; William B. Earl; Dr. W. R. P. Emerson and Mrs. Emerson; William F. Geiger and Mrs. Geiger; Dr. Frederick L. Hayes; Judge Bert E. Holland and Mrs. Holland; Mr. and *Mrs. Charles M. Lamprey; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer C. Potter; Asa G. Randall; Albert E. Rogers; Mr. and Mrs. Alex D. Salinger; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Strong; Frank I. Weston and Miss Weston; Mrs. E. F. Blood and sister, Miss Ward; Mrs. E. K. Hall and Dorothy Hall Leavitt; Mrs. E. N. Libby; Mrs. Merrill ShurtlefT.
The festivities began Friday evening with the dinner for men and women of the class in a private dining room of Thayer Hall, right next door to our headquarters in South Massachusetts Hall.
At the Saturday noon Alumni Luncheon in the cafeteria of Thayer Hall, some of the notable events were Alex Salinger's splen- did speech for the Fifty-Year Class, which made us all proud of our Class President and won for him many compliments from members of the other classes, the winning by our class of the '94 Cup awarded to the class having the largest percentage of living members in attendance, and the inspiring address of President Hopkins at the conclusion of the luncheon speaking program.
While we were at the Alumni Luncheon, the ladies were enjoying the hospitality of Sally Hall at a delightful luncheon in her beautiful home on Rope Ferry Road.
A special honor was accorded us by President and Mrs. Hopkins in affording us the opportunity of meeting with them in their home at a tea to which only our class was invited.
Saturday night the ladies dined at the Outing Club and we held our class dinner in a private dining room of Thayer Hall. Alex Salinger (Gaf) presided in his usual felicitous manner and first called on us to stand in meditation honoring the memory of the sixteen who have passed on since our last reunion.
Dr. Emerson (Billy) presented a summary of the eighteen answers to the questionnaire sent to every member of the class, and gave an interesting interpretation of these answers, especially those comparing the College of our day with the present College.
Asa Randall read a poem in which he brought back memories of the men who taught us, and related in pleasing verse incidents which we had long forgotten.
Forrest Brown (Gil), Charles Clark, whom we were glad to welcome to his first reunion with us, William Earl (Billie), and Charlie Lamprey responded to requests that they tell us what they were doing now that they had retired from their life work. Harry Allen, whose birthday it was and who, with one mighty puff, blew out every candle on the birthday cake in front of him, also responded.
Extracts of interesting letters from Don Bliss, Ralph Cox, Arthur Ilsley, Jason Miller, John Putnam (Put), and William Stoughton (Stought), all regretting their inability to be present, were read by Billy Emerson and Arthur Strong.
During the course of the evening, informal discussion and good-natured banter across the table prevented us from getting too serious.
Jesse Barton, whose wife was in Mary Hitchcock Hospital, left early for his home in Newport but returned the next morning.
After voting resolutions of thanks to those who had contributed to the pleasure and success of the reunion we adjourned at nine-thirty, all sober—grateful that we were still privileged to rally to the cry of NINETY-TWO UP!
Sunday morning we came together for a class picture in the beautiful reception room of Thayer Hall.
Flowers for the grave of Ed Hall, because of the rain, were taken to Dick's House instead, to be placed on the grave later by Mrs. Hall.
At twelve o'clock we drove to Orford where twenty-six of us enjoyed a picnic lunch in the rustic cottage of Orford Lodge where a cheerful blaze in the fireplace restored any spirits that might have been dampened by the rain which had compelled us to eat indoors. After this last get-together nearly everyone swung around by way of Lyme to Billaura to see where Laura and Bill Geiger lived, and then on to Hanover and back home. Arthur and Alice Strong remained over until Monday so that Artie could be well rested before driving back to Brookline, after so efficiently organizing and managing what many of us think was a most successful reunion.
