The Twoters' Twentieth
THE 20TH REUNION was a tremendous success, thanks to the untiring efforts of Carter Hoyt, reunion committee chairman, and his associates. The planned program worked out beautifully in spite of the rain of the last day.
The official attendance was surprisingly good in view of the various restrictions that confronted us all. Rex tells me the official count was 51 twoters, 19 wives, and a daughter.
Harry Bruckner was in attendance at Hanover Holiday and he had the advantage of some o£ us in being in Hanover for the entire week. On the train out of New York I found Phil Kimball who was com- ing back for his first reunion in some time. Later that afternoon Carter and Allie Hoyt, Tony and Eleanor Hanlon, Charlie and Genevieve Hart, Jim and Sally Hamilton, Haskell and Harriet Cohn, and Carroll Dwight arrived at the dorm. Some of those early birds enjoyed an excellent supper at the DOC house at Occom Pond and then retired to the Olsens' for further important conferences.
The class was established in Lord Hall and late Thursday evening Bill Bullen, Walt Sands, and Sed Porter arrived from Boston. Walt's banjo was in evidence even later.
Friday morning the gang really began to arrive, and soon appeared around the tent in the jaunty green overseas cap with 1922 properly emblazoned and with canes, our reunion costume. The gals were awarded green knitting bags for their patience in listening to a lot of close and a little bad harmony.
Through the courtesy of Louis Gluek of Minneapolis who returned to Hanover for his first reunion, a contribution of twenty- five cases of beer was made to the reunion program and coupled with the committee's own arrangements the afternoon easily drifted into evening when the planning of Bill Bullen offered us all a buffet supper in our own tent. This was a very pleasant party with lots of good food, conversation and beer. ig22's own special accordion player was on deck and aided the harmony of Hamilton, Sands, Bullen, Porter, Wallace, and all the rest of us.
As we drifted around amongst the tents of our neighboring friends of 1912, 1927 and 1917 we seemed to find a period of swell music in the 1917 tent with our own Dick Willis and Slats Baxter '17 tickling the ivories in their superlative way. Grace Mountcastle added her voice to the array of talent that was packed closely around the piano.
Prexy's reception in Thayer Hall was well attended and it was a great pleasure for us to greet him and Mrs. Hopkins again. Dancing followed the reception and later tent activities held sway until the wee small hours. A stand-out event of late Friday evening was Red Hall and his apple "popple."
By early Saturday morning 1927's jockey hats and our own overseas caps were inter- changed. Bullen did not play tennis that day, and the gang were slow in getting started and leisurely mid-morning breakfasts were the rule. New additions were Spennie and Marjorie Smith, Herm and Kay Carlisle, Bill Gallagher, John Fancher and Larry and Elizabeth Campbell. At noon-time all of the gals enjoyed a luncheon at the DOC house at Occom Pond. As a unit we went to Thayer Hall for the Alumni Luncheon. Harvie Zuckerman gave the invocation and later in the afternoon visited at the tent for a brief time before having to return to Littleton for an appointment.
In other columns you will read of the speakers at the alumni meeting which followed the luncheon. Again Prexy spoke and was greeted as usual with the greatest affection.
Saturday afternoon memo— 10c to see Bullen, 15© to see Bullen and Porter,$1 to take the sheet off Bullen. We think that Baldwin has a picture.
Saturday evening at 7:45 we gathered for our class dinner at the Hanover Inn. Frank Horan was toastmaster with Dick Willis playing the piano and Jim Hamilton leading the singing. The dinner was excellent and the highlight was Pudge Neidlinger's talk on "Reminiscences 1922 to 1942." We all gained a great deal from Pudge's speech. Brief talks were made by Bob Booth, Rex Malmquist, George Brooks, and Andy Marshall. George Brooks, on the program again, as he was five years ago, did another splendid job in his usual capable manner, although the tenor of the occasion was in a more serious vein this year.
The class of 1922, upon the introduction and nomination by Ollie Olsen, elected by a unanimous rising vote as an honorary member Osborne B. Cowles, outstanding successful Dartmouth varsity basketball coach and freshman football mentor. Ozzie is a very swell guy, is a graduate of Carlton College in Minnesota in the class of 1922 and we are honored that he accepted our invitation to become affiliated with us. He gave his acceptance speech as his maiden one as a member of the class. Ozzie and Louella participated in nearly all of our class events, and are a great permanent addition to '22 for the years to come.
Bill Embree, president of 1921, was an invited guest and also Charlie Stickney, and Hal Braman '2l and Sherm Baldwin '23 joined us for Pudge's speech. Your new officers duly nominated and elected at the dinner are as follows: secretary-chairman, Andrew Marshall 2nd; treasurer, Eric C. Malmquist; members of executive committee, Eugene Hotchkiss and Carter H. Hoyt.
A telegram of greeting was received from Howie Almon of Berkeley, California. We wish you had been with us.
Your secretary wishes to acknowledge with the deepest appreciation the gift of Professor Richardson's two volume edition of the History of Dartmouth College which was presented to him on behalf of the class by Jack Blunt, a member of the nominating committee. May I take this opportunity of offering to each one of you my personal thanks.
To our great pleasure upon returning to the dorm and the tent after the dinner we found the gals waiting for us after their dinner. Pudge joined the circle of songsters and with our accordion, which was in the forefront of almost continual music during the entire week-end, Jim Hamilton, Had Pinney, Fran Leland and Bill Angell formed the nucleus of some of the best singing we have heard for years. Some of us thought we remembered a lot of the old songs but Pudge certainly had us licked a mile. Many of our 1927 and 1917 friends joined us and the tent resounded to music well into the night.
It started to rain late Saturday evening and by Sunday morning we were in the midst of a downpour. Late breakfasts were again the fashion and at noon we left for Camp Pinnacle near Lyme where Mrs. Thayer served a swell steak dinner with all the fixings for the entire group of twoters and wives. There were a few of the gang that had left Hanover Saturday afternoon and therefore missed this excellent party. Dan Ryder 'si, the mayor of Waterbury, Vt., was on deck as usual and was in focus at our class picture which was taken following the dinner.
A good many people left during the afternoon and the halls resounded with goodbyes and good lucks and see you next time. A last case of beer was put on the ice and about a dozen of us sat around in the Hoyts' room and tried to get Booth organized for his homeward trip.
Memo—Hamilton finally made the picture!
We shall long remember jovial Phil Kimball and his activities as vice president in Charge of Minor Details they being such as Bullen, Sands, Porter, etc. We shall also remember the Minor Details themselves.
We also remember with affection and thanks Louis Gluek and his substantial contribution to the successful week-end. We will remember Red Hall and his apple "popple." We will remember Pudge's speech and his singing. We will remember as always Dick Willis' music and Jim Hamilton's and Had Pinney's leadership in harmony. We shall remember an excellent program well-planned and well-run. We shall remember Fran Leland's complete enjoyment of the party and his substantial contribution—number one contributor in fact—to i92a's 25th anniversary gift to the College. We shall remember the fine attendance and the enjoyment of the weekend by every participant.
We shall remember and take away with us the beauties of the campus, the buildings, the trees, and Dartmouth.
Those who attended for all or part of the reunion program are as follows: Bill and Margaret Angell, Troyer Anderson, Bob Baldwin, Syl Bingham, Jack and Barbara Blunt, Bob and Lois Booth, George Brooks, Harry Bruckner, Bill Bullen, Hal Burnham, Johnny Carleton, Larry and Elizabeth Campbell, Herm and Kay Carlisle, Jim Carroll, Bob Clark, Haskell and Harriet Cohn, "Warren Daniell, Carroll Dwight, John Fancher, Bill Gallagher, Louis Gluek, Cecil Goldbeck, Red Hall, Jim and Sally Hamilton, Tony and Eleanor Hanlon, Charlie and Genevieve Hart, Frank Horan, Gene Hotchkiss, Carter and Allie Hoyt, Steve Kenyon, Phil Kimball, Fran and Lucy Leland, Andy Marshall, Len Morrissey, Harvey Moses, Rex Malmquist, Mounty and Grace Mount- castle, Ollie and Elizabeth Olsen, Had Pinney, Sed Porter, Markey and Joan Pullen, Walt Sands, Wally Shipton, Spennie and Marjorie Smith, Pat and Francis Tobin, Halph and Dorothy Totman, Fred Vogel, H. West, Dick and Mary Louise Willis, Dick, Ruth and Roberta Wood, and Harvie Zuckerman.
As I continue as your Secretary-Chairman I hope that I may have your friend- ship, support, and cooperation. A reunion such as we have just had always cements or reaffirms friendships. Good luck and I will see you again through these columns in a couple of months.
PICTURE TAKEN OF THE GROUP OF THE CLASS OF 1922 AT THEIR CLASS PICNIC, SOTH REUNION
