1926
Herb Darling has sent you his first notice of class dues. Herewith an earnest plea from your former treasurer to give Herb the cooperation of a prompt remittance. If you will send a spot of news about yourself along with your check Herb will pass it on to me and you will then be doubly blessed.
Win Robinson has recently received a splendid promotion in the A & P Tea Co. organization. His new title is Director of Sales for the territory including New England and Canada, a job which carries heavy responsibilities. The revival of OPA on July 25 made it impossible for Win to get to Reunion, although he hoped to the end to make it, and swears he will make the 25th despite OPA and high water.
He is still Red to us, but by action of the Trustees as of July 1 he is Professor Merrill on Hanover plain. That last hurdle from "assistant" to "full" professorship is a tough one, but Red can still hurdle, as this latest victory demonstrates. He is also receiving congratulation upon the publication of a new book, Fundamentals of Social Science, which he and four other members of the faculty wrote and Red edited.
Two more sons of 1926 have become Dart- mouth freshmen this fall to join Sonny Drury '4B and John Mcllwraith '49. Harry A. Hall 111 has entered from Andover and Frank Oakes' son, Kingsland, from the C. J. Scott High School of East Orange. Hats off to these boys for having what it takes to be admitted to Dartmouth under the present abnormal conditions!
NOTICE OF MEETINGS
New Haven, November 2—Bring your picnic inside the Bowl grounds, by the fence, just south of the east gate 011 the Dartmouth side. Look for the "1926" sign which Harry Fisher will have hanging on the fence. Refreshment stands, etc., are handy by.
Princeton, November 23— Bob Cleary (Welsh Farms, Inc., Long Valley, N. J.), has made arrangements for a class picnic (bring your own!) on the lawn behind the Terrace Club, Washington St., Princeton, on Saturday noon. The facilities of the Terrace Club will be available for our use.
No organized meeting in Hanover tor the Harvard game on account of crowded conditions and special trains. However, if anyone has a room reserved at the Inn let him speak now or forever hold his peace!
MORE ABOUT REUNION
The class of 1926 again had the largest delegation attending Hanover Holiday. The lectures and Hanover life of relaxation were thoroughly enjoyed by the Abbots, Bishops, Clearys, Dooleys, Heavenriches, Herlihys,Mac- Duffies, Mansers, Merrys, Lou Neuman, Salingers, Talbots, Vennemans and Weymouths. .... So many other '26ers reached town by midweek that our tent opened for business on Wednesday evening Tubber Weymouth sprained his ankle early in the week; his son Skip filled in for the old man at golf the next two days and did all right, too Orchids to all the 35 youngsters ranging in age from Bobby Merry, 3, to Andy Drury, 19; without exception they were attractive, well-behaved and a pleasure to have with us Tom Colt and Les Talbot were driving ex-service jeeps acquired from your Uncle and were generous all week with rides to thrill the kids (and their parents) The cocktail party on the Inn lawn before the class dinner was a major highlight of the weekend Tiny Lake and Charlie Starrett will have to share the long-distance prize; Tiny and Elizabeth came on from Seattle, while Charlie, Mary, Charlie Jr., and David flew in from Hollywood Henry and Laura Greeley from Palm Springs win honorable mention Orchids also to Emily Merrill who plays the piano superbly and willingly Those alleged and debonair bachelors, Messieurs Chaffin and St. Clair, blew in out of the Canadian bush late Friday night, they had planned to hit town in time to crash the wives' dinner but were delayed coming through customs at the border. They quickly made up for lost time Bill Hughes was delayed at a company conference at Lake George or he would have been there Wires of greeting and regret because they could not be with us were posted from Hub Harwood, Bob McConnaughey and the Ritchie Smiths, including Patsy, three weeks old, and a long letter from Monty Colladay from the American Legation in Dublin Here's to seeing you all in 1951! .... No one had more fun than Dick Sagendorph and Sun Tilton, but Harry Fisher, Ran Cox and Ed Simmons were right with them That old black panther, Paul Allen, was doing all right, too, even though he is acting Assistant Librarian of the United Nations Eddy Dooley and Bob Edgar were a rugged and invincible tennis combination Vin Meyer looking just as young and shapely as he did in 1924 Fred Hurd the same Charlie Starrett ditto At last the Trefs can be identified; Herm wears glasses and has a family to be proud of, while Hal retains his eyesight and bachelorhood Reunion continued a week longer in up-state New York as the Vennemans and Abbots entertained the Blunts, Heavenriches and Mansers in Buffalo on their way through to the Detroit boat Here is the list of the lucky ones who were there (sorry there is not enough space to include the names of the 76 wives and 35 children):
Chuck Abbott, Paul Allen, Chris Bailey, Bud Banfield, Bill Barclay, Joe Batchelder, Benny Benton, Charlie Bishop, Henry Blake, Bill Blanchard, Whit Blair, Carle Blunt, Gardner Brown, George Buck, Dick Burlingame, Ed Chaffin, Chip Chipman, Bob Carr, Bob Cleary, Tom Colt, Ran Cox, Herb Darling, Ed Dooley, Dan Drury, Bob Edgar, Ed Emerson, Snipe Esquerre, Doug Everett, Flash Fallon, Bill Farnsworth, Tom Farwell, Harry Fisher, Oz Fitts, Ken Foster, Chuck Frankenberg, Henry Greeley, Fred Gurney, Clyde Hall, Harry Hall, Dave Harriman, Reg Hanson, Sid Hayward, Frank Healy, Johnny Heavenrich, Tom Herlihy, Lawson, Al Lowell, Al Louer. Holt McAloney, Jud McCarthy, Mike McClintock, Charlie McKenna, Charlie Mac Donald, Allen MacDuffie, Don MacKay, Dick Mandel, Johnny Manser, Hal Marshall, Red Merrill, Hank Merry, Vin Meyer, Tom Murdough, Lou Neuman, Paul Newhall, Dick Nichols, Don Norstrand, Nate Parker, Bob Patten, Frank Poor, Lee Powers, Walt Rankin, Herb Redman, Bob Riotte, Jack Roberts, Fred Rowe, Perk St. Clair, Dick Sagendorf, Bob Salinger, Lloyd Sanford, Carl Schipper, Ed Simmons, Larry Smith, Jim Sullivan, Charlie Starrett, Les Talbot, Ralph Thomas, Warner Thompson, Sun Tilton, Hal and Herm Trefethen, Sew Tyler, Van Van Duyn, Paul Venneman, Brant Wallace, Jack Watson, Ken Weeks, Steve Weston, Tubber Weymouth, Art Wilcox and Bill Willard. Fred Hurd, Louis Ingram, Per Johnson, Larry Kennison, Tiny Lake, Dick Lattimore, Fritz
Let's have twice as many in 1951!
RETIRING OFFICIALS of the Class of '26 are Secretary-Chairman Bob Cleary and Pense, caught in a quiet moment at the 1926 summer reunion.
SPARKPLUGS OF THE 1926 REUNION. Left, Class Agent and Alumni Councillor Emeritus Tubber Weymouth, with Mary and Skip and, right, Reunion Chairman and Lady, Paul and Grace Venneman, shown with the inevitable bottle of brew at their reunion this past summer.
Secretary, 140 Federal Street, Boston, Mass. Treasurer, 131 California Drive, Williamsville, N. Y. Memorial Fund Chairman c/o Lord and Taylor, 424 Fifth Ave. New York 18, N. Y.
