1943

The big "Reunion" has finally come off—a bit delayed, but nevertheles for those of us who were there, a very enjoyable occasion. We had one hundred (100) cases of beer at our disposal—need I say more?

Here's the line-up of the gang that showed up:

Don and Judy Miller, Bob and Ann Pelren, Dick and Jean Wood (Dick's very charming English wife), Duke and Evelyn Dushame, "Jiigr' and Mrs. O'Connor, Johnny and Sta Koslowski, Howie Leavitt and the Mrs., Tony Farrell and Mrs., John Muchemore and Mrs. (all the way from San Diego, Calif., that's something!), Fred and Mrs. Geller, Cal and Mrs. Osberg, "Rod" and Mrs. Wolbarst, Bud and Angie Kast, Bob and Mrs. Krum, Roy and Mrs. Kirch, Hank and Mrs. Kidder and Hank, Jr.our mascot, and yours truly with my wife Margie.

That's the married set—the stags were:

"Farmer" Mead, Bill Maeck, Ted Driscoll, Andy Caffery, Leon Chapman, "Bing" Donaldson, Howie Geer, "Gus" Gustafson, Paul Hanlon, Ted Miller, Howie Thomas, Scott Mitchell, Dan Winters, Don Taylor, Mike Thurston, Roly Higgins and probably some others that, for the present at least, slip my mind. There were some fellows that were attending school and were able to get over for one or two events but with exatns coming up, they weren't able to be at everything. They were: Holden Waterbury, Rosenthal,. Guyther, Herb Schaffner, Charlie Does and Burnett.

I'd like to give a fairly brief running account of all that transpired over the weekend, and then I'll close up the column with some news items. Most of us arrived the evening of Friday, the 13th, lucky night, and made straightway for Ripley Hall, our class headquarters (that's where the beer was). Here we received our badges, tickets and various other paraphernalia, and, oh yes—the beer was there! At 8:30, we gathered at President Dickey's home and were very hospitably received by the President and Mrs. Dickey. Punch was served, as were cookies, cheese and various other delicious delicacies. Mr. and Mrs. Sid Hay ward were there as were Chick Camp, faculty adviser to fraternities, and some of the other Dartmouth family. That was the first chance most of us had to see the inside of the President's home. A dance at the Little Theater and various informal parties followed—some at Ripley and some at the fraternities.

Bright and early Saturday morning (about 12 noon to be exact)—yes, there was still some beer left, we managed to arouse ourselves and found that Mother Nature had treated us to a beautiful, warm, sunny day! We mustered at Oak Hill at 12:30 where we had a picnicall the hot. dogs,- and hamburgs you could eat, plus beans, salad, coffee, ice cream, etc., and, oh yes, beer! After that, we adjourned to Storrs Pond where a Softball game was enjoyed by all—even the spectators. The game ended in a tie. The official class picture was taken at the picnic; it included the '44s too. By looking at it you can get a prety good idea of who was there.

The next event on the program was a game scrimmage between the A & B football teams on Chase field. We were able to. get a preseason picture of the "Big Green."

Later on, we assembled at the Hanover Inn—out on the lawn, where cocktails were served. That was an innovation in the program, but proved to be quite successful. Finally, the main event of the weekend came about—the banquet at the Colonial Room at Thayer Hall. We had a buffet meal—but what a meal!—lobster, turkey, salads, potato salad, home-made rolls—the works. Mrs. Hayward really went all-out for us. The principal address was given by President Dickey, a fairly brief, but to the point, speech. Don Cameron spoke of the various duties entailed in running a reunion and suggested that we start thinking about our "Big Fifth," which comes in 1948. The Class Movies were shown in Silsby Hall among all the geological fossils, after which the group broke up into smaller parties.

I don't have much space left for news items, but then, I don't have very much news, so I'll get in what I have. First of all, I should announce that a great honor has befallen one of the members of our class. Bill Maeck, just recently graduated from Tuck School, has been appointed Assistant to President Dickey. Looks like the '43s will be well-represented in Hanover for years to come. George Monroe, word has it, is leaving Harvard Law School for a few months to accept quite a lucrative job on a professional basketball team in St. Louis. Johnny Krol is playing professional football for the Springfield '"Dons."

Here are some marriage notes: Miss Dorothy Yamins to Ed Lider in October; Barbara Bakewell of Wellesley Hills, Mass., to Bob Mustard—that was in July; Elizabeth Leach of Wilmington, Del., to Preston Goodfellow; Ethel Pitzenburger to George Burke in June at St. Albans, N. Y.; Dore Brown to Greg McKennis in Fayetville, and last, but not least, Anne Farnsworth of New York to Norton Grubb. The Grubbs leave some time in October for an assignment in Santiago, Chile. He's with the Foreign Marketing Division of Standard Oil.

That's all for this month! Please don't send me any news or any pictures this month! (I'll try the reverse psychology and maybe I'll get some response from you.)

Secretary, 11 Eliot St., Belmont, Mass.

Treasurer, .. Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, N. H.