1905

REPORT OF '05 FORTIETH REUNION JULY 18, 19 AND 20, 1946

After the long tensions of the war years, the men of '05 appreciated the opportunity to assemble again on Hanover Plain for their Fortieth Reunion, a grand occasion. The headquarters were at North Fayerweather Hall where we received every attention from the young men at the desk.

The honor of making the longest trip to be present goes to Howard Dwight Billman and Mrs. Billman who made the journey by bus from Napier, California, where Howard is the Principal of the High School, and Mrs. Billman is a member of the staff. Howard, whose father used to preach in the Congregational Church in Keene, is as full of zest as in his undergraduate days.

Jim Mulally and his attractive daughter, Joan, a senior in St. Paul High School, came from that distant city.

There were also present: Gilbert and Mrs. Fall, Walter Emery, Edward and Mrs. Gilbert, Dr. and Mrs. Francis J. McCabe, George and Mrs. Putnam, Frederick Sampson Weston, Ernest M. White and Mrs. White, Judge James Donnelly and his son, James, 2nd, Fletcher Ames Hatch and Mrs. Hatch, Roger and Mrs. Brown, Walter B. Small, John Thomas Keady and Mrs. Keady, C. A. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell, Fred and Mrs. Chase, Roy and Mrs. Parkinson, Louis Clayton Grover and Mrs. Grover, Walter Conley, C. C. Hills and Mrs. Hills, John Tuck, George and Mrs. Agry, Dr. and Mrs. William P. Clough, George A. Hersam, George S. Reid and Mrs. Reid, Dr. and Mrs. Andrew MacMillan, Charles Brooks and Mrs. Brooks, Rev. William James Campbell, Walter M. May. Henry Thrall and Norman Stevenson visited the class frequently.

The Class Banquet was held Friday evening at the Ski Hut in the rear of Hanover Inn. There were twenty-six '05 men present and also several invited guests from '06. Judge Jim Donnelly was the Toastmaster. C. C. Hills read letters from several men expressing their regrets at being unable to be present. After discussion of possible uses of the Loan Fund, it was decided to continue the Fund in the custody of the Loan Fund Committee and re new consideration of the matter at our Reunion in 1950.

The CiasS showed its excellent judgment in electing Gilbert Fall as Class Secretary and Treasurer for the next four years. Gib will give most effective service in this dual role. He is a loyal member of the Class and deeply interested in all of its.members and their welfare. May he enjoy the same support which the retiring Secretary has received.

Friday evening the Class enjoyed the gracious hospitality of President and Mrs. Dickey in the beautiful garden in the rear of the President's residence.

Saturday morning in Dartmouth Hall, there was a meeting of the General Association of the Alumni with reunion members 1903, 1904. '905, 1906, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931 present. Victor M. Cutter, Life Trustee of the College, presided. Professor William S. Messer, Chairman, Special Committee oh Academic Adjustments, outlined the problems of admission and the expanded enrollment; Sidney C. Hayward, '26, reported on Alumni Activities; Nelson A. Rockefeller, '30, reported the effective war work of President Dickey; President Dickey emphasized the advantages of the independent college such as Dartmouth. All alumni who heard him were impressed with the fact that Dartmouth has a vigorous, capable leader who will be invaluable in expanding its work in the coming years.

We had a Class picture on Saturday noon and at 2:30 George Agry showed slides of our undergraduate days. George collected whiie in college a large number of slides of athletic and other events. The joy of recognition came to all of us as we saw the pictures of our classmates and the familiar scenes. This was one of the most entertaining events of the Reunion.

On Saturday afternoon at six, the Class enjoyed a bountiful picnic on a large field about a mile below Norwich. The setting of the green meadows and hills of Vermont was charming. C. C. Hills was the efficient master of ceremonies and managed the picnic very effectively. Our thanks are given him for this service and many other contributions to the success of the Reunion.

Saturday night after the picnic, many attended the presentation of Love Rides theRails, an hilarious melodrama, by the Dartmouth Players.

Sunday morning Judge Donnelly conducted the Memorial Service in Rollins Chapel and gave a moving tribute to the fourteen members of our Class who have departed this life since 1940.

The appreciation of the Class is extended to Mr. Donald W. Cameron, '35, of the College, for his many courtesies.

A most enjoyable feature, not available in formfer reunions, was the opportunity to chat with old friends of 1903, 1904 and 1906.

The retiring Secretary thanks the members of the Class for their loyal support during the past six years and bespeaks for his successor, Gilbert Fall, your interest and loyalty.

We are all indebted to Walter Emery and C. C. Hills for their untiring efforts for the success of the Reunion.

WALTER M. MAY '05

Secretary and Treasurer, 8027 Seminole Ave., Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.