1925
Hanover, N. H. (A.P., U.P., INS)-For 100 years this sleepy little town nestled in the Green Mountains has had its peace violently disturbed by returning old grads but local police and other authorities agree that the most violent upheaval of all time took place during the recent reunion of the class of 1925. The noise was recorded at 1,357,429 decibels and every known reunion record was brokenespecially the record for the largest number of beautiful wives.
About 70 of the 1925 girls attended, brought their husbands and ran the party in a very competent manner. Forty-eight '2sers came without their wives, making a total of 118which colossal total was enough to win for 1925 the 1930 cup for having the largest number of returning men of all the classes reuning.
First prize for coming the longest distancea silver Lincoln Continental with real bumpers—was awarded to Bob Weinig who traveled to Hanover from Sioux City, lowa, where he manages production of radios and wind chargers for Zenith Electronics.
First prize for coming the shortest distance —a bottle of warm Narragansett Ale—was divided by Alex Laing, Bob McKennan, Art Dewing and George Scott, all of whom are on the faculty and merely had to roll out of bed to get to the 1925 tent.
The real hero of the reunion was Pete Haffenreffer who came to the rescue of the committee with one hundred (100) cases of Narragansett Ale, the finest ale bar none brewed in the world—or at least it tasted that way. Ask your grocer, bar or package store for a case tomorrow—and try and get it!
Pete has been a big factor in the success of the Dartmouth Hobby Shop run for students with handy hands by Virgil Poling. He has contributed a large number of hand and machine tools formerly used by the Herreshoff Boat Yards in Bristol, R. I.
Parker Merrow, the fashion and beauty editor of this column, pointed out to your inexperienced and unobservant correspondent that Corinne Kennedy (who brought along ex-Lt. Comdr. Frank Kennedy) was wearing the same hairdo that she wore at our 15th reunion. All we knew was that Corinne looked more beautiful than ever—as did every single girl at the reunion.
Many of the '2sers were attending their first reunion since graduating—including Lt. Col. Max Emerson who was just returning with a chestful of medals from three years of the toughest going in the Pacific. Max was with the 32nd Division which had more combat days than any other division in the history of the United States.
There were probably 30 men attending their first reunion in 21 years. Jack Robison came back from many years on the Pacific Coast by way of his new set-up in Philadelphia. Jack has less waist line than when he was in Hanover by virtue of touching his toes with his elbows 50 times a day before breakfast.
Dr. Ed Ober made himself the first casualty of the party by cutting his finger when a hot bottle of beer exploded in his hand. Ed left after the reunion for a week of fishing in Canada, later going back to Painted Post, N. Y., which he calls the cultural center of the Empire State.
Line Davis is winding up his super-hushhush work at the Underwater Sonics Laboratory at Harvard. Line will now market his inventions, which the Boston Boys say are sensational.
Link Price took a few days off from being president of the New England Electrical Works, Inc. of Lisbon, N. H., manufacturers 0f wire braids and cables.
First prize for having the youngest baby in xhe class a gorgeous hand-painted silver thing . went to Mrs. Bernard L. "Bunny" Levison of Boston on the advent of u-weeks-old Ton Bruce Levison. Jon's old man has been partner with classmate Brownie Phillips in the plastics business for the last five years. Jon is entered for the class of 1968—a mere 43 years after 1925. Whew!
Runner-up to Mrs. Levison for youngest baby—to the best of our knowledge—is an 18months-old entry by Mrs. Frank Kennedy of Short Hills, N. J.
Bill Farnsworth is back from 31/2 years in the Air Corps, and practicing law at 70 West 40th St. in New York. His clients are mostly publishers and entertainers (Tommy Dorsey and Harry James before the war and now Henry Holt and William Sloan Associates, whose first book is the Book-of-the-Month Club's Interval of Time by Ted White).
Whit Campbell came back for his first visit to Hanover since he was at Harvard Law School in 1927. Whit is the Chief Brain of the law firm of Taylor, Miller, Bush and Boyden of Chicago and was voted by the '25 girls as the bestlooking member of the firm of Campbell, Taylor, Miller, Bush & Boyden of Chicago.
Lou Kimball is general manager of the Lighting Fixture Division of Sylvania at Ipswich, Mass. but acted very undignified nevertheless.
If anyone finds a lost Buick sedan (lavender with sky blue stripes) please tell Ed Burns of Alton, N. Y., who couldn't remember at last reports where he had parked it.
If anyone has a tree in their backyard for sale, call Jerry Gould of Middletown, N. Y., who's trying to find more lumber for his customers.
If anyone needs a telephone, please don't call Jack Roche, manager of the Larchmont, N. Y. Office, as he is going nuts already.
From personal observation, we know that Eddie Hewitt of Elizabeth, N. J. and of Thomas & Betts, electrical manufacturers, had a good time in Hanover.
There was a character at the reunion by the name of Joe Murphy who did tap dances, buck-and-wing dances, and sells railroad equipment on the side.
Pete Blodgett, who runs the cannon-shooting department of the First National Bank of Boston, didn't know his cannon was loaded and shot two legs off a table at the Class Banquet.
If you want a new nose or anything consult Dr. Lt. Col. Tanzer who's returning to Mar)' Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover after conspicuous service in surgery with the Army.
Jock Brace showed up after seeing his son through an emergency appendectomy up in the woods north of Hanover.
Betty Malloy, driving Phil up from York, Pa. for his first reunion, had a hard time convincing guys she has a 16-year-old daughter, Betty being cute as a bug.
"Bick" Bickford came up from Gulfport, Miss, on his way to Maine for his new assignment with the U. S. Forestry Service.
Hal Elder snuck off a few days from his hardware, plumbing and heating contracting business in Amherst, Mass.
Alice Emerson is not only gorgeous but also a Piano Player, First Class, and Milt can't come to any future 1925 parties without her.
Our thanks to Ken Hill, Frank Wallis, Bill Sleigh, Ed Pease and the other members of the Reunion Committee for a marvelous week-end.
Make your plans now for '25's 25th in 1950.
A BIG TURNOUT: 1925 holds the '30 Cup during the final Reunion weekend.
FOR YOUR TINTYPE COLLECTION: the 1926 Family Group sits for a 20th Anniversary shot.
Secretary, 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y
Treasurer, 49 Federal St., Boston, Mass.
