1929
In the cool gray of Sunday's dawn the '29 Tent collapsed. For why, no man can give confident answer. Some may hazard the assumption that mischief was afoot. But others, such as those of us who were there (though long since gone to bed), will tell you that it is their belief that the old canvas just folded from utter exhaustion, finally gave up and fell soon after quiet had descended on the Hitchcock lawn and there was no longer the rising power of Maynard's and Mayher's voices in song to support the spread. And that, after all, must have been the way it happened, or somewhat that way, at least, for there had been two days and nights of a high old time performing the joint celebrations of our first victory over the Class Alumni Fund quota and our first Hanover Reunion in seven years. Everything went along pretty much according to schedule, thanks to Joe D'Esopo and his Reunion Committee. There were the Class Movies Friday afternoon, good cold ale in the Tent, and later the stag cocktail party at the Graduate Club followed by the Class Supper in Thayer Hall's Colonial Room. Most everyone arrived early, in plenty of time for cocktails. Two came by private plane: Horace Hoch from York, Pa. and Gerry Swope from New York. The food was excellent and plentiful, and thoroughly appreciated by the more than one hundred present. After dinner John Dickey told us how it felt to be President of the College and what it meant to him to have behind him a Class on whose loyalty and help he could always depend. Then Bill Andres spoke briefly for the Class and Eddie Walsh told a few, but not enough, of his famous stories. In the meantime the girls, some 65 wives, had had their own cocktail party and supper at the Outing Club House. President and Mrs. Dickey's reception to the alumni followed, and later in the evening there was dancing in the Gym. Still later, some went to bed, others frolicked beyond the normal capacity of their years.
Saturday was another beautiful day, clear and hot. Most of us found a very hearty breakfast in the tent pavilion erected on the side lawn of the Inn. The General Meeting of Alumni at 10:30 was followed by a very wellattended Class Meeting in 105 Dartmouth. There, under the chairmanship of President Larry Lougee, the following business was transacted:
A Treasurer's Report (duly approved and accepted) disclosed that the Class Savings Account (balance remaining from Senior Tax) stands at $787.81; that the Service Fund has a balance of $254.70; that the Class Dues and MAGAZINE Subscription Account (the operating funds) has a balance of $439.29, and that the Memorial Fund (for the 25th Year Class Gift) has been built up to .$1274.50.
Duke Barto proudly announced that the Class had exceeded its $10,300 quota by more than $7OO and generously commended his regional agents for doing the job. And then, by way of crowning the king, he presented to Willsie Brisbin, for meritorious service beyond description and compare, a full quart of bonded whiskey, the likes of which the Judge has probably often dreamed but seldom swished. Whereupon, it was unanimously resolved that Duke and A1 Benjamin, Gene Davis, Sherm Little, Dick Brown, Bill pase Mort Jaquith, Bob Austin, Bill Strangward' Wen Barney, Phil Fitzpatrick, Percy Russell' Bill Keyes, Willsie Brisbin and Fred Ingram had done a magnificent and significant job for which the highest praise should be given and in appreciation of which the grateful acknoxvledgement of the Class should be recorded.
Morton Jaquith, reporting on the Class. Memorial Fund, explained its history and purpose and how it fits into the College's, overall plan of enlisting financial support. He told how the Class, at the request of the College, had undertaken the solicitation of funds on a limited basis pending proper authorization by the Class at its Reunion meeting. The meeting then proceeded to approve and ratify these acts and to authorize the Executive Committee to consider the Class Memorial Fund with full power to act in the matter.
The question of Class Dues was next considered and after full discussion and review of the Class' financial needs on the basis of its experience over the past 17 years the Secretary's recommendation was adopted that the Executive Committee be authorized to determine from time to time the amount of the Class Dues.
Following a report by Bill Andres on the ALUMNI MAGAZINE Unit Subscription Plan the continuation of the Class Unit Subscription to the MAGAZINE was authorized and the Executive Committee was instructed to explore the possibility of including non-graduates in the subscription list.
Bob Austin, reporting as Chairman of the Nominating Committee, first recommended that the Class adopt the "Secretary-Chairman" form of class organization as recommended by the Dartmouth Secretaries Association and in effect in most of the younger classes. Following an explanation of the principal features of this type of organization the Constitution for the Secretary-Chairman form of Class government was approved and adopted. The following officers were then nominated and elected:
Secretary-Chairman, F. William Andres Treasurer, Edwin C. Chinlund Class Agent, Wellington F. Barto
Executive Committee: Robert W. Austin, Walter C. Bergstrom, Willsie E. Brisbin, Richard W. Brown, Joseph A. D'Esopo, John Sloan Dickey, Wilbur E. Flannery, James G. Hodge Jr., Morton C. Jaquith, Van Ness Jamieson, Sherman Little, E>udley W. Orr, William O. Page, Richard Robin, Arthur G. Rydstrom and F. William Andres, ex officio, Edwin C. Chinlund, ex officio, Wellington F. Barto, ex officio.
Class Memorial Fund Committee: Morton C. Jaquith, Chairman, Richard F. Barrett, Christian E. Born, John C. Hubbard, William O. Keyes, Herman Liss, John Parker, and Percy H. Russell.
Jack Moxon recommended that the present system of having contemporary classes hold their reunions at the same time be established on a permanent basis. After discussion it was the sense of the meeting that this plan of holding reunions had contributed greatly to the enjoyment of the Class Reunion, but that before the Class takes a position on the subject, a great deal more study should be made of the many aspects of the matter.
In recognition of the many years of devoted service to the Class in assisting Duke Barto in the Alumni Fund organization Mrs. Gladys Inscoe of Washington, D. C., was elected an honorary member of the Class; and in appreciation of the generous supply of hard-to-get beer which he had made available for Reunion, the thanks of the Class to Mr. Walter E. Guyette, President of the Harvard Brewing Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts, were enthusiastically recorded.
In closing, the sorrow of the Class in the passing of the twenty-three classmates who are no longer with us was expressed.
After the meeting, the Class picture was taken; and then we all made off for the Barbecue on Oak Hill where Ross McKenny served a hunter's stew and entertained us with stories. For dinner that evening many small parties went to Woodstock, Orford and the like, returning in time for the Players presentation of Love Rides the Rails, a keen reminder of the days the famous Hawkshaw Murgatroyd Stock Company starred such dramatic artists as Jim Hodson, Julius Morris and Jim Hodge. Later that night and early Sunday morning the Tent was the crowded scene of much high talk and song with Phil Mayher and Tom Maynard setting the pace.
Sunday's heavy rain washed out the picnic scheduled for Charlie Dudley's farm. Undaunted, Charlie brought the picnic to Hitchcock and set up the sandwiches and appurtenances in the first floor reception room.
And that just about brought the Reunion to a close. The story, however, would not be complete without mentioning those whose contribution to the preparation and execution of Reunion entitles them to special merit: Loretta Redding (Mrs. G. Barnum) who identified and marked all the pictures for the "Wanted Again" announcement; Mary Lougee (Mrs. Laurence W.), lovely bride who successfully braved a Reunion as her introduction to America and her husband's circle of society; Bob Brinkerhoff whose advertising talents devised the publicity; Ollie Holmes, who procured the ingredients for and supervised the mixing and serving Of the cocktails for the lead-off party of the weekend; Charlie Dudley whose picnic was good even in its washed-out state; Joan Morgan, the efficient and pleasant registration clerk, who sat through two days of name recording and tax collecting and thereby let the members of the Committee have a good time; and last but not least Joe D'Esopo, Mr. Reunion himself. And then, of course, there were the boys and girls who really made the weekend a success, the 100 men and 65 wives who were the Reunion:
Jack Ackley, John Angell, Ralph Ardiff and wife, Fred Armstrong and wife, Bob Austin and wife, Bill Andres and wife, Tal Babcock, Herb Ball, Nat Barrows and wife, Duke Barto and wife, A1 Benjamin and wife, Walt Bergstrom and wife, Jack Blair, Chris Born and wife, Molly Bott and wife, Jack Brabb and wife, Beedie Brisbin, Dick Brown and wife, Johnny Bryant, Buck Bulkley and wife, Doc Brown, Bob Carr and wife, George Case, Eddie Chinlund and wife, Art Clow and wife, Bob Collins, A1 Cooley and wife, Archie Crowley and wife, Cap Capalbo and wife, Gene Davis and wife, Joe D'Esopo and wife, John Dickey and wife, Charlie Dudley and wife, Dick Eberline and wife, A1 Fisher and wife, Phil Fitzpatrick and wife, Pinkie Flannery and wife, Frank Foster and wife, Slew Goodwin, Jack Gunther and wife, Walt Gutterson, Horace Hoch, Morry Hartman and wife, Nel Hartstone and wife, Ray Hedger, Bill Henretta and wife, Sonny Hetfield and wife, Jim Hodge, Jack Hubbard and wife, Harris Huston, Ollie Holmes and wife, Bill Irwin and wife, Mort Jaquith and wife, Lyt Johnston and wife, Don Jeffery, Charlie King and wife, Jim Latham and wife, Herm Liss, Larry Lougee and wife, Bill Magenau, Maurice Mandelbaum, Dave Martin and wife, Proc Martin and wife, Phil Mayher, Herb McCreery, George McLachlan and wife, Ken Moran and wife, Karl Michael and wife, Jack Moxon, A 1 Miller, Art Nighswander and wife, Nick Nickerson and wife, Joe O'Leary and wife, Dud Orr, Johnny Parker and wife, Inches Pierce and wife, Ginder Pratt and wife, Cliff Purse and wife, Johnny Quebman, Bob Ramage and wife, Squeek Redding and wife, Heinie Richardson and wife, Dick Robin, Art Rose, Percy Russell, Phil Rising, Larry Shirley, Cal Soriero and wife, Carl Spaeth and wife, Hank Stein and wife, Gerry Swope, Jack Thompson and wife, Eddie Walsh and wife, Joe Webb and wife, A1 Weigel and wife, Gus Wiedenmayer, Ken Wilson and wife, Walt Wilson and wife, Paul Woodbridge and wife, Brud Woodman and wife, Tom Maynard.
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