1930

With a tent beside Hitchcock dorm serving as official headquarters and Gile and Streeter being sparingly used as the official dormitory headquarters, 130 men of 1930, together with almost 60 wives of the 1930 family, partook during the weekend of July 19-21 of what was unanimously agreed as Si Chandler's greatest production of a 1930 reunion.

With white T shirts, emblazoned with the Dartmouth Indian head and 1930 numerals in green, and white baseball caps with the green numerals 30 serving as costumes, the reuning 1930 gang, as usual, made itself distinctive in appearance in Hanover and the 1930 tent was, at all hours of the day and night, the scene of activity, song, music and general reunion merriment which was tops during the Hanover weekend and which proved so attractive that reuning tents of other classes seemed to empty in the direction of 1930's headquarters.

After initial handshakes and introductions to the many wives in attendance, the program for the weekend commenced with a buffet supper at the tent on Friday night, accompanied by a strolling accordion player, and considerably aided and abetted by a generous supply of that "rich, creamy and mellow" which was served at the tent and picnic, during the remainder of the weekend. In the early evening President and Mrs. Dickey received reuning alumni at the President's home and an Alumni Dance in College Hall was available for those so inclined.

Saturday morning, after the class picture, a meeting of the General Alumni Association was held in Dartmouth Hall at which President Dickey and Nelson Rockefeller were among the speakers. At this meeting 1930 was awarded the 1930 Cup, symbolic of the reuning class having the largest number of alumni in attendance for that weekend. 1930 has won this trophy at each of its three reunions commencing with 1935. If there had been a prize awarded for the alumnus returning from the farthest distance from Hanover, Judge Frank McLaughlin would certainly have taken this prize.

Immediately after the Association meeting the 1930 crowd moved in caravan fashion to "Carl Haffenreffer's grandfather's farm" at Canaan Street where, thanks to perfect weather and the courtesy of Cardigan Mountain School for Boys, the 1930 reuning family had a never-to-be-forgotten picnic and "athletic" afternoon at this beautiful scene of the 1935 and 1940 reunion picnics. (A1 McGrath was so effective (?) as a pitcher in the Softball game that even Eddie Jeremiah and A1 Marsters failed to connect, and Phil Peck was unanimously awarded first prize for the bestdressed man on the beach, Jack Cheney being disqualified on the debatable question of whether he was dressed.)

With martinis furnished by Hank Embree and champagne served through the generosity of Sam Adams, the Class dinner held in the Thayer Hall cafeteria on Saturday night was another of the many highlights of the weekend. A cable of good wishes sent by Johnny French from Berlin was read, Charlie Raymond's report as Treasurer was loudly acclaimed (the acclaim being of such magnitude that none could hear the report), and the resolutions proposed by the Resolutions Committee, as read by A1 Dickerson on behalf of the Committee consisting of Al, Hank Odbert and George Lord, were unanimously adopted. Nelson Rockefeller, on behalf of the Nominating Committee, proposed the following as nominees for the Executive Committee and with the usual railroading tactics they were unanimously elected:

G. W. French, J. B. Chandler, A. J. McFarland, C. W. Haffenreffer, H. S. Embree, F. C. Scribner, Jr., C. H. Young, J. C. Golan, C. V. Raymond, L. A. Chilcote, S. Weaver, Jr.

Thereafter the Executive Committee elected the following Class officers: Treasurer: Charlie Raymond Chairman of the Memorial Fund: Bud French Class Agent: Jack Rich (who becomes an ex

officio member of the Executive Committee) Chairman of the Reunion Committee: Si Chandler

Secretary-Chairman: Alex McFarland

With real thanks to Pat Weaver, those at the Class dinner heard a special recording by Fred Allen and his "Allen's Alley Gang" of a special Class of 1930 broadcast which we hope may be available in record form for 1930 alumni. (Only when you actually hear Mrs. Nussbaum ask Allen if he was expecting Herm Schneebelli, Senator Claghorn referring to his stay in Hanover at South Massachusetts, Falstaff characterizing A1 Marsters as the "Arlington Cantaloupe" and the final remark of "Don't forget Thirty,—you're nearing 40," can you fully appreciate this part of the program.) Watch for further announcements of the possibility of obtaining a recording of this broadcast as it certainly is on a par with the best of any of Fred Allen's regular Sunday night broadcasts. Class and prior reunion movies brought the Class Dinner to a close.

The 1930 wives, during the Class dinner, enjoyed a special banquet in their behalf at the D.O.C. House on Occom Pond.

The remainder of Saturday night centered about the 1930 tent where music (until the "merry-go-round" broke down), dancing and the general reunion spirit prevailed at length.

The entire reunion weekend was such a series of highlights that it would be impossible for anyone who was in Hanover to choose any particular event or occasion to stand out above another. It will be a never-to-be-forgotten reunion for those in attendance and one which surely will produce the determination to return in 1950 among those who found it impossible to be in Hanover July 19-31. With the everyday difficulties each of us experience in making plans and obtaining the ordinary day-by-day requirements of food and drink, the acclaim of all was to Si Chandler and Eddie Jeremiah for the unexcelled manner in which every detail of this weekend was arranged.

The following is a list of those who were in attendance:

A. Ackley, S. A. Adams, H. W. Allyn, R. L. Barker,* R. Barnard, R. W. Belknap,* H. L. Birge,* J. Birmingham, W. H. Birnie, W. Blais, W. Biakey,* R. Blanchard, H. E. Booma,* R. C. Booma,* V. Borella,* R. Bowlen,* W. M. Brown,* A. W. Browning, G. S. Butler, E. C. Buhler,* R. Butterfield,* E. Butterworth,* L. L. Callaway, J. Chandler, B. Carnell, H. E. Chase, J. G. Cheney,* L. A. Chilcote, T. Childs,* K. G. Clow, E. Shaw Cole, S. W. Davis,* D. M. Day,* A. I. Dickerson, F. V. Doherty,* W. T. Doran, E. B. Downey, W. E. Dresser,* J. C. Dunlap, R. Ela, H. R. Eldredge, H. S. Embree, M. S. Emrich, J. Fitzpatrick, G. Fredrickson, G. W. French, L. R. Godwin,* J. C. Golan, C. Haffenreffer,* W. O. Harris,* A. Harroun, R. H. Hildreth, A. Hayes, J. P. Hodges, F. H. Horn,* M. K. Horwitt,* F. Jasperson,* E. Jeremiah,* W. R. Jessup, C. K. Johnes,* H. A. Johnson,* H. Kaplan,* R. Keene,* M. D. Kim- ball,* R- S. Kohn, R. H. Larkin,* D. Latham, E. H. Latham,* B. R. Lewin,* W. H. Lillard, G. W. Long, G. Lord, G. E. Low,* G. H. Lowery, W. O. Lucas, R. McClory,* W. A. McCulloch, A. J. McFarland, A. F. McGrath, N. E. McGrath, M. G. Mclnnes,* J. McLaughlin,* E. F. Magenau,* J. B. Maitland,* A. K. Marsters, H. K. Moore,* W. R. Moore,* R. G. Morrill, H. C. Newell,* H. Odbert, G. Parkhurst, P. Peck, R. S. Perkins,* J. C. Placak, N. C. Ranney, F. Rath, C. Rauch,* C. V. Raymond, J. F. Rich, R. R. Rix,* N. Rockefeller, F. C. Ryder,* H. N. Sander,* H. Schneebeli, E. R. Schuster,* F. C. Scribner, E. W. Seldon,* P. F. Shanley,* G. B. Shattuck,* M. G. Shultz, A. V. Shurts,* W. E. Steers, L. H. Sturman,* J. Tiedtke, R. G. Tilt,* F. Tobey, A. O. Trostel, F. K. Uhleman, W. S. VanDerbeck, A. R. Vogt,* R. A. Walker, W. J. Wasmer, E. S. Waters, F. K. Watson,* S. Weaver, H. Weinstein, P. Wheeler, C. E. Widmayer,* J. W. Wiggin,* W. Wilkinson, R. Winter, T. R. Wolf, H. N. Wood, J. T. Wooster.

* Wife.

THE RED-SHIRTED '29ERS pose beside McNutt for their Reunion picture.

A BLAZE OF WHITE keynotes the 1930 Reunion uniform.

Secretary, Herrick, Smith, Donald & Farley 1 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass.

Treasurer, 24 Jennys Lane, Barrington, R. I.