1942 Holds First Reunion

THE FRANTIC FIFTH has come and gone, and, despite occasional showers and an appalling lack of cooperation on the part of the 1937 men's softball team, it seemed to be a successful event. With a few eager parties arriving on Thursday night and other determined classmates arriving as late as Sunday morning, the final count, entirely unofficial, was in the neighborhood of 137 members of the class, plus 72 wives, dates and guests.

International long-distance honors for travel went to Bert Anger, who came all the way from Germany, and national honors belong to Bill Temple who drove from Denver, Colorado. The latter was pushed somewhat for his crown by three aspirants from Texas: Dr. and Mrs. Hans Huessy, Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lain, Galveston; and Ben Page, Houston.

After taking some preliminary soundings on a keg of beer in the . Class Tent, the party steamed over to the Alumni Gym for the opening event, a buffet supper Friday evening. Originally scheduled for the class tent, the buffet was shifted at the last moment after hasty consultation with the 1942 Chapter of the Astrologers, Soothsayers and Meteorologists Union who, reading the already falling raindrops with uncanny accuracy, predicted that it would rain and we had better move inside. Move inside we did and, in surroundings more normally used for indoor baseball practice, tore into a toothsome supper prepared by Dave Heald's Hanover Inn staff.

Following supper the class really got to grips with the beer problem and the workmanlike manner with which they made away with the stuff would have made the late lamented W. C. Field's nose glow with pride—and envy. The beer consumption teams kept hard at it in the tent until the late evening or early morning, depending on your point of view. Small, and successful, efforts at pandemonium also raged quietly throughout the vast and windy reaches of Topliff where we were quartered as some of the group tried the more medicinal, or dry goods, approach to the situation.

Saturday morning found everyone in good form and running easily while some of the more aged reuning classes were already showing signs of the pace. A slightly delayed class picture was recorded for posterity against the brick backdrop of McNutt Hall following which a class meeting was held in 14 Silsby. The latter set all records for speed and constitutional procedure in the best Star Chamber methods. A little boy at the door, who turned out, on close inspection, to be Class Treasurer Teddy Arico handed out mimeographed reports of the class financial standing, thus obviating the necessity of all of the rest of us straining our eyes trying to see him making a platform speech. The matter of a class memorial in the proposed Hopkins Center was broached by Proc Page and left open for the class's consideration during the next few years. The class voted without dissent to invite all fathers of deceased members of the class to become honorary members of 1942. The class tax was set at an annual $4.00 for the next five years, whereupon WallyMeckes, representing the Nominating Committee, took over and railroaded the following slate through, to serve until our Tenth: Secretary-Chairman, this 'umble deponent who will endeavor in his haphazard way to do your pleasure; Treasurer, Jack Harriman; Class Agent, Ad Winship; Reunion Chairman; Dave Heald; and a seven-man Executive Committee, to wit, Proc Page, Chick Camp, Army Stambaugh, Harry Bond, Joe Palamountain, Johnny de la Montagne and Al Dingwall.

After adjourning the class meeting in jig time when no. class movies showed up, the men moved to Thayer Hall for the General Association of Alumni luncheon and the wives took over the Ski Hut under the capable leadership of Jane Heald. At the conclusion of both affairs 1942 girded itself for battle and deeds of derring-do on the diamond against the supposedly craven minions of 1937. The latter, however, refused to roll over and play dead and their squad of large, beefy males defeated us, 3-1. Immediately following this debacle as the men of '42 slunk away to the nearest beer'keg, the '42 wives took over with a vengeance. Behind the matchless twirling of Mary Gene Schoonmaker, the girls fielded flawlessly and literally tore the cover off the ball at the plate to roll up an impressive 11-0 win. At one point MimiBolton cleared the bases with a ringing double to left field, and it was pointed out by the experts that Eloise Meckes collected two hits and that Liz Stephens and JaneHeald fielded and hit like big leaguers.

The athletes and their very vocal entourage then retired to the quietude of the '43 Tent, a cloistered bit of canvas, stuck away in a bosky nook of Memorial Football Field and engaged in some quiet philosophic discussion over a cup or two of beer. It was at this point that the nowfamous King Size paper cups made their appearance—waxed containers of such volume that it was all Arico could do to get a full one up to his mouth. The Class Banquet, an informal affair, took place at 7 that evening in the cafeteria of Thayer Hall and aside from the fact that the DDA hit us with lobster salad for the second straight meal hand running (a fact that has been duly noted in our Black Book for the Tenth), it went off well.

Saturday evening's affairs took on a distinctly Mardi Gras flavor when a wandering minstrel in the person of Carl Rood appeared completely furnished with a guitar. After a lengthy session at the tent, virtually the entire class moved into Room 1, Topliff Hall, where Meistersinger Rood regaled us, with tympanic support from Bill Parmer, who effectively beat the bejabbers out of a big wash pail, and with choreographic effects by Mrs. Joe Logan. This floor show was continuous from 2 to 6 a.m. during which time Carl ran the gamut of singing from A to B. According to my lower Topliff spies, this room belonged to Bob Burdett and Ralph Morrison, and the latter pulled something of a sleep-walking act as the evening wore down to the frazzled edges of dawn.

Perhaps due to the above mentioned activity, only a handful turned up for our Memorial Service in 105 Dartmouth Hall the following morning at 11. It was a shame more didn't attend for Bill Perry planned and conducted a service that was a model for simplicity and sincerity. At 12 Sunday came the final event of the day, a buffet luncheon in a tent adjoining the Hanover Inn and while the fare was all that could be asked for by any gourmet, sit did seem that some of the brethren's appetites had fallen off slightly. By this time the great exodus was well underway and by 5 o'clock in the afternoon Topliff and Hanover had wearily settled back on their foundations to recuperate.

Before winding this up it should be pointed out that large and thankful kudos should go to Dave Heald and Chick Camp for their unflagging efforts to give us a good reunion; to Bill Perry for his fine -offices as mentioned above, to Bill Housel, Pete Link, Bump Headley and Proc Page for their aid in registering the arrivals, to Jane Heald for her good-neighbor hospitality to the '42 wives, to students Bob Burns '50, Martin Hamilton '46 and Ed Zebroskie '50 who capably served as room clerks at Topliff, to student Bill Wyeth '46 who competently saw to it that the beer kept flowing at the tent and to Dick Olmsted '32 who was kind enough to sell us a keg of beer from his class's supply late Saturday night when we were running low.

Random memories of the Fifth come to mind already: of the wonderful pectoral control of Dick (No Hands) Lippman; of Dave Allen's Houdini-like escape act from a closet; of Chuck Gibbons curing a sprained ankle by liberal application of internal medicine; of John Callihan going to bed five separate and distinct times Saturday night; of two large and meaty characters, Tasty Thompson and one Camp, careening around on a bicycle at 2 a.m. Saturday (which leads me to believe that now I know how that bike got into my car Saturday morning); of Gus Newell, who by all odds made the most strenuous effort to be in attendance, arriving Saturday afternoon with his wife, Barbara, two children, the youngest nine weeks old, and his mother-in-law Mrs. Robertson, who goes down as one of the finest mothers-inlaw on record since she acted as baby-sitter for the kids while Gus and Barbara reuned.

It might well be noted here that all of you who were not fortunate enough to make the Fifth were sincerely missed by the rest of us and you would be well advised to start planning now to make the Tenth. As I close this column, the one which marks the end of the first five years, I would like to thank on behalf of the class Proc Page and his two wartime alter egos, Phil Brooks and Dick Bolton, and that great little man, Ted Afico, for keeping us going during that very trying period.

Below is a list (possibly incomplete for which I apologize in advance) of those who attended the Fifth. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who did attend who is not on the list so that we can bring our records up to date.

Arico, J. F.; Allen D. H., and guest, Loney, T. R.; Adkins, S.; Amy L. E.; Anger, B.; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Baldwin; Baldwin, D. E.; Bartlett, F.; Bartlett, H. O.; Mr. and Mrs. I. Berman; Mr. and Mrs. E. Birkett; Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bolton; Mr. and Mrs. R. Braman; Breck, P. B.; Bull, S.; Bride, M. J.; Mr. and Mrs. P. Brooks; Bridge, F. G. F.; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Brown; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bullard; Burdett, R. M.; Mr. and-Mrs. L. Caproni; Cushman, F.; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Callihan; Coleman, H.; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. G. Clark; Mr. and Mrs. J. Chandler; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Clarke; Corwith, J. D.; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Craig; Deverian, R. N.; Dewey, R. B.; Davis, D. M.; Deane, R.; Dorrance, W. L.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Encherman; Mr. and Mrs H. C. Englert; Ewart, C. B.; Farley, J. L.; Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Frieman; Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Garfink; Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Garran; Mr. and Mrs. J. H! Garretson; Gibbons, C. A.; Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Giles; Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Godfrey; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Gray, W.; Griffith, R. O.; E.; Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Henderson; Hagge, D. L.; Hartranft, R.; Hawkridge, E.; Mr. and Mrs. R. L Headley Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Herberger; Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Huck; Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hickey Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hill; Hill, J. W. Jr.

Kramer, H.; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hinman Jr.; Dr. and Mrs. H. R. Huessy; Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Hinton Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hummel; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hooker Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Hooker; Johnson, E. P.; Kelsey, J. P.; Housel, W.; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lain; Latz, M.; Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Langdon; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lawton; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Levy; Lesure, H. K.; Link, M. P. Jr.; Lippman, R.; List, D. P.; Libbey, W. S.; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Logan; Mr. and Mrs. F. Mala- vasic; McCormick, J. M. Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. E. Mc- Laughlin; Mr. and Mrs. G. McClintock.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Meckes Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Miller; Mr. and Mrs. W. G* Miller; Mitchel, W. J. Jr.; Moon, P. G.; Mulligan, J. J.; Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Nichols Jr.; Morrison, R. A.; O'Mara, A. J.; Nehring, R.; Page, B. R.; Page, P. H. Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Palamountain Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Parmer; Markell, J.; Priddy, A. L.; Perry, W. B.; Pinks, M. B.; Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Pitman; Rendall, J.; Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Rice; Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Rollins; Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Sargent; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Schuette; Mr, and Mrs. D. D. Schuetz; Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Seacord; Sewall, J. L..; Searles, R. E.; Smith, R. J.; Mr. and Mrs. R. Schoonmaker; Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Stephens; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Stambaugh.

Mr, and Mrs. J. Storrs and Storrs, T., brother; Strader, H. L.; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Strasenburgh; Swenson, G.; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Taylor,; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Valkevich; Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Waldron; Warden, J. A., and Warden B. J., sister; Williams, M. L.; Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Williamson; Wilson, R. C.; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Winship, II; Wester, J.; Lapres, T.; Enos, W.; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Gamp.

YOUNGEST OF ALL REUNING CLASSES WAS 1942 WHICH MARKED ITS FIFTH REUNION THE WEEK END OF JUNE 20-22 IN HANOVER.

CLASS SECRETARY