1930 Holds Advanced 20th

THE "Twentieth for 'Thirty' in Forty-Nine" was one of those events which refutes the old maxim of "Anticipation is always greater than realization." Thirty's Twentieth Reunion was really something,—in short, it was by acclaim of all present the best reunion we have had to date and a weekend not to have been missed and never to be forgotten. As a matter of fact, the subject on everyone's tongue as hasty adieus were said over a last glass .of milk punch on Sunday was our Twenty-Fifth, notwithstanding that it is six years distant. That's getting ahead of the story of our Twentieth but it indicates the feeling of all of us who were in Hanover that we didn't want to see this Twentieth come to a close but, recognizing the inevitable, we were already looking forward to the next opportunity to get together.

Reunions don't just happen. They require a great amount o£ advance planning and work, as well as attention to many details during the course of the weekend by the Reunion Committee. Undoubtedly, the success of our Twentieth was due to the perfect planning of our Reunion Committee. Every detail of the entire weekend was planned and carried out to perfection. Even the weather was ideal,—-warm sunshine and those bright, starlit nights of which there are none finer than in Hanover. An untold amount of thanks goes to Charlie Ranch, Chairman of the Reunion Committee, to Harry Condon, in charge of finances, to Russ Sigler, in charge of costumes, to Chick Pooler, in charge of publicity (and who because of severe sickness was not able to be present), to the hardworking Hanover Committee of Snub Poehler, Bob Keene,Charlie Widmayer and Eddie Jeremiah, and to Memorial Fund Chairman, Bud French, who was in charge of the lottery. (Not incidentally, the pre-Reunion days were extra busy for Charlie Rauch as a result o£ the arrival of a boy in his family on Flag Day, June 14.) In addition to the Committee there were many whose contributions of tangibles and effort added immeasurably to the constant pleasure of the weekend: Carl Haffenrefjer's "rich and creamy," Sam Adams' champagne and brandy and Al Marsters' dark glasses for the ladies,—to mention just a few. The difficulty with writing about Reunion is that there is no logical start or finish. The event stands out in its entirety in one's mind as not only a memorable weekend but a refreshing tonic by way of renewal of friendships of the past. And increasingly is it becoming true that our Reunions are family affairs. 120 men were registered with 79 wives and 30 children. There is no doubt but that the ladies and the children add immeasurably to these Reunions and the Executive Committee hopes that even more so than in the past will 1930 wives and children come to feel that they are most definitely a vital part of the Class of 1930.

For most of us, things started on Friday afternoon, June 17. But there were those who came quite a distance such as Art and YelenaOlsen, who were in Hanover the entire week enjoying the Hanover Holiday. Headquarters were in Fayerweather Row behind Dartmouth Hall with two sizable tents in the rear of Middle Fayer. Charlie Rauch and Harry Condon had their registration desk on the lawn in back of Fayer and Friday afternoon was a continual process of greetings, handshakes, "meet the wife" and "When do we get the costumes?" Russ Sigler was somewhat delayed but by 4:00 P.M. the costumes were being displayed and, very definitely, our Twentieth was under way. Both the men and the ladies wore white baseball caps with a green D immediately above the visor. An optional part of the costume for the men and children was a white T shirt on which was imprinted the likeness of an Indian bearing the inscription on the rear of his loin cloth " '2B and '29 always behind" (which sentiments, we understand, were authored by Eddie Jeremiah). With the heat of the sun, that "rich, creamy and mellow" was indeed welcome. Before too long champagne corks were popping, with thanks to Sam Adams, as a preface to dinner which was served in the tent, buffet style. Music was provided by an accordianist who accompanied 1930 throughout the entire weekend. Not incidentally, the chief purveyor of liquid refreshments throughout the weekend was Bernard, who has been at the Dartmouth Club of New York for 34 years and who was enjoying Hanover for the first time through arrangements made by our Reunion Committee.

After supper on Friday night we enjoyed the reception given by President and Mrs. Dickey in the beautiful garden of their home. A chronicle of the Twentieth involves a succession of superlatives, but the reception in this beautiful setting was certainly one of the highlights of the weekend. It was the first opportunity to meet with friends of the Classes of 1928 and 1929, in particular, and with other Dartmouth men of other classes and those associated with the College. Tardily the reunioners left President and Mrs. Dickey's reception and after visits to the '2B and '29 tents, which were over by Gile, Lord and Streeter dormitories, the reunioners returned to 1930's tent and continued with Reunion song and chatter into the early hours of Saturday morning. Some even managed to take in the alumni dance in Commons. Jean Jasperson and Wayne Van Leer certainly did yeoman service on the piano and uke respectively.

On Saturday noon the men assembled for an Alumni Luncheon, served in front of the gymnasium, and then attended the meeting of the General Alumni Association upstairs in the gym, which brought back memories to all of even warmer occasions of final exams 20 years ago. Immediately following the alumni meeting 1930 men, wives and children hurried to the picnic at Bob and Louise Keene's place in Etna. The first half hour at "the Keenes" was spent with envy and admiration for the beautiful spot which they have and which obviously represents so much work on their part. Any Twentieth Reunioner is sure to recommend the Keenes' as a delightful place at which to spend a weekend or even longer. Everything was in readiness for the 19.30 lottery and picnic. But first there was the class picture taken out on the front lawn. The sun was hot, and the shade and a Narragansett were welcome.

A brief class meeting was held at which Class Treasurer Charlie Raymond presented a report clearly indicating the solvency of the Class and at which Bud French, chairman of the Class Memorial Fund, spoke about 1930's Memorial Fund and the approximate total of $2500 received to date (several hundred dollars will be added to the Memorial Fund as a result of the sale of lottery tickets).

The Resolutions Committee, of which Charlie Widmayer was chairman, submitted the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted:

RESOLVED, That the Class of 1930, gathered in Hanover for its Twentieth Reunion, express to President Dickey its admiration for the intelligent, forward-looking and liberal leadership he is giving to Dartmouth College, and that it pledge to him its full and continuing support toward the solution of the varied problems facing the College today and toward the realization of the broad, long-range objectives of the free and independent college.

RESOLVED, That the Class of 1930 send to President Emeritus Ernest Martin Hopkins its affectionate greetings and its sincerest wishes that for him and Mrs. Hopkins the years of retirement will bring health and happiness in full measure. Also that it express once again its gratitude for all that his personal interest has meant to the Class in undergraduate and alumni years.

RESOLVED, That the thanks of the Class of 1930 be expressed to Charlie Rauch, reunion chairman, and to the members of his committee for the months of planning and hard work that have made the Twentieth Reunion of the Class such a successful and memorable event. Also that the genuine appreciation of the Class be extended to Carl HafFenreffer for his generous contribution of that rich, creamy Narrangansett, without which a 1930 reunion would never be a 1930 reunion; to Sam Adams for his gift of the champagne that makes 1930 the envy of the reunion world; to A 1 Marsters for his generosity in providing sun glasses for the wives; to Louise and Bob Keene who have labored beyond the call of duty to make this a perfect picnic; to those who have made gifts to the memorial fund raffle; and to all the unnamed, others who have contributed in varied ways to the success of the reunion.

RESOLVED, That the Class of 1930 make known to its officers—Alex McFarland, secretary-chairman; Charlie Raymond, treasurer; Jack Rich, class agent; and Bud French, memorial fund chair- man—its appreciation, not always articulate, for the superb and conscientious direction they give to the affairs of the Class, resulting in 1930's continued place among those Dartmouth classes which are recognized by the College as strong, unified and well-organized. Also that congratulations for the added distinction they have brought to the Class be extended to Alex McFarland, recently President of the Dartmouth Secretaries Association, and to Charlie Raymond, last year President of the Dartmouth Class Treasurers Association.

RESOLVED, That the Class of 1930 make record of its sense of loss and its keen awareness of the absence from its midst of Teruhiko Fujiyama and Edwin Stone Waters, who have died since our last Hanover gathering in July 1946.

Vic Borella submitted the report of the Nominating Committee which was unanimously accepted and as a result of which the following were elected as members of 1930's Executive Committee to serve until our Twenty-Fifth Reunion in 1955: Lee Chilcote, Chuck Faye, Bud French, A 1 McGrath, Alex McFarland, Charlie Rauch, Charlie Raymond, Jack Rich, Fred Uhlemann, Scott VanDerbeck and Charlie Widmayer. At a meeting of the newly elected Executive Committee following the lottery, the following were elected as Class officers: Secretary-Chairman—A lex McFarland; Class Treasurer—Charlie Raymond- Class Agent—Dick Bowlew, Class Memorial Fund Chairman—Bud French; Reunion Chairman—Charlie Rauch.

Immediately after the business meeting came the much anticipated lottery. Contributions from classmates were brought out to Master of Ceremonies Pat Weaver who is certainly par excellence in front of a microphone at any time and who was in rare top form at the lottery. No better entertainment could have been provided than the lottery. Buck Steers won one of his own "contributed" boxes of Bristol-Meyers products; BudFrench's gift of a box of California fruit was won by Chuck Faye, who lives in California and received the award for having come the farthest distance to Reunion. The live white pig (not over two weeks old but replete with green bow and leash) contributed by JimDunlap was won by Genevieve Butterfield; and the Axminister rug contributed by NetsRanney and expressed from Cleveland was won by Wes Wilkinson who was, on late Saturday night, attempting to make arrangements for expressing it back to his home in Cleveland; Phil Peck looked like Buck Rogers in the flesh when he modeled the rubber ice pack helmet contributed to the lottery by Wally Blakey.

Thirtymen were certainly generous in their contributions to the lottery and those in attendance at Reunion were generous in their purchase of lottery thus in making a substantial addition to our Memorial Fund. Immediately following the lottery, the "picnic" (meaning the food) was brought on. Man-size steaks, the likes of which have not been seen for years, were cooked over an open fireplace by Bob Keene and his staff, and Louise had prepared a bounteous table of other food. Groups of hungry '3O families gathered together under the trees and on the hillside and thrilled to the beauty of the sun setting over the hills in the West. It was with regret that everyone left "the Keenes ' and returned to Hanover for another evening around the tent and the Dartmouth Players' show in Webster Hall.

On Sunday morning a Memorial Service was held jointly with the Classes of '2B and '29 at Rollins Chapel. Before noon there was the milk punch party at the tent, again thanks to Sam Adams, but the party was punctuated from time to time with a sober note as a classmate and his wife and family bade a quick adieu to those still standing around. Almost every departure was accompanied by the refrain of "See you at our Twenty-Fifth."

The following list of those in attendance does not, unfortunately, list the children present and may be incomplete as a result of omissions' (forwhich your Secretary requests forgiveness and would appreciate your correction) :

A 1 Allyn Dick Barnard Bense and Pearl Benson Bill Blais Wally and Elizabeth Blakey Bob and Page Blanchard Bill and Dot Blanchard Hal and Dorothy Booma Roily and Dorothy Booma Vic and Ceil Borella Bill Bragner Brownie Brown Art and Martha Browning Carl and Bernice Buhler Dick and Genevieve Butterfield Pete Callaway Brad and Jean Carnell Si and Margo Chandler Herb and Marj Chase Jack and Frances Cheney Lee and Katherine Chilcote Ted and Ida Childs Bob and Elizabeth Chittim Shaw and Vivian Cole Mort Collins Harrison Condon Jack and Eddy Crawford Brud and Marjorie Crosier Pete and Elisabeth Davis Jack and Faye Dean A 1 and Lucia Dickerson Red and Elizabeth Doherty Bill Doran Buck and Esther Downey Jim Dunlap Lee Eisler Hank Ekstrom Hank and Ruth Embree Chuck and "Dee-Dee" Faye A 1 and Maggie Fisk Jack Fitzpatrick George and Edith Fredrickson Bud and Celie French John French George Geiger Joe and Carol Golan Red and Dorothea Gould Carl and Carol Haffenreffer Cupe Harris Rog and Audrey Hildreth Fred and Jean Jaspersen Ken and Elizabeth Johnes Hughie and Alyce Johnson Bob and Louise Keene Bob Kimball Mem and Elisabeth King Bunkie Lewin Jesse and Barbara Lichter George and Kay Lord Gil and Norma Lowery Gene and Sara Magenau A 1 and Esther Marsters Charles "Mac" McDonough Alex McFarland Norm McGrath A 1 McGrath Milt and Blanche Mclnnes Bill Milne Hank and Catherine Newell Dick Newman Pat and Esther O'Brien Art and Yelena Olsen Fred and Dot Page Elt Palmer Ben and Hanna Parish Phil and Liz Peck Boof and Billie Perkins Joe and Edna Placak Snub and Mary Poehler Charlie Rauch Frank Roth Charlie and Eleanor Raymond Shorty Reaves and wife Jack Rich Herm and Alice Sander Herm Schneebeli Ed and Mildred Schuster Fred and Barbara Scribner Earl and Geraldine Seldon Paul Shanley Gordon and Anne Shattuck Burt and Marjorie Sherwood Milt and Grace Shultz Art and Mary Shurtz Russ and Nolda Sigler Jack Smith Ed and Helen Sprankle Shelly Stark Buck Steers Lee and Florence Sturman Phil and Winifred Troy Fred Uhleman Scott and Doris VanDerbeck Wayne and Grace Van Leer Cliff and Marion Vogt Stew Warner Ed and Josephine Warren Wally and Gladys Wasmer Bob Walker Fred and Ann Watson Pat Weaver Tony Weinstein Charlie and Larry Widmayer Dean and Mary Wiggin Wes Wilkinson Bob and Edna Winter

CLASS SECRETARY

FORTUNATE 1930 RETREATS TO 808 KEENE'S PLACE IN ETNA FOR A PICNIC DURING UNFORGETTABLE WEEKEND, WITH ABOVE RESULTS