1928's Delayed Twentieth

THE reunion of 1928 was considered by all in attendance as one of the best in its history, which is high praise in a class that has had some notable gatherings. We can put down in the limited space available only a record of the highlights of those three days; we can list those who attended; but the real record of those all-too-brief hours together will lie in the hearts and memories of those who were fortunate enough to be present.

r Everything, and that includes the weather. combined to give us a remarkably wellbalanced, well-organized and perfectly delightful weekend. Red Edgar's handling of the affair was outstanding and the class took appropriate note of that fact at its Saturday meeting.

An advance guard of husbands and wives started arriving on Sunday, Jack and CeceliaAhem from Chicago, Don and Helen Dodd from Philadelphia, Jack and Cornie Herpel and Irv and Mickey Engelman from New Jersey, were the first. On Thursday, Billand Bobby Morton and your narrator and Mary arrived for the Alumni Council meetings.

By noontime Friday our dorms (Russell Sage and adjoining Butterfield) were well filled and the tent in front of them was teeming with activity that scarcely ever ceased until Sunday. The boys and girls continued flocking in all through Friday with late-comers straggling in as late as 9 o'clock Saturday night. Total attendance figures were 89 men, 64 wives, 1 fiancee, and 19 children, a total of 173.

Official class activities got under way at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon with a Softball game with '29 in front of the senior fence, which '2B won handily. In the final inning 8-year-old Jackie Phelan substituted for one of the winded '2Bers and distinguished himself by getting a hit.

That night a cocktail party at the Outing Club House, was followed by a delicious buffet supper there with unlimited quantities of lobster, roast beef and ham, and all the fixin's. Some ate on the porch and others at tables at the water's edge. Jeanette Gill's wonderful catering started us ofE in good spirits, which had no occasion to lag for the rest of our stay.

A good number drifted over to the President's reception in the evening and others just sat and talked. A little later some of the more energetic souls attended the alumni dance in College Hall. The party at the class tent lasted well into the night, with Jack Herpel pounding out the old-time favorites on the piano, and Craw Pollock and Jack McLaughlin putting on a vaudeville show which made our tent the most popular spot in town, with large visiting delegations from '29 and '3O.

Saturday morning the class meeting got under way in McNutt Hall after a delay for those who had difficulty getting awake. President Edgar presided, and after brief introductory remarks, called for the usual reports. Treasurer Rupe Thompson reported a comfortable balance in the bank, Class Agent Bill Morton presented an encouraging picture of our performance in the current campaign, George Pasfield, Memorial Fund Chairman, told of the plans for a gift to be presented to the College at our 25th Reunion. Bill Treanor moved, and it was voted unanimously, that the class approve the action of its officers in starting a Memorial Fund. Your secretary read a cablegram from London from Bill Harris and a letter from George Bell, just out of the hospital, regretting their inability to be present.

The nominating committee, with Paul Kruming as chairman, presented its slate, which was unanimously elected:

President: Rupe Thompson, Providence; Vice Presidents: Bill Heep, Scarsdale; JackHerpel, Bernardsville, N.J.; Treasurer: JohnPhillips, Montclair; Secretary: Os Skinner, Troy, Pa.

Just before the meeting adjourned, Rupe Thompson presented to Red Edgar a Dartmouth chair as tangible evidence of our appreciation of the wonderful job he has done as president and reunion chairman. The class picture which appears with these notes was then taken beside McNutt Hall, which in our day was called Tuck Hall.

Shortly after noon the class ambled down to the gym for luncheon as guests of the College, and then went upstairs for the meeting of the Alumni Association, at which the speeches were good, and brief. John Dickey, as always, had something worthwhile to say. Rupe Thompson appeared on the program as chairman of the nominating committee. This gathering being limited to alumni, the wives had luncheon on the Inn terrace.

It being a hot day, a number of the brethren adjourned to Storrs Pond to swim and bask in the sun, while the rest milled around in our tent or visited around town.

The class banquet began at 7 on a night that was too hot for comfort, and made us wish we were back at the Outing Club House on Occom Pond. Mrs. Hayward served us a delicious dinner, and the retiring and incoming presidents held the speechmaking to a minimum. Resolutions of appreciation were voted for the efforts of Red Edgar, Bill Morton, Os Skinner, and newsletter editors JackHerpel and John Neary. Another resolution expressed the pride of the class in having two of its members elected recently to the Alumni Council, Bill Morton and DickWalker. The class also had an enthusiastic greeting for its first grandparents—Jack andMargaret Goodnow, who have two grandchildren. President Thompson paid tribute to Bob Reid and Jack Rose, of California, for coming the greatest distance, and to Craw and Ethie Pollock, Gil Swanson and Dick Walker for coming the considerable distance from Omaha. Rupe Thompson moved, and it was unanimously voted, that the class give $l,OOO out of its treasury to the Class Memorial Fund. By popular demand, Pollock and McLaughlin repeated their song-and-dance act of the previous night, and the meeting was adjourned in time for us to attend the excellent Players presentation of "You Can't Take It With You."

Then everyone moved back to the '2B tent, where there was an inexhaustible supply of beer, for another all-too-short night of the best in congenial hilarity.

Once again our luck held and Sunday was another clear, warm day. A number of our class attended the joint memorial services for the deceased members of '2B, '29 and '3O, which was conducted by Professor A 1 Foley. Among those present, and throughout our reunion, was Louise Dodge, widow of By Dodge.

The final event on the program was a luncheon on the terrace of the Inn for all those who did not have to start home during the morning. Many of the fellows and wives decided it had been so pleasant they were going to stay over an extra day.

We were gladdened at this reunion by the first appearance of our Class Baby, pretty Virginia Lewis, who was a center of attention. .... Bruce Lewis, her dad, had an interesting camera with which he took and developed excellent pictures in 60 seconds Our costume was the most sensible one for hot weather—a green hat with '2B numerals, plus white shirt and slacks.

To the guys and gals who were there, it was grand. To those who couldn't make it this time, it would h^ve—been grand—and will be even better in 1953. See you at our 25th!

Those who could come were: *Jack Ahern, *Cal Billings, *Chuck Bruder, *Howie Bush, *Bob Byrne, *Jim Campion and sons Jim and Ronnie, Dick Canton, Maury Cogan, *Bill Cogswell, Tax Connell, John Cromn, * Charlie Dickinson and son Charles, *Pinkie Dixon, *Don Dodd, *Lane Dwinell, *Red Edgar, *George Emery, *lrv Engelman, *Park Estabrook, *John Flanagan, A 1 Fowler, *Dick Frame, *Sam Gif Ford, *Jack Goodnow, Clint Goodwin, *Jerry Goodwin, John Gulian, *Craig Haines, *Bill Heep, *Jack Herpel, *Stew Hoagland and daughter Mary, *Jack Kenerson, *Chet Kellogg and sons Chester and Hugh, *Alec Kerr and son Douglas, *George Klein, *Paul Kruming, *Lanky Langdell, *Bill Lary, *Bruce Lewis and children—Virginia and Ralph, *Bill Lord, *Carl Lundgren, Phil Mac- Kown, *Jack McLaughlin, Bob MacPhail, *Virg McNeil, *Wes McSorley, Maurie Makepeace, *Budd Maring, *Sonny Middlebrook, *Tom Middleton, Bill Monaco and fiancee, Mary Patten, *Bill Morton, Roy Myers, Johnny Neary, *John Nixon, Don Norris, *Barney Norton, *Phil Orsi, *Tim Paige, *George Pasfield, *Red Pelton and children Carol and John, *Tack Phelan and children Martha and Jackie, *Johnny Phillips, *Craw Pollock, Bob Reid, *Topper Robinson, Jack Rose, *Dick Rockwell and sons Dick and Jack, *Herb Russell, Ira Safran, Ed Sawyer, *Herb Sensenig, *Herm Schnepel, *Os Skinner and son Scott, *Joe Smith, *Loren Stevens, *Roger Sundeen, Gil Swanson, Rupe Thompson, Bill Treanor, *John Turkevich, Beef Vernon, Dick Walker, Jim "Walsh, *Honie Westhaver, *Wes Wood, Ernie Wright, Fran Young, Jack Zellers. * Denotes accompanied by wife.

CLASS SECRETARY

THE ROARING RETURN OF 1924 CHALLENGED THE CAMERA, BUT HERE THEY ARE CELEBRATING THEIR MEMORABLE TWENTY-FIFTH

FEELING AS SPRIGHTLY AS UNDERGRADUATES, THESE LOYAL MEMBERS OF 1928 POSE FOR THE PICTORIAL PROOF OF THEIR 20TH REUNION

WHAT'S BETTER THAN ONE CIGAR? The two cigars on one lighter belong to reunion representatives of '28, Barney Norton and Budd Maring.