1925
REUNION DATES JUNE 9-10-11—to be followed immediately by Hanover Holiday.
Well, Classmates, your Secretary Pro Tem breaks down and admits he's old enough to reminisce. Do you realize that even if we sacrifice to do so, all who can should come to Hanover in June for the biggest 25th reunion ever to be held in Hanover, because (1) you will thoroughly enjoy it, (2) the committee has plans which are all-inclusive, (3) that means your wives' and children's entertainment are thoroughly prepared for, (4) you will probably witness the biggest Class Gift ever given on such an occasion to the College, (5) you will relive campus days with pals you haven't seen in many years—perhaps since graduation, and (6) this is our last reunion when most of us will be reasonably healthy (it has been my unfortunate duty to write THREE obituaries in the past two months).
When we graduated, 11 of us signed on at Montreal on the S.S. Cornishman as fullfledged cattlemen in charge of 900 head of steers to work our free passage to and from Europe. They were Jock Brace, Joe Leavitt,Bob Benjamin, Eddie Pease, Jim Howe, Gardner Howe, Bob Rahmanop, Chuck MacMillon, night watchman, Andy Edson and myself. Jock and Joe spent the summer in the British Isles on motorcycles. Jim Howe, Eddie Pease, Bob Rahmanop, Andy and I headed for Paris after London. Andy left us at Zurich to teach a chap English while he learned German at the young man's home. After July 14, 1925, we headed for Cologne to pick up Sid Hazelton's troubadours. On the 16th we five and Sid's group took the all-day boat trip up the Rhine from Cologne to Maintz. Sid's tourists included Pete Haffenreffer, Pete Blodgett,Freddy Dold, Fred Smith and Bud Petrequin. As we approached Der Lorelei, a group of travelling American female school teachers got sentimental singing "Au Tannenbaum" when Freddie Dold and Pete Blodgett counteracted on their portable victrola (pre-TV days), "There's a Japanese Sandman"—"Oh Those Wabash Blues," etc. Well, to end this phase of the story, 24 Dartmouth men were together later at Lucerne at a dance. Can't remember them all now but I think I can add Curt Abel and Lang Spring to the list.
Now I've been thumbing over the 1925 Aegis and am amazed at my lack of memory. I won't ask questions, but instead will give you a lot of facts—why?—because we want everyone possible back at reunion and this I hope will give you some ideas. In college, you undoubtedly had a classmate you haven't seen or corresponded with for 25 years—but would like to see again and reminisce. Perhaps he was your roommate—worked with you in Commons—sat beside you in class—or was on a sports team with you. He might come to reunion if he heard from you and versa vice. Take ten minutes and write him—it's as easy as that.
Now returning to the Aegis, the staff was Editorin-chief Freddie Smith; Business Manager WebCollins; Art Editor TVen Jones; Photo Editor LineDavis; Associate Editors—Dick Holden, HerseyJohnson, Rog Johnson, Al Manning, Morry Morrison, Les Richard, Laurie Wakefield, Paul Walter,Ed Warner, Walker Vincent and Bob Palmer. Senior Societies—Sphinx: Slim Bauman, HankBjorkman, Chet Bolles, Jock Brace, Chuck Dodd,Fred Dold, Eddie Dunlevy, Eddie Edwards, TomFrost, Dan Harris, Wen Jones, Frank Osgood, BuiPetrequin, Mart Reeves (and we want that Dallas delegation back!), Bob Rhoades, Steve Ryan, BobSnyder, Chan Walker, Jack Whitbeck and WoodyWilson.
C. & G.: Nate Bugbee, Pete Blodgett, WhitCampbell, Nort Canfield, Tom Carpenter, Stan Edgerly, Tom Gedge, Chuck Graydon, Paul Jerman,Lee Jamison, Bob McKinnon, Ken Montgomery,Joe Murphy, Larry Leavitt, Jack Reeder, KenSmith, George Stevens, Bob Sweetser and HollyTaft.
Dragon: Church Bacon, Ike Burner, Sam Carlisle, Milt Emerson, Pete HaffenreJJer, Hens Jones,Pete Kelsey, Tibby Marshall, Al Perkins, BobReading, Bill Simms, Dan Slawson, Fred Smith,Beany Statzell, Newt Tobey and Neil Williams.
Phi Beta Kappa: George and Stan Chamberlain,Andy Eds on, Charlie Flint, Karl Friedman, Dr.Eddie Gardner, Stew Goding, Bill Jenkins, GeorgeJoslyn, Lou Kimball, Bunny Levison, Don Lyman,Dr. Bernie Manning, Don Moore, Ken Parker,Eddie Roessler, Jack Sanborn, Hal Stevens, Dr.Herb Talbot, Dr. Rad Tanzer, Frank Wallis and Ty Werner.
Round Robin: Gordon Crouter, Paul Deisroth,Prof. Art Dewing, Lane Goss, Clif Hill, Prof. AlecLaing, Al Perkins, Dan Slawson and GeorgeWinger.
The Pleiade: Whit Camt>bell, Ted "Dr. Seuss"Geisel, Wen Jones, Don Kilby, Ken Montgomery,Steve Ryan and Bob Short.
Delta Omicron Gamma: Deke Blodgett, ChetBolles. Whit Campbell Nort Canfield, Andy Edson, Karl Friedmann, Tom Frost, Tom Gedge, TedGeisel, Clif Hill, Charlie Jameson, Ken Montgomery, Bob Reading, Steve Ryan, Frank Shea,Bob Snyder, Walt Vom Lehn and Woody Wilson.
Delta Sigma Rho: Bill Sleigh, Bill Thompson and Frank Wall is.
Gamma Alpha (Scientific Fraternity): MertBriggs, Don Bristol, Stan Copeland, Phil Coykendall, Brad Foss, Milt Hunter, Bernie. Manning,Jim Martin, Eddie Ober, Dutch Schroedel, HerbTalbot, Tubby Washburn.
Pi Delta Epsilon: Doug Archibald, Ford Barrett,Whit Campbell, Connie Conrad, Br ice Disque, TedGeisel, Bill Griffin, Lou Kimball, Alec Laing,Tibby Marshall, Al Perkins, Bud Petrequin, DanSlaws on, Stan Smith, Herb Talbot, Paul Walter,Rodge Wyckoff and Eddie Yates.
Alpha Delta Sigma: Ford Barrett, Ax Burgess,Connie Conrad, Ken Hodgdon, Lou Kimball, StanSmith, Bill Thompson.
Kappa Phi Kappa: Rollie Barnfather, EddieBlake, Carl Bridenbaugh, Will Clark, Ray Comer-ford, Stub Dwinnell, Eddie Edwards, Mark Emerson, Henry Foster, Eddie Gardner, Stew Goding,Ed Hennessey, Charlie Hinckley, Gardner Howe,Barrett Lyons, Jim McCleary, Terry McGaughan,Hobe MacCready, Bob Millett, Sid Milnor, PhilO'Connell, Paul Pearson, Paul Reber, Win Rice,Steve Ryan, George Scott and Wall Vom Lehn.
Mathematical Society: Charlie Bickford, KarlFriedmann, Bob MacCready, Jim Martin, GeorgeMoore, Bob Millett, Eddie Roessler, Hal Sweet and Ry Werner.
Palaeopitus (elected by the class): Hank Bjorkman, Chet Bolles, Nate Bugbee and Larry Leavitt; ex-officio: Tom Gedge, Nort Canfeld, Woody Wilson, Whit Campbell, Tom Carpenter, Jock Brace,Clif Hill and Andy Edson.
Council on Student Organizations: Clif Hill,Pete Kelsey and Woody Wilson.
The Dartmouth: Whit Campbell, Editor; DougArchibald, Managing Editor; Ford Barrett, Business Manager; News Staff: Rodge Wyckoff and Line Davis; Business Staff: Stan Smith, ChuckBabcock and Curt Abel. Associate Editors: TomAdams, Sherm Barnett, Al Perkins, Bob Sharp,Don Slawson, Eddie Yates—we will add more for the June number.
Madeleine Edwards is in charge of collecting snapshots of former reunions, pictures taken in Hanover and other snaps taken of classmates. These will be put into a memory book and on display at reunion this June for all to see. Would you or friend wife kindly cooperate by sending any you have to Mrs.Foster H. Edwards, 14 Aberdeen Road, Hingham, Mass.? These will be returned after reunion if your return address is noted.
This morning's paper carries a heading "1200 Attend G.E. Appliance Meeting in Boston." Beside it is an excellent photo of WoodyWilson, District Manager. All you gun collectors Blodgett, Bugbee, Merrow, etc.—can reminisce at reunion with Bill Beacham. He has a collection o£ about 200 antique pistols. About 70 of these were on display for fiveweeks in one of our famous show windows the normal length of these exhibits is not over two weeks. John Tagney recently opened a Salem, Mass. office for I.B.M.
Nate Bugbee recently wrote Ford Barrett in Spokane that if the Barretts were coming to reunion by train or plane, we had an old jalopy they could use around New England. Possibly others may wish to make the same offer to some of their far-away friends.
Connie Conrad has appointed the following nominating committee for incoming Class Officers—Whit Campbell, Chairman; HankBjorkman, Joe Leavitt, Carl Bridenbaugh and Lyle McKown.
Among his many business duties, I find that Jud Large is secretary and treasurer of the McGraw Electric Company.
A list of new addresses from Hanover shows these changes:
Bob Reynolds, 1031 6th St., Santa Monica, Calif.; Jim Anderson, Operating Sup't., A & P Tea Cos., Cranston, R. I.; home address, 31 Anchorage Way, Barrington, R. I.; Dr. Nort Canfield, 789 Howard Ave., New Haven 4, Conn.; AndyFoster, Canberra, Counselor, Dept. of State, Washington, D. C.; Elmer Richards, 635 S. Main St., South Bend, Ind.; Steve Ryan, accountant, 992 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Mass.; Ken Sullivan, 221 Tunxis Rd., W. Hartford, Conn.; Paul Brunn, 15 Broad St., Northport, N. Y.; Jack Palmer, 55 Lafayette Ave., N.E., Grand Rapids, Mich.; LloydHarris, Advertising Mgr., Journal Publishing Cos., "Waseca, Minn.; home address, 429 3rd St., Rochester, Minn.
AS A CHANGE from law practice in Boston, William B. Sleigh Jr. '25 enjoys life at home in Marblehead. He is shown here with his son Duncan, Mrs. Sleigh, and daughter, Kevin. A member of the law firm of Putnam, Bell, Dutch and Santry, Bill has been town selectman for Marblehead, editor of The Twenty-Fiver for two years, and member of various committees of the Boston Bar Association.
Secretary, Kenneth B. Hill & Co., Rm. 1007 80 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Treasurer, Room 1062, 49 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass. Class Agent, 1727 Broadview Ave., Highland Park, Ill.
