1929
The high point of the past month, as is evidenced by the accompanying photograph, is well reported by Maestro Ball himself, as follows:
"It may be immodest of me to say so, but I think last evening's 'Mr. and Mrs. 1929' dinner will long live as one of the high spots in Class activities in the New York area. As a result of the kindness of the Princeton Club Board of Governors in permitting ladies in the main dining room and the Board of Governors of the Dartmouth Club in permitting them to use the Hunt Room for cocktails, the dinner was an outstanding success. Fifty husbands, wives and stags sat down to a delicious London broiled dinner at 7:15 P.M. Previously, we had held a reception for John in the Hunt Room, which was a gay cocktail party. The attached photographs show the group and the speaker's table, consisting of Dick Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gunther, President John, yours truly, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Swope, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Larry Lougee and Mary Lougee's mother, Mrs. Tague. Others present were: Mr. & Mrs. Ed Felch Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Al Fisher,_ Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ackley, Mr. & Mrs. Ed Spetnagel, Mr. & Mrs. Dick Robin, Mr. & Mrs. Brons Purdy, Mr. & Mrs. Trunkie Brittan Jr., Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Loveland, Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Purse, Mr. & Mrs. Gil Griffin, Mr. & Mrs. Walt Wilson, Mr. & Mrs. Bing Carter, Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Goldsmith, Mr. & Mrs. Russ Goudey, Mr. & Mrs. Gus Weidenmayer, Mr. & Mrs. Tal Babcock, Mr. & Mrs. Lyt Johnston, Mr. & Mrs. Walt Sherwood, Mr. Ginder Pratt, Mr. Phil Mayher, Mr. Ray Hedger and Mr. John Minary.
"After my few short remarks (given an off-color meaning by the crowd), the Twentieth Reunion color movies were shown. The 16 mm. film, put on a good projector and shown on a large screen, gave life-size figures of the reunion classmates. The bathing-suited figures were greeted with whistles (for the women) and cries of 'Look at that corporation,' when the men crossed the screen. For those who had been at the reunion, it was a treat to see themselves on the screen, and many of those who were not present at our Twentieth had a sharp pang as a result of having missed it.
"John was introduced, not as the President, but rather as the father of a boy and girl who had won three trophies at the recent Hanover Children's Carnival, daughter Christina receiving the Johnny Johnson Trophy for the outstanding skier of the Carnival. President John removed his coat and started to work. For three-quarters of an hour we hung on every word as he 'let down his hair' and gave us a picture of what it felt like to be President of a large Eastern college. His remarks were strictly 'off the record' and it sounded as though John were talking to his wife and telling her of his everyday troubles in running the College. After John had answered a few questions, we adjourned to the Hunt Room and stayed until the wee hours of the morning. Commuter trains were missed; baby sitters did not get home, I am sure, in several instances until almost the daylight hours. «< a • t u.: i-U- £,,lUr
"An interesting feature was the fact that fully a dozen or more wives told me that they regarded it as a rare privilege to be allowed to participate in a Class meeting and that they had urged their husbands to attend. It is my suggestion that the Class meetings held in various sections of the country should, from time to time, include wives. As we get along in years we find that a night 'out with the boys' does not have the same flavor. It is more fun, when in your forties, to have your wife along to share your pleasure.
Bill Henretta was scheduled to fly down from Kane, Pa., but his plane was grounded; by weather. Squeek Redding called long distance to send his greetings and to inquire about the party. The damp and disagreeable weather New York experienced on March 8 caused a few cancellations due to illness, but other than that the party was voted one of the best. It is a tribute to President John that so many turned out and really felt that they were proud to have him as a classmate.
An NBC Press Release on George F. McGarrett reveals that he is supervisor of NBC Television's The Saturday Night Revue and possesses one of the most extensive and varied backgrounds among the top television executives. In his 20 years' experience in radio and television, he has been associated with many of the greatest names in the entertainment field. George was born in New York City on June 23, 1906. After attending Dartmouth College, he entered radio in 1929 as producer director with CBS. In 1933 he became a member of the Commercial Program Division of that network and finally became director of the network's West Coast operations in 1934. During this time he acted as producer-director of the Bing Crosby show, Hollywood Hotel, the Louella Parsons program and many others. In 1935, he joined Young & Rubicam as producer-director. He was in charge of programs featuring Fred Allen, Helen Hayes, Paul Whiteman and others. The following year, George became producer-director for Young & Rubicam's Radio Division in New York. In 1938 he assumed the position of director of Lucky Strike's radio operations for Lord & Thomas, remaining in that position until 1940 when he returned to Young & Rubicam. From 1940 to 1947, while with Young 8c Rubicam, he was successively production supervisor, program manager and account executive. In 1947 he joined Foote, Cone & Belding as account executive for Lucky Strike's radio operations. In 194.8, he joined the sales staff o£ the American Broadcasting Company as an account executive. In August of 1949, he became associated with NBC's television operations as producer of The Black Robe, Believe It Or Not, and Lights Out. When The Saturday Night Revue was conceived, George was appointed supervisor for the entire project.
Kay Tunnell, pinch-hitting for her husband Bob reports that they have bought a wellestablished gentlemen's clothing store in Corey, Pa., and have visions of expanding to Tunnell & Sons, even expecting to give Campion of Dartmouth some competition.
Karl and Beatrice Pittelkow are now sitting up nights with Jane Laning who arrived on March 14. weighing 71/g lbs.
Had a nice visit with Johnny Ball the other day when he was here in Boston in the interests of his Company, The General Shoe, of Nashville. As Head of the Foreign Sales Division, John pretty much covers the Western Hemisphere visiting plants and accounts from Canada right down through Mexico to South America. In manner there is no change from the gracious Johnny of old and in appearance it is all to the good, with slightly graying hair adding dignity but no indication of added flesh! Back home in Nashville, Johnny has his lady and two boys and a girl to keep him happy. He hopes to bring them all to Hanover for the 25th.
Another voice from a distant land was heard when Brett Sine recently wrote from Calgary, Alberta to reassure us that all was well with the Sine family and affairs.
A few weekends ago, when the College Glee Club was giving its concert in Boston, one of the enthusiastic couples in the audience was Art and Mrs. Rose applauding the collective effort of the boys but, especially, the voice of their son Ronny.
It has been announced that Carl Spaeth, Dean of the Stanford University Law School, has declined the Chancellorship of the University of Buffalo.
Once in a while we have some fun with Uncle Frank Foster's family which consists of Petey, the lady of the house, sister Robin, 10, brother Whitney, 7, and the old doctor himself, who runs the Department of Internal Medicine at the Lahey Clinic in Boston. Frank's principal civic contributions are as District Commissioner of the Newton Council of Boy Scouts and as Medical Adviser to the Boston Museum of Science. For utter relaxation, he takes the entire family on skiing weekends in the winter and is one of West Newton's most consistent doubles players on the tennis court. Needless to say, he is hard and lean and enjoying life to the utmost.
Out of Washington comes a friendly greeting from the Duke, whose present proud achievement is being the father of young John Barto of the Class of 195 a, Sir! Duke says,
"Paul and Janet Wood.rid.ge are farming in nearby Virginia. The farming is somewhere between gentleman and dirt but probably nearer the former as Paul has to spend much of his time in Detroit, where he is doing movies for GM and some of the other motor makers. We do see them quite frequently and our other friends are rather fed up with what they call a perpetual Dartmouth reunion. Cal and Bev Soriero also live in nearby Virginia, but are suburbanites rather than farmers. Cal (and for that matter Bev) is as handsome as ever. I believe they now have three children and he is associated with the National Surety Corporation. Perc Russell, I gather, is a quite successful lawyer and his term as president of the local alumni association has just expired, being succeeded by Hal Leich, who is with the Civil Service Commission. Having been president of the club myself you can see that we are upholding John Dickey and the good name of the class."
PRESIDENT DICKEY MEETS WITH HIS CLASSMATES: At the Class of 1929 Dinner In New York on March 8, President Dickey gave a first-hand report on the College and Hanover. Seated at the long table (I to r) are: Jack Gunther, Dick Barrett, Mrs. Gunther, President Dickey, Herb Ball, Marge Swope, Jerry Swope and Mary Lougee. At left of short table: John Minary, Walt Sherwood and Mrs. Sherwood. At right, Tal Babcock, Mrs. Babcock, Ed Spetnagel and Mrs. Spetnagel. Al Fisher is seated at far right.
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