1911

Plans for Reunion are becoming more definite and all arrangements are now completed. The debate among the members of Executive Committee as to what is the best arrangement to make for the gals while the men. have their banquet Saturday evening has been decided by inviting the gals to join us. You will recall that one of the most pleasant banquets and class meetings was held at Frank Dodge's at our last reunion when all the wives were present. There will be little business but much pleasure, including slides that will remind us of our college days and one of the recent Dartmouth movies. There will be a cocktail hour prior to the banquet. One important matter of business will be the election of officers for the Executive Committee for the ensuing five years. In accordance with our constitution the Executive Committee has appointed a Nominating Committee consisting of Ken Clark, Chairman; Griswold; Hedges; Russell; and Stafford. This committee shall propose five or more names as members of the Executive Committee to serve from June, 1951, to June, 1956. If the committee chooses, it may propose seven or eight names from which five shall be elected at the meeting next June, with the two or three not elected being considered as alternates in the event of future vacancies. The new Executive Committee will then elect a president, a secretary and a treasurer and it shall appoint a class agent of the Alumni Fund and chairman of the 1911 Permanent Fund. The latter two may or may not be members of the Executive Committee; and if not, shall, while in office be ex officio officers. The Nominating Committee will welcome suggestions both as to names to be considered by them in reporting their nominations and suggestions as to class agent and chairman of the 1911 Permanent Fund, also, as to whether they should present eight names to the class for election as suggested above. These suggestions or any others pertaining to the election of officers should be sent to Kenneth F. Clark, 70 Pine St., New York 5, N. Y.

Much information and news of general interest has been received with the return of the post cards which were included in the Class Directory mailing. Thanks a lot for the information, which will be made available to you all as succeeding issues of the MAGAZINE ap- pear. Of greatest interest at the moment is the list of those who so far have indicated their expectation of being at Reunion. Here's the list to date, an asterisk indicating the wife will be along and the dagger sign, indicating his or their presence at Whitefield:

Agry*, Allison*, Aronowitz, Backus*?, Bourlet, Briggs*, Burleigh*t, Caproni, Josh Clark*t, Ken Clark*t, Coggins, Cooper*f, Crooks*t, Dunham*, S. F. Eaton*t, S. G. Eaton*t, C. A. Emerson*t, S. A. Emerson*t, Farrell*, French*f, Gardnerf, Gooding*, F. H. Harris*f, Harveyf, Hawkridge Heald*, Hedges*t, Hormel*, Hurley, Ingersoll*, Irwin, E. R. Keelert, Kenworthy*!, Keough*t, Learoyd*t, Lovejoy, Malley, Mardent' Mathes*i, Mayo*, Morris*t, Moseley*t, R. c' Norrisf, Parkert, Partridge*!", Paul*, H. W. Pease*, Porter, Rollins*f, Russell*t, Sanderson*t Seaver*, Stafford, Stebbins, Schell, J. F. Steeves Jr.*t, Sterling*t, Stout*t, Taylor*t, Waldron*, Welch and Rebecca Jackson.

Here is the list of the men who have missedonly one 5-year Reunion:

Allison, Aronowitz, Backus, Chamberlain, Dunham, Dunning, French, Gooding, Griswold, Hart, Hedges, Ingersoll, Art Jackson, Ed Keeler, Kenworthy, Learoyd, Locke, Lovejoy, Mayo, Mullen, "Spim" Norris, Schell, Seaver, Thurber, Welch, and Winship.

"Bullet" Bourlet has sold his concrete businessso he considers himself retired, hence, willhave time to get to Reunion.

Ray and Cora Taylor will be in New Yorkready to leave for Whitefield Sunday, June 17.If anybody from New York or that regionwould like some enjoyable company to Whitefield,I can highly recommend them both andsuggest if any one is planning to drive toWhitefield on that date, that they drop a lineto Ray Taylor at 605 Market St., San Francisco,Calif.; otherwise they will fly to Hanover andthe Burleighs will pick them up there.

Jim Irwin, in a moment of optimism, says, "It is this thought of wanting to see the living members of the class before more of us join the ranks of the departed, that makes reunion such a 'must' on my calendar this year. Of course, I plan to be there if only for a day or two at Hanover or Whitefield."

The "Slim" Batons will be visiting in Montpelier about June 15 which will make it possible for "Slim" to join us both at Whitefield and Hanover. Of course, Sybil will be with him on one and perhaps both of these occasions.

Bob Keeler says, "Of course, I would give a great deal to get up for the Reunion, especially at Whitefield, but I can't tell definitely yet."

At the annual Alumni Dinner in Boston in March the following Eleveners were there, all of whom made a solemn vow to be in Hanover in June: Ingersoll, Seth Emerson, Crooks, Farrell, Paul, Jordan and Josh Clark.

Another classmate who has been doing a needed job very quietly and unostentatiously but with considerable sacrifice of time and effort is Jim Mai ley. Jim has always been a most interested participant in civic and state affairs but after his retirement from shoe manufacturing, he has devoted much time to the development of a .sensible tax program for New Hampshire. The state has received much notoriety for its lack of a suitable tax plan which lead directly two years ago to the so-called austerity plan. Jim has been a member of the New Hampshire Legislature for two terms, has been an active member of the Ways and Means and other committees and, largely on his own initiative, has developed a "package plan" for taxation for the state, which he has been explaining to the citizens on any and every opportunity, which means not only his advocacy of the plan in the legislature but an interest in talking to any and all groups that invite him in any part of the state. For example, he gave a Eecent presentation of the plan in Hanover, where even the merchants joined in accepting his plan, which included a sales tax. His plan calls for the doing away with the Stock and Trade Tax and enlarging the exemption of the tax on dividends, the adoption of a sales tax and income tax and with certain other features and provisions which should put the state on a sound fiscal basis. Whatever the outcome of this plan in the present legislature, he's doing a great service to the state.

These words from Bob Bar stow will straighten out his connection with the Church World Service.

"For the past six years, I have been associated with Church World Service in the overseas relief and reconstruction program of the cooperating Protestant and Orthodox Churches, but with the new line-up of the National Council of Churches, I left the Church World Service organization, which as of January 1 became a Department of the National Council, and accepted appointment as Executive Director of a new development of great significance, the Central Department of Ecumanical Relations. It is an awkward name and title, but can't be helped! "In connection with this job I have just been in Europe for five weeks—England, France, Switzerland and a couple of weeks in Germany, interviewing 175 theological students who are applicants for scholarships abroad. I expect to be able to place 20 or 25 of them in schools throughout America. It is a very interesting and eminently worth-while undertaking. These students from overseas bring much of value to our own student bodies, and they themselves gain understandings of American life and thought which will make them better interpreters, and builders of bridges of international understanding."

Bob Barstow, who by the time this MAGAZINE will have reached you, will have been a guest preacher in the Dartmouth College Chapel. His new business address is the Department of Ecumenical Relations at the National Council of Churches, 297 Fourth Avenue, New York to, N. Y.

Les Waldron is back in Washington as senior consultant in the Office of the Rubber Director in the Price Stabilization Board. He is there for the duration, which, he says, is anybody's guess. His estimate is that a Russian war is at least ten years away. His daughter Barbara, who has been a regular attendant at previous reunions, is married and in Miami with a son and daughter. Les says that if he's still in Washington, he and Jo will surely be in Hanover for the "hitch."

Ray Carmichael writes of his regrets at not being able to attend the Fortieth Reunion. It's delightful just to know that he's now living in a new trailer with fine accommodations and is pleased at having his own home again and freed from the restraints of the hospital.

A MEMORY OF STUDENT DAYS for 1911, which returns to Hanover in June for its 40th reunion. The colorful winter parade marked the election of Swede Needham '11 as mythical Mayor of Hanover.

Secretary, 1 Webster Terrace, Hanover, N. H,

Treasurer, Howland Dry Goods Co., Bridgeport 2, Conn.

Class Agent, 1324 Lincoln-Liberty Bldg., Philadelphia 7, Pa.