1893 Holds Its 60th
NINETY-THREE'S Sixtieth has come and gone and those attending are sure it was worth while.
The College graduated 68 men in the class of 1893 and of these 15 were living at Commencement time 1953. This is approximately 20%, and of this 20% seven men were present at their Sixtieth Year Reunion-46% of '93's living graduates.
The first '93 man to arrive and the one to come from the most distant point was Dr. William E. Redenbaugh. "Billy" spends his winters with his daughter at Las Vegas, Nevada, but he actually came to our reunion from San Diego, Calif., where he has been engaged in research work. He arrived Wednesday evening, June 10. Aborn and Mrs. Aborn came along Thursday, Cox McKay and Hunt arrived Friday and Pender and Ed Miller arrived Saturday. This completed our group. We had expected Billy and Mrs. Jarvis but they found it necessary to be elsewhere.
Headquarters were established in the lounge of North Massachusetts Hall, where we enjoyed visiting and looking over old-time books and photographs.
Friday was spent looking around the campus and in the afternoon attending '53's Class Day exercises at the Bema. In the evening President and Mrs. Dickey le- ceived the members of '93 at their home and later a most excellent Dartmouth Glee Club concert was enjoyed by those who attended it.
Saturday the General Alumni Association meeting in the gymnasium claimed our attention. A most excellent luncheon started it off at noon followed by a program, a report of which will no doubt be found elsewhere in this issue of the MAGAZINE.
At 6:00 p.m. we gathered for our reunion dinner in the Hitchcock Room of Thayer Hall and a most excellent dinner it was. After dinner President Cox called on members to give an account of themselves and their doings during the past five years.
Dr. Billy Redenbaugh, the youngest looking member of our group, retired from teaching at Seattle, Washington, several years ago, but is quite active in scientific research. He lives summers at Friday Harbor, Wash., but spends his winters at Las Vegas, Nev. He has become quite an expert on atomic bombs. He gave us an interesting and instructive talk on the subject. Billy has the distinction of being one of the ten men who have earned a Ph.D. from Dartmouth over the years.
Clarence McKay of Rochester, N. Y., is semi-retired from the practice of law. He is probably the most active physically as he plays a great deal of golf. He has the most descendants, having at the present time three great-grandchildren. He gave us a good talk on "Compensations of Growing Old."
Dr. Ed Miller retired a few years ago from his dental practice in Woodville, N. H., where he has been located many years. He is the oldest living graduate of the class 87 years old.
Samuel Hunt of Manchester, N. H., has not retired. He is still one of the most active of his native city's citizens. We were sorry that he did not find it possible to bring Mrs. Hunt with him.
Dr. George Pender is still active in his medical practice at Portsmouth, N. H., where he started to practice in 1899. He looked good for years to come.
President Guy Cox retired from active participation in the affairs of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company some years ago. He has other interests which take up his time. Guy lives at the Vendome Hotel in Boston during the winter and at his Chichester Farm, Pittsfield, N. H., during the summer.
Class Secretary Aborn feels fine for which he gives credit to his wife, Edith. As some may remember she came into his life at '93's Fiftieth when, as Mrs. Parker, she was the guest of the late Dr. and Mrs. Martyn. She was with us at our Fifty-fifth as Mrs. Aborn. The secretary has a grandson in the class of '56 and two great-grandchildren living in Glenview, Illinois.
On Sunday, June 14, at 9:30 a.m. we all lined up behind the faculty for the Commencement procession. The Commencement program went along as outlined and without delay and the six members of '93 who marched felt mightily pleased to have been able to take a part in the exercises.
Our appreciation for the cooperation of many at Hanover in making '93's Sixtieth a great success is herewith expressed.
THE 1893 REUNION GROUP: Seated (I to r)- Dr. Edward S. Miller, Dr. William A. Redenbaugh, Guy W. Cox, Class Secretary Willard G. Aborn; standing Samuel P. Hunt, Clarence W. McKay, Dr. George E. Pender.
CLASS SECRETARY
