The Big 25th

In recent years more and more importance has been attached to the 25th Reunion as the climax of alumni activity for each class. An occasion for the whole family, the Big 25th has become the most heavily attended reunion of all, and this year 1929 set a record with 641 persons in Hanover for Commencement weekend. The photographs on these two pages show some of the highlights of 1929's memorable homecoming, topped off with a Combined Fund of $150,100.

Dartmouth's first family, wearing 1929 hats, snapped in the Bemaat Class Day exercises. With President Dickey are Mrs. Dickeyand Sukey, Tina and Johnny being elsewhere at the time.

A raffle in the class tent was fun for all

A small professional band, sporting the name "The 1929 Redcaps'" for the weekend, enlivened the reunion proceedings.

Breakfast in the tent was a good idea in crowded Hanover

Anita Andres, a 1929 daughter, lends a helping hand on theraffle, run by Phil Mayher (center) and Eddie Walsh.

Activities for the 1929 children were well organized. Here avolleyball game is in progress near the Teen-Age Tent whichwas set up north of Hitchcock Hall on Tuck Mali.

Smaller fry had their own Pup Tent where a big attraction wasan extensive library of better-grade comic magazines.

Squeek Redding, 1929 class agent and co-chairman of the Combined Fund, inspects the bottom of the Reunion Attendance Cup.

Bill Andres, 1929 class secretary for 25 yearsaccepts the cupawarded at the Alumni Association meeting to the class havingthe most men back. Sidney C. Hayward '26 presented it.

Another presentation to Bill Andres took place at the class dinnerwhen 1929 gave him a ship's clock as he retired as secretary. Dudley W. Orr '29, College trustee, is shown at left and Jack Gudther,Combined Fund co-chairman, at right.