1918

'18's Reunion at Holy Cross Game, Oct. I. The flavor of this first opening Hanover game is something to long remember. Freshmen have yet to get acclimated. They look a little self-conscious in their green sailor hats - not the old pea-green cap. What fun to watch the freshmen building and burning the big bonfire on the campus! At that opening game it's often summer - sometime it's winter. This time the gorgeous splashes of yellow and red maples were at their height — but it wasn't cold. So many made it a wonderful weekend. So many went to Hanover hoping to see other '18ers from Boston or nearby. They'll all be there at Harvard: Hort Chandler, SwedeYoungstrom, Curt Tripp, Robbie Robinson,Bill Reilly, Ed O'Connor, Ed Noyes, ReedMontgomery, Ken Jones, Charlie Isbell, BenStone, Sime Gordon, Herb Duffill, Jack Donahue, Bill Chisholm, Stan Bates and RoyBaldes.

Good old Duke, still bronzed from the Egyptian sun of last winter, and Ellen, flavoring decidedly of Paris, in her becoming hat and suit (it was in Paris they visited with Germaine and Hort Kennedy last spring) and with the able assistance of Bob Hebert, yearold adoptee of '18, and a wonderful addition (Bob was the expert bartender, assisted by Em Morse - we all missed Carol) made a most delightful party on Keenes' lawn which took place under the brilliant blue cloudless sky in a saucer of pinks, reds and yellows which made it a memorable setting. Duke clocked 66 '18ers: Doc and artist Catherine Angel (Doc's mother and father), Ruth and JakeBingham, whose daughter Jane lives in Hanover. At last Ruth met the Duke. Loyal Jake slipped us some news clippings from the North Country - does, more than his share of contributing news. On Sunday evening, Oct. 2, a nice group gathered at Duke's for his birthday. Present were Alberta and AmosBlandin, Bog Fish, the Gambles and others - a delightful party.

Nice visit always with loyal Marjorie andPhil Boynton, who were telling us what an important man in the community Lymie Black really is. He is director of the Pacific National Bank, Pres. of the Black Mfg. Co. and director and officer of the Seattle Hardware Co., and it is believed that he has been active in the local Federal Reserve as well, making him an exceedingly busy man.

We all had a nice visit with Ruth and CurtGlover, and modest son Johnny who has done so much for the College. Now Johnny has buckled down to a tough year at Tuck School. One very pleasant experience, always, was to have Charlotte Ford along, as much a part of the '18 class as anybody else. It was wonderful to hear of the pleasant reunion Quick-Lunch-Prof. Bob Fish was having in that very attractive bar .at the Hanover Inn (tastefully decorated by Killy Kilmarx '22 and a fine Paul Sample winter mural) with Prof. EdBooth and Prof. Foley '20. They were relaxing enjoyably. Ruth and Curt Glover's other son Bill, who had a distinguished career at New Haven, is the father of 3 children now but he still finds time in addition to sell for a chemical Co. to study law and take part in politics.

Tommy Bryant always wanted Pixie to enjoy that New England country - and with son Clark a sophomore, they need no excuse for the trip. How they would have loved to have seen, as would we all, Nuts Poole and his wife, from Albany — so near - and yet so far! So many men hoped and looked forward to seeing old friends. What a disappointment when they didn't show up. In Steve Mahoney's Cadillac, Ned Ross and Bill Christgau enjoyed the trip up (Dorothy was visiting daughter D. P. who had just had an operation), and when they landed at the famed Juniper House at Windsor, Vt., that fantastic old Governor's mansion, many of the fine Holy Cross team and followers were having a delightful time there, and Chris, Steve and Ned worked right into the party - Chris becoming the star bartender — and enjoyed the Holy Cross crowd very much. That's where Minetta and SylMorey stayed at the last reunion. They were missed this weekend, too.

At the beautiful Chieftain Motel run by the nephew of charming Mrs. Sears and Chuck '19, were staying Evie Colwell ('18 official class photographer - got a brand new camera too, but it's the old Brownie that has given '18ers some wonderful pictures) and Pete and Ann and Johnny Johnstone. (Johnny lost 2 mills in the Putnam, Conn., flood and for 36 hours Ann half felt she lost Johnny too - now, off to their mills in the Carolinas and some golf at White Sulphur, seeing sons Gordon and Doug on the way. They're having a joyous time.) The Chieftain was swamped with customers so '18ers had to arrange elsewhere. With the Colwells were the Wolpes whose distinguished D. son in the creative field has produced the play Turn About which may be on Broadway anytime now. Always enjoyed are Helen and Lew Cousens, who now give their address as Westmoreland, N. H., and Lew still has the undergraduate crew cut and the vitality of Amos Alonzo Stagg in his most vital days. And as Dan Shea says: "Why wouldn't he - living the life of Riley!"

Many had an enjoyable visit with Helenand Nipper Knapp whose brother, in our day was Secretary of the College. Nipper is Pres. of the Gray Foundry, Poultney, Vt., 125-yr.-old establishment. Daughter Sarah is in school in Boston, and young Nipper is at U. of Vt. Helen and Nipper always spend the summer at their place on Lake St. Catherine, and from the sounds of Nipper he'd rather be there than where they enjoyed the warm sunshine of Ft. Lauderdale last winter. Nipper was craning his head around hoping he'd see Sarah and Hal Doty. Wouldn't it be nice if we all could see them! Ellen and Duke enjoyed many distinguished guests of theirs at the party, including Judy and Ross Gamble, Mr. & Mrs. Tredenick, Head of the New England College Fund, to whom contributions are made and split by the New England colleges. Also there were Mary Gile, Gertie and Ford Whelden '25, enjoyable Kathleen and Mart Remsen '14, Mary and Jack Saladine '17; and two of the famous Hanover people were Harold and Marion Naramore, who run the famous Wah Hoo Wah turkey farm, all profits of which go to the Dartmouth College Scholarship Fund. So when you get your turkey Thanksgiving and Christmas get it from them.

Alberta and Amos Blandin had the Johnstones and Dr. Jock Murray '19 and others in for cocktails after the game. Everybody enjoyed seeing Margaret and Don Scully, always loyal to Hanover. Great additions to the Hanover scene are Eva and Bill Montgomery and charming daughter Maria Anita," who often does the typing work for some of the talks Bill makes. Bill is unquestionably an outstanding advisor (18 School St., Concord, N. H.) on audits of property and liability insurance coverage. Helen and Paul Miner enjoyed themselves with brothers Stan '22, and Babe '23, all based at their place in Gailesville, Vt. To all '18ers it was a thrilling sight to get into the grandstands and visit with Priscilla and Tom Shirley and to see son Bob, a medical student, whose knee was badly banged up from football, out there enjoying himself selling pop and making a buck.

Getting to bed early and getting up at 4 a.m., Dick Holton drove up (or flew up) Sat. a.m. and was at the Inn about 10. Very graciously Dick held forth in his room at the Inn, after the game, which was enjoyed by many '18ers and wives, including Ned Ross (somebody said he won a swimming pool for bringing in the most new accounts at the First Natl. City Bank in N.Y.C.). He got all the dope on the attractive Juniper Hill Inn at Windsor, Vt. There are 4 double rooms for $6 a couple, single room with bath, $7 - and then of course some double rooms naturally more expensive. It's a whale of a place to stay.

Rolf Syvertsen, Prof, of Anatomy and Dean of Medical School, said of his last year's class of 23 men, 8 were Phi Beta Kappa, 7 Cum Laude, 3 Magna Cum Laude; 4 Summa Cum Laude; 1 "Degree with Distinction"; 4 "Degrees with Highest Distinction"; one salutatorian, and one Valedictorian. Brother - isn't that terrific! In the Hanover Inn, visiting with Herb Fleming, '19, he asked about Betty andBen Mugridge, and Gerry Geran. How he would have enjoyed seeing them! One of the treats of the weekend was to see Mary andTommy O'Connell (was it Tommy who said they always say "what a fine mother the boys have —don't give the old man any credit"). Tommy's oldest son Tommy is Asst. to Pres. Dickey, son Jeff finishing Harvard Law just entered a prominent law firm in Boston. Brian did an outstanding job at Tufts and had a delightful time rooming with Win Duke. A wonderful family of 6 children and 8 grandchildren, and Mary looking as young and sweet as any of them.

Missed at Hanover were Peg and DwightSargent, who have a place also near Hanover. At the N. Y. State Conference on Education, preliminary to the White House Conference, Dwight ably conducted a discussion group, representing big business (personnel manager of billionaire Consolidated Edison, N.Y.C.) to find out what the schools are doing to help well-balanced citizens. Dick Pearson '20, member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council and v.p. of Macmillan Pub. Co., said, "Dwight made a very sound, distinctive contribution."

Bob Fish was at the Inn a week or two before the game, stayed a couple of weeks afterward, and everyone missed seeing Mildred. Bob said one of his greatest pleasures was going to the bulletin board in the Inn, "Dartmouths in Town" and seeing his name posted there.

Helen and Ted Hazen drove up for the game from South Hadley where Helen gives Music Seminars at Mt. Holyoke. Some day we hope you'll see their lovely home and that gorgeous dining room with the bay picture window down to the floor, all done in black and white and so delightful you wouldn't care what you ate. Caroline and Chaunce Hood were there as well as Barbara and Harvey; and Harvey - who had to make a fast getaway after the game - pulled out of his shirt an "Official" car sign for his windshield, thinking he could get out of town in a flash, only to hear the cop disillusion him by saying every teenager in town had the same thing on his car.

Missed by us were Doris and Phil Sanderson and Herm Smith and son seen in the grandstands. The game was most enjoyable, and it's nice to know that sturdy stock is flowing into Hanover from some of the surrounding mill country, bringing with them operatic names like Rovero, Palermo, Gazzinaca, Adelizzi, Nicolette, Fusonie and Krosnowski. A fine functioning football team, Holy Cross went out in front fast enough so we could relax and enjoy the afternoon with Dartmouth climbing right back to give Holy Cross a good game.

Sailing to Honolulu, the Red Wendells '17 (below) are given a farewell send-off by Ray and Hazel Dart '18, aboard the USS Lurline.

In Hanover for 1918 festivities were (l to r) Martha Robinson, Steve Mahoney, recently elected President of the American Association of Newspaper Representatives, Ned Ross and Clara Pelt.

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