1940
The reunion planning machinery, well oiled by Chairman Fred Porter, is whirring along in high gear these days. By the time you read this, Fred's committee, composed of Lew Lambert, Hanover liaison; Jud Lynn, entertainment; Dave Leake, publicity; Stet Whitcher, finance; Bob Austin, special events; DonRainie, advisor; Gordie Wentworth, costumes; and an attendance team comprised of JohnBurnap, Dick Funkhouser, Jack Willson and yours truly, should be rocketing toward the target dates at top speed.
June 15-17 are the most important dates since the half-century milestone of our Terrific Tenth. All benefit of past experience in planning will go toward making our frolicking Fifteenth a sensational, enjoyably informal get-together. Besides the fun of seeing friends of Forty with whom you've been out of touch for a long time, the reunion weekend will give ample opportunity to bask on the scene of pleasant memories associated with Hanover and the College. There will be the added attraction of coming back with the younger classes associated with our undergraduate years — the members of 1941 and 1942. who will be celebrating their 15th also under the staggered schedule created by the Robinson Plan. All signs point to Hanover for this gala event which comes up slightly more than a month from the date of your reading this, so don't delay in nailing down your final arrangements for that weekend.
The program for the occasion places the accent on comfort and informality. Your committee has planned for your arrival in time for a buffet dinner at the Hanover Inn Friday evening. The statistics show that 90% of those planning to attend will be in town in time, but those who can't make it will receive a rebate on their tax. Our dormitories will be Wheeler, Richardson and N. Fayerweather, giving us much the best tent location around which to center our non-scheduled activities. Remembering the beer shortage on our 10th, arrangements have been made to have a refrigerated truck standing by with ample supply of draught liquid in kegs, available, tapped and served, at all hours. After the President's reception, following our buffet, it is hoped that Chal Carothers' class movies can be shown in the tent. And, beyond that, you make your own schedule, but there'll be plenty to do and see, including the annual Alumni Dance.
Saturday morning is reserved for the class picture and meeting. The program commences at ii, late enough so that you can sleep in and still enjoy an unhurried breakfast at the Tent. The class meeting following the picture will be for the purpose of voting on a revised class constitution and to elect an executive committee to function during the next four years. At noon, the Alumni Luncheon in the Gym will provide nourishment for afternoon activities of your own planning. Saturday evening involves a cocktail party and dinner at the Outing Club House, which you'll all remember for the excellence of its food and the beauty of its setting on Occom Pond. Departing from past custom, to avoid too much formality we will not attempt any speechmaking or other constricting program for that event or for the remainder of the evening.
For those of you who can come before Friday, Hanover Holiday will offer a chance to break into the relaxing College environment gradually. Lectures are arranged so that most of the day is free for recreation. Dormitory rooms will be available whether or not you take in the Holiday, at $2.50 per person per night. The general idea is to come as early as you can for a gre-reunion vacation. There'll be plenty of company.
About the time you read this, a mailing piece should reach you from Fred Porter enclosing a reservation card and giving the final schedule of events. So far, some 240 members have indicated, through the return of their advance questionnaire forms, that they and their wives are planning to attend. Letters are going out now from the attendance committee to encourage the other half of the class to get their plans in shape, too. It is most important that you mail the reservation card you receive from Fred back to him as soon as you can. Advance payment of the reunion tax will be encouraged, with a discount to those of you who pay up early. A separate application for dormitory rooms will arrive from the Bursar's office with whom you make your room arrangements direct. We understand that the current schedule for rooms permits less crowding and more gracious living than in times past, so your comfort is assured for a very small price.
Among those we hope we'll see present in June, and of whom not much has been heard for a time, are the following: Vic Bloede, who is practicing law in Aiea, Hawaii; Ray Dau, with Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample advertising firm in Chicago; Paul Dickerman, still with International Silver, in Wallingford, Conn.; Scott Dillingham, with the MacMillan Company as educational Dept. representative working out of Warsaw, N.Y.; Will Duncan, with Pickands-Mather selling pig iron in the Chicago area; Fred Ewing, Lt. Comdr. USN, assistant engineering and repair officer, Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va.; Kim Flint, continuing with Tennessee-Eastman Co., Longview, Texas; Jim Gibson, asst. v.p. and banker-extraordinary with the Fifth Third Union Trust Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; PaulGoodwin, doing oil exploration work with Sinclair, in Caspar, Wyo.; Ed Halsey, asst. prof, at Pomona College, Claremont, Calif.; Bill Hayes, in cosmetics sales with Shulton Inc., Clifton, N.J.; Butch Heneage, with Continental Assurance Co., San Francisco; Ken Newbert, with Parazin Corp., analine and gravure printing plate manufacturer, Rochester, N. Y.; Iver Olson, marketing director in Chicago; Charlie Pinderhughes, director of professional education, V.A. Hospital, Bedford, Mass.; Bill Rothermel, asst. to pres. and sales director, Fidelity Life Association, Fulton, Ill.; Jim Scott, C.P.A., Syracuse, N,Y.; Ed Shaw, field service rep., United Aircraft Service, E. Hartford, Conn.; Moose Stearns, Stearns Lumber Co., Hutchinson, Minn.; Seymour Wheelock, asst. chief, pediatric service, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Wash., D. C.; Steve Valensi, attorney, Flam, Valensi & Rose, Los Angeles; and Bob Zeman, also attorney at law, in Canonsburg, Pa. These are only a few of the many we hope can make the trip to Hanover, June 15. You'd better be there too to enjoy a great reunion weekend.
Running quickly through the remaining items. We hear indirectly that Tom and JoanBraden are expecting their fifth child. Tom is happily enjoying life as the owner, editor and publisher of a newspaper at Oceanside, Calif. Elsewhere, Robert E. Kelley recently was named manager of finance for General Electric's newly-formed Gear Motor & Transmission Components Dept., at Paterson, N.J. Bob has been engaged in financial operations with G.E. since his departure from the Army in 1946.
You've all received 1940's special Alumni Fund mailing piece for which Jack Little is due a large vote of thanks for his creative labour. The next move is yours, to get your contribution in to Hanover before the end of this month and, thereby, leave the decks cleared for reunion activity on the part of the industrious team of Agents now getting out the dollars for Dartmouth. Mail yours today, for time is of the essence.
Dr. Timothy Takaro '41 (r), Director of Surgery at the Wanless Tuberculosis Sanatorium inWanlesswadi, India, is shown with Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Vice President of theRepublic of India, who was a visitor.
Secretary, 322 Canterbury Road, Westfield, N.J.
Class Agent, Minute Maid Corp., Plymouth, Fla.
