1920 Holds a Delayed 35th

Highlights of Twenty's Thirty-Fifth: The loveliness of Hanover. The beneficence of the weather, from arrival to departure. The growing conviction, as long-parted friends met, and caught up at their leisure, and enjoyed each other's company, that Monday-Wednesday reunions may be a fine invention, after all.

Special Events: The Al Foley presentation of Vermont Humor - a suitable opening for Hanover Holiday - with its nostalgically rewarding Craven Laycock encore. The mystifying magic of Carl Newton, whose hands have never lost their skill. The music of Sal Andretta and Jimmy Parkes. The unveiling of 1920's memorial to Roc Elliott, a Paul Sample painting of Dartmouth Row, shining softly in the late afternoon of a spring day. The movies of earlier reunions brought from Michigan by Stan Newcomer and reeled off Monday night in the tent, where also Doc Miller - an evening later - showed and discussed the pictures of his eventful visits to Labrador. The Memorial Service, simple and deeply affecting, which '20 shared with '21 and '22, under JohnAmsden's sponsorship for our class.

Awards: For the first time in our reunion history 192o won an attendance award — the Class of 1894 Commencement Cup for having the largest proportion of living members present among the three reuning classes. Possession lasted through a satisfying 24 hours and led to the devising and presentation of other awards: a cup of unique characteristics, paper in texture but inscribed with true re- spect to the biggest state delegation that came the longest way — Johnny Allen, John Beranek, and Bill Farnham, from our Northwest Corner, the state of Washington; likewise, a slightly used but ever impressive Vermont license plate, white 1920 numerals on a field of green, bestowed by Buttons Hill upon DickKimball, in admiration of Dick's cross-country jaunt from Long Beach, California. If Mr. Finchley or the Brooks Brothers had been handy, with a suitable award for the most colorful costume, same would have gone by unanimous vote to Laddie Myers. Beggaring adequate description, Laddie's crowning sartorial achievement consisted of a rust-colored shirt, blue pants, a Scotch plaid jacket, socks boasting every color in the spectrum, and a striped tie of vivid hues.

The top huzzas of the occasion really belonged, as everybody knew, to the two-man Reunion Committee — Harry Sampson and Frank Moulton — who never let up, from Monday morning to the late hours on Wednesday in their determination to keep the Twenty train on the track. They welcomed all arrivals, signed them in, made them feel good about their accommodations, accepted their class taxes, and kept the beer flowing freely in the tent beside Hitchcock Hall.

First of the arrivals, Monday morning, was John Beranek of Spokane, followed closely by Tom Ainsworth, who had travelled "a fur piece" himself from his present base in Fort Worth, Texas. Following at their heels came a steady procession, adding up to 74 Twenties, 51 wives, eight children, a sister, and a couple of friends. Reunion headquarters in Hitchcock were supplemented by additional space in North Mass, while the overflow managed to find accommodations at the Inn.

The program was nicely paced, allowing for the catching up that such occasions require and still providing ample diversion to keep the collective Twenty mind occupied. Monday night, before the President's reception and Al Foley's talk, a buffet supper was served in the tent. Tuesday's program included the taking of the class picture, the alumni luncheon in the gym, and the class banquet at the Inn. On Wednesday the memorial service was followed by a buffet luncheon (hitherto known as the class picnic) in the fast mounting temperature of the lawn behind the Outing Club house. Those who left Hanover shortly thereafter escaped a searing, blistering heat wave, which kept the Inn thermometer bouncing and the porch loungers' tongues wagging.

Frank Moulton presided at the dinner, when certain items of business were attended to. Of special importance was the announcement that Paul Sample was consigning to Dartmouth, via the Alumni Fund, all contributions to the Elliott Memorial painting, which is being delivered to Dolly's door by Bun and Dorothy Harvey, themselves possessors of a Sample original bid in at our Thirtieth Reunion auction. Mugs Morrill, who banked the contributions, announced that they totaled about $550.

Hal Clark made the report for the Nominating Committee and saw his slate for the 11 man Executive Committee railroaded through without opposition. These were the names that were approved in the din of the Inn dining room: Ben Ayres, Sherry Baketel, Hal Bidwell, Eddie Bowen, Al Foley, Al Frey, Charlie McGoughran, Stan Newcomer, Dick Pearson, Jim Robertson, and Nate Whiteside. The next day the committee, acting in accordance with the newly adopted model class constitution, chose Stan Newcomer to be class chairman, Dick Pearson to be secretary, and Al Frey to be class treasurer. Al was coming back home to the job he held as our first class treasurer in the early twenties, and was thereby showing once more his unfailing willingness to work for the Class and the College. Stan, moving out of the class agent's job which he had carried on for four years with truly superb success, found himself as chairman in the position of seeking a successor as fundraiser. In his first act as head of the Class he reappointed Sherry Baketel bequest chairman and Al Foley green sheet editor. Never slacking the pace of his editorial efforts, Al had a reunion Newsletter on the newsstands at the very moment that the Class was hitting town.

Another Twenty publication was greeted with a reunion enthusiasm which must have been shared by all members of the Class. This Was our 36th year directory, published at just the right moment in advance of reunion, and nursed through the usual fits and starts by committe chairman Al Frey. Lending him encouragement along the rugged route to publication were fellow committee members AlFoley and Al Cate.

With 100% of luck the reunion might have brought a full 100 Twenties to Hanover. A certain number, however, had to cancel out at the last minute. Nominating committee chairman Gerry Stone was advised by his doctor to stand by for our Fortieth. The third member of the same committee, Carl Lenz, wired from Salt Lake City that labor relations problems of the industry were keeping him temporarily out of circulation. Pete Potter had to oversee the television arrangements for the open golf championship in Rochester. And Sherm Adams had his own affairs of state to keep him occupied. His Monday morning date on the golf course is hereby kept open for 1960.

Here is the list of the lucky ones who made it: Tom Ainsworth, Johnnie and Katherine Allen, John Amsden, Sal Andretta, Emile Auger, Ben and Ellen Ayres, Sherry and Betty Baketel, John Beranek, Hal and Liz Bernkopf, Hal Bidwell, Eddie and Virginia Bowen, Ginger Bruce, Fred and Margaret Buschmann, Bill and Laura Carter, Al Cate, Sam and Marion Center, Hal and Catherine Clark, Stan Conway, Frank and Margaret Corbin, Charlie and Elsa Crathern, Tom and Rita Davidson, Bill Farnham and his sister Ruth, John Felli, Al Foley, Al and Anne Frey, Jim and Florence Frost, Chuck and Em Garnsey, Dick Goddard, Charlie Goodnow, Bun and Dorothy Harvey, Hank and Julia Hayes, Buttons and Eva Hill, Pat and Rita Holbrook, Raynor and Ruth Hutchinson, Paul and Lydia Hutchinson, Dick and Margaret Kimball, Kos and Margaret Koski, Jack and Anna Lappin, Scout and Alice Lee, Charlie McGoughran, Anne Mack with son Andy, George and Hazel Macomber, Frank and Katherine Mayer, Jack and Margaret Mayer, Doc and Harriet Miller with son Dusty and daughter Edith, Frank Morey, Mugs Morrill, Frank and Kathryn Moulton, Laddie Meyers, Stan and Grace Newcomer, Carl and Mary Newton, Jim and Grace Parkes with son James, Dick and Robin Pearson, Art Pearce, Rog and Marjorie Pope, Norm and Doris Richardson, Jim and Mary Robertson, Bung Roland, Cy Rounseville, Harry and Dorothy Sampson with son George, Sig and Betty Sigler, Kel and Eleanor Smith, Spence and Mary Snedecor, Dick and Martha Southwick, Ken and Hilda Spalding, Eric and Mary Stahl, Bob and Elinor Steinholz, Shorty and Mabel Stickney, Sam and Marjorie Stratton, Bill Sullivan, Sunny and Mildred Sunergren with son Charles and daughter Mary Anne, Red and Gwendolyn Tillson with daughter Deborah, George and Peg Vincent, Eb Wallace, Bud Weymouth, Nate and Mildred Whiteside, Charlie and Edna Youmans.

Honorary Classmate Dean Joe McDonald was a welcome addition to each and every festivity for which he could spare the time. Ken and Vinnia Hardy, Lek and Marion Willard, weekenders in the near neighborhood, stopped in to say hello but were compelled to move along their homeward way before the opening gong rang.

1916 and its Shriners' Band stirring things up at the Alumni Luncheon in the gym,

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