1933
1933 has finally proven itself by its record-shattering 25th Reunion attendance and unbelievable attainment on the combined '933 Memorial-Capital Gifts Fund. Now that we've finally "gotten the ball rolling," let's not lose our momentum. No longer can we or anyone else say that ours is not a live class. This column will be devoted largely to acknowledgements of those who made possible our outstanding accomplishments and to other items that should be recorded officially here before their doing is too far behind us.
Subject to final audit, our June 30 total for the Memorial Fund is $156,687.12 -a new high surpassing 1930's previous record of some $152,000. This is actual cash received - net - mind you, after all expenses, including the 25 Year Class Book. This $156,000 represents payments against total pledges of some $314,000 to the Combined Fund, substantial evidence that we should exceed our goal of $333,000 by the June i960 deadline. 360 classmates of a potential 558 plus ten Memorial or Friends gifts made this Tremendous Total possible. The College and the Class are indebted to each of you whose sacrifice made these results possible.
Don D'Arcy, obviously, is the one individual chiefly responsible for this great achievement. Five years of untold hours, coast-to-coast travel and inspirational leadership represent only part of his personal and family sacrifice. The Class, "Legion of Merit with multiple Oak Leave Clusters," belong to both Don and his charming wife "Muggsy" who was behind him and the class all the way.
Typically, Don refutes such praise and gives all credit to the Regional Chairmen and their 100-odd workers of whose identity he is not aware. He says, "I only wish that more recognition could have been given to this entire group of men rather than to me individually since the job could never have been done without their very hard work and complete cooperation." The names of the Regional Chairmen are included here at the specific request of Don: New England and New Hampshire, Jack Manchester and Swede Branson; Vermont, Bill Dewey; Maine, Jim Woods; Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Sid Stoneman and Wes Beattie; Connecticut, Sam Black and Jeff Davis; New York, New Jersey and Southern Connecticut, Jack Masten and Ken Spang; Upper New York, Hank Smith; Pennsylvania, Bud King; D. C., Virginia and Maryland, Page Worthington; Ohio, Hank McKee; Illinois and Indiana, Hunter Hicks and John Rockwell; Michigan, Jack Paull; Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, Wood Foster; Wisconsin, Al Juergens; Missouri, Kansas and Southwest, Pete Grace; California (North), Bob Allen; California (South), Stu Durkee; Northwest, Win Rowe; Rocky Mountain Area, Dick Rocker; South and Foreign, Don D'Arcy.
The Trustees of the College recognized our attainment with the following acknowledgement: "Voted — To express the deep appreciation of Dartmouth College to the Class of 1933 for its outstandingly generous support of the College through the Class of 1933 Memorial Fund and to express further the heartfelt gratitude of Dartmouth College to Donald F. D'Arcy, Chairman of the Class of 1933 Memorial Fund, for the splendid leadership and unstinting devotion which made possible the Class of 1933's record-breaking gift."
No small credit for our Fund and Reunion successes is due to the timely appearance of the terrific 25 Year Class Book, which John Meek "fathered" originally and "mothered" every step of the way. John's dedication, in this instance, is only one of many examples of his unheralded and "behind the scenes" efforts to keep 1933 alive. In these, he has had the continued support of his good wife, Jean, who, on innumerable occasions has disrupted her home and family life for the cause of '33, whenever the clan gathered in small or large numbers in Hanover. John states, "I think Ray Theriault deserves the major credit because she certainly did most of the worrying about the editorial work and the actual printing of the book as well." Ray is another Hanover '33 wife who has shown her dedication to the Class over many years.
The Book was, in fact, a Theriault team operation with George working on the foreword and analysing the statistical questionnaire at the same time he was correcting exams, helping plan Reunion as class chairman and prepare the Memorial service. Mrs. Lowe, a former employee in John's office, deserves credit, too, for assembling much of the data prior to the Theriaults' return from sabbatical in February.
Special mention of Ted Okie's very clever cover design and senior cane motif is also a must in this record. Our most sincere thanks, Ted, to you and your organization for this gratis professional treatment that gave the Book the appropriate "finishing touch."
The aforementioned faithful deserve the Class gratitude and not the rest of us, yours truly included, mentioned under the foreword. All we did was to try to get you fellows to return the completed questionnaires and to send in your pictures.
These acknowledgements would not be complete without an official salute to our perfect and perennial Reunion Chairman, Bill Dewey, his committee, enumerated in the June and July issues and including most of the Hanover contingent, and his delightful wife Sue whose continual sacrifice of Bill's time over the years has been climaxed every five years by the generous giving-over of their grounds and beautiful home to the '33 multitudes.
A double tribute is due President Dickey for his "pinch-hitting" for Pete Hart, unavoidably absent from the previously acknowledged Panel Discussions, and his most considerate attendance at our Class Memorial Services - both in the midst of a heavy reunion and administrative schedule.
The Class owes Carolyn Babson a real debt of gratitude for her excellent coverage of Reunion in the July issue, a task willingly undertaken despite three youngsters in tow and at much sacrifice to her own enjoyment of the activities. She was busy from Thursday until Sunday taking notes and stayed over to write the article. Her devotion is so typical of the many unsung heroines, the wives of 1933, to whom we should all raise our praises for their misfortune in being married to and continual sacrifices for their fanatical Dartmouth husbands.
For those of you who were not fortunate enough to attend the Memorial Services at Reunion, the most appropriate "In Memoriam" remarks of George Theriault, made in respect to the 33 classmates who have passed on and who were named in the June issue, are included here:
"These past few days of our 25 th Reunion we have devoted to renewing old friendships and making new ones, but above all renewing, revivifying the fellowship that was formed during the four years of our common life as Dartmouth undergraduates, from 1929 to 1933. It is appropriate that we should include in our 25th Re- union those who shared that fellowship with us, and who passed on into a larger fellowship - pay our respects to their memory, and perhaps recall affectionately certain experiences we shared with some of them.
To do something together is to share it forever. To do something with someone is to forever have that someone a' part of that experience. As we now recall those members of our - who anticipated us in making the Grand Crossing, each of us has a different set of associations and meanings.
Some we did not know personally. Some we knew but slightly, as having perhaps sat in a class with us. Others were among our closest friends both in college and in the years beyond.
Each and everyone we know, both formally through this service and informally in our minds and hearts, greet as we have greeted one another these past few days—as a classmate-in the fellowship of Dartmouth, Class of 1933."
Undoubtedly, there are some acknowledgements or recordings that should have been made here but which have escaped our attention. Our sincere apologies for any such omissions. It is hoped that reference to Hank Smith's last column in the June issue, Carolyn Babson's July article and Bob Fox's excellent post-Reunion Newsletter will enable you to fill in most of any gaps.
Secretary, 80 Mooreland Rd. Melrose 76, Mass.
Treasurer, Young and Rubicam, Inc. 2 Park Ave., New York 16, N. Y.
