1934
The run up to Northampton takes just about the same time (on October 3, 1958) as the trip down from Hanover in those halcyon undergraduate days - particularly when Bill Scherman's behind the wheel. Whom do you think we saw in Wiggins' Tavern? Sigrid and Gail Raphael and Ann and Jim Darling. Just a couple of college boys with their wives in search of good food. We called Molly and Herb Heston to make sure they were coming to the Penn game. They did with their son, Frank.
The Executive Committee meeting on Friday was a great success even though it prevented us from attending Dartmouth Night in Hanover. First we had to clear the Penn football team out of the conference room. This was easy after we gave their coaches, Paul Riblett and John Bateman, a couple of drinks. Bill Wilson gave the first report as Treasurer. Dick Gruen, a truly great and efficient Reunion Chairman, was busy most of the weekend with meetings. He handed out schedules of the Reunion program and every second from noon on Thursday, June 18, 1959, to auld lang syne on Sunday, June 21, is planned down to the most minute detail. Even the children and teen-agers will be so well supervised that Mom and Dad can have a fine holiday. Harry Gilmore has done yeoman service collecting wampum for the Alumni Fund and was full of suggestions to improve the methods. Bob Engelman gave us the latest news from Chicago; Frank Heath reported for Cleveland; Walt Crandell and Ed Brown for the Hanover scene; Bob Smith for Central New York; and George Copp for the Garden State of New Jersey. During the meeting the wives played bridge or traded anecdotes about the children.
Next day the football game was played in perfect weather. It was a squeaker and left us all limp and thanking our lucky stars. Trooped over to Bill Wilson's where he and Jo had invited the 29 sons of our classmates for cider, beer, punch and coke. The following accepted and it was good to meet them: Dave Bathrick, Terry Davies, Dave Murphy Jr., John Cotsworth (with a most attractive date), Denny Engelman, Bill Leveen, Dave Bishop, Bill Foley, Tom Haist, and Carl Palmer. Those surnames have a familiar ring and the faces take you back to the Aegis of many years ago.
Also present to partake of Bill and Jo's hospitality: Helen and Clarence Davies, Margaret and John Bathrick, Effie and Elmer Fulton, Dick Emerson, Doris and Bob Williamson (with their two sons, Bill and Tom), and Fran and Ed Bishop. It was a welcome sight to see Ed climb to row DD and take his seat next to Art Leonard. Fran told me but the Lyles were out of town for the weekend. We caught a brief glimpse of Bob Webb and Stan Neill in the stands, also of Elizabeth and Herm Chase. Herm is the author of "Radiation Damage to Cells" recently reprinted from "The British Journal of Radiology." I saw Perry Woodbury's name on the board at the Inn but didn't run into him to exchange hellos. I heard that Ed Brown was president of the Varsity Courts Club and that Walt Crandell was vice-president and Bill Wilson secretary-treasurer. Sounds like a monopoly. Barbara Brown teaches sailing at Lake Mascoma and when not so engaged, she and Ed form one of the best mixed doubles teams in the state on the tennis courts. Please check this, Sarah Palfrey Danzig.
Back in New York we attended an instruction dinner at the Commodore for all campaigners of the 200th Anniversary Development Program. Glad to see Al Jacobson, a division chairman and George Copp, a team captain. Delighted also to see Henry Reck., Hadn't heard from him since the days when he was an instructor in History at the University of Virginia. He is now living in Manhattan. He took me over to meet Neal Richmond, who spends his days as librarian in the New York Public Library. We selected the names of classmates to contact. I picked Howard Linton and Bill McCullam. By coincidence Howard is also a librarian in charge of East Asiatic collections at Columbia University. Had a long conversation with him on the telephone and extracted a promise for him to come to the next class dinner at the Dartmouth Club. Bill was with us only a short time in freshman year and is now a reporter with the New York Journal-American.
A card from Bud Yallalee recouping in Miami after spending a week in Nassau gives, promise that he will be in New York shortly. Evidently the prune circuit is very much like the grapefruit for he lists Tampa and Sarasota on his way North.
A note from Bill DeRiemer that he and Jane and their daughter Lysbet, aged one, are fine. As for his sons, Dave has just finished his Navy service and has entered the University of Delaware, Newton is a junior at Hotch-kiss and Neil a seventh grader at Friends Central in Philadelphia.
Oscar Ruebhausen was vice-chairman tor an organization called "Democrats for Rockefeller." His wife Zelia not to be out-done by her famous husband had her picture in the New York Times as one of the aides for a theatre party to benefit International House, a meeting place in New York City for graduate students. Oscar is a member of the firm in New York where our new Supreme Court Justice, Potter Stewart, practiced law.
We spoke to Lex Paradis who has undertaken the publication of our 25th Reunion Year Book. Please answer the questionnaires as soon as you receive them from him and return them to the Editor. Speaking of editors and publishers we saw Sue and Bob Brown on the dance floor at El Morocco the other night. Sue's table was next to Merle Oberon's and if you want a connoisseur s opinion, Sue is more beautiful than the actress.
Rolly Morton is back from a trip with Dotty through the West. Roily left some of his earnings at Las Vegas. It was for a worthwhile cause for if he had won, he would have given it to Dartmouth. Says it was so hot there it was a relief just to feel the cold dice.
Bam Brennon's wonderful wife, Is, wrote me a letter about their happy family life which I wish I could print in toto. I'll just note the high spots. Bam, a partner in Lowell's largest insurance firm. Fred C. Church & Co., is senior deacon at All Souls Church. His hobbies are hunting, fishing, golf and Indian lore. Daughter Jean graduated cum laude from Junior High School and as for the boys, Bud, aged 11, is planning to go to Dartmouth on an athletic scholarship and Rob, aged 8, on his brains, red hair, and freckles. Thanks again, Is, for your friendly lines.
By this time, Harlan Banks will have returned as head of the Botany Department at Cornell's College of Agriculture. On a Fulbright grant he was doing research on fossil plants at the University of Liege with side visits to laboratories in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland and practically every other country in Europe.
On the stationery of Evans, Hand, and Evans, counsellors at law of Paterson, N. J., comes word from Bob Allabough that in spite of a very busy practice he will find time to get to the Princeton game at least and perhaps to New Haven.
My last clear chance to wish you ail a Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years.
Mansfield D. Sprague '33, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, is now with the American Machine and Foundry Company as Vice President for Public and Industrial Relations.
Secretary, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N. Y.
Treasurer, Hovey Lane, Hanover, N. H.
