1927
The evening of February 5 will live long in the memories of the nearly 2200 men and women who were fortunate enough to be in the ballroom of the Waldrof-Astoria for the dinner celebrating the eightieth birthday of our beloved Hoppy, as one of the most impressive events in their experience. Since I am sure that the dinner will be covered in detail in other pages of this MAGAZINE, I will not attempt to duplicate that coverage here. There were 73 men and women of 1927 present, occupying a group of tables on the first balcony, opposite the dais. Prior to the dinner itself, we gathered for cocktails in the Lexington Suite of the Waldorf, which gave us a chance to visit with each other, and to greet those classmates whom we had not seen for some time. Those present, with apologies to any whom I may have overlooked in making up the list, were:
Doane and Marie Arnold, Ed and Ruth Baker, Ken and Catherine Ballantyne, Charlie Bartlett, Les Battin, Hank Bayles, Dud and Lois Bonsai, Rog and Marion Bury, Frank and Sonia Coulter, Joe and Dotty Creamer, Gus and Madge Cummings, Josh and Jill Davis, Roy and Lillie Dreher, and daughter Nancy, Phil and Madeline Fowler, Dinty and Kaye Gardner, Tom and Dot Gillespie, Ted and Pat Girault, Lee Greenebaum, Jack Greener, Sykes and Helen Hardy, Tom and Betty Hession, Art and Marion Keleher, Les and Marguerite Kilmarx,. Fritz and Nora Kortlucke, Marsh and Millie McGough, Hugh and Marion McGrath, Don Megathlin, Ken and Ruth Murray, Hank and Judy Murray, Shorty Oliver, Rudy and Fran Preuss, Joe Russakoff, Ed and Doris Ruth, Bill and Susan St. Amant, Rog Salinger, Bill and Sue Skinner, Bob and Peg Stevens, Brick and Pauline Stone, Jack and Jackie Thees, Al Welty, Sam Wormser, and your secretary.
Bill St. Amant and Duke Coulter headed the committee which made the arrangements for 1927's part in this great affair, and the enjoyable time had by everyone present was ample testimony that their job was well done.
The Executive Committee met at noon, preceding the dinner, at the University Club, with thirteen of the nineteen active members present. Duke Coulter accepted Chairman Bob Stevens' appointment as Regional Chairman for the New York area. It was decided that it would be desirable to have additional Regional Chairmen for New England, Chicago, and the West Coast, and appointments for these will be announced as soon as the men who have been selected have accepted the assignments. The date for our Father and Son weekend, under the chairmanship of Kern Folkers, has been set for Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17, which should be late enough to assure good weather for the golfers. This will be a rather informal affair, with a minimum of planned activities, but there will definitely be a dinner at the Ski Hut on Saturday evening, and probably one at either the Outing Club or the Hovey Grill on Friday. While this weekend is planned primarily for those members of the class who have sons at Dartmouth, the committee wants it emphasized that all members of the class who can be in Hanover at that time are welcome, along with wives, daughters, and non-Dartmouth sons. If a weekend in Hanover in the middle of May sounds good to you, put a circle around those dates. It was suggested that we change the name of this gathering to Father and Grandson weekend, but action on this was deferred for a couple of years.
The 1958 Fall Reunion has been definitely set for the weekend of the Penn game, Oct. 3 and 4. The "JollY Roger" (Rogers Hotel in Lebanon to the uninitiated) has been reserved in its entirety, so there should be room for all who want to come. This is another pair of dates to circle, and if you have any doubt about whether you want to come, I'd suggest that you talk with someone who was there last fall.
The nominating committee of Rotary International has presented the name of Clifford A. Randall as their official choice for president of Rotary International for the one year term beginning July i, 1958. Since nomination by the committee is tantamount to election, the chances are pretty certain that the next president of Rotary will be a mem- ber of the Class of 1927. Cliff is a partner in the law firm of Zimmers, Randall and Zimmers in Milwaukee, and a director of a number of corporations. He has been a member of the Milwaukee Rotary Club since 1936, and is a past president of that club. He has been a director of Rotary International, and a district governor. At present he is chairman of the finance committee of Rotary International. He is a member of the Wisconsin Metropolitan Study Commission and a member of the Marquette University President's Advisory Council. He has served in many capacities in various civic and charitable organizations in Milwaukee, and is a past director of the American Planning and Civic Association. His nomination as president of Rotary International is a great honor, but one which he richly deserves.
Gus Cummings has been elected vice president and general manager of the Metal Products Division of Koppers Company, Inc. Gus has been with Koppers since 1934, when he joined the Boston Consolidated Gas Company, which at that time was a Koppers subsidiary. Since then he has served in a number of capacities, and with a number of subsidiaries and divisions of the parent company. He joined the Metal Products Divi- sion last year, as assistant general manager, at which time he moved from Pittsburgh to Baltimore. While Gus has succeeded in getting his roots pretty well down into the Baltimore soil, I don't believe that he will ever feel completely at home until he can persuade the Baltimore post office to assign him Post Office Box 1927.
After living for 22 years in the same house, Chuck Field has moved into a new house which he designed himself. While the new house is right next door to the old, Chuck says that it was a really big move, because he had never dreamed that anyone could collect so much stuff as he discovered that he had. He suggests that to prevent this, there should be a law that everyone has to move at least once every ten years.
At a meeting of the City Government of Augusta, Me., which was considering a proposed ordinance designed to give the police department authority to do something about dogs that bark excessively, Lew Kesaris rose to the defense of the dogs, at least to the extent of proposing that the cause of the barking should be taken into consideration, thus distinguishing between the dog who barks for the sheer love of making a noise, and the one who limits his barking to the dog's traditional role of warning of the approach of strangers. As is so often the case when classmates make the news in items of controversy or politics, we are left in the dark as to the outcome of his efforts.
Look for a treat next month - since I hope that I will be off on a trip at the time the deadline for this column rolls around, I am trying to find someone who will guest-edit it for me. It should make a welcome change for all of you.
Howard J. Mullin '27 has been named Assistant Vice President for Sales and Distributionof the United States Steel Corporation.
Secretary, West River Rd., M. R. 1 Perrysburg, Ohio
Treasurer, Apt. 10C, 3908 N. Charles St. Baltimore 18, Md.
Bequest Chairman,
