Tremendous Twenty-fifth for '33

Easily two hundred "Old Grads" of Dartmouth '33, feeling as youthful as the noisy presence of their numerous young would permit, began barreling up Tuck Drive into Hanover on Thursday, June 11. There were 192 grads, 165 wives, 103 daughters and 124 sons, by very rough reckoning.

Cocktails greeted the happy joiners, on the Hanover Inn lawn and at their own threetent city spread out near Russell Sage. Even a Yale tribute was offered, as Tony Dougal (a '33er at New Haven and now a trainer at Dartmouth) and Mrs. Dougal separated the children from the adults, keeping them happy with record-hops, movies, swimming, buffets, games and general great fun. The youngest were skillfully kept from under the wheels of roving vehicles; the middle-sized were placated with pop when the lure of grown-up beer grew too strong; and the nearly-adult ones were judiciously spread between the delights of both camps as their inclinations took them. Since sufficiently more sons than daughters came to Hanover for the reunion, there was ample amusement for even the most critical offspring. Breakfasts by all in one tent were hearty and soon finished, privately acknowledged a masterpiece of expedition by the wives of '33.

In a rough analysis, it would seem the only missing ingredient was sleep. It wasn't really missed, of course, as the Don Dudley Three played loud, fast and well, on union scale; and even louder and better when collections were taken up now and then to keep the balloon aloft into the morning hours. Sidemen of indeterminate number: amateur musicians, Class of '33, apparently decided to celebrate James Caesar Petrillo's retirement. Younger members of later classes, also having reunions, often dropped over to watch, with disbelieving faces, the endurance of the famed Depression Class, hardened by the adversities of Prohibition and tempered by the flood of Repeal: events which '33 best bridged with honor, and mastered.

Not to dwell unduly on the outstanding characteristic of the reunion., let us now return to a sober but warm recollection of its official ingredients, remembered chronologically. Everyone agreed that the cafeteria chow at Thayer Hall on Thursday evening was markedly improved over the old days. Everyone laid down a good basis, voraciously, upon which to hear Professor Foley's witty speech later in front of Baker Library. Dr. Foley's resume of things past, during and present about the class began with the ring- ing of the Library clock and ended with a ringing imitation of the late Dean Craven Laycock's "Speech To Entering Freshmen." Foley, himself, is more akin to Stephen Leacock in his humor. The audience's laughter revealed its appreciation of that fact.

More breakfast, as heretofore described. Most people sauntered then to Baker Library lawn to hear President Dickey introduce more serious subjects. Kenneth M. Spang '33 led a panel discussion on "American Security in a Dynamic World," with two Class Members Who Made Good in a Big Way: Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Richard Jackson, and Assistant Secretary for Defense, Mansfield Daniel Sprague. (WHO is being formal? Did you see that plush protocol delivery of these two wheels to the place of discussion? I tell you, Washington does these things RIGHT.) Following this extremely interesting exchange of ideas, John F. Meek '33, Vice President and Treasurer of Dartmouth College, conducted a very informative panel discussion, "Educating Americans for Leadership," from which many listeners derived a new impression of the great national potential in that direction. Note to the class bookmakers: John Meek and his nice wife, Jean, are just incurably friendly. The odds remain ten to one against the suggestion that he plans to run for Congress.

From time to time some earnest and panting class wife crept around collecting signatures in the 25th Class Reunion book. The well-prepared and produced book (in all the credits on its front page, did anyone think to list Ray Theriault, George's industrious wife?) - with Forrie Branch's senior cane and sweater used for the pictures inside and the colorful green cover art, had certainly been instrumental in drawing the record return of '33 graduates to the scenes of their early crimes and misdemeanors. The general nobility of the class was constantly demonstrated by the remarkable lack of insurance policy selling to members by members. The best clubs cannot make that boast.

At five ... weather gray, threatening and chilly or not, cars and busses collected the people to take them to Bill Dewey's sweeping acreage (who had the sweeping concession? What a mess to clean up later! Sue Dewey is a saint) at Quechee, Vt., for the Class Cocktail Party and Picnic. Charcoal broiled steaks and roast lobsters were grasped in eager paws and happily chewed, at long tables in a tent. A slight sadness seized the multitude when one class member said, wistfully, "Twenty-five years ago, at the Greasy Spoon, I could crack a lobster with my teeth. What are you using?"

The picnic was over, and everyone bountifully fed, before the rains came. To the frequent suggestion, "Let's not go to bed tonight so early," the response was overwhelming. President and Mrs. Dickey's reception at Baker Library was well attended by '33ers and wives rosy with the wine of success in getting them to slip into something a bit more clean for the occasion. An Alumni Dance at College Hall completed the tightly scheduled pre-midnight program, leaving everyone in a very good mood to attend what was billed as a Midnight Party at the Class Tent. Midnight was little noted nor long remembered except by those who crowded into the tent to watch class movies at about that hour. Not more than three or four nervous wives looked around for their adolescent off- spring who might be lapping up the true- blue aspects of the film. And not one class member, caught and held all these years in the moving picture record of high jinks at a very male college, bolted from the place in hysterical dismay. Everyone enjoyed recognizing each other in some forgotten state of shredded dignity.

And the band played on. Everything but "Tenting Tonight," which seems a grievous neglect in retrospect.

Breakfast on Saturday was still being served as late as 10:30, a judicious bit of foresight by the reunion planners, all hail their name. At 9 o'clock a sterling opportunity was provide for all to hear Edward T. Chamberlain '36, Director of Admissions, on "Admission to College Now and in the Future." In their impressive thirst for new insight, whole droves of anxious parents went to get the word on how to shoehorn Junior into his father's great college. The prospective entrants, of all ages, had already looked at Dartmouth and let Dartmouth look at them, and had reached near-unanimity in its charms. Especially, the reunions.

At noon, the Class turned mountain goat and clambered up a grandstand for their official reunion picture (see cut). Clean, fresh and rosy, they beamed their happiness for the camera lens.

Later, balancing plates of chicken and pretty green ice-cream molds ... herding hungry children, to one-armed chairs at the gymnasium for the Alumni Luncheon, a slight touch of harassment was visible. The Alumni Meeting that followed, presided over by Justin A. Stanley '33, brought the class two beautiful trophies: one for top percentage of class attending reunion, and the other for the largest number back.

Back to that tent. Somewhere, there was a crew race. Dartmouth is said to have won. Grown men even swore that a shell oared by '33ers beat the daylights out of one propelled by reunioners of a much younger class. A magnificently battered and gigantic brass cuspidor-type trophy was borne back in proof of this contention.

About 5 o'clock the Class had itself a sardine- packed tent cocktail party, officially. And at 6:30 everyone went to Thayer Hall for the class banquet. George Theriault, as toastmaster, introduced the class members, Bill Dewey (Reunion Chairman) and Don D'Arcy (Memorial and Combined Fund Chairman), to very highly deserved applause for the great reunion and class-gift-to-Dartmouth planning they had done. Being overtaken by vertigo in considering the astronomical heights of the cash pile given to Dartmouth by the Class of '33, and being advised a full report on this is carried elsewhere for your amazement, I shall merely report that President Dickey accepted the gift and said "Thank you," ... very well, too.

Dean McDonald delivered an uproarious speech on student shenanigans. Mothers, don't bother sending your sons to Dartmouth with full particulars on apple-polishing, plagiarism and sundry techniques. Dean McDonald wrote the book.

New officers of the class, who were presented in a unanimous slate, consider yourselves saluted: Chairman, Henry P. SmithIII; Secretary, Wes Beattie; Treasurer, GeorgeFarrand; Class Agent, Sid Stoneman; andNewsletter Editor, Bob Fox. Three hundredand fifty-three banquet tickets were collected.Somebody didn't eat. This does not jibe withthe greater number supposed to be at reunion. X remember when Sam Cunningham'spoodle, Pierre, barked to signal the highturnout. Pierre barked at all the best spotsin the program.

Following dinner, a considerable numberof the guests attended a production of Thornton Wilder's play, "The Matchmaker," at Webster Hall. Very appropriate for the reunion.Mothers with daughters and mothers withsons eyed each other the whole four days.So did the sons and daughters.

Sunday ... brunch in Class Tent. Served until past eleven. It does not seem necessary to write yet another time that nobody wanted to break up the party at the tent the "night before." For avid collectors of reunion data who may have weakened in the stretch the final collection of money to keep the band playing was made at 4 a.m. After that, with even a dogwagon dispensing hot coffee, we were splendidly entertained by a very mixed double male quartet, led by a tall man whose features I unaccountably could not make out clearly. They never did turn out the lights in the tent.

The 1933 Memorial Service at Rollins Chapel helped everyone know that not a classmate was forgotten. The strange coincidence of 33 members having passed on made icy fingers creep along many a suddenly chilled spine. But that passed, amid the heartfelt greetings from the living to those who loved Dartmouth, too, and would not have wanted their departure to be noted by anything sadder than warm remembrance.

There is an embarrassing richness of proffered different totals and check lists for deciding just how many class members andwives, and all, did come back for the wonderful weekend. Bill Dewey, George Theriault,John Mack, Jack Manchester, Jack Wright,Ross Gamble, Bill MacCarty, and HowWheelock: committeemen what am! The program was full; the reunioners stuffed; and thefun, brimming over. We are all very grateful to you, and to those unheralded ones,your wives, who did a lot of this work, ifpainful experience is any guide.

Dramatis Personae, Twenty Fifth Reunionof Dartmouth Class of '33

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ackerman; Mr. and Mrs. James Alder; Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Alexander; Mr. and Mrs. Alva Zer Allen and children; Robert Allen; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Allen and daughter, Deanna.

Mr. and Mrs. Gustavus Babson and children, Martha, Gustavus and David; Mr. and Mrs. William Bates and children, William and Susan; Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Bates; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Beattie and children, Jeanne, Robert and Susan; Mr. and Mrs. Alston Beekman Jr. and Peter; Mr. and Mrs. John Black Jr. and John and Royce Ann; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bloomberg and Jeffrey and Samuel; Mr. and Mrs. William Bradshaw and Linn and David; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Branch; Dr. and Mrs. John Branson Jr. and John and Mary Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Roland Burbank.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Celano and Joseph, Margaret and Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chapman, Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Chester and Jonathan and Samuel; Mr. and Mrs. William Clark and Stuart, Robert, James, and Jeanne; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Colla and Coleman and Stanley, Dr. Evan Collins; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coulson and Barbara, William and John; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Crabtree and Michael and Christopher; Robert Critchell; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cunningham.

Mr. and Mrs. James De Haven; Mr. and Mrs. Donald D'Arcy and Jenifer and Susan; Mr. and Mrs. George Davis; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Davis Jr. and two children; Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Derides and Gerard and Richard; Mr. and Mrs. William Dewey and Carol, Sally and Deborah; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dickson and Susan and Deborah; James Doherty Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Ward Donner and Sally and Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. John Donovan and Jack and William; William Dormon; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Doscher; Miss Ruth Doscher and Robert, Pamela and Penny; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglas and Joanne and Nancy; Mr. and Mrs. George Drowne Jr. and Peter; Stuart Durkee.

Edward Eldridge; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis and Bob; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Erlandson and Margaret and Dorothy; Mr. and Mrs. David Evans Jr. and Dale and Laurel.

Mr. and Mrs. John Faegre Jr. and Charles and Mary; Dr. and Mrs. Howard Farmer; Mr. and Mrs. George Farrand; Mr. and Mrs. David Flynn and Judith Ann; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Foley Jr. and Edward and John; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox and Suzanne and Bobbi; Mr. and Mrs. Wood Foster and Dutton, Wood and David; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fox; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Freedman and son.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gamble and Fairlee and Peter; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gass and Richard and James; Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gemberling; Mr. and Mrs. Morrell Goldberg and Susan, Jane and Daniel; Dr. and Mrs. Richard Goldthwait and Susan, Betsy, Jane, and Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Gordon; Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Grace and Pierre and Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Greiner and Gretchen, Gail, and Edgar; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grob and Betsy and John.

Mr. and Mrs. Burt Hack; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hackett and Paulina, Carol Ann, and Marilyn; Robert Hagan and Timothy and Stephen; Edward Halligan; George Hamilton; Henry Haw- good; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hershenson Frank and Richard; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hicks and John and Stephen; Mr. and Mrs. "William Hinkel Jr., Henry Hird; Mr. and Mrs. William Hitchcock Jr. and Anne, Bill, Betty, and David; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hixson; Mr. and Mrs. Winston Hobbs and Dorothy; Mr. and Mrs. John Hunley.

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Jackson; Mr. and Mrs Richard Jackson; Dr. Kenneth Jaques; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jaquith and Laurence, Cynthia, Bruce, and Diane; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Johnson and Andrea and David; Dr. William Jones; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Juergens.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kafka and Lenore; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kaplinger and Richard; Mr. and Mrs. Melville Katz and William; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kay and Marthea and Vinje; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kent; Martin Kerwin; Mr. and Mrs. whitefield Kimball and Whitefield and Richard; Mr. and Mrs. Henry King Jr. and Barney; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Knapp and Edwin, David and William; Dr. and Mrs. De Hart Krans.

Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Lade Jr. and Allyn Kim; Mr. and Mrs. William Lang; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lapham and Margaret and Barbara; Nathaniel Leonard; Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Jr. and Peter and Philip; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ley and John and Martha; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lord and Bonnie and Tommy; Richard Lyon.

Dr. and Mrs. William MacCarty Jr. and Willian; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mackey; Mr. and Mrs. William McCombs and William; Mr. and Mrs. Byron McCoy and Allen; Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald; Mr. and Mrs. Harding Mac Dona and Harding, Nancy, and Patricia; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Madden and Patricia and Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Henry McKee Jr. and Robert and John; Mr. and Mrs. John Manchester and Martha, John and Ellen; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mankowski; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mann and Henry, Nancy and Thomas; Ford Marden; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maskilieson and Anne and Judith; Mr. and Mrs. John Meek and Sally, Johnny and Julie; Mr and Mrs Oswald Merkt and Douglas and Richard; Vincent Merrill; Mr. and Mrs James Merson and Douglas and Eleanor; Mr. and Mrs. Walker Metcalfe Jr. and Tristram; Gay Edward Milius Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Miller and Paul; Mr. and Mrs. John Monagan and Charles Michael and Parthenia; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Monahan; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Moody and Roger; Mr. and Mrs. William Muller and Peter.

Mr and Mrs. Howard Nichols and Robert; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Niebling; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Noonan and Molly and Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norton.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oesterheld and David, Douglas and Janet; Mr. and Mrs. William Okie; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Osborne Jr. and Sue

Mr. and Mrs. John Paull Jr. and John; Mr. and Mrs. James Petrie Jr. and James and Bruce; Mr. and Mrs. Judson Pierson and Barbara and Judson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prince and Frederick and Jeffrey.

Mr. and Mrs. William Quinn and Patricia and Deborah.

Mr. and Mrs. William Raoul; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reeves and Lawrence; George Rideout; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Ripley and Judith, Rachel, Barrett, and Sally; Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Rittenberg and two children; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robinovitz; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson and Fred; Mr and Mrs. John Rockwell and Nancy and John; Dr. and Mrs. Winston Rowe and Robert and Donald; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rugen; Mr. and Mrs. David Russell.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Salisbury II and Charles and Stephen; Mr. and Mrs. John Scanlon and Elizabeth; Mr. and Mrs. Karl Scheibe; Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schwartz and Carolyn, Allan, and Nancy; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Searing; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shafer; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shea; Mr. and Mrs Everett Shineman; John Koch Smart; Henry Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith III and Susan, Lucinda, and Christiana; Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Snead Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snead and Blair and Sarah; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Spang and Elizabeth, Richard and Victoria; Mr. and Mrs. Alden Speare and Alden and Mary; Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield Sprague and Susan and Daniel; Mr and Mrs. Justin Stanley; William Starr Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stege and William, Mary, and Thomas; Dr. and Mrs. Roland Stevens Jr; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stoneman and Jane and Betty; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Swan and Peggy and Frances.

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Taft and Jacquelyn and Roger; Dr. and Mrs. William Teahan and Mary- Eileen; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Terry and Linda and Charles; Dr. and Mrs. George Theriault and Terry; Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. Way Thomson; Adolph Thurber Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Turner.

Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Valensi; Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Van Deusen and Hobart.

Lyman Wakefield Jr.; Dr. and Mrs. James Walker and Andrew, James, and Michael; Dr. and Mrs. David Warden and David, John, and Alice; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weeman and Kenneth and Frederick; Mr. and Mrs. George Werrenrath; Howe Wheelock; Mr. and Mrs. Robert White; Mr. and Mrs. James Woods; Merrill Worthen; Mr. and Mrs. Page Worthington.

The 25-Year Class, 1933, won the 1930 Cup for the largest reunion attendance.

REUNION SECRETARY