1930's Thirtieth Reunion: CLASS SECRETARY
At our reunion banquet, President Dickey said that if 1930 is not the greatest class ever to graduate from Dartmouth, it is so close to it that the margin is very, very narrow. We agree, wholeheartedly, and we propose to remain in such esteem. Our gathering was the largest 30th reunion group in the history of the College and we handily won the 1930 attendance cup for our reunion period. A final tally showed 126 classmates, 110 wives and 94 children. Agreement is unanimous that the three days of our reunion were most rewarding, despite our batting average against the weather, which sank to a new low of about .001 on Wednesday.
The reunion committee under Harry Condon, general chairman, arranged an excellent program and paid meticulous attention to all details to assure the pleasure and comfort o£ classmates and families. One little question remained unanswered - who set the reunion tax for a Thirty-man at $29?
Events were shoved off with registration and a Monday afternoon get-together cocktail party in our tent behind the Sphinx tomb; then followed the alumni dinner in the gymnasium, visiting in President Dickey's garden, and an informal party in our tent with Don Dudley's music for dancing, largely preempted by our teenagers.
Tuesday morning the first '29-'30-'31 panel discussion was held; its topic; "What Have You Read Since Leaving College - And Why Not" with Win Stone acting as moderator, and Fran Horn our representative among the panelists. These good gentlemen made a plea for more reading outside of occupational or relaxation reading, and urged our efforts to make our children read widely during their years of education because thereafter, for lack of time in the productive years, the decline in good reading is great.
A picnic for the entire group was held at Bob and Louise Keenes that afternoon, during which the class picture was taken. Despite cool overcast weather, a marvelous time was had by all and the Keenes remained their usual composed selves while entertaining and feeding some 300 individuals in traditional class picnic style.
Wednesday morning a moving and impressive memorial service was held in Rollins Chapel. The memorial address was delivered by Bishop Archie H. Crowley '29; participating were Rev. Wade Safford and Rev. James McElroy '31. It is a sobering thought that 81 of our classmates have passed on.
Then followed the second tri-class panel discussion, "Issues of the i960 Campaign," before an apparently predominantly Republican gathering; a very lively interchange of Republican and Democratic views on the issues facing the country. Participating on the Democratic side was Eleanor Clark French, '30 by marriage; expressing the Republican viewpoint, Fred Scribner. The panel agreed that all Americans are working toward the same goals of national military and economic survival against the Russians, but the methods proposed by the two parties differ greatly as to the degree of Federal control, and in many other respects. Despite their wide differences of opinion and their forceful statements of political opposition, we are certain that Ellie French and Fred Scribner remain the best of friends.
The class meeting was held Wednesday afternoon in the 1902 Room of Baker Library. Reports of the Secretary, Treasurer, and Resolutions Committee were accepted and placed on file.
Bud French reported for the nominating committee, whereupon the following were elected unanimously to serve on the Executive Committee until our next reunion in 1965: Horace W. Allyn, Victor G. Borella, Frederick Bowes Jr., Herbert E. Chase, Harrison F. Condon Jr., Stanton W. Davis, Francis V. Doherty, Avery H. Gould, Ranald P. Hobbs, Charles J. McDonough, Frederick W. Page, Philip R. Peck, Charles A. Pooler, A. Newell Rumpf, D. Wade Safford, William E. Steers, John T. Wooster.
After the class meeting, the new executive committee convened and elected the following officers: Charles E. Rauch, Chairman; Arthur M. Browning, Class Agent; WallaceBlakey, Secretary; Henry S. Embree, Treasurer; and John F. Rich, Bequest Chairman, all of whom thereby become, ex-officio, members o£ the Executive Committee. Charlie Raymond was appointed to continue as newsletter editor.
A cocktail party and class banquet were held in College Hall Wednesday evening. There was great disappointment that our distinguished classmate, Governor Nelson Rockefeller, was prevented by extremely bad weather from flying to Lebanon Airport to join us at this time and speak to us after dinner as scheduled. Retiring chairman Victor Borella reported receipt of a letter from Dr. Hopkins expressing regrets, and wires from several classmates. He introduced the reunion committee, the new executive committee and the new officers. Later, chairman emeritus Alex McFarland presented tokens of appreciation to Reunion Chairman Condon and the retiring class officers. President Dickey spoke of the great spirit of the Class of 1930, and then at some length upon the credit brought to his alma mater by Nelson's participation in the field of public service. He also noted that 1930 ranked second among all classes in total gifts to the recently concluded capital gifts campaign.
Following dinner there was dancing in College Hall at the same time that the class movies were being shown at one end of the room and Avery Gould was showing his slides at the other end.
Appreciation of the class is given to those who contributed to making reunion a success, particularly Harry Condon and his committee, Messrs. Borella, Doherty, Widmayer, Jordan, Hoxie, Stone, Barnard, Gould, John French, Keene, and their ladies; to Rev.Wade Safford and the participants in the panel discussions, and to the Haffenreffers for once again supplying an endless flow of that creamy rich Rhode Island folk medicine for our pleasure.
When some of our tent parties broke up earlier than in other years, some said we must be getting older, but no one really takes that seriously and all plan to meet again at our next reunion for an equally rewarding meeting.
Considerable incidental news of classmates gathered during this period has been reported in a recent Thirtyteer, or will be left for a later issue of the MAGAZINE.
However, at this point certainly it should be noted that several sons of '30 classmates graduated this June, a number with distinction. Harrison C. Dunning, graduating summa cum laude, delivered the valedictoryaddress, the text of which appears elsewherein this issue. He also won a James B. Reynolds Scholarship for Foreign Study and theBennett Essay Prize. Ernest H. Latham Jr. wonthe Charles O. Miller Memorial Fellowship.Others graduating were Reed S. Browning,summa cum laude, Robert B. Barker and JayW. Crane, cum laude, John M. Mitchell,Robert W. Hatch, Arnold E. Sigler, John S. Sandberg, Roger C. Wolf, and Michael M.Wood, and from the second-year medicalcourse, Frederick K. Watson Jr.
Following are those attending reunion, subject to the possibility of a few children (inparentheses) not having been counted because they moved around so fast:
Bud and Harriet Ackley, Al and Babs Allyn, Bob and Mae Barker (2), Dick Barnard, Art and Sylvia Behal (1), Clarence and Mary Louise Benson (2), Bill and Doris Blais, Wally and Louise Blakey (4), Bill and Dorothy Blanchard, Bob and Page Blanchard (1), Hal and Dorothy Booma, Rollie and Dorothy Booma, Vic and Eleanor Borella (1), Fred and Priscilla Bowes (1), Dick and Gwen Bowlen (1), Hugh and Gretchen Boyles (1), Ed and Arline Brazil (1), Art and Martha Browning (1), Sam and Barbara Butler, Dick and Genevieve Butterfield (1), Ed and Elizabeth Butterworth (2), Pete and Helene Callaway, Ed and Doris Carroll (2), Harry Casler (2), Si Chandler, Herb and Majorie Chase, John and Frances Cheney, Lee and Katherine Chilcote, Bob and Elizabeth Chittim (1), Jim and Barbara Clark, Shaw and Vivian Cole (2), Harry and Barbara Condon (2), Jack and Elizabeth Coppock (1), Pete and Elizabeth Davis, Dud Day, Al and Lucia Dickerson, Frank and Elizabeth Doherty, Bill and Margaret Doran (1), Ed and Esther Downey, Walt and Betty Dresser (1), Harry and Kathleen Dunning (1), Tom and Mary Dunnington, Hank and Helen Ekstrom, Hank Embree, Bill Fenton (1), Al and Margaret Fisk (1), Jack and Edith Fitzpatrick, Nels and Frances Flanders, George and Edith Fredrickson, Bud and Celie French, John and Eleanor French, Joe and Carol Golan (2), Ave and Julie Gould, Nfcd Grant, Carl and Carolyn Haffenreffer, Oscar and Elveta Harris, Don and Elizabeth Hight (1), Ranny and Vera Hobbs, Fran and Billie Horn, Max and Frances Horwitt (1), Gordon and Elizabeth Hoxie (1), Kirk and Helen Jackson, Ed and Timmie Jeremiah, Bob and Esther Johnson (2), Hugh and Alyce Johnson (2), Bob and Helen Jordan (1), Bob and Louise Keene (1), Frank and Elizabeth Kindermann (1)-, Mel and Libby King (1), Dave and Harriet Latham (1), Ernie and Anne Latham (2), Bob and Geraldine Lee, Dan and Lois Loeser (2), George and Susan Long (2), George and Katherine Lord (3), Gil Low '61 (son of Ev Low), Gene, and Sara Magenau, Al and Esther Marsters (2), Walt- McCulloch, Alex and Caroline McFarland, Alfie McGrath (1), Norm McGrath and sister, Milt and Blanche Mclnnes, Bill Milne, Jim and Genevieve Mitchell (1), Hank and Catherine Newell, Horst and Annelotte Orbanowski (1), Fred and Dorothy Page, Phil and Elizabeth Peck, Boof and Billie Perkins, Chick and Helen Pooler (2), Bill and Mildred Putnam (4), Charlie and Mildred Rauch (2), Charlie and Eleanor Raymond (1), Jack and Dorothy Rich (2), Wade Safford, Herm Sander, Ted and Dolly Saunders, Ed and Mildred Schuster (2), Fred and Barbara Scribner (3), Earl and Geraldine Seldon (2), Milt and Grace Shultz (2), Art Shurts, Russ and Nolda Sigler, Al and Anne Smith, Jack Smith, Mort and Alma Smith, Dick and Grace Squire (1), Bill and Elizabeth Stearns (1), Buck Steers, Win and Helen Stone, Bill and Alberta Truex, Van and Doris Van Derbeck, Wayne and Grace Van Leer (1), George and Anne Violante, Wally and Gladys Wasmer, Fred and Anne Watson (2), Howie Weinstein, John and Natalie Whipple (1), Charlie and Larry Widmayer (1), Dean and Mary Wiggin, Wes Wilkinson, Brooke Willis, Bob and Edna Winter (2), Ted and Elizabeth Wolf, Blair and Eleanor Wood (2), Hank and Jean Wood, Jack and Mary Wooster.
To you all - Have a good summer, and so long until October.
The Class Picnic at the Keenes was enjoyed by over 300 members of the 1930 family who were present for the four-day 30th.
