1936
Our Reunion publicity committee, under the chairmanship of Bob Prentice, has prepared a barrage of information about our big 25th. This information will reach all classmates through the mail: the flow has already begun. If you have not received the fact sheets, advance program and reservation form by this reading, your address must be incorrect so please notify your secretary. Our Reunion on June 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 is achieving several Dartmouth records. No class ever had more advance spirit (over 700 dimensions for Reunion costumes were sent to Brad Chase before any program was released); the agenda planned for males and females of all ages is the most extensive and most articulately complete of any on record; class Reunion Chairman Al Gibney confidently plans for 900 guests, another Dartmouth record by far.
The '36 college census, printed in this column in February, continues to interest readers. Former class secretary, Norb Hofman, registered his interest in the large number of different colleges represented; Pete Fitzherbert wrote his amazement over the fact that more than 120 classmates already have children in college; and Brint Schorer appropriately comments, "If all these college kids come back to Reunion, and it's likely most of them will, the class of '36 will need new dormitory space in June." Deans of Admissions Lucille G. Norman of Hood College, Jane Sehmann of Smith, and Arthur Home Jr. of Yale wrote complimentary notes about the survey. Dean Sehmann, who accepted the largest number of '36 offspring (except for Eddie Chamberlain), wrote in part ". . . It would certainly seem to indicate that in and around the year 1936, transportation between Dartmouth and Northampton was not difficult to achieve. All good wishes to the Class of '36."
The Class dinner, held at the Dartmouth Club of New York on February 17, was another successful affair for the class. It can't be called an annual affair because it is impromptu, arising whenever Dick Morton feels in the mood "to get the gang together." At that time, usually around ground hog day, Dick pens one of his provocative and appealing invitations which the secretary mails to all '36ers in the New York area, and the competent Dartmouth Club staff takes over from there. After dinner Joe Cunningham told of the progress he and Dick Spong have made ill preparing the 1936 Year Book. Joe said many classmates are delinquent in not having mailed their resumes to him, Box 33, Spencerville, Md. Attending the party were: Pep and Ricki Minte, Kirk Liggett, Paul andCathie Lynch, Gil Balkam, Joe Cunningham,Dick and Madine Morton, John and NancySawyer, Seymour and Mimi Sims, Dink andOlive Gidney, Gib and Ann Sykes, Brint andDoris Schorer, Joe Davis, Jacko Morrison,Dave and Shirley Fox, Ray Reitman, Miltand Margie Johnston, Norb and Pic Hofman,Bob and Theo Prentice.
Many news items remain in the mail bag, all of interest, for example: Huffy Huffman is in Japan on a business-vacation trip. . . . Frank Kappler has been made picture editor of the New York World Telegram and Sun. . . . Chuck Lehman's wife, Elizabeth, received a National Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for her work in Williamsport, Penna. . . . Bill Niss has been elected to the board of directors of the Bath (Maine) Iron Works. . . . A card from Harry Eisberg in Naples says, "Enjoying self in Italy, doing orthopedic surgery for the Navy." . . . Cliff Roe has been appointed an instructor of Industrial Relations at Millard Fillmore College of the University of Buffalo. Cliff is also supervisor of training at the Westinghouse Corp. in Buffalo.... Dean Nicholson has been appointed special assistant to the Attorney General in Massachusetts. . . . Art Funk writes, "I have been transferred from Madras, India to Madrid, Spain. We will take up duties there around April 1961 as Assistant Affairs Officer with the U. S. Information Service." . . . Jake Jacobsen of Saddle River, N. J., is a daily commuter to his office at the J. P. Stevens Textile Co. in New York City.... Alan Hutchinson is in the baby business in Charlottesville, Va., with Jean Elizabeth, three and Robert age eleven months.... StanWalker and his wife and five kids will be back for our 25th. . . . Bob and Evelyn Walker and two kids will be back in June also. . . . R. Wellington Daniels has been appointed manager of services of the American Cyanamid plant at Bound Brook, N. J. . . . Bill Bartel, president of Ellington and Co. has been in the New York advertising news because of his merger with the John Mather Lipton Agency, making a single agency with billings of approximately $21 million.
Our class newsletter editor, Jack McKallagat, has been made chairman of a civic public relations committee called the Plan 100, in Lawrence, Mass. This group consists of 100 leading citizens who are to study and make recommendations to the mayor on the master plan and other city activities. Jack, who is treasurer of the Charles F. Flanagan Insurance Agency, is president of the Greater Lawrence Insurance Agents Association, the Lawrence High School Alumni Association, Infantile Paralysis Fund, and has been a leader in the Cancer Fund Drive, Merrimac College and the United Fund. He is married to the former Janet Lee and has three children, John A. thirteen years, Lee Ann, ten, and Ann Lee, eighteen months.
Class curate, Bob Pumphrey, writes from Pittsburg, Calif., ". . . I'm an average Parish Priest, with the routine of services, study, calls, counselling, hospital and jail visits." Bob has three children. Since he was ordained only last year, the word "curate" is used advisedly. Our only other ecclesiastic is "old" Jim Lancaster who is the leading Congregational minister in Western Massachusetts. . . . Roger Morse writes from 7263 Jethue Lane, Madeira, Ohio (Cincinnati), "Hi Jack, Our vacations have never permitted us to make a reunion. Would like to see all the '36ers. Have seen Huffman, Walker Lewis,Jim Fortune and Chuck Delbridge in past year or two." Bob Ireland says there's no truth in the rumor that Perry Mason will take the Eichmann case.
Walt Mertz and Dune Newell, both '36, appeared together as members of the panel on investments at the 42nd annual Mid-Winter Trust Conference of the American Bankers Association at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York.
Secretary, 16 Hickory Lane Darien, Conn.
Class Agent, 135 Glenview Ave., Wyncote, Penna.
