1917
Secretary, South Pomfret Rd. Woodstock, Vt.
Class Agent, 6 Wyeth Rd., Hanover, N.H.
As you read in the March issue of the "Sentry," Bill and Helen Birtwell are preparing to show pictures of '17 people and events at our reunion. They are back from Florida and raring to get going, but they need the help of all those who have good and appropriate pictures. Here is what Bill wrote in a letter received this morning (4/3/61 ):
"Now to get down to business — I think it is imperative now that we get the word out to our classmates as soon as possible, about the need for pictures, and your ALUMNI MAGAZINE notes are an excellent medium.
"The success of this show will depend on the number and variety of pictures available. Anyone having slides, movies, or pictures taken at any of our class reunions, football dinners, or other class activities should look them up and send them in as soon as possible. If the movie films look too brittle to run they should be mailed in their present condition. The College has facilities for reconditioning old films and I have made arrangements with the film department to salvage any that can be saved.
"If possible the following information should accompany each picture: 1) name and address of owner. 2) Identity of individuals in picture (unless too many in group) and year taken. 3) Must the picture be returned or can it be placed in a proposed 'Class film Library'? If enough pictures are donated to justify establishing this library it will be available for future Class functions." So rush your pictures to Bill at 302 Belmont Ave., Asbury Park, N.J.
Incidentally, Bill and Helen spent a good part of the winter at Englewood, Fla., where they were able to go swimming almost every day in spite of occasional shark scares.
It is with real regret that I report the untimely death of Sherm Smith's wife, Gladys, on March 18. She was stricken while she and Sherm were attending a church supper and died in Sherm's arms. Immediately upon receiving word of this tragic occurrence a note of sympathy was sent to Sherm on behalf of all 17'ers.
On April 1 Bob and Gail Boynton took off for Montreal on the first leg of a trip which is to take them through the British Isles and to Germany. They will return to Hanover in mid-May, in plenty of time for reunion.
e Ralph and Ethel Sanborn entertained k Larry and Lucile Nourse at dinner late in l- March, a few days after Larry had been in d Norton for the dedication exercises of the l. "Laurence G. Nourse School" there. Also, e while on a business trip to Boston, Ralph v- had luncheon with the "Squire of Lexing- o ton," Spique Maclntyre.
Karl and Elsie Koeniger left on April 3 for a two-week trip to California. Then, upon their return, Karl will head for Canada where he looks forward to some good fishing.
The front page of The Kennebunk Star of March 10 carries a good picture of AlEmmons before a microphone as he moderated the Kennebunk Town Meeting.
Wow, have you seen the quota assigned to 1917 by the Alumni Fund management? $16,900 - roughly $10,000 more than we raised last year. Of course, last year many of us were still paying on pledges to the Capital Gifts Campaign, and although the money we contributed to that campaign gave us credit for contributing to the Alumni Fund, the dollars went to Capital Gifts and the Alumni Fund suffered. Most of those pledges are now fully paid and, generally speaking, we can devote our efforts this year to meeting our Fund quota. Let's all get behind our hard working Class Agent, BillEaton, and help him to attain the goal set for us. As has been said so many times, one should not hold back simply because he cannot be a large contributor. Large gifts are, quite naturally, much to be desired, but the smaller gifts are most welcome, too. And every gift, large or small, increases our chances of winning the Group I Green Derby, Classes 1911 - 1917. Let's go!
About the time you read these notes the Class Officers meetings will be under way at Hanover. At the moment it appears to be unlikely that Sumner Emerson and Gil Swett will be able to attend the meetings, but it is expected that the four other officers will be on hand. These meetings are well worth attending and class officers always look forward to this annual event.
Vin Smith recently was elected Council president of Gates Mills, Ohio, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer of March 14. In my March notes I reported that HenSturgess was co-authoring a real estate text book. It has since been learned that the book is aptly named "Real Estate Primer." It is said to be a practical, interesting training course in real estate know-how and of particular interest to any real estate salesman or any would-be sales person.
Bob and Anita Scott, who have been wintering at Fort Lauderdale, recently went down to Islamorada on the Florida Keys to spend a few days with Norm and Mary McCulloch. While they were there Norm took Bob fishing before the foursome headed for Marco and a brief stay at the Marco Island Inn. Bob and Norm managed to get in a round of golf at the Hole-In-One Club at Naples, and one of them (they didn't say which) came within a foot of making a hole in one.
I cannot bring these notes to a close without again reminding each of you of the terrifically important dates on your calendar - June 12, 13 and 14. If you have not already advised Bill Sewall of your intention to be counted "present" when the roll is called, do so now. It is very important that the reunion committee know how many men and wives to expect so that reservations and "costumes" will be available when you reach Hanover, and also how many will be at the various luncheons and dinners. So make the day you read this a "Be Kind to the Committee" day and notify Bill Sewall of your intentions without further delay. We are rapidly reaching the point where time is, as the lawyers say, very much of the essence.
