1911

At this point there is little left to say about our "FIRST FIFTIETH." You all will have made up your minds either to be there or stay away but for those of you who have forgotten the dates or never knew them, they are June 9 to June 11. The first event after registration at Massachusetts Hall will be the class dinner in Thayer Hall (the new dining hall) at six-thirty and the last event in Hanover will be luncheon at the Outing Club on Faculty Pond at noon. Your time free from scheduled events will be Saturday afternoon between the class banquet at noon and the alumni dinner and meeting in the evening. It is not necessary to have recorded your coming in advance and if at the last moment you decide to do so swing into action and get going. There will be room for you.

We shall miss Mahl Hill who had planned 011 being with us and Art Gray who would have been on hand had he been physically able. He and Janet started for our Forty-Fifth Reunion but had to turn back. Instead these two men will be remembered by us at the memorial service.

On April 18 Vail and Mildred Applegate celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Their son Bill and his wife arranged a shower of cards for them.

The latest excitement in Miriam Morris' family was the appointment of her son-in-law, Kenneth Young, as United States Ambassador to Thailand. Miriam gave a large reception in his 'honor at her home, The Lindens. An editorial referred to him as follows: "The new ambassador to Thailand was one of the most sensible and sensitive on Southeast Asia until he left the State Department two years ago. His nomination promises enlightened representation in a delicate area."

New addresses are: Walter A. Morgan, 184 Mansfield Ave., Norton, Mass.; Harold A. Wampler, 430 Park Ave., Highland Park, Ill.; and Chester A. Jenkins, back for the summer at 20 University Place, Orono, Me.

The skilled researchers in the Alumni Records office have also located Frederick A. A. McLaughlin at 2840 Pump House Road, Birmingham 13, Ala.

This is how one of the Eaton families plans various kinds of reunions. This was written when they were snow-bound on the top of their hill in Staunton. Stan writes: "Sibyl and I are planning our trip north this June. Our son, Fred, with his wife is coming on for his 20th reunion at Hanover and my sister, Dorothy, and her husband will be back for her 45th at Smith. Fred's wife doesn't know northern New England and Sibyl will want to visit her sister and several old pals in Montpelier. We look forward to a very pleasant but somewhat strenuous peerade." Last summer they visited their sons and grandchildren in the mid-west mostly by air, being on seven different planes in three weeks.

Bob Keeler is trying to get Biff Thompson and Glen McConnell to team up with him to make Hanover in June. Says Bob: "This will be my first visit to Hanover since 1941, which is a long, long time. I realize that there have been tremendous changes." He hopes to have a grandson in next fall's entering class.

We are pleased that seven widows have made 'reservations for Hanover or Lake Morey or both. Here they are: Inez Adams,Marion Agry, Ruth Backus, Lillian Cooper,Ruth Hastings, Ruth Mathes and MildredRollins. Several others have indicated their interest and hope to join us. Perhaps this will encourage them to know how welcome they will be.

Looking back to the Daily Dartmouth issue of June 27, 1911, you would find these items: "Parkhurst Hall to be Formally Dedicated - 'Summer Bachelors' given in Webster Hall for Alumni — A. S. Dunning as Ima Bugg again afforded amusement for the audience . . . New Gymnasium nearly finished . . . Green wins from Amherst — The all-round work of Jimmy Conroy playing his last game for Dartmouth was the feature. Conroy got a safe hit, scored a run, stole three bases, and accepted seven fielding chances perfectly. - Captain Emerson decided the Close competition for first batting honors of the season when his clean hit, the last time at bat, put him a one point leader over Daly, his percentage being .370 to his teammate's .369."

And then there was the Commencement Ball with Floor Director Benjamin KimballAyers and Ushers: Burton Keith Burbeck,Fred Henry Harris, James Matthew Irwin,Edwin Reitler Keeler, James Monroe Mathes,William Stilson Pounds, John Joseph Ryan,Henry Arthur Shepherd and Wilbur StouderThompson. All Commencement plans were arranged and conducted by the Executive Committee chairmanned by John WalterPearson and made up of Benjamin Roy Allison, Edwin Reitler Keeler, Robert BoughtonKeeler, Leon Earle Lovejoy, John AugustusMullen Jr., John Augustine Scanlon and David Whiton Swain.

Any resemblance between the events of June 1911 and June 1961 will be entirely co-incidental, accidental, unrehearsed and unexpected.

As these notes go to press word has just been received of the death of Ray Carmichael on April 10 in Blythe, Calif. Earlier he had written that he would be at Reunion.

Just after this paragraph above was typed came the further sad news of the sudden death of Paul Briggs on April 28. The only information about his death is that he dropped dead at a meeting and that funeral services were to be held on May 1. He had made his reservations for Reunion and was excitedly looking forward to it.

It may not be later than you think, but it is getting late. This ninth death since December brings the roster of classmates down to one hundred fifty-nine.

Secretary, Box 171, Hanover, N. H.

Class Agent, 92 State St., Boston, Mass.