1940
Welcome back from what I hope was a good summer for everyone. Around these parts we are still waiting the long hot “summer daze” to begin. It has been an ideally cool, too-damp summer that has gone too quickly. I always have the feeling that, come Labor Day, there are too many things undone, friends unvisited, and places unseen. And this year is no exception. Age and experience should dictate that such is the norm.
Several classmates were in Hanover during the summer and I’m sure there were others beyond the ones I know about: DickFunkbouser, who was bringing children to camp in this area; Fred Porter, who had a fleeting business trip; Scotty Rogers, who combined business and pleasure and was in such a rush when we saw him that I don’t see how his plane could have gotten him back to California any faster than if he’d just gone on his own momentum; and Johnny Knutsen, who was on a vacation swing through the North Country. Another was Eb Cockley who was vacationing in Vermont. Grosbie and I drove over for what turned out to be as thrilling and long a race as any the “Weatherly” and the “Ne- fertiti” had earlier except we were just trying to battle the elements on Lake Cham- plain. When old Eb brought us back twice to the same point of land on an across-the- lake tack we began to have visions of spend- ing the night on the water but after training the girls to hang out far enough over the sides while we manned the sails we held to the right course into the harbor. It was one of those rare times when fun, good weather, good friends, good talk combined with good food and drink made up a day to be remem- bered. Not only summer visitors to Hanover but now permanent residents are Seymourand Janet Wheelock. Sey and Bob Stores are keeping the children of Hanover hale and hearty and we are indeed fortunate to have such dedicated, competent friends in charge.
It’s still not too late to make plans to attend the 1940 reunion October 20 here in Hanover. There will be a class meeting at 10:30 Saturday morning in Sanborn House and following the Holy Cross game a dutch treat cocktail party and steak dinner at The Keene’s. If you can get to town Friday evening our house at the address above will be swingin’ late so plan to check in there. The cocktail party on Saturday will be on the BYOL plan in case you want something other than the set-ups we’ll provide. Some of the expected group are Don Rainie, SamWilliams, Chet Berry, Hugh Dryfoos, JackMoody, Fred Porter, John Burnap, JayWeinberg, Gordie Wentworth, John Willetts beside the local contingent. Hope to have you aboard too!
The crispness in the air the past two mornings and the sight of Bob Blackman’s football stalwarts in town can only mean that another College year the 194 th —is about to begin. Entering into the Class of 1966 and if this doesn’t make you feel old nothing will are Lawrence Cate Jr., Peter Eddy, William B. Hayden, Hodge Jones 111, James C. Moore and Robert L. Wilson. I’m sure you can see the proud fathers in the background.
A few weeks ago when we were on a short tour of some of the Maine Coast we pulled into a gas station in Boothbay Har- bor for some information and almost liter- ally ran down Jim Kuhns. Jim and Faith and their three children had rented a house away out on a lovely point of land where the river and the ocean meet and where their only neighbors were gulls and passing lobster boats. Such a lucky chance meeting of two roommates could only be celebrated in true Dartmouth style, but well-flavored with a Down East accent. After catching up on all their news over gin and tonic and dam chowder and steamed clams until the drawn butter ran out of our ears, we were urged to take a short boat ride around some of the islands nearby. As can happen in Maine, a thick fog rolled in while we were out and the marine charts with the check buoys and markers were pressed into use to get us home (why do I always end up with these nefarious sailors?). It wasn’t bad enough to make us lose our deep regard for either the Maine Coast or the Kuhns family.
One of our group has been awarded new honors for a scholarly work he has pro- duced. Dr. Page Smith, Professor of His- tory at UCLA, has won the first Kenneth Roberts Memorial Award for his two-vol- ume biography of President John Adams. It will be published by Doubleday next Jan- uary so be on the look-out for it.
_ A newsclip has tidings of a new job for Sid Morley. He is now cashing paychecks from Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis as a Registered Representative in their Hotel Cieveland office. It’s just a step away from where the airport limousine stops so the next time you fly into Cleveland stop in and get some good tips from Sid.
A long letter from Bob Austin early this summer reported on an exciting new ven- ture in which he and June have gotten in- volved. While on a vacation to the Virgin Islands last winter they bought a seventeen- room old Danish town house in Frederik- sted, St. Croix and are converting it into efficiency apartments which they will rent. What a deal they have going guest cot- tages par excellence on a New Hampshire lake from June until Labor Day and the rest of the year languishing in the soothing tropical breezes. Bob is hoping some vaca- tioning ’4os will find their way to his guest house this winter and I’m ready to buy my ticket now. Of course, from time to time he will have Diz and Brownie as neighbors, since the house they are building at St. Croix as a joint venture is ahead of sched- ule and will be ready for the housewarming by the combined de Sieyes and Browne fam- ilies late this fall. With all that space per- haps we should schedule the next interim reunion in St. Croix instead of a football weekend in Hanover.
In what was a complete Big Green sub- stitution power play. Bill Mercer, vice-pres- ident for personnel relations of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Cos., ex- changed positions with Joe Urban ’39, who was vice-president for operations of Indiana Bell Telephone Cos.
That’s all for now. If we won’t see you up here for one of the four home games this fall keep in touch anyhow. See you in November.
Secretary, 5 North Batch St. Hanover, N. H. T rpnvurpy 78 School St., Concord, N. H.
