1948

I was looking forward to giving all of you a complete report on the activities of our Southern New England classmates after attending the Yale game last weekend. How ever, I'm afraid that my efforts to keep myself and John Jr. from being soaked to the skin and trying to watch a very hard-fought football game pretty well occupied all my time in the Yale bowl. However, we did have Lloyd and Joan Krumm on one side and Foxy and Helen Parker on the other. Behind us were Bobo and Barbara Russell and Pat and John Hatheway. I am sure there were many other loyal '48's in the deluge, but if they sat more than one row away they will have to forgive me if I missed them. On the way out of the Bowl I did happen to run into Herb Shulman. Herb had come all the way from his home in Tennessee to see the game, but unfortunately he had left Barbara at home with the five children.

As all the world knows, Dartmouth alumni are unique in the intensity of their loyalty and devotion to their college and the ardor of their spirit. Few are aware though, that our class is possessed with one of the most loyal of all present day Dartmouth men. I am speaking of our own Ken Young. As he has done for the last several years since he retired from business, each September Ken leaves Elinor and the kids at home, which is now St. Petersburg, Fla., and heads for Hanover. He stays throughout the football season. Ken watches practice daily and then travels on the weekends with the team wherever they might be playing. He has not missed a Dartmouth football game in several years. He becomes intimately ac- quainted with all the players and assists the squad whenever he can. I am sure that as the years go by Ken's loyalty and interest will become even more appreciated, and perhaps he can write an on-the-spot personal report for our class next year.

Last week I received a telephone call from Memphis, Tenn., and to my surprise Dave Packard was on the other end. Dave told me that he was now living in Memphis and was an institutional bond salesman for First U.S. Corp., a firm specializing in tax exempt bonds. Dave reports he and Ginny like the southern way of life very much, although he is traveling quite a bit, as his territory goes all the way to California. ,

Another of those last stalwarts - they haven't got Greene or Weaver yet - has bitten the dust. Lou Perry is engaged to marry Joan Pupke with the wedding planned for February. Joan is an executive secretary with the advertising firm of Stauffer. Col well & Bayles in New York. Lou sells finance paper for Associates Investment Co. in their Manhattan office.

Earlier in the fall, John Warwick was married to Janet Mick in New York City. John is doing a terrific job as executive vice president of Warwick & Legler, one of the larger advertising agencies in New York. If my memory serves me correctly, Janet was Miss Rheingold a couple of years ago. Hope you indoctrinate her into the Dartmouth spirit soon, John.

After several years as teacher at the Penn Charter School 'in Philadelphia, Ray Evans became a faculty member this fall at the Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa. Ray is going to teach English. He and Hazel have a daughter Debbie, now twelve, Linda is eleven, and Ray Jr. is ten.

I haven't heard from Norm Laird in a long time and I really expected to see him and Bonnie at our reunion, but the last word I had on Norm is that he is a sales representative in Washington for Becton, Dickinson & Co., manufacturers of medical supplies. Norm Jr. is now ten and Margaret is five.

On behalf of the Class of '48, I want to wish all you little Indians a very Merry Christmas, with the hope that all those things the Big Chief promised you are found under your tree. You Big Chiefs and Squaws have successful hunting and a healthy twelve moons.

Secretary, . 110 Old Farm Rd. Pleasantville, N.Y.

Treasurer, College Highway, Southwick, Mass.