1940

It appears as though the vintage year of our graduation has become recognized for just that - venerable vintage besides - with the election of three classmates to the Alumni Council for three-year terms. As I am sure you read in last month's ALUMNI MAGAZINE, Bill Wrightson, Sam Williams, and Mickey Miller started their service to the College in this important way by their election last June. Work on the Alumni Council involves more than just the twicea-year meetings of the full membership of approximately fifty, because each member functions on one or more of the committees which carry on the business of this august body representing all of us. These present three members from our ranks join classmates Don Rainie, Stu MacPhail, SamSnow, Scotty Rogers, John Willets, and Gordon Wentworth who have served previous terms on the Council. Congratulations to all of them for this honor and our thanks for all their work for the College on our behalf.

A short welcome note from LarryBoothby confirmed the fact that he is the Class' newest bridegroom. He and Marianne are living on a rented farm of 114 acres (more or less, as they claim in these parts) of field and forest near Whitehall, N. Y., which is but a stone's throw from his science lab at Green Mountain College where he is teaching for the second year.

For those of you who didn't make it back to this year's informal Fall Reunion, which is always held for 1940 during the first home Ivy League game, you should mark your calendars now for next year. The fun and excitement of Dartmouth Night on Friday sets the temper and tone of the whole weekend to follow. This year about 25 couples were around for some part of the festivities, and this has been our largest group to return for the annual Foliage, Football, and 1940 Marching Society Conclave. We missed you this year - join us next time.

Bob Raclin is now running the commodity department for Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis with the department headquartered in Chicago. On one of Rac's trips to Europe he saw Jimmy McElroy in Lausanne looking as fit as ever. Rac hunts a bit, often over his dog, the front half of which is owned by Dick Babcock. Jean Raclin can teach her husband a thing or two, however, since she won the World Championship in her class and gauge in skeet shooting.

The Portland (Me.) Evening Express, late last spring, ran a picture of Bob Clunie coaching his son of the Falmouth High track team which usually is a strong contender for state honors. Instead of high jumping like his old man did in Hanover, Bob Jr. is a pole vaulter and a runner on the cross-country team.

Speaking of chips-off-the-old-block, there are ten sons of our classmates in this year's freshman class. And with them, as they count to 69 at the rallies, the count-down to the Bicentennial celebration begins, for they will graduate in that banner year, while we will celebrate our 30th Reunion. The proud papas who will be invited up to Freshmen Fathers' Weekend in February include Dick Babcock, Joe Burnett, Charlie Campbell, Bob Dibble, Art French, Powell Holbein, Werner Kempe, Cecil Moore, Jack Schleicher, and Howard Tallmadge. I've had the pleasure of meeting a few of these boys already and cannot remember a finer looking and acting bunch of boys - they certainly strengthen your trust in the younger generation.

New directors are springing up from our ranks on various fronts. The Board of The Wolfeboro National Bank has seen fit to include Johnny Lillis in their number. John is one of the leading businessmen of Tuftonboro, a lovely town over near Lake Winnipesaukee, where his principal business, selling pleasure boats and motors, flourishes. In addition to his marine business he is treasurer of the Wolfeboro Oil Company. His extracurricular activities include the Wolfeboro Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, and the Wolfeboro Budget Committee. He and Jill and Debby enjoy their location in the "Four Season State of New Hampshire."

Keith Benson was also recently elected a director, and it is Parker-Hanafin that will be the beneficiary of his astute business ideas at their board meetings. With ScottyRogers high up in the officer echelon, P-H has taken on a Big Green tinge.

It was nice to hear from Bob Bedell's mother just before our 25th Reunion last June and to have her greetings to pass on to Tuffy Reeves, Jack Holmes, and JackRourke.

Brownie and his son, Brooks, stopped off in Hanover in September on their way around some college campuses for Brooks to contemplate as he finishes his prep schooling in England.

Our man in Tripoli, Bill Harriman, had to cancel plans for the 25th practically at the last minute when the Libyan government decided to open up free areas for new oil concession bids. Bill had to stay on the scene to make certain Sinclair Oil got all that was coming to them. Another guy going in the wrong direction last June was Ned Jacoby who was one of a seven-man crew on one of the entries in the California-to-Honolulu race. The trip itself comprised almost all of July and the previous months were spent practicing. Hope the results were good, Jake. Let us know how you made out.

Janet and Dick Funkhouser had an early October weekend in Hanover just before making the move to New York City. They will keep their home in Hagerstown, Md., but business pressures being what they are, will be spending most of the time at 118 East 60th, Apartment 6-H.

I hope to see some of you around the class section of the football stadiums this fall. The Big Green is off to a good start and you'll have a good time if you come out to cheer them on. Keep in touch - until next month.

Two '42 classmates caught by the cameraat the St. Louis Club picnic with theirfreshman sons: (from left) Ernie Grinnelland Doane, Ed Spiegel and Eddie.

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