1925

Our 40th Reunion is only two months away: Monday, June 14, Tuesday, June 15, and Wednesday, June 16. You have already heard about it from Charlie Moore and there are more details to come. From replies already on hand, we may reasonably expect a turnout that will set a new record for a 40th. But numbers are not the whole story. The occasion will be unique; there will be opportunity for the dignified sort of whoopee appropriate to ladies and gentlemen of our years; there will be a chance to learn and participate in discussions of Dartmouth activities and problems with College officers: above all, there will be time to walk and talk with old friends in the unrivaled setting where we were young together. If you haven't yet done so, be sure to send your reply card to Charlie right away.

Brad Smith has been named to the board of trustees of Drexel Institute of Technology. Your reporter had the pleasure of exchanging greetings recently with Brad at a reception given by the company which he heads, the Insurance Company of North America, in Philadelphia, on the occasion of a meeting of a national organization of insurance buyers, attended also by a large segment of the insurance industry. BobHardy's name appeared again in the news recently when he presented a program on the Revocable Living Trust in Estate Planning at a luncheon meeting of the Venice Nokomis Woman's Club.

We have some interesting address changes to report: Ham Thayer, 424 Scraggy Neck Road, Cataumet, Mass. 02534, Al G. "Dutch" Gehring, 5 State St., Worcester, Mass. 01608 and C. Burgess Cowell, 317 Lincoln Ave., Takoma Park, Md. 20012. In reporting his move Ham wrote: "We are now real old Cape Codders and just love it. Have always wanted,, to live here perma- nently and now it has happened."

Paul Pearson, after having spent the past 18 years as head of the history department at Boston Latin School, has accepted the administrative job of Assistant Head Master at Charlestown (Mass.) High School. His departure from Latin was described by the headmaster as closing a chapter in a brilliant teaching career by one who had proved himself a master teacher and able department head and whose character and influence on the students he taught always served to inspire them on to greater endeavors.

Betty and Bill Sleigh were guests of the Whitey Whites at North Conway during the skiing season, to give them their annual opportunity to try out their ski legs on the slopes of Mt. Cranmore. The Whites, incidentally, at this writing are planning to spend a fortnight of skiing at Vail, Colo., with a group from Marblehead.

Marty liuberth reports progress in preparing the 40th Reunion book with 326 returns of questionnaires as of February 1, one month ahead of the deadline, which he stated was "hanging heavy over my head." It's a tremendous job for one individual to handle and the class should be extremely grateful to Marty for his willingness to tackle it.

We have a clipping from the Naval Air Station, Aimeda, Calif., summarizing the military career of Lenox Boyce on the occasion of his retirement from the Naval Reserve. It began 46 years ago when he was a drummer in the bagpipe band of the Seaforth Highlanders, a cadet corps in British Columbia. Len writes, "In the next year will also retire from Civil Service and Social Security, which will allow a bit of mobility."

In submitting his dues to Eddie Roessler,Walt VomLehn wrote: "Just returned from a visit to the kids in Virginia to Hanover winter weather here in Yonkers. Chopped ice for two days before I could get the car into the garage."

For the edification of the Boston group (and others) the "committee" has decided not to hold the usual annual spring dinner at Motel 128 in view of our fortncoming reunion, which no doubt will be attended by most of the same people.

Secretary, 225 Wyman St. Waltham 54, Mass.

Class Agent, Elm St., Norwich, Vt.