1941
Our Twenty-Fifth Reunion is now only four months away and closing in on us fast. Back on December 15 (only two weeks before the date of this writing) the College played host at dinner to a huge throng of '41s at the Dartmouth Club in New York. If the excitement, enthusiasm, and just plain fun generated at that affair is any indication of things to come, then the Reunion is going to be the mostest ever. There were more than 80 people present including classmates and wives for cocktails, dinner and a special showing of the Princeton-Dartmouth movies. By the time the cocktails and dinner ended and the film began, it seemed that there was more cheering and shouting than there had been at Palmer Stadium. Tom Clarke, the Indian football captain, was on hand to give us a running commentary on the game action. The movie ended the same as the game with Dartmouth winning 28-14. Because there were so many classmates and wives present and because I'd like to put their names in these notes I'm going to mention only the men's names even though a vast majority were with their wives. (Sorry, ladies, but in the interest of saving space.)
Those present included John Ahlgren, Zeke Billings, Brodie Bjorklund, Karl Blume, Chuck Bolte, Bob Chase, Pete Coombs, Bob Darbee, John Doriss, Bill English, Marston Gibbs, Don Hagen, Wes Harper, Bud Hart, Burt Hedin, Joe Hill, Ted Hinson, Jim Jacobs, Dick Krolik, George Kruger, Felix Lilienthal, Norm Locke, Jim McLellan, Paul Mahoney, Stu May, George Middendorf, Jim Morgan, John Naylor, Red O'Connor, Dan Provost, Joe Rich, Vic Schneider. George Seel, George Simpson, Ira Skutch, Don Stillman, John Stothart, Bob Thomas, John White, Tom Willers, Stacy Hill, Bruce Friedlich, Stew Steffey, Dutch Cotton, Lew Johnstone, and Howie Wilson. That's a heap of '41s probably more at one affair except for Reunion since graduation. I'm afraid I may have left a few out because there were some who wandered in late and we didn't get the names. Anyway it was a great party and we're all glad we went.
Stacy Hill reported that as of the middle of December, 209 classmates had made Reunion reservations and, counting wives, kiddies and mothers-in-law, the total to attend had already reached 728 people! The count is much higher by now and in the March notes we'll be bringing you a further report. It looks as though Bob Baker will get the prize for traveling the farthest to Reunion. He's coming from Ankara, Turkey, with his wife and two children. Bob is with Pan American World Airways. Also the record for the largest entourage looks like it will go to Arnie Bartiett, his wife, and ten (count 'em) ten children. So you see they'll be coming from far and wide and in large numbers and you won't want to miss the fun.
We picked up a few notes at the dinner and we'll pass these along to you. Dick Hill is now an executive vice president of the First National Bank of Boston and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy (and gal). Joe Hill is vice president of the Downstate Medical Center, State University of N.- Y., Brooklyn. loe and his wife have an 18-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy. GeorgeDenny is in the insurance business in Pittsfield, Mass. Karl Bhiine is a prominent dentist in Stamford, Conn. John Ahlgren is president of the 9th AD Republican Club (Silk Stocking District) for John Lindsay. Pete Coombs is a councilman in Caldwell, N. J.
The New York Times ran Marston Gibbs' photo on the occasion of his election as avic vice president of Schiff Terhune, Inc., insurance brokers. Gibby formerly served as executive vice president and director of Murray Vander Poel and Baker, Inc. Schiff-Terhune is one of the country's best known insurance brokerage firms.
From California comes news that HoldenHigbee is an assistant professor on the staff at San lose State College teaching geography. Also in California, at Fresno State College, Dartmouth was represented by .T. DeanPaterson at the ceremonies inaugurating the school's new president. Dean was a graduate of Tuck School.
Lou Young was one of five Pennsylvanians nominated by their alma maters for Sports Ulustrated's Silver Anniversary AllAmerica Awards. Nationally there are 64 candidates - all cited for their success in life in the 25 years since their senior collegiate football season of 1940. Lou Young, says the magazine's news release, was captain of his team during Dartmouth's most famous game, the "fifth down" win over Cornell. He was a member of the amphibious forces in the European theater and is now a partner in the Philadelphia architectural and engineering firm of Alexander Ewing & Associates and vice president of an interior designing firm. Mr. Young has continued to be active in sports by coaching and advising various Little League and Cub Scout organizations. Whether or not Lou is one of the 25 finally selected by the panel of judges, nomination alone is unique and considered to be a special honor.
Red O'Connor, editor of the 25th Yearbook, urgently requests that I make a special plea on his behalf to have those of you who haven't mailed him the Biographical Questionnaire to please do so. We are getting close to the deadline, men, and if you want your name and photo along with your classmates, the time is now! We recognize that filling out this sort of thing is tedious and many are slow to get around to doing it but we need them now. Please cooperate.
That's all for this month. Since I'll be working in South America most of lanuary and out of touch with '41 doings, news sent to the address shown above will be most welcome. Maybe even a letter from a wife.
1941 Class ReunionHanover - June 16-19, 1966
Secretary, 121 Meadbrook Rd. Garden City, L. I., N. Y.
Room 2820 525 Wm. Penn Place, Pittsburgh 30, Pa. Treasurer,
