1926

By the time you read this our 40th frabjous Reunion will have come and gone. Many old acquaintances will have been renewed; many old times recalled and relived; new friends acquired; and a wonderful time had by the many classmates, their wives, and friends who spent three full days on the Hanover Plain. A complete report of the reunion activities will appear in the July issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

No greater honor could be bestowed than that received early last month by Dick Eberhart who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, with his "Selected Poems (1930-1965)." This is a collection of 124 of his poems published last fall by "New Directions," New York.

As many of you know, the older section of the Hanover Inn is about to be demolished, - and a "new" Hanover Inn has been authorized by the Trustees of the College. Many of Sid Hayward's friends made memorial contributions to the College at the time of Sid's death. Using these contributions, the College is to build into the new Inn a "Sidney C. Hayward Memorial Lounge" as a center for visiting alumni and other guests of the Hanover Inn.

Last August our class voted to give the College some suitable and substantial memorial for Sid. The class officers and executive committee have chosen as such a memorial a sizeable painting by Sid's old-time friend, Paul Sample '20, to be hung in the new Sidney C. Hayward Lounge. (A portrait of Sid has already been done, and it also will have a prominent place in the Memorial Lounge.) Paul Sample has been commissioned by the Class of 1926 to paint a hunting scene that Sid might have been particularly fond of. It is now (May 5) anticipated that this may be shown to many of you at the time of our June reunion. More details about this later.

Our 1966 Class Directory was mailed late in May to 443 classmates, - graduates and non-graduates. Revised as of May 1, this new 44-page directory, page size 4" x 8", includes alphabetical and geographical sec- tions. Also included is a list of 15 men who are classified as "Lost, Strayed, or Deceased." The "In Memoriam" section lists 126 classmates who have died. A few extra copies of the new directory are still available. Write Ken Weeks.

Cecil (Duckie) Heacox, since 1960 Secretary of the New York State Conservation Department, has recently been named Deputy Commissioner of the Department with administrative responsibilities. He is a biolo gist and a career man in the Conservation Department with which he began as a fish hatchery helper in 1939. He rose through the ranks from junior aquatic biologist, seni or aquatic biologist, and district fisheries manager to secretary of the Department. He assisted in the establishment of the Division of Oil and Gas, and the Division of Motorboats, and recently prepared the Department's plan for reorganization of field services.

Bob and Pense Cleary's son John Welsh Cleary married Linda Rue Miller of Chatham, N.J., in a colorful wedding on April 16. The groom, a graduate of Holderness School and St. Lawrence, has followed in father Bob's footsteps as a renowned hockey and soccer player. He was recently commissioned an Ensign at Newport, R. I. and is now stationed in San Diego.

Johnny Manser, having retired after nearly forty years service with U.S. Rubber Co., has recently moved from Grosse Pointe, Mich., to the Village Apartments in Hanover. He is frequently seen at the Inn Coffee Shop, Baker Library, Hopkins Center, and the Alumni Gym.

Rumor has it that Bill Hughes will soon (Oct. 1) retire from Mobil Oil after nearly 20 years' service, much of which was in Turkey and France. Upon retirement he and "Puddin" will return to Andover, Mass., which for years they have called their "permanent" U.S.A. address.

Am I correct that George C. BrockwayJr. has been County Court Clerk of Windsor County, Vt., for nearly 40 years? Haven't heard much from him in many years. Now that Hub Harwood has retired from the New York Central officialdom, his time is being fully absorbed by many community responsibilities. In April he was appointed Chairman of the House Committee of the Union Club of Boston, - and immediately found himself involved in labor negotiations!

Herm Trefethen and his many loyal assistants are working mighty hard to put 1926 over-the-top in seeking our goal of $57,760 for the Alumni Fund. By the time you read this the campaign will be nearly completed, -—final date being June 30. If you have not already mailed your contribution, please don't delay any longer. Herm and his workers, and all the rest of us, want to see 1926 in the top spot of the "Green Derby" race. Let's all contribute to help Dartmouth attain its $1,900,000 objective. Your contribution, whether large or small, will materially help the 1926 participation index, and dollar objective.

This may not be all-inclusive, but it indicates that a rather substantial number of our classmates have retired prior to age 65. Additions or corrections to this list will be welcomed by the Class Secretary: George Algar, Walter Armstrong, Bill Barclay, Ralph M. Boniface, Bob Breyfogle, Dick Burlingame, Herman F. Davidson, Roland G. Eaton Jr., Charles H. Elliott Jr., Bill Farnsworth, Tony Gleason, Walter Granville-Smith, Dave Harriman, Herbert Harwood, Louis W. Ingram, Paul Kyburg, Harold Lewis, S. Holt McAloney, Ed McClintock, Donald K. Mackay, Dick Mann, George E. Manser Jr., T. Bayles Minuse, Hugh J. Moore, Bob Patten, Everett Potter, Alfred Rice, Homer M. Shaver, George Snodgrass, Bob Stopford, Herman Trefethen, John C. Watson, Wm. B. Wolfe, and Ben Zaeder.

Just a few words from the Class Secretary before signing off this four-year assignment. I have thoroughly enjoyed the many, many newsy letters which have been received from many of you. They have helped to make our class notes interesting. I am especially grateful to Hub Harwood, our retiring chairman, and to Ed Hanlon, our retiring treasurer, for the vast amount of material which each has furnished with considerable regularity. I also have had exceptionally good cooperation from our "Smoke Signals" editors, - the late Gordon Chipman, and his successor, Holt McAloney.

To summarize - the Class of 1926 has always been allocated generous space in the class notes section of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Since Oct. 1962, I have furnished class notes for 35 issues, - a total of about 52,000 words, which have filled over 800 column inches, or 78 columns, or the equivalent of 26 full pages! This has included 16 pictures. In addition to this, your secretary with the assistance of several classmates, has prepared "In Memoriam" notices concern- ing the deaths of 35 members of our Class.

In the words of Bob May, former class secretary, "I close my scribe-ship as I began it four years ago, - with an awed awareness of the many services a good class secretary should try to perform, - and with gratitude for the privilege of serving our Class."

1926 Class ReunionHanover - June 13-16, 1966

Lee Greenebaum (l) and Gus Cummingsat a Class of 1927 dinner honoring Cummings at the New York Dartmouth Club.

Pictured at a recent Class of '27 gathering were (l to r) Sam Wormser, SidVoice, Shorty Oliver, and Doc Greener.

Secretary, Box 10299, Elmwood Branch Hartford, Conn. 06110

Class Agent, Skytop, Pa. 18357

At press time, the editors regret to reportthe sudden death of Kenneth W. Weeks,1926 class secretary, on May 22.