1941's 25th

It doesn't seem possible that the long-awaited and much heralded 25th reunion has come and gone, and passed into history; but it has, and historic it was! From all corners of the globe classmates answered the familiar cry of " '41 out!"

Bob Baker and family flew in from Ankara, Turkey, where Bob is airport manager for Pan American World Airways. SnuffySmith, reunion co-chairman and Associate Director of Athletics at Dartmouth, walked over from East Wheelock Street. And from all points of the globe they came - class-mates, wives, children, and one mother (JimBailey's). For this, the class was awarded the trophy for having the largest turn-out at reunion - a whopping 38%!

For those of you who were unable to make it back for the weekend, here's a brief run-down of the program magnificently planned and organized by Co-Chairmen Stace Hill and Snuffy Smith. Festivities officially got under way with the tapping of the bottomless beer keg on Thursday afternoon, ably presided over, as always, by Sten 01-sen. That evening, the college entertained the Class at a cocktail party in the tent, followed by dinner at Thayer Hall. Evenings followed the traditional pattern of attending the Dartmouth Players' presentation and/or partying at the tent till the wee small hours of the yawning.

Friday morning, following breakfast at the tent, Chuck Bolte moderated a most provocative panel discussion captioned "How Did This Happen Anyway?" Panelists included Fred Leopold, Beverly Hills Councilman, speaking on "What's Happening to the Cities?," Bill Durkee, Director of Civil Defense, whose subject was "What's Happening to the Government?," and Charlie McLane, Dartmouth Professor of Russian Civilization and Government, answering the question "What's Happening to the Communist World?" After the formal part of the program, questions between the panelists and from the floor engendered a lively discussion which could still be going on if LewJohnstone had not been forced to terminate the proceedings just in time to allow people to get to the various graduate school luncheons that noon.

Following a brief respite, there was another cocktail party in the tent, after which a brace of Scottish bagpipers came by to lead us and the other four reunion classes ('56, '60, '61, '62) to the alumni reception and dinner at Leverone Field House.

Saturday morning, after breakfast in the tent, the class met to hear from outgoing Treasurer Stew Steffey that it was still solvent, after which it elected its new, and expanded, executive committee, which included the following: Jack Bates, Warner Bishop, Chuck Bolte, John Bowers, Bruce Brown, Dutch Cotton, Ez Crowley, Bruce Friedlich, Hank Gunst, Wes Hadden, Mouse Hall, Phil Hall, Bob Harvey, Dick Hill, Stace Hill, Pete Jacobsen, Lew Johnstone, Julie Koenig, Bob Krieger, Ed Larner, Felix Lilienthal, Red O'Connor, Dan Provost, Unc Richardson, Bill Sleepeck, Snuffy Smith, Frank Simpson, Doc Spillane, Stew Steffey, Don Stillman, Bob Tepper, Bob Thomas, and Lou Young. After the class meeting, which was promptly and efficiently adjourned by Tinner Gordon, the new executive committee met to elect the class officers for the ensuing five years. The officers elected were the following: Chairman: Bruce Friedlich; vice-chairman: Dan Provost; treasurer: Lou Young; and secretary: Dutch Cotton.

Mouse Hall, your retiring secretary, announced in the June issue of the ALUMNIMAGAZINE that he might miss reunion because he and Sue were expecting an addition to the Clan Hall (after sixteen years). He was among the missing, so the new class officers forwarded to him a certificate which read as follows:

"At the regular quinquennial meeting of the Dartmouth College Class of 1941, duly convened at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 18, 1966, at Hanover, New Hampshire, a quorum being present, it was

VOTED:

That the Class take special recognition of its retiring Secretary, Frank Hall, by naming him "Man of the Year" and by forwarding to him, without comment, the attached special memento of the 25th reunion of the Class."

(The memento, which cannot be reproduced in this column, was a ticket to the Dartmouth Players reunion presentation of "Once Upon A Mattress.")

Following the class meeting, the group adjourned to the stadium for its class picture. The first pose included wives and children, and, once Tinner Gordon arrived, was taken without much delay. However, after shooting this group, the photographer said "Will the women and children move out and the actual men in the class stay for another picture." Since Mouse Hall was not there, the stands emptied completely and it took the Granite State Bachrach some time to get the other men of 1941 back into the seats for a picture.

Saturday noon found the class back at the Bema, where they had received their diplomas 25 years ago, for a marvelous lunch, eaten to the accompaniment of Dr.Bob Rainie's trombone, which sounded as smooth and melodic as it did a quarter of a century ago.

That evening, the festivities reached their climax with another cocktail party at the Top of the Hop followed by the class banquet in Alumni Hall. It was here that Twenty-Five Year Gift Co-Chairmen BruceFriedlich and Dan Provost and Class Agent Ed Larner announced that the Class had topped 1940's record by more than $30,000, and presented President Dickey with 1941's gift of $686,541.41!

Sunday morning, the class gathered again in the Bema for a Memorial Service, conducted by Rev. George Dreher, to honor the classmates whom death had prevented from attending our Silver Anniversary Reunion. George expressed the sentiments of all of us when he said "Our memories of the 64 men the class has lost are too personal and too prodigious to express. Our hope is for a new age of men, created out of the decisions, the sufferings, and the hopes of those not here."

The four days of reunion would have provided a talented author with enough material for a sizeable volume. Being neither talented nor an author, your secretary must resort to quoting a few classic remarks heard or overheard during the weekend: Fred Leopold Jr. (age 10) (after three nights in the junior tent): "Dad, I like this campus life!" 41-er (at breakfast): "Some of these guys look pretty distinguished." Dick Whitti tier (in reply): "Yeah, the ones who went to bed.

A clssmate who pleaded to remain unnamed: "There goes the 47th teenage girl that I'd like to adopt!"

Bleary-eyed '41 to James Friedlich (age 9): "You know, you've changed less than L one in the class." Lew and Carolyn Johnstone's daughter, Missy: "Can we come back for the 26th?"

Hank Gunst, after making the mistake of sitting down to a breakfast of doughnut and coffee, between Dan Provost and Rnice Friedlich, and getting conned into a handsome extra pledge to the 25-year gift: "This is the most expensive breakfast I've ever had in my life!

After the class had voted to institute a "Bequest Program," some wag said: "You'd better catch some of these guys at the door and get their will.... I'm not sure they 11 make it through the weekend at this rate."

I have been asked to announce that the Class has a few souvenirs left of the Reget to Hanover might like to have: For the ladies- White silk chiffon scarves designed expressly for the class, silk screened by hand with sketches of Dartmouth Buildings — $3.00. For the men: 1941 ties - Dartmouth green with pattern of four and one white stripes - 52.00. Also for the men: White sport shirts with 25th reunion emblem on pocket. Large size only, but will fit most mediums — $3.00.

Send check with order, which will be shipped post-paid, to: Irving F. Smith, D.C.A.C., Hanover, N. H.

Finally, no report on reunion would -be complete without special mention of " '41 out in '65," the 25th reunion classbook compiled and edited by Red O'Connor. This was distributed at reunion, and will be mailed to all classmates who could not be in Hanover for the festivities. It contains updated biographies of a majority of the men of 41, and will provide hours of interesting reading for all men of the class. 1941 is deeply indebted to Red for his Herculean efforts in the production of this volume.

Since your secretary-elect is starting from scratch, his files are dead empty, and if the class is to be represented in future issues of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE by anything more than numerals, he will need some correspondence to draw upon. Come on, you guys. Some of you must have learned to write in four years in Hanover!

Dave Orr '57 (r), Assistant Secretary ofthe College, congratulates reunion co-chairmen Snuffy Smith and Stacy Hill of'41 for winning the Class of 1894 Cupwith 37% of graduates back for reunion.

CLASS SECRETARY