1935

Mark down two important dates on your calendar, and start saving your pennies. The Class of '35 is going to celebrate its glorious 35th reunion with a doubleheader!

Under the Dix plan, our "official" 35th falls in June of 1971, just one year too late to tie in with Dartmouth's Bi-Centennial celebration. So the Class has voted to expand our "unofficial" fall get-together in October of 1970 to a three-day event and thus participate in the big occasion.

This important decision was reached, as some 130 classmates and wives gathered in Hanover during the Holy Cross game weekend for the biggest and best fall reunion yet. Superb Hanover weather and brilliant fall foliage made the weekend ideal in every respect The comfortable varsity win over the Crusaders put everyone in a holiday mood, although ragged play and inept punting foretold some of the problems that would beset the Big Green in the debacle a month later at the Yale Bowl.

The serious business of the weekend, of course, was the class meeting in Hopkins Center. John Wallace and Doug Ley were designated co-chairmen for the "official" reunion in 1971. For Doug, this is a repeat performance, as he and his vivacious Ruth hosted our 20th. Doug quickly suggested a division of labor that left John holding the bag. He will do the conceptual thinking; John the execution — an arrangement, I'm sure, that was intended only for laughs.

The Class of '35 again voted $500 to support a special, and as yet undetermined, project in Hopkins Center, as a memorial to deceased classmates. This year's memorial - a showing of the works of Sorrel Etrog, the talented young Canadian sculptor - was one of the highlights of the Commencement program. A moment of silence was observed for three classmates who have passed away since our last fall get-together - George Barnes, Dick Howell, and FrankCorlett.

The Class also voted to proceed with the publication of a new Class Directory. Don Cameron, who edited our last effort, and Dero Saunders, our hard-working Tearbag Editor, volunteered to develop this much-needed edition.

Resolutions were voted honoring those classmates who worked so hard to make this year's Alumni Fund campaign a record-breaker, in every respect. Cramp Carrick, our Class Agent, who brought '35 home as the Green Derby winner. Bus Latimer, whose efforts in previous years helped build this year's winning combination. Ralph Lazarus, who as General Chairman, so ably directed the college's first $2-million drive. Ed Ramsey and Dave Williams, who served with Ralph on the hard-working general committee. All are to receive letters of appreciation from the Class, when yours truly can find the proper words.

On a frivolous note, the Class agreed to establish a Grandfather's Trophy to be circulated, as deserved, for the largest number of grandchildren. An on-the-spot survey suggested Dave Buxbaum as the current victor, with 7 and 7/9ths. Bob Hage's claim of 8 was over-ruled on a technicality; grandchildren acquired by marriage apparently won't count. You must qualify on your own merits. As of October 7, Bob Richter and KenKurson had the youngest, four weeks and six weeks respectively. Yours truly had the oldest, a granddaughter aged nine. Any precincts still to be heard from?

Although Jack Nicklaus has this year's big golf money safely salted away, the Class of '35 had a couple of notable achievements on the links. Bill Adams won the Massachusetts Golf Association's pre-Senior championship, and did so on his 25th Wedding Anniversary. Although it complicated their celebration, Norma didn't mind in the least. Bill will retire undefeated champion, because two days later he celebrated his 55th birthday and no longer can compete in the pre-Senior event.

George Goodman's Maxine scored a hole-in-one early this fall at Indian Ridge Country Club, in Andover, Mass. And for some of you aging hackers take note of this: a crisp little seven-iron shot on a 130-yard hole! Not bad for a mere slip of a girl, who also led her club team to victory in their flight of the State Women's Championship.

The editor wishes to break in at this point to report that Class Secretary Dick Montgomery has been elected executive vice president and director of client services at Clinton E. Frank, Inc. Dick joined the Chicago-based advertising agency in June 1961 and was elected a vice president four months later. He was advanced to senior vice president and member of the executive committee in 1964, and in February of last year was named a director of the company.

Football weekends have drawn good crowds of '35ers. Seen at the Penn Game: Leon Marantz, Dick Muzzy, Ernie Draper,Ralph Specht (or was it Frank) and TedSteele. From Bob Hage comes a newsy report of the Harvard game: "I doubt if the Class was ever better represented at a football game than it was in Harvard Stadium. Friday evening Henrietta and I joined the gathering at the lovely home of Polly and Dick Muzzy where we saw Jean and Dan Cotton, Jean and John Jewett, Thelma and Art Somers, Helen and John Wallace, Bobbie and Fran Chase and Harry Reynolds. Next morning we met most of the same group at a tailgate party in the shadows of the stadium where we were joined by other classmates.

"Dropping by briefly were Phyl and Ken Kurson and they had in tow Mary and Mel Rothschild, who hadn't been to a class affair of any kind in many, many years. Among the other tailgaters were Babs and Reg Bankart, Margaret and Don Radasch, Lou and Hank Hawkins, and Lois and Bob McLellan.

"In the stands I sat next to Sid Simons whom I had not seen in ages. It was also good to see Ruth and Frank Cornwell, who came east from their new St. Louis home to combine a business trip with the Harvard and Yale games. Phyllis and Charlie Nayor had their attractive little daughter with them. Others seen in the stands - mostly with wives: Newk Stainsby, Len Bryant, Bill Adams, Sandy Brown, Don Hagerman, Bob Roundey, Hal Roitman and Doc Beach."

For those who have seen the Big Green in action this year. Dean Caliper's son, Frank, again is the Dartmouth Indian and head cheerleader. While you're shivering in the stands, I might point out that there's nothing phony about Frank's Indian costume. That's real, honest-to-goodness bare flesh as Frank, stripped to the waist, cavorts along the sidelines! Who said the younger generation has gone soft?

That's all 'til next month.

Secretary 840 Westcliff Deerfield, Ill. 60015

Treasurer, Apt. 16-H, 333 East 34th St. New York, N. Y. 10016

Bequest Chairman,