1942
We can't think of a more timely or better use of this column than for a few words about reunion.
As you read this you are probably close to the deadline for taking advantage of the reunion discount. Remember that all registrations made by May 15 are eligible for a 5% discount. Further, they qualify for the free tax drawing to be held during the class picnic. And of course it goes without saying that the committee can budget more precisely the sooner it knows what the attendance is likely to be.
Stam Stambaugh's transportation plans have been amply presented to all of you living at distant points. He has booked many reservations feeding into Chicago and on to New York. And at last word he has a charter flight coming from New York to Lebanon on Thursday, June 15.
Specific information on the young people's program will have reached you via a Newsletter, but a repeat word here may be appropriate. For the benefit of those coming with youngsters of tender age, there will be baby-sitter service provided in the dormitories every evening from 8:00 to 2:00. The sitters will be responsible women.
A team of five adult couples, generally Dartmouth athletic coaches and their wives, will be in charge of all young peoples' recreational and social programing. This will include supervised swimming at the new Storrs Pond pool, or the new Dartmouth pool in case of rain; meals when separate from the adult programing; dances in the teen tent the first two nights and a special twoband, continuous-music, dance in Alumni Gymnasium combined with the teens of the classes of 1946, 47, and 48 on Saturday night; and College tours, museum visits, Hopkins Center visits, and film programs in case of rain.
Some of the "mid-teenagers (and their parents) will have a special interest in the Saturday morning hour with Eddie Chamberlain '36, Dartmouth's Director of Admissions, talking on the general topic of preparation for College admission.
Naturally, older kids find plenty to do in Hanover on their own or with their parents, and none should be denied the opportunity to live this great weekend.
The parents, of course, have ample programing to keep them out of the kids' hair. Probably the two main events, if any can be singled out as such, are the class picnic on Friday afternoon and the class banquet and dance Saturday evening. Wally Farr is in charge of the former, which will be held at the new Storrs Pond recreation area. This affair is for the whole family, and will feature a real down-East lobster and clambake, followed by an afternoon of swimming, recreation and all that's fun. Bob Searles is staging the banquet and dance at Alumni Hall in Hopkins Center, which promises to be a really wonderful affair, with good food and great music.
Sharing the limelight will be Harry Bond's Friday morning program in Spaulding Auditorium entitled "The American City: Triumph or Disaster?," and featuring classmates Bud Dutton, Jerry Tallmer, Dave Sargent and Ed McLaughlin. As you register for reunion, you will be sent a copy of Harvey Cox's book "The Secular City" for your reading and interest prior to this program. This is another reason for mailing your tax (reservation) right away.
There will be plenty of chance for golf and tennis, both in tournament and informally. The golf tournament runs throughout reunion and on Saturday afternoon there will be a round-robin doubles tennis tournament for whatever the demand, mixed, father and son, or just plain doubles.
Naturally the tent will be the focal point, and there will be plenty of music throughout. The Dartmouth Five, best of the many undergraduate groups, will play twice, as will none other than Dave Niven's "Ice House 5 + 2," a carryover from the golden days of the Barbary Coast with a threesevenths infusion of Harvard blood. At the dance Saturday evening, a thirteen-piece band will render the strains of the Goodman. Dorsey, and Miller melodies to which we danced as undergraduates.
All of the above has been or will soon be outlined in other mailings to you. We simply want to make sure that none of this program escapes your attention, and in the process we hope to persuade a few fencesitters to join the party.
Lastly, in just about two weeks every member of 1942 will receive in the mail his copy of the 1942 Twenty-Five Year Book. Dick Lippman, Jerry Talltner, and DickBaldwin have been at work on this for nearly two years. Not only does it represent an Aegis-quality record of our class, but as a very special bonus it includes OilyQuayles' very professional survey report.
There's much more beyond what we've written above, so come on to Hanover June 15-18 to take it all in. The world's greatest vacation at the world's lowest rates (where else could you get room, meals and entertainment for a family of 4 at less than $12.00 per person per day), and all planned especially for you!
1942 Class ReunionHanover, June 15-18, 1967
Secretary, 154 Washington Ave. Rochester, N. Y. 14608
Class Agent, 135 Harbour Lane, Massapequa, N. Y. 11758
