1947
It is Monday morning, November 3 and the glow of a very pleasant weekend is still with us. That coupled with a deadline for the class notes adds up to a perfect time to get to work. The glow, of course, is due to the decisive Dartmouth victory over Yale in the New Haven Bowl which set the tone for both an executive committee meeting and a delightful informal reunion party afterwards. For those of you who weren't able to attend, let us fill you in.
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. by President Ed Senghas. The minutes were read by your class secretary and the treasurer's report submitted by Dick Hollerith. Also in attendance were Dick Menin, Alan Gasner, Townes Harris, Jeff Mills, George Bingham, Bob Gray, Frank Wuerfel, Len Sommer, Julie Sayer, Alan Bildner and our distinguished classmate, the Governor of New Hampshire, Walt Petersen. We won't attempt to give you a detailed report, but rather a brief synopsis of the business conducted. As you may have noticed the class dues have increased $1.00 due to the fact that the College raised the cost of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE subscription to the classes by $1.00. Dick Menin, our Head Class Agent, gave a report on the results of the Alumni Drive last year and came up with some very interesting figures. There were 59 1947's who gave during the year 1968 but did not give to the 1969 fund drive. This disturbed" Dick greatly and he forwarded these men a questionnaire giving 10 possible answers and asking them to check. In most cases, multiple answers were the rule and on the basis of 20 replies, the results are as follow:
1. Oversight — 2; 2. Prior commitment to T.C.F.— 1; 3. Economic conditions — 6; 4. Objected to A.F. Appeal — 0; 5. ROTC - 11; 6. Afro-American Commitments —6; 7. Parkhurst Hall incident — 5; 8. Co-education - 2; 9. 1968 Valedictory address - 7; 10. Other - 3.
As you can well imagine, these replies stimulated a great deal of discussion among the committee members present. There is no question that the events of the last two years at Hanover have had stimulating and diverse effects on all alumni and '47 is, of course, no exception. In the hope to benefit from this and possibly go on record with the College with some expression of class opinion (if such a group opinion is possible) we will be forwarding a questionnaire regarding various timely subjects to all members of the class and ask that they reply.
It was pointed out in the treasurer's report that we will again be giving $1000 to the College towards the Class Memorial Book Fund, and we hope that within another year this will be self-funding for the life of the Class. To any classmates who may not be familiar with the Memorial Book Fund, it is a fund whereby books are donated to the library and properly inscribed in memory of any classmates who are deceased.
With full recognition that our 25th reunion is only two and a half years away, it was decided to hold two executive committee meetings a year beginning in the spring of 1970 and hopefully to begin formation of a reunion committee in the spring of '70.
After the meeting, we all went over to the Yale Bowl for the football game, and as mentioned before, this was a delightful occasion. Most of the '47's at the game were able to come over to the party afterwards and we will pass those names along a little later. But at the game and unable to join us for the festivities were Neil Callahan, BobTulcin and his son Roger now a freshman at Dartmouth and Mel Nelson. After the game, everybody went back to the Park Plaza Hotel in New Haven for our informal reunion. In addition to the committee members listed above, other '47's and their wives and in some cases family were present. These included Alan and Sally Epstein,Bob and Carolyn Hall, Hank Williams,George Carson, Mort Morrison, his wife and three of his five daughters. HowardDeese, his wife and three children were present and included among these was his son David who is a senior at Dartmouth and about as handsome a representation of Dartmouth as any public relations department could desire. Jordan Eskin was present and introduced his fiancee who is a most attractive young woman and a welcome addition to our ranks. Doug and Ellie Burch were also in attendance as was Milt Bloodgood and Arnold Weber. Also present and indicating a desire to change ranks leaving the Class of '46 to join the Class of '47 were Seymour and Dolly Stein. Sy's son Steve is a freshman at Dartmouth this year.
The events of the party were strictly informal without any speeches or official program. The total attendance was about 70. This certainly is gratifying. It is only when you attend an affair like this that you fully realize that the rewards are worth whatever inconvenience may have been caused in getting there or getting from the Bowl back to the center of New Haven afterwards. The opportunity to see old friends and have a few pleasant drinks and conversation together is most meaningful and we certainly hope that those who were not in attendance at this occasion will be able to be so on the next time around.
Secretary, 23 Whippoorwill Rd. Chappaqua, N. Y. 10514
Treasurer, 142 Inwood Ave. Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043
