1939
Have you made all preparations for getting under way for the Reunion? It's the only Thirtieth Reunion at Dartmouth you'll ever have. Better have the motor tuned in the old bus, Harry. You wouldn't want it to break down in Northampton or Lebanon or some such place. And, Harry, you better pack your snowshoes and your raccoon coat. They say there's a heap of snow in Hanover.
Genial Moose Wyman will be there. He's carrying the big load as chairman. Endy Smith is his right-hand man, Tom Brooks is treasurer, and Bob Field is cranking out the publicity from a hospital bed. Bob slipped on the ice in Beantown in early March and broke his leg in four places and may have to miss Reunion.
There has been a big response to the first Moose Call. The list of those who plan to attend lengthens daily. A big scoop is that all our ladies will receive a special Margaret Smith tote bag made from Brooks Brownfield's Dartmouth fabric. All those wishing to run up a matching outfit may see the proprietors and order dress lengths at Reunion. The memories will be many, the talk easy, the singing continuous, and the fellowship beyond compare.
Mert Tarlow has worked out the costumes and badges, Bob Kaiser and Howie Chivers have everything staked out in Hanover, and Lou Oldershaw has planned the memorial service. Dave Reid, Joe Urban, Herb Mattlage, Gardner Ferguson, Hank Bagg, JackCumming, and Johnny Perry are each experts in heading a phase of the festivities. We'll see you all Monday, June 16.
That happy bridegroom, Jack Cumming, has moved into 9 Church St., Providence, R. I., with his bride. We hope you'll bring your famous looseleaf songbook to Reunion, Jack. We shall look forward to seeing your bride, too. Classmates in Redwood City, Calif., should look up their new neighbor. Col. Bill Parkhill, at 1160 Adams St. BudBlunt has moved to Deer Trail Rd., R.D. 3, Spring Grove, Pa. Bud would be a good man to help keep the beer cold, as he will be in Hanover early to witness his sons graduation. Bill Buge has traveled from Cheyenne to Chicago to Niles, Ill., and is living there at 7851 North Nordica Ave. Ralph Holben may now be reached at USAID/Turkey AD/DP, American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey. He is eligible for the cup given regularly to the guy who comes the greatest distance to Reunion
Just up the river from Sing Sing at Crotonville, N. Y„ Moreau Brown has been named Associate Secretary and Associate Administrator of the General Electric Foundation. His new re- sponsibilities will encompass all of the Foundation's activities and especially the corporate alumnus program of matching gifts. His title previously was Administrator — Educational Support Programs for General Electric's Educational Relations and Support Component. He has been with GE since 1954.
We read with sorrow of the passing of Martin Howell's mother in Belmont, Mass., and the Class extends our sympathy.
We note with pride that Dave Lilly and Ned Bayrd and their Minnesota friends have passed the 85% mark in their quota for the Third Century Fund. The response is really heartwarming.
Now we have two responsibilities and opportunities in giving to our College this spring. As Rupert Thompson '28 has pointed put, the Alumni Fund makes it possible for the College to meet recurring needs, just as we buy fuel for the furnace. But periodically we have to do more than pay the fuel bills. We have to buy a new furnace. And thats what the Third Century Fund is all about "The formal opportunity for a sharing of capital funds with Dartmouth does not come too often."
Newsletter Editor Walt Darby is also an artist. He and Bob Richman have sent us a rough draft of an original Indian cartoon that Walt will use in an early issue to tell you all about Reunion. There's a lot of work being done.
Our Bob Kaiser has been named for the third year in a row to the faculty of the American Alumni Council National Conference on Deferred Giving, held this year m Atlanta.
The engagement of Miss Ann Melissa Thomson to Andrew Russell Thurm was a big social event in Chelmsford, Mass., in March. The future bridegroom is the son of Samuel Thurm, advertising vice president of Lever Brothers, and Mrs. Thurm, of Scarsdale, N. Y. Both father and son were graduated from Dartmouth and both receive our sincere congratulations. Best wishes to the beautiful bride-to-be, too.
" The president of Colby Junior College, Ev Woodman, was elected president of the American Association of Junior Colleges at their annual bash in Atlanta on March 6. This little old club involves a thousand colleges dealing with about two million students. Our distinguished classmate is also a member of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education for New England, vice president of the New Hampshire Council on World Affairs, and consultant to the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs. And we hope he has the runway all checked out at the Lebanon airport for Reunion.
As predicted in this column, Stan Brown, the president-elect of the New Hampshire Bar Association, has been elected a governor of the American Bar Association. Stan is a partner of the Manchester law firm of McLane, Carleton, Graf, Greene and Brown. We now predict, as the columnists say, that youthful Fred Upton will be elected next year to succeed Stan. If more of us lived in New Hampshire, we'd have an easier job finding a good lawyer when we needed one.
Happy and Dusty Rohde went to St. Croix with 13 members of their family this spring. Their daughter Robin was married the day after Thanksgiving to Ted McCarthy. They live in Boston while the groom is studying medicine at Tufts. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rohde Jr. are having their third youngster. Time marches on. They live in Hartford. Jimmy Rohde is studying at the University of Miami and plans to attend summer school at the University of New Hampshire.
Math and Dick Jackson are just back from Cotton Bay, Eleuthera. Rumor has it that Handsome Richard has written a novel Wonder who can review it on the Pittsfield radio station.
Sally, Jim, and our fearless leader BertMacMannis have returned from three weeks of toning the muscles in Hawaii. Bert has checked the scales, feels great, and is ready for the fray.
Please help Joe Batchelder and the College by sending your contribution to the Alumni Fund early this year. Joe has had a wonderful winter with Peggy at Boca Raton and is really digging in on the current campaign.
* It's been a great five years working for the Class since last reunion. In fairness, we that the secretary's job should be rotated to bring in fresh ideas. We think someone else should take a turn at it. Think it over.
And please plan to be in Hanover 16, 17, and 18. Give Moose the good word now.
Question: What more is required to make this the best of all possible Reunions? Answer: You.
Secretary, BOx 38 Cashiers, North Carolina 28717
Class Agent, 830 S.W. Cypress Way Boca Raton, Fla. 33432
