1918's 55th

The 1918ers having their best possible time at the 55th Reunion were these:

Murray Baldwin, Stump Barr and Ethel, Stan Bates, Bill Bemis and Wilma, Jake Bingham and Marian, Amos Blandin and Alberta, Ed Booth and Betty, Tom Bryant and daughter Pat Koedding, Lymie Burgess and Kay, Monk Cameron and Ethel, Katherine (Mrs. Fred) Carleton, Elizabeth (Mrs. Hort) Chandler, Dick Cooley and Edith, Mort Coon and Gertrude, Don Davis and Irene, John Donohue, Dwight Edson, Ed Emerson and Fran, Ed Felt and. Clara,

Ed Ferguson and Kath, Bob Fish and Mildred, Dave Garratt, Ruth (Mrs. Curt) Glover, Sim and Gertrude Gordon, Al Gottschaldt with son-in-law Gus Pratt '44, Ted Hazen and Helen, Harvey Hood and Barbara, Chet Hulbert, Jasper Johnstone and Ann, Marsh Leavitt and Mabel, Stephen Mahoney and Dorothy, Paul Miner, Reed Montgomery and Hitty, Bill Montgomery, Syl Morey and Minetta, Lois (Mrs. Emerson G.) Morse, Ed Noyes and Maude, Jo (Mrs. John) O'Donnell, Bill Pepin and Amey, Elizabeth (Mrs. Tom) Robbins, Lang Robinson, Ned Ross,

Dwight Sargent and Peg, Neil Sheldon, Tom Shirley and Priscilla, Herm Smith and Betty, Ray Smith and Bonnie, George Stoddard and Pat with Skip (G.C.S. Jr.) and Ruth, Cush and Peg Strout, Curt and Gwladys Tripp, Phil and Lyla Tusting, Van and Janet Van Raalte, George von Kapff, Elizabeth (Mrs. Chaunce) Wales with daughters Elizabeth Wales and Cornelia Reeder and grandchildren Jack Reeder and Cornelia Jane Reeder, candidates for Dartmouth,

Hugh Whipple and Helene, Dick White and Marian, Peggy (Mrs. Red) Wilson, George Woodruff and lone, Linda (Mrs. Bill) Wright.

All scheduled events ran as billed, even the triumphal progress of Bob Fish, wheeled by Dr. Shirley McLaine across campus as thousands cheered.

This event stole the Commencement - but not the Reunion - whose many memorable highlights began with greetings each to each as the Class gathered, from early Friday. The first cocktail party brought a lot of fun for all, continuing at dinner where Stump Barr furnished more gaiety with birthday cakes and songs for several who rated the honor.

Making good use of the transport, many made both the President's Reception and the Glee Club Concert, good music and good fun too.

Saturday all breakfasted together in the Tavern Room. These informal morning gatherings were a most popular reunion feature. At 9:30 Ed Booth conducted a most appropriate and moving memorial service remembering and honoring those no longer with us. President Tom Shirley led the class meeting with customary skill and good judgment. A resolution, sponsored by Cort Horr, applauded the honors accorded Ed Healy in football. There were proper reports by officers and committees. Ed Ferguson, nominating committee chairman, presented names that were elected unaminously:

Co-presidents, Dwight Sargent and ChetHulbert; Secretary, George Woodruff; Treasurer, Stump Barr; Executive Committee Chairman, sy Morey; Class Agent, George von Kapff; Bequest Chairman Dick White; ROAR Editors, Jake and Marian Bingham.

Noon brought the Alumni Association events, a splendid luncheon, then the meeting, featuring addresses by Trustee Charles Zimmerman '23 and President Kemeny. Here we heard, perhaps for the first time, correctly, the salutation, "Ladies and Gentlemen of the College."

At five the Class met again, convivially, with the dinner following. Here began a really memorable program. When Chairman Stoddard had made fitting acknowledgement to the many classmates who had helped him, Syl Morey, with happily phrased citations, presented "Murray Baldwin Clocks" to Harvey Hood, Stump Barr, Tom Bryant, George von Kapff, Dick White, Jake and Marian Bingham and Tom Shirley. These clocks are semi-precious stones, discovered, cut and polished by our classmate, and inscribed to honor the long and valuable services of each recipient. Harvey responded with a delightfully reminiscent, appropriate and thought-provoking talk.

After enjoying the George Davis movies of past, youthful reunions came the climax of the evening, Ray Smith's classic achievement in Egyptology, shown in the BBC documentary film "Nefertiti and the Computer." Here we can say only this, "It will appear next September on your Educational TV channel. You'll be told when. DON'T MISS IT."

Sunday, also happily bright and clear, saw us at breakfast at the Inn, then marching to Commencement, a brilliant affair, with a valedictory which all approved. Lunch in the Bema, the closing event, was very gay with good singing of old time ditties and the voices of Chet Hulbert and Ed Booth ringing loud and clear - a proper, tuneful, harmonious finale to the "family party."

The class of 1918, gathered on the steps of Webster Hall, had a reunion attendance of 53 men and 104 in all.